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WO2022018925A1 - Antenna device, antenna system, and communication terminal device - Google Patents

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WO2022018925A1
WO2022018925A1 PCT/JP2021/016932 JP2021016932W WO2022018925A1 WO 2022018925 A1 WO2022018925 A1 WO 2022018925A1 JP 2021016932 W JP2021016932 W JP 2021016932W WO 2022018925 A1 WO2022018925 A1 WO 2022018925A1
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  • the present invention relates to an antenna device having an impedance matching circuit, an antenna system including a plurality of antenna devices, and a communication terminal device including the antenna system.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a transformer-type matching circuit that performs impedance matching between a feeding circuit and a radiating element. By using such a transformer type matching circuit, impedance matching between the feeding circuit and the radiating element can be achieved over a wide band.
  • the frequency band of 3 GHz to 6 GHz band is regarded as important, and the antenna device applied to the frequency band is added in the terminal.
  • the wireless LAN standard Wi-Fi antenna is also used in a wide band of 5 GHz band.
  • mobile phone terminals are increasingly equipped with a large number of antennas that require antenna isolation due to the expansion of communication bandwidth and the introduction of MIMO (multiple-input and multiple-output).
  • MIMO multiple-input and multiple-output
  • the first antenna device is an antenna device provided with a transformer-type matching circuit as shown in Patent Document 1.
  • the wideband matching characteristic of the matching circuit is damaged, and energy is taken from the second radiating element of the second antenna device to the first radiating element of the first antenna device, so that the second antenna device is used.
  • the second radiating element of the above has a problem that sufficient radiating efficiency cannot be obtained.
  • 22A and 22B are diagrams showing an example of a decrease in the radiation efficiency of the radiating element due to unnecessary coupling between the first antenna device and the second antenna device.
  • the characteristic EA1 shows the radiation efficiency of the second radiating element in the absence of the first antenna device including the transformer type matching circuit
  • the characteristic EA2 shows the characteristic EA2 in which the first radiating element is unnecessaryly coupled to the second radiating element.
  • the radiation efficiency of the second radiation element in the state of being in the state is shown.
  • the broken line in the figure is the center frequency of the frequency band C used by the second antenna device.
  • the characteristic EB1 indicates the radiation efficiency of the third radiating element when the first antenna device is not present
  • the characteristic EB3 is a state in which the third radiating element is unnecessaryly coupled to the first radiating element.
  • the radiation efficiency of the third radiation element is shown.
  • the broken line in the figure is the center frequency of the used frequency band D of the first antenna device.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide an antenna device capable of suppressing interference between adjacent radiating elements, an antenna system suppressing a decrease in radiation efficiency due to interference between adjacent radiating elements, and a communication terminal device including this antenna system. To do.
  • the antenna device as an example of the present disclosure is With the first radiating element A matching circuit that impedance-matches the first feeding circuit connected to the first radiating element and the first radiating element.
  • a first switching circuit connected to the matching circuit and switching the matching circuit between the first state and the second state, Equipped with The matching circuit is A first coil connected between the first feeding circuit and the first radiating element, A second coil connected between the first radiating element and the ground and magnetically coupled to the first coil, Have, In the second state of the first switching circuit, the parallel capacitance of the first coil is larger than that of the first state of the first switching circuit.
  • the antenna device as an example of the present disclosure is With the first radiating element A matching circuit that impedance-matches the first feeding circuit connected to the first radiating element and the first radiating element.
  • a second switching circuit connected to the matching circuit and switching the matching circuit between the third state and the fourth state, Equipped with The matching circuit is A first coil connected between the first feeding circuit and the first radiating element, A second coil connected between the first radiating element and the ground and magnetically coupled to the first coil, Have,
  • the fourth state of the second switching circuit has a larger capacitance between the second coil and the ground than the third state of the second switching circuit.
  • the antenna system as an example of the present disclosure is A first antenna device including a first radiating element that communicates a signal in the first communication frequency band, and A second antenna device including a second radiating element that communicates signals in the second communication frequency band, and Equipped with The first antenna device is A matching circuit that impedance-matches the first feeding circuit connected to the first radiating element and the first radiating element.
  • a first switching circuit connected to the matching circuit and switching the matching circuit between the first state and the second state, Equipped with The matching circuit is A first coil connected between the first feeding circuit and the first radiating element, A second coil connected between the first radiating element and the ground and magnetically coupled to the first coil, Have, In the second state of the first switching circuit, the parallel capacitance of the first coil is larger than that of the first state of the first switching circuit.
  • the antenna system as an example of the present disclosure is A first antenna device including a first radiating element that communicates a signal in the first communication frequency band, and A third antenna device including a third radiating element that communicates signals in the third communication frequency band, and Equipped with The first antenna device is A matching circuit that impedance-matches the first feeding circuit connected to the first radiating element and the first radiating element.
  • a second switching circuit connected to the matching circuit and switching the matching circuit between the third state and the fourth state, Equipped with The matching circuit is A first coil connected between the first feeding circuit and the first radiating element, A second coil connected between the first radiating element and the ground and magnetically coupled to the first coil, Have, The fourth state of the second switching circuit has a larger capacitance between the second coil and the ground than the third state of the second switching circuit.
  • the communication terminal device as an example of the present disclosure includes the antenna system according to (C), a first feeding circuit, and a second feeding circuit connected to a second radiating element.
  • the communication terminal device as an example of the present disclosure includes the antenna system according to (D), a first feeding circuit, and a third feeding circuit connected to a third radiating element.
  • an antenna device capable of suppressing interference with adjacent antenna devices, an antenna system suppressing a decrease in radiation efficiency due to interference between adjacent antenna devices, and a communication terminal device including the antenna system can be obtained.
  • FIG. 1A and 1B are circuit diagrams showing the configuration of the antenna system 501 according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 2A is a Smith chart showing the frequency characteristics of the reflection coefficient when the direction of the first radiating element 11 is viewed from the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 in the first state shown in FIG. 1A.
  • FIG. 2B is a Smith chart showing the frequency characteristics of the reflection coefficient when the matching circuit 12 is viewed from the connection portion P0 of the first radiation element 11 in the second state shown in FIG. 1B.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a communication terminal device 601 including a first antenna device 101 and a second antenna device 201.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between the state of the first antenna device 101 and the frequency bands used by the first antenna device 101 and the second antenna device 201.
  • FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of another first antenna device 101 according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of still another first antenna device 101 according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the matching circuit 12 according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is an exploded plan view of the matching circuit 12.
  • 9A and 9B are circuit diagrams of the matching circuit 12.
  • 10A and 10B are circuit diagrams showing the configuration of the antenna system 502 according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 11A is a Smith chart showing the frequency characteristics of the reflection coefficient when the direction of the first radiating element 11 is viewed from the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 in the third state shown in FIG. 10A.
  • FIG. 11B is a Smith chart showing the frequency characteristics of the reflection coefficient when the matching circuit 12 direction is viewed from the connection portion P0 of the first radiation element 11 in the fourth state shown in FIG. 10B.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the relationship between the state of the first antenna device 102 and the frequency band used by the first antenna device 102 and the third antenna device 302.
  • FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of another first antenna device 102 according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 14 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of still another first antenna device 102 according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 15 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of the antenna system 503 according to the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the relationship between the state of the first antenna device 103 and the frequency band used by the first antenna device 103 and the fourth antenna device 403.
  • FIG. 17 is a circuit diagram of another first antenna device 103 according to the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 18 is a circuit diagram of still another first antenna device 103 according to the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 19 is a plan view of the communication terminal device 601 according to the fourth embodiment.
  • FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of the communication terminal device 601 shown in FIG. 21A and 21B are diagrams showing the configurations of the first radiating element 11 and the second radiating element 21 configured by utilizing a part of the frame 50.
  • 22A and 22B are diagrams showing an example of a decrease in the radiation efficiency of the radiating element due to unnecessary coupling between the first antenna device and the second antenna device.
  • 1A and 1B are circuit diagrams showing the configuration of the antenna system 501 according to the first embodiment.
  • the antenna system 501 is composed of a first antenna device 101 and a second antenna device 201.
  • the first antenna device 101 is connected to a matching circuit 12 and a matching circuit 12 that impedance-matches the first radiation element 11 and the first feeding circuit 10 with the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 to the first radiation element 11.
  • a first switching circuit 13 for switching the characteristics of the matching circuit 12 and a control circuit for controlling the first switching circuit 13 are provided. This control circuit will be described later.
  • the second antenna device 201 includes a connection portion P2 of the second feeding circuit 20 to the second radiating element 21, and a matching circuit 22 for impedance matching the second radiating element 21 and the second feeding circuit 20.
  • the first antenna device 101 is, for example, an antenna device for cellular
  • the second antenna device 201 is, for example, an antenna device for wireless LAN using a 1.5 GHz band.
  • the communication frequency band using the first antenna device 101 and the communication frequency band using the second antenna device 201 are different but adjacent to each other.
  • the matching circuit 12 of the first antenna device 101 is located between the first coil L1 connected between the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 and the first radiating element 11 and between the first radiating element 11 and the ground. It has a second coil L2, which is connected and magnetically coupled to the first coil L1. The first coil L1 and the second coil L2 form an autotransformer circuit.
  • the first switching circuit 13 has, for example, a first capacitor C1 and a first switch SW1.
  • the off state of the first switch SW1 corresponds to the first state in which the first capacitor C1 is not connected to the first coil L1.
  • the ON state of the first switch SW1 corresponds to the second state in which the first capacitor C1 is connected in parallel to the first coil L1. That is, FIG. 1A represents the "first state” and FIG. 1B represents the "second state”. Further, it can be said that the second state of the first switching circuit 13 has a larger capacitance connected in parallel to the first coil L1 than the first state of the first switching circuit 13.
  • a variable reactance element, a pin diode, or the like may be used.
  • FIG. 2A is a Smith chart showing the frequency characteristics of the reflection coefficient when the direction of the first radiating element 11 is viewed from the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 in the first state shown in FIG. 1A.
  • FIG. 2B is a Smith chart showing the frequency characteristics of the reflection coefficient when the matching circuit 12 direction is viewed from the connection portion P0 of the first radiation element 11 in the second state shown in FIG. 1B.
  • the first radiating element 11 matches the impedance of the first feeding circuit 10 of 50 ⁇ over a predetermined frequency band centering on the frequency indicated by the marker M01.
  • the impedance is the impedance indicated by the marker M02 at a frequency of 1.54 GHz.
  • the impedance when the matching circuit 12 direction is viewed from the connection portion P0 of the first radiation element 11 is 394.0-j63.8 [ ⁇ ]
  • the actual portion is the impedance (50 ⁇ ) of the first feeding circuit 10. It is more than 5 times.
  • This frequency is the parallel resonance frequency of the first coil L1 and the first capacitor C1. That is, the impedance when the matching circuit 12 direction is viewed from the connection portion P0 of the first radiation element 11 is substantially open, and when the matching circuit 12 direction is viewed from the connection portion P0 of the first radiation element 11, the second coil L2 is used. Only will be visible.
  • a state of 5 times or more the impedance of the first feeding circuit 10 is expressed as "substantially open”.
  • the first radiating element 11 of the first antenna device 101 looks substantially open when viewed from the second radiating element 21 of the second antenna device 201, so that the second antenna device 201 The second radiating element 21 receives almost no interference from the first radiating element 11 of the first antenna device 101.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a communication terminal device 601 including a first antenna device 101 and a second antenna device 201.
  • the communication terminal device 601 is, for example, a smartphone or a mobile phone terminal, and includes a first antenna device 101, a second antenna device 201, RF modules 71, 72, transmission circuits 61, 62, reception circuits 81, 82, and a baseband circuit 70. I have.
  • the antenna device 101 includes the matching circuit 12 and the first radiating element 11.
  • the RF module 71 is a circuit for mutual communication between a transmission signal and a reception signal of a cellular signal.
  • the transmission circuit 61 is a cellular transmission circuit
  • the receiving circuit 81 is a cellular receiving circuit.
  • the RF module 72 is a circuit for mutual communication between a transmission signal and a reception signal of a wireless LAN signal.
  • the transmission circuit 62 is a transmission circuit for wireless LAN
  • the reception circuit 82 is a reception circuit for wireless LAN.
  • the baseband circuit 70 outputs the transmission signal to the transmission circuits 61 and 62, and inputs the power reception signal from the reception circuits 81 and 82. Further, the baseband circuit 70 controls the first antenna device 101 and the second antenna device 201. In particular, on / off control of the first switch SW1 in the first switching circuit 13 in the first antenna device 101 is performed. That is, the first switch SW1 is turned off when performing cellular communication, and the first switch SW1 is turned on when performing wireless LAN communication.
  • the above-mentioned "control circuit” is a part of the baseband circuit 70.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between the state of the first antenna device 101 and the frequency bands used by the first antenna device 101 and the second antenna device 201.
  • the frequency band for communication using the first antenna device 101 is the frequency band A
  • the frequency band for communication using the second antenna device 201 is the frequency band C.
  • the high-low relationship of each frequency band is frequency band C ⁇ frequency band A.
  • the first state is set when the first switch SW1 is off.
  • the second state is set when the first switch SW1 is on.
  • the second antenna device 201 is maintained at a high radiation efficiency of the second radiating element 21 with almost no interference from the first antenna device 101, and wireless LAN communication is performed in the frequency band C.
  • FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of another first antenna device 101 according to the first embodiment.
  • the first antenna device 101 is a matching circuit 12 and a matching circuit 12 that impedance-matches the first radiation element 11 and the first feeding circuit 10 with the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 to the first radiation element 11. It includes a first switching circuit 13 that is connected to switch the characteristics of the matching circuit 12, and a control circuit that controls the matching circuit 12.
  • the configuration of the first switching circuit 13 is different from that of the antenna device 101 shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B.
  • the first switching circuit 13 has a first capacitor C1 and a first switch SW1, but in the example shown in FIG. 5, the first capacitor C1 is composed of the stray capacitance of the first switch SW1.
  • the first capacitor C1 may be configured by the stray capacitance of the first switch SW1. Further, the first capacitor C1 may be configured by a parallel connection circuit of a capacitor as a substantive element as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B and a stray capacitance shown in FIG. That is, the first capacitor C1 may include the stray capacitance of the first switch SW1.
  • FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of still another first antenna device 101 according to the first embodiment.
  • the configuration of the first switching circuit 13 is different from that of the antenna device 101 shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B.
  • the first switching circuit 13 has a first switch SW1 connected in series to the first capacitor C1 and the first capacitor C1, but in the example shown in FIG. 6, the first switch is on the connection portion P1 side of the first feeding circuit 10.
  • a SW1 is provided, and a first capacitor C1 is provided on the side of the first radiation element 11.
  • the connection order of the first switch SW1 and the first capacitor C1 may be either.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the matching circuit 12 according to the first embodiment.
  • the matching circuit 12 is an element formed in a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped laminated body, which is a laminated body of the base material layers S1 to S14 shown later, and has a first input / output terminal T1 and a second input / output terminal T2. It is equipped with a ground terminal GND.
  • the terminal NC in FIG. 1 is an empty terminal.
  • FIG. 8 is an exploded plan view of the matching circuit 12.
  • the matching circuit 12 includes a first coil L11, a second first coil L21, a first second coil L12, and a second second coil L22.
  • the first first coil L11 includes conductor patterns P11 and P12 formed in the base material layers S2 and S3 and connected in series.
  • the first second coil L12 includes conductor patterns P13, P14, P15, P16 formed in the substrate layers S4, S5, S6, S7 and connected in series.
  • the second first coil L21 includes conductor patterns P21 and P22 formed in the substrate layers S13 and S12 and connected in series.
  • the second second coil L22 includes conductor patterns P23, P24, P25, P26 formed in the substrate layers S11, S10, S9, S8 and connected in series.
  • the configuration of the first coil L21 by the conductor patterns P21 and P22 is the same as the configuration of the first coil L11 by the conductor patterns P11 and P12. Further, the configuration of the second coil L22 by the conductor patterns P23, P24, P25, P26 is the same as the configuration of the second coil L12 by the conductor patterns P13, P14, P15, P16.
  • the first end E11 of the first coil L11 is connected to the first input / output terminal T1, and the second end E12 is connected to the second input / output terminal T2.
  • the third end E13 of the second coil L12 is connected to the ground terminal GND, and the fourth end E14 of the second coil L12 is connected to the second input / output terminal T2.
  • the first end E21 of the first coil L21 is connected to the first input / output terminal T1
  • the second end E22 is connected to the second input / output terminal T2.
  • the third end E23 of the second coil L22 is connected to the ground terminal GND, and the fourth end E24 of the second coil L22 is connected to the second input / output terminal T2.
  • the broken line in FIG. 8 shows the connection relationship by the interlayer connection conductor.
  • FIG. 9A and 9B are circuit diagrams of the matching circuit 12.
  • FIG. 9B is an equivalent circuit diagram of the matching circuit 12.
  • the matching circuit 12 can be represented as shown in FIG. 9B.
  • the matching circuit 12 is composed of an autotransformer circuit composed of the first coil L1 and the second coil L2.
  • the self-inductance of the first coil L1 is the self-inductance of the first coils L11 and L21
  • the self-inductance of the second coil L2 is the self-inductance of the second coils L12 and L22.
  • the second embodiment shows an antenna device including a second switch and a second capacitor.
  • the antenna system 502 includes a first antenna device 102 and a third antenna device 302.
  • the first antenna device 102 is connected to a matching circuit 12 and a matching circuit 12 that impedance-matches the first radiation element 11 and the first feeding circuit 10 with the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 to the first radiation element 11.
  • a second switching circuit 14 for switching the characteristics of the matching circuit 12 and a control circuit for controlling the second switching circuit 14 are provided.
  • the third antenna device 302 includes a connection portion P3 of the third feeding circuit 30 to the third radiating element 31, and a matching circuit 32 that impedance-matches the third radiating element 31 and the third feeding circuit 30.
  • the first antenna device 102 is, for example, an antenna device for cellular
  • the third antenna device 302 is, for example, an antenna device for cellular using a 4 GHz band.
  • the communication frequency band using the first antenna device 102 and the communication frequency band using the third antenna device 302 are different but adjacent to each other.
  • the matching circuit 12 of the first antenna device 102 is located between the first coil L1 connected between the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 and the first radiating element 11 and between the first radiating element 11 and the ground. It has a second coil L2, which is connected and magnetically coupled to the first coil L1. The first coil L1 and the second coil L2 form an autotransformer circuit.
  • the second switching circuit 14 has, for example, a second switch SW2 selectively connected to the second capacitor C2 and the second capacitor C2.
  • the fourth state of the second switching circuit 14 has a larger capacitance between the second coil L2 and the ground than the third state of the second switching circuit 14.
  • an example in which the second switching circuit 14 has the second capacitor C2 and the second switch SW2 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a variable reactance element, a pin diode, or the like may be used.
  • the state in which the second switch SW2 selects the ground corresponds to the “third state”, and as shown in FIG. 10B, the second switch SW2 selects the second capacitor C2. The state corresponds to the "fourth state”.
  • FIG. 11A is a Smith chart showing the frequency characteristics of the reflection coefficient when the direction of the first radiating element 11 is viewed from the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 in the third state shown in FIG. 10A.
  • FIG. 11B is a Smith chart showing the frequency characteristics of the reflection coefficient when the matching circuit 12 is viewed from the connection portion P0 of the first radiation element 11 in the fourth state shown in FIG. 10B.
  • the first radiating element 11 matches the impedance of the first feeding circuit 10 of 50 ⁇ over a predetermined frequency band centered on the frequency indicated by the marker M03.
  • the impedance is the impedance indicated by the marker M04 at a frequency of 4.06 GHz.
  • the impedance when the matching circuit 12 direction is viewed from the connection portion P0 of the first radiating element 11 is 3.9-j51.8 [ ⁇ ]
  • the actual portion is the impedance (50 ⁇ ) of the first feeding circuit 10. It is 1/5 times or less of.
  • This frequency is the series resonance frequency of the second coil L2 and the second capacitor C2. That is, the impedance when the matching circuit 12 direction is viewed from the connection portion P0 of the first radiating element 11 is substantially short-circuited.
  • a state of 1/5 times or less of the impedance of the first feeding circuit 10 is expressed as "substantially short circuit".
  • the first radiating element 11 of the first antenna device 102 looks substantially short when viewed from the third radiating element 31 of the third antenna device 302.
  • the third radiating element 31 receives almost no interference from the first radiating element 11 of the first antenna device 102.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the relationship between the state of the first antenna device 102 and the frequency band used by the first antenna device 102 and the third antenna device 302.
  • the frequency band for communication using the first antenna device 102 is the frequency band B
  • the frequency band for communication using the third antenna device 302 is the frequency band D.
  • the high-low relationship of each frequency band is frequency band B ⁇ frequency band D.
  • the second switch SW2 When communicating in the frequency band B using the first antenna device 102, the second switch SW2 is in the third state of selecting the ground. When communication is performed in the frequency band D using the third antenna device 302, the second switch SW2 is in the fourth state of selecting the second capacitor C2. As a result, the third antenna device 302 hardly receives the interference of the first antenna device 102, the radiation efficiency of the third radiation element 31 is maintained high, and communication is performed in the frequency band D.
  • FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of another first antenna device 102 according to the second embodiment.
  • the first antenna device 102 is provided in a matching circuit 12 and a matching circuit 12 for impedance matching the first radiation element 11 and the first feeding circuit 10 with the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 to the first radiation element 11.
  • a second switching circuit 14 that is connected to switch the characteristics of the matching circuit 12 and a control circuit that controls the matching circuit 12 are provided.
  • the configuration of the second switching circuit 14 is different from that of the antenna device 102 shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B.
  • the second switching circuit 14 has a second capacitor C2 and a second switch SW2, but in the example shown in FIG. 13, the second capacitor C2 is composed of the stray capacitance of the second switch SW2.
  • the second capacitor C2 may be configured by the stray capacitance of the second switch SW2. Further, the second capacitor C2 may be configured by a parallel connection circuit of a capacitor as a substantive element as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B and a stray capacitance shown in FIG. That is, the second capacitor C2 may include the stray capacitance of the second switch SW2.
  • FIG. 14 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of still another first antenna device 102 according to the second embodiment.
  • the configuration of the second switching circuit 14 is different from that of the antenna device 102 shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B.
  • the second switching circuit 14 has a second capacitor C2 and a second switch SW2, but in the example shown in FIG. 14, the second switch SW2 is provided on the ground side. As described above, the connection order of the second switch SW2 and the second capacitor C2 may be either.
  • a third embodiment shows an antenna device including a first switch, a first capacitor, a second switch, and a second capacitor.
  • FIG. 15 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of the antenna system 503 according to the third embodiment.
  • the antenna system 503 includes a first antenna device 103 and a fourth antenna device 403.
  • the fourth antenna device 403 includes the configurations of the "second antenna device” and the "third antenna device” according to the present invention.
  • the first antenna device 103 is connected to a matching circuit 12 and a matching circuit 12 that impedance-matches the first radiation element 11 and the first feeding circuit 10 with the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 to the first radiation element 11. It is provided with a first switching circuit 13 and a second switching circuit 14 for switching the characteristics of the matching circuit 12, and a control circuit for controlling the first switching circuit 13 and the second switching circuit 14.
  • the fourth antenna device 403 includes a connection portion P4 of the fourth feeding circuit 40 to the fourth radiating element 41, and a matching circuit 42 that impedance-matches the fourth radiating element 41 and the fourth feeding circuit 40.
  • the first antenna device 103 is, for example, an antenna device for cellular
  • the fourth antenna device 403 is, for example, an antenna device for wireless LAN.
  • the communication frequency band using the first antenna device 103 and the communication frequency band using the fourth antenna device 403 are different but adjacent to each other.
  • the configuration of the first switching circuit 13 is as shown in the first embodiment.
  • the configuration of the second switching circuit 14 is as shown in the second embodiment.
  • Other configurations are as shown in the first embodiment and the second embodiment.
  • the first antenna device 103 can take four states depending on the combination of the state of the first switch SW1 and the state of the second switch SW2.
  • FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the relationship between the state of the first antenna device 103 and the frequency band used by the first antenna device 103 and the fourth antenna device 403.
  • the frequency band for communication using the first antenna device 103 is the frequency band A or the frequency band B
  • the frequency band for communication using the fourth antenna device 403 is the frequency band C.
  • the frequency band D is the frequency band D.
  • the high-low relationship of each frequency band is frequency band C ⁇ frequency band A ⁇ frequency band D ⁇ frequency band B.
  • the parallel resonance frequency of the first coil L1 and the first capacitor C1 is in the frequency band C
  • the series resonance frequency of the second coil L2 and the second capacitor C2 is in the frequency band D.
  • the first state is set in which the first switch SW1 is off, and the third state is set in which the second switch SW2 selects the ground.
  • the first switch SW1 is set to the second state in which it is on.
  • the fourth antenna device 403 receives almost no interference from the first antenna device 103, the radiation efficiency of the fourth radiating element 41 is maintained high, and wireless LAN communication is performed in the frequency band C.
  • the second switch SW2 is in the fourth state of selecting the second capacitor C2.
  • the fourth antenna device 403 receives almost no interference from the first antenna device 103, the radiation efficiency of the fourth radiating element 41 is maintained high, and wireless LAN communication is performed in the frequency band D.
  • the second switch SW2 When the first switch SW1 is in the second state of being on, the second switch SW2 may be in the fourth state of selecting the second capacitor C2, or the second switch SW2 may select the second capacitor C2. When there are four states, the first switch SW1 may be turned on to set the second state.
  • FIG. 17 is a circuit diagram of another first antenna device 103 according to the third embodiment.
  • a matching circuit 15 is provided between the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 and the matching circuit 12.
  • a matching circuit 16 is provided between the connecting portion P0 of the first radiating element 11 and the matching circuit 12.
  • the configurations of the matching circuit 12, the first switching circuit 13, and the second switching circuit 14 are as shown above.
  • matching circuits 15 and 16 may be provided in addition to the transformer type matching circuit 12.
  • FIG. 18 is a circuit diagram of still another first antenna device 103 according to the third embodiment.
  • an additional circuit is provided in the first switching circuit 13 and the second switching circuit 14.
  • a switching circuit 13 by a first capacitor C1, an inductor L3, and a first switch SW1 is connected between the first input / output terminal T1 and the second input / output terminal T2 of the matching circuit 12.
  • a circuit by the second switch SW2, the second capacitor C2 and the inductor L4 is connected between the ground terminal GND of the matching circuit 12 and the ground. Therefore, various frequency dependences can be imparted to the matching characteristics of the matching circuit 12 by selecting the first switch SW1 or the second switch SW2.
  • FIG. 19 is a plan view of the communication terminal device 601 according to the fourth embodiment. However, it represents a state in which the upper half of the housing 600 is removed.
  • the communication terminal device 601 includes a circuit board 60 and a housing 600 containing the circuit board 60.
  • the housing 600 has a conductive frame 50.
  • the antenna device 101 is composed of a part of the frame 50 and a part of the circuit board 60.
  • the circuit board 60 is configured with a power supply circuit shown later.
  • FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of the communication terminal device 601 shown in FIG.
  • a ground conductor 60G is formed on the upper surface of the circuit board 60.
  • the ground conductor 60G is electrically connected to the conductor portion of the housing 600.
  • the circuit board 60 is a multilayer board, the illustration of the internal layer is omitted in FIG. 20.
  • 21A and 21B are diagrams showing the configurations of the first radiating element 11 and the second radiating element 21 configured by using a part of the frame 50.
  • the first radiating element 11 constitutes a loop antenna
  • the second radiating element 21 constitutes a T-branch type antenna.
  • the first radiating element 11 forms a loop together with the ground conductor 60G of the circuit board 60.
  • the ground conductor 60G of the circuit board 60 close to the second radiating element 21 acts as an image forming conductor.
  • the first radiating element 11 constitutes an inverted F-shaped antenna
  • the second radiating element 21 constitutes an inverted L-shaped antenna.
  • the ground conductor 60G of the circuit board 60 close to the first radiating element 11 acts as an image forming conductor.
  • the ground conductor 60G of the circuit board 60 close to the second radiating element 21 acts as an image forming conductor.
  • an antenna system in which interference between a first antenna device having a first radiating element 11 and a second antenna device having a second radiating element 21 is suppressed, and a communication terminal device including this antenna system are provided. can get.
  • the first antenna device 101 is used for cellular communication and the second antenna device 201 is used for wireless LAN, but the first antenna device and the first antenna device are other than the first antenna device and the first antenna device.
  • the present invention can also be applied when the second antenna device or the like is used for the same communication system (for example, cellular communication).
  • a loop antenna As an example of the first radiating element 11 or the second radiating element 21, a loop antenna, a T-branched antenna, an inverted L-shaped antenna, an inverted F-shaped antenna, and the like are exemplified. , Monopole, dipole antenna, etc. can be used.
  • the present invention can be applied even if the height relationship is reversed.
  • Connection part of the fourth power supply circuit 40 P11, P12, P13, P14, P15, P16 ... Conductor patterns P21, P22, P23, P24, P25, P26 ... Conductor patterns S1 to S14 ... Substrate layer SW1 ... First switch SW2 ... Second switch T1 ... First input / output terminal T2 ... Second input / output terminal 10 ... First power supply circuit 11 ... First radiation Element 12 ... Matching circuit 13 ... First switching circuit 14 ... Second switching circuits 15, 16 ... Matching circuit 20 ... Second feeding circuit 21 ... Second radiation element 22 ... Matching circuit 30 ... Third feeding circuit 31 ... Third radiation Element 32 ... Matching circuit 40 ... Fourth power supply circuit 41 ... Fourth radiation element 42 ...
  • Matching circuit 50 ... Frame 60 ... Circuit board 60G ... Ground conductor 61, 62 ... Transmission circuit 70 ... Base band circuit 71, 72 ... RF module 81 , 82 ... Receiving circuits 101 to 103 ... First antenna device 201 ... Second antenna device 302 ... Third antenna device 403 ... Fourth antenna device 501 to 503 ... Antenna system 600 ... Housing 601 ... Communication terminal device

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In the present invention, a first antenna device is provided with: a first radiation element; a connection part of a first power feeding circuit, a matching circuit for performing impedance matching; and a first switching circuit that switches between characteristics of the matching circuit. The matching circuit has: a first coil that is connected between the first radiation element and the connection part of the first power feeding circuit; and a second coil that is connected between the first radiation element and the ground and that performs magnetic field coupling with respect to the first coil. The first switching circuit has a first capacitor and a first switch. The first switching circuit switches between a first state where the first capacitor is not connected to the first coil and a second state where the first capacitor is connected in parallel to the first coil.

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アンテナ装置、アンテナシステム及び通信端末装置Antenna device, antenna system and communication terminal device

 本発明は、インピーダンス整合回路を有するアンテナ装置、複数のアンテナ装置を備えるアンテナシステム、及びそのアンテナシステムを備える通信端末装置に関する。 The present invention relates to an antenna device having an impedance matching circuit, an antenna system including a plurality of antenna devices, and a communication terminal device including the antenna system.

 給電回路と放射素子とのインピーダンス整合を行う、トランス型の整合回路が特許文献1に開示されている。このようなトランス型の整合回路を用いれば、広帯域に亘って、給電回路と放射素子とのインピーダンス整合をとることができる。 Patent Document 1 discloses a transformer-type matching circuit that performs impedance matching between a feeding circuit and a radiating element. By using such a transformer type matching circuit, impedance matching between the feeding circuit and the radiating element can be achieved over a wide band.

特許第6048593号公報Japanese Patent No. 6048593

 携帯電話端末の通信用に、昨今は第五世代移動通信システム用の帯域幅の広いシステムが採用されている。その中でも3GHz~6GHz帯の周波数帯域が重要視され、その周波数帯に適用されるアンテナ装置が端末内に追加されるようになっている。 Recently, a wide bandwidth system for the 5th generation mobile communication system has been adopted for the communication of mobile phone terminals. Among them, the frequency band of 3 GHz to 6 GHz band is regarded as important, and the antenna device applied to the frequency band is added in the terminal.

 一方、無線LAN規格のWi-Fi用のアンテナも同様に5GHz帯の広い帯域で使用される。 On the other hand, the wireless LAN standard Wi-Fi antenna is also used in a wide band of 5 GHz band.

 また、携帯電話端末において、通信帯域幅の拡大と共に、MIMO(multiple-input and multiple-output)の導入などにより、アンテナアイソレーションの必要な多数のアンテナを備える状況が増えてきている。 In addition, mobile phone terminals are increasingly equipped with a large number of antennas that require antenna isolation due to the expansion of communication bandwidth and the introduction of MIMO (multiple-input and multiple-output).

 ところが、第1のアンテナ装置の放射素子と第2のアンテナ装置の放射素子とが隣接する状況で、第1のアンテナ装置が、特許文献1に示されるようなトランス型の整合回路を備えるアンテナ装置である場合、その整合回路による広帯域整合特性が災いして、第2のアンテナ装置の第2放射素子から第1のアンテナ装置の第1放射素子にエネルギーがとられてしまい、第2のアンテナ装置の第2放射素子は充分な放射効率が得られない、という問題が発生する。 However, in a situation where the radiating element of the first antenna device and the radiating element of the second antenna device are adjacent to each other, the first antenna device is an antenna device provided with a transformer-type matching circuit as shown in Patent Document 1. In this case, the wideband matching characteristic of the matching circuit is damaged, and energy is taken from the second radiating element of the second antenna device to the first radiating element of the first antenna device, so that the second antenna device is used. The second radiating element of the above has a problem that sufficient radiating efficiency cannot be obtained.

 図22A、図22Bは、上記第1のアンテナ装置と第2のアンテナ装置との不要結合による、放射素子の放射効率の低下の例を示す図である。図22Aにおいて、特性EA1は、トランス型の整合回路を含む第1アンテナ装置が無いときの第2放射素子の放射効率を示し、特性EA2は、第1放射素子が第2放射素子と不要結合している状態での第2放射素子の放射効率を示す。図中の破線は第2アンテナ装置の使用周波数帯域Cの中心周波数である。 22A and 22B are diagrams showing an example of a decrease in the radiation efficiency of the radiating element due to unnecessary coupling between the first antenna device and the second antenna device. In FIG. 22A, the characteristic EA1 shows the radiation efficiency of the second radiating element in the absence of the first antenna device including the transformer type matching circuit, and the characteristic EA2 shows the characteristic EA2 in which the first radiating element is unnecessaryly coupled to the second radiating element. The radiation efficiency of the second radiation element in the state of being in the state is shown. The broken line in the figure is the center frequency of the frequency band C used by the second antenna device.

 また、図22Bにおいて、特性EB1は、第1アンテナ装置が無いときの第3放射素子の放射効率を示し、特性EB3は、第3放射素子が第1放射素子と不要結合している状態での第3放射素子の放射効率を示す。図中の破線は第1アンテナ装置の使用周波数帯域Dの中心周波数である。 Further, in FIG. 22B, the characteristic EB1 indicates the radiation efficiency of the third radiating element when the first antenna device is not present, and the characteristic EB3 is a state in which the third radiating element is unnecessaryly coupled to the first radiating element. The radiation efficiency of the third radiation element is shown. The broken line in the figure is the center frequency of the used frequency band D of the first antenna device.

 このように、二つの放射素子が隣接する場合に、その干渉により、放射素子の放射効率が低下する。 In this way, when two radiating elements are adjacent to each other, the radiating efficiency of the radiating elements decreases due to the interference.

 そこで、本発明の目的は、隣接する放射素子同士の干渉を抑制できるアンテナ装置、互いに隣接する放射素子の干渉による放射効率の低下を抑制したアンテナシステム、及びこのアンテナシステムを備える通信端末装置を提供することにある。 Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an antenna device capable of suppressing interference between adjacent radiating elements, an antenna system suppressing a decrease in radiation efficiency due to interference between adjacent radiating elements, and a communication terminal device including this antenna system. To do.

(A)本開示の一例としてのアンテナ装置は、
 第1放射素子と、
 前記第1放射素子に接続される第1給電回路と前記第1放射素子とをインピーダンス整合させる整合回路と、
 前記整合回路に接続されて当該整合回路を第1状態と第2状態とに切り替える第1切替回路と、
 を備え、
 前記整合回路は、
  前記第1給電回路と前記第1放射素子との間に接続される第1コイルと、
  前記第1放射素子とグランドとの間に接続されて、前記第1コイルに対して磁界結合する第2コイルと、
 を有し、
 前記第1切替回路の前記第2状態は、前記第1切替回路の前記第1状態に比べて、前記第1コイルの並列のキャパシタンスが大きい。
(A) The antenna device as an example of the present disclosure is
With the first radiating element
A matching circuit that impedance-matches the first feeding circuit connected to the first radiating element and the first radiating element.
A first switching circuit connected to the matching circuit and switching the matching circuit between the first state and the second state,
Equipped with
The matching circuit is
A first coil connected between the first feeding circuit and the first radiating element,
A second coil connected between the first radiating element and the ground and magnetically coupled to the first coil,
Have,
In the second state of the first switching circuit, the parallel capacitance of the first coil is larger than that of the first state of the first switching circuit.

(B)本開示の一例としてのアンテナ装置は、
 第1放射素子と、
 前記第1放射素子に接続される第1給電回路と前記第1放射素子とをインピーダンス整合させる整合回路と、
 前記整合回路に接続されて当該整合回路を第3状態と第4状態とに切り替える第2切替回路と、
 を備え、
 前記整合回路は、
  前記第1給電回路と前記第1放射素子との間に接続される第1コイルと、
  前記第1放射素子とグランドとの間に接続されて、前記第1コイルに対して磁界結合する第2コイルと、
 を有し、
 前記第2切替回路の前記第4状態は、前記第2切替回路の前記第3状態に比べて、前記第2コイルと前記グランドと間のキャパシタンスが大きい。
(B) The antenna device as an example of the present disclosure is
With the first radiating element
A matching circuit that impedance-matches the first feeding circuit connected to the first radiating element and the first radiating element.
A second switching circuit connected to the matching circuit and switching the matching circuit between the third state and the fourth state,
Equipped with
The matching circuit is
A first coil connected between the first feeding circuit and the first radiating element,
A second coil connected between the first radiating element and the ground and magnetically coupled to the first coil,
Have,
The fourth state of the second switching circuit has a larger capacitance between the second coil and the ground than the third state of the second switching circuit.

(C)本開示の一例としてのアンテナシステムは、
 第1通信周波数帯の信号を通信する第1放射素子を含む第1アンテナ装置と、
 第2通信周波数帯の信号を通信する第2放射素子を含む第2アンテナ装置と、
 を備え、
 前記第1アンテナ装置は、
 前記第1放射素子に接続される第1給電回路と前記第1放射素子とをインピーダンス整合させる整合回路と、
 前記整合回路に接続されて当該整合回路を第1状態と第2状態とに切り替える第1切替回路と、
 を備え、
 前記整合回路は、
  前記第1給電回路と前記第1放射素子との間に接続される第1コイルと、
  前記第1放射素子とグランドとの間に接続されて、前記第1コイルに対して磁界結合する第2コイルと、
 を有し、
 前記第1切替回路の前記第2状態は、前記第1切替回路の前記第1状態に比べて、前記第1コイルの並列のキャパシタンスが大きい。
(C) The antenna system as an example of the present disclosure is
A first antenna device including a first radiating element that communicates a signal in the first communication frequency band, and
A second antenna device including a second radiating element that communicates signals in the second communication frequency band, and
Equipped with
The first antenna device is
A matching circuit that impedance-matches the first feeding circuit connected to the first radiating element and the first radiating element.
A first switching circuit connected to the matching circuit and switching the matching circuit between the first state and the second state,
Equipped with
The matching circuit is
A first coil connected between the first feeding circuit and the first radiating element,
A second coil connected between the first radiating element and the ground and magnetically coupled to the first coil,
Have,
In the second state of the first switching circuit, the parallel capacitance of the first coil is larger than that of the first state of the first switching circuit.

(D)本開示の一例としてのアンテナシステムは、
 第1通信周波数帯の信号を通信する第1放射素子を含む第1アンテナ装置と、
 第3通信周波数帯の信号を通信する第3放射素子を含む第3アンテナ装置と、
 を備え、
 前記第1アンテナ装置は、
 前記第1放射素子に接続される第1給電回路と前記第1放射素子とをインピーダンス整合させる整合回路と、
 前記整合回路に接続されて当該整合回路を第3状態と第4状態とに切り替える第2切替回路と、
 を備え、
 前記整合回路は、
  前記第1給電回路と前記第1放射素子との間に接続される第1コイルと、
  前記第1放射素子とグランドとの間に接続されて、前記第1コイルに対して磁界結合する第2コイルと、
 を有し、
 前記第2切替回路の前記第4状態は、前記第2切替回路の前記第3状態に比べて、前記第2コイルと前記グランドと間のキャパシタンスが大きい。
(D) The antenna system as an example of the present disclosure is
A first antenna device including a first radiating element that communicates a signal in the first communication frequency band, and
A third antenna device including a third radiating element that communicates signals in the third communication frequency band, and
Equipped with
The first antenna device is
A matching circuit that impedance-matches the first feeding circuit connected to the first radiating element and the first radiating element.
A second switching circuit connected to the matching circuit and switching the matching circuit between the third state and the fourth state,
Equipped with
The matching circuit is
A first coil connected between the first feeding circuit and the first radiating element,
A second coil connected between the first radiating element and the ground and magnetically coupled to the first coil,
Have,
The fourth state of the second switching circuit has a larger capacitance between the second coil and the ground than the third state of the second switching circuit.

(E)本開示の一例としての通信端末装置は、(C)に記載のアンテナシステムと、第1給電回路と、第2放射素子に接続される第2給電回路とを備える。 (E) The communication terminal device as an example of the present disclosure includes the antenna system according to (C), a first feeding circuit, and a second feeding circuit connected to a second radiating element.

(F)本開示の一例としての通信端末装置は、(D)に記載のアンテナシステムと、第1給電回路と、第3放射素子に接続される第3給電回路とを備える。 (F) The communication terminal device as an example of the present disclosure includes the antenna system according to (D), a first feeding circuit, and a third feeding circuit connected to a third radiating element.

 本発明によれば、隣接するアンテナ装置への干渉を抑制できるアンテナ装置、互いに隣接するアンテナ装置の干渉による放射効率の低下を抑制したアンテナシステム、及びそのアンテナシステムを備える通信端末装置が得られる。 According to the present invention, an antenna device capable of suppressing interference with adjacent antenna devices, an antenna system suppressing a decrease in radiation efficiency due to interference between adjacent antenna devices, and a communication terminal device including the antenna system can be obtained.

図1A、図1Bは、第1の実施形態に係るアンテナシステム501の構成を示す回路図である。1A and 1B are circuit diagrams showing the configuration of the antenna system 501 according to the first embodiment. 図2Aは、図1Aに示した第1状態での、第1給電回路10の接続部P1から第1放射素子11方向を視た反射係数の周波数特性を示すスミスチャートである。図2Bは、図1Bに示した第2状態での、第1放射素子11の接続部P0から整合回路12方向を視た反射係数の周波数特性を示すスミスチャートである。FIG. 2A is a Smith chart showing the frequency characteristics of the reflection coefficient when the direction of the first radiating element 11 is viewed from the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 in the first state shown in FIG. 1A. FIG. 2B is a Smith chart showing the frequency characteristics of the reflection coefficient when the matching circuit 12 is viewed from the connection portion P0 of the first radiation element 11 in the second state shown in FIG. 1B. 図3は、第1アンテナ装置101と第2アンテナ装置201を備える通信端末装置601のブロック図である。FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a communication terminal device 601 including a first antenna device 101 and a second antenna device 201. 図4は、第1アンテナ装置101の状態と、第1アンテナ装置101及び第2アンテナ装置201の使用周波数帯域との関係を示す図である。FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between the state of the first antenna device 101 and the frequency bands used by the first antenna device 101 and the second antenna device 201. 図5は第1の実施形態の別の第1アンテナ装置101の構成を示す回路図である。FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of another first antenna device 101 according to the first embodiment. 図6は第1の実施形態のさらに別の第1アンテナ装置101の構成を示す回路図である。FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of still another first antenna device 101 according to the first embodiment. 図7は第1の実施形態に係る整合回路12の斜視図である。FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the matching circuit 12 according to the first embodiment. 図8は整合回路12の分解平面図である。FIG. 8 is an exploded plan view of the matching circuit 12. 図9A、図9Bは整合回路12の回路図である。9A and 9B are circuit diagrams of the matching circuit 12. 図10A、図10Bは、第2の実施形態に係るアンテナシステム502の構成を示す回路図である。10A and 10B are circuit diagrams showing the configuration of the antenna system 502 according to the second embodiment. 図11Aは図10Aに示した第3状態での、第1給電回路10の接続部P1から第1放射素子11方向を視た反射係数の周波数特性を示すスミスチャートである。図11Bは図10Bに示した第4状態での、第1放射素子11の接続部P0から整合回路12方向を視た反射係数の周波数特性を示すスミスチャートである。FIG. 11A is a Smith chart showing the frequency characteristics of the reflection coefficient when the direction of the first radiating element 11 is viewed from the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 in the third state shown in FIG. 10A. FIG. 11B is a Smith chart showing the frequency characteristics of the reflection coefficient when the matching circuit 12 direction is viewed from the connection portion P0 of the first radiation element 11 in the fourth state shown in FIG. 10B. 図12は、第1アンテナ装置102の状態と、第1アンテナ装置102及び第3アンテナ装置302の使用周波数帯域との関係を示す図である。FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the relationship between the state of the first antenna device 102 and the frequency band used by the first antenna device 102 and the third antenna device 302. 図13は第2の実施形態の別の第1アンテナ装置102の構成を示す回路図である。FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of another first antenna device 102 according to the second embodiment. 図14は第2の実施形態のさらに別の第1アンテナ装置102の構成を示す回路図である。FIG. 14 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of still another first antenna device 102 according to the second embodiment. 図15は第3の実施形態に係るアンテナシステム503の構成を示す回路図である。FIG. 15 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of the antenna system 503 according to the third embodiment. 図16は、第1アンテナ装置103の状態と、第1アンテナ装置103及び第4アンテナ装置403の使用周波数帯域との関係を示す図である。FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the relationship between the state of the first antenna device 103 and the frequency band used by the first antenna device 103 and the fourth antenna device 403. 図17は第3の実施形態に係る別の第1アンテナ装置103の回路図である。FIG. 17 is a circuit diagram of another first antenna device 103 according to the third embodiment. 図18は、第3の実施形態に係るさらに別の第1アンテナ装置103の回路図である。FIG. 18 is a circuit diagram of still another first antenna device 103 according to the third embodiment. 図19は第4の実施形態の通信端末装置601の平面図である。FIG. 19 is a plan view of the communication terminal device 601 according to the fourth embodiment. 図20は、図19に示した通信端末装置601のX-X部分での断面図である。FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of the communication terminal device 601 shown in FIG. 図21A、図21Bは、フレーム50の一部を利用して構成された第1放射素子11及び第2放射素子21の構成を示す図である。21A and 21B are diagrams showing the configurations of the first radiating element 11 and the second radiating element 21 configured by utilizing a part of the frame 50. 図22A、図22Bは、第1のアンテナ装置と第2のアンテナ装置との不要結合による、放射素子の放射効率の低下の例を示す図である。22A and 22B are diagrams showing an example of a decrease in the radiation efficiency of the radiating element due to unnecessary coupling between the first antenna device and the second antenna device.

 以降、図を参照して幾つかの具体的な例を挙げて、本発明を実施するための複数の形態を示す。各図中には同一箇所に同一符号を付している。要点の説明又は理解の容易性を考慮して、実施形態を説明の便宜上、複数の実施形態に分けて示すが、異なる実施形態で示した構成の部分的な置換又は組み合わせは可能である。第2の実施形態以降では第1の実施形態と共通の事柄についての記述を省略し、異なる点についてのみ説明する。特に、同様の構成による同様の作用効果については実施形態毎には逐次言及しない。 Hereinafter, a plurality of embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be shown with reference to the drawings with reference to some specific examples. The same reference numerals are given to the same parts in each figure. Although the embodiments are shown separately in a plurality of embodiments for convenience of explanation in consideration of the explanation of the main points or the ease of understanding, partial replacement or combination of the configurations shown in different embodiments is possible. In the second and subsequent embodiments, the description of matters common to the first embodiment will be omitted, and only the differences will be described. In particular, the same action and effect due to the same configuration will not be mentioned sequentially for each embodiment.

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 図1A、図1Bは、第1の実施形態に係るアンテナシステム501の構成を示す回路図である。このアンテナシステム501は、第1アンテナ装置101と第2アンテナ装置201とで構成されている。
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1A and 1B are circuit diagrams showing the configuration of the antenna system 501 according to the first embodiment. The antenna system 501 is composed of a first antenna device 101 and a second antenna device 201.

 第1アンテナ装置101は、第1放射素子11に対する第1給電回路10の接続部P1と、第1放射素子11と第1給電回路10とをインピーダンス整合させる整合回路12と、整合回路12に接続されて整合回路12の特性を切り替える第1切替回路13と、第1切替回路13を制御する制御回路と、を備える。この制御回路については後に示す。 The first antenna device 101 is connected to a matching circuit 12 and a matching circuit 12 that impedance-matches the first radiation element 11 and the first feeding circuit 10 with the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 to the first radiation element 11. A first switching circuit 13 for switching the characteristics of the matching circuit 12 and a control circuit for controlling the first switching circuit 13 are provided. This control circuit will be described later.

 第2アンテナ装置201は、第2放射素子21に対する第2給電回路20の接続部P2と、第2放射素子21と第2給電回路20とをインピーダンス整合させる整合回路22と、を備える。 The second antenna device 201 includes a connection portion P2 of the second feeding circuit 20 to the second radiating element 21, and a matching circuit 22 for impedance matching the second radiating element 21 and the second feeding circuit 20.

 第1アンテナ装置101は例えばセルラー用のアンテナ装置であり、第2アンテナ装置201は例えば1.5GHz帯を用いる無線LAN用のアンテナ装置である。第1アンテナ装置101を用いる通信周波数帯と第2アンテナ装置201を用いる通信周波数帯とは異なるが隣接している。 The first antenna device 101 is, for example, an antenna device for cellular, and the second antenna device 201 is, for example, an antenna device for wireless LAN using a 1.5 GHz band. The communication frequency band using the first antenna device 101 and the communication frequency band using the second antenna device 201 are different but adjacent to each other.

 第1アンテナ装置101の整合回路12は、第1給電回路10の接続部P1と第1放射素子11との間に接続される第1コイルL1と、第1放射素子11とグランドとの間に接続されて、第1コイルL1に対して磁界結合する第2コイルL2と、を有する。この第1コイルL1と第2コイルL2とでオートトランス回路が構成されている。 The matching circuit 12 of the first antenna device 101 is located between the first coil L1 connected between the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 and the first radiating element 11 and between the first radiating element 11 and the ground. It has a second coil L2, which is connected and magnetically coupled to the first coil L1. The first coil L1 and the second coil L2 form an autotransformer circuit.

 第1切替回路13は、例えば第1キャパシタC1及び第1スイッチSW1を有する。この第1スイッチSW1のオフ状態は、第1キャパシタC1が第1コイルL1に接続されない第1状態に対応する。また、第1スイッチSW1のオン状態は、第1キャパシタC1が第1コイルL1に並列接続される第2状態に対応する。つまり、図1Aは「第1状態」を表していて、図1Bは「第2状態」を表している。また、第1切替回路13の第2状態は、第1切替回路13の前記第1状態に比べて、第1コイルL1に並列接続されるキャパシタンスが大きい、といえる。ここでは、第1切替回路13が第1キャパシタC1及び第1スイッチSW1を有する例を示したが、これに限らず、可変リアクタンス素子やpinダイオード等を用いてもよい。 The first switching circuit 13 has, for example, a first capacitor C1 and a first switch SW1. The off state of the first switch SW1 corresponds to the first state in which the first capacitor C1 is not connected to the first coil L1. Further, the ON state of the first switch SW1 corresponds to the second state in which the first capacitor C1 is connected in parallel to the first coil L1. That is, FIG. 1A represents the "first state" and FIG. 1B represents the "second state". Further, it can be said that the second state of the first switching circuit 13 has a larger capacitance connected in parallel to the first coil L1 than the first state of the first switching circuit 13. Here, an example in which the first switching circuit 13 has the first capacitor C1 and the first switch SW1 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a variable reactance element, a pin diode, or the like may be used.

 図2Aは、図1Aに示した第1状態での、第1給電回路10の接続部P1から第1放射素子11方向を視た反射係数の周波数特性を示すスミスチャートである。また、図2Bは、図1Bに示した第2状態での、第1放射素子11の接続部P0から整合回路12方向を視た反射係数の周波数特性を示すスミスチャートである。 FIG. 2A is a Smith chart showing the frequency characteristics of the reflection coefficient when the direction of the first radiating element 11 is viewed from the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 in the first state shown in FIG. 1A. Further, FIG. 2B is a Smith chart showing the frequency characteristics of the reflection coefficient when the matching circuit 12 direction is viewed from the connection portion P0 of the first radiation element 11 in the second state shown in FIG. 1B.

 第1状態では、図2Aに表れているように、マーカーM01で示す周波数を中心として所定周波数帯に亘って第1放射素子11は第1給電回路10のインピーダンスである50Ωに整合する。 In the first state, as shown in FIG. 2A, the first radiating element 11 matches the impedance of the first feeding circuit 10 of 50Ω over a predetermined frequency band centering on the frequency indicated by the marker M01.

 第2状態では、図2Bに表れているように、周波数1.54GHzにおいて、マーカーM02で示すインピーダンスとなる。この例では、第1放射素子11の接続部P0から整合回路12方向を視たインピーダンスは394.0-j63.8[Ω]であり、その実部は、第1給電回路10のインピーダンス(50Ω)の5倍以上である。この周波数は第1コイルL1と第1キャパシタC1との並列共振周波数である。つまり、第1放射素子11の接続部P0から整合回路12方向を視たインピーダンスは実質的にオープンとなり、第1放射素子11の接続部P0から整合回路12方向を視たとき、第2コイルL2だけが見えることとなる。本発明においては、第1給電回路10のインピーダンスの5倍以上の状態を、「実質的にオープン」と表現する。 In the second state, as shown in FIG. 2B, the impedance is the impedance indicated by the marker M02 at a frequency of 1.54 GHz. In this example, the impedance when the matching circuit 12 direction is viewed from the connection portion P0 of the first radiation element 11 is 394.0-j63.8 [Ω], and the actual portion is the impedance (50Ω) of the first feeding circuit 10. It is more than 5 times. This frequency is the parallel resonance frequency of the first coil L1 and the first capacitor C1. That is, the impedance when the matching circuit 12 direction is viewed from the connection portion P0 of the first radiation element 11 is substantially open, and when the matching circuit 12 direction is viewed from the connection portion P0 of the first radiation element 11, the second coil L2 is used. Only will be visible. In the present invention, a state of 5 times or more the impedance of the first feeding circuit 10 is expressed as "substantially open".

 このように、第2状態では、第2アンテナ装置201の第2放射素子21から見て、第1アンテナ装置101の第1放射素子11は実質的にオープンに見えるので、第2アンテナ装置201の第2放射素子21は第1アンテナ装置101の第1放射素子11の干渉を殆ど受けない。 As described above, in the second state, the first radiating element 11 of the first antenna device 101 looks substantially open when viewed from the second radiating element 21 of the second antenna device 201, so that the second antenna device 201 The second radiating element 21 receives almost no interference from the first radiating element 11 of the first antenna device 101.

 図3は、第1アンテナ装置101と第2アンテナ装置201とを備える通信端末装置601のブロック図である。この通信端末装置601は例えばスマートフォンや携帯電話端末であり、第1アンテナ装置101、第2アンテナ装置201、RFモジュール71,72、送信回路61,62,受信回路81,82及びベースバンド回路70を備えている。アンテナ装置101は上記整合回路12及び第1放射素子11を備えている。RFモジュール71は、セルラー用信号の送信信号と受信信号の相互通信を行う回路である。送信回路61はセルラー用送信回路であり、受信回路81はセルラー用受信回路である。また、RFモジュール72は、無線LAN用信号の送信信号と受信信号の相互通信を行う回路である。送信回路62は無線LAN用送信回路であり、受信回路82は無線LAN用受信回路である。 FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a communication terminal device 601 including a first antenna device 101 and a second antenna device 201. The communication terminal device 601 is, for example, a smartphone or a mobile phone terminal, and includes a first antenna device 101, a second antenna device 201, RF modules 71, 72, transmission circuits 61, 62, reception circuits 81, 82, and a baseband circuit 70. I have. The antenna device 101 includes the matching circuit 12 and the first radiating element 11. The RF module 71 is a circuit for mutual communication between a transmission signal and a reception signal of a cellular signal. The transmission circuit 61 is a cellular transmission circuit, and the receiving circuit 81 is a cellular receiving circuit. Further, the RF module 72 is a circuit for mutual communication between a transmission signal and a reception signal of a wireless LAN signal. The transmission circuit 62 is a transmission circuit for wireless LAN, and the reception circuit 82 is a reception circuit for wireless LAN.

 図3においてベースバンド回路70は送信信号を送信回路61,62へ出力し、受信回路81,82から受電信号を入力する。また、このベースバンド回路70は第1アンテナ装置101及び第2アンテナ装置201に対する制御を行う。特に、第1アンテナ装置101内の第1切替回路13内の第1スイッチSW1のオン/オフ制御を行う。つまり、セルラー通信を行う場合には、第1スイッチSW1をオフし、無線LAN通信を行う場合には第1スイッチSW1をオンする。上記「制御回路」はベースバンド回路70の一部の構成である。 In FIG. 3, the baseband circuit 70 outputs the transmission signal to the transmission circuits 61 and 62, and inputs the power reception signal from the reception circuits 81 and 82. Further, the baseband circuit 70 controls the first antenna device 101 and the second antenna device 201. In particular, on / off control of the first switch SW1 in the first switching circuit 13 in the first antenna device 101 is performed. That is, the first switch SW1 is turned off when performing cellular communication, and the first switch SW1 is turned on when performing wireless LAN communication. The above-mentioned "control circuit" is a part of the baseband circuit 70.

 図4は、上記第1アンテナ装置101の状態と、第1アンテナ装置101及び第2アンテナ装置201の使用周波数帯域との関係を示す図である。 FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between the state of the first antenna device 101 and the frequency bands used by the first antenna device 101 and the second antenna device 201.

 図4に表れているように、第1アンテナ装置101を用いて通信を行う周波数帯は周波数帯域Aであり、第2アンテナ装置201を用いて通信を行う周波数帯は周波数帯域Cである。各周波数帯域の高低関係は、周波数帯域C<周波数帯域Aである。 As shown in FIG. 4, the frequency band for communication using the first antenna device 101 is the frequency band A, and the frequency band for communication using the second antenna device 201 is the frequency band C. The high-low relationship of each frequency band is frequency band C <frequency band A.

 第1アンテナ装置101を用いて周波数帯域Aで通信を行う場合、第1スイッチSW1がオフである第1状態とする。第2アンテナ装置201を用いて周波数帯域Cで通信を行う場合、第1スイッチSW1がオンである第2状態とする。これにより、第2アンテナ装置201は第1アンテナ装置101の干渉を殆ど受けることなく、第2放射素子21の放射効率が高く維持されて、周波数帯域Cによる無線LANの通信が成される。 When communicating in the frequency band A using the first antenna device 101, the first state is set when the first switch SW1 is off. When communication is performed in the frequency band C using the second antenna device 201, the second state is set when the first switch SW1 is on. As a result, the second antenna device 201 is maintained at a high radiation efficiency of the second radiating element 21 with almost no interference from the first antenna device 101, and wireless LAN communication is performed in the frequency band C.

 図5は第1の実施形態の別の第1アンテナ装置101の構成を示す回路図である。この第1アンテナ装置101は、第1放射素子11に対する第1給電回路10の接続部P1と、第1放射素子11と第1給電回路10とをインピーダンス整合させる整合回路12と、整合回路12に接続されて整合回路12の特性を切り替える第1切替回路13と、整合回路12を制御する制御回路と、を備える。図1A、図1Bに示したアンテナ装置101とは、第1切替回路13の構成が異なる。第1切替回路13は、第1キャパシタC1及び第1スイッチSW1を有するが、図5に示す例では、第1キャパシタC1は第1スイッチSW1の浮遊容量で構成されている。 FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of another first antenna device 101 according to the first embodiment. The first antenna device 101 is a matching circuit 12 and a matching circuit 12 that impedance-matches the first radiation element 11 and the first feeding circuit 10 with the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 to the first radiation element 11. It includes a first switching circuit 13 that is connected to switch the characteristics of the matching circuit 12, and a control circuit that controls the matching circuit 12. The configuration of the first switching circuit 13 is different from that of the antenna device 101 shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B. The first switching circuit 13 has a first capacitor C1 and a first switch SW1, but in the example shown in FIG. 5, the first capacitor C1 is composed of the stray capacitance of the first switch SW1.

 図5において、第1スイッチSW1がオフ状態のとき、この第1スイッチSW1の両端間に第1キャパシタC1が接続された状態となり、第1スイッチSW1がオン状態のとき、第1切替回路13が導通状態となって、第1キャパシタC1は表れない。 In FIG. 5, when the first switch SW1 is in the off state, the first capacitor C1 is connected between both ends of the first switch SW1, and when the first switch SW1 is in the on state, the first switching circuit 13 is connected. The first capacitor C1 does not appear in the conduction state.

 図5に示すように、第1キャパシタC1は第1スイッチSW1の浮遊容量で構成してもよい。また、第1キャパシタC1を、図1A、図1Bに示したような実体的な素子としてのキャパシタと、図5に示した浮遊容量との並列接続回路で構成してもよい。つまり、第1キャパシタC1は第1スイッチSW1の浮遊容量を含んでいてもよい。 As shown in FIG. 5, the first capacitor C1 may be configured by the stray capacitance of the first switch SW1. Further, the first capacitor C1 may be configured by a parallel connection circuit of a capacitor as a substantive element as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B and a stray capacitance shown in FIG. That is, the first capacitor C1 may include the stray capacitance of the first switch SW1.

 図6は第1の実施形態のさらに別の第1アンテナ装置101の構成を示す回路図である。図1A、図1Bに示したアンテナ装置101とは、第1切替回路13の構成が異なる。第1切替回路13は、第1キャパシタC1及び第1キャパシタC1に直列接続される第1スイッチSW1を有するが、図6に示す例では、第1給電回路10の接続部P1側に第1スイッチSW1を設け、第1放射素子11側に第1キャパシタC1を設けている。このように、第1スイッチSW1と第1キャパシタC1との接続順序はどちらであってもよい。 FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of still another first antenna device 101 according to the first embodiment. The configuration of the first switching circuit 13 is different from that of the antenna device 101 shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B. The first switching circuit 13 has a first switch SW1 connected in series to the first capacitor C1 and the first capacitor C1, but in the example shown in FIG. 6, the first switch is on the connection portion P1 side of the first feeding circuit 10. A SW1 is provided, and a first capacitor C1 is provided on the side of the first radiation element 11. As described above, the connection order of the first switch SW1 and the first capacitor C1 may be either.

 次に、整合回路12の構成について例示する。図7は第1の実施形態に係る整合回路12の斜視図である。この整合回路12は、後に示す基材層S1~S14の積層体である、直方体形状の積層体に形成された素子であって、第1入出力端子T1と、第2入出力端子T2と、グランド端子GNDと、を備える。図1中の端子NCは空き端子である。 Next, the configuration of the matching circuit 12 will be illustrated. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the matching circuit 12 according to the first embodiment. The matching circuit 12 is an element formed in a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped laminated body, which is a laminated body of the base material layers S1 to S14 shown later, and has a first input / output terminal T1 and a second input / output terminal T2. It is equipped with a ground terminal GND. The terminal NC in FIG. 1 is an empty terminal.

 図8は整合回路12の分解平面図である。整合回路12は、第1の第1コイルL11、第2の第1コイルL21、第1の第2コイルL12、第2の第2コイルL22を備える。 FIG. 8 is an exploded plan view of the matching circuit 12. The matching circuit 12 includes a first coil L11, a second first coil L21, a first second coil L12, and a second second coil L22.

 第1の第1コイルL11は、基材層S2,S3に形成されて直列接続された導体パターンP11,P12を含む。第1の第2コイルL12は、基材層S4,S5,S6,S7に形成されて直列接続された導体パターンP13,P14,P15,P16を含む。同様に、第2の第1コイルL21は、基材層S13,S12に形成されて直列接続された導体パターンP21,P22を含む。第2の第2コイルL22は、基材層S11,S10,S9,S8に形成されて直列接続された導体パターンP23,P24,P25,P26を含む。 The first first coil L11 includes conductor patterns P11 and P12 formed in the base material layers S2 and S3 and connected in series. The first second coil L12 includes conductor patterns P13, P14, P15, P16 formed in the substrate layers S4, S5, S6, S7 and connected in series. Similarly, the second first coil L21 includes conductor patterns P21 and P22 formed in the substrate layers S13 and S12 and connected in series. The second second coil L22 includes conductor patterns P23, P24, P25, P26 formed in the substrate layers S11, S10, S9, S8 and connected in series.

 導体パターンP21,P22による第1コイルL21の構成は、導体パターンP11,P12による第1コイルL11の構成と同じである。また、導体パターンP23,P24,P25,P26による第2コイルL22の構成は、導体パターンP13,P14,P15,P16による第2コイルL12の構成と同じである。 The configuration of the first coil L21 by the conductor patterns P21 and P22 is the same as the configuration of the first coil L11 by the conductor patterns P11 and P12. Further, the configuration of the second coil L22 by the conductor patterns P23, P24, P25, P26 is the same as the configuration of the second coil L12 by the conductor patterns P13, P14, P15, P16.

 第1コイルL11の第1端E11は第1入出力端子T1に接続されていて、第2端E12は第2入出力端子T2に接続されている。第2コイルL12の第3端E13はグランド端子GNDに接続されていて、第2コイルL12の第4端E14は第2入出力端子T2に接続されている。同様に、第1コイルL21の第1端E21は第1入出力端子T1に接続されていて、第2端E22は第2入出力端子T2に接続されている。第2コイルL22の第3端E23はグランド端子GNDに接続されていて、第2コイルL22の第4端E24は第2入出力端子T2に接続されている。図8中の破線は層間接続導体による接続関係を示している。 The first end E11 of the first coil L11 is connected to the first input / output terminal T1, and the second end E12 is connected to the second input / output terminal T2. The third end E13 of the second coil L12 is connected to the ground terminal GND, and the fourth end E14 of the second coil L12 is connected to the second input / output terminal T2. Similarly, the first end E21 of the first coil L21 is connected to the first input / output terminal T1, and the second end E22 is connected to the second input / output terminal T2. The third end E23 of the second coil L22 is connected to the ground terminal GND, and the fourth end E24 of the second coil L22 is connected to the second input / output terminal T2. The broken line in FIG. 8 shows the connection relationship by the interlayer connection conductor.

 図9A、図9Bは整合回路12の回路図である。図9Bは整合回路12の等価回路図である。図9Aに示すように、第1の第1コイルL11と第2の第1コイルL21とは並列接続されていて、第1の第2コイルL12と第2の第2コイルL22とは並列接続されている。したがって、整合回路12は図9Bのように表すことができる。このように、整合回路12は、第1コイルL1と第2コイルL2によるオートトランス回路で構成される。第1コイルL1の自己インダクタンスは第1コイルL11,L21による自己インダクタンスであり、第2コイルL2の自己インダクタンスは第2コイルL12,L22による自己インダクタンスである。 9A and 9B are circuit diagrams of the matching circuit 12. FIG. 9B is an equivalent circuit diagram of the matching circuit 12. As shown in FIG. 9A, the first coil L11 and the second coil L21 are connected in parallel, and the first coil L12 and the second coil L22 are connected in parallel. ing. Therefore, the matching circuit 12 can be represented as shown in FIG. 9B. As described above, the matching circuit 12 is composed of an autotransformer circuit composed of the first coil L1 and the second coil L2. The self-inductance of the first coil L1 is the self-inductance of the first coils L11 and L21, and the self-inductance of the second coil L2 is the self-inductance of the second coils L12 and L22.

《第2の実施形態》
 第2の実施形態では、第2スイッチ及び第2キャパシタを備えるアンテナ装置について示す。
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The second embodiment shows an antenna device including a second switch and a second capacitor.

 図10A、図10Bは、第2の実施形態に係るアンテナシステム502の構成を示す回路図である。このアンテナシステム502は、第1アンテナ装置102と第3アンテナ装置302とで構成されている。 10A and 10B are circuit diagrams showing the configuration of the antenna system 502 according to the second embodiment. The antenna system 502 includes a first antenna device 102 and a third antenna device 302.

 第1アンテナ装置102は、第1放射素子11に対する第1給電回路10の接続部P1と、第1放射素子11と第1給電回路10とをインピーダンス整合させる整合回路12と、整合回路12に接続されて整合回路12の特性を切り替える第2切替回路14と、第2切替回路14を制御する制御回路と、を備える。 The first antenna device 102 is connected to a matching circuit 12 and a matching circuit 12 that impedance-matches the first radiation element 11 and the first feeding circuit 10 with the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 to the first radiation element 11. A second switching circuit 14 for switching the characteristics of the matching circuit 12 and a control circuit for controlling the second switching circuit 14 are provided.

 第3アンテナ装置302は、第3放射素子31に対する第3給電回路30の接続部P3と、第3放射素子31と第3給電回路30とをインピーダンス整合させる整合回路32と、を備える。 The third antenna device 302 includes a connection portion P3 of the third feeding circuit 30 to the third radiating element 31, and a matching circuit 32 that impedance-matches the third radiating element 31 and the third feeding circuit 30.

 第1アンテナ装置102は例えばセルラー用のアンテナ装置であり、第3アンテナ装置302は例えば4GHz帯を用いるセルラー用のアンテナ装置とする。第1アンテナ装置102を用いる通信周波数帯と第3アンテナ装置302を用いる通信周波数帯とは異なるが隣接している。 The first antenna device 102 is, for example, an antenna device for cellular, and the third antenna device 302 is, for example, an antenna device for cellular using a 4 GHz band. The communication frequency band using the first antenna device 102 and the communication frequency band using the third antenna device 302 are different but adjacent to each other.

 第1アンテナ装置102の整合回路12は、第1給電回路10の接続部P1と第1放射素子11との間に接続される第1コイルL1と、第1放射素子11とグランドとの間に接続されて、第1コイルL1に対して磁界結合する第2コイルL2と、を有する。この第1コイルL1と第2コイルL2とでオートトランス回路が構成されている。 The matching circuit 12 of the first antenna device 102 is located between the first coil L1 connected between the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 and the first radiating element 11 and between the first radiating element 11 and the ground. It has a second coil L2, which is connected and magnetically coupled to the first coil L1. The first coil L1 and the second coil L2 form an autotransformer circuit.

 第2切替回路14は、例えば、第2キャパシタC2及び第2キャパシタC2に選択的に接続される第2スイッチSW2を有する。この第2スイッチSW2が第2キャパシタC2を介することなく第2コイルL2をグランドに接続する状態(第3状態)と、第2キャパシタC2を介してグランドに接続される状態(第4状態)とを切り替える。また、第2切替回路14の第4状態は、第2切替回路14の前記第3状態に比べて、第2コイルL2と前記グランドと間のキャパシタンスが大きい、といえる。ここでは、第2切替回路14が第2キャパシタC2及び第2スイッチSW2を有する例を示したが、これに限らず、可変リアクタンス素子やpinダイオード等を用いてもよい。 The second switching circuit 14 has, for example, a second switch SW2 selectively connected to the second capacitor C2 and the second capacitor C2. A state in which the second switch SW2 is connected to the ground via the second capacitor C2 (third state) and a state in which the second coil L2 is connected to the ground via the second capacitor C2 (fourth state). To switch. Further, it can be said that the fourth state of the second switching circuit 14 has a larger capacitance between the second coil L2 and the ground than the third state of the second switching circuit 14. Here, an example in which the second switching circuit 14 has the second capacitor C2 and the second switch SW2 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a variable reactance element, a pin diode, or the like may be used.

 図10Aに示すように、第2スイッチSW2がグランドを選択している状態は「第3状態」に対応し、図10Bに示すように、第2スイッチSW2が第2キャパシタC2を選択している状態は「第4状態」に対応する。 As shown in FIG. 10A, the state in which the second switch SW2 selects the ground corresponds to the “third state”, and as shown in FIG. 10B, the second switch SW2 selects the second capacitor C2. The state corresponds to the "fourth state".

 図11Aは図10Aに示した第3状態での、第1給電回路10の接続部P1から第1放射素子11方向を視た反射係数の周波数特性を示すスミスチャートである。また、図11Bは図10Bに示した第4状態での、第1放射素子11の接続部P0から整合回路12方向を視た反射係数の周波数特性を示すスミスチャートである。 FIG. 11A is a Smith chart showing the frequency characteristics of the reflection coefficient when the direction of the first radiating element 11 is viewed from the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 in the third state shown in FIG. 10A. Further, FIG. 11B is a Smith chart showing the frequency characteristics of the reflection coefficient when the matching circuit 12 is viewed from the connection portion P0 of the first radiation element 11 in the fourth state shown in FIG. 10B.

 第3状態では、図11Aに表れているように、マーカーM03で示す周波数を中心として所定周波数帯に亘って第1放射素子11は第1給電回路10のインピーダンスである50Ωに整合する。 In the third state, as shown in FIG. 11A, the first radiating element 11 matches the impedance of the first feeding circuit 10 of 50Ω over a predetermined frequency band centered on the frequency indicated by the marker M03.

 第4状態では、図11Bに表れているように、周波数4.06GHzにおいて、マーカーM04で示すインピーダンスとなる。この例では、第1放射素子11の接続部P0から整合回路12方向を視たインピーダンスは3.99-j51.8[Ω]であり、その実部は、第1給電回路10のインピーダンス(50Ω)の1/5倍以下である。この周波数は第2コイルL2と第2キャパシタC2との直列共振周波数である。つまり、第1放射素子11の接続部P0から整合回路12方向を視たインピーダンスは実質的にショートとなる。本発明においては、第1給電回路10のインピーダンスの1/5倍以下の状態を、「実質的にショート」と表現する。 In the fourth state, as shown in FIG. 11B, the impedance is the impedance indicated by the marker M04 at a frequency of 4.06 GHz. In this example, the impedance when the matching circuit 12 direction is viewed from the connection portion P0 of the first radiating element 11 is 3.9-j51.8 [Ω], and the actual portion is the impedance (50Ω) of the first feeding circuit 10. It is 1/5 times or less of. This frequency is the series resonance frequency of the second coil L2 and the second capacitor C2. That is, the impedance when the matching circuit 12 direction is viewed from the connection portion P0 of the first radiating element 11 is substantially short-circuited. In the present invention, a state of 1/5 times or less of the impedance of the first feeding circuit 10 is expressed as "substantially short circuit".

 このように、第4状態では、第3アンテナ装置302の第3放射素子31から見て、第1アンテナ装置102の第1放射素子11は実質的にショートに見えるので、第3アンテナ装置302の第3放射素子31は第1アンテナ装置102の第1放射素子11の干渉を殆ど受けない。 As described above, in the fourth state, the first radiating element 11 of the first antenna device 102 looks substantially short when viewed from the third radiating element 31 of the third antenna device 302. The third radiating element 31 receives almost no interference from the first radiating element 11 of the first antenna device 102.

 図12は、上記第1アンテナ装置102の状態と、第1アンテナ装置102及び第3アンテナ装置302の使用周波数帯域との関係を示す図である。 FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the relationship between the state of the first antenna device 102 and the frequency band used by the first antenna device 102 and the third antenna device 302.

 図12に表れているように、第1アンテナ装置102を用いて通信を行う周波数帯は周波数帯域Bであり、第3アンテナ装置302を用いて通信を行う周波数帯は周波数帯域Dである。各周波数帯域の高低関係は、周波数帯域B<周波数帯域Dである。 As shown in FIG. 12, the frequency band for communication using the first antenna device 102 is the frequency band B, and the frequency band for communication using the third antenna device 302 is the frequency band D. The high-low relationship of each frequency band is frequency band B <frequency band D.

 第1アンテナ装置102を用いて周波数帯域Bで通信を行う場合、第2スイッチSW2がグランドを選択する第3状態とする。第3アンテナ装置302を用いて周波数帯域Dで通信を行う場合、第2スイッチSW2が第2キャパシタC2を選択する第4状態とする。これにより、第3アンテナ装置302は第1アンテナ装置102の干渉を殆ど受けることなく、第3放射素子31の放射効率が高く維持されて、周波数帯域Dによる通信が成される。 When communicating in the frequency band B using the first antenna device 102, the second switch SW2 is in the third state of selecting the ground. When communication is performed in the frequency band D using the third antenna device 302, the second switch SW2 is in the fourth state of selecting the second capacitor C2. As a result, the third antenna device 302 hardly receives the interference of the first antenna device 102, the radiation efficiency of the third radiation element 31 is maintained high, and communication is performed in the frequency band D.

 図13は第2の実施形態の別の第1アンテナ装置102の構成を示す回路図である。この第1アンテナ装置102は、第1放射素子11に対する第1給電回路10の接続部P1と、第1放射素子11と第1給電回路10とをインピーダンス整合させる整合回路12と、整合回路12に接続されて整合回路12の特性を切り替える第2切替回路14と、整合回路12を制御する制御回路と、を備える。図10A、図10Bに示したアンテナ装置102とは、第2切替回路14の構成が異なる。第2切替回路14は、第2キャパシタC2及び第2スイッチSW2を有するが、図13に示す例では、第2キャパシタC2は第2スイッチSW2の浮遊容量で構成されている。 FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of another first antenna device 102 according to the second embodiment. The first antenna device 102 is provided in a matching circuit 12 and a matching circuit 12 for impedance matching the first radiation element 11 and the first feeding circuit 10 with the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 to the first radiation element 11. A second switching circuit 14 that is connected to switch the characteristics of the matching circuit 12 and a control circuit that controls the matching circuit 12 are provided. The configuration of the second switching circuit 14 is different from that of the antenna device 102 shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B. The second switching circuit 14 has a second capacitor C2 and a second switch SW2, but in the example shown in FIG. 13, the second capacitor C2 is composed of the stray capacitance of the second switch SW2.

 図13において、第2スイッチSW2がオフ状態のとき、この第2スイッチSW2の浮遊容量による第2キャパシタC2を介して第2コイルL2がグランドに接続され、第2スイッチSW2がオン状態のとき、第2コイルL2が直接グランドに接続され、第2キャパシタC2は表れない。 In FIG. 13, when the second switch SW2 is in the off state, the second coil L2 is connected to the ground via the second capacitor C2 due to the stray capacitance of the second switch SW2, and when the second switch SW2 is in the on state. The second coil L2 is directly connected to the ground, and the second capacitor C2 does not appear.

 図13に示すように、第2キャパシタC2は第2スイッチSW2の浮遊容量で構成してもよい。また、第2キャパシタC2を、図10A、図10Bに示したような実体的な素子としてのキャパシタと、図13に示した浮遊容量との並列接続回路で構成してもよい。つまり、第2キャパシタC2は第2スイッチSW2の浮遊容量を含んでいてもよい。 As shown in FIG. 13, the second capacitor C2 may be configured by the stray capacitance of the second switch SW2. Further, the second capacitor C2 may be configured by a parallel connection circuit of a capacitor as a substantive element as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B and a stray capacitance shown in FIG. That is, the second capacitor C2 may include the stray capacitance of the second switch SW2.

 図14は第2の実施形態のさらに別の第1アンテナ装置102の構成を示す回路図である。図10A、図10Bに示したアンテナ装置102とは、第2切替回路14の構成が異なる。第2切替回路14は、第2キャパシタC2及び第2スイッチSW2を有するが、図14に示す例では、グランド側に第2スイッチSW2を設けている。このように、第2スイッチSW2と第2キャパシタC2との接続順序はどちらであってもよい。 FIG. 14 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of still another first antenna device 102 according to the second embodiment. The configuration of the second switching circuit 14 is different from that of the antenna device 102 shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B. The second switching circuit 14 has a second capacitor C2 and a second switch SW2, but in the example shown in FIG. 14, the second switch SW2 is provided on the ground side. As described above, the connection order of the second switch SW2 and the second capacitor C2 may be either.

《第3の実施形態》
 第3の実施形態では、第1スイッチ、第1キャパシタ、第2スイッチ及び第2キャパシタを備えるアンテナ装置について示す。
<< Third Embodiment >>
A third embodiment shows an antenna device including a first switch, a first capacitor, a second switch, and a second capacitor.

 図15は第3の実施形態に係るアンテナシステム503の構成を示す回路図である。このアンテナシステム503は、第1アンテナ装置103と第4アンテナ装置403とで構成されている。本実施形態において、第4アンテナ装置403は、本発明に係る「第2アンテナ装置」及び「第3アンテナ装置」の構成を含んでいる。 FIG. 15 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of the antenna system 503 according to the third embodiment. The antenna system 503 includes a first antenna device 103 and a fourth antenna device 403. In the present embodiment, the fourth antenna device 403 includes the configurations of the "second antenna device" and the "third antenna device" according to the present invention.

 第1アンテナ装置103は、第1放射素子11に対する第1給電回路10の接続部P1と、第1放射素子11と第1給電回路10とをインピーダンス整合させる整合回路12と、整合回路12に接続されて整合回路12の特性を切り替える第1切替回路13及び第2切替回路14と、第1切替回路13及び第2切替回路14を制御する制御回路と、を備える。 The first antenna device 103 is connected to a matching circuit 12 and a matching circuit 12 that impedance-matches the first radiation element 11 and the first feeding circuit 10 with the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 to the first radiation element 11. It is provided with a first switching circuit 13 and a second switching circuit 14 for switching the characteristics of the matching circuit 12, and a control circuit for controlling the first switching circuit 13 and the second switching circuit 14.

 第4アンテナ装置403は、第4放射素子41に対する第4給電回路40の接続部P4と、第4放射素子41と第4給電回路40とをインピーダンス整合させる整合回路42と、を備える。 The fourth antenna device 403 includes a connection portion P4 of the fourth feeding circuit 40 to the fourth radiating element 41, and a matching circuit 42 that impedance-matches the fourth radiating element 41 and the fourth feeding circuit 40.

 第1アンテナ装置103は例えばセルラー用のアンテナ装置であり、第4アンテナ装置403は例えば無線LAN用のアンテナ装置である。第1アンテナ装置103を用いる通信周波数帯と第4アンテナ装置403を用いる通信周波数帯とは異なるが隣接している。 The first antenna device 103 is, for example, an antenna device for cellular, and the fourth antenna device 403 is, for example, an antenna device for wireless LAN. The communication frequency band using the first antenna device 103 and the communication frequency band using the fourth antenna device 403 are different but adjacent to each other.

 第1切替回路13の構成は第1の実施形態で示したとおりである。また、第2切替回路14の構成は第2の実施形態で示したとおりである。その他の構成は第1の実施形態及び第2の実施形態で示したとおりである。 The configuration of the first switching circuit 13 is as shown in the first embodiment. The configuration of the second switching circuit 14 is as shown in the second embodiment. Other configurations are as shown in the first embodiment and the second embodiment.

 第1アンテナ装置103は、第1スイッチSW1の状態と第2スイッチSW2の状態との組み合わせによって、4つの状態をとり得る。 The first antenna device 103 can take four states depending on the combination of the state of the first switch SW1 and the state of the second switch SW2.

 図16は、上記第1アンテナ装置103の状態と、第1アンテナ装置103及び第4アンテナ装置403の使用周波数帯域との関係を示す図である。 FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the relationship between the state of the first antenna device 103 and the frequency band used by the first antenna device 103 and the fourth antenna device 403.

 図16に表れているように、第1アンテナ装置103を用いて通信を行う周波数帯は周波数帯域A又は周波数帯域Bであり、第4アンテナ装置403を用いて通信を行う周波数帯は周波数帯域C又は周波数帯域Dである。各周波数帯域の高低関係は、周波数帯域C<周波数帯域A<周波数帯域D<周波数帯域Bである。 As shown in FIG. 16, the frequency band for communication using the first antenna device 103 is the frequency band A or the frequency band B, and the frequency band for communication using the fourth antenna device 403 is the frequency band C. Or the frequency band D. The high-low relationship of each frequency band is frequency band C <frequency band A <frequency band D <frequency band B.

 第1コイルL1と第1キャパシタC1との並列共振周波数は周波数帯域C内にあり、第2コイルL2と第2キャパシタC2との直列共振周波数は周波数帯域D内にある。 The parallel resonance frequency of the first coil L1 and the first capacitor C1 is in the frequency band C, and the series resonance frequency of the second coil L2 and the second capacitor C2 is in the frequency band D.

 第1アンテナ装置103を用いて周波数帯域A又は周波数帯域Bで通信を行う場合、第1スイッチSW1がオフである第1状態とし、第2スイッチSW2がグランドを選択する第3状態とする。第4アンテナ装置403を用いて周波数帯域Cで通信を行う場合、第1スイッチSW1がオンである第2状態とする。これにより、第4アンテナ装置403は第1アンテナ装置103の干渉を殆ど受けることなく、第4放射素子41の放射効率が高く維持されて、周波数帯域Cによる無線LANの通信が成される。また、第4アンテナ装置403を用いて周波数帯域Dで通信を行う場合、第2スイッチSW2が第2キャパシタC2を選択する第4状態とする。これにより、第4アンテナ装置403は第1アンテナ装置103の干渉を殆ど受けることなく、第4放射素子41の放射効率が高く維持されて、周波数帯域Dによる無線LANの通信が成される。 When communicating in the frequency band A or the frequency band B using the first antenna device 103, the first state is set in which the first switch SW1 is off, and the third state is set in which the second switch SW2 selects the ground. When communication is performed in the frequency band C using the fourth antenna device 403, the first switch SW1 is set to the second state in which it is on. As a result, the fourth antenna device 403 receives almost no interference from the first antenna device 103, the radiation efficiency of the fourth radiating element 41 is maintained high, and wireless LAN communication is performed in the frequency band C. Further, when the fourth antenna device 403 is used for communication in the frequency band D, the second switch SW2 is in the fourth state of selecting the second capacitor C2. As a result, the fourth antenna device 403 receives almost no interference from the first antenna device 103, the radiation efficiency of the fourth radiating element 41 is maintained high, and wireless LAN communication is performed in the frequency band D.

 なお、第1スイッチSW1がオンである第2状態とするとき、第2スイッチSW2が第2キャパシタC2を選択する第4状態としてもよいし、第2スイッチSW2が第2キャパシタC2を選択する第4状態であるとき、第1スイッチSW1をオンして第2状態としてもよい。 When the first switch SW1 is in the second state of being on, the second switch SW2 may be in the fourth state of selecting the second capacitor C2, or the second switch SW2 may select the second capacitor C2. When there are four states, the first switch SW1 may be turned on to set the second state.

 図17は第3の実施形態に係る別の第1アンテナ装置103の回路図である。この例では、第1給電回路10の接続部P1と整合回路12との間に整合回路15が設けられている。また、第1放射素子11の接続部P0と整合回路12との間に整合回路16が設けられている。整合回路12、第1切替回路13及び第2切替回路14の構成はこれまでに示したとおりである。 FIG. 17 is a circuit diagram of another first antenna device 103 according to the third embodiment. In this example, a matching circuit 15 is provided between the connection portion P1 of the first feeding circuit 10 and the matching circuit 12. Further, a matching circuit 16 is provided between the connecting portion P0 of the first radiating element 11 and the matching circuit 12. The configurations of the matching circuit 12, the first switching circuit 13, and the second switching circuit 14 are as shown above.

 このように、トランス型の整合回路12以外に整合回路15,16を設けてもよい。 As described above, matching circuits 15 and 16 may be provided in addition to the transformer type matching circuit 12.

 図18は、第3の実施形態に係るさらに別の第1アンテナ装置103の回路図である。この例では、第1切替回路13及び第2切替回路14に付加回路を設けている。整合回路12の第1入出力端子T1と第2入出力端子T2との間に、第1キャパシタC1、インダクタL3及び第1スイッチSW1による切替回路13が接続されている。また、整合回路12のグランド端子GNDとグランドとの間に、第2スイッチSW2、第2キャパシタC2及びインダクタL4による回路が接続されている。したがって、第1スイッチSW1又は第2スイッチSW2の選択によって、整合回路12の整合特性に様々な周波数依存性を付与できる。 FIG. 18 is a circuit diagram of still another first antenna device 103 according to the third embodiment. In this example, an additional circuit is provided in the first switching circuit 13 and the second switching circuit 14. A switching circuit 13 by a first capacitor C1, an inductor L3, and a first switch SW1 is connected between the first input / output terminal T1 and the second input / output terminal T2 of the matching circuit 12. Further, a circuit by the second switch SW2, the second capacitor C2 and the inductor L4 is connected between the ground terminal GND of the matching circuit 12 and the ground. Therefore, various frequency dependences can be imparted to the matching characteristics of the matching circuit 12 by selecting the first switch SW1 or the second switch SW2.

《第4の実施形態》
 第4の実施形態では、通信端末装置の構成例について例示する。
<< Fourth Embodiment >>
In the fourth embodiment, a configuration example of the communication terminal device will be illustrated.

 図19は第4の実施形態の通信端末装置601の平面図である。ただし、筐体600の上半分を取り外した状態を表している。この通信端末装置601は、回路基板60とそれを内包する筐体600とを備える。筐体600は導電性のフレーム50を有する。アンテナ装置101はフレーム50の一部と回路基板60の一部とで構成されている。回路基板60には後に示す給電回路が構成されている。 FIG. 19 is a plan view of the communication terminal device 601 according to the fourth embodiment. However, it represents a state in which the upper half of the housing 600 is removed. The communication terminal device 601 includes a circuit board 60 and a housing 600 containing the circuit board 60. The housing 600 has a conductive frame 50. The antenna device 101 is composed of a part of the frame 50 and a part of the circuit board 60. The circuit board 60 is configured with a power supply circuit shown later.

 図20は、図19に示した通信端末装置601のX-X部分での断面図である。回路基板60の上面にはグランド導体60Gが形成されている。このグランド導体60Gは筐体600の導体部に電気的に接続されている。回路基板60は多層基板であるが、図20においては内部の層についての図示を省略している。 FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of the communication terminal device 601 shown in FIG. A ground conductor 60G is formed on the upper surface of the circuit board 60. The ground conductor 60G is electrically connected to the conductor portion of the housing 600. Although the circuit board 60 is a multilayer board, the illustration of the internal layer is omitted in FIG. 20.

 図21A、図21Bは、フレーム50の一部を利用して構成された第1放射素子11及び第2放射素子21の構成を示す図である。図21Aに示す例では、第1放射素子11はループアンテナを構成していて、第2放射素子21はT分岐型アンテナを構成している。上記第1放射素子11は回路基板60のグランド導体60Gとともにループを構成する。上記第2放射素子21に近接する回路基板60のグランド導体60Gはイメージ形成用導体として作用する。 21A and 21B are diagrams showing the configurations of the first radiating element 11 and the second radiating element 21 configured by using a part of the frame 50. In the example shown in FIG. 21A, the first radiating element 11 constitutes a loop antenna, and the second radiating element 21 constitutes a T-branch type antenna. The first radiating element 11 forms a loop together with the ground conductor 60G of the circuit board 60. The ground conductor 60G of the circuit board 60 close to the second radiating element 21 acts as an image forming conductor.

 図21Bに示す例では、第1放射素子11は逆F型アンテナを構成していて、第2放射素子21は逆L型アンテナを構成している。上記第1放射素子11に近接する回路基板60のグランド導体60Gはイメージ形成用導体として作用する。同様に、上記第2放射素子21に近接する回路基板60のグランド導体60Gはイメージ形成用導体として作用する。 In the example shown in FIG. 21B, the first radiating element 11 constitutes an inverted F-shaped antenna, and the second radiating element 21 constitutes an inverted L-shaped antenna. The ground conductor 60G of the circuit board 60 close to the first radiating element 11 acts as an image forming conductor. Similarly, the ground conductor 60G of the circuit board 60 close to the second radiating element 21 acts as an image forming conductor.

 本実施形態によれば、第1放射素子11を有する第1アンテナ装置と第2放射素子21を有する第2アンテナ装置との干渉が抑制されたアンテナシステム、及びこのアンテナシステムを備える通信端末装置が得られる。 According to the present embodiment, an antenna system in which interference between a first antenna device having a first radiating element 11 and a second antenna device having a second radiating element 21 is suppressed, and a communication terminal device including this antenna system are provided. can get.

 最後に、本発明は上述した実施形態に限られるものではない。当業者によって適宜変形及び変更が可能である。本発明の範囲は、上述の実施形態ではなく、特許請求の範囲によって示される。さらに、本発明の範囲には、特許請求の範囲内と均等の範囲内での実施形態からの変形及び変更が含まれる。 Finally, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. It can be appropriately modified and changed by those skilled in the art. The scope of the invention is indicated by the claims, not by the embodiments described above. Further, the scope of the present invention includes modifications and modifications from the embodiments within the scope of the claims and within the scope of the claims.

 例えば、以上に示した実施形態では、第1アンテナ装置101をセルラー通信に用い、第2アンテナ装置201を無線LANに用いることを例示したが、第1アンテナ装置と、この第1アンテナ装置以外の第2アンテナ装置等を同じ通信システム(例えばセルラー通信)に用いる場合にも本発明は適用できる。 For example, in the embodiment shown above, it is exemplified that the first antenna device 101 is used for cellular communication and the second antenna device 201 is used for wireless LAN, but the first antenna device and the first antenna device are other than the first antenna device and the first antenna device. The present invention can also be applied when the second antenna device or the like is used for the same communication system (for example, cellular communication).

 また、以上に示した実施形態では、第1放射素子11又は第2放射素子21の例として、ループアンテナ、T分岐形アンテナ、逆L型アンテナ、逆F型アンテナ等を例示したが、その他に、モノポールやダイポールアンテナ等を用いることができる。 Further, in the embodiment shown above, as an example of the first radiating element 11 or the second radiating element 21, a loop antenna, a T-branched antenna, an inverted L-shaped antenna, an inverted F-shaped antenna, and the like are exemplified. , Monopole, dipole antenna, etc. can be used.

 また、以上に示した実施形態では、第1アンテナ装置101等のインピーダンスが第1給電回路10のインピーダンスより低い例を示したが、この高低関係が逆であっても、本発明は適用できる。 Further, in the embodiment shown above, an example in which the impedance of the first antenna device 101 or the like is lower than the impedance of the first feeding circuit 10 is shown, but the present invention can be applied even if the height relationship is reversed.

C1…第1キャパシタ
C2…第2キャパシタ
E11…第1端
E12…第2端
E13…第3端
E14…第4端
E21…第1端
E22…第2端
E23…第3端
E24…第4端
GND…グランド端子
L1,L11,L21…第1コイル
L2,L12,L22…第2コイル
L3,L4…インダクタ
NC…空き端子
P0…第1放射素子11の接続部
P1…第1給電回路の接続部
P2…第2給電回路20の接続部
P3…第3給電回路30の接続部
P4…第4給電回路40の接続部
P11,P12,P13,P14,P15,P16…導体パターン
P21,P22,P23,P24,P25,P26…導体パターン
S1~S14…基材層
SW1…第1スイッチ
SW2…第2スイッチ
T1…第1入出力端子
T2…第2入出力端子
10…第1給電回路
11…第1放射素子
12…整合回路
13…第1切替回路
14…第2切替回路
15,16…整合回路
20…第2給電回路
21…第2放射素子
22…整合回路
30…第3給電回路
31…第3放射素子
32…整合回路
40…第4給電回路
41…第4放射素子
42…整合回路
50…フレーム
60…回路基板
60G…グランド導体
61,62…送信回路
70…ベースバンド回路
71,72…RFモジュール
81,82…受信回路
101~103…第1アンテナ装置
201…第2アンテナ装置
302…第3アンテナ装置
403…第4アンテナ装置
501~503…アンテナシステム
600…筐体
601…通信端末装置
C1 ... 1st capacitor C2 ... 2nd capacitor E11 ... 1st end E12 ... 2nd end E13 ... 3rd end E14 ... 4th end E21 ... 1st end E22 ... 2nd end E23 ... 3rd end E24 ... 4th end GND ... Ground terminals L1, L11, L21 ... 1st coil L2, L12, L22 ... 2nd coil L3, L4 ... Capacitor NC ... Empty terminal P0 ... Connection part of 1st radiation element 11 P1 ... Connection part of 1st power supply circuit P2 ... Connection part of the second power supply circuit 20 P3 ... Connection part of the third power supply circuit 30 P4 ... Connection part of the fourth power supply circuit 40 P11, P12, P13, P14, P15, P16 ... Conductor patterns P21, P22, P23, P24, P25, P26 ... Conductor patterns S1 to S14 ... Substrate layer SW1 ... First switch SW2 ... Second switch T1 ... First input / output terminal T2 ... Second input / output terminal 10 ... First power supply circuit 11 ... First radiation Element 12 ... Matching circuit 13 ... First switching circuit 14 ... Second switching circuits 15, 16 ... Matching circuit 20 ... Second feeding circuit 21 ... Second radiation element 22 ... Matching circuit 30 ... Third feeding circuit 31 ... Third radiation Element 32 ... Matching circuit 40 ... Fourth power supply circuit 41 ... Fourth radiation element 42 ... Matching circuit 50 ... Frame 60 ... Circuit board 60G ... Ground conductor 61, 62 ... Transmission circuit 70 ... Base band circuit 71, 72 ... RF module 81 , 82 ... Receiving circuits 101 to 103 ... First antenna device 201 ... Second antenna device 302 ... Third antenna device 403 ... Fourth antenna device 501 to 503 ... Antenna system 600 ... Housing 601 ... Communication terminal device

Claims (16)

 第1放射素子と、
 前記第1放射素子に接続される第1給電回路と前記第1放射素子とをインピーダンス整合させる整合回路と、
 前記整合回路に接続されて当該整合回路を第1状態と第2状態とに切り替える第1切替回路と、
 を備え、
 前記整合回路は、
  前記第1給電回路と前記第1放射素子との間に接続される第1コイルと、
  前記第1放射素子とグランドとの間に接続されて、前記第1コイルに対して磁界結合する第2コイルと、
 を有し、
 前記第1切替回路の前記第2状態は、前記第1切替回路の前記第1状態に比べて、前記第1コイルの並列のキャパシタンスが大きい、
 アンテナ装置。
With the first radiating element
A matching circuit that impedance-matches the first feeding circuit connected to the first radiating element and the first radiating element.
A first switching circuit connected to the matching circuit and switching the matching circuit between the first state and the second state,
Equipped with
The matching circuit is
A first coil connected between the first feeding circuit and the first radiating element,
A second coil connected between the first radiating element and the ground and magnetically coupled to the first coil,
Have,
In the second state of the first switching circuit, the parallel capacitance of the first coil is larger than that of the first state of the first switching circuit.
Antenna device.
 前記第1切替回路は、第1キャパシタ及び第1スイッチを有し、前記第1キャパシタが前記第1コイルに並列接続されない状態が前記第1状態であり、前記第1キャパシタが前記第1コイルに並列接続される状態が前記第2状態である、
 請求項1に記載のアンテナ装置。
The first switching circuit has a first capacitor and a first switch, and the state in which the first capacitor is not connected in parallel to the first coil is the first state, and the first capacitor is connected to the first coil. The state of being connected in parallel is the second state.
The antenna device according to claim 1.
 前記第1キャパシタは前記第1スイッチの浮遊容量を含む、
 請求項2に記載のアンテナ装置。
The first capacitor includes the stray capacitance of the first switch.
The antenna device according to claim 2.
 第1放射素子と、
 前記第1放射素子に接続される第1給電回路と前記第1放射素子とをインピーダンス整合させる整合回路と、
 前記整合回路に接続されて当該整合回路を第3状態と第4状態とに切り替える第2切替回路と、
 を備え、
 前記整合回路は、
  前記第1給電回路と前記第1放射素子との間に接続される第1コイルと、
  前記第1放射素子とグランドとの間に接続されて、前記第1コイルに対して磁界結合する第2コイルと、
 を有し、
 前記第2切替回路の前記第4状態は、前記第2切替回路の前記第3状態に比べて、前記第2コイルと前記グランドと間のキャパシタンスが大きい、
 アンテナ装置。
With the first radiating element
A matching circuit that impedance-matches the first feeding circuit connected to the first radiating element and the first radiating element.
A second switching circuit connected to the matching circuit and switching the matching circuit between the third state and the fourth state,
Equipped with
The matching circuit is
A first coil connected between the first feeding circuit and the first radiating element,
A second coil connected between the first radiating element and the ground and magnetically coupled to the first coil,
Have,
The fourth state of the second switching circuit has a larger capacitance between the second coil and the ground than the third state of the second switching circuit.
Antenna device.
 前記第2切替回路は、第2キャパシタ及び当該第2キャパシタに選択的に接続される第2スイッチを有し、前記第2キャパシタを介することなく前記第2コイルが前記グランドに接続される状態が前記第3状態であり、前記第2キャパシタを介して前記第2コイルが前記グランドに接続される状態が前記第4状態である、
 請求項4に記載のアンテナ装置。
The second switching circuit has a second capacitor and a second switch selectively connected to the second capacitor, and the second coil is connected to the ground without passing through the second capacitor. The third state, and the state in which the second coil is connected to the ground via the second capacitor is the fourth state.
The antenna device according to claim 4.
 前記第2キャパシタは前記第2スイッチの浮遊容量を含む、
 請求項5に記載のアンテナ装置。
The second capacitor includes the stray capacitance of the second switch.
The antenna device according to claim 5.
 前記整合回路に接続されて当該整合回路を第3状態と第4状態とに切り替える第2切替回路を備え、
 前記第2切替回路の前記第4状態は、前記第2切替回路の前記第3状態に比べて、前記第2コイルと前記グランドと間のキャパシタンスが大きい、
 請求項1から3のいずれかに記載のアンテナ装置。
A second switching circuit connected to the matching circuit and switching the matching circuit between the third state and the fourth state is provided.
The fourth state of the second switching circuit has a larger capacitance between the second coil and the ground than the third state of the second switching circuit.
The antenna device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
 第1通信周波数帯の信号を通信する第1放射素子を含む第1アンテナ装置と、
 第2通信周波数帯の信号を通信する第2放射素子を含む第2アンテナ装置と、
 を備え、
 前記第1アンテナ装置は、
 前記第1放射素子に接続される第1給電回路と前記第1放射素子とをインピーダンス整合させる整合回路と、
 前記整合回路に接続されて当該整合回路を第1状態と第2状態とに切り替える第1切替回路と、
 を備え、
 前記整合回路は、
  前記第1給電回路と前記第1放射素子との間に接続される第1コイルと、
  前記第1放射素子とグランドとの間に接続されて、前記第1コイルに対して磁界結合する第2コイルと、
 を有し、
 前記第1切替回路の前記第2状態は、前記第1切替回路の前記第1状態に比べて、前記第1コイルの並列のキャパシタンスが大きい、
 アンテナシステム。
A first antenna device including a first radiating element that communicates a signal in the first communication frequency band, and
A second antenna device including a second radiating element that communicates signals in the second communication frequency band, and
Equipped with
The first antenna device is
A matching circuit that impedance-matches the first feeding circuit connected to the first radiating element and the first radiating element.
A first switching circuit connected to the matching circuit and switching the matching circuit between the first state and the second state,
Equipped with
The matching circuit is
A first coil connected between the first feeding circuit and the first radiating element,
A second coil connected between the first radiating element and the ground and magnetically coupled to the first coil,
Have,
In the second state of the first switching circuit, the parallel capacitance of the first coil is larger than that of the first state of the first switching circuit.
Antenna system.
 第1通信周波数帯の信号を通信する第1放射素子を含む第1アンテナ装置と、
 第3通信周波数帯の信号を通信する第3放射素子を含む第3アンテナ装置と、
 を備え、
 前記第1アンテナ装置は、
 前記第1放射素子に接続される第1給電回路と前記第1放射素子とをインピーダンス整合させる整合回路と、
 前記整合回路に接続されて当該整合回路を第3状態と第4状態とに切り替える第2切替回路と、
 を備え、
 前記整合回路は、
  前記第1給電回路と前記第1放射素子との間に接続される第1コイルと、
  前記第1放射素子とグランドとの間に接続されて、前記第1コイルに対して磁界結合する第2コイルと、
 を有し、
 前記第2切替回路の前記第4状態は、前記第2切替回路の前記第3状態に比べて、前記第2コイルと前記グランドと間のキャパシタンスが大きい、
 アンテナシステム。
A first antenna device including a first radiating element that communicates a signal in the first communication frequency band, and
A third antenna device including a third radiating element that communicates signals in the third communication frequency band, and
Equipped with
The first antenna device is
A matching circuit that impedance-matches the first feeding circuit connected to the first radiating element and the first radiating element.
A second switching circuit connected to the matching circuit and switching the matching circuit between the third state and the fourth state,
Equipped with
The matching circuit is
A first coil connected between the first feeding circuit and the first radiating element,
A second coil connected between the first radiating element and the ground and magnetically coupled to the first coil,
Have,
The fourth state of the second switching circuit has a larger capacitance between the second coil and the ground than the third state of the second switching circuit.
Antenna system.
 第3通信周波数帯の信号を通信する第3放射素子を含む第3アンテナ装置と、
 前記整合回路に接続されて当該整合回路を第3状態と第4状態とに切り替える第2切替回路を備え、
 前記第2切替回路の前記第4状態は、前記第2切替回路の前記第3状態に比べて、前記第2コイルと前記グランドと間のキャパシタンスが大きい、
 請求項8に記載のアンテナシステム。
A third antenna device including a third radiating element that communicates signals in the third communication frequency band, and
A second switching circuit connected to the matching circuit and switching the matching circuit between the third state and the fourth state is provided.
The fourth state of the second switching circuit has a larger capacitance between the second coil and the ground than the third state of the second switching circuit.
The antenna system according to claim 8.
 前記第1切替回路は、第1キャパシタ及び第1スイッチを有し、前記第1キャパシタが前記第1コイルに並列接続されない状態が前記第1状態であり、前記第1キャパシタが前記第1コイルに並列接続される状態が前記第2状態である、
 前記第1コイルと前記第1キャパシタとの並列共振周波数は前記第2通信周波数帯にある、
 請求項8又は10に記載のアンテナシステム。
The first switching circuit has a first capacitor and a first switch, and the state in which the first capacitor is not connected in parallel to the first coil is the first state, and the first capacitor is connected to the first coil. The state of being connected in parallel is the second state.
The parallel resonance frequency of the first coil and the first capacitor is in the second communication frequency band.
The antenna system according to claim 8 or 10.
 前記第2通信周波数帯において、前記第1切替回路が前記第1状態のとき、前記第1放射素子の接続部からみた、前記整合回路のインピーダンスは実質的にオープンである、
 請求項8又は10に記載のアンテナシステム。
In the second communication frequency band, when the first switching circuit is in the first state, the impedance of the matching circuit as seen from the connection portion of the first radiating element is substantially open.
The antenna system according to claim 8 or 10.
 前記第2切替回路が前記第4状態のとき、前記第2コイルと前記グランドとの間のキャパシタと前記第2コイルとの直列共振周波数は前記第3通信周波数帯にある、
 請求項9又は10に記載のアンテナシステム。
When the second switching circuit is in the fourth state, the series resonance frequency between the capacitor between the second coil and the ground and the second coil is in the third communication frequency band.
The antenna system according to claim 9 or 10.
 前記第3通信周波数帯において、前記第2切替回路が前記第4状態のとき、前記第1放射素子の接続部からみた、前記整合回路のインピーダンスは実質的にショートである、
 請求項9又は10に記載のアンテナシステム。
In the third communication frequency band, when the second switching circuit is in the fourth state, the impedance of the matching circuit as seen from the connection portion of the first radiating element is substantially short.
The antenna system according to claim 9 or 10.
 請求項8に記載のアンテナシステムと、請求項8に記載の第1給電回路と、請求項8に記載の第2放射素子に接続される第2給電回路とを備えた通信端末装置。 A communication terminal device including the antenna system according to claim 8, the first feeding circuit according to claim 8, and the second feeding circuit connected to the second radiating element according to claim 8.  請求項9に記載のアンテナシステムと、請求項9に記載の第1給電回路と、請求項9に記載の第3放射素子に接続される第3給電回路とを備えた通信端末装置。 A communication terminal device including the antenna system according to claim 9, the first feeding circuit according to claim 9, and the third feeding circuit connected to the third radiating element according to claim 9.
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