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JP2004228861A
JP2004228861A JP2003013543A JP2003013543A JP2004228861A JP 2004228861 A JP2004228861 A JP 2004228861A JP 2003013543 A JP2003013543 A JP 2003013543A JP 2003013543 A JP2003013543 A JP 2003013543A JP 2004228861 A JP2004228861 A JP 2004228861A
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Michiya Fujii
道也 藤井
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wireless LAN card capable of easily realizing the antenna structure of a diversity system while evading the thickening and enlargement of an antenna mechanism part. <P>SOLUTION: First and second antenna elements 13 and 14 which are a pair of conductor pattern antennas whose polarization axes are orthogonal to each other are disposed in an inversed chevron shape at one end part in a longitudinal direction on one surface of a dielectric substrate 12 and are connected to an antenna circuit 15 including a diversity reception circuit, and the trapezoidal part 16b and rectangular part 16c of a ground conductor 16 are extended between both antenna elements 13 and 14 on the other surface of the dielectric substrate 12. At the time, of the ground conductor 16, two sides 16f and 16g continued to both ends of a first hypotenuse 16d are set to roughly line symmetrical position relation with the first antenna element 13 as a center and two sides 16h and 16i continued to both ends of a second hypotenuse 16e are set to the roughly line symmetrical position relation with the second antenna element 14 as the center. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、アンテナを実装してパソコン等の電子機器に装填される無線LANカードに係り、特に、ダイバーシティアンテナを実装して受信感度を高めた無線LANカードのアンテナ構造に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
近年、有線ケ−ブルを使わずに、所定周波数帯域(例えば2.4GHz帯)の信号波の送受信で情報交換が行える無線LANが普及しつつある。パソコン等の電子機器を無線LANに対応させる際には、送受信機能を備えた無線LANカードを装填することが多い。かかる無線LANカードには、無線LANで使用される直線偏波の電波を送受信するためのアンテナや、送信回路、受信回路等が実装されている。
【0003】
ところで、屋内無線LANにおいては、信号波が床面や壁面などで反射されて多くの経路を経た波が合成されてしまうというマルチパスの影響が無視できず、マルチパスによる合成波の干渉を受けて受信強度に歪みが生じやすい。そのため、従来、無線LANカードに内蔵される誘電体基板上にアンテナ素子をパターニングしてなる導体パターンアンテナと、この誘電体基板上に搭載されて偏波軸が該基板に対し直交する小型薄型の誘電体アンテナとを備え、これら2種類のアンテナをダイバーシティ受信回路に接続するというダイバーシティ方式を採用した無線LANカードが提案されている(例えば、特許文献1参照)。
【0004】
かかるダイバーシティ方式のアンテナ構造においては、互いの偏波軸を直交させた導体パターンアンテナと誘電体アンテナという2種類のアンテナによって信号波を受信することができるので、受信された両信号波のうち受信強度の大きいほうを選択したり、あるいは両信号波を合成することによって、受信強度の歪みを軽減できて常に良好な受信感度が期待できる。
【0005】
【特許文献1】
特開2000−124735号公報(第3頁、図2)
【0006】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
ダイバーシティアンテナを実装している上述した従来の無線LANカードにおいて、誘電体基板上に搭載される誘電体アンテナは小型薄型ではあっても相応の厚みを有するため、外殻となるカードケース内には誘電体基板上に誘電体アンテナ用の広い収納スペースを確保しなければならない。そのため、かかる従来の無線LANカードはアンテナ機構部が不所望に厚くなってしまうという問題があった。
【0007】
そこで例えば、図4に示すように、カードケース1内の誘電体基板2上の長手方向一端部に、モノポールアンテナとして動作し互いの軸線方向を直交させた一対のアンテナ素子3,4をパターニングし、これら両アンテナ素子3,4をダイバーシティ受信回路を含むアンテナ回路5に接続することによって、無線LANカードのアンテナ機構部を厚くする必要のないダイバーシティ方式のアンテナ構造が考えられる。しかしながら、図4において、誘電体基板2にはアンテナ素子3,4のグラウンドとして動作する接地導体6が必要で、この接地導体6の輪郭には、アンテナ素子3の近傍でその軸線方向と略直交する横辺6aと、アンテナ素子4の近傍でその軸線方向と略直交する縦辺6bとが含まれていなければならないので、かかるアンテナ構造はスペースファクタが悪く、アンテナ機構部の面積が不所望に大きくなってしまうという問題が発生する。なお、無線LANカードのアンテナ機構部は、パソコン等の電子機器に該カードを装填したときに該電子機器の外部に突出する部分なので、アンテナ機構部の面積が大きくなると電子機器からの突出量が増えて邪魔になり、装填中の無線LANカードの破損事故も起こりやすくなる。
【0008】
本発明は、このような従来技術の実情に鑑みてなされたもので、その目的は、アンテナ機構部の厚型化や大型化を回避しつつダイバーシティ方式のアンテナ構造が容易に実現できる無線LANカードを提供することにある。
【0009】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上述した目的を達成するため、本発明の無線LANカードは、誘電体基板の表面の長手方向一端部にモノポールアンテナとして動作する第1のアンテナ素子および第2のアンテナ素子をパターン形成し、一方のアンテナ素子の軸線方向と他方のアンテナ素子の軸線方向とを略直交させると共に、これら両アンテナ素子の軸線方向を前記誘電体基板の長手方向に対して約45度傾ける配置となし、かつ、前記誘電体基板の表面に前記第1および第2のアンテナ素子のグラウンドとして動作する接地導体を設け、この接地導体のうち前記誘電体基板の長手方向一端部に位置する部分を、前記第1のアンテナ素子の近傍でその軸線方向と略直交する第1の斜辺と、前記第2のアンテナ素子の近傍でその軸線方向と略直交する第2の斜辺とに挟まれた、先窄まりな形状にした。
【0010】
このような構成の無線LANカードは、誘電体基板の長手方向一端部に、互いの偏波軸を略直交させた一対の導体パターンアンテナである第1および第2のアンテナ素子を逆ハ字形に配置させ、両アンテナ素子の間に接地導体の先窄まり形状部を配置させるというものなので、アンテナ性能を確保しつつスペースファクタを大幅に改善することができる。それゆえ、無線LANカードのアンテナ機構部を厚くしたり大面積化しなくても、ダイバーシティ方式のアンテナ構造が容易に実現できる。
【0011】
また、かかる構成において、前記接地導体が、前記第1の斜辺と前記第2の斜辺に挟まれた先窄まりな台形部と、この台形部の先端から前記誘電体基板の長手方向に沿って延出する方形部と、一辺端が前記誘電体基板の長手方向に対して略直交し該一辺端の略中央から前記台形部を突出させている幅広領域部とを備えている場合には、第1の斜辺の両端に連続する方形部および幅広領域部の各辺を第1のアンテナ素子を中心とする略線対称な位置関係に設定することができ、かつ第2の斜辺の両端に連続する方形部および幅広領域部の各辺を第2のアンテナ素子を中心とする略線対称な位置関係に設定することができると共に、誘電体基板の長手方向一端部における接地導体の面積も広くなる。したがって、各アンテナ素子の放射パターンに歪みが生じにくくなって利得も向上させやすくなる。
【0012】
また、かかる構成において、前記第1および第2のアンテナ素子を前記誘電体基板の片面に設け、前記接地導体を該誘電体基板の他面に設けておけば、誘電体基板の同一面に各アンテナ素子およびアンテナ回路を配設することができるので、構造が簡素化できて好ましい。
【0013】
また、かかる構成において、前記第1および第2のアンテナ素子がメアンダ形状の導体パターンからなる場合には、各アンテナ素子の軸線方向の長さ寸法を抑えつつ必要な電気長が確保できるようになるため、スペースファクタが一層向上して好ましい。
【0014】
また、かかる構成において、前記第1および第2のアンテナ素子の近傍に外部アンテナと接続可能なコネクタ部を設け、このコネクタ部をアンテナ回路に接続しておけば、第1および第2のアンテナ素子では十分な利得が得られない場合に外部アンテナが代替使用できるため、常に良好なアンテナ感度が期待できる無線LANカードとなる。
【0015】
【発明の実施の形態】
発明の実施の形態について図面を参照して説明すると、図1は本発明の実施形態例に係る無線LANカードのアンテナ構造を示す説明図、図2は図1における第1のアンテナ素子の放射パターンを示す特性図である。
【0016】
図1に示す無線LANカードにおいて、外殻となるカードケース11内に収納された誘電体基板12の片面には、モノポールアンテナとして動作する第1のアンテナ素子13および第2のアンテナ素子14と、図示せぬ回路パターンとが形成されていると共に、図示せぬ各種電子部品が実装されている。第1および第2のアンテナ素子13,14は、銅箔等をメアンダ形状にパターニングしてなる導体パターンアンテナであり、その軸線方向が偏波軸となる。これらのアンテナ素子13,14は、ダイバーシティ受信回路や送信回路等を含むアンテナ回路15に接続されている。また、第1および第2のアンテナ素子13,14の近傍には、外部アンテナと接続可能なコネクタ部17が設けてあり、このコネクタ部17もアンテナ回路15に接続されている。一方、誘電体基板12の他面には大部分の領域に、第1および第2のアンテナ素子13,14のグラウンドとして動作する接地導体16が形成されている。
【0017】
この無線LANカードのアンテナ機構部は、パソコン等の電子機器に該カードを装填したときに該電子機器の外部へ突出するように、カードケース11や誘電体基板12の長手方向一端部に集約されている。すなわち、誘電体基板12の長手方向一端部には、第1および第2のアンテナ素子13,14が互いの軸線方向を直交させた配置でパターニングされていると共に、接地導体16の幅広領域部16aから延出する台形部16bや方形部16cが第1および第2のアンテナ素子13,14の近傍にパターニングされている。ここで、第1および第2のアンテナ素子13,14の軸線方向は、誘電体基板12の長手方向に対して約45度傾けてある。また、接地導体16の先窄まりな台形部16bは第1の斜辺16dと第2の斜辺16eとに挟まれており、第1の斜辺16dは第1のアンテナ素子13の基端部と直交し、第2の斜辺16eは第2のアンテナ素子14の基端部と直交している。さらに、台形部16bの先端から誘電体基板12の長手方向に沿って延出する方形部16cの一辺16fと、幅広領域部16aの一辺16gとが、第1のアンテナ素子13を中心として略線対称な位置関係となるように設定してある。同様に、方形部16cの一辺16hと幅広領域部16aの一辺16iとが、第2のアンテナ素子14を中心として略線対称な位置関係となるように設定にしてある。なお、接地導体16の輪郭の一部である辺16gと辺16iはいずれも幅広領域部16aの一辺端に相当し、この一辺端の略中央から台形部16bを突出させている。
【0018】
上述した無線LANカードは、ダイバーシティ受信回路に接続された導体パターンアンテナであるアンテナ素子13,14が、互いの偏波軸を直交させた一対のモノポールアンテナとして動作し、各アンテナ素子13,14で受信された信号波のうち受信強度の大きいほうを選択したり、あるいは両信号波を合成することによって、受信強度の歪みを軽減できるようになっている。
【0019】
そして、本実施形態例においては、第1および第2のアンテナ素子13,14をメアンダ形状にパターニングすることによって、各アンテナ素子13,14に必要な電気長を確保しつつ、その軸線方向の長さ寸法を抑えてスペースファクタを向上させている。しかも、第1および第2のアンテナ素子13,14を逆ハ字形に配置して、両アンテナ素子13,14の間に接地導体16の台形部16bや方形部16cを配置させる構成にしてあるため、この無線LANカードのダイバーシティアンテナはスペースファクタが大幅に改善されており、アンテナ機構部を厚くしたり大面積化する必要がない。
【0020】
また、第1の斜辺16dの両端に連続する方形部16cおよび幅広領域部16aの各辺16f,16gが第1のアンテナ素子13を中心とする略線対称な位置関係に設定されており、かつ第2の斜辺16eの両端に連続する方形部16cおよび幅広領域部16aの各辺16h,16iが第2のアンテナ素子14を中心とする略線対称な位置関係に設定されていることから、この無線LANカードのダイバーシティアンテナは各アンテナ素子13,14の放射パターンに歪みが生じにくくなっている。例えば、第1のアンテナ素子13の軸線方向に直交する面内での放射パターンは、図2に示すようにほぼ理想に近い形状となる。なお、第2のアンテナ素子14の放射パターンが第1のアンテナ素子13と類似した形状になることは、その対称性から明らかである。また、誘電体基板12の長手方向一端部における接地導体16の面積が広くなっていることから、この無線LANカードのダイバーシティアンテナは高利得化が図りやすい。
【0021】
また、この無線LANカードでは、第1および第2のアンテナ素子13,14の近傍に設けたコネクタ部17がアンテナ回路15に接続してあることから、第1および第2のアンテナ素子13,14では十分な利得が得られない場合に、外部アンテナを代替使用することができる。それゆえ、この無線LANカードは常に良好なアンテナ感度が期待できる。
【0022】
なお、本実施形態例のように、各アンテナ素子13,14およびアンテナ回路15を誘電体基板12の同一面に配設する構成にしておけば、構造が簡素化できるため好ましいが、各アンテナ素子13,14と接地導体16を誘電体基板12の同一面に配設し、スルーホールを介して各アンテナ素子13,14に給電する構成にしてもよい。
【0023】
また、各アンテナ素子13,14はモノポールアンテナとして動作する形状にパターニングされていればよいので、メアンダ形状以外の適宜形状、例えば波形やジグザグ形等であってもよく、使用周波数帯域が極めて高い場合には一直線状の導体パターンであってもスペースファクタは損なわれない。
【0024】
図3は本発明の他の実施形態例に係る無線LANカードのアンテナ構造を示す説明図であり、図1に対応する部分には同一符号を付してある。
【0025】
図3に示す無線LANカードでは、誘電体基板12の長手方向一端部における接地導体16の形状が、第1の斜辺16dと第2の斜辺16eとに挟まれた略直角二等辺三角形に設定してある。この場合も、各斜辺16d,16eの近傍にそれぞれ、互いの軸線方向を直交させた第1のアンテナ素子13と第2のアンテナ素子14を配設して、これらのアンテナ素子13,14をアンテナ回路15に接続することにより、ダイバーシティアンテナを構成することができるので、スペースファクタが良好となり、無線LANカードのアンテナ機構部を厚くしたり大面積化する必要がなくなる。
【0026】
【発明の効果】
本発明は、以上説明したような形態で実施され、以下に記載されるような効果を奏する。
【0027】
誘電体基板の長手方向一端部に、互いの偏波軸を略直交させた一対の導体パターンアンテナである第1および第2のアンテナ素子を逆ハ字形に配置させ、両アンテナ素子の間に接地導体の先窄まり形状部を配置させるというものなので、無線LANカードのアンテナ機構部を厚くしたり大面積化しなくても、ダイバーシティ方式のアンテナ構造が容易に実現できる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の実施形態例に係る無線LANカードのアンテナ構造を示す説明図である。
【図2】図1における第1のアンテナ素子の放射パターンを示す特性図である。
【図3】本発明の他の実施形態例に係る無線LANカードのアンテナ構造を示す説明図である。
【図4】無線LANカードのダイバーシティアンテナのスペースファクタが悪い例を示す説明図である。
【符号の説明】
11 カードケース
12 誘電体基板
13 第1のアンテナ素子
14 第2のアンテナ素子
15 アンテナ回路
16 接地導体
16a 幅広領域部
16b 台形部
16c 方形部
16d 第1の斜辺
16e 第2の斜辺
17 コネクタ部
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a wireless LAN card mounted on an electronic device such as a personal computer with an antenna mounted thereon, and more particularly to an antenna structure of a wireless LAN card mounted with a diversity antenna to increase reception sensitivity.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, wireless LANs that can exchange information by transmitting and receiving signal waves in a predetermined frequency band (for example, 2.4 GHz band) without using a wired cable are becoming widespread. When an electronic device such as a personal computer is compatible with a wireless LAN, a wireless LAN card having a transmission / reception function is often mounted. An antenna for transmitting and receiving linearly polarized radio waves used in a wireless LAN, a transmitting circuit, a receiving circuit, and the like are mounted on the wireless LAN card.
[0003]
By the way, in an indoor wireless LAN, the influence of multipath that a signal wave is reflected on a floor surface or a wall surface and synthesized through many paths cannot be ignored. Therefore, the reception strength is likely to be distorted. Therefore, conventionally, a conductor pattern antenna formed by patterning antenna elements on a dielectric substrate built in a wireless LAN card, and a small and thin type mounted on the dielectric substrate and having a polarization axis orthogonal to the substrate. There has been proposed a wireless LAN card which includes a dielectric antenna and employs a diversity system in which these two types of antennas are connected to a diversity receiving circuit (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0004]
In such a diversity antenna structure, a signal wave can be received by two types of antennas, a conductor pattern antenna and a dielectric antenna, whose polarization axes are orthogonal to each other. By selecting the one with higher intensity or combining both signal waves, distortion of the reception intensity can be reduced, and good reception sensitivity can always be expected.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2000-124735 (page 3, FIG. 2)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above-described conventional wireless LAN card mounting a diversity antenna, the dielectric antenna mounted on the dielectric substrate has a suitable thickness even though it is small and thin. A large storage space for the dielectric antenna must be secured on the dielectric substrate. Therefore, the conventional wireless LAN card has a problem that the antenna mechanism is undesirably thick.
[0007]
Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, a pair of antenna elements 3 and 4 operating as a monopole antenna and having their axes perpendicular to each other are patterned at one end in the longitudinal direction on the dielectric substrate 2 in the card case 1. By connecting these antenna elements 3 and 4 to the antenna circuit 5 including the diversity receiving circuit, a diversity type antenna structure that does not require the antenna mechanism of the wireless LAN card to be thickened can be considered. However, in FIG. 4, the dielectric substrate 2 needs a ground conductor 6 that operates as a ground for the antenna elements 3 and 4, and the contour of the ground conductor 6 is substantially perpendicular to the axial direction near the antenna element 3 near the antenna element 3. And the vertical side 6b in the vicinity of the antenna element 4 that is substantially orthogonal to the axial direction, the antenna structure has a poor space factor, and the area of the antenna mechanism is undesirably reduced. The problem of becoming large arises. The antenna mechanism of the wireless LAN card protrudes outside the electronic device when the card is inserted into an electronic device such as a personal computer. Therefore, when the area of the antenna mechanism increases, the amount of protrusion from the electronic device decreases. The wireless LAN card being loaded is more likely to be damaged and accidents are likely to occur.
[0008]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a situation of the related art, and has as its object to provide a wireless LAN card that can easily realize a diversity antenna structure while avoiding an increase in thickness and size of an antenna mechanism. Is to provide.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a wireless LAN card according to the present invention has a first antenna element and a second antenna element that operate as a monopole antenna formed on one end of a surface of a dielectric substrate in a longitudinal direction. The axial direction of the antenna element and the axial direction of the other antenna element are substantially orthogonal to each other, and the axial direction of both antenna elements is arranged to be inclined at about 45 degrees with respect to the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate, and A ground conductor that operates as a ground for the first and second antenna elements is provided on the surface of the dielectric substrate, and a portion of the ground conductor located at one end in the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate is connected to the first antenna. A first hypotenuse substantially orthogonal to the axial direction near the element and a second hypotenuse substantially orthogonal to the axial direction near the second antenna element. It was tapered-off shape.
[0010]
In the wireless LAN card having such a configuration, a pair of first and second antenna elements, which are a pair of conductor pattern antennas whose polarization axes are substantially orthogonal to each other, are formed in an inverted C shape at one longitudinal end of a dielectric substrate. Since the antenna element is disposed and the tapered portion of the ground conductor is disposed between the two antenna elements, the space factor can be significantly improved while ensuring antenna performance. Therefore, a diversity antenna structure can be easily realized without increasing the thickness or the area of the antenna mechanism of the wireless LAN card.
[0011]
Further, in this configuration, the grounding conductor has a tapered trapezoidal portion sandwiched between the first oblique side and the second oblique side, and extends from a tip of the trapezoidal portion along a longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. In the case where there is provided a rectangular portion that protrudes, and a wide region portion having one side end substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate and projecting the trapezoidal portion from substantially the center of the one side end, Each side of the rectangular portion and the wide area portion continuous with both ends of the first hypotenuse can be set in a substantially line-symmetrical positional relationship centering on the first antenna element, and continuous with both ends of the second hypotenuse. Each side of the rectangular portion and the wide area portion can be set to have a substantially line-symmetrical positional relationship with the second antenna element as a center, and the area of the ground conductor at one longitudinal end of the dielectric substrate also increases. Therefore, distortion is less likely to occur in the radiation pattern of each antenna element, and the gain can be easily improved.
[0012]
Further, in this configuration, if the first and second antenna elements are provided on one surface of the dielectric substrate and the ground conductor is provided on the other surface of the dielectric substrate, each of the antenna elements is provided on the same surface of the dielectric substrate. Since the antenna element and the antenna circuit can be provided, the structure can be simplified, which is preferable.
[0013]
Further, in such a configuration, when the first and second antenna elements are made of a meander-shaped conductor pattern, the required electrical length can be secured while suppressing the length of each antenna element in the axial direction. Therefore, the space factor is further improved, which is preferable.
[0014]
Further, in such a configuration, a connector portion that can be connected to an external antenna is provided in the vicinity of the first and second antenna elements, and if this connector portion is connected to an antenna circuit, the first and second antenna elements are provided. In such a case, when a sufficient gain cannot be obtained, an external antenna can be used in place of the external antenna.
[0015]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an antenna structure of a wireless LAN card according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a radiation pattern of a first antenna element in FIG. FIG.
[0016]
In the wireless LAN card shown in FIG. 1, a first antenna element 13 and a second antenna element 14 operating as a monopole antenna are provided on one surface of a dielectric substrate 12 housed in a card case 11 serving as an outer shell. , And a circuit pattern (not shown) are formed, and various electronic components (not shown) are mounted. The first and second antenna elements 13 and 14 are conductor pattern antennas formed by patterning a copper foil or the like into a meander shape, and the axis direction is the polarization axis. These antenna elements 13 and 14 are connected to an antenna circuit 15 including a diversity receiving circuit, a transmitting circuit, and the like. In addition, a connector 17 that can be connected to an external antenna is provided near the first and second antenna elements 13 and 14, and the connector 17 is also connected to the antenna circuit 15. On the other hand, a ground conductor 16 that operates as a ground for the first and second antenna elements 13 and 14 is formed in most areas on the other surface of the dielectric substrate 12.
[0017]
The antenna mechanism of the wireless LAN card is gathered at one longitudinal end of the card case 11 or the dielectric substrate 12 so as to protrude outside the electronic device when the card is loaded into the electronic device such as a personal computer. ing. That is, at one end in the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate 12, the first and second antenna elements 13 and 14 are patterned so that their axial directions are orthogonal to each other, and the wide area 16a of the ground conductor 16 is formed. A trapezoidal portion 16b and a rectangular portion 16c extending from the first and second antenna elements 13 and 14 are patterned. Here, the axial direction of the first and second antenna elements 13 and 14 is inclined by about 45 degrees with respect to the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate 12. The tapered trapezoidal portion 16b of the ground conductor 16 is sandwiched between the first oblique side 16d and the second oblique side 16e, and the first oblique side 16d is orthogonal to the base end of the first antenna element 13. , The second oblique side 16 e is orthogonal to the base end of the second antenna element 14. Further, one side 16f of the rectangular portion 16c extending from the tip of the trapezoidal portion 16b along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate 12 and one side 16g of the wide region portion 16a are substantially lined with the first antenna element 13 as a center. It is set to have a symmetrical positional relationship. Similarly, one side 16h of the square part 16c and one side 16i of the wide area part 16a are set to have a substantially line-symmetrical positional relationship with respect to the second antenna element 14. The sides 16g and 16i, which are part of the contour of the ground conductor 16, both correspond to one side edge of the wide area portion 16a, and the trapezoidal portion 16b protrudes from substantially the center of the one side edge.
[0018]
In the above-described wireless LAN card, the antenna elements 13 and 14, which are conductor pattern antennas connected to the diversity receiving circuit, operate as a pair of monopole antennas whose polarization axes are orthogonal to each other. By selecting a signal wave having a higher reception strength from among the signal waves received in step (1) or combining the two signal waves, distortion of the reception strength can be reduced.
[0019]
In the present embodiment, the first and second antenna elements 13 and 14 are patterned into a meander shape, so that the electrical length required for each of the antenna elements 13 and 14 is ensured while the length in the axial direction is maintained. The size factor has been reduced to improve the space factor. In addition, the first and second antenna elements 13 and 14 are arranged in an inverted C shape, and the trapezoidal portion 16b and the square portion 16c of the ground conductor 16 are arranged between the two antenna elements 13 and 14. The diversity factor of the wireless LAN card has a greatly improved space factor, and there is no need to increase the thickness of the antenna mechanism or increase the area.
[0020]
Further, the sides 16f and 16g of the rectangular portion 16c and the wide region portion 16a which are continuous with both ends of the first oblique side 16d are set to have a substantially line-symmetrical positional relationship centering on the first antenna element 13, and Since the sides 16h and 16i of the square portion 16c and the wide region portion 16a that are continuous with both ends of the second oblique side 16e are set in a substantially line-symmetrical positional relationship with the second antenna element 14 as the center. In the diversity antenna of the wireless LAN card, the radiation patterns of the antenna elements 13 and 14 are hardly distorted. For example, the radiation pattern in a plane orthogonal to the axial direction of the first antenna element 13 has a shape that is almost ideal as shown in FIG. It is clear from the symmetry that the radiation pattern of the second antenna element 14 has a shape similar to that of the first antenna element 13. Further, since the area of the ground conductor 16 at one end in the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate 12 is increased, the gain of the diversity antenna of the wireless LAN card can be easily increased.
[0021]
Also, in this wireless LAN card, since the connector 17 provided near the first and second antenna elements 13 and 14 is connected to the antenna circuit 15, the first and second antenna elements 13 and 14 are connected. When sufficient gain cannot be obtained, an external antenna can be used instead. Therefore, this wireless LAN card can always be expected to have good antenna sensitivity.
[0022]
It is preferable that the antenna elements 13 and 14 and the antenna circuit 15 be disposed on the same surface of the dielectric substrate 12 as in the present embodiment, since the structure can be simplified. The configuration may be such that the ground conductors 13 and 14 are disposed on the same surface of the dielectric substrate 12 and power is supplied to the antenna elements 13 and 14 via through holes.
[0023]
Further, since each of the antenna elements 13 and 14 may be patterned so as to operate as a monopole antenna, the antenna elements 13 and 14 may have an appropriate shape other than the meander shape, such as a waveform or a zigzag shape. In this case, the space factor is not impaired even with a straight conductor pattern.
[0024]
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an antenna structure of a wireless LAN card according to another embodiment of the present invention, and portions corresponding to FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
[0025]
In the wireless LAN card shown in FIG. 3, the shape of the ground conductor 16 at one end in the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate 12 is set to a substantially right-angled isosceles triangle sandwiched between the first oblique side 16d and the second oblique side 16e. It is. Also in this case, a first antenna element 13 and a second antenna element 14 whose axes are orthogonal to each other are disposed near the oblique sides 16d and 16e, respectively. By connecting to the circuit 15, a diversity antenna can be configured, so that the space factor is improved, and it is not necessary to make the antenna mechanism of the wireless LAN card thicker or larger.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention is implemented in the form described above, and has the following effects.
[0027]
A pair of first and second antenna elements, which are a pair of conductor pattern antennas whose polarization axes are substantially orthogonal to each other, are arranged in an inverted C-shape at one longitudinal end of the dielectric substrate, and grounded between the two antenna elements. Since the tapered portion of the conductor is arranged, the diversity antenna structure can be easily realized without increasing the thickness or the area of the antenna mechanism of the wireless LAN card.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an antenna structure of a wireless LAN card according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a characteristic diagram showing a radiation pattern of a first antenna element in FIG.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an antenna structure of a wireless LAN card according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example in which the space factor of a diversity antenna of a wireless LAN card is poor.
[Explanation of symbols]
Reference Signs List 11 Card case 12 Dielectric substrate 13 First antenna element 14 Second antenna element 15 Antenna circuit 16 Ground conductor 16a Wide area 16b Trapezoid 16c Square 16d First oblique side 16e Second oblique side 17 Connector section

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誘電体基板の表面の長手方向一端部にモノポールアンテナとして動作する第1のアンテナ素子および第2のアンテナ素子をパターン形成し、一方のアンテナ素子の軸線方向と他方のアンテナ素子の軸線方向とを略直交させると共に、これら両アンテナ素子の軸線方向を前記誘電体基板の長手方向に対して約45度傾ける配置となし、かつ、前記誘電体基板の表面に前記第1および第2のアンテナ素子のグラウンドとして動作する接地導体を設け、この接地導体のうち前記誘電体基板の長手方向一端部に位置する部分を、前記第1のアンテナ素子の近傍でその軸線方向と略直交する第1の斜辺と、前記第2のアンテナ素子の近傍でその軸線方向と略直交する第2の斜辺とに挟まれた、先窄まりな形状にしたことを特徴とする無線LANカード。A first antenna element and a second antenna element operating as a monopole antenna are patterned at one longitudinal end of the surface of the dielectric substrate, and the axial direction of one antenna element and the axial direction of the other antenna element are aligned. The two antenna elements are arranged so as to be substantially orthogonal to each other, and the axial directions of these two antenna elements are inclined at about 45 degrees with respect to the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate, and the first and second antenna elements are arranged on the surface of the dielectric substrate. A ground conductor operating as ground is provided, and a portion of the ground conductor located at one end in the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate is defined as a first hypotenuse substantially orthogonal to the axial direction near the first antenna element. A wireless LAN card having a tapered shape sandwiched between a second oblique side substantially orthogonal to an axial direction near the second antenna element. 請求項1の記載において、前記接地導体が、前記第1の斜辺と前記第2の斜辺に挟まれた先窄まりな台形部と、この台形部の先端から前記誘電体基板の長手方向に沿って延出する方形部と、一辺端が前記誘電体基板の長手方向に対して略直交し該一辺端の略中央から前記台形部を突出させている幅広領域部とを備えていることを特徴とする無線LANカード。2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the ground conductor has a tapered trapezoidal portion sandwiched between the first oblique side and the second oblique side, and extends along a longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate from a tip of the trapezoidal portion. A rectangular portion extending, and a wide area portion having one side end substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate and projecting the trapezoidal portion from substantially the center of the one side end, Wireless LAN card. 請求項1または2の記載において、前記第1および第2のアンテナ素子を前記誘電体基板の片面に設け、前記接地導体を該誘電体基板の他面に設けたことを特徴とする無線LANカード。3. The wireless LAN card according to claim 1, wherein the first and second antenna elements are provided on one surface of the dielectric substrate, and the ground conductor is provided on another surface of the dielectric substrate. . 請求項1〜3いずれかの記載において、前記第1および第2のアンテナ素子がメアンダ形状の導体パターンからなることを特徴とする無線LANカード。4. The wireless LAN card according to claim 1, wherein the first and second antenna elements are made of a meander-shaped conductor pattern. 請求項1〜4いずれかの記載において、前記第1および第2のアンテナ素子の近傍に外部アンテナと接続可能なコネクタ部を設け、このコネクタ部をアンテナ回路に接続したことを特徴とする無線LANカード。The wireless LAN according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a connector portion that can be connected to an external antenna near the first and second antenna elements, and the connector portion is connected to an antenna circuit. card.
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