Patent Publication Number: US-10333198-B2

Title: Antenna apparatus and communication terminal apparatus

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims the benefit of priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-049887 filed on Mar. 12, 2015 and is a Continuation Application of PCT Application No. PCT/JP2016/056911 filed on Mar. 7, 2016. The entire contents of each application are hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to antenna apparatuses. More particularly, the present invention relates to an antenna apparatus shared among communication systems using communication signals of different frequency bands. The present invention also relates to a communication terminal apparatus including the antenna apparatus. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     Communication antennas and antennas for various communication (broadcasting) systems including Global Positioning System (GSP), wireless local area network (LAN), digital terrestrial broadcasting have been incorporated in electronic devices with an increase in function of the antennas in recent years. 
     For example, a compact antenna apparatus capable of being shared among multiple systems of different frequency bands is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2014-239539. This antenna apparatus includes a radiating element defining and functioning as an electric-field antenna, a ground conductor arranged so as to oppose the radiating element, and an inductance element with which the radiating element is connected to the ground conductor. The radiating element, the inductance element, and the ground conductor are connected in series to each other to define a loop portion. The impedance of the inductance element comes close to an open state in a first frequency band and comes close to a short-circuited state in a second frequency band. Accordingly, the radiating element defines and functions as an electric-field antenna element for the first frequency band and the loop portion defines and functions as an antenna element for the second frequency band. 
     However, since the large inductance element that does not contribute to coupling with a communication partner antenna is connected in series in the configuration disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2014-239539, the ratio of the inductance that contributes to the communication to the inductance of the entire antenna is decreased. Accordingly, the coupling coefficient with the communication partner antenna may be decreased, thus reducing the communication characteristics of the antenna apparatus. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide compact antenna apparatuses that are capable of being shared among multiple systems of different frequency bands and that have excellent communication characteristics with a simple configuration and provide communication terminal apparatuses including one or more of the antenna apparatuses. 
     A preferred embodiment of the present invention provides an antenna apparatus including a conductive radiating element defining and functioning as a standing-wave antenna, a conductive member, and a first impedance circuit that includes a first parallel resonant circuit and that is directly connected between the radiating element and the conductive member. A loop portion defining and functioning as a magnetic-field radiation antenna, which includes the radiating element, the conductive member, and the first impedance circuit. 
     With the above configuration, the inclusion of the radiating element defining and functioning as the standing-wave antenna and the loop portion defining and functioning as the magnetic-field radiation antenna enables the antenna apparatus capable of being shared among multiple systems of different frequency bands to be realized. 
     In addition, since the first impedance circuit includes the first parallel resonant circuit, setting the resonant frequency of the first parallel resonant circuit to a first frequency band produces very high impedance at the set frequency. Accordingly, the inductance of the inductor connected to the loop portion is made low, compared with a case in which an element having high inductance is connected. Consequently, the ratio of the inductance that does not contribute to communication to the inductance of the entire magnetic-field radiation antenna is decreased to suppress a reduction in the coupling coefficient between the magnetic-field radiation antenna and a communication partner antenna. In other words, it is possible to realize the compact antenna apparatus having excellent communication characteristics with a simple configuration. 
     Standing waves are preferably generated in a first frequency band in the radiating element, and the loop portion preferably resonates in a second frequency band lower than the first frequency band. With this configuration, the compact antenna for the first frequency band and the antenna for the second frequency band are provided. 
     The first parallel resonant circuit preferably has high impedance in the first frequency band, compared with impedance in the second frequency band. With this configuration, since the first parallel resonant circuit connected between the radiating element and the conductive member comes close to an open state in the first frequency band, the radiating element defines and functions as the antenna element for the first frequency band. 
     The radiating element may be grounded via a reactance circuit having low impedance in the first frequency band, compared with impedance in the second frequency band in any of the above-described preferred embodiments of the present invention. 
     The conductive member is preferably grounded via the reactance circuit having low impedance in the first frequency band, compared with the impedance in the second frequency band in any of the above-described preferred embodiments of the present invention. With this configuration, the conductive member is separated from the ground in the second frequency band. Accordingly, the loop portion resonates in the second frequency band without being affected by the ground. 
     The conductive member preferably includes a ground conductor in above-described preferred embodiments of the present invention. With this configuration, the ground conductor, such as a substrate, is capable of being used as a portion of the antenna. Accordingly, since it is not necessary to separately form or provide the conductive member, the antenna apparatus is easily manufactured at low cost. 
     The antenna apparatus preferably further includes a second impedance circuit that includes a second parallel resonant circuit and that is directly connected between the radiating element and the conductive member, the second impedance circuit is preferably included in the loop portion, and the second impedance circuit preferably has high impedance in the first frequency band, compared with impedance in the second frequency band in any of the above-described preferred embodiments of the present invention. With this configuration, setting the resonant frequency of the first parallel resonant circuit and the resonant frequency of the second parallel resonant circuit to the first frequency band produces very high impedance at the set frequencies. Accordingly, the radiating element is capable of being reliably separated from the loop portion in the first frequency band, compared with the case in which an inductor and a capacitor are connected. Accordingly, it is easy to design (for example, the width and the length of the radiating element) the radiating element that resonates in the first frequency band to define and function as the standing-wave antenna contributing to electric-field radiation. 
     The antenna apparatus preferably further includes a power supply coil and the power supply coil is preferably at least magnetically coupled to the loop portion in the second frequency band in any of the above-described preferred embodiments of the present invention. With this configuration, the power supply coil is coupled to the loop portion and the loop portion defines and functions as a booster antenna for the power supply coil in the second frequency band. Accordingly, the effective coil opening functioning as an antenna is increased in size and the range and the distance in which the magnetic flux is radiated (collected) is increased, compared with a case in which only the power supply coil is used, thus making the coupling with the coil of the communication partner antenna easier. Consequently, it is possible to realize the antenna apparatus having excellent communication characteristics with a simple configuration without using the large-size antenna coil. 
     The first impedance circuit is preferably connected near or adjacent to a first end portion in the long-side direction of the radiating element in any of the above-described preferred embodiments of the present invention. With this configuration, the effective coil opening of the loop portion defining and functioning as the magnetic-field radiation antenna, which includes the radiating element, the conductive member, and the first impedance circuit, is increased in size and the range and the distance in which the magnetic flux is radiated (collected) is increased, thus making the coupling with the coil of the communication partner antenna easier. Accordingly, it is possible to realize the antenna apparatus having excellent communication characteristics with a simple configuration without using the large-size antenna coil. 
     Another preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a communication terminal apparatus including the antenna apparatus described in any of the above-described preferred embodiments of the present invention and a housing. The radiating element is preferably a first conductor that is defined by a portion of the housing or that is held in the housing. 
     With this configuration, the use of the first conductor that is defined by a portion of the housing or that is held in the housing enables the radiating element defining and functioning as the magnetic-field radiation antenna to be easily provided. Accordingly, since it is not necessary to separately form or provide the radiating element, the communication terminal apparatus is easily manufactured at low cost. 
     A preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a communication terminal apparatus including the antenna apparatus described in any of the above-described preferred embodiments of the present invention and a housing. The conductive member is preferably a second conductor that is defined by a portion of the housing or that is held in the housing. 
     With this configuration, the use of the second conductor that is defined by a portion of the housing or that is held in the housing enables the radiating element to be easily provided. Accordingly, since it is not necessary to separately form or provide the conductive member, the communication terminal apparatus is easily manufactured at low cost. 
     According to various preferred embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to realize compact antenna apparatuses that are capable of being shared among multiple systems of different frequency bands and that have excellent communication characteristics with a simple configuration. In addition, it is possible to realize communication terminal apparatuses including one or more of the antenna apparatuses. 
     The above and other elements, features, steps, characteristics and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the attached drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1A  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  101  according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention and  FIG. 1B  is a cross-sectional view in  FIG. 1A , taken along an A-A line. 
         FIG. 2  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in the antenna apparatus  101 . 
         FIG. 3A  is an equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus  101  in an UHF band or an SHF band and  FIG. 3B  is an equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus  101  in an HF band. 
         FIG. 4A  is a cross-sectional view of an antenna apparatus  101 A and  FIG. 4B  is a cross-sectional view of the antenna apparatus  101 A, which indicates the density of magnetic flux generated from a radiating element  1  and a conductor plate  2  in the HF band. 
         FIG. 5A  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  102 A according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention and  FIG. 5B  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  102 B. 
         FIG. 6A  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  102 C according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention and  FIG. 6B  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  102 D. 
         FIG. 7  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  103 A according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 8  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  103 B. 
         FIG. 9  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  103 C. 
         FIG. 10  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  103 D. 
         FIG. 11A  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  104  according to a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention and  FIG. 11B  is a cross-sectional view in  FIG. 11A , taken along a B-B line. 
         FIG. 12  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in the antenna apparatus  104 . 
         FIG. 13  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  105 A according to a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 14  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  105 B. 
         FIG. 15  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  105 C. 
         FIG. 16A  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  106  according to a sixth preferred embodiment of the present invention and  FIG. 16B  is a cross-sectional view in  FIG. 16A , taken along a C-C line. 
         FIG. 17  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in the antenna apparatus  106 . 
         FIG. 18A  is a cross-sectional view of an antenna apparatus  106 A and  FIG. 18B  is a cross-sectional view of the antenna apparatus  106 A, which indicates the density of magnetic flux generated from the radiating element  1  and a ground conductor  9  in the HF band. 
         FIG. 19A  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  107 A according to a seventh preferred embodiment of the present invention and  FIG. 19B  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  107 B. 
         FIG. 20A  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  108  according to an eighth preferred embodiment of the present invention and  FIG. 20B  is a cross-sectional view in  FIG. 20A , taken along a D-D line. 
         FIG. 21  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  109 A according to a ninth preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 22  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  109 B. 
         FIG. 23A  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  110  according to a tenth preferred embodiment of the present invention and  FIG. 23B  is a cross-sectional view in  FIG. 20A , taken along an E-E line. 
         FIG. 24A  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  111  according to an eleventh preferred embodiment of the present invention and  FIG. 24B  is a cross-sectional view in  FIG. 24A , taken along an F-F line. 
         FIG. 25A  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  112 A according to a twelfth preferred embodiment of the present invention and  FIG. 25B  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  112 B. 
         FIG. 26  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  112 S for calculating the degree of coupling between a power supply coil  4  and a booster antenna. 
         FIG. 27A  is a graph illustrating the degree of coupling between the power supply coil  4 , and the radiating element  1  and a conductive member  20  (conductor plate) with respect to the position of the power supply coil  4  in the HF band.  FIG. 27B  is a graph illustrating the degree of coupling between the power supply coil  4 , and the radiating element  1  and the conductive member  20  (the ground conductor) with respect to the position of the power supply coil  4  in the HF band. 
         FIG. 28A  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  113 A according to a thirteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention and  FIG. 28B  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  113 B. 
         FIG. 29  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  114 A according to a fourteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 30  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  114 B. 
         FIG. 31  is a cross-sectional view of an antenna apparatus  115  according to a fifteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 32A  is a cross-sectional view of an antenna apparatus  116 A according to a sixteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention and  FIG. 32B  is a cross-sectional view of an antenna apparatus  116 B. 
         FIG. 33  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  117  according to a seventeenth preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 34  is an external perspective view illustrating a radiating element  1 D and a conductor plate  2 D in an antenna apparatus  118 A according to an eighteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 35  is an external perspective view illustrating a radiating element  1 E and a conductor plate  2 E in an antenna apparatus  118 B. 
         FIG. 36  is an external perspective view illustrating a radiating element  1 F and a conductor plate  2 F in an antenna apparatus  118 C. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Multiple preferred embodiments of the present invention will herein be described with reference to the drawings while giving specific examples. The same reference numerals and symbols are used to identify the same components in the drawings. The preferred embodiments of the present invention are only examples and components described in different preferred embodiments may be partially replaced or combined with each other. 
     Antenna apparatuses of the preferred embodiments described below are each provided in a communication terminal or the like, which is represented by a smartphone or a tablet terminal. The antenna apparatus is capable of being shared among multiple systems (a global positioning system (GPS), a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) system, and a near field communication (NFC) system) of different frequency bands, such as a high frequency (HF) band, an ultra high frequency (UHF) band, and a super high frequency (SHF) band. 
     First Preferred Embodiment 
       FIG. 1A  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  101  according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 1B  is a cross-sectional view in  FIG. 1A , taken along an A-A line. The thickness of each component is exaggeratedly illustrated in  FIG. 1B . The same applies to the cross-sectional views in the preferred embodiments described below.  FIG. 2  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in the antenna apparatus  101 . Referring to  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3B , a radiating element  1  is represented by an inductor L 1 , a conductor plate  2  (a conductive member) is represented by an inductor L 2 , and a power supply coil is represented by an inductor L 4 . The same applies to the equivalent circuit diagrams in the preferred embodiments described below. 
     The antenna apparatus  101  includes the radiating element  1 , the conductor plate  2 , a substrate  3 , a first impedance circuit  51 , a capacitor C 1 , a first power supply circuit  81 , a second power supply circuit  82 , reactance elements  61  and  62 , and capacitors C 41 , C 42 , C 43 , and C 44 . 
     The first impedance circuit  51 , the capacitor C 1 , the first power supply circuit  81 , the second power supply circuit  82 , the reactance elements  61  and  62 , and the capacitors C 41 , C 42 , C 43 , and C 44  are mounted on the substrate  3 . Each of the capacitors C 41 , C 42 , C 43 , and C 44  is a capacitor component, such as a chip capacitor. 
     Each of the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate is a conductive flat plate preferably with a rectangular or substantially rectangular planar shape. The radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2  in the present preferred embodiment are arranged in the longitudinal direction (the Y direction in  FIG. 1A ) with a gap  8  disposed therebetween and are arranged on the same plane (refer to  FIG. 1B ). The long-side direction of the radiating element  1  coincides with the lateral direction (the X direction in  FIG. 1A ). The radiating element  1  includes a first end portion E 1  and a second end portion E 2  on both sides in the long-side direction. 
     The radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2  are defined by a portion of a rear-side housing of, for example, a smartphone. In the present preferred embodiment, the radiating element  1  corresponds to a “first conductor”. In the present preferred embodiment, the conductor plate  2  corresponds to a “conductive member” and corresponds to a “second conductor”. Each of the first conductor and the second conductor is a conductive member and is made of, for example, metal or graphite. 
     The first impedance circuit  51  includes a first parallel resonant circuit (an LC parallel resonant circuit) and is directly connected between the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2 . The first impedance circuit  51  includes an inductor L 11  and a capacitor C 11  and is connected near the first end portion E 1  in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1 . Connection conductors  71 A and  72 A are U-shaped conductive patterns located on a main surface of the substrate  3 . The connection conductor  71 A is connected to one end of the inductor L 11  and one end of the capacitor C 11  and is connected to the radiating element  1  using a connection pin  5 . The connection conductor  72 A is connected to the other end of the inductor L 11  and the other end of the capacitor C 11  and is connected to the conductor plate  2  using a connection pin  5 . In other words, one end of each of the inductor L 11  and the capacitor C 11  is connected to the radiating element  1  via the connection conductor  71 A and the connection pin  5 . The other end of each of the inductor L 11  and the capacitor C 11  is connected to the conductor plate  2  via the connection conductor  72 A and the connection pin  5 . The inductor L 11  is, for example, an inductor component, such as a chip inductor. The connection pin  5  is, for example, a movable probe pin. 
     In the above configuration, the first impedance circuit  51  in the present preferred embodiment includes the LC parallel resonant circuit including the inductor L 11  and the capacitor C 11 . In the present preferred embodiment, the LC parallel resonant circuit corresponds to the “first parallel resonant circuit”. 
     The capacitor C 1  is connected between the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2  via connection conductors  73 A and  74 A located on the main surface of the substrate  3  and connection pins  5 . 
     Accordingly, as illustrated in  FIG. 1A , a loop portion including the radiating element  1 , the conductor plate  2 , the first impedance circuit  51 , and the capacitor C 1  is provided. 
     The first power supply circuit  81  is an integrated circuit (IC) for the UHF band or the SHF band (a first frequency band). An input-output portion of the first power supply circuit  81  is connected near the second end portion E 2  in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1  via a connection conductor located on the main surface of the substrate  3 , a connection pin  5 , and the reactance element  61 . The reactance element  61  is, for example, an electronic component, such as a chip capacitor. The first power supply circuit  81  is a power supply circuit for, for example, a 2.4-GHz wireless LAN communication system. 
     Connection of the radiating element  1  including the reactance element  62  to ground is a stub provided to match between the antenna including the radiating element  1  and the first power supply circuit  81  for another communication system. The reactance element  62  is connected near the second end portion E 2  in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1  via a connection conductor located on the main surface of the substrate  3  and a connection pin  5 . The reactance element  62  is, for example, an electronic component, such as a chip capacitor. A configuration in which multiple reactance elements  62  are provided if needed may be adopted. However, the reactance element  62  is not an essential component and a configuration in which the stub is not provided may be adopted. 
     The second power supply circuit  82  is a balanced input-output IC for the HF band (a second frequency band). The power supply coil  4  is connected to an input-output portion of the second power supply circuit  82  with the capacitors C 41 , C 42 , C 43 , and C 44  interposed therebetween. The power supply coil  4  is, for example, a multilayer ferrite chip antenna in which a coil conductor is wound around a ferrite core. The power supply coil  4  is arranged, in a plan view, at a position that is near the center in the long-side direction (the X direction in  FIG. 1 ) of the radiating element  1  so that a coil opening of the power supply coil  4  is along an edge portion of the radiating element  1 , which faces the gap  8 . In other words, the coil opening of the power supply coil  4  is arranged so as to face the conductor plate  2 . The second power supply circuit  82  is, for example, a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) element for 13.56-MHz radio frequency identification (RFID). 
     A series circuit including the capacitors C 41  and C 42  is connected in parallel to the power supply coil  4  to provide an LC resonant circuit. The second power supply circuit  82  supplies a communication signal in the HF band to the LC resonant circuit via the capacitors C 43  and C 44 . The power supply coil  4  is magnetically coupled to the loop portion including the radiating element  1 , the conductor plate  2 , the first impedance circuit  51 , and the capacitor C 1 . 
       FIG. 3A  is an equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus  101  in the UHF band or the SHF band.  FIG. 3B  is an equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus  101  in the HF band. Referring to  FIG. 3A , the reactance elements  61  and  62  are represented by capacitors C 61  and C 62 , respectively. 
     In the UHF band or the SHF band (the first frequency band), the capacitor C 62  has low impedance and is equivalently in a short-circuited state. Accordingly, the radiating element  1  is grounded at a certain position, as illustrated by a grounded end SP in  FIG. 3A . The LC parallel resonant circuit (the first parallel resonant circuit) including the inductor L 11  and the capacitor C 11  has high impedance in the UHF band or the SHF band (the first frequency band) and is equivalently in an open state. Accordingly, one end of the radiating element  1  is opened, as illustrated by an open end OP in  FIG. 3A . 
     The first power supply circuit  81  supplies voltage using a connection point with the radiating element  1  as a power supply point. The radiating element  1  resonates so as to have a current intensity of zero at the open end OP and have an electric field strength of zero at the grounded end SP in the UHF band or the SHF band (the first frequency band). In other words, the length and so on of the radiating element  1  are set so that the radiating element  1  resonates in the UHF band or the SHF band. However, the radiating element  1  resonates in a fundamental mode in a low band in a frequency band from 700 MHz to 2.4 GHz and resonates in a higher order mode in a high band therein. Accordingly, current flows through the antenna apparatus  101  in an area indicated by a solid-line arrow in  FIG. 2  in the UHF band or the SHF band (the first frequency band). 
     The radiating element  1  defines and functions as a standing-wave inverted F antenna that contributes to radiation of electromagnetic waves for far field communication in the above manner in the UHF band or the SHF band (the first frequency band) and resonates to generate standing waves of the current intensity and the electric field strength. Although the inverted F antenna is exemplified here, another standing-wave antenna, such as a monopole antenna, a one-wavelength loop antenna, an inverted L antenna, a patch antenna such as a planar inverted F antenna (PIFA), a slot antenna, or a notch antenna, which resonates on the radiating element to generate standing waves of the current intensity and the electric field strength, is also applicable to the radiating element  1 . 
     In contrast, in the HF band (the second frequency band), the loop portion including the radiating element  1 , the first impedance circuit  51 , the conductor plate  2 , and the capacitor C 1  defines an LC resonant circuit, as illustrated in  FIG. 3B . The power supply coil  4  is magnetically coupled to the loop portion of the LC resonant circuit, as described above. 
     The loop portion LC-resonates in the HF band and resonance current flows along edges of the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2 . In other words, the length of the radiating element  1  and the circuit constants of, for example, reactance components of the first impedance circuit  51  and the capacitor C 1  are set so that the loop portion resonates in the HF band. Accordingly, current flows through the antenna apparatus  101  in an area indicated by a broken-line arrow in  FIG. 2  in the HF band (the second frequency band). 
     The loop portion including the radiating element  1 , the first impedance circuit  51 , the conductor plate  2 , and the capacitor C 1  defines and functions as a magnetic-field radiation antenna that contributes to magnetic-field radiation for neighborhood communication in the above manner in the HF band (the second frequency band). Since the length of the loop portion (the length around the loop portion) is sufficiently shorter than the wavelength and is preferably about 1/10 or less of the wavelength in the HF band (the second frequency band), for example, the loop portion is a minute loop antenna for communication using magnetic field coupling. Since the length of the loop portion is sufficiently shorter than the wavelength in the HF band (the second frequency band), radiation resistance is low and it is difficult for the loop portion to radiate the electromagnetic waves in the HF band (the second frequency band). 
     Since the reactance elements  61  and  62  have high impedance in the HF band (the second frequency band) and is in a state in which the first power supply circuit  81  is not equivalently connected, the communication in the HF band is not affected by the first power supply circuit  81 . The first parallel resonant circuit has high impedance in the UHF band or the SHF band (the first frequency band) and is in a state in which the first impedance circuit  51  (the first parallel resonant circuit) is not equivalently connected. Accordingly, since the loop portion including the first impedance circuit  51  is in the open state, no communication signal in the UHF band or the SHF band flows through the second power supply circuit  82  and the communication in the UHF band or the SHF band is not affected by the second power supply circuit  82 . 
     Magnetic fields generated from the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2  in the HF band (the second frequency band) will now be described with reference to the drawings.  FIG. 4A  is a cross-sectional view of an antenna apparatus  101 A.  FIG. 4B  is a cross-sectional view of the antenna apparatus  101 A, which indicates the density of magnetic flux generated from the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2  in the HF band. 
     The antenna apparatus  101 A differs from the antenna apparatus  101  according to the present preferred embodiment in that the radiating element  1  is not a flat plate and preferably has an L-shaped or substantially L-shaped cross-sectional shape, for example. The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  101 A is substantially the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the present preferred embodiment. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4A , the dimensions of portions preferably are as follows: 
     Y 11 : about 10 mm 
     Y 12 : about 2 mm 
     Y 13 : about 11.5 mm 
     Z 1 : about 2 mm 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 4A and 4B , both magnetic flux ϕ 1  generated around the radiating element  1  and magnetic flux ϕ 2  generated around the conductor plate  2  pass through the gap  8 . Accordingly, the loop portion including the radiating element  1 , the conductor plate  2 , the first impedance circuit  51 , and the capacitor defines and functions as a booster antenna. 
     The following advantages are achieved in the present preferred embodiment. 
     The provision of the radiating element  1  defining and functioning as the standing-wave antenna and the loop portion defining and functioning as the magnetic-field radiation antenna in the antenna apparatus  101  enables the antenna apparatus capable of being shared among multiple systems of different frequency bands to be realized. 
     Since the first impedance circuit  51  includes the first parallel resonant circuit, setting the resonant frequency of the first parallel resonant circuit to the UHF band or the SHF band (the first frequency band) produces very high impedance at the set frequency. Accordingly, the inductance of the inductor L 11  connected to the loop portion is made low, compared with a case in which an element having high inductance is connected. Consequently, the ratio of the inductance that does not contribute to the communication to the inductance of the entire magnetic-field radiation antenna is decreased to suppress a reduction in the coupling coefficient between the magnetic-field radiation antenna and a communication partner antenna. In other words, it is possible to realize the compact antenna apparatus having excellent communication characteristics with a simple configuration. 
     In the antenna apparatus  101 , the power supply coil  4  is magnetically or electromagnetically coupled (electric field coupling and magnetic field coupling) to the loop portion and the loop portion defines and functions as a booster antenna for the power supply coil  4  in the HF band (the second frequency band). Accordingly, the effective coil opening defining and functioning as an antenna is increased in size and the range and the distance in which the magnetic flux is radiated (collected) is increased, compared with a case in which only the power supply coil  4  is used, thus making the coupling with the coil of the communication partner antenna easier. Consequently, it is possible to realize the antenna apparatus having excellent communication characteristics with a simple configuration without using the large-size antenna coil. 
     Since the second power supply circuit  82  in the HF band (the second frequency band) is not directly connected to the radiating element  1  in the antenna apparatus  101 , the degree of freedom of the positions where the power supply coil  4  and the second power supply circuit  82  are mounted is high and the conductive pattern located on the main surface of the substrate  3  is simplified. 
     Since a portion of the housing is used for the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2  in the antenna apparatus  101 , the radiating element of the magnetic-field radiation antenna is easily configured. Accordingly, it is not necessary to separately form the radiating element and the conductive member and the antenna apparatus  101  is easily manufactured at low cost. 
     In the present application, the “standing-wave antenna” means an antenna that resonates on the radiating element and that radiates the electromagnetic waves through distribution of the standing waves of voltage and current. In the present application, the “magnetic-field radiation antenna” means an antenna the loop portion of which contributes to the magnetic-field radiation. 
     The “standing-wave antenna” in the present preferred embodiment means an antenna in which the radiating element  1  resonates so as to have a current intensity of zero at the open end OP and have an electric field strength of zero at the grounded end SP in the UHF band or the SHF band (the first frequency band) to generate the standing waves. The “magnetic-field radiation antenna” in the present preferred embodiment means an antenna in which the loop portion defining an LC resonant circuit resonates in the HF band (the second frequency band) to contribute to the magnetic-field radiation. 
     “Near the first end portion” of the radiating element  1  in the present application does not only mean very close to the edge portion in the long-side direction (the X direction) of the radiating element  1 . “Near the first end portion” of the radiating element  1  means a range in which the loop portion defines and functions as the magnetic-field radiation antenna that contributes to the magnetic-field radiation to ensure the opening area enabling the magnetic field coupling with the communication partner antenna. For example, a range in the lateral direction (the X direction) from the first end portion of the radiating element  1  to about ⅓ of the length of the radiating element  1  in the lateral direction, for example, is referred to as “near the first end portion”. 
     “Near the second end portion” of the radiating element  1  in the present preferred embodiment does not only mean very close to the edge portion in the long-side direction (the X direction) of the radiating element  1 . “Near the second end portion” of the radiating element  1  means a range in which the loop portion defines and functions as the magnetic-field radiation antenna that contributes to the magnetic-field radiation to ensure the opening area enabling the magnetic field coupling with the communication partner antenna. In the present preferred embodiment, for example, a range in the lateral direction (the X direction) from the second end portion of the radiating element  1  to about ⅓ of the length of the radiating element  1  in the lateral direction, for example, is referred to as “near the second end portion”. 
     Although the example of the antenna apparatus  101  is described in the present preferred embodiment in which the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2  (the conductive member) are arranged on the same plane (having the same height in the Z direction), the antenna apparatus  101  is not limited to this configuration. The relationship in height in the Z direction between the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2  (the conductive member) may be appropriately varied within a range in which the effects and the advantages of the inclusion of the radiating element  1  defining and functioning as the standing-wave antenna and the loop portion defining and functioning as the magnetic-field radiation antenna are achieved. Varying the relationship in height in the Z direction between the radiating element  1  and the conductive member varies the directivity of the antenna, as described below. 
     Although the example is described in the present preferred embodiment in which the first impedance circuit  51  is connected near the first end portion E 1  in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1  and the capacitor C 1  is connected near the second end portion E 2 , this configuration is not limitedly adopted. The positions of connection portions (in the X direction and the Y direction) may be appropriately varied as long as the loop portion is capable of being provided and the radiating element  1  is capable of functioning as the standing-wave antenna. However, the antenna having more excellent communication characteristics at the loop portion in the HF band is realized in a case in which the connection portions are near the end portions, as described below. 
     Although the example is described in the present preferred embodiment in which the first impedance circuit  51  is connected near the first end portion in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1  and the capacitor C 1  is connected near the second end portion in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1 , this configuration is not limiting on preferred embodiments of the present invention. A configuration may be adopted in which the first impedance circuit  51  is connected near the second end portion in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1  and the capacitor C 1  is connected near the first end portion in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1 . In other words, the position of the circuit or the reactance element connected near the first end portion in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1  may be replaced with the position of the circuit or the reactance element connected near the second end portion in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1  as long as the loop portion is capable of being provided. The same applies to the other preferred embodiments described below. However, when the position of the circuit or the reactance element connected near the first end portion in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1  is replaced with the position of the circuit or the reactance element connected near the second end portion in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1 , the antenna characteristics of the standing-wave antenna are varied. 
     Although the example is described in the present preferred embodiment in which the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2  are defined by a portion of the rear-side housing of, for example, a smartphone, this configuration is not limiting on preferred embodiments of the present invention. Conductors provided in the housing of the smartphone or the like may be used as the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2 . 
     Although the example is described in the present preferred embodiment in which the power supply coil  4  is at least magnetically coupled to the loop portion separated from the power supply coil  4  to electrically connect the power supply coil  4  to the loop portion, this configuration is not limitedly adopted. A conductor defined by a portion of the loop portion (for example, a coil-shaped conductive pattern) and the power supply coil may be provided in one insulator and the conductor and the power supply coil may be an integrated component defining and functioning as a transformer element. In addition, since the second power supply circuit  82  is connected to the loop portion at least through the magnetic field coupling, the second power supply circuit  82  is capable of supplying electric power to the loop portion regardless of whether the loop portion and the second power supply circuit  82  are balanced circuits or unbalanced circuits. 
     Second Preferred Embodiment 
       FIG. 5A  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  102 A according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 5B  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  102 B.  FIG. 6A  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  102 C according to the second preferred embodiment.  FIG. 6B  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  102 D. 
     The antenna apparatus  102 A according to the second preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  101  in that not the capacitor but an inductor L 3  is connected between the radiating element and the conductor plate. The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  102 A is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment. The inductor L 3  is, for example, an inductor component, such as a chip inductor. 
     The antenna apparatus  102 B according to the second preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  101  in that not the capacitor but the inductor L 3  and the capacitor C 1 , which are connected in series to each other, are connected between the radiating element and the conductor plate. The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  102 B is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment. 
     The antenna apparatus  102 C according to the second preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  101  in the configuration of the first impedance circuit  51 . The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  102 C is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment. 
     The first impedance circuit  51  in the antenna apparatus  102 C includes the inductor L 11 , the capacitor C 11 , and a capacitor C 12 , as illustrated in  FIG. 6A . The inductor L 11  is connected in series to the capacitor C 12 . One end of the inductor L 11  and one end of the capacitor C 11  are connected to the radiating element and the other end of the capacitor C 11  and the other end of the capacitor C 12  are connected to the conductor plate. The first impedance circuit  51  includes an LC parallel resonant circuit including the inductor L 11  and the capacitors C 11  and C 12 . In the antenna apparatus  102 C, this LC parallel resonant circuit corresponds to the “first parallel resonant circuit”. 
     The antenna apparatus  102 D according to the second preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  101  in the configuration of the first impedance circuit  51 . The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  102 D is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment. 
     The first impedance circuit  51  in the antenna apparatus  102 D includes the inductor L 11 , an inductor L 12 , and the capacitors C 11  and C 12 , as illustrated in  FIG. 6B . The inductor L 11  and the capacitor C 11  define an LC parallel circuit and the inductor L 12  and the capacitor C 12  define an LC parallel circuit. These two LC parallel circuits are connected in series to each other. 
     More specifically, one end of the inductor L 11  and one end of the capacitor C 11  are connected to the radiating element. The other end of the inductor L 11  and the other end of the capacitor C 11  are connected to one end of the inductor L 12  and one end of the capacitor C 12 , respectively. The other end of the inductor L 12  and the other end of the capacitor C 12  are connected to the conductor plate. At least one of the two LC parallel circuits defines an LC parallel resonant circuit. 
     Also in the above configuration, the basic configurations of the antenna apparatuses  102 A,  102 B,  102 C, and  102 D are the same as the configuration of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment and the same effects and advantages as those of the antenna apparatus  101  are achieved. 
     When the inductor L 3  is connected in series to the capacitor C 1 , as illustrated in the antenna apparatus  102 B, it is preferred that the inductor L 3  and the capacitor C 1  define an LC series resonant circuit and the resonant frequency of the LC series resonant circuit be set to the HF band (the second frequency band). Since the LC series resonant circuit has very low impedance in the HF band (the second frequency band) in this configuration, the inductance of the inductor L 3  connected to the loop portion is set to a lower value, compared with the case in which only the inductor L 3  is connected. Accordingly, the ratio of the inductance that does not contribute to the communication to the inductance of the entire magnetic-field radiation antenna is decreased to suppress a reduction in the coupling coefficient between the magnetic-field radiation antenna and a communication partner antenna. In other words, it is possible to realize the antenna apparatus having excellent communication characteristics. 
     The first parallel resonant circuit in the first impedance circuit  51  is not limited to the configuration including the inductor L 11  and the capacitor C 11 , as illustrated in the antenna apparatus  102 C. The reactance elements used in the configuration of the first parallel resonant circuit may be appropriately varied as long as the LC parallel resonant circuit (anti-resonant circuit) is within the UHF band or the SHF band (the first frequency band). 
     The first impedance circuit  51  may have the configuration in which multiple LC parallel circuits are connected in series to each other as long as at least one of the LC parallel circuits defines an LC parallel resonant circuit (the first parallel resonant circuit), as illustrated in the antenna apparatus  102 D. 
     When all of the multiple LC parallel circuits connected in series to each other define LC parallel resonant circuits in the first impedance circuit  51 , a configuration may be adopted in which the resonant frequency is set for each LC parallel resonant circuit. For example, the resonant frequency of a first-stage LC parallel resonant circuit is set to a 1.5-GHz band (for the GPS), the resonant frequency of a second-stage LC parallel resonant circuit is set to a 2.4-GHz band (for the wireless LAN), and a third-stage LC parallel resonant circuit is set to 5 GHz (for the wireless LAN). The loop portion is equivalently in the open state in multiple frequency bands in the UHF band or the SHF band (the first frequency band) in this configuration. Accordingly, the radiating element defines and functions as the standing-wave antenna to support multiple systems of different frequency bands including the UHF band and the SHF band. 
     Third Preferred Embodiment 
       FIG. 7  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  103 A according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 8  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  103 B.  FIG. 9  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  103 C.  FIG. 10  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  103 D. 
     The antenna apparatus  103 A according to the third preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  101  in that not the capacitor but a second impedance circuit  52  is connected between the radiating element and the conductor plate. The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  103 A is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment. 
     The second impedance circuit  52  in the antenna apparatus  103 A includes an inductor L 21  and a capacitor C 21 . One end of the inductor L 21  and one end of the capacitor C 21  are connected to the radiating element, and other end of the inductor L 21  and the other end of the capacitor C 21  are connected to the conductor plate. The second impedance circuit  52  includes an LC parallel resonant circuit including the inductor L 21  and the capacitor C 21 . In the antenna apparatus  103 A, this LC parallel resonant circuit corresponds to a “second parallel resonant circuit”. 
     In the antenna apparatus  103 A, a loop portion including the radiating element (the inductor L 1 ), the conductor plate (the inductor L 2 ), the first impedance circuit  51 , and the second impedance circuit  52  is provided, as illustrated in  FIG. 7 . 
     The antenna apparatus  103 B according to the third preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  103 A in the configuration of the first impedance circuit  51 . The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  103 B is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  103 A. As illustrated in  FIG. 6A  and  FIG. 8 , the first impedance circuit  51  in the antenna apparatus  103 B has the same configuration as that of the first impedance circuit  51  in the antenna apparatus  102 C. 
     The antenna apparatus  103 C according to the third preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  103 B in the configuration of the second impedance circuit  52 . The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  103 C is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  103 B. 
     The second impedance circuit  52  in the antenna apparatus  103 C includes the inductor L 21 , the capacitor C 21 , and a capacitor C 22 , as illustrated in  FIG. 9 . The inductor L 21  is connected in series to the capacitor C 22 . One end of the inductor L 21  and one end of the capacitor C 21  are connected to the radiating element  1 , and the other end of the capacitor C 21  and the other end of the capacitor C 22  are connected to the conductor plate  2 . The second impedance circuit  52  includes an LC parallel resonant circuit including the inductor L 21  and the capacitors C 21  and C 22 . In the antenna apparatus  103 C, this LC parallel resonant circuit corresponds to the “second parallel resonant circuit”. 
     The antenna apparatus  103 D according to the third preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  103 C in the configurations of the first impedance circuit  51  and the second impedance circuit  52 . The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  103 D is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  103 C. 
     The first impedance circuit  51  in the antenna apparatus  103 D includes the inductors L 11  and L 12 , the capacitors C 11  and C 12 , and capacitors C 13  and C 14 . The inductor L 11  and the capacitors C 11  and C 12  define an LC parallel circuit, and the inductor L 12  and the capacitors C 13  and C 14  define an LC parallel circuit. The first impedance circuit  51  in the antenna apparatus  103 D has a configuration in which the above two LC parallel circuits are connected in series to each other. In other words, the first impedance circuit  51  in the antenna apparatus  103 D has a configuration in which the LC parallel circuit including the inductor L 12  and the capacitors C 13  and C 14  is connected in series to the first impedance circuit  51  in the antenna apparatus  103 C. 
     The second impedance circuit  52  in the antenna apparatus  103 D includes the inductor L 21 , an inductor L 22 , the capacitors C 21  and C 22 , and capacitors C 23  and C 24 . The inductor L 21  and the capacitors C 21  and C 22  define an LC parallel circuit, and the inductor L 22  and the capacitors C 23  and C 24  define an LC parallel circuit. The second impedance circuit  52  has a configuration in which the above two LC parallel circuits are connected in series to each other. In other words, the second impedance circuit  52  has a configuration in which the LC parallel circuit including the inductor L 22  and the capacitors C 23  and C 24  is connected in series to the second impedance circuit  52  in the antenna apparatus  103 C. 
     Also in the above configuration, the basic configurations of the antenna apparatuses  103 A,  103 B,  103 C, and  103 D are the same as the configuration of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment and the same effects and advantages as those of the antenna apparatus  101  are achieved. 
     Setting the resonant frequency of the first parallel resonant circuit and the resonant frequency of the second parallel resonant circuit to the first frequency band (for example, the UHF band or the SHF band) produces very high impedance at the set frequencies. Accordingly, the radiating element  1  is capable of being reliably separated from the loop portion in the first frequency band (the UHF band or the SHF band), compared with the case in which the inductor L 1  and the capacitor C 1  are connected. Accordingly, it is easy to design (for example, the width and the length of the radiating element) the radiating element  1  that resonates in the first frequency band (the UHF band or the SHF band) to define and function as the standing-wave antenna contributing to electric-field radiation. 
     The second parallel resonant circuit in the second impedance circuit  52  is not limited to the LC parallel resonant circuit including only the inductor L 21  and the capacitor C 21 , as illustrated in the antenna apparatus  103 C. The number or other features and characteristics of the reactance elements used in the configuration of the second parallel resonant circuit may be appropriately varied as long as the LC parallel resonant circuit is capable of being provided. 
     The second impedance circuit  52  may have a configuration in which multiple LC parallel circuits are connected in series to each other as long as at least one of the LC parallel circuits defines an LC parallel resonant circuit (the second parallel resonant circuit), as illustrated in the antenna apparatus  103 D. 
     When all of the multiple LC parallel circuits connected in series to each other define LC parallel resonant circuits in the second impedance circuit  52 , a configuration may be adopted in which the resonant frequency is set for each LC parallel resonant circuit. As described above, with this configuration, the radiating element defines and functions as the standing-wave antenna to support multiple systems of different frequency bands including the UHF band and the SHF band. 
     Fourth Preferred Embodiment 
       FIG. 11A  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  104  according to a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 11B  is a cross-sectional view in  FIG. 11A , taken along a B-B line.  FIG. 12  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in the antenna apparatus  104 . 
     The antenna apparatus  104  according to the fourth preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  101  in that the conductor plate  2  is grounded. The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  104  is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment. 
     Since the conductor plate  2  in the antenna apparatus  104  is grounded, it may be said that the radiating element  1  is grounded via the capacitor C 1 , as illustrated in  FIG. 12 . The capacitor C 1  corresponds to a “reactance circuit”  53  in the present preferred embodiment. 
     Also in the above configuration, the basic configuration of the antenna apparatus  104  is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment and the same effects and advantages as those of the antenna apparatus  101  are achieved. 
     Although a method of connecting the substrate  3  to the ground using, for example, a movable probe pin is considered as a grounding method, the grounding method is not limited to this and may be appropriately varied. In addition, the positions, the numbers, and so on of ground points may be appropriately varied. 
     Fifth Preferred Embodiment 
       FIG. 13  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  105 A according to a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 14  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  105 B.  FIG. 15  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  105 C. 
     The antenna apparatus  105 A according to the fifth preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  104  in that the antenna apparatus  105 A further includes a capacitor C 31 . 
     The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  105 A is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  104  according to the fourth preferred embodiment. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 13 , the capacitor C 31  is connected between the conductor plate  2  and the ground. In other words, the conductor plate  2  in the antenna apparatus  105 A is grounded via the capacitor C 31 . In the antenna apparatus  105 A, the capacitor C 31  corresponds to the “reactance circuit”  53 . The capacitor C 31  has low impedance in the UHF band or the SHF band (the first frequency band) and is equivalently in the short-circuited state. Accordingly, the conductor plate  2  is grounded at a certain position. 
     The antenna apparatus  105 B according to the fifth preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  104  in that the antenna apparatus  105 B further includes the capacitor C 31  and a capacitor C 32 . The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  105 B is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  104 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 14 , both of the capacitors C 31  and C 32  are connected between the conductor plate and the ground. In other words, the conductor plate (the inductor L 2 ) in the antenna apparatus  105 B is grounded via the capacitors C 31  and C 32 . In the antenna apparatus  105 B, the capacitors C 31  and C 32  correspond to the “reactance circuit”  53 . The capacitors C 31  and C 32  have low impedance in the UHF band or the SHF band (the first frequency band) and are equivalently in the short-circuited state. Accordingly, the conductor plate is grounded at two certain positions. 
     The antenna apparatus  105 C according to the fifth preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  104  in that the antenna apparatus  105 C further includes the capacitors C 31  and C 32  and inductors L 31  and L 32 . The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  105 C is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  104 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 15 , the inductor L 31  and the capacitor C 31  are connected in series to each other and are connected between the conductor plate  2  and the ground. The inductor L 32  and the capacitor C 32  are connected in series to each other and are connected between the conductor plate and the ground. In other words, the conductor plate (the inductor L 2 ) in the antenna apparatus  105 C is grounded via the series circuit including the inductor L 31  and the capacitor C 31  and the series circuit including the inductor L 32  and the capacitor C 32 . In the antenna apparatus  105 C, these two series circuits correspond to the “reactance circuit”  53 . 
     Also in the above configuration, the basic configurations of the antenna apparatuses  105 A,  105 B, and  105 C are the same as that of the antenna apparatus  104  according to the fourth preferred embodiment and the same effects and advantages as those of the antenna apparatus  104  are achieved. 
     As illustrated in the antenna apparatus  105 C, the reactance circuit  53  is not limited to the configuration including only the capacitor C 31 . The reactance elements used in the configuration may be appropriately varied as long as the reactance elements have low impedance in the UHF band or the SHF band (the first frequency band) and are equivalently in the short-circuited state. 
     Although each of the inductors L 31  and L 32  is, for example, an inductor component such as a chip inductor and each of the capacitors C 31  and C 32  is, for example, a capacitor component such as a chip capacitor, this configuration is not limiting on preferred embodiments of the present invention. The configurations of the inductors and the capacitors may be appropriately varied as long as the inductors and the capacitors have low impedance in the UHF band or the SHF band (the first frequency band) and are equivalently in the short-circuited state. For example, capacitance generated by the ground may be used as the capacitors and the inductors and the capacitors may be including stubs or the likes. 
     As in the antenna apparatus  104  according to the fourth preferred embodiment, the positions, the numbers, and so on of the ground points may be appropriately varied. 
     Sixth Preferred Embodiment 
       FIG. 16A  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  106  according to a sixth preferred embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 16B  is a cross-sectional view in  FIG. 16A , taken along a C-C line.  FIG. 17  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in the antenna apparatus  106 . 
     The antenna apparatus  106  according to the sixth preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  101  in that the antenna apparatus  106  uses a ground conductor  9  in the substrate  3  as a conductive member. The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  106  is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment. 
     Points different from the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment will now be described. 
     The substrate  3  of the antenna apparatus  106  includes the ground conductor  9 . In the present preferred embodiment, the ground conductor  9  corresponds to the “conductive member” and corresponds to the “second conductor” held in the housing. 
     The connection conductor  71 A is connected to one end of the inductor L 11  and one end of the capacitor C 11  and is connected to the radiating element  1  using the connection pin  5 . The connection conductor  72 A is connected to the other end of the inductor L 11  and the other end of the capacitor C 11  and is connected to the ground conductor  9  with an interlayer connection conductor  76 A interposed between the connection conductor  72 A and the ground conductor  9 . In other words, one end of the inductor L 11  and one end of the capacitor C 11  are connected to the radiating element  1  via the connection conductor  71 A and the connection pin  5 . The other end of the inductor L 11  and the other end of the capacitor C 11  are connected to the ground conductor  9  via the connection conductor  72 A and the interlayer connection conductor  76 A. The interlayer connection conductor  76 A is, for example, a via conductor. 
     In the antenna apparatus  106 , a loop portion including the radiating element  1 , the ground conductor  9 , the first impedance circuit  51 , and the capacitor C 1  is provided, as illustrated in  FIG. 17 . 
     Also in the above configuration, the basic configuration of the antenna apparatus  106  is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment and the same effects and advantages as those of the antenna apparatus  101  are achieved. 
     In addition, since the ground conductor  9  (the second conductor) in the substrate  3  or the like, which is held in the housing of a communication terminal apparatus, is capable of being used as a portion of the antenna in the antenna apparatus  106 , the conductive member is easily configured. Accordingly, it is not necessary to separately form or provide the conductive member and the antenna apparatus  106  is easily manufactured at low cost. 
     Magnetic fields generated from the radiating element  1  and the ground conductor  9  in the HF band (the second frequency band) will now be described with reference to the drawings.  FIG. 18A  is a cross-sectional view of an antenna apparatus  106 A. FIG.  18 B is a cross-sectional view of the antenna apparatus  106 A, which indicates the density of magnetic flux generated from the radiating element  1  and the ground conductor  9  in the HF band. 
     The antenna apparatus  106 A differs from the antenna apparatus  106  in that the radiating element  1  is not a flat plate and preferably has an L-shaped or substantially L-shaped cross-sectional shape. The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  106 A is substantially the same as that of the antenna apparatus  106 . The dimensions of portions are the same as those in the antenna apparatus  101 A illustrated in  FIG. 4A . 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 18A and 18B , in the antenna apparatus  106 A in which the loop portion including the ground conductor  9 , instead of the conductor plate, is composed, the directivity of the antenna may be varied, compared with the antenna apparatus  101 A illustrated in  FIG. 4B . 
     Both the magnetic flux ϕ 1  generated around the radiating element  1  and magnetic flux ϕ 3  generated around the ground conductor  9  pass through an opening OZ 2  (a gap between an end portion of the radiating element  1  and an end portion of the ground conductor  9 ). Accordingly, the direction of the magnetic flux ϕ 3  passing between the conductor plate  2  and the ground conductor  9  (the right direction in  FIG. 18B ) is opposite to that in the antenna apparatus  101 A illustrated in  FIG. 4B . Since the use of the ground conductor  9  as the conductive member in the above manner enables the directivity of the antenna to be varied, it is possible to appropriately set the directivity of the antenna in consideration of the influence of the electronic components and the likes mounted around the antenna apparatus. 
     Seventh Preferred Embodiment 
       FIG. 19A  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  107 A according to a seventh preferred embodiment.  FIG. 19B  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  107 B. 
     The antenna apparatus  107 A according to the seventh preferred embodiment differs from differs from the antenna apparatus  106  in the configurations of the first impedance circuit and the second impedance circuit  52 . The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  107 A is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  106 . 
     The first impedance circuit  51  in the antenna apparatus  107 A includes the inductor L 11  and the capacitors C 11 , C 12 , and C 13 . The inductor L 11  and the capacitors C 11  and C 12  form an LC parallel circuit. The first impedance circuit  51  has a configuration in which the LC parallel circuit and the capacitor C 13  are connected in series to each other. 
     The second impedance circuit  52  in the antenna apparatus  107 A includes the inductor L 21  and the capacitors C 21 , C 22 , and C 23 . The inductor L 21  and the capacitors C 21  and C 22  define an LC parallel circuit. The second impedance circuit  52  has a configuration in which the LC parallel circuit and the capacitor C 23  are connected in series to each other. 
     The antenna apparatus  107 B according to the seventh preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  107 A in that the antenna apparatus  107 B further includes the inductors L 12  and L 22 . The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  107 B is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  107 A. 
     The first impedance circuit  51  in the antenna apparatus  107 B includes the inductors L 11  and L 12  and the capacitors C 11 , C 12 , and C 13 . The inductor L 11  and the capacitors C 11  and C 12  define an LC parallel circuit. The first impedance circuit  51  has a configuration in which the inductor L 12  and the capacitor C 13  are sequentially connected in series to the LC parallel circuit. The second impedance circuit  52  in the antenna apparatus  107 B includes the inductors L 21  and L 22  and the capacitors C 21 , C 22 , and C 23 . The inductor L 21  and the capacitors C 21  and C 22  define an LC parallel circuit. The second impedance circuit  52  has a configuration in which the inductor L 22  and the capacitor C 23  are sequentially connected in series to the LC parallel circuit. 
     Also in the above configuration, the basic configurations of the antenna apparatuses  107 A and  107 B are the same as that of the antenna apparatus  106  according to the sixth preferred embodiment and the same effects and advantages as those of the antenna apparatus  106  are achieved. 
     As described in the present preferred embodiment, the first impedance circuit  51  and the second impedance circuit  52  do not limitedly have the configuration including one LC parallel circuit or the configuration in which multiple LC parallel circuits are connected in series to each other. The first impedance circuit  51  and the second impedance circuit  52  may each have a configuration in which another reactance element (an inductor or a capacitor) is connected in series to the LC parallel circuit as long as at least one first parallel resonant circuit and at least one second parallel resonant circuit are provided. 
     Eighth Preferred Embodiment 
       FIG. 20A  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  108  according to an eighth preferred embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 20B  is a cross-sectional view in  FIG. 20A , taken along a D-D line. 
     The antenna apparatus  108  according to the eighth preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment in that the antenna apparatus  108  uses a radiation conductor  6  located on the substrate  3  as the radiating element. The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  108  is substantially the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101 . 
     Points different from the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment will now be described. 
     The radiation conductor  6  is a conductive pattern having a C-shaped planar shape and is located on the main surface of the substrate  3 . In the present preferred embodiment, the radiation conductor  6  corresponds to the “radiating element” and corresponds to the “first conductor” held in the housing. 
     The first impedance circuit  51  is directly connected between the radiation conductor  6  and the conductor plate  2 . One end of the inductor L 11  and one end of the capacitor C 11  are directly connected to the radiation conductor. The other end of the inductor L 11  and the other end of the capacitor C 11  are connected to the conductor plate  2  via the connection conductor  72 A and the connection pin  5 . 
     The capacitor C 1  is connected between the radiation conductor  6  and the conductor plate  2  via the connection conductor  74 A located on the main surface of the substrate  3  and the connection pin  5 . 
     Accordingly, a loop portion including the radiation conductor  6 , the conductor plate  2 , the first impedance circuit  51 , and the capacitor C 1  is provided, as illustrated in  FIG. 20A . 
     Also in the above configuration, the basic configuration of the antenna apparatus  108  is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment and the same effects and advantages as those of the antenna apparatus  101  are achieved. In the antenna apparatus  108  according to the present preferred embodiment, no metal housing preferably exists around the radiation conductor  6  not to prevent generation of the magnetic flux. 
     Since the radiation conductor  6  has a C-shaped planar shape in the present preferred embodiment, the effective coil opening of the loop portion defining and functioning as the magnetic-field radiation antenna is increased in size in the HF band (the second frequency band). Accordingly, the range and the distance in which the magnetic flux is radiated (collected) is increased, thus making the coupling with the coil of the communication partner antenna easier. In addition, the width, the length, and so on of the radiation conductor  6  are preferably designed so that the radiation conductor  6  defines and functions as the standing-wave antenna in the UHF band or the SHF band (the first frequency band). 
     Although the example is described in the present preferred embodiment in which the radiation conductor  6  has a C-shaped planar shape, the radiation conductor  6  is not limited to this configuration. The planar shape of the radiation conductor  6  may be appropriately varied within a range having the above function. Specifically, the radiation conductor  6  may have a rectangular, polygonal, circular, or elliptical planar shape, for example. 
     In the antenna apparatus  108  according to the present preferred embodiment, the existing conductive pattern located on the main surface of the substrate  3  may be used as a portion of the antenna (the radiation conductor  6 ). In this case, it is not necessary to separately form or provide the radiating element and the antenna apparatus  108  is easily manufactured at low cost. 
     The reactance element  62  in the present preferred embodiment is not limited to the chip capacitor. The reactance element  62  may be an open stub or a short stub located on the substrate  3 . The reactance element  62  may include multiple open stubs or short stubs. 
     Ninth Preferred Embodiment 
       FIG. 21  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  109 A according to a ninth preferred embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 22  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  109 B. 
     The antenna apparatus  109 A according to the ninth preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  101  in the position where the capacitor C 1  is mounted. The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  109 A is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101 . 
     The first impedance circuit  51  in the antenna apparatus  109 A is connected near the first end portion (E 1  in  FIG. 1 ) in the long-side direction of the radiating element, and the capacitor C 1  is connected near the second end portion (E 2  in  FIG. 1 ) in the long-side direction of the radiating element. 
     Also in the above configuration, the basic configuration of the antenna apparatus  109 A is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment and the same effects and advantages as those of the antenna apparatus  101  are achieved. 
     In the antenna apparatus  109 A, at least the first impedance circuit  51  is connected near the first end portion in the long-side direction of the radiating element. Accordingly, the effective coil opening of the loop portion defining and functioning as the magnetic-field radiation antenna including the radiating element, the conductive member, and the first impedance circuit is increased in size and the range and the distance in which the magnetic flux is radiated (collected) is increased, thus making the coupling with the coil of the communication partner antenna easier. Consequently, it is possible to realize the antenna apparatus having excellent communication characteristics with a simple configuration without using the large-size antenna coil. 
     Since the capacitor C 1  is connected near the second end portion in the long-side direction of the radiating element in the antenna apparatus  109 A, the effective coil opening of the loop portion defining and functioning as the magnetic-field radiation antenna is further increased in size, thus realizing the antenna apparatus having more excellent communication characteristics. 
     Although the example is described in which the capacitor C 1  is connected near the second end portion (E 2  in  FIG. 1 ) in the long-side direction of the radiating element in the antenna apparatus  109 A, the antenna apparatus  109 A is not limited to this configuration. When the second impedance circuit is provided, the antenna apparatus  109 A may have a configuration in which the second impedance circuit is connected near the second end portion in the long-side direction of the radiating element. 
     The antenna apparatus  109 B according to the ninth preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  101  in that the antenna apparatus  109 B includes multiple first power supply circuits. The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  109 B is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101 . 
     Each of first power supply circuits  81 A and  81 B preferably is an IC for the UHF band or the SHF band (the first frequency band). An input-output portion of the first power supply circuit  81 A is connected near the second end portion (E 2  in  FIG. 1 ) in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1  via a capacitor C 61 A. An input-output portion of the first power supply circuit  81 B is connected near the first end portion (E 1  in  FIG. 1 ) in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1  via a capacitor C 61 B. The first power supply circuit  81 A is a power supply circuit for, for example, a 2.4-GHz wireless LAN communication system, and the first power supply circuit  81 B is a power supply circuit for, for example, a 1.5-GHz GPS communication system. 
     A capacitor C 62 A is an element that performs matching of the first power supply circuit  81 A with another communication system and is connected near the second end portion (E 2  in  FIG. 1 ) in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1 . A capacitor C 62 B is an element that performs matching of the first power supply circuit  81 B with another communication system and is connected near the first end portion (E 1  in  FIG. 1 ) in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1 . 
     With the above configuration, the antenna apparatus capable of being shared among multiple different systems in the UHF band or the SHF band (the first frequency band) is realized. In this case, each of the first impedance circuit  51  and the second impedance circuit  52  may preferably have the configuration in which multiple LC parallel circuits are connected in series to each other, as illustrated in the antenna apparatus  102 D. It is possible to realize the antenna apparatus capable of supporting multiple systems of different frequency bands by using multiple LC parallel circuits that are connected in series to each other and that define LC parallel resonant circuits and defining the resonant frequency for each LC parallel resonant circuit. 
     Although the example is described in which the two first power supply circuits are provided in the antenna apparatus  109 B, the antenna apparatus  109 B is not limited to this configuration. The positions where the first power supply circuits are connected, the number of the first power supply circuits, and so on may be appropriately varied within a range having the above function. 
     Tenth Preferred Embodiment 
       FIG. 23A  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  110  according to a tenth preferred embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 23B  is a cross-sectional view in  FIG. 23A , taken along an E-E line. 
     The antenna apparatus  110  according to the tenth preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  106  according to the sixth preferred embodiment in that the antenna apparatus  110  further includes a radiating element  1 B, a first impedance circuit  51 B, a capacitor C 1 B, the first power supply circuit  81 B, a second power supply circuit  82 B, reactance elements  61 B and  62 B, and capacitors C 41 B, C 42 B, C 43 B, C 44 B. The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  110  is substantially the same as that of the antenna apparatus  106  according to the sixth preferred embodiment. In other words, the antenna apparatus  110  has a configuration in which the two antenna apparatuses  106  are symmetrically provided in the long-side direction (the Y direction in  FIG. 23A ) of the substrate  3 . 
     Only points different from the antenna apparatus  106  according to the sixth preferred embodiment will now be described. 
     The first impedance circuit  51 B, the capacitor C 1 B, the first power supply circuit  81 B, the second power supply circuit  82 B, the reactance elements  61 B and  62 B, and the capacitors C 41 B to C 44 B are mounted on the substrate  3 . 
     The radiating element  1 B is a conductive flat plate preferably having a rectangular or substantially rectangular planar shape, for example. The conductor plate  2  according to the present preferred embodiment is shorter than the conductor plate of the antenna apparatus  106  in the length in the longitudinal direction (the Y direction in  FIG. 23A ). The radiating element  1 B and the conductor plate  2  are arranged in the longitudinal direction with a gap  8 B disposed therebetween. The long-side direction of the radiating element  1 B coincides with the lateral direction (the X direction in  FIG. 23A ). The radiating element  1 B has a first end portion E 1 B and a second end portion E 2 B on both sides in the long-side direction. 
     The first impedance circuit  51 B includes the first parallel resonant circuit (the LC parallel resonant circuit) and is directly connected between the radiating element  1 B and the conductor plate  2 . The first impedance circuit  51 B includes an inductor L 11 B and a capacitor C 11 B and is connected near the first end portion E 1 B in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1 B. One end of the inductor L 11 B and one end of the capacitor C 11 B are connected to the radiating element  1 B via a connection conductor  71 B and a connection pin  5 . The other end of the inductor L 11 B and the other end of the capacitor C 11 B are connected to the ground conductor  9  via a connection conductor  72 B and an interlayer connection conductor  76 B. 
     The first impedance circuit  51 B includes the LC parallel resonant circuit including the inductor L 11 B and the capacitor C 11 B. 
     The capacitor C 1 B is connected between the radiating element  1 B and the ground conductor  9  via connection conductors  73 B and  74 B located on the main surface of the substrate  3  and an interlayer connection conductor  75 B. 
     Accordingly, as illustrated in  FIG. 23A , a loop portion including the radiating element  1 B, the ground conductor  9 , the first impedance circuit  51 B, and the capacitor C 1 B is provided. 
     The first power supply circuit  81 B is an IC for the UHF band or the SHF band (the first frequency band). An input-output portion of the first power supply circuit  81 B is connected near the second end portion E 2 B in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1 B via a connection conductor located on the main surface of the substrate  3 , a connection pin  5 , and the reactance element  61 B. The reactance element  61 B is, for example, an electronic component, such as a chip capacitor. The first power supply circuit  81 B is a power supply circuit for, for example, a 1.5-GHz GPS communication system. 
     The reactance element  62 B is an element that performs matching of the first power supply circuit  81 B with another communication system and is connected near the second end portion E 2 B in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1 B via a connection conductor located on the main surface of the substrate and a connection pin  5 . The reactance element  62 B is, for example, an electronic component, such as a chip capacitor. 
     The second power supply circuit  82 B is a balanced input-output IC for the HF band (the second frequency band). A power supply coil  4 B is connected to an input-output portion of the second power supply circuit  82 B with the capacitors C 41 B to C 44 B interposed therebetween. The power supply coil  4  is arranged, in a plan view, at a position that is near the center in the long-side direction (the X direction in  FIG. 23A ) of the radiating element  1 B so that the coil opening of the power supply coil  4 B is along an edge portion of the radiating element  1 B, which faces the gap  8 B. In other words, the coil opening of the power supply coil  4 B is arranged so as to face the conductor plate  2 . The second power supply circuit  82 B is, for example, an RFIC element for 13.56-MHz RFID. 
     A series circuit including the capacitors C 41 B and C 42 B is connected in parallel to the power supply coil  4 B to compose an LC resonant circuit. The second power supply circuit  82 B supplies a communication signal in the HF band to the LC resonant circuit via the capacitors C 43 B and C 44 B. The power supply coil  4 B is magnetically coupled to the loop portion including the radiating element  1 B, the ground conductor  9 , the first impedance circuit  51 B, and the capacitor C 1 B. 
     With the above configuration, it is possible to realize a communication terminal apparatus including the two antenna apparatuses arranged in the longitudinal direction (the Y direction in  FIG. 23A ), each of which is capable of being shared among multiple systems of different frequency bands. 
     Although the example is described in which the radiating element  1 , the conductive member (the ground conductor  9 ), and the radiating element  1 B are arranged in the longitudinal direction (in the Y direction), in a plan view, in the antenna apparatus  110  according to the present preferred embodiment, as illustrated in  FIG. 23B , the antenna apparatus  110  is not limited to this configuration. The arrangement of the radiating element  1 , the conductive member (the ground conductor  9 ), and the radiating element  1 B may be appropriately varied. 
     Although the example is described in which the two radiating elements  1  and  1 B are provided in the antenna apparatus  110  according to the present preferred embodiment, the antenna apparatus  110  is not limited to this configuration. The number and so on of the radiating elements may be appropriately varied. 
     Eleventh Preferred Embodiment 
       FIG. 24A  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  111  according to an eleventh preferred embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 24B  is a cross-sectional view in  FIG. 24A , taken along an F-F line. 
     The antenna apparatus  111  according to the eleventh preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment in that the antenna apparatus  111  further includes the radiating element  1 B, the first impedance circuit  51 B, the capacitor C 1 B, the first power supply circuit  81 B, and the reactance elements  61 B and  62 B. The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  111  is substantially the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment. 
     Only points different from the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment will now be described. 
     The first impedance circuit  51 B, the capacitor C 1 B, the first power supply circuit  81 B, and the reactance elements  61 B and  62 B are mounted on the substrate  3 . 
     The radiating element  1 B is a conductive flat plate preferably having a rectangular or substantially rectangular planar shape, for example. The conductor plate  2  according to the present preferred embodiment is shorter than the conductor plate of the antenna apparatus  101  in the length in the longitudinal direction (the Y direction in  FIG. 24A ). The radiating element  1 B and the conductor plate  2  are arranged in the longitudinal direction with the gap  8 B disposed therebetween. The long-side direction of the radiating element  1 B coincides with the lateral direction (the X direction in  FIG. 24A ). The radiating element  1 B has the first end portion E 1 B and the second end portion E 2 B on both sides in the long-side direction. 
     The first impedance circuit  51 B includes the first parallel resonant circuit (the LC parallel resonant circuit) and is directly connected between the radiating element  1 B and the conductor plate  2 . The first impedance circuit  51 B includes the inductor L 11 B and the capacitor C 11 B and is connected near the first end portion E 1 B in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1 B. One end of the inductor L 11 B and one end of the capacitor C 11 B are connected to the radiating element  1 B via the connection conductor  71 B and the connection pin  5 . The other end of the inductor L 11 B and the other end of the capacitor C 11 B are connected to the conductor plate  2  via the connection conductor  72 B and a connection pin  5 . 
     The first impedance circuit  51 B includes the LC parallel resonant circuit including the inductor L 11 B and the capacitor C 11 B. 
     The capacitor C 1 B is connected between the radiating element  1 B and the conductor plate  2  via the connection conductors  73 B and  74 B located on the main surface of the substrate  3  and connection pins  5 . 
     Accordingly, as illustrated in  FIG. 24A , a large loop portion including the first impedance circuit  51 , the radiating element  1 , the capacitor C 1 , the conductor plate  2 , the capacitor C 1 B, the radiating element  1 B, and the first impedance circuit  51 B is provided. The power supply coil  4  is magnetically coupled to the large loop portion including the first impedance circuit  51 , the radiating element  1 , the capacitor C 1 , the conductor plate  2 , the capacitor C 1 B, the radiating element  1 B, and the first impedance circuit  51 B. 
     With the above configuration, the effective coil opening defining and functioning as the antenna is further increased in size and the range and the distance in which the magnetic flux is radiated (collected) is increased, thus making the coupling with the coil of the communication partner antenna easier. Accordingly, it is possible to realize the antenna apparatus having more excellent communication characteristics without using the large-size antenna coil. 
     Twelfth Preferred Embodiment 
       FIG. 25A  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  112 A according to a twelfth preferred embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 25B  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  112 B. The first impedance circuit, the second power supply circuit connected to the power supply coil  4 , the capacitor, and so on are not illustrated in  FIG. 25A  and  FIG. 25B . 
     The antenna apparatuses  112 A and  112 B according to the twelfth preferred embodiment differ from the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment in the position where the power supply coil  4  is mounted. The remaining configurations of the antenna apparatuses  112 A and  112 B are substantially the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment. 
     The power supply coil  4  in the antenna apparatus  112 A is arranged at a position near the second end portion E 2  in the long-side direction of the radiating element  1  so that a portion of the power supply coil  4  is exposed in the gap  8 , in a plan view. The coil opening of the power supply coil  4  is arranged so as to face the radiating element  1  composing part of the loop portion. 
     The power supply coil  4  in the antenna apparatus  112 B is arranged near the center in the long-side direction (the X direction in  FIG. 25B ) of the radiating element  1  and toward an edge portion in the short-side direction (the Y direction in  FIG. 25B ) of the radiating element  1 , in a plan view. The coil opening of the power supply coil  4  is arranged so as to face an edge portion (an upper edge portion in  FIG. 25B ) opposing the end portion of the radiating element  1  at the gap  8  side in the short-side direction (the Y direction) of the radiating element  1 . Accordingly, the coil opening of the power supply coil  4  is not arranged near the edge portion at the gap  8  side (a lower edge portion in  FIG. 25B ). 
     Also in the above configuration, the power supply coil  4  is magnetically or electromagnetically coupled (the electric field coupling and the magnetic field coupling) to the loop portion and the loop portion defines and functions as a booster antenna for the power supply coil  4 . Accordingly, it is possible to realize the antenna apparatus having excellent communication characteristics with a simple configuration without using the large-size antenna coil. 
     The positions where the power supply coil  4  is mounted, illustrated in the present preferred embodiment, are only examples and the power supply coil  4  is not limitedly mounted at the above positions. The position where the power supply coil  4  is mounted may be appropriately varied within a range in which the power supply coil  4  is coupled to the loop portion and the loop portion defines and functions as a booster antenna for the power supply coil  4 . However, the power supply coil  4  is preferably close to not the conductive member but the radiating element  1 , as described in detail below. 
     The relationship between the position of the power supply coil  4  and the degree of coupling between the power supply coil  4  and the booster antenna in the HF band (the second frequency band) will now be described with reference to the drawings.  FIG. 26  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  112 S for calculating the degree of coupling between the power supply coil  4  and the booster antenna. 
     Referring to  FIG. 26 , the dimensions of portions are as follows: 
     X 1  (the length in the X direction of the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2 ): about 60 mm 
     Y 1  (the length in the Y direction of the radiating element  1 ): about 10 mm 
     Y 2  (the length in the Y direction of the gap  8 ): about 2 mm 
     Y 3  (the length in the Y direction of a conductive member  20 ): about 111.5 mm 
     R 1  (the diameter of the power supply coil  4 ): about 2.8 mm 
     D 1  (the length in the axial direction of the power supply coil  4 ): about 5.7 mm 
     In the antenna apparatus  112 S, the power supply coil  4  is arranged at a position where the power supply coil  4  is at the center in the long-side direction (the X direction in  FIG. 26 ) of the radiating element  1  and the center in the axial direction of the power supply coil  4  coincides with the center in the Y direction of the gap  8 , in a plan view. 
       FIG. 27A  is a graph illustrating the degree of coupling between the power supply coil  4 , and the radiating element  1  and the conductive member  20  (the conductor plate) with respect to the position of the power supply coil  4  in the HF band.  FIG. 27B  is a graph illustrating the degree of coupling between the power supply coil  4 , and the radiating element  1  and the conductive member  20  (the ground conductor) with respect to the position of the power supply coil  4  in the HF band. 
       FIGS. 27A and 27B  illustrate the degree of coupling between the power supply coil  4 , and the radiating element  1  and the conductive member  20  when the power supply coil  4  is moved upward and downward in the Y direction in increments of 1 mm with respect to the position in the Y direction of the power supply coil  4  (“Y Position”=0). Referring to  FIGS. 27A and 27B , the direction in which the power supply coil  4  is moved upward in  FIG. 26  along the Y direction is a positive (+) direction and the direction in which the power supply coil  4  is moved downward in  FIG. 26  along the Y direction is a negative (−) direction. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 27A , the degree of coupling between the loop portion including the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate and the power supply coil  4  is zero when the position of the power supply coil  4  in the Y direction is “Y Position”=−1 mm. This is because, when the coil opening of the loop portion is parallel or substantially parallel to the coil axis of the power supply coil  4 , the number of links of the magnetic flux generated from the power supply coil  4  for the loop portion is zero. “Y Position”=−1 mm means a position where the coil opening of the power supply coil  4  is overlapped or substantially overlapped with one end portion of the gap  8  (an upper edge portion in  FIG. 26 ), in a plan view. 
       FIG. 27A  indicates that the degree of coupling is increased as the position of the power supply coil  4  in the Y direction (“Y Position”) is moved in the positive direction and the negative direction. As illustrated in  FIG. 27A , the degree of coupling between the radiating element  1  and the conductive member  20  (the conductor plate), and the power supply coil  4  is maximized when “Y Position”=about 4 mm, for example. In other words, the degree of coupling is increased when the power supply coil  4  is close to not the conductor plate (the conductive member  20 ) but the radiating element  1 . This is because the width (the length in the Y direction) of the radiating element  1  composing the loop portion is narrower than the width (the length in the Y direction) of the conductor plate  2  defining the loop portion and the inductance of the radiating element  1  is greater than the inductance of the conductor plate  2 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 27B , the degree of coupling between the loop portion including the radiating element  1  and the ground conductor and the power supply coil  4  is increased as the position of the power supply coil  4  in the Y direction (“Y Position”) is moved in the positive direction. In other words, also in the loop portion including the radiating element  1  and the ground conductor, the degree of coupling is increased when the power supply coil  4  is close to not the ground conductor (the conductive member  20 ) but the radiating element  1  in a plan view. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 27A and 27B , the maximum value of the degree of coupling in the loop portion including the radiating element  1  and the ground conductor is higher than that in the loop portion including the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate. This is because the opening of the loop portion including the radiating element  1  and the ground conductor (refer to OZ 2  in  FIG. 18 ) has a component in the height direction (the Z direction), compared with the opening of the loop portion including the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate (refer to OZ 1  in  FIG. 4 ). In other words, since the opening of the loop portion is not parallel to the coil axis of the power supply coil  4  and has a component in the height direction (the Z direction), the magnetic flux generated from the power supply coil  4  mounted on the main surface of the substrate  3  is easily linked with the loop portion, thus increasing the degree of coupling. When the opening of the loop portion has a component in the height direction, it is difficult to make the number of links of the magnetic flux generated from the power supply coil  4  for the loop portion zero and, thus, the degree of coupling is not set to zero. 
     As described above, the power supply coil  4  is preferably close to not the conductive member  20  but the radiating element  1 . 
     Thirteenth Preferred Embodiment 
       FIG. 28A  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  113 A according to a thirteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 28B  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  113 B. The second power supply circuit connected to the power supply coil  4 , the capacitor, and so on are not illustrated in  FIGS. 28A and 28B . 
     The antenna apparatuses  113 A and  113 B according to the thirteenth preferred embodiment differ from the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment in the position where the power supply coil  4  is mounted. The remaining configurations of the antenna apparatuses  113 A and  113 B are substantially the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment. 
     The power supply coil  4  in the antenna apparatus  113 A is arranged near a connection pin  5 A with which the radiating element  1  is connected to the connection conductor  73 A, in a plan view. The connection pin  5 A is magnetically coupled to the power supply coil  4  with magnetic flux ϕ 4  generated from the power supply coil and is electrically coupled to the power supply coil  4  with current flowing through the coil conductor of the power supply coil  4 . In other words, the power supply coil  4  in the antenna apparatus  113 A is magnetically or electromagnetically coupled (the electric field coupling and the magnetic field coupling) to the connection pin  5 A. 
     The power supply coil  4  in the antenna apparatus  113 B is arranged so that the power supply coil  4  is overlapped with a connection conductor  73 C and so that the axial direction of the power supply coil  4  is orthogonal to the direction (the Y direction in  FIG. 28B  in which the connection conductor  73 C extends, in a plan view. The connection conductor  73 C is magnetically coupled to the power supply coil  4  with magnetic flux ϕ 4 B generated from the power supply coil  4  and is electrically coupled to the power supply coil  4  with current flowing through the coil conductor of the power supply coil  4 . In other words, the power supply coil  4  in the antenna apparatus  113 B is magnetically or electromagnetically coupled (the electric field coupling and the magnetic field coupling) to the connection conductor  73 C. 
     Also in the above configuration, the power supply coil is magnetically or electromagnetically coupled (the electric field coupling and the magnetic field coupling) to the loop portion and the loop portion defines and functions as a booster antenna for the power supply coil  4 . Accordingly, it is possible to realize the antenna apparatus having excellent communication characteristics with a simple configuration without using the large-size antenna coil. 
     As described in the present preferred embodiment, the antenna apparatus is not limited to the configuration in which the power supply coil  4  is magnetically or electromagnetically coupled (the electric field coupling and the magnetic field coupling) to the radiating element  1  or the conductive member. 
     Although the example is described in which the power supply coil  4  is coupled to the connection pin  5 A in the antenna apparatus  113 A according to the present preferred embodiment, the antenna apparatus  113 A is not limited to this configuration. The connection pin coupled to the power supply coil  4  may be appropriately varied. 
     Although the example is described in which the power supply coil  4  is coupled to the connection conductor  73 C in the antenna apparatus  113 B according to the present preferred embodiment, the antenna apparatus  113 B is not limited to this configuration. The connection conductor coupled to the power supply coil  4  may be appropriately varied. 
     Although the example is described in the above preferred embodiment in which the power supply coil  4  is coupled to the radiating element  1 , the conductive member, the connection pin, or the connection conductor, the power supply coil  4  is not limited to this configuration. A configuration may be adopted in which the power supply coil  4  is magnetically or electromagnetically coupled (the electric field coupling and the magnetic field coupling) to another component as long as the component is part of the loop portion functioning as the booster antenna in the HF band (the second frequency band). 
     Fourteenth Preferred Embodiment 
       FIG. 29  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  114 A according to a fourteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 30  is an equivalent circuit diagram of lumped elements in an antenna apparatus  114 B. 
     The antenna apparatus  114 A according to the fourteenth preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment in that power is directly supplied to the second power supply circuit  82 . Accordingly, the antenna apparatus  114 A includes no power supply coil. The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  114 A is substantially the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment. 
     Only points different from the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment will now be described. 
     The antenna apparatus  114 A according to the fourteenth preferred embodiment includes a power supply circuit unit  54  including the second power supply circuit  82 . The power supply circuit unit  54  includes the second power supply circuit  82 , inductors L 41  and L 42 , the capacitors C 41 , C 42 , C 43 , and C 44 , and capacitors C 45  and C 46 . The antenna apparatus  114 A includes no conductive member and the power supply circuit unit  54  is directly connected to the other end of the first impedance circuit  51  and the other end of the capacitor C 1 . 
     A low pass filter including the inductors L 41  and L 42  and the capacitors C 45  and C 46  is provided between the second power supply circuit  82  and the capacitors C 43  and C 44  in the power supply circuit unit  54 . The power supply circuit unit  54  directly supplies a communication signal in the HF band (the second frequency band) to both ends of the capacitor C 41  and both ends of the capacitor C 42  via the low pass filter and the capacitors C 43  and C 44  not through coupling that is spatially separated. Such a power supply circuit may be applied. 
     The radiating element  1 , the capacitors C 1 , C 41 , and C 42 , and the first impedance circuit  51  define an LC resonant circuit. Accordingly, a loop portion including the radiating element  1 , the capacitors C 1 , C 41 , and C 41 , and the first impedance circuit  51  is provided. 
     The antenna apparatus  114 B according to the fourteenth preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  106  according to the sixth preferred embodiment in that power is directly supplied to the second power supply circuit  82 . Accordingly, the antenna apparatus  114 B includes no power supply coil. The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  114 B is substantially the same as that of the antenna apparatus  106  according to the sixth preferred embodiment. 
     Only points different from the antenna apparatus  106  according to the sixth preferred embodiment will now be described. 
     The antenna apparatus  114 B includes the power supply circuit unit  54  including the second power supply circuit  82  and a balun portion  55 . The configuration of the power supply circuit unit  54  is substantially the same as that described in the antenna apparatus  114 A. The balun portion  55  includes inductors L 5 A and L 5 B. The inductors L 5 A and L 5 B are magnetically coupled to each other in the balun portion  55  to perform balanced-unbalanced conversion. 
     The inductor L 5 A is connected to both ends of the power supply circuit unit  54 . In other words, the inductor L 5 A is connected to both ends of the second power supply circuit  82  via the inductors L 41  and L 42  and the capacitors C 43  and C 44 . The inductor L 5 B is connected between the other end of the capacitor C 1  and the ground conductor  9 . A balanced signal in the power supply circuit unit  54  is converted into an unbalanced signal with the balun portion  55  and power is directly supplied to a loop portion including the radiating element  1 , the capacitor C 1 , the ground conductor  9 , and the first impedance circuit  51 . 
     The antenna apparatus is not limited to the configuration in which the second power supply circuit includes the power supply coil and is magnetically or electromagnetically coupled (the electric field coupling and the magnetic field coupling) to the loop portion, as described in the present preferred embodiment. The antenna apparatus may have the configuration in which the second power supply circuit directly supplies power to the loop portion. 
     Also in the above configuration, the basic configuration of the antenna apparatus  114 A is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment and the basic configuration of the antenna apparatus  114 B is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  106  according to the sixth preferred embodiment. Accordingly, the same effects and advantages as those of the antenna apparatuses  101  and  106  are achieved. 
     Fifteenth Preferred Embodiment 
       FIG. 31  is a cross-sectional view of an antenna apparatus  115  according to a fifteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
     The antenna apparatus  115  according to the fifteenth preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment in that the antenna apparatus  115  includes no connection pin. The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  115  is substantially the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment. 
     Only points different from the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment will now be described. 
     The antenna apparatus  115  includes conductive connection portions  91  and  92  and screw members  93 , instead of the connection pins. The conductive connection portions  91  and  92  are bending portions of the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2 , respectively. The conductive connection portion  91  is fixed to the substrate  3  using the screw member  93 . As illustrated in  FIG. 31 , the radiating element  1  is connected to one end of the capacitor C 11  via the conductive connection portion  91  and  71 A. The conductive connection portion  92  is fixed to the substrate  3  using the screw member  93 . As illustrated in  FIG. 31 , the conductor plate  2  is connected to the other end of the capacitor C 1  via the conductive connection portion  92  and  72 A. 
     As described in the present preferred embodiment, the portion to be connected using the connection pin may be connected via the conductive connection portion  91  and the screw member  93 . Although the example is described in the present preferred embodiment in which the shapes of the conductive connection portions  91  and  92  are the bending portions of the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2 , respectively, the antenna apparatus  115  is not limited to this configuration. The conductive connection portions  91  and  92  may be appropriately varied within a range achieving the above advantages. For example, conductive members different from the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2  may be fixed to the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2  using conductive adhesive. 
     Although the example is described in the present preferred embodiment in which the conductive connection portions  91  and  92  are fixed to the substrate  3  using the screw members  93 , the antenna apparatus  115  is not limited to this configuration. The antenna apparatus  115  may have a configuration in which the conductive connection portions  91  and  92  are fixed to the substrate  3  using conductive adhesive without using the screw members  93 . 
     Alternatively, the antenna apparatus  115  may have a configuration in which a flexible print circuited board is fixed to the substrate  3  without using the connection conductors  71 A and  72 A to connect a conductive pattern provided on the flexible print circuited board to the connection conductors provided on the substrate  3 . 
     Sixteenth Preferred Embodiment 
       FIG. 32A  is a cross-sectional view of an antenna apparatus  116 A according to a sixteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 32B  is a cross-sectional view of an antenna apparatus  116 B. 
     The antenna apparatuses  116 A and  116 B according to the sixteenth preferred embodiment differ from the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment in that the capacitor C 11  is not mounted on the substrate  3 . The remaining configurations of the antenna apparatuses  116 A and  116 B are substantially the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment. 
     Only points different from the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment will now be described. 
     The antenna apparatus  116 A further includes the conductive connection portions  91  and  92 , the screw members  93 , and a wiring substrate  70 . A conductive pattern (not illustrated) is provided on a first main surface (an upper surface in  FIG. 32A ) of the wiring substrate  70 . The wiring substrate  70  is, for example, a flexible printed circuit board. 
     The capacitor C 11  is mounted on the first main surface of the wiring substrate  70 . The conductive connection portion  91  is a bending portion of the radiating element  1  and is fixed to the wiring substrate  70  using the screw member  93 . The conductive connection portion  92  is a bending portion of the conductor plate  2  and is fixed to the wiring substrate  70  using the screw member  93 . The radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2  are connected to the capacitor C 11  via the conductive pattern provided on the first main surface of the wiring substrate  70  and the conductive connection portions  91  and  92 . 
     The antenna apparatus  116 B further includes conductive adhesives  94  and  95  and the wiring substrate  70 . A conductive pattern (not illustrated) is provided on the wiring substrate  70 . 
     The capacitor C 11  is mounted on a second main surface (a lower surface in  FIG. 32B ) of the wiring substrate  70 . The radiating element  1  is connected to one end of the capacitor C 11  via the conductive pattern provided on the wiring substrate  70 , the conductive adhesive  94 , and so on. The conductor plate  2  is connected to the other end of the capacitor C 11  via the conductive pattern provided on the wiring substrate  70 , the conductive adhesive  95 , and so on. 
     With the above configuration, it is not necessary to connect the radiating element  1  to the substrate  3  and to connect the conductor plate  2  to the substrate  3 . 
     In addition, since the components including the capacitor C 11  are capable of being mounted on the wiring substrate  70  in the present preferred embodiment, the mounting space on the substrate  3  is increased in size and the degree of freedom of, for example, the arrangement of the mounted components is improved. 
     Although the example is described in which the wiring substrate  70  is fixed to the conductive connection portions  91  and using the screw members  93  in the antenna apparatus  116 A according to the present preferred embodiment, the antenna apparatus  116 A is not limited to this configuration. As illustrated in the antenna apparatus  116 B, the configuration may be adopted in which the wiring substrate  70  is fixed using the conductive adhesives without using the screw members  93 . 
     Seventeenth Preferred Embodiment 
       FIG. 33  is a plan view of an antenna apparatus  117  according to a seventeenth preferred embodiment of the present invention. The first impedance circuit, the capacitors, the second power supply circuit, the reactance elements, and so on are not illustrated in  FIG. 33 . 
     The antenna apparatus  117  according to the seventeenth preferred embodiment differs from the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment in that the antenna apparatus  117  further includes openings  96  and  97 . The remaining configuration of the antenna apparatus  117  is substantially the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment. 
     Only points different from the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment will now be described. 
     The radiating element  1  in the antenna apparatus  117  includes the opening  96  and the conductor plate  2  in the antenna apparatus  117  includes the opening  97 . Each of the openings  96  and  97  is, for example, an opening for a camera module or an opening for a button. 
     Also in the above configuration, the basic configuration of the antenna apparatus  117  is the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment and the same effects and advantages as those of the antenna apparatus  101  are achieved. 
     The positions, the sizes, the numbers, and so on of the openings  96  and  97  described in the present preferred embodiment are only examples and the antenna apparatus  117  is not limited to this configuration. The positions, the sizes, the numbers, and so on of the openings  96  and  97  may be appropriately varied within a range in which the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2  define a loop portion to function as a booster antenna. 
     Although the example is described in the present preferred embodiment in which the radiating element  1  and the conductor plate  2  compose a loop portion, the antenna apparatus  117  is not limited to this configuration. The ground conductor may include an opening and the radiating element  1  and the ground conductor may define a loop portion. The positions, the sizes, the numbers, and so on of the opening of the ground conductor may be appropriately varied within a range in which the radiating element  1  and the ground conductor define a loop portion to function as a booster antenna. Resin or the like expressing a device or an emblem, such as a speaker or a sensor, may be located at the openings  96  and  97 . 
     Eighteenth Preferred Embodiment 
       FIG. 34  is an external perspective view illustrating a radiating element  1 D and a conductor plate  2 D in an antenna apparatus  118 A according to an eighteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 35  is an external perspective view illustrating a radiating element  1 E and a conductor plate  2 E in an antenna apparatus  118 B.  FIG. 36  is an external perspective view illustrating a radiating element  1 F and a conductor plate  2 F in an antenna apparatus  118 C. Referring to  FIG. 34 ,  FIG. 35 , and FIG.  36 , the first impedance circuit, the capacitors, the first power supply circuit, the second power supply circuit, the reactance elements, and so on are not illustrated. 
     The antenna apparatuses  118 A,  118 B, and  118 C differs from the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment in the shapes of the radiating elements and the conductor plates. The remaining configurations of the antenna apparatuses  118 A,  118 B, and  118 C are substantially the same as that of the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment. 
     Only points different from the antenna apparatus  101  according to the first preferred embodiment will now be described. 
     The radiating element  1 D in the antenna apparatus  118 A is not a flat plate. Side surfaces of the radiating element  1 D are connected on both sides in the lateral direction (the X direction in  FIG. 34 ) and on one side (the right side in  FIG. 34 ) in the longitudinal direction (the Y direction). The conductor plate  2 D in the antenna apparatus  118 A is not a flat plate and side surfaces of the conductor plate  2 D are connected on both sides in the lateral direction (the X direction). As illustrated in  FIG. 34 , the conductor plate  2 D is a U-shaped conductor, viewed from the Y direction. 
     The radiating element  1 E in the antenna apparatus  118 B is not a flat plate and side surfaces of the radiating element  1 E are connected on both sides in the lateral direction (the X direction in  FIG. 35 ). As illustrated in  FIG. 35 , the radiating element  1 E is a U-shaped conductor, viewed from the Y direction. The conductor plate  2 E in the antenna apparatus  118 B has substantially the same shape as that of the conductor plate  2 D in the antenna apparatus  118 A. 
     The radiating element  1 F in the antenna apparatus  118 C is not a flat plate. Side surfaces of the radiating element  1 F are connected on both sides in the lateral direction (the X direction in  FIG. 36 ) and on one side (the right side in  FIG. 36 ) in the longitudinal direction (the Y direction). As illustrated in  FIG. 36 , the radiating element  1 F is a U-shaped conductor, viewed from the Z direction. The conductor plate  2 F in the antenna apparatus  118 C is not a flat shape. Side surfaces of the conductor plate  2 F are connected on both sides in the lateral direction (the X direction) and on the other side (the left side in  FIG. 36 ) in the longitudinal direction (the Y direction). 
     As described in the present preferred embodiment, the shapes of the radiating element  1  and the conductive member (the conductor plate or the ground conductor) may be appropriately varied within a range in which the radiating element  1  and the conductive member define a portion of the loop portion to function as a booster antenna. For example, the radiating element  1  and the conductive member may each have a three-dimensional structure. 
     As described in the present preferred embodiment, the radiating element  1  and the conductive member (the conductor plate or the ground conductor) is not limited to flat plates. The thicknesses (the length in the Z direction) of the radiating element  1  and the conductive member may be appropriately varied within a range in which the radiating element  1  and the conductive member define a portion of the loop portion to function as a booster antenna. 
     Other Preferred Embodiments 
     Although the examples are described in the above preferred embodiments in which the radiating element  1  and the conductive member (the conductor plate or the ground conductor) have rectangular or substantially rectangular planar shapes, the radiating element  1  and the conductive member are not limited to this configuration. The radiating element  1  and the conductive member may have, for example, curved or linear shapes. The shapes of the radiating element  1  and the conductive member may be appropriately varied within a range in which the radiating element  1  and the conductive member define a portion of the loop portion to function as a booster antenna. 
     Although the examples are described in the above preferred embodiments in which the loop portion defines and functions as the magnetic-field radiation antenna that contributes to the magnetic-field radiation for neighborhood communication in the HF band (the second frequency band), the loop portion is not limited to this configuration. The loop portion may be used as a power reception antenna or a power transmission antenna for, for example, a non-contact power transmission system of an electromagnetic type or a non-contact power transmission system of a magnetic field resonance type, which uses at least the magnetic field coupling. When the antenna apparatus according to any of the above preferred embodiments is used in a power transmission apparatus, the loop portion defines and functions as the power transmission antenna and the second power supply circuit defines and functions as a power transmission circuit that supplies power to the power transmission antenna. When the antenna apparatus according to any of the above preferred embodiments is used in a power reception apparatus, the loop portion defines and functions as the power reception antenna and the second power supply circuit defines and functions as a power reception circuit that supplies power from the power reception antenna to a load in the power reception apparatus. 
     While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it is to be understood that variations and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. The scope of the present invention, therefore, is to be determined solely by the following claims.