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US4647937A
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Antenna apparatus with tuned loop
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1986-03-31
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Granted: 1987-03-03
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Expires: 2006-03-31
Abstract
Abstract An antenna apparatus including a small loop antenna element fabricated by printed circuit method, a variable capacitor for matching the antenna element to broadcasting frequency and an amplifier for the received signal. The variable capacitor and the amplifier are mounted on a printed circuit board containing the loop antenna element and the variable capacitor is rotatably mounted on the board centrally of the loop antenna element. A second loop antenna element may be mounted either concentrically on the said side of the printed circuit board or on the other side of the board. A second variable capacitor cooperates with the second antenna element and a single manual element controls both capacitors.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazutaka Hidaka
- 👤 Kenji Suehiro
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 18:38
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q7/00; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/36; H01Q1/38
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
An antenna apparatus comprising: a. an insulating base plate; b. an open-ended, single loop antenna element secured to said base plate; c. a variable capacitor means, secured to said base plate within said loop antenna element and connected to the open end of said loop antenna element to form a completed loop, for tuning said loop antenna element and for counteracting possible capacitance between said loop antenna element and an outside foreign object; d. an amplifier secured to said base plate within said loop antenna element, said amplifier having an output and a two-port input connected across a first segment of said loop antenna element remote from eaid open end thereof; e. a signal terminal; and f. switch means for selectively connecting either said output of said amplifier or a second segment of said loop antenna element to said signal terminal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
An antenna apparatus comprising: a. an insulating base plate; b. an open-ended, single loop antenna element secured to said base plate; c. a variable capacitor means, secured to said base plate within said loop antenna element and connected to the open end of said loop antenna element to form a completed loop, for tuning said loop antenna element and for counteracting possible capacitance between said loop antenna element and an outside foreign object; d. an amplifier secured to said base plate within said loop antenna element, said amplifier having an output and a two-port input connected across a first segment of said loop antenna element remote from eaid open end thereof; e. a signal terminal; and f. switch means for selectively connecting either said output of said amplifier or a second segment of said loop antenna element to said signal terminal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
An antenna apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said first and second segments of said loop antenna element are contiguous to one another.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
189 words
An antenna apparatus comprising: a. an insulating base plate; b. first and second open-ended, single loop antenna elements secured to said base plate; c. first and second variable capacitor means, secured to said base plate within said first and second loop antenna elements with said first capacitor means connected to the open end of said first loop antenna element to form a first completed loop, and with said second capacitor means connected to the open end of said second loop antenna element to form a second completed loop, for tuning said first and second loop antenna elements, respectively, and for counteracting possible capacitance between said first and second loop elements and an outside foreign object; d. an amplifier secured to said base plate within said first and second loop antenna elements, said amplifier having an output and a two-port input, said two-port input connected across a segment of said first loop antenna element remote from said open end thereof; e. a signal terminal; and f. switch means for selectively connecting either said output of said amplifier or a segment of said second loop antenna element to said signal terminal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
189 words
An antenna apparatus comprising: a. an insulating base plate; b. first and second open-ended, single loop antenna elements secured to said base plate; c. first and second variable capacitor means, secured to said base plate within said first and second loop antenna elements with said first capacitor means connected to the open end of said first loop antenna element to form a first completed loop, and with said second capacitor means connected to the open end of said second loop antenna element to form a second completed loop, for tuning said first and second loop antenna elements, respectively, and for counteracting possible capacitance between said first and second loop elements and an outside foreign object; d. an amplifier secured to said base plate within said first and second loop antenna elements, said amplifier having an output and a two-port input, said two-port input connected across a segment of said first loop antenna element remote from said open end thereof; e. a signal terminal; and f. switch means for selectively connecting either said output of said amplifier or a segment of said second loop antenna element to said signal terminal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
An antenna apparatus as recited in claim 3 wherein said first and second loop antenna elements are concentrically arranged on the same side of said base plate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
An antenna apparatus as recited in claim 3 wherein said first and second loop antenna elements are arranged on opposite sides of said base plate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
An antenna apparatus as recited in any one of claims 3, 4 or 5, wherein both said first and second capacitor means include variable capacitors with a common capacitance control.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
An antenna apparatus as recited in any one of claims 1, 2, 3 and 4 further comprising openings in said base plate for increasing insulation between a loop antenna element and said amplifier.
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