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Antenna device and radio communication apparatus

US8754826B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 2, 2011
Grant dateJun 17, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 25, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q1/521
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An antenna device that includes an antenna having a single feed and a shunt circuit. The shunt circuit includes a first shunt matching circuit causing impedance, viewed from a main path connecting the antenna and a radio frequency circuit, to be substantially infinite with respect to all frequency ranges handled by the antenna, and a second shunt matching circuit providing a predetermined impedance characteristic with respect to a first subset of the frequency ranges handled by the antenna. Each of the first and second shunt matching circuits are selectively connected to the main path, and a selection controller of the antenna device controls selection of which of the first and second shunt matching circuits are connected to the main path.

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