Antenna array
US7864119B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K1/16
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit board for wireless communications includes communication circuitry for modulating and/or demodulating a radio frequency (RF) signal and an antenna apparatus for transmitting and receiving the RF signal, the antenna apparatus having selectable antenna elements located near one or more peripheries of the circuit board. A first antenna element produces a first directional radiation pattern; a second antenna element produces a second directional radiation pattern offset from the first radiation pattern. The antenna elements may include one or more reflectors configured to provide gain and broaden the frequency response of the antenna element. A switching network couples one or more of the selectable elements to the communication circuitry and provides impedance matching regardless of which or how many of the antenna elements are selected. Selecting different combinations of antenna elements results in a configurable radiation pattern; alternatively, selecting several elements may result in an omnidirectional radiation pattern.
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