JP2011109345A - Substrate for antenna device and antenna device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a substrate for an antenna device capable of flexibly improving the characteristics depending on the influence of surroundings, and to provide an antenna device. <P>SOLUTION: The substrate includes a substrate body 3 having a power feeding portion 2 formed thereon, an antenna element 4 connected to the power feeding portion 2, a matching circuit portion 5 connected to the power feeding portion 2 and the antenna element 4, and a circuit mounting portion 7 formed with a circuit 6 connected to the power feeding portion 2 and serving as a ground surface. The antenna element 4 has an L-shaped main element 9 which has one end connected to the power feeding portion 2, and an L-shaped directional element 10 having one end closely disposed to be connectable to the other end of the main element 9 via a ninth passive component 8i while being wholly formed in U-shape when connected to the main element 9. A directional adjusting element 13 extending between the directional element 10 and the main element 9 is connected to the circuit mounting portion 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a substrate for an antenna device and an antenna device suitable for wireless communication technology such as an automobile keyless operation system.

  In recent years, an antenna device using a pattern antenna has been studied for the purpose of wireless communication such as an automobile keyless operation system. Conventionally, as an antenna device using a pattern antenna, a monopole antenna in which antenna elements are arranged in a pattern with a length of 1/4 of the antenna operating wavelength on a substrate is generally used. However, since the entire antenna is long in one direction, an inverted L-type antenna has been developed in which the monopole antenna is bent in the middle to reduce the size.

  Furthermore, in this inverted L-type antenna, the reactance component generated between the horizontal portion of the antenna element parallel to the ground (GND) plane of the substrate is capacitive and has a large value. It was difficult to match. For this reason, a so-called inverted-F antenna has been devised in order to facilitate matching between the antenna element and the 50Ω feed line. In this inverted F-type antenna, a stub for connecting a ground plane of a substrate and a radiating element is provided near a feeding portion provided in the middle of the antenna element. As a result, it becomes easy to cancel the capacitance due to the reactance component and to match the 50Ω power supply line.

  Considering the miniaturization of the inverted F-type antenna, since the characteristics of the pattern antenna are severely improved, it has been proposed to use a chip antenna using a dielectric as in the technique described in Patent Document 1, for example. However, even with such an inverted-F antenna, when it is downsized, the impedance of the open end portion becomes high, and it is likely to be affected by the ground surface on the substrate, components mounted around the antenna, the human body, and the like. In order to improve this point, it is also considered to adopt a loop antenna that lowers the impedance by terminating the open end portion and is not easily affected by the surroundings (see Patent Document 2).

  Further, in order to reduce the size of the pattern antenna and prevent the influence of the wiring pattern and peripheral parts, Patent Document 3 discloses that in the circuit board incorporating the pattern antenna, the pattern antenna is provided on both sides of the board along the periphery of the board. A double loop antenna comprising two formed loop portions and an inter-loop connecting portion that extends from a side surface of the substrate to a peripheral region on both sides of the substrate and connects the two loop portions; There has been proposed a circuit board with a built-in pattern antenna in which the connecting portion between the loops is formed to extend from the inner wall of a recess formed on the side surface of the substrate to the peripheral portions on both sides of the substrate.

  Further, in Patent Document 4, as a means for adjusting the directivity of the antenna after installation in consideration of the influence of the surroundings, an antenna element that receives a radio signal, a parasitic element that is disposed close to the antenna element, and the parasitic element There has been proposed a radio signal receiving device including a variable capacitance element interposed between the antenna and the ground. Further, in this radio signal receiving device, the variable capacitance element is a varactor diode, and a voltage applying means for applying a voltage to the varactor diode, and a recording means for recording a voltage setting value output from the voltage applying means. I have. In this radio signal receiving apparatus, an optimum antenna directivity is obtained by setting the capacitance of the variable capacitance element to a required value.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-210665 JP 2000-183631 A Japanese Patent No. 4141491 JP 2007-259334 A

However, the following problems remain in the above-described conventional technology.
When considering miniaturization of an inverted-F antenna using a pattern antenna, since characteristics are severely improved, a chip antenna using a dielectric as in the technique described in Patent Document 1 can be considered. However, it becomes easy to be affected by components mounted on the ground plane on the substrate and the periphery of the antenna, and the design around the antenna needs to be changed in accordance with the change in the influence of the periphery. In this case, it is difficult to require desired directivity.
The technique described in Patent Document 3 is also conceivable for reducing the size of the pattern antenna and preventing the influence of wiring patterns and peripheral components. However, even though the pattern antenna is along the periphery, no vias are used on the front and back of the board, which makes the antenna performance unstable and affects the circuit side due to coupling with the circuit section. It becomes difficult to obtain desired antenna performance and circuit performance. Further, even if the influence of the wiring pattern in the substrate can be reduced to some extent, it is greatly influenced by peripheral influences such as installation conditions and use conditions.
Further, as a means for adjusting the directivity of the antenna after installation in consideration of the influence of the surroundings, the technique described in Patent Document 4 is also conceivable. However, since the variable capacitance element is used for the parasitic element arranged in the vicinity of the antenna element, there are many variations in production and performance. In addition, since a varactor diode is used and voltage application means and output voltage set value recording means are required, the circuit scale and current consumption increase, and it is difficult to improve characteristics and reduce size.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an antenna device substrate and an antenna device that are capable of flexibly improving characteristics due to peripheral influences.

  The present invention employs the following configuration in order to solve the above problems. That is, a substrate for an antenna device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a substrate body provided with a feeding portion, an antenna element patterned on the surface of the substrate body with a metal foil and connected to the feeding portion, and the substrate body. A matching circuit unit formed and connected to the power supply unit and the antenna element; and a circuit mounting unit formed on the substrate body and connected to the power supply unit and serving as a ground plane. The antenna element has an L-shaped main element having one end connected to the power feeding portion, and one end close to the other end of the main element so as to be connectable via a passive component. An L-shaped or C-shaped directional element that is U-shaped or C-shaped as a whole at the time of connection, and the circuit mounting portion includes the directional element and the front Wherein the directivity adjustment element that extends between the main element is connected.

In this antenna device substrate, the antenna element has an L-shaped main element having one end connected to the power feeding portion, and one end close to the other end of the main element so as to be connectable via a passive component. Since it has an L-shaped or C-shaped directional element that becomes a U-shape or C-shape as a whole when connected to the main element, by selecting the presence or absence of connection of passive components, It is possible to arbitrarily switch and set the antenna characteristics between omnidirectionality and directivity. That is, when omnidirectional antenna characteristics are required, omnidirectionality can be obtained by connecting only the main element to the antenna element connected to the feeder without connecting passive components. If directivity antenna characteristics are required, connect passive components to make the antenna element connected to the power feeding section the main element and the directional antenna, and adjust the directivity between the directional element and the main element. By combining with the element, the flow of the high-frequency current between the antenna element, the GND surface, and the peripheral pattern is adjusted, and the directivity pattern is configured to obtain directivity.
Therefore, by using this antenna device substrate and switching the antenna depending on whether or not passive components are mounted, the antenna device can be configured to flexibly improve the antenna characteristics against the influence of the usage environment. It is not necessary to prepare a plurality of substrates according to the requirements, and the component cost can be greatly reduced.

In the antenna device substrate of the second invention, one end of the antenna element is disposed close to the other end of the main element so as to be connectable via a passive component, and the passive component is disposed near one end of the main element. And an L-shaped loop element that forms an annular portion when connected to the main element.
In this antenna device substrate, since the antenna element includes an L-shaped loop element that forms an annular portion when connected to the main element via the passive component, whether or not the passive component is connected is arbitrarily selected. Thus, it is possible to arbitrarily switch and set the antenna characteristics that can provide a high gain in free space and the antenna characteristics that can suppress deterioration when worn by a human body. That is, when high gain is required in free space, high gain can be obtained by connecting only the main element to the antenna element connected to the feeder without connecting passive components. In addition, when antenna characteristics corresponding to the human body are required, passive elements are connected, and an annular element composed of a main element and a loop element is formed on the tip side of the antenna element, so that the antenna element and the GND surface In addition, it is possible to suppress a change in high-frequency current and impedance between peripheral patterns, and to suppress deterioration even in a human body wearing state.

Furthermore, in the antenna device substrate of the third invention, one end of the antenna element can be connected to the loop element via a passive component and can be connected to the main element via a passive component. And an output suppressing element that forms a small annular part smaller than the annular part when connected to the loop element and the main element.
In this antenna device substrate, since it is provided with an output suppression element that forms a small annular portion smaller than the annular portion when connected to the loop element and the main element, by arbitrarily selecting whether or not passive components are connected, A large annular portion and a small annular portion can be selected, and a high output and a low output can be arbitrarily switched and set with omnidirectionality.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the antenna device substrate according to the second or third aspect of the present invention, wherein the output adjustment element is disposed on the back surface of the substrate body and is connected to the ground inside the annular portion. It is characterized by having.
For example, if you want to adjust the output of weak standards, or if you want to reduce the board size, the circuit mounting area and ground plane size will be smaller, increasing the number of unstable elements, and increasing the coupling between each antenna element and the circuit Therefore, it becomes difficult to adjust the output level. For this reason, the antenna device substrate of the present invention has an output adjustment element arranged on the inner surface of the annular portion and connected to the ground on the back surface of the substrate body, so that the stability of the ground (GND) is increased. The coupling between the antenna element and the circuit is reduced, and the output level can be adjusted.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the antenna device substrate, wherein the directivity adjusting elements are respectively formed on a front surface and a back surface of the substrate body and are electrically connected to each other through a through hole. .
That is, in this antenna device substrate, the directivity adjusting elements are formed on the front surface and the back surface of the substrate body and are electrically connected to each other through the through holes. Thus, high stability and reliability can be obtained.

Further, the antenna device substrate of the sixth invention is characterized in that a distance between the circuit mounting portion and the directional element is set longer than a distance between the directional adjustment element and the directional element. To do.
That is, in this antenna device substrate, since the distance between the circuit mounting portion and the directional element is set longer than the distance between the directional adjustment element and the directional element, the ground plane becomes far from the directional element, A high gain can be obtained.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an antenna device including the antenna device substrate of the present invention and a circuit formed in the circuit mounting portion.
That is, since this antenna device includes the antenna device substrate of the present invention and a circuit formed in the circuit mounting portion, a high gain can be obtained in free space or the like by an L-shaped antenna pattern. An omnidirectional antenna characteristic can be obtained.

An antenna device according to an eighth aspect includes the antenna device substrate according to the present invention, a circuit formed in the circuit mounting portion, and a passive component that connects the main element and the directional element. It is characterized by.
In this antenna apparatus, since the main element and the directional element are connected by passive components, directional antenna characteristics can be obtained by the U-shaped or C-shaped antenna pattern and the directivity adjusting antenna.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an antenna device comprising: the antenna device substrate according to the second aspect; a circuit formed in the circuit mounting portion; and a passive component that connects the main element and the loop element. It is characterized by having.
That is, in this antenna device, since the main element and the loop element are connected by passive components, an omnidirectional antenna characteristic in which deterioration is suppressed by the annular antenna pattern when the human body is worn can be obtained.

An antenna device according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is the antenna device substrate according to the third aspect of the present invention, a circuit formed in the circuit mounting portion, and a passive connecting the other end side of the main element and the loop element. And a passive component that connects the output suppression element to the loop element and the main element.
That is, in this antenna device, since the output suppression element is connected to the loop element and the main element by passive components, an omnidirectional antenna characteristic in which output is suppressed by a small annular antenna pattern can be obtained.

The present invention has the following effects.
According to the antenna device substrate and the antenna device including the antenna device of the present invention, the antenna element includes an L-shaped main element having one end connected to the power feeding unit, and a passive component on the other end of the main element. Since one end is arranged close to each other so as to be connectable and has an L-shaped or C-shaped directional element that becomes U-shaped or C-shaped as a whole when connected to the main element, It is possible to flexibly improve the antenna characteristics with respect to the influence of the usage environment with or without mounting, and it is not necessary to prepare a plurality of substrates according to the environment, and the component cost can be greatly reduced.
Accordingly, since the antenna device substrate and the antenna device including the antenna device substrate according to the present invention can easily cope with various installation locations, the wireless communication system such as an in-vehicle system that has different installation locations depending on the vehicle type, particularly the antenna device in the keyless operation system. It is suitable for.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an antenna device substrate in the antenna device substrate and the antenna device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In 1st Embodiment, it is a back view which shows the board | substrate for antenna devices. In 1st Embodiment, it is a figure which shows the equivalent circuit of an antenna device. It is a top view which shows the antenna apparatus set to the omnidirectional antenna characteristic (a) for human body deterioration suppression, and the directional antenna characteristic (b) for free space high gain in 1st Embodiment. In 1st Embodiment, it is a top view which shows the antenna apparatus set to the normal directional antenna characteristic (a) and the directional antenna characteristic (b) for output suppression. FIG. 6 is a plan view and a back view showing the antenna device substrate in the antenna device substrate and the antenna device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a graph showing a radiation pattern of an antenna device set to omnidirectional antenna characteristics for suppressing human body deterioration in an antenna device substrate and an antenna device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this example, it is a graph which shows the radiation pattern of the antenna apparatus set to the directional antenna characteristic for free space high gain. In the present Example, it is a graph which shows the radiation pattern of the antenna apparatus set to the normal directional antenna characteristic. In a present Example, it is a graph which shows the radiation pattern of the antenna apparatus set to the directional antenna characteristic for output suppression.

  Hereinafter, a substrate for an antenna device according to a first embodiment of the present invention and an antenna device including the same will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

  The antenna device substrate 1 according to the present embodiment is employed in, for example, a wireless communication system mounted on an automobile or the like, in particular, a keyless operation system. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. A substrate body 3 to be formed, an antenna element 4 patterned on a surface of the substrate body 3 with a metal foil such as a copper foil, and connected to the power feeding unit 2; a power feeding unit 2 and an antenna element 4 formed on the substrate body 3; And a circuit mounting portion 7 which is formed on the substrate body 3 and connected to the power feeding portion 2 and which serves as a ground plane.

  Note that the keyless operation system is a keyless operation key that is installed on the main body of the car and the key when the driver or other person is carrying a key with a wireless communication function and approaches the wireless operating range. By collating the ID code with the receiving antenna device by wireless communication, locking / unlocking operation (so-called keyless entry system) of the door and tailgate of an automobile, engine starting operation, and the like become possible. System.

The board body 3 is a general printed board, and in this embodiment, a printed board body made of a rectangular glass epoxy resin or the like is employed.
As shown in FIG. 3, the matching circuit unit 5 is a circuit that matches the reactance between the antenna element 4 and the circuit 6 connected to the power feeding unit 2, and is a circuit mounting unit 7 that is a ground plane. The first passive component 8a is connected to the first passive component 8a, and the second passive component 8b is connected to the first passive component 8a and the power feeding unit 2.

  The antenna element 4 has an L-shaped main element 9 connected at one end to the power feeding unit 2 and arranged along the side of the substrate body 3, and the other end of the main element 9 via a ninth passive component 8 i. Connected to the other end of the main element 9 via an eighth passive component 8h, one end of the main element 9 being connected to the main element 9 and the L-shaped directional element 10 being U-shaped as a whole. One end of the main element 9 is arranged close to the other, and the other end is arranged close to one end of the main element 9 so as to be connectable via the third passive component 8c, and forms an annular portion when connected to the main element 9. Loop element 11. In addition, the code | symbol of the passive component corresponding also to the location (gap) where each passive component is mounted in the figure is attached | subjected.

  That is, when the main element 9 and the directional element 10 along the outer periphery of the substrate body 3 are connected to each other, a U-shaped pattern antenna along the three sides of the substrate body 3 is formed. Further, when the L-shaped main element 9 and the loop element 11 facing each other are connected, a pattern antenna having a rectangular frame shape with a rectangular front end is formed.

  The antenna element 4 has one end arranged close to the loop element 11 via the seventh moving part 8g and close to the main element 9 via the sixth passive part 8f. The output suppressing element 12 is arranged and forms a small annular portion smaller than the annular portion when connected to the loop element 11 and the main element 9.

A fourth passive component 8d is connected to the middle of the main element 9.
Further, a fifth passive component 8e is connected to the middle of the loop element 11.
A directivity adjusting element 13 extending between the directivity element 10 and the main element 9 is connected to the circuit mounting portion 7.

On the back surface of the substrate body 3, an output adjustment element 14 is formed which is arranged inside an annular portion composed of the antenna element 4 and the loop element 11 and connected to the ground. That is, the output adjustment element 14 is provided in the open loop of the main element 9.
Note that the circuit 6 formed in the circuit mounting unit 7 is a wireless communication circuit or the like.
For example, an inductor, a capacitor, or a resistor is used for the first passive component 8a to the ninth passive component 8i.

The distance D1 between the circuit mounting portion 7 and the directivity element 10 is set to be longer than the distance D2 between the directivity adjustment element 13 and the directivity element 10. Further, the distance D3 between the directivity adjusting element 13 and the end of the substrate body 3 on the circuit mounting portion 7 side is set as large as possible.
That is, the space between the circuit mounting portion 7 and the directional element 10 is set as wide as possible.
Further, the distance D2 and the distance D3 vary depending on the frequency to be used, and are set with respect to an integral number of wavelengths, and preferably about a quarter of the wavelength.
Note that the length and width of each of the above elements increases the stability of the antenna characteristics by increasing the length and width. However, the length between the circuit mounting portion 7 and the directional element 10 is appropriately determined in consideration of the space. Is set.

  Next, an aspect of the antenna device using the antenna device substrate 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

For example, the antenna device ANT # 01 connects the antenna device substrate 1, the circuit 6 formed in the circuit mounting portion 7, the main element 9, and the loop element 11 as shown in FIG. And a third passive component 8c and an eighth passive component 8h.
That is, in this antenna device ANT # 01, the main element 9 and the loop element 11 are connected by the third passive component 8c and the eighth passive component 8h, so that the omnidirectional antenna characteristic is obtained by the annular antenna pattern. can get. In FIGS. 4 and 5, the portion that becomes the antenna element 4 is hatched.

Further, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 4B, the antenna device ANT # 02 includes the antenna device substrate 1 and a circuit 6 formed in the circuit mounting portion 7.
That is, this antenna device ANT # 02 includes the antenna device substrate 1 and the circuit 6 formed in the circuit mounting portion 7, and the main element 9 and other elements are not connected by passive components. As a result, omnidirectional antenna characteristics can be obtained in which a high gain can be obtained in free space or the like due to the L-shaped antenna pattern.

  As described above, the antenna element 4 includes the L-shaped loop element 11 that forms an annular portion when connected to the main element 9 via the third passive component 8c and the eighth passive component 8h. By arbitrarily selecting whether or not the passive component 8c and the eighth passive component 8h are connected, an antenna characteristic that can obtain a high gain in free space and an antenna characteristic that can suppress deterioration when worn by a human body are arbitrarily switched and set. Is possible.

  That is, when high gain is required in free space, the third passive component 8c and the eighth passive component 8h are not connected, and only the main element 9 is connected to the power feeding unit 2, thereby achieving high gain. Is obtained. When antenna characteristics corresponding to the human body are required, the third passive component 8c and the eighth passive component 8h are connected, and the annular element formed by the main element 9 and the loop element 11 is connected to the tip side of the antenna element. With this configuration, it is possible to suppress a change in high-frequency current and impedance between the antenna element, the GND surface, and the peripheral pattern, and it is possible to suppress deterioration even in a human body wearing state.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the antenna device ANT # 03 includes an antenna device substrate 1, a circuit 6 such as a communication circuit formed in the circuit mounting portion 7, a main element 9, and a directivity element. And a ninth passive component 8 i for connecting the
That is, in this antenna device ANT # 03, since the main element 9 and the directional element 10 are connected by the ninth passive component 8i, the directional antenna characteristic is achieved by the U-shaped antenna pattern and the directional adjustment element 13. Can be obtained.

  As described above, in the antenna device substrate 1 of the present embodiment, the antenna element 4 includes the L-shaped main element 9 having one end connected to the power feeding unit 2, and the ninth passive component 8 i at the other end of the main element 9. And the L-shaped directional element 10 which is U-shaped when connected to the main element 9 as a whole, so that the ninth passive component 8i can be connected. By arbitrarily selecting the presence or absence of connection, it is possible to arbitrarily switch and set the antenna characteristics between omnidirectionality and directivity.

  That is, when omnidirectional antenna characteristics are required, the ninth passive component 8i is not connected, and only the main element 9 is connected to the power feeding section, as shown in FIG. Such an omnidirectional antenna device ANT # 02 can be obtained. When directivity antenna characteristics are required, the ninth passive component 8i is connected, and the antenna elements connected to the power feeding unit 2 are the main element 9 and the element 10, and the directivity element 10 and the main element 9 The directivity adjustment element 13 is used to adjust the flow of the high-frequency current between the antenna element, the GND surface, and the peripheral pattern, and the directivity pattern is formed, and the directivity as shown in FIG. Antenna device ANT # 03 can be obtained. The directivity adjusting element 13 also has an effect of suppressing unnecessary radiation due to interference with the directivity element 10.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, the antenna device ANT # 04 includes the antenna device substrate 1, the circuit 6 formed in the circuit mounting portion 7, the other end side of the main element 9, and the loop element. And an eighth passive component 8h for connecting the output suppression element 12 to the loop element 11 and the main element 9, and a seventh passive component 8g.
That is, in this antenna device ANT # 04, since the output suppression element 12 is connected to the loop element 11 and the main element 9 by the sixth passive component 8f and the seventh passive component 8g, output is performed by a small annular antenna pattern. An omnidirectional antenna characteristic with suppressed is obtained.

  As described above, since the output suppressing element 12 that forms a small annular portion smaller than the annular portion when connected to the loop element 11 and the main element 9 is provided, whether or not the sixth passive component 8f and the seventh passive component 8g are connected. By selecting arbitrarily, it is possible to select a large annular portion and a small annular portion, and it is possible to arbitrarily switch between a high output and a low output while maintaining omnidirectionality.

  Therefore, the antenna device ANT # 01 to ANT # 04 are configured by using the antenna device substrate 1 and switching the antennas depending on whether or not each passive component is mounted and connected, so that the antenna can be flexibly adapted to the influence of the use environment. The characteristics can be improved, and it is not necessary to prepare a plurality of substrates according to the environment, and the component cost can be greatly reduced.

Further, since the output adjustment element 14 disposed on the inner side of the antenna element 4 and connected to the ground is provided on the back surface of the substrate body 3, the stability of the ground (GND) increases, and the antenna element 4 and the circuit 6 The coupling between the two is reduced, and the output level can be adjusted. Note that when output adjustment is performed by the output adjustment element 14, trimming may be performed as much as necessary. In that case, the antenna gain is also improved according to the trimming.
In addition, since the distance D1 between the circuit mounting portion 7 and the directional element 10 is set to be longer than the distance D2 between the directional adjustment element 13 and the directional element 10, the ground plane becomes far from the directional element 10, A high gain can be obtained.

  Next, a second embodiment of the antenna device substrate and the antenna device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. Note that, in the following description of the embodiment, the same components described in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

The difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that, in the first embodiment, the directivity adjusting element 13 is formed only on the surface of the substrate body 3, but the antenna device substrate 21 of the second embodiment. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the directivity adjusting elements 23 are formed on the front surface and the back surface of the substrate body 3 and are electrically connected to each other through a plurality of through holes H.
That is, in the antenna device substrate 21 of the second embodiment, the directivity adjusting elements 23 are respectively formed on the front surface and the back surface of the substrate body 3 and are electrically connected to each other through the through holes H. With the directivity adjusting element 23 formed in the above, high stability and reliability can be obtained. It is desirable that the number of through holes H is large.

  Next, the result of measuring the radiation pattern in the example in which the antenna device substrate of the first embodiment and the antenna device provided with the antenna device are actually manufactured will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In addition, in each Example, it shows in the following Table 1 about the presence or absence and kind of passive component each switched and mounted. In this table, those with an inductor mounted as a passive component are indicated as (L), those with a capacitor are indicated as (C), and those with a resistor are indicated as (R). The resistors mounted as the ninth passive component and the tenth passive component are close to 0Ω, and are mainly mounted for conduction between elements.

First, the result of measuring the radiation pattern in the antenna device ANT # 01 shown in FIG. 4A is shown in FIG. As can be seen from this result, an omnidirectional antenna characteristic is obtained.
Moreover, the result of having measured the radiation pattern in antenna device ANT # 02 shown in FIG.4 (b) is shown in FIG. As can be seen from this result, antenna characteristics that are omnidirectional and have higher gain than the antenna device ANT # 01 are obtained.

Moreover, the result of having measured the radiation pattern in antenna device ANT # 03 shown to (a) of FIG. 5 is shown in FIG. As can be seen from this result, an antenna characteristic having directivity in which only the directivity on the directivity element side is improved is obtained.
Furthermore, the result of having measured the radiation pattern in antenna device ANT # 04 shown in FIG.5 (b) is shown in FIG. As can be seen from this result, an antenna characteristic that is omnidirectional and whose output is suppressed more than that of the antenna device ANT # 01 is obtained.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to said each embodiment, A various change can be added in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention.

For example, each of the above embodiments has an L-shaped directional element that is U-shaped as a whole when connected to the main element. However, the L-shaped directional element that is generally C-shaped when connected to the main element or You may have a U-shaped directivity element. In other words, the main element and the directional element are connected to each other, and may have a shape having an open portion such as a U shape or a C shape as a whole and not a ring shape.
Note that the “L-shaped” shape is not limited to a shape formed by a straight line, and includes a shape formed by a curved line. In addition, each side constituting the “L-shape” may be composed of sides having the same length as each other, or may be composed of sides having different lengths. Furthermore, the “L-shaped” corner may be an angled shape or an R (curvature) shape.
On the other hand, the shapes of the “U-shape” and “C-shape” may be shapes in which the lengths of the upper and lower sides or the left and right sides are different, and may not be symmetrical.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,21 ... Antenna device board | substrate, 2 ... Feeding part, 3 ... Board | substrate body, 4 ... Antenna element, 5 ... Matching circuit part, 7 ... Circuit mounting part, 8a-8i ... 1st passive component-9th passive component, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 9 ... Main element, 10 ... Directional element, 11 ... Loop element, 12 ... Output suppression element, 13, 23 ... Directivity adjustment element, 14 ... Output adjustment element, ANT # 01 to ANT # 04 ... Antenna device, D1: Distance between the circuit mounting portion and the directional element, D2: Distance between the directivity adjusting element and the directional element, H: Through hole

Claims (10)

A substrate body provided with a power feeding unit;
An antenna element that is patterned with a metal foil on the surface of the substrate body and connected to the feeding portion;
A matching circuit unit formed on the substrate body and connected to the power feeding unit and the antenna element;
A circuit mounting portion that is formed on the substrate body and connected to the power feeding portion and that serves as a ground plane; and
One end of the antenna element is connected to the power feeding portion and an L-shaped main element;
An L-shaped directional element that is arranged close to the other end of the main element so as to be connectable via a passive component and that is U-shaped or C-shaped as a whole when connected to the main element; Have
A substrate for an antenna device, wherein a directivity adjustment element extending between the directivity element and the main element is connected to the circuit mounting portion. The antenna device substrate according to claim 1,
The antenna element is arranged close to one end so that it can be connected to the other end of the main element via a passive component, and the other end is arranged close to be connectable via a passive component near one end of the main element, An antenna device substrate comprising an L-shaped loop element that forms an annular portion when connected to the main element. The antenna device substrate according to claim 2,
One end of the antenna element is disposed close to the loop element so as to be connectable via a passive component, and the other end is disposed close to the main element via a passive component, the loop element and A substrate for an antenna device, comprising: an output suppressing element that forms a small annular portion smaller than the annular portion when connected to the main element. The antenna device substrate according to claim 2 or 3,
A substrate for an antenna device, comprising: an output adjustment element disposed on an inner surface of the annular portion and connected to a ground on a back surface of the substrate body. In the antenna device substrate according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A substrate for an antenna device, wherein the directivity adjusting elements are respectively formed on a front surface and a back surface of the substrate body and are electrically connected to each other through a through hole. In the antenna device substrate according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The antenna device substrate, wherein a distance between the circuit mounting portion and the directivity element is set longer than a distance between the directivity adjustment element and the directivity element. A substrate for an antenna device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
An antenna device comprising: a circuit formed in the circuit mounting portion. A substrate for an antenna device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A circuit formed in the circuit mounting portion;
An antenna device comprising: a passive component that connects the main element and the directional element. The antenna device substrate according to claim 2;
A circuit formed in the circuit mounting portion;
An antenna device comprising: a passive component that connects the main element and the loop element. A substrate for an antenna device according to claim 3,
A circuit formed in the circuit mounting portion;
A passive component that connects the other end of the main element and the loop element;
An antenna device comprising: the loop element; and a passive component that connects the output suppression element to the main element.