WO2010041436A1 - アンテナ装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a directivity variable antenna apparatus that can electrically switch a main radiation direction.
- IEEE802.11a and IEEE802.11g have a data transmission rate of 54 Mbps, but recently, research and development of wireless systems for realizing a higher transmission rate has become active.
- a MIMO (Multi-Input Multi-Output) communication system is attracting attention as one of the technologies for realizing high-speed wireless communication systems.
- This is a technology that increases the transmission capacity and improves the communication speed by providing a plurality of antenna elements on both the transmitter side and the receiver side and realizing a spatially multiplexed transmission path.
- next-generation wireless communication systems such as mobile phone communication systems and IEEE 802.16e (WiMAX).
- transmission data is distributed to a plurality of antenna elements in a transmitter, and transmission is performed at the same frequency at the same time.
- the transmitted radio wave passes through various propagation paths in the space and then reaches a plurality of receiving antenna elements.
- the transfer function between the transmission antenna and the reception antenna is estimated, and the original data is restored by performing arithmetic processing.
- a plurality of omnidirectional feeding elements such as a dipole antenna and a sleeve antenna are used. In this case, the correlation between the feed elements increases and the transmission quality increases unless the distance between the feed elements is sufficiently separated or the feed elements are tilted in different directions and combined with different polarizations. There was a problem that became worse.
- an array antenna device which is a directional adaptive antenna disclosed in Patent Document 1.
- the array antenna device of Patent Document 1 is configured by arranging three printed wiring boards so as to surround the periphery of a half-wavelength dipole antenna installed vertically on a dielectric support substrate. A high-frequency signal is supplied to the half-wave dipole antenna via a balanced feed cable.
- two sets of parasitic elements are provided in parallel, each including two printed antenna elements (elements made of a conductor pattern). The two printed antenna elements are provided to face each other with a predetermined gap.
- a through-hole conductor is provided at the opposite end of each printed antenna element, and is connected to the electrode terminal on the front side of the printed wiring board.
- a variable capacitance diode is mounted between two electrode terminals, each electrode terminal is further connected to a pair cable via a high-frequency blocking high resistance, and the pair cable has a directivity characteristic of the antenna device. It is connected to the applied bias voltage terminals DC + and DC ⁇ of the controller to be controlled. By switching the applied bias voltage from the controller, the reactance value of the variable capacitance diode connected to the parasitic element changes. Thereby, the electrical length of each parasitic element is changed as compared with the half-wave dipole antenna, and the plane directivity of the array antenna apparatus is changed.
- An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provide a directional variable antenna device for MIMO communication in which a space required for installation is small and the electric field strength in the direction perpendicular to the substrate can be changed. There is to do.
- the antenna device is A first dielectric substrate having first and second surfaces parallel to each other; A second dielectric substrate having first and second surfaces parallel to each other; A first feeding element that is provided on at least one of the first and second surfaces of the first dielectric substrate and transmits and receives a radio signal; A first parasitic element provided on at least one of the first and second surfaces of the first dielectric substrate; A second feeding element that is provided on at least one of the first and second surfaces of the second dielectric substrate and transmits and receives a radio signal; A second parasitic element provided on at least one of the first and second surfaces of the second dielectric substrate; Control means for switching whether or not to operate each of the first and second parasitic elements as a reflector, The first parasitic element is disposed in close proximity so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the first and second feeder elements, The antenna device according to claim 1, wherein the second parasitic element is disposed adjacent to the first and second feeder elements so as to be electromagnetically coupled.
- the first feeding element and the first parasitic element are provided on a first surface of the first dielectric substrate
- the second feeding element and the second parasitic element are provided on the first surface of the second dielectric substrate
- the first and second dielectric substrates are integrated with each other so that the second surface of the first dielectric substrate and the second surface of the second dielectric substrate face each other. It is characterized by.
- each of the first and second parasitic elements is a dipole element in which two parasitic conductor elements having an electrical length of 1 ⁇ 4 wavelength are provided on a straight line
- the control means includes A PIN diode connected in series between the two parasitic conductor elements of the first parasitic element; And a PIN diode connected in series between the two parasitic conductor elements of the second parasitic element.
- each of the first and second parasitic elements is a dipole element in which two parasitic conductor elements having an electrical length of 1 ⁇ 4 wavelength are provided on a straight line
- the control means includes A variable capacitance diode connected in series between two parasitic conductor elements of the first parasitic element; And a variable capacitance diode connected in series between the two parasitic conductor elements of the second parasitic element.
- each of the first and second parasitic elements is a monopole in which one parasitic conductor element having an electrical length of 1 ⁇ 4 wavelength is provided perpendicular to the ground conductor.
- the control means includes A PIN diode connected between the parasitic conductor element of the first parasitic element and the ground conductor; A PIN diode connected between the parasitic conductor element of the second parasitic element and the ground conductor is provided.
- each of the first and second parasitic elements is a monopole element in which one parasitic conductor element having an electrical length of 1 ⁇ 4 wavelength is provided perpendicular to the ground conductor.
- the control means includes A variable capacitance diode connected between the parasitic conductor element of the first parasitic element and the ground conductor; A variable capacitance diode connected between the parasitic conductor element of the second parasitic element and the ground conductor is provided.
- each of the first and second feeding elements is a dipole antenna.
- each of the first and second feeding elements is a sleeve antenna.
- each of the first and second feeding elements is a monopole antenna.
- the first parasitic element is provided apart from the first and second feeder elements by a distance of 1 ⁇ 4 wavelength
- the second parasitic element is provided at a distance of 1 ⁇ 4 wavelength from the first and second feeder elements.
- one first feeding element, two first parasitic elements, two second feeding elements, and two second parasitic elements are provided. It is characterized by having.
- At least one first feeding element at least one first parasitic element, at least one second feeding element, and at least one second parasitic element. And an element.
- the first parasitic element disposed on the first dielectric substrate and the second parasitic element disposed on the second dielectric substrate include each parasitic element.
- An electrical length switching circuit for switching whether or not to operate as a reflector is connected as the control means.
- Each electrical length switching circuit is configured by a PIN diode or a variable reactance element.
- the parasitic element connected to the electrical length switching circuit operates as a reflector.
- the first parasitic element is disposed in close proximity so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the first and second feeder elements, and the second parasitic element is the first and second feeder elements. Therefore, by operating one parasitic element as a reflector, the main radiation directions of the first and second feeding elements are changed.
- first and second dielectric substrates are integrated blocks (which are dielectric substrates) and all the elements are provided on this single block, the blocks are soldered to the wireless module substrate. Therefore, it is possible to ignore the propagation loss usually caused by the coaxial cable.
- FIG. 3 is a top view of the antenna device of FIGS. 1 and 2.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of an electrical length adjustment circuit 402 in the antenna device of FIG. 2.
- It is a top view of the antenna apparatus which concerns on the 1st modification of the 1st Embodiment of this invention.
- It is a top view of the antenna apparatus which concerns on the 2nd modification of the 1st Embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 11 is a front view showing a layout example of a first surface 22b-s1 of the printed wiring board 22b of FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a front view showing a layout example of a second surface 22b-s2 of the printed wiring board 22b of FIG.
- FIG. 10 is a front view showing a layout example of the first surface 22a-s1 of the printed wiring board 22a of FIG. 9;
- FIG. 10 is a front view showing a layout example of second surfaces 22a-s2 of the printed wiring board 22a of FIG. 9;
- FIG. 10 is a horizontal plane directivity characteristic diagram when parasitic antenna elements 401, 501, 601, and 701 are not operated in the antenna device of FIG. 8 (OFF state).
- FIG. 9 is a horizontal plane directivity characteristic diagram when parasitic antenna elements 401, 501, 601, and 701 are operated in the antenna device of FIG. 8 (ON state).
- It is a perspective view which shows schematic structure of the radio
- FIG. 18 is an enlarged view of an electrical length adjustment circuit 402A in the antenna device of FIG. It is an enlarged view of the electrical length adjustment circuit 402C which concerns on the 1st modification of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged view of the electrical length adjustment circuit 402B which concerns on the 4th modification of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view when the antenna apparatus which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention is seen from the front surface. It is a perspective view when the antenna apparatus of FIG. 24 is seen from the back surface.
- FIG. 26 is a top view of the antenna device of FIGS. 24 and 25. It is a top view of the antenna apparatus which concerns on the 1st modification of the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the antenna apparatus which concerns on the 2nd modification of the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the antenna apparatus which concerns on the 3rd modification of the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the antenna device which concerns on the 4th modification of the 4th Embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view when the antenna device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is viewed from the front surface
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view when the antenna device of FIG. 1 is viewed from the back surface
- FIG. 3 is a top view of the antenna device of FIGS.
- the antenna device according to the present embodiment includes three dipole antenna elements 101, 201, 301 and four parasitic antenna elements (which are parasitic elements) 401, 501, 601, 701 on a dielectric substrate 21. Configured. Also, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, three-dimensional XYZ coordinates are introduced.
- the antenna device includes a dielectric substrate 21, a feeding antenna element 101 that is provided on one surface of the dielectric substrate 21 and transmits and receives a radio signal, and one of the dielectric substrates 21.
- the feed antenna element 401 is disposed in close proximity so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the feed antenna elements 101 and 201, and the parasitic antenna element 50.
- the parasitic antenna element 601 is arranged in close proximity to be electromagnetically coupled to the feeding antenna elements 101 and 301.
- the element 701 is arranged in close proximity so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the feeding antenna elements 101 and 301.
- the dipole antenna element 101 is composed of two strip-shaped feed conductor elements 101a and 101b formed as conductor patterns on the surface of the dielectric substrate 21, and the feed conductor elements 101a and 101b are in a straight line with a predetermined distance from each other. Is arranged.
- a feeding point 102 provided on the opposite side of each of the feeding conductor elements 101 a and 101 b is connected to a wireless communication circuit (not shown), whereby a wireless signal is transmitted and received via the dipole antenna element 101.
- the parasitic antenna elements 401 and 701 are arranged on parallel lines that are separated from each other by a quarter of the operating wavelength ⁇ at the time of communication with respect to the straight line on which the dipole antenna element 101 is positioned so as to sandwich the dipole antenna element 101. Be placed.
- the parasitic antenna elements 501 and 601 are parallel lines separated from the straight line on which the dipole antenna element 101 is located by a distance of a quarter of the operating wavelength ⁇ at the time of communication, and on the dielectric substrate.
- the dipole antenna element 101 is disposed on a surface opposite to the surface on which the dipole antenna element 101 is disposed.
- the distance of 1 ⁇ 4 of the operating wavelength ⁇ is a distance at which the dipole antenna element and the parasitic antenna element are electromagnetically coupled to each other, and varies depending on the dielectric constant of the dielectric substrate used. The higher the value, the shorter.
- the parasitic antenna element 401 is a dipole element composed of two strip-shaped parasitic conductor elements 401 a and 401 b formed as a conductor pattern of the dielectric substrate 21.
- the parasitic conductor elements 401a and 401b have an electrical length of 1 ⁇ 4 wavelength ( ⁇ / 4), and are arranged on a straight line with a predetermined interval therebetween.
- An electrical length adjustment circuit 402 is provided on the opposite side of each parasitic conductor element 401a, 401b.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the electrical length adjustment circuit 402 in the antenna apparatus of FIG. That is, FIG. 4 shows a portion including the electrical length adjusting circuit 402 and the parasitic conductor elements 401a and 401b adjacent thereto.
- a pair of PIN diodes 403a and 403b are provided on opposite sides of the parasitic conductor elements 401a and 401b.
- the cathode terminal of the PIN diode 403a is connected to the parasitic conductor element 401a
- the cathode terminal of the PIN diode 403b is connected to the parasitic conductor element 401b
- the anode terminals of the PIN diodes 403a and 403b are connected to each other.
- the anode terminals of the PIN diodes 403a and 403b are connected via a control line 404a to an applied bias voltage terminal (DC terminal) DC4 of the controller 1 that applies a control voltage (that is, a bias voltage) to control the directivity of the antenna device.
- the cathode terminals of the PIN diodes 403a and 403b are connected to the ground terminal (GND terminal) GND of the controller 1 through the control line 404b. Therefore, the control lines 404a and 404b are a DC voltage supply line and a GND line for controlling the parasitic antenna element 401, respectively.
- An inductor (coil) 405b having an inductance of, for example, about several tens of nH is provided on the control line 404a so as to be close to the anode terminals of the PIN diodes 403a and 403b, and further on the control line 404a.
- a resistance 406 for current control of about several kilohms is provided on the control line 404b.
- inductors 405a and 405c having an inductance of, for example, about several tens of nH are provided so as to be close to the cathode terminals of the PIN diodes 403a and 403b.
- the inductors 405a, 405b, and 405c have a role of preventing the high-frequency signal excited by the parasitic antenna element 401 from leaking onto the control lines 404a and 404b.
- the parasitic antenna elements 501, 601 and 701 are also configured in the same manner as the parasitic antenna element 401.
- the parasitic antenna element 501 includes two strip-shaped parasitic conductor elements 501a and 501b and an electrical length adjusting circuit 502 on the opposite side of the parasitic conductor elements 501a and 501b.
- the parasitic antenna element 601 includes two strip-shaped parasitic conductor elements 601a and 601b and an electrical length adjusting circuit 602 on the opposite side of the parasitic conductor elements 601a and 601b.
- the parasitic antenna element 701 includes two strip-shaped parasitic conductor elements 701a and 701b and an electrical length adjustment circuit 702 on the opposite side of the parasitic conductor elements 701a and 701b.
- the electrical length adjustment circuits 502, 602, and 702 are also configured in the same manner as the electrical length adjustment circuit 402.
- the anode terminals of the two PIN diodes of the electrical length adjusting circuit 502 are connected to the applied bias voltage terminal DC5 of the controller 1, while the cathode terminals are connected to the ground terminal GND.
- the anode terminals of the two PIN diodes of the electrical length adjusting circuit 602 are connected to the applied bias voltage terminal DC6 of the controller 1, while the cathode terminals are connected to the ground terminal GND.
- the anode terminals of the two PIN diodes of the electrical length adjusting circuit 702 are connected to the applied bias voltage terminal DC7 of the controller 1, while the cathode terminals are connected to the ground terminal GND.
- the dipole antenna elements 201 and 301 are also configured in the same manner as the dipole antenna element 101.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of the antenna device according to the first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from above.
- the parasitic antenna elements 401, 501, 601, and 701 are installed at a distance from the dipole antenna element 101 that is a quarter of the operating wavelength ⁇ during communication. This distance depends on the dielectric constant of the dielectric substrate used.
- the dipole antenna element 201 is installed at a position that is a distance of a quarter of the operating wavelength ⁇ during communication from the parasitic antenna element 401 and the parasitic antenna element 501.
- the dipole antenna element 301 is installed at a position that is a distance from the parasitic antenna element 601 and a quarter of the operating wavelength ⁇ during communication from the parasitic antenna element 701.
- the antenna device configured as described above, when the control voltage of the controller 1 is OFF, no voltage is applied to the PIN diodes in all the electrical length adjustment circuits 402, 502, 602, and 702.
- the elements 401, 501, 601, and 701 are not excited, and the parasitic antenna elements 401, 501, 601, and 701 do not affect the directivity characteristics of the dipole antenna elements 101, 201, and 301.
- the controller 1 turns on the control voltage to the parasitic antenna element 401
- the bias voltage applied from the DC terminal DC4 is applied to the anode side of the PIN diodes 403a and 403b via the control line 404a.
- the operating voltage of the PIN diodes 403a and 403b is about 0.8 V
- the PIN diodes 403a and 403b become conductive.
- the parasitic antenna element 401 is excited by the radio wave radiated from the dipole antenna element 101 and re-radiates the radio wave.
- the radio wave reradiated from the parasitic antenna element 401 is more than the radio wave radiated from the dipole antenna element 101.
- the phase is delayed by 90 degrees.
- the parasitic antenna element 401 is also excited by the radio wave radiated from the dipole antenna element 201 and re-radiates the radio wave. Since the distance between the dipole antenna element 201 and the parasitic antenna element 401 is a quarter of the operating wavelength ⁇ , the radio wave reradiated from the parasitic antenna element 401 is more than the radio wave radiated from the dipole antenna element 201. The phase is delayed by 90 degrees. By superimposing the two radio waves, the radio wave in the ⁇ (X + Y) direction is canceled out from the parasitic antenna element 401, and the radio wave in the + (X + Y) direction is strengthened from the dipole antenna element 101.
- the parasitic antenna element 401 when a bias voltage is applied to the electrical length adjustment circuit 402 connected to the parasitic antenna element 401, the parasitic antenna element 401 operates as a reflector with respect to the dipole antenna elements 101 and 201.
- the directivity of the antenna element 101 can be switched to a state where the main radiation is directed in the ⁇ Y direction, and the directivity of the dipole antenna element 201 can be switched to a state where the main radiation is directed to the + (X + Y) direction.
- the directivity can be controlled similarly.
- the directivity of the dipole antenna element 101 is such that the main radiation is directed in the ⁇ (X + Y) direction.
- the directivity characteristic of the dipole antenna element 101 is -The main radiation is directed in the -X direction.
- FIG. 5 is a top view of the antenna device according to the first modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 shows a modification including two dipole antenna elements 101 and 201 and four parasitic antenna elements 401, 501, 601 and 701.
- FIG. 6 is a top view of an antenna device according to a second modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- a modification including three dipole antenna elements 101, 201, 301 and five parasitic antenna elements 401, 501, 601, 701, 801 is illustrated.
- FIG. 7 is a top view of an antenna device according to a third modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- a modification including five dipole antenna elements 101, 201, 301, 901, 1001 and five parasitic antenna elements 401, 501, 601, 701, 801 is shown.
- the dipole antenna elements 101, 201, and 301 are used as the feeding elements.
- the dipole antenna elements 101, 201, and 301 can be used as long as the horizontal plane (XY plane) directivity is close to omnidirectional. Therefore, even when a sleeve antenna, a collinear antenna, or a monopole antenna is used, an antenna device that operates in the same manner as in this embodiment can be realized.
- an example in which two to five excitation antenna elements and four to five parasitic antenna elements are arranged on the dielectric substrate 1 is shown. However, the number of each element increases or decreases. May be.
- the conduction / non-conduction of the PIN diode is used to adjust the electrical length.
- varicap diodes variable capacitance diodes
- 403av and 403bv are used.
- the electrical length may be switched by changing the reactance value.
- FIG. 23 is an enlarged view of an electrical length adjustment circuit 402B according to a fourth modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the electrical length adjustment circuit 402B is different from the electrical length adjustment circuit 402A in that varicap diodes 40av and 403bv are provided instead of the PIN diodes 403a and 403b.
- the cathode terminal of the varicap diode 403av is connected to the parasitic conductor element 401a
- the cathode terminal of the varicap diode 403bv is connected to the parasitic conductor element 401b
- the anode terminals of the varicap diodes 403av and 403bv are connected to each other. Is done.
- the anode terminals of the varicap diodes 403av and 403bv are connected to the applied bias voltage terminal DC4 of the controller 1 through the inductor 405b, the resistor 406, and the control line 404a.
- the cathode terminal of the varicap diode 403av is connected to the ground terminal GND of the controller 1 via the inductor 405a and the control line 404b, and the cathode terminal of the varicap diode 403bv is connected via the inductor 405c and the control line 404b. Connected to the ground terminal GND of the controller 1.
- the controller 1 changes the capacitance values of the varicap diodes 403av and 403bv by continuously changing the bias voltage applied to the varicap diodes 403av and 403bv, and continuously changes the electrical length of the parasitic antenna element 401.
- the parasitic antenna elements 401, 501, 601, 701 are located on the second surface and the feeder element 101 on the first surface of the dielectric substrate 21.
- One of the feed elements 201 and 301 is arranged at a position where the directivity can be changed at the same time, and each feed element 101, 201, and 301 is connected to one of the parasitic antenna elements 401 and 701 on the first surface.
- the parasitic antenna elements 501 and 601 on the second surface are arranged at positions affected by one of them. More specifically, the parasitic antenna element 401 is disposed close to the feeding antenna elements 101 and 201 so as to be electromagnetically coupled, and the parasitic antenna element 501 is electromagnetically coupled to the feeding antenna elements 101 and 201.
- the parasitic antenna element 601 is disposed in close proximity so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the feeding antenna elements 101 and 301, and the parasitic antenna element 701 is electromagnetically coupled to the feeding antenna elements 101 and 301. Placed in close proximity to bond. Accordingly, it is possible to increase / decrease the electric power in the perpendicular direction of the dielectric substrate 21 and control so that the combination of directivities of the power feeding elements 101, 201, 301 is optimum, which is suitable for the MIMO communication system. A small antenna device having a directivity switching function can be provided. In addition, since all the elements are located on an integral block (which is the dielectric substrate 21), it can be surface-mounted by soldering or the like on the wireless module substrate, so that passage loss normally generated by a coaxial cable should be ignored. Is possible.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an antenna apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a front view of a printed wiring board 22a according to the second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 10 is a front view of a printed wiring board 22b according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the antenna device includes two dielectrics provided in parallel to each other, which are arranged along a portion in which the metal casing 23 of the display is cut out and the resin window 24 is incorporated.
- the printed wiring board 22a has a first surface 22a-s1 and a second surface 22a-s2 parallel to each other
- the printed wiring board 22b has a first surface 22b-s1 and a second surface parallel to each other. 22b-s2.
- the second surface 22a-s2 of the printed wiring board 22a and the second surface 22b-s2 of the printed wiring board 22b are opposed to each other.
- the antenna device includes sleeve antenna elements 101A, 201A, and 301A, which are feed antenna elements, and parasitic antenna elements 401, 501, 601, and 701.
- the sleeve antenna element 101A and the parasitic antenna elements 401 and 701 are The sleeve antenna elements 201A and 301A and the parasitic antenna elements 501 and 601 are provided on the first surface 22b-s1 of the printed wiring board 22b.
- the signal input / output terminal 26-1 on the wireless module substrate 25 and the connector C101 connected to the sleeve antenna element 101A of the printed wiring board 22b are connected via a high-frequency coaxial cable 27-1, thereby the sleeve antenna element. Power is supplied to 101A.
- the signal input / output terminal 26-2 on the wireless module substrate 25 and the connector C201 connected to the sleeve antenna element 201A of the printed wiring board 22a are connected via a high-frequency coaxial cable 27-2. Power is supplied to the antenna element 201A.
- the signal input / output terminal 26-3 on the wireless module board 25 and the connector C301 connected to the sleeve antenna element 301A of the printed wiring board 22a are connected via a high-frequency coaxial cable 27-3, thereby the sleeve. Power is supplied to the antenna element 301A.
- the intervals between the sleeve antenna elements 101A, 201A, and 301A and the parasitic antenna elements 401, 501, 601, and 701 are set in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
- the parasitic antenna elements 401, 501, 601, and 701 are installed at positions that are a distance of a quarter of the operating wavelength ⁇ during communication from the sleeve antenna element 101A.
- the sleeve antenna element 201A is installed at a position that is a distance from the parasitic antenna element 401 and a quarter of the operating wavelength ⁇ during communication from the parasitic antenna element 501.
- the sleeve antenna element 301A is installed at a position that is a distance of a quarter of the operating wavelength ⁇ during communication from the parasitic antenna element 601 and the parasitic antenna element 701.
- the distance between the dielectric substrates 22a and 22b is set so that the distance between the elements of the sleeve antenna elements 101A, 201A, and 301A and the parasitic antenna elements 401, 501, 601, and 701 is the above-described distance.
- the directivity of the sleeve antenna element 101A is XY in FIG. It spreads omnidirectionally on the surface, that is, the display installation surface.
- a voltage is applied to the electrical length adjustment circuits 502 and 602.
- the parasitic antenna elements 501 and 601 are excited to operate as a reflector of the sleeve antenna element 101A, and the radio wave amplitude is weakened in the + X direction and the amplitude is increased in the ⁇ X direction as compared with the sleeve antenna element 101A. .
- the directivity of the sleeve antenna element 101A is directed in the ⁇ X direction.
- the parasitic antenna element 501 also operates as a reflector for the sleeve antenna element 201A, and changes the directivity of the sleeve antenna element 201A in the + Y direction.
- the parasitic antenna element 601 changes the directivity of the sleeve antenna element 301A in the ⁇ Y direction.
- FIG. 11 is a front view showing a layout example of the first surface 22b-s1 of the printed wiring board 22b of FIG. 10
- FIG. 12 is a layout example of the second surface 22b-s2 of the printed wiring board 22b of FIG.
- FIG. 13 is a front view showing a layout example of the first surface 22a-s1 of the printed wiring board 22a of FIG. 9, and
- FIG. 14 is a layout of the second surface 22a-s2 of the printed wiring board 22a of FIG.
- It is a front view which shows an example.
- 15 is a horizontal plane directivity characteristic diagram when the parasitic antenna elements 401, 501, 601, and 701 are not operated (off state) in the antenna apparatus of FIG. 8
- FIG. 16 is a parasitic antenna in the antenna apparatus of FIG. It is a horizontal plane directivity characteristic figure at the time of operating element 401, 501, 601 and 701 (ON state).
- FIGS. 15 and 16 show the directivity characteristics of the antenna elements on the printed wiring boards of FIGS. 11 to 14 in an anechoic chamber. It is a result of actual measurement.
- FIG. 15 is a graph showing the directivity characteristics of the sleeve antenna elements 101A, 201A, and 301A when the control voltage to the parasitic antenna elements 401, 501, 601, and 701 is turned off.
- FIG. It is a graph which shows the directivity of sleeve antenna element 101A, 201A, 301A when the control voltage to 401, 501, 601, 701 is turned on.
- the main radiation is directed in the ⁇ X direction by operating the parasitic antenna elements 501 and 601 positioned in the + X direction with respect to the sleeve antenna element 101A as reflectors.
- the parasitic antenna elements 401, 501, 601, and 701 are connected to the feeding element 101A and the printed wiring board on the first surface 22b-s1 of the printed wiring board 22b.
- the directivity of one of the feeding elements 201A and 301A on the first surface 22a-s1 of 22a is arranged at a position where the directivity can be changed at the same time, and each of the feeding elements 101A, 201A and 301A is parasitic on the surface 22b-s1.
- One of the antenna elements 401 and 701 and one of the parasitic antenna elements 501 and 601 on the surface 22a-s1 are arranged at a position affected by the influence.
- the parasitic antenna element 401 is disposed close to the feeding antenna elements 101A and 201A so as to be electromagnetically coupled, and the parasitic antenna element 501 is electromagnetically coupled to the feeding antenna elements 101A and 201A.
- the parasitic antenna element 601 is disposed in close proximity so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the feeding antenna elements 101A and 301A, and the parasitic antenna element 701 is electromagnetically coupled to the feeding antenna elements 101A and 301A. Placed in close proximity to bond. Thereby, it is possible to increase / decrease the power in the perpendicular direction of the printed wiring boards 22a, 22b, and control can be performed so that the combination of directivities of the power feeding elements 101A, 201A, 301A is optimized. It is possible to provide a small antenna device having a directivity switching function suitable for the above.
- one feeding element 101A and two parasitic antenna elements 401 and 701 are arranged on both sides of the feeding element 101A by about a quarter wavelength ( ⁇ / 4)
- 601 are arranged so that the distance between each element is about a quarter wavelength ( ⁇ / 4).
- the number of parasitic antenna elements is not limited to four, and a configuration including three or less parasitic antenna elements or five or more parasitic antenna elements is also possible.
- the number of sleeve antenna elements is not limited to three.
- the feeding antenna element is configured as a sleeve antenna element.
- an antenna device that operates in the same manner as in this embodiment can be realized using a dipole antenna or a collinear antenna.
- the feeding antenna element and the parasitic antenna element may be configured as a monopole antenna element provided on the ground conductor.
- FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a wireless module substrate 25 provided with an antenna device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- 18 is a perspective view when the dielectric substrate 21 of FIG. 17 is viewed from the front surface
- FIG. 19 is a perspective view when the dielectric substrate 21 of FIG. 17 is viewed from the back surface
- 20 is a perspective view when the dielectric substrate 21 of FIG. 17 is viewed from the lower surface.
- FIG. 17 shows a usage pattern of the antenna device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- the antenna device of this embodiment includes three monopole antenna elements 101B, 201B, and 301B and four parasitic antenna elements 401A, 501A, 601A, and 701A on a dielectric substrate 21.
- the monopole antenna element 101B and the parasitic antenna elements 401A and 701A are provided on the surface of the dielectric substrate 21, and the monopole antenna elements 201B and 301B and the parasitic antenna elements 501A and 601A are provided on the dielectric substrate 21.
- the dielectric substrate 21 is mounted on the wireless module substrate 25 by soldering the power feeding unit 28.
- the intervals between the monopole antenna elements 101B, 201B, and 301B and the parasitic antenna elements 401A, 501A, 601A, and 701A are set in the same manner as in the first embodiment. That is, the parasitic antenna elements 401A, 501A, 601A, and 701A are installed at a position that is a distance of a quarter of the operating wavelength ⁇ during communication from the monopole antenna element 101B.
- the monopole antenna element 201B is installed at a position that is a distance of a quarter of the operating wavelength ⁇ during communication from the parasitic antenna element 401A and the parasitic antenna element 501A.
- the monopole antenna element 301B is installed at a position that is a distance of a quarter of the operating wavelength ⁇ during communication from the parasitic antenna element 601A and the parasitic antenna element 701A.
- the parasitic antenna element 401 ⁇ / b> A is a monopole element composed of one strip-shaped parasitic conductor element formed as a conductor pattern of the dielectric substrate 21, and is perpendicular to the ground conductor 10 of the dielectric substrate 21. Is provided.
- the parasitic antenna element 401A has an electrical length of 1 ⁇ 4 wavelength.
- an electrical length adjustment circuit 402A is provided between the parasitic antenna element 401A and the ground conductor 10.
- FIG. 21 is an enlarged view of the electrical length adjustment circuit 402A in the antenna device of FIG. That is, FIG. 21 shows a portion including an electrical length adjustment circuit 402A and a parasitic antenna element 401A that is a parasitic conductor element adjacent to the electrical length adjustment circuit 402A.
- a PIN diode 403b is connected between the parasitic antenna element 401A and the ground conductor.
- the cathode terminal of the PIN diode 403b is connected to the ground conductor 10
- the anode terminal of the PIN diode 403b is connected to the parasitic antenna element 401A.
- An anode terminal of the PIN diode 403b is connected to an applied bias voltage terminal DC4 of the controller 1 that applies a control voltage (that is, a bias voltage) to control the directivity of the antenna device via a control line 404a.
- the cathode terminal is connected to the ground terminal GND of the controller controller 1 through the ground conductor 10 and the control line 404b. Therefore, the control lines 404a and 404b are a DC voltage supply line and a GND line for controlling the parasitic antenna element 401A, respectively.
- an inductor (coil) 405b having an inductance of, for example, about several tens of nH is provided so as to be close to the anode terminal of the PIN diode 403b, and several more on the control line 404a.
- a resistor 406 for current control of about kilo ohm is provided.
- an inductor 405c having an inductance of, for example, about several tens of nH is provided so as to be close to the cathode terminal of the PIN diode 403b.
- the inductors 405b and 405c have a role of preventing the high-frequency signal excited by the parasitic antenna element 401A from leaking onto the control lines 404a and 404b.
- the parasitic antenna elements 501A, 601A, and 701A are also configured similarly to the parasitic antenna element 401A. That is, each of the parasitic antenna elements 501A, 601A, and 701A is connected to one strip-shaped parasitic conductor element provided perpendicular to the ground conductor 10, and between the parasitic conductor element and the ground conductor 10.
- the electric length adjusting circuits 502A, 602A, and 702A are configured. Furthermore, the electrical length adjustment circuits 502A, 602A, and 702A are configured similarly to the electrical length adjustment circuit 402A.
- the anode terminal of the PIN diode of the electrical length adjusting circuit 502A is connected to the applied bias voltage terminal DC5 of the controller 1, while the cathode terminal is connected to the ground terminal GND.
- the anode terminal of one PIN diode of the electrical length adjusting circuit 602A is connected to the applied bias voltage terminal DC6 of the controller 1, while the cathode terminal is connected to the ground terminal GND.
- the anode terminal of one PIN diode of the electrical length adjusting circuit 702A is connected to the applied bias voltage terminal DC7 of the controller 1, while the cathode terminal is connected to the ground terminal GND.
- the directivity of the monopole antenna element 101B is as shown in FIG. It spreads omnidirectionally on the XY plane, that is, the installation surface of the wireless module substrate.
- a voltage is applied to the electrical length adjustment circuits 502A and 602A.
- the parasitic antenna elements 501A and 601A are excited and operate as a reflector of the monopole antenna element 101B.
- the amplitude of the radio wave is weakened in the + X direction and the amplitude in the ⁇ X direction is smaller than that of the monopole antenna element 101B.
- the directivity of the monopole antenna element 101B is directed in the ⁇ X direction.
- the parasitic antenna element 501A also operates as a reflector for the monopole antenna element 201B, and changes the directivity of the monopole antenna element 201B in the + Y direction.
- the parasitic antenna element 601A changes the directivity of the monopole antenna element 301B in the ⁇ Y direction.
- the conduction / non-conduction of the PIN diode is used to adjust the electrical length.
- a varicap diode 403bv variable capacitance diode
- the electrical length may be switched by changing the value.
- FIG. 22 is an enlarged view of an electrical length adjustment circuit 402C according to a first modification of the third embodiment of the present invention.
- the electrical length adjustment circuit 402C is different from the electrical length adjustment circuit 402A in that a varicap diode 403bv is provided instead of the PIN diode 403b.
- a varicap diode 403bv is provided instead of the PIN diode 403b.
- the anode terminal of the varicap diode 403bv is connected to the parasitic antenna element 401A, and the cathode terminal is connected to the ground conductor 10.
- the anode terminal of the varicap diode 403bv is connected to the applied bias voltage terminal DC4 of the controller 1 via the inductor 405b, the resistor 406, and the control line 404a.
- the cathode terminal of the varicap diode 403bv is connected to the ground terminal GND of the controller 1 through the ground conductor 10, the inductor 405c, and the control line 404b.
- the controller 1 changes the capacitance value of the varicap diode 403bv by continuously changing the bias voltage applied to the varicap diode 403bv, and continuously changes the electrical length of the parasitic antenna element 401A.
- the parasitic antenna elements 401A, 501A, 601A, and 701A are on the second surface with the feeder element 101B on the first surface of the dielectric substrate 21.
- the directional characteristics of one of the feed elements 201B and 301B are arranged at a position where the directivity can be changed at the same time, and each of the feed elements 101B, 201B and 301B is connected to one of the parasitic antenna elements 401A and 701A on the first surface.
- the parasitic antenna elements 501 ⁇ / b> A and 601 ⁇ / b> A on the surface 2 are arranged at positions affected by one of them.
- the parasitic antenna element 401A is disposed close to the feeding antenna elements 101B and 201B so as to be electromagnetically coupled, and the parasitic antenna element 501A is electromagnetically coupled to the feeding antenna elements 101B and 201B.
- the parasitic antenna element 601A is disposed so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the feeding antenna elements 101B and 301B, and the parasitic antenna element 701A is electromagnetically coupled to the feeding antenna elements 101B and 301B. Placed in close proximity to bond. Thereby, it is possible to increase / decrease the electric power in the perpendicular direction of the dielectric substrate 21, and it can be controlled so that the combination of directivity of each of the power feeding elements 101B, 201B, 301B is optimum, which is suitable for the MIMO communication system.
- a small antenna device having a directivity switching function can be provided.
- the feeding antenna elements 101B, 201B, and 301B are illustrated as monopole antenna elements. However, even if a sleeve antenna, an inverted F antenna, or a dipole antenna is used, An antenna device that operates similarly can be realized.
- FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the antenna device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention when viewed from the front surface
- FIG. 25 is a perspective view of the antenna device of FIG. 24 when viewed from the back surface
- FIG. 26 is a top view of the antenna device of FIGS.
- the antenna device according to this embodiment is characterized in that the dipole antenna element 301 and the parasitic antenna elements 601 and 701 are removed as compared with the antenna device according to the first embodiment.
- the antenna device according to the present embodiment has the same effects as the antenna device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 27 is a top view of an antenna device according to a first modification of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- the antenna device according to this modification example is replaced with two printed wiring boards provided in parallel to each other in the same manner as in the second embodiment, instead of the printed wiring board 21. It is characterized by using 22a and 22b.
- the distance between the printed wiring boards 22a and 22b is set so that the element spacing between the dipole antenna elements 101 and 201 and the parasitic antenna elements 401 and 501 is equal to the element spacing described above.
- the dipole antenna element 101 and the parasitic antenna element 401 are provided on the first surface 22a-s1 of the printed wiring board 22b, and the dipole antenna element 201 and the parasitic antenna element 501 are the first surface of the printed wiring board 22a. 22b-s1.
- FIG. 28 is a top view of an antenna device according to a second modification of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. At this time, the distance between the printed wiring boards 22a and 22b is set so that the element spacing between the dipole antenna elements 101 and 201 and the parasitic antenna elements 401 and 501 is the element spacing described above.
- FIG. 29 is a top view of an antenna apparatus according to a third modification of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- the dipole antenna element 101 is provided on the first surface 22b-s1 of the printed wiring board 22b
- the parasitic antenna element 401 is provided on the second surface 22b-s2 of the printed wiring board 22b.
- the dipole antenna element 201 may be provided on the first surface 22a-s1 of the printed wiring board 22a
- the parasitic antenna element 501 may be provided on the second surface 22a-s2 of the printed wiring board 22a.
- FIG. 30 is a top view of an antenna device according to a fourth modification of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- the dipole antenna element 101 and the parasitic antenna element 401 are respectively formed on both surfaces of the printed wiring board 22b
- the dipole antenna element 102 and the parasitic antenna element 501 are respectively formed on both surfaces of the printed wiring board 22a.
- the feed conductor element 101a (see FIG. 25) of the dipole antenna element 101 is a feed conductor element formed on each of the first surface 22b-s1 and the second surface 22b-s2 of the printed wiring board 22b. 101a-1 and 101a-2, and via conductors 101v that electrically connect the power supply conductor elements 101a-1 and 101a-2.
- the parasitic conductor element 401a (see FIG. 25) of the parasitic antenna element 401 is a parasitic conductor element formed on each of the first surface 22b-s1 and the second surface 22b-s2 of the printed wiring board 22b. 401a-1 and 401a-2 and a via conductor 401v that electrically connects the parasitic conductor elements 401a-1 and 401a-2. Furthermore, the feed conductor element 201a (see FIG. 24) of the dipole antenna element 201 is a feed conductor element 201a-1 formed on each of the first surface 22a-s1 and the second surface 22a-s2 of the printed wiring board 22a.
- the parasitic conductor element 501a (see FIG. 24) of the parasitic antenna element 501 is a parasitic conductor element formed on each of the first surface 22a-s1 and the second surface 22a-s2 of the printed wiring board 22a. 501a-1 and 501a-2 and a via conductor 501v that electrically connects the parasitic conductor elements 501a-1 and 501a-2.
- An integral dielectric substrate 21 may be used as in the fourth embodiment.
- a feeding antenna element 201 is provided on at least one of the first and second surfaces 22a-s1 and 22a-s2 of the printed wiring board 22a.
- a parasitic antenna element 501 is provided on at least one of the first and second surfaces 22a-s1, 22a-s2 of the substrate 22a, and the first and second surfaces 22b-s1, 22b-s2 of the printed circuit board 22b are provided.
- the feeding antenna element 101 may be provided on at least one of them, and the parasitic antenna element 401 may be provided on at least one of the first and second surfaces 22b-s1 and 22b-s2 of the printed wiring board 22b. Furthermore, at least one feeding antenna element 101 (which is a first feeding element), at least one feeding antenna element 201 (which is a second feeding element), and at least one parasitic antenna element 401 (the first feeding element). 1), at least one parasitic antenna element 501 (second parasitic element), the first parasitic element and the first and second feeding elements and electromagnetic And the second parasitic element may be arranged close to each other so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the first and second feeder elements.
- the sleeve antenna element 101A in FIG. 10 or the monopole antenna element 101B in FIG. 18 may be used instead of the dipole antenna elements 101 and 201.
- the parasitic antenna elements 401 and 501 that are monopole elements the parasitic antenna element 401 that is a dipole element of FIG. 18 may be used.
- the electrical length adjustment circuit 402A in FIG. 21 or the electrical length adjustment circuit 402C in FIG. 22 is used.
- an electrical length switching circuit for switching whether or not to operate each parasitic element as a reflector is connected as the control means.
- Each electrical length switching circuit is configured by a PIN diode or a variable reactance element.
- the parasitic element connected to the electrical length switching circuit operates as a reflector.
- the first parasitic element is disposed in close proximity so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the first and second feeder elements, and the second parasitic element is the first and second feeder elements. Therefore, by operating one parasitic element as a reflector, the main radiation directions of the first and second feeding elements are changed.
- the antenna device according to the present invention is useful as a method of installing a plurality of variable directivity antennas close to each other because a combination of many directivity patterns can be realized with a simple configuration.
- Controller, 10 Ground conductor, 21 ... dielectric substrate, 22a, 22b ... printed wiring board, 23. Metal housing, 24 ... Resin window, 25 ... Wireless module board, 26-1, 26-2, 26-3, signal input / output terminals, 27-1, 27-2, 27-3 ... high frequency coaxial cable, 28 ... power feeding part, 101, 201, 301, 151, 1001 ... dipole antenna elements, 101A, 201A, 301A ... Sleeve antenna element, 101B, 201B, 301B ... monopole antenna elements, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801, 401A, 501A, 601A, 701A ... parasitic antenna elements, 102, 202, 302 ...
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互いに平行な第1及び第2の面を有する第1の誘電体基板と、
互いに平行な第1及び第2の面を有する第2の誘電体基板と、
上記第1の誘電体基板の第1及び第2の面のうちの少なくとも一方に設けられ、無線信号を送受信する第1の給電素子と、
上記第1の誘電体基板の第1及び第2の面のうちの少なくとも一方に設けられた第1の無給電素子と、
上記第2の誘電体基板の第1及び第2の面のうちの少なくとも一方に設けられ、無線信号を送受信する第2の給電素子と、
上記第2の誘電体基板の第1及び第2の面のうちの少なくとも一方に設けられた第2の無給電素子と、
上記各第1及び第2の無給電素子を反射器として動作させるか否かを切り換える制御手段とを備え、
上記第1の無給電素子は、上記第1及び第2の給電素子と電磁的に結合するように近接して配置され、
上記第2の無給電素子は、上記第1及び第2の給電素子と電磁的に結合するように近接して配置されたことを特徴とするアンテナ装置。
上記第2の給電素子及び第2の無給電素子は、上記第2の誘電体基板の第1の面に設けられ、
上記第1の誘電体基板の第2の面と上記第2の誘電体基板の第2の面とは互いに対向するように、上記第1及び第2の誘電体基板は一体の誘電体基板にてなることを特徴とする。
上記制御手段は、
上記第1の無給電素子の2本の無給電導体素子の間に直列に接続されたPINダイオードと、
上記第2の無給電素子の2本の無給電導体素子の間に直列に接続されたPINダイオードとを備えたことを特徴とする。
上記制御手段は、
上記第1の無給電素子の2本の無給電導体素子の間に直列に接続された可変容量ダイオードと、
上記第2の無給電素子の2本の無給電導体素子の間に直列に接続された可変容量ダイオードとを備えたことを特徴とする。
上記制御手段は、
上記第1の無給電素子の無給電導体素子と上記接地導体との間に接続されたPINダイオードと、
上記第2の無給電素子の無給電導体素子と上記接地導体との間に接続されたPINダイオードとを備えたことを特徴とする。
上記制御手段は、
上記第1の無給電素子の無給電導体素子と上記接地導体との間に接続された可変容量ダイオードと、
上記第2の無給電素子の無給電導体素子と上記接地導体との間に接続された可変容量ダイオードとを備えたことを特徴とする。
上記第2の無給電素子は、上記第1及び第2の給電素子から1/4波長の距離だけ離れて設けられたことを特徴とする。
図1は本発明の第1の実施形態に係るアンテナ装置をおもて面から見たときの斜視図であり、図2は図1のアンテナ装置を裏面から見たときの斜視図である。また、図3は図1及び図2のアンテナ装置の上面図である。本実施形態に係るアンテナ装置は、誘電体基板21上に3つのダイポールアンテナ素子101,201,301と、4つの無給電アンテナ素子(無給電素子である。)401,501,601,701を備えて構成される。また、図1乃至図3に示すように、3次元のXYZ座標を導入する。
図8は本発明の第2の実施形態に係るアンテナ装置の斜視図である。また、図9は本発明の第2の実施形態に係るプリント配線基板22aの正面図であり、図10は本発明の第2の実施形態に係るプリント配線基板22bの正面図である。
図17は本発明の第3の実施形態に係るアンテナ装置を備えた無線モジュール基板25の概略構成を示す斜視図である。また、図18は図17の誘電体基板21をおもて面から見たときの斜視図であり、図19は図17の誘電体基板21を裏面から見たときの斜視図であり、図20は図17の誘電体基板21を下面から見たときの斜視図である。ここで、図17は、本発明の第3の実施形態に係るアンテナ装置の使用形態を示す。
図24は本発明の第4の実施形態に係るアンテナ装置をおもて面から見たときの斜視図であり、図25は図24のアンテナ装置を裏面から見たときの斜視図である。また、図26は図24及び図25のアンテナ装置の上面図である。本実施形態に係るアンテナ装置は、第1の実施形態に係るアンテナ装置に比較して、ダイポールアンテナ素子301ならびに無給電アンテナ素子601及び701を除去したことを特徴としている。
10…接地導体、
21…誘電体基板、
22a,22b…プリント配線基板、
23…金属筐体、
24…樹脂窓、
25…無線モジュール基板、
26-1,26-2,26-3…信号入出力端子、
27-1,27-2,27-3…高周波同軸ケーブル、
28…給電部、
101,201,301,151,1001…ダイポールアンテナ素子、
101A,201A,301A…スリーブアンテナ素子、
101B,201B,301B…モノポールアンテナ素子、
401,501,601,701,801,401A,501A,601A,701A…無給電アンテナ素子、
102,202,302…給電点、
402,502,602,702,402A,402B,402C,502A,602A,702A…電気長調整回路、
101a,101b,201a,201b,301a,301b…アンテナ導体素子
401a,401b,501a,501b,601a,601b,701a,701b…無給電導体素子、
403a,403b…PINダイオード、
403av,403bv…バリキャップダイオード、
404a,404b…制御線
405a,405b…インダクタ、
406…抵抗、
C101,C201,C301…コネクタ。
Claims (12)
- 互いに平行な第1及び第2の面を有する第1の誘電体基板と、
互いに平行な第1及び第2の面を有する第2の誘電体基板と、
上記第1の誘電体基板の第1及び第2の面のうちの少なくとも一方に設けられ、無線信号を送受信する第1の給電素子と、
上記第1の誘電体基板の第1及び第2の面のうちの少なくとも一方に設けられた第1の無給電素子と、
上記第2の誘電体基板の第1及び第2の面のうちの少なくとも一方に設けられ、無線信号を送受信する第2の給電素子と、
上記第2の誘電体基板の第1及び第2の面のうちの少なくとも一方に設けられた第2の無給電素子と、
上記各第1及び第2の無給電素子を反射器として動作させるか否かを切り換える制御手段とを備え、
上記第1の無給電素子は、上記第1及び第2の給電素子と電磁的に結合するように近接して配置され、
上記第2の無給電素子は、上記第1及び第2の給電素子と電磁的に結合するように近接して配置されたことを特徴とするアンテナ装置。 - 上記第1の給電素子及び第1の無給電素子は、上記第1の誘電体基板の第1の面に設けられ、
上記第2の給電素子及び第2の無給電素子は、上記第2の誘電体基板の第1の面に設けられ、
上記第1の誘電体基板の第2の面と上記第2の誘電体基板の第2の面とは互いに対向するように、上記第1及び第2の誘電体基板は一体の誘電体基板にてなることを特徴とする請求項1記載のアンテナ装置。 - 上記第1及び第2の無給電素子はそれぞれ、1/4波長の電気長を有する2本の無給電導体素子が一直線上に設けられたダイポール素子であり、
上記制御手段は、
上記第1の無給電素子の2本の無給電導体素子の間に直列に接続されたPINダイオードと、
上記第2の無給電素子の2本の無給電導体素子の間に直列に接続されたPINダイオードとを備えたことを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載のアンテナ装置。 - 上記第1及び第2の無給電素子はそれぞれ、1/4波長の電気長を有する2本の無給電導体素子が一直線上に設けられたダイポール素子であり、
上記制御手段は、
上記第1の無給電素子の2本の無給電導体素子の間に直列に接続された可変容量ダイオードと、
上記第2の無給電素子の2本の無給電導体素子の間に直列に接続された可変容量ダイオードとを備えたことを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載のアンテナ装置。 - 上記第1及び第2の無給電素子はそれぞれ、1/4波長の電気長を有する1本の無給電導体素子が接地導体に対して垂直に設けられたモノポール素子であり、
上記制御手段は、
上記第1の無給電素子の無給電導体素子と上記接地導体との間に接続されたPINダイオードと、
上記第2の無給電素子の無給電導体素子と上記接地導体との間に接続されたPINダイオードとを備えたことを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載のアンテナ装置。 - 上記第1及び第2の無給電素子はそれぞれ、1/4波長の電気長を有する1本の無給電導体素子が接地導体に対して垂直に設けられたモノポール素子であり、
上記制御手段は、
上記第1の無給電素子の無給電導体素子と上記接地導体との間に接続された可変容量ダイオードと、
上記第2の無給電素子の無給電導体素子と上記接地導体との間に接続された可変容量ダイオードとを備えたことを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載のアンテナ装置。 - 上記第1及び第2の給電素子はそれぞれ、ダイポールアンテナであることを特徴とする請求項1から6記載のうちのいずれか1つに記載のアンテナ装置。
- 上記第1及び第2の給電素子はそれぞれ、スリーブアンテナであることを特徴とする請求項1から6記載のうちのいずれか1つに記載のアンテナ装置。
- 上記第1及び第2の給電素子はそれぞれ、モノポールアンテナであることを特徴とする請求項1から6記載のうちのいずれか1つに記載のアンテナ装置。
- 上記第1の無給電素子は、上記第1及び第2の給電素子から1/4波長の距離だけ離れて設けられ、
上記第2の無給電素子は、上記第1及び第2の給電素子から1/4波長の距離だけ離れて設けられたことを特徴とする請求項1から9記載のうちのいずれか1つに記載のアンテナ装置。 - 1つの上記第1の給電素子と、
2つの上記第1の無給電素子と、
2つの上記第2の給電素子と、
2つの上記第2の無給電素子とを備えたことを特徴とする請求項1から10のうちのいずれか1つに記載のアンテナ装置。 - 少なくとも1つの上記第1の給電素子と、
少なくとも1つの上記第1の無給電素子と、
少なくとも1つの上記第2の給電素子と、
少なくとも1つの上記第2の無給電素子とを備えたことを特徴とする請求項1から10のうちのいずれか1つに記載のアンテナ装置。
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