IP Library Granted Patent US 12,230,862
Granted Patent B2
US 12,230,862 · App. 18/054,309 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Antenna

Inventor: Tianhua Ouyang (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
H01Q1/1271H01Q1/243H01Q1/48H01Q9/0407
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Patent No.
US 12,230,862
App. No.
18/054,309
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an antenna where low transmission loss and visibility are simultaneously achieved. The antenna includes: a transparent film substrate; an antenna element that is provided on one surface among two surfaces of the transparent film substrate; and a ground part that is provided on the other surface among the two surfaces of the transparent film substrate. The antenna element and the ground part are formed of a mesh pattern formed of a fine silver wire, and a line width of the fine wire is 1.0 μm or more and less than 5.0 μm. A thickness of the transparent film substrate is 30 μm or more and 300 μm or less.

Claims (46)

1. An antenna comprising:

a transparent film substrate;

an antenna element that is provided on one surface among two surfaces of the transparent film substrate; and

a ground part that is provided on the other surface among the two surfaces of the transparent film substrate,

wherein the antenna element and the ground part are formed of a mesh pattern formed of a fine silver wire,

a line width of the fine silver wire is 1.0 μm or more and less than 5.0 μm,

a thickness of the transparent film substrate is 30 μm or more and 300 μm or less,

a feeding line is provided on the one surface of the transparent film substrate,

the feeding line is formed of the mesh pattern formed of the fine silver wire,

the line width of the fine silver wire is 2.1 μm or more and 3.7 μm or less, and

in a case where the transparent film substrate is observed from the one surface or the other surface, a surface roughness of the fine silver wire of the one surface or the other surface on an observation side is represented by Rq(A), and a surface roughness of the fine silver wire of the other surface or the one surface on a transparent film substrate side opposite to the observation side is represented by Rq(B),

0.05 μm≤Rq(A)≤0.35 μm and |Rq(B)−Rq(A)|≤0.25 μm are satisfied.

2. An antenna comprising:

a transparent film substrate;

an antenna element that is provided on one surface among two surfaces of the transparent film substrate; and

a ground part that is provided on the other surface among the two surfaces of the transparent film substrate,

wherein the antenna element and the ground part are formed of a mesh pattern formed of a fine silver wire,

a line width of the fine silver wire is 1.0 μm or more and less than 5.0 μm,

a thickness of the transparent film substrate is 30 μm or more and 300 μm or less,

a feeding line is provided on the one surface of the transparent film substrate,

the feeding line is formed of the mesh pattern formed of the fine silver wire,

the fine silver wire includes a plurality of silver particles dispersed in a polymer,

a proportion of the plurality of silver particles in the fine silver wire is 70 vol % or more, and

in a case where the transparent film substrate is observed from the one surface or the other surface, a surface roughness of the fine silver wire of the one surface or the other surface on an observation side is represented by Rq(A), and a surface roughness of the fine silver wire of the other surface or the one surface on a transparent film substrate side opposite to the observation side is represented by Rq(B),

0.05 μm≤Rq(A)≤0.35 μm and |Rq(B)−Rq(A)|≤0.25 μm are satisfied.

3. An antenna comprising:

a transparent film substrate;

an antenna element that is provided on one surface among two surfaces of the transparent film substrate; and

a ground part that is provided on the other surface among the two surfaces of the transparent film substrate,

wherein the antenna element and the ground part are formed of a mesh pattern formed of a fine silver wire,

a line width of the fine silver wire is 1.0 μm or more and less than 5.0 μm,

a thickness of the transparent film substrate is 30 μm or more and 300 μm or less,

a feeding line is provided on the one surface of the transparent film substrate,

the feeding line is formed of the mesh pattern formed of the fine silver wire,

a thickness of the fine silver wire is 0.5 μm or more and less than 5.0 μm, and

in a case where the transparent film substrate is observed from the one surface or the other surface, a surface roughness of the fine silver wire of the one surface or the other surface on an observation side is represented by Rq(A), and a surface roughness of the fine silver wire of the other surface or the one surface on a transparent film substrate side opposite to the observation side is represented by Rq(B),

0.05 μm≤Rq(A)≤0.35 μm and |Rq(B)−Rq(A)|≤0.25 μm are satisfied.

4. The antenna according to claim 1 ,

wherein the fine silver wire includes a plurality of silver particles dispersed in a polymer, and

a proportion of the plurality of silver particles in the fine silver wire is 70 vol % or more.

5. The antenna according to claim 1 ,

wherein a thickness of the fine silver wire is 0.5 μm or more and less than 5.0 μm.

6. The antenna according to claim 2 ,

wherein a thickness of the fine silver wire is 0.5 μm or more and less than 5.0 μm.

7. The antenna according to claim 4 ,

wherein a thickness of the fine silver wire is 0.5 μm or more and less than 5.0 μm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2022
From: OUYANG, TIANHUA
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061722/0663 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-084819 · May 13, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2021015567 · Apr 15, 2021
Related Publication 20230089629A1 · Mar 23, 2023
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