Abstract: An antenna device includes: a feeding element having a feedpoint that a signal in a first frequency band and a signal in a second frequency band lower than the first frequency band are supplied to; a high-band element connected to the feeding element, the high-band element resonating with the signal in the first frequency band; a low-band element connected to the feeding element, the low-band element resonating with the signal in the second frequency band; an auxiliary element capacitively coupled to the low-band element at an open end of the low-band element; a ground member grounded; and a switch switching a conductive state and a non-conductive state between the ground member and the auxiliary element.

Abstract: A multiband compatible antenna that resonates at a first frequency and a second frequency includes: a planar conductor including a feeding portion to which a signal is supplied, a grounding portion, and a slit between the feeding portion and grounding portion. The slit includes a first slit portion extending in a first direction and a second slit portion extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction from an end of the first slit portion. The first slit portion is disposed closer to one edge than a center of the planar conductor in the second direction, and the feeding portion is disposed to a side of the first slit portion closer to the one edge. The planar conductor includes a first element portion and a second frequency portion that resonate at the first frequency and the second frequency, respectively. The second slit portion is disposed in the first element portion.

Abstract: A wireless module includes: a substrate; a ground pattern formed on the substrate; a heat generating component mounted on the substrate and connected to the ground pattern; a pattern antenna including a grounding part connected to the ground pattern and a power feeding part fed with power from the heat generating component, the pattern antenna being formed on the substrate; and a conductive base plate electrically connected to the ground pattern and disposed opposite to the pattern antenna.

Abstract: A wireless module includes a substrate, a ground pattern disposed on the substrate, a first antenna, a second antenna, and a base plate that is conductive. The first antenna is disposed between one end of the substrate and the ground pattern, and includes a grounding part and a first power feeding part, the grounding part is connected to the ground pattern, and the first power feeding part is fed with a first signal. The second antenna is disposed between the other end of the substrate and the ground pattern, and includes a second power feeding part fed with a second signal. The base plate includes a first opposed portion that faces the first antenna, a second opposed portion that faces the second antenna, and a third opposed portion that faces the ground pattern and is short-circuited to the ground pattern. The base plate also has, on the third opposed portion, a short-circuit point at which the base plate and the ground pattern are short-circuited to each other.

Abstract: A multiband compatible antenna that resonates at a first frequency and a second frequency includes: a planar conductor including a feeding portion to which a signal is supplied, a grounding portion, and a slit between the feeding portion and grounding portion. The slit includes a first slit portion extending in a first direction and a second slit portion extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction from an end of the first slit portion. The first slit portion is disposed closer to one edge than a center of the planar conductor in the second direction, and the feeding portion is disposed to a side of the first slit portion closer to the one edge. The planar conductor includes a first element portion and a second frequency portion that resonate at the first frequency and the second frequency, respectively. The second slit portion is disposed in the first element portion.

Abstract: An antenna includes: a radiating element that is formed of a conductor and radiates electromagnetic waves when supplied with electrical power; and a parasitic element that is (i) formed of a conductor, (ii) provided near the radiating element so as to be electromagnetically coupled with the radiating element, (iii) provided in a plane substantially perpendicular to a plane including the radiating element, and (iv) guides the electromagnetic waves without being supplied with electrical power.

Abstract: A wireless module includes a substrate, a ground pattern disposed on the substrate, a first antenna, a second antenna, and a base plate that is conductive. The first antenna is disposed between one end of the substrate and the ground pattern, and includes a grounding part and a first power feeding part, the grounding part is connected to the ground pattern, and the first power feeding part is fed with a first signal. The second antenna is disposed between the other end of the substrate and the ground pattern, and includes a second power feeding part fed with a second signal. The base plate includes a first opposed portion that faces the first antenna, a second opposed portion that faces the second antenna, and a third opposed portion that faces the ground pattern and is short-circuited to the ground pattern. The base plate also has, on the third opposed portion, a short-circuit point at which the base plate and the ground pattern are short-circuited to each other.

Abstract: A wireless module includes: a substrate; a ground pattern formed on the substrate; a heat generating component mounted on the substrate and connected to the ground pattern; a pattern antenna including a grounding part connected to the ground pattern and a power feeding part fed with power from the heat generating component, the pattern antenna being formed on the substrate; and a conductive base plate electrically connected to the ground pattern and disposed opposite to the pattern antenna.

Abstract: An antenna includes: a radiating element that is formed of a conductor and radiates electromagnetic waves when supplied with electrical power; and a parasitic element that is (i) formed of a conductor, (ii) provided near the radiating element so as to be electromagnetically coupled with the radiating element, (iii) provided in a plane substantially perpendicular to a plane including the radiating element, and (iv) guides the electromagnetic waves without being supplied with electrical power.

Abstract: A mobile wireless device includes a first housing, a second housing, a first hinge configured to freely openably and closably connect the first housing with the second housing, a third housing, a second hinge configured to freely pivotally connect the second housing with the third housing, a first circuit board provided in the first housing, a second circuit board provided in the second housing, a signal cable configured to electrically connect the first circuit board with the second circuit board and adapted to be inserted into a cylindrical portion of the second hinge, and a conductive element provided in the second housing. An end of the conductive element is connected to the second hinge, and the cylindrical portion of the second hinge is capacitively coupled to the signal cable.

Abstract: A mobile wireless device includes a first housing, a second housing, a first hinge configured to freely openably and closably connect the first housing with the second housing, a first circuit board provided in the first housing, a second circuit board provided in the second housing, a signal cable configured to electrically connect the first circuit board with the second circuit board, a plate-shaped ground that is provided so as to be stacked on the second circuit board and has a notch at a location through which the signal cable is passed, and a conductive member that covers the signal cable and the notch.

Abstract: An upper case (1) is connected to a lower case (2) in a hinge portion (3) so as to freely rotate. A plate shaped conductor (4) and a plate shaped conductor (5) are disposed along the surface of the case in the upper case (1). A ground plate (6) is formed in a ground pattern of a circuit board disposed in the lower case (2). The plate shaped conductor (4) and the plate shaped conductor (5) are selected by a high frequency switch (14) and connected to one end of a feeding portion (15). The other end of the feeding portion (15) is connected to the ground plate (6) to form a dipole antenna.

Abstract: Disclosed is mobile wireless equipment wherein degradation of antenna performance in a condition with the casing closed can be prevented. In this mobile wireless equipment, a first casing (101) is provided with a circuit board (111). A second casing (102) is provided with a circuit board (112). A first hinge (104) is conductive and freely rotatably links the first casing (101) and the second casing (102), and is electrically connected with a power supply unit (121) by way of an antenna element (701). A second hinge (105) is conductive and freely rotatably links the first casing (101) and the second casing (102). A wireless circuit (113) is provided on the circuit board (112). The power supply unit (121) is electrically connected with the wireless circuit (113) and supplies power to the antenna element (701).

Abstract: There is provided a foldable portable radio that can exhibit high phone call performance despite its low profile and small size. An antenna element 14 to be placed in the vicinity of a first hinge element 13A is connected to a power feed unit. The first hinge element 13A has a hinge fixing unit 131 and a hinge rotating unit 132. The hinge fixing unit 131 is connected to a second radio circuit 17B of a lower circuit board 12A by way of a second matching circuit 16B. The hinge rotating unit 132 is placed while spaced apart from a ground pattern on an upper circuit board 11A by a predetermined interval and connected to an end of the ground pattern of the upper circuit board that is close to the first hinge element 13A. The antenna element 14 and the first hinge element 13A configure a first dipole antenna. The ground pattern of the upper circuit board 11A and a ground pattern of the lower circuit board 12A configure a second dipole antenna that takes the hinge element 13A as a power feed system.

Abstract: There is provided a foldable portable radio capable of exhibiting high communication performance despite its slimness and compact housings. The portable radio has an upper housing 11 in which an upper circuit board 11A is placed; a lower housing 12A in which a lower circuit board 12 is placed; a conductive hinge 13A that joins the upper housing 11 to the lower housing 12 so as to be rotatable around one axis; an antenna element 14 placed in vicinity of the hinge 13A parallel to an axial direction of the hinge 13A; and a feed section 15 connected to a radio circuit 17 on the lower circuit board 12A. The antenna element 14 is electrically connected to the feed section 15, and the hinge 13A is connected as a ground, whereby the hinge 13A and the antenna element 14 operate as a dipole antenna.

Abstract: To provide a cell phone equipped with a broadcast receiver that delivers a high receiving sensitivity and antenna performance in various usage states. A loop element 12 as an antenna for receiving television broadcast is arranged in a range (c) of an upper end portion of an upper housing 1. An end part of an upper circuit board 6 is matched with a portion shown by (a) so that a conductor other than the antenna element does not exist in the range (c). A monopole element 19 for cell phone communication is arranged at a lower end portion of a lower housing 2.

Abstract: A challenge to be met by the present invention is to provide an antenna device that saves space while using a plate-like inverted F-shaped antenna. An external memory connector (102) is interposed between a radiating element (1011) and a ground pattern (111). Space of a circuit board (11) can thereby be saved. Further, a feeding section (1014), a first short circuit section (1013), and a second short circuit section (1012) of the plate-like inverted F-shaped antenna element (101) are aligned to each other. A layout minimizing waste thus becomes possible on the occasion of designing of a housing case (12) and the circuit board (11), thereby contributing space saving.

Abstract: To provide a portable terminal that exhibits high antenna performance and that enables structural simplification. A portable terminal 10 can select a first state in which an upper housing 11 and a lower housing 12 are piled one on top of the other or a second state in which the upper housing 11 and the lower housing 12 are separated from each other, by relatively moving the upper housing 11 and the lower housing 12 through a joint section 13. The portable terminal 10 has a third housing 25 that is joined to the lower housing 12 and that houses an antenna element 26. When a second state is selected, the upper housing 11 contacts the third housing 25, whereby the third housing 25 can move in a direction away from the upper housing 11.

Abstract: To provide a cell phone equipped with a broadcast receiver that delivers a high receiving sensitivity and antenna performance in various usage states. A loop element 12 as an antenna for receiving television broadcast is arranged in a range (c) of an upper end portion of an upper housing 1. An end part of an upper circuit board is matched with a portion shown by (a) so that a conductor other than the antenna element does not exist in the range (c). A monopole element 19 for cell phone communication is arranged at a lower end portion of a lower housing 2.

Abstract: A conductive metal frame and a first hinge portion fitted onto an upper case are connected electrically, first and second hinge portions are joined to turn on a rotating shaft, and the first and second hinge portions and the rotating shaft are formed of a conductive metal and conducted electrically via respective contact points. The second hinge portion as the feeding portion is connected to a matching circuit on a circuit board, and one end of a conductive metal element having a predetermined length is connected to the second hinge portion to have an electrical conduction thereto and the other end of the conductive metal element is opened. The conductive metal element is arranged in parallel with a direction orthogonal with a longitudinal direction of a lower case, and is arranged near a surface on the opposite side to the surface on which the operation keys are arranged.