IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,658,425
Granted Patent B2
US 11,658,425 · App. 17/687,902 · Granted May 23, 2023

Antenna apparatus

Inventors: Won Cheol Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jeong Ki Ryoo (Suwon-si, KR); Nam Ki Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Myeong Woo Han (Suwon-si, KR); Sang Hyun Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
H01Q21/061H01Q5/42H01Q9/045H01Q21/24
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Patent No.
US 11,658,425
App. No.
17/687,902
Granted
May 23, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An antenna apparatus includes a ground plane, a plurality of first patch antenna patterns arranged on a level higher than the ground plane and each configured to transmit and/or receive a first radio frequency signal of a first frequency, a plurality of second patch antenna patterns arranged on a level higher than the ground plane and each having a size smaller than a size of each of the first patch antenna patterns, wherein the plurality of second patch antenna patterns include at least one feed patch antenna pattern configured to transmit and/or receive a second radio frequency signal of a second frequency different from the first frequency, and at least one dummy patch antenna pattern which is not fed any of the first and second radio frequency signals.

Claims (50)

1. An antenna apparatus, comprising:

a ground plane;

a plurality of first patch antenna patterns arranged on a level higher than the ground plane and each configured to transmit and/or receive a first radio frequency signal of a first frequency;

a plurality of second patch antenna patterns arranged on a level higher than the ground plane and each having a size smaller than a size of each of the plurality of first patch antenna patterns,

wherein the plurality of second patch antenna patterns include feed patch antenna patterns configured to transmit and/or receive a second radio frequency signal of a second frequency different from the first frequency, and dummy patch antenna patterns which are not fed any of the first and second radio frequency signals,

wherein the plurality of second patch antennas are substantially the same size,

wherein each of the plurality of first patch antenna patterns are disposed to overlap portions of the plurality of second patch antenna patterns in a plan view when viewed from a top of the antenna apparatus, and

wherein one of the dummy patch antenna patterns is disposed between adjacent two first patch antenna patterns and between adjacent two feed patch antenna patterns in the plan view when viewed from the top of the antenna apparatus.

2. The antenna apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of second patch antenna patterns are disposed on a level higher than the plurality of first patch antenna patterns.

3. The antenna apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of third patch antenna patterns disposed on a level higher than the ground plane, overlapping the plurality of first patch antenna patterns, and each configured to transmit and/or receive a third radio frequency signal of a third frequency different from the first and second frequencies.

4. The antenna apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of third patch antenna patterns disposed on a level higher than the ground plane, overlapping the plurality of first patch antenna patterns, and each having a size less than a size of each of the plurality of first patch antenna patterns and greater than a size of each of the plurality of second patch antenna patterns.

5. The antenna apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of third patch antenna patterns disposed on a level higher than the ground plane, overlapping the plurality of first patch antenna patterns, and disposed on a level higher than the plurality of first patch antenna patterns and lower than the plurality of second patch antenna patterns.

6. The antenna apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of first patch antenna patterns are spaced apart from each other by a first spacing distance and are arranged in a first direction, and

wherein the plurality of second patch antenna patterns are spaced apart from each other by a second spacing distance shorter than the first spacing distance and are arranged in the first direction.

7. The antenna apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein at least one of the plurality of second patch antenna patterns comprises at least one slit portion formed from one side to the other side, and overlaps a corresponding first patch antenna pattern of the plurality of first patch antenna patterns.

8. The antenna apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of second patch antenna patterns extends in a plurality of directions from one point overlapping the corresponding first patch antenna pattern.

9. The antenna apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of second feed vias providing a feed path for at least one feed patch antenna pattern of the plurality of second patch antenna patterns and penetrating the ground plane.

10. The antenna apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising:

a plurality of first feed vias providing a feed path for a corresponding first patch antenna pattern of the plurality of first patch antenna patterns and penetrating the ground plane.

11. The antenna apparatus of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the plurality of second feed vias provides a feed path for a corresponding first patch antenna pattern of the plurality of first patch antenna patterns.

12. An antenna apparatus, comprising:

a ground plane;

a plurality of first patch antenna patterns arranged on a level higher than the ground plane and each configured to transmit and/or receive a first radio frequency signal of a first frequency;

a plurality of second patch antenna patterns arranged on a level higher than the ground plane and each having a size smaller than a size of each of the plurality of first patch antenna patterns,

wherein the plurality of second patch antenna patterns include feed patch antenna patterns configured to transmit and/or receive a second radio frequency signal of a second frequency different from the first frequency, and dummy patch antenna patterns which are not fed any of the first and second radio frequency signals,

wherein the plurality of second patch antennas are substantially the same size,

wherein centers of each of the plurality of first patch antenna patterns and each of the plurality of second patch antenna patterns are disposed on a same line extending parallel with a side of the ground plane, and

wherein one of the dummy patch antenna patterns is disposed between adjacent two first patch antenna patterns and between adjacent two feed patch antenna patterns in a plan view when viewed from a top of the antenna apparatus.

13. The antenna apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of second patch antenna patterns are disposed on a level higher than the plurality of first patch antenna patterns.

14. The antenna apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:

a plurality of third patch antenna patterns disposed on a level higher than the ground plane, overlapping the plurality of first patch antenna patterns, and each configured to transmit and/or receive a third radio frequency signal of a third frequency different from the first and second frequencies.

15. The antenna apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:

a plurality of third patch antenna patterns disposed on a level higher than the ground plane, overlapping the plurality of first patch antenna patterns, and each having a size less than a size of each of the plurality of first patch antenna patterns and greater than a size of each of the plurality of second patch antenna patterns.

16. The antenna apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:

a plurality of third patch antenna patterns disposed on a level higher than the ground plane, overlapping the plurality of first patch antenna patterns, and disposed on a level higher than the plurality of first patch antenna patterns and lower than the plurality of second patch antenna patterns.

17. The antenna apparatus of claim 12 ,

wherein portions of the plurality of second patch antenna patterns overlap the plurality of first patch antenna patterns, and

wherein other portions of the plurality of second patch antenna patterns do not overlap the plurality of first patch antenna patterns.

18. The antenna apparatus of claim 12 ,

wherein the plurality of first patch antenna patterns are spaced apart from each other by a first spacing distance, and

wherein the plurality of second patch antenna patterns are spaced apart from each other by a second spacing distance shorter than the first spacing distance.

19. The antenna apparatus of claim 12 ,

wherein at least one of the plurality of second patch antenna patterns comprises at least one slit portion formed from one side to the other side, and overlaps a corresponding first patch antenna pattern of the plurality of first patch antenna patterns.

20. The antenna apparatus of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the plurality of second patch antenna patterns overlaps a corresponding first patch antenna pattern of the plurality of first patch antenna patterns, and wherein the at least one of the plurality of second patch antenna patterns extends in a plurality of directions from one point overlapping the corresponding first patch antenna pattern.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0096690 · Aug 8, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
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