IP Library Granted Patent US 12,431,624
Granted Patent B2
US 12,431,624 · App. 17/888,953 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Antenna equipment

Inventors: Yu Ching (Jimmy) Lin (Taipei, CN); Sin-Hooi Cheah (Taipei, CN); Hiroaki Kikuchi (Kawawaki, JP); Kuei Hsu Hsiang (Taipei, CN)
Assignees: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.; Tyco Electronics Holdings (Bermuda) No. 7 Limited
H01Q5/45H01Q9/0421H01Q9/40
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Patent No.
US 12,431,624
App. No.
17/888,953
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An antenna device includes a main circuit board, a first-type antenna ground-coupled to the main circuit board, and a second-type antenna ground-coupled to the main circuit board. The first-type antenna has a ground structure. The second-type antenna is spaced apart from the first-type antenna and an operating bandwidth of the second-type antenna is greater than an operating bandwidth of the first-type antenna.

Claims (28)

1. An antenna device, comprising:

a main circuit board;

a first-type antenna ground-coupled to the main circuit board and directly connected to the main circuit board, the first-type antenna has a ground structure; and

a second-type antenna ground-coupled to the main circuit board and directly connected to the main circuit board, the second-type antenna has a ground member, the second-type antenna is spaced apart from the first-type antenna and an operating bandwidth of the second-type antenna is greater than an operating bandwidth of the first-type antenna, wherein, excluding the ground structure of the first-type antenna and the ground member of the second-type antenna, the first-type antenna and the second-type antenna extend only vertically downward from, and generally orthogonal to, a planar surface of the circuit board.

2. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the ground structure of the first-type antenna is ground-coupled to a first side of the main circuit board.

3. The antenna device of claim 2 , wherein the second-type antenna is ground-coupled to a second side of the main circuit board opposite the first side.

4. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the second-type antenna is a monopole antenna.

5. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein a ground-coupling between the first-type antenna and the main circuit board is established by one of: soldering, conductive glue, a spring contact finger, and a spring pin.

6. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein a ground-coupling between the second-type antenna and the main circuit board is established by one of: soldering, conductive glue, a spring contact finger, and a spring pin.

7. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the first-type antenna has one of the following forms: a PCB antenna, an FPC antenna, an LDS antenna, and a metal stamping antenna.

8. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the second-type antenna has one of the following forms: a PCB antenna, an FPC antenna, an LDS antenna, and a metal stamping antenna.

9. An antenna device, comprising:

a main circuit board;

a first-type antenna ground-coupled to the main circuit board by a ground structure, and directly connected to the main circuit board; and

a second-type antenna ground-coupled to the main circuit board by a ground member, and directly connected to the main circuit board, the second-type antenna is spaced apart from the first-type antenna and an operating bandwidth of the second-type antenna is greater than an operating bandwidth of the first-type antenna, the ground structure of the first-type antenna and the ground member of the second-type antenna each define a contact arranged on a planar surface of the main circuit board, each contact folded relative to a remainder of the first and second-type antennas and over a respective edge of the circuit board to a planar side of the circuit board opposite the first-type antenna and the second-type antenna.

10. The antenna device of claim 9 , wherein the first-type antenna is ground-coupled to a first side of the main circuit board and the second-type antenna is ground-coupled to a second side of the main circuit board opposite the first side.

11. The antenna device of claim 9 , wherein the main circuit board controls operation of the first-type antenna and the second-type antenna.

12. The antenna device of claim 9 , wherein the second-type antenna is a monopole antenna.

13. The antenna device of claim 9 , wherein the first-type antenna controls a bandwidth efficiency of 800-900 MHz and the second-type antenna controls a bandwidth efficiency of 700 MHz.

14. The antenna device of claim 9 , wherein the antenna device has a bandwidth efficiency of 698-960 MHz.

15. The antenna device of claim 9 , wherein the antenna device has a size of 50 mm×15 mm×0.2 mm or 65 mm×12 mm×0.2 mm.

16. The antenna device of claim 15 , wherein an effective antenna efficiency of the antenna device is greater than or equal to 20%.

17. An antenna device, comprising:

a main circuit board;

a first-type antenna ground-coupled to a first side of the main circuit board and directly connected to the main circuit board, the first-type antenna has a ground structure; and

a second-type antenna ground-coupled to a second side of the main circuit board opposite the first side with a ground member and directly connected to the main circuit board, the second-type antenna is spaced apart from the first-type antenna and an operating bandwidth of the second-type antenna is greater than an operating bandwidth of the first-type antenna, the ground structure of the first-type antenna and the ground member of the second-type antenna each define a contact arranged on a planar surface of the main circuit board, each contact folded relative to a remainder of the first and second-type antennas and over a respective edge of the circuit board to a planar side of the circuit board opposite the first-type antenna and the second-type antenna.

18. The antenna device of claim 17 , wherein the ground structure of the first-type antenna is ground-coupled to the first side of the main circuit board proximate a first end of the main circuit board in a longitudinal direction of the main circuit board.

19. The antenna device of claim 18 , wherein the ground member of the second-type antenna is ground-coupled to the second side of the main circuit board proximate a second end of the main circuit board opposite the first end in the longitudinal direction.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 18, 2024
From: TYCO ELECTRONICS JAPAN G.K.
To: TE CONNECTIVITY JAPAN G.K.
Reel/Frame 069811/0353 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2022
From: LIN, YU CHING (JIMMY); CHEAH, SIN-HOOI; HSIANG, KUEI HSU
To: TYCO ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS (BERMUDA) NO. 7 LIMITED
Reel/Frame 060822/0151 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2022
From: KIKUCHI, HIROAKI
To: TYCO ELECTRONICS JAPAN G.K.
Reel/Frame 061200/0831 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110941986.2 · Aug 17, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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