Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

Kazuhiro Fujimoto

Yohei Shirakawa

Naoto Teraki

Masamichi Kishi

Yoshitake Ageishi

An electromagnetic coupler includes a first plane, a plurality of conductive patterns formed on the first plane and spaced apart from each other, a second plane parallel to the first plane, a ground pattern formed on the second plane and connected to ground, a first linear conductor formed to have a length shorter than &#xbc; a wavelength equivalent to a frequency used, the first linear conductor being connected at one end to one conductive pattern of the plural conductive patterns, and fed between an other end of the first linear conductor and the ground pattern, and a plurality of second linear conductors formed to have a length shorter than &#xbc; the wavelength equivalent to the frequency used, one or more of the second linear conductors being formed for each of the plural conductive patterns, to connect each of the plural conductive patterns and the ground pattern.

Electromagnetic coupler and information communication device with same mounted thereon

An antenna includes an antenna element to transmit or receive electromagnetic signals, and a ground conductor to be grounded. The antenna element includes two conductors arranged substantially parallel to each other, a power feed portion provided between one conductor of the two conductors and the ground conductor, and connected to a feed system, a shorting portion for electrically connecting an other conductor of the two conductors and the ground conductor, and a conductor connecting portion for electrically connecting the two conductors together. The distance between the two conductors is not more than 1/100 a wavelength equivalent to a minimum frequency of operating frequencies of the antenna.

Antenna and wireless device having same

There is provided an electromagnetic coupler, which includes: a first conductor pattern and at least one second conductor pattern separated from the first conductor pattern, the first conductor pattern and the at least one second conductor pattern being formed in a first conductor layer; a feed pattern connected to a feeding system and a ground pattern separated from the feed pattern, the feed pattern and the ground pattern being composed of a conductor and formed in a second conductor layer; and a plurality of linear conductors electrically connecting the first conductor pattern with the feed pattern and connecting the second conductor pattern with the ground pattern, the plurality of linear conductors being formed between the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer. Furthermore, the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer are parallel to each other.

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Kazuhiro Fujimoto