IP Library Granted Patent US 9,407,014
Granted Patent B2
US 9,407,014 · App. 14/068,953 · Granted Aug 2, 2016

Antenna device

Inventor: Hiroya Tanaka (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
H01Q21/28H01Q1/521H01Q5/335H01Q9/42
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Patent No.
US 9,407,014
App. No.
14/068,953
Granted
Aug 2, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an antenna device, power is fed from a first port to a first radiation element, and power is fed from a second port to a second radiation element. A decoupling circuit connects the first radiation element and the second radiation element, and includes a bridge element connecting a first point between the first port and the first radiation element and a second point between the second port and the second radiation element to each other. A first reactance element is provided in series with the first radiation element between the first point and the first radiation element, and a second reactance element is provided in series with the second radiation element between the second point and the second radiation element. At least one of the first reactance element and the second reactance element is configured so as to be capable of changing the value of reactance.

Claims (22)

1. An antenna device comprising:

a first radiation element;

a second radiation element;

a first port configured to feed power to the first radiation element;

a second port configured to feed power to the second radiation element; and

a decoupling circuit configured to connect the first radiation element and the second radiation element, wherein

the decoupling circuit includes:

a bridge element connecting a first point between the first port and the first radiation element and a second point between the second port and the second radiation element to each other,

a first reactance element provided in series with the first radiation element between the first point and the first radiation element, and

a second reactance element provided in series with the second radiation element between the second point and the second radiation element, and

at least one of the first reactance element and the second reactance element is capable of changing a value of reactance, and

each of the first radiation element and the second radiation element is configured so as to resonate in a first frequency band and a second frequency band higher than the first frequency band.

2. The antenna device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first matching circuit provided between the first port and

a second matching circuit provided between the second port and the second point, wherein

each of the first matching circuit and the second matching circuit is configured so as to achieve impedance matching in the first frequency band and the second frequency band.

3. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one of the first reactance element and the second reactance element is a variable reactance element.

4. The antenna device according to claim 3 , wherein

each of the first reactance element and the second reactance element is a variable reactance element.

5. The antenna device according to claim 3 , wherein

the variable reactance element is an inductor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2013
From: TANAKA, HIROYA
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 031523/0922 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2012-240832 · Oct 31, 2012 · national
JP 2013-218903 · Oct 22, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140118214A1 · May 1, 2014