Title of Invention

ANTENNA FOR PORTABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUSES

Abstract

1. An antenna for portable wireless communication apparatuses, comprising: 5 a linear radiator; and an antenna element, provided on its outer surface with a conductor having one or more openings and on an outer portion of an interior of the conductor with a dielectric material, and connected in parallel with the linear radiator in an insulated state, thereby radiating electromagnetic waves and at the same time being capable of adjusting the radiated amount and direction 01 the electromagnetic waves,

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FORM 2 THE PATENTS ACT, 1970 (39 of 1970) COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (See Section 10, rule 13) ANTENNA FOR PORTABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUSES E.M.W. ANTENNA CO., LTD. of 137-1, OJEON-DONG, UIWANG-SI, 43 7-819 GYEONGGI-DO, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KOREAN Company The following specification particularly describes the nature of the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed : - WO 03/003511 1 PCT/KR02/01228 .ANTENNA FOR PORTABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUSES BACKGROUND OP THE INVENTION 5 Field of tha Invention The present invention relates generally to an antenna for portable 'wireless communication apparatuses, and more particularly to an improved antenna for the prevention of harm to users by electromagnetic waves generated by 10 portable wireless communication apparatuses. Description of the Prior Art Today, mobile phones and other wireless apparatuses have been widely used due to the development of the 15 communication service, and such communication apparatuses can. be used everywhere by means of wireless communication technology. In general, communication can mainly be- classified into wire communication and wireless communication. In the 20 case of wireless communication, there are needed a transmitter for transmitting electromagnetic waves, an antenna for receiving the electromagnetic waves transmitted from the transmitter, and a receiver for receiving the electromagnetic waves from the antenna. 25 The transmitter-receiver and the antenna are installed on the body of the communication apparatus. Since these devices, such as the transmitter-receiver and the antenna, have become . smaller and lighter, the communication apparatuses including these device have been miniaturized. 30 The antenna can be classified according to the WO 03/003511 2 PCT/KR02/0 m» operation method of a linear radiator/and a helical antenna J part in which the radiating directions of the electromagnetic waves are non-directional. That is, the antennas are mainly classified into three types, that is, a 5 retractable type, a fixed type and a top mounted-helical type. In the retractable __type_ of_ antenna, the helical antenna part 100 is fixed to the housing and the linear radiator 200 can move up and down in the helical antenna part 100, as shown in Fig, 10a. In the fixed type of 10 antenna, both helical antenna part 100 and linear radiator 200 are fixed to the housing, as shown in Fig, 10b. In the top \mount-helical type of antenna, the helical antenna part 100 is installed on top of the linear radiator 200, as shown in Fig. 10c. 15 As described above,, if the helical antenna part in which the radiating directions of electromagnetic waves art? non-directional is used, the antenna has direct harmful effects on the ' user of the wireless communication apparatuses.. The electromagnetic waves of the antenna 20 include direct waves, reflected waves and diffracted waves. All these waves do harm to people, and above all the direct waves are the most harmful. A conventional electromagnetic waves intercepting system encloses a circuit substrate mounted in the 25 communication apparatus so as' to prevent the electromagnetic waves from leaking to the outside. This conventional electromagnetic waves intercepting system has a problem in that the electromagnetic waves leak to the outside through an antenna connecting hole which is formed 30 in the electromagnetic waves intercepting system- WO 03/003511 PCT/KR02/01228 3 That is, this conventional electromagnetic waves intercepting system includes the hole in which the antennal connector is installed so as to ground the antenna exposed, to the outside on the circuit substrate of the 5 communication apparatuses. v When the antenna connector isi connected to the hole, the hole is not completely sealed due to the tolerance of the hole. According to another conventional method for intercepting electromagnetic waves, a filter material for 10 intercepting the electromagnetic waves is coated onto the inside of the casing so as to intercept the electromagnetic waves. However, since, the conventional wireless antenna is positioned on the upper side of the casing of the 15 communication apparatuses and is pulled from a guide protrusion to make. a phone call, the/electromagnetic waves radiated when using 'the communication apparatuses are directly transmitted to the head of the user. Thus, the health-of the user becomes worse' because the direct waves, 20 the reflected waves and the diffracted waves have a direct negative influence upon the head of the user. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 25 . Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring' in tne prior art, and an object of the present invention is. to provide an antenna for portable wireless communication apparatuses, which i* comprised of an ■ antenna element for providing 30 electromagnetic waves directions! properties. replacing the 4 WO 03/003511 PCI/KR02/0127.8 conventional helical antenna part for generating non-directional electromagnetic waves, and a linear radiator supplied with power and connected in parallel with the antenna element, thereby preventing the electromagnetic 5 waves generated by portable wireless communication apparatuses' from doing harm to people, and increasing the efficiency of the antenna. In order to accomplish the above object, there is provided an antenna' for portable, wireless communication 10 apparatuses including an antenna element, which is provided on its outer, surface, with a conductor^ on which a plurality of openings are formed provided on the inner portion of the conduction with a dielectric material and connected in parallel with a linear radiator in an insulated state, 15 thereby radiating electromagnetic waves, and at the same, time being, capable of. adjusting the radiated amount and direction of the electromagnetic waves BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 20 The Above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: 25 fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an antenna element of the present invention; fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the antenna element of Fig. 1/ Fig, 3 is a perspective view showing, the installation 30 of the antenna element; 5 WO 03/003511 5 PCT/KR02/01228 Fig. 4a is a cross section showing a powered linear radiator retracted into the housing through the antenna element; Fig. 4b is a cross section showing the powered linear 5 radiator extended from the housing through the antenna element; . Figs. 5a to 5e are perspective views showing the variations of the antenna element; Fig. 6 is a view showing an example of the radiating 10 directions of electromagnetic waves of the antenna with the antenna element of the present invention; ' Figs. 7a and 7b are views showing/two openings having different areas; Figs. 7c and 7d are views showing the directional 15 characteristics of two openings having different areas, i shown in Figs 7a and 7b; Figs. '8a and 6b are views showing the openings equal to each other in length and width but different from each other in form; 20 Figs. 8c and 8d ' are views showing the directional characteristics of the openings having different shapes, shown in Figs 8a and 8b; Figs. 8e and 8f are graphs showing the band widths of the openings having different shapes, shown in Figs 8a and 25 8b; Figs. 9a and 9b are views showing the openings similar to each other . in form and different from, each other in number and area; Figs. 9c and 9d are views showing the directional 30 characteristics of the openings shown in Figs. 9a and 9b; 6 \V0 03/003511 6 PCT/KR02/01228 and Figs. 10a to 10c are views showing three kinds of antennas classified according to the structure of the antenna. 5 DESCRIPTION OP THE PREFERRED 'EMBODIMENTS Reference-'now should be made to the drawings, in which the same reference numerals are used throughout the 10 different drawings to designate the same or similar components. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, an antenna element 3 of the present invention is cylindrical-shaped and includes on its outer surface a conductor 32 in which a plurality of 15 openings 32a are formed at desired intervals. The outer portion of the interior of the conductor 32 is filled with a dielectric material 31. A hollow portion 31a surrounded with the dielectric material 31 includes a stepped portion 31b on the bottom portion thereof, with the stepped portion 20 31b being provided with a hole to supply a linear radiator 2 with power. The antenna element 3 is installed at the position where a helical antenna part is conventionally installed. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the linear radiator 2 25 includes the first radiator part 20 and the second radiator part 22 linked together in a row in a capacitive connecting manner. The first radiator part 20 is relatively short in length and inserted into the antenna element 3 longitudinally. The first radiator' part 20 consists of a 30 dielectric cap 20b on its top portion, a power supply 7 WO 03/003511 7 PCT/KR02/01228 terminal 20a on its bottom portion and a rod 21 connecting the dielectric cap 20b with the power supply terminal 20a, with the rod 21 being made of a conductive material. The second radiator part 22 is longer than the first radiator 5 part 20. This second radiator part 22 consists of a rod 23 covered with a dielectric material 24 and the power supply terminal 22a. The rod 23 is a conductor as a rod 21 of the first radiator part 20, and is aligned with the rod 21. Although in this embodiment there is employed the 10 linear radiator 2 consisting of a plurality of rods, there can be employed a linear radiator 2 in which a plurality of rods are integrated into a single body. In the meantime, the linear radiator 2 and the antenna element 3 are fixedly attached to the housing while the linear radiator 2 can be 15 inserted into the antenna element 3, or the antenna element 3 can be fixedly attached to the upper portion of the linear radiator 2. In this present embodiment, the dielectric material 31 is surrounded with the conductor 32. Preferably, the 20 dielectric material 31 can be plated with metal or coated with a printed circuit substrate in place of the conductor 32, thereby being capable of reducing the weight and size of the antenna, being convenient to manufacture and reducing the manufacturing cost of the antenna. 25 The openings 32a may be rectangular-shaped, as shown in Fig. 1. However, the openings 32a having one of the elongated-shape and triangular-shape may be formed at desired intervals around the antenna element 3, as shown in Figs. 5a and 5b. Also, each opening 32a may be divided 30 into a plurality of parts each having one of elongated, 8 WO 03/003511 PCT/KR02/01228 8 rectangular or triangular-shape, with a plurality of openings 32a being formed around the antenna element 3 at desired intervals, as shown in Fig. 5c. . The openings 32a may be butterfly-shaped,- as shown in 5 Fig. 5e, and may have two or more different shapes regularly spaced apart from each other, as shown in Fig. 5d, In this way, the openings 32a can be varied in form so as to adjust the electrical characteristics of the antenna. The operation and effect of the antenna of the present 10 invention will be described with reference to the retractable-,type antenna shown in Figs. 4a and 4b. 'The operation of the antenna of the present invention is described in the following when the linear radiator 2 moves up and down in the antenna element 3, a principal 15 element of the present invention, When the linear radiator is retracted (refer to Fig. 4a) When the linear radiator 2 passing through the antenna 20 element 3 fixed to the housing is retracted into the housing, the linear radiator 2 is inserted into the housing and is extended through the antenna element 3. At this time, the first radiator part 20 is supplied with power and resonated- with the antenna element 3. i 25 Specifically,' the power supply terminal 20a formed on the bottom of the rod 21 of the first radiator part 20 is inserted into the hole of. the stepped portion 31b to be supplied with power through the supply power terminals 20a, 22a of the linear radiator 2. Thus the first radiator part 30 20 is electrified and resonated. In this case, the WO 03/003511 9 PCT/KR02/0I228 radiated electromagnetic waves have directional properties by means of the openings 32a formed on/*the conductor 32, as shown in Fig, 6. 5 - When the linear radiator is extended (refer to Fig. When the linear radiator 2 is extended out of the housing, the first radiator part 20 is separated from the antenna element 3, and at the same time the rod 23 covered 10 with the dielectric material 24 of the second radiator part 22, which is. connected with the first radiator part 20 In a capacitive coupling manner, is partially vertically extended from the antenna element 3 through the hollow portion 31a of the antenna element 3. 15 At this time, the power supply terminal 22a formed on the bottom of the rod 23 of the second radiator part 22 is inserted into the hole of the stepped portion 31b to be supplied with power through the supply power terminals 20a, 22a of the linear radiator 2. Thus the second radiator 20 part 22 is electrified and resonated. In this caser the radiated electromagnetic waves have directional properties by means of the openings 32a formed on the conductor 32, as shown in Fig. 6.' Therefore, . the linear radiator 2 is always grounded 25 with the stepped portion 31b of the dielectric material 31 through the power supply terminals 20a and 22a of the first and second radiator parts 20 and 22 passing through the stepped portion 31b of the dielectric material 31, when retracted and extended. Though the stepped portion 31b of 10 the dielectric material 31 is grounded with the power 10 WO 03/003511 10 PCT/KR02./0i228 supply terminals 20a and 22a of the linear radiator 2r there is not a power supply point between the antenna element 3 and the linear radiator 2, that is, power is not supplied between the antenna element 3 and the linear 5 radiator 2. When the radiated electromagnetic waves have directional properties as shown in Fig. 6, the width W of the beam can- be adjusted by the area, shape, position and number of the openings 32a. 10 The relation between the adjustment of the width W of the beam and the gain due to its adjustment is described in the following. Ks shown in Figs. 7a and 7b, two openings 32a are' equal to each other in terms of the shape and position but different from each other in terms of area. 15 That is, when the length of the opening 32a is represented by S and its width is represented by L, the lengths SI and. S2 of two openings 32a are equal to each other and the width LI of one opening 32a shown in Fig. 7a is longer than L2 of the other opening 32a shown in Fig. 7b, the width W 20 of the beam gets smaller, as the area of the opening 32a gets larger, as shown in Figs. 7c and 7d, thereby allowing the electromagnetic waves to have directional properties. The case where the openings 32a ax-e equal to each other in terms of area and position but different from each 25 other in terms of shape, will be described in the following with reference to Figs. Sa and 8b. When the height of the opening 32a is represented by H and its width is represented by P, the height HI of the opening 32a of Fig. 8a is equal to the. height H2 of the opening Fig. 8b and 30 further the width PI of the opening of Fig. 8a is equal, to 11 WO 03/0035H PCT/KR02/01228 11 the width P2 of the opening Fig. 8b, the shape of the beam of the rectangular opening of Fig. 8a is shown in Fig. 8c and the shape of the beam of the triangular opening of Fig, 8b is shown in Fig, 8d. 5 As shown in Figs. 8c and 8d, the widths W of the beams are equal or similar to each other on the x-y line, whereas the shapes thereof are different from-to each other on the x-z line. In this manner, the shape of the beam can be varied. The width of the band is narrow when the opening 10 32a is rectangular in shape, as shown in Fig. 8e, whereas the width of the band is wide when the opening 32a is triangular in shape as shown in Fig. 8f. Accordingly the •width of the band can be adjusted, and thus problems due to polarized wave synchronization and the reflected waves of 15 the antenna can be solved. By . changing the position of the opening 32a, the radiating direction of the beam can be adjusted in the desired direction. For example, in the case where the electromagnetic waves are non-directional, the .20 electromagnetic waves are transmitted to the user of the wireless communication apparatuses, even though the upper portion of the antenna is modified. However, when the direction of the electromagnetic waves are changed by, moving the passive antenna or the openings 32a according to 25 the present invention, the direction of the radiation of the electromagnetic waves transmitted to the user of the wireless communication apparatuses can be changed and/or adjusted. The shape of the beam according to the number of 30 openings 32a is illustrated in Figs. 9a to 9d. Taking the 12 WO 03/003511 12 PCT/KR02/0122S rectangular opening 32a as an example, when the length of the opening 32a is represented by S and the width thereof is represented by L, the S3 of Fig. 9a- is equal to the S4 of Fig. 9b, and L3 of Fig. 9a is longer than L4 of Fig. 9b. 5 As shown in Fig. 9a, the adjustment of the width W of the beam with one wider opening 32a is restricted within a limited range. On the contrary, when the width W of the beam is adjusted with divided openings 32a having the width-L4 respectively, as shown in Fig. 9b, the width W of the 10 beam can be adjusted to be narrower than that when using one wider opening 32a. The butterfly-shaped opening 32a of Fig. $e is an example to which this principle is applied, Since the gain and the radiating characteristics of the antenna are varied depending on the shape, area, 15 position and number of the openings 32a, the radiating direction and radiating amount of the electromagnetic waves are adjusted by varying the shape, area, position and number of the openings 32a. : In the present embodiment, the antenna element 3 is 20 fixed to the housing and the radiator 2 moves up and down , through the antenna element 3 to be resonated, thereby adjusting the radiating direction and radiating amount of the electromagnetic waves. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment and can/be widely applied 25 to the various antennas for the// portable wireless communication apparatuses. For example, in the antenna structure where the helical antenna part is installed as shown in Figs. 10a to 10c, when the antenna element is used in place of the helical antenna part, the antenna has 30 directional properties. 13 WO 03/003511 PCT/KR02/01228 13 Further/ for the antenna structure in which the antenna element 3 and the linear radiator 2 are fixedly attached to the housing in parallel and the structure in which the antenna element 3 is attached to the upper 5 portion of the linear radiator 2 moving up and down and is connected in parallel with the linear/ radiator 2, the antenna element 3 is resonated as described above, so the gain and radiating characteristics of the antenna are varied depending on the shape, area,, position and number of 10 the opening 32a, Therefore, the radiating direction and radiating amount of the electromagnetic waves can be adjusted by varying the shape, area, position and number of the openings 32a. As described above, the present invention is directed 15 to provide an antenna for portable wireless communication apparatuses, which is comprised of an antenna element for providing electromagnetic waves with directional properties in place of the conventional helical antenna" part for generating non-directional electromagnetic waves, and a 20 linear radiator supplied with power and connected in parallel with the antenna element, thereby preventing the electromagnetic waves generated by portable wireless communication apparatuses from doing harm to users, and increasing the efficiency of the antenna. 25 Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from, the scope and spirit of the 30 invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. 14 14 WE CLAIMS : WHAT IS CLAIMED IS: 1. An antenna for portable wireless communication apparatuses, comprising: 5 : a linear radiator; and an antenna element, provided on its outer surface with a conductor having one or more openings and on an outer portion of an interior of the conductor with a dielectric material, and connected in parallel with the linear 10 radiator in an insulated state, thereby radiating .electromagnetic waves and at the same time being capable of adjusting the radiated amount and direction of the electromagnetic waves. 15 2. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein said linear radiator is inserted, into said antenna element while both the linear radiator and the antenna element are fixedly attached to the housing. 20" . .3. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein said linear radiator is on its upper portion connected in parallel with the antenna element. 4. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein said 25 openings are each formed in one of an elongated shape, a rectangular shape and a triangular shape. 5. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein said openings each have a butterfly shape. 30 6, The antenna according to claim 1, wherein said 15 WO 03/003511 PCT/KR02/01228 15 openings are two or more openings equal to each other in form and size and positioned on a circumferential .surface of the conductor at desired intervals. 5 7. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein said openings are two or more openings, equal to each other in size, different from each other in form and positioned on a circumferential surface of the conductor at desired intervals. 10 8. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein said 't openings are two or more openings, equal to each other in form and different from each other in size and positioned on a , circumferential surface of the conductor at desired 15 intervals. 9. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein said openings are two or more openings, equal to each other in form and size, different from each other in position and 20 formed at desired intervals. 10. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein said openings are two or more openings, different from each other in form, size and position. 25 11. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein said dielectric material is plated on its outer surface with a conductive metal. 30 12. The antenna according . to claim 1, wherein said 16 WO 03/003511 16 PCT/KR02/0322 dielectric material is coated on its outer surface with 3 printed circuit substrate. Dated this 10th day of November, 2003

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