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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1999
Surface-mounting type antenna, antenna device, and communication device including the antenna device
Kazunari Kawahata, Kyoto, JP;
Ken Okada, Yokohama, JP;
Atsuyuki Yuasa, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Shoji Nagumo, Mukou, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a surface-mounting type antenna comprising: a base member made of an insulating material, including a first major surface, a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, and a plurality of side surfaces extending between the first and second major surfaces; a grounding electrode covering substantially the entire area of the first major surface of the base member; a strip-like radiation electrode mostly disposed on the second major surface, the radiation electrode having a first end and a second end, the first end being served as an open-ended terminal; a connecting terminal connected to the second end of the radiation electrode; a power-supply electrode disposed in the vicinity of the open-ended terminal of the radiation electrode; and a power-supply terminal connected to the power-supply electrode.