Patent ID: 8711039
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. An antenna module comprising: a base member made of a resin and a copper-foil material; a first ground layer formed on a first surface of the base member; a second ground layer formed on a second surface of the base member; and an inverted-F metal-plate antenna provided on the first surface of the base member, formed by punch-cutting and folding a metal plate, and including a rectangular conductive plate, a grounding conductor portion connected to the first ground layer, and a feeding conductor portion connected to a feeding point, wherein the rectangular conductive plate of the inverted-F metal-plate antenna is folded at a folding portion extending in a length direction and is divided in a width direction at the folding portion into a first rectangular conductive plate and a second rectangular conductive plate, and the first rectangular conductive plate is parallel to the base member whereas the second rectangular conductive plate is inclined to the base member.