LTE (Long Term Evolution) Internet of Things antenna

Abstract

The utility model discloses an LTE (Long Term Evolution) Internet of Things antenna, and relates to the technical field of Internet of Things antennas, the LTE Internet of Things antenna comprises an erection structure for supporting communication of the LTE Internet of Things antenna, the erection structure comprises a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) and copper foils, the copper foils on the surface of one side of the PCB are distributed to form a working area capable of well transmitting and receiving radio signals, and the copper foils and an Internet of Things antenna connection area are arranged in a profiling manner; the copper foil is processed and arranged according to the position of the Internet of Things antenna relative to the PCB; positioning holes are processed in four corners of the PCB, isolation rings are processed in areas, covering the four positioning holes, of the copper foil, and insulation glue is connected into the isolation rings in a hot melting manner; the technical key points are as follows: through the design of the special-shaped copper foil on the surface of the PCB, the full coverage of the 4G frequency band is realized, the influence of metal on antenna signal transmission is weakened, and the dependence of the antenna on the installation environment is reduced, so that the transmission efficiency is better than that of a 4G IOT antenna in the market, and the installation mode is convenient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of Internet of Things antennas, in particular to an LTE Internet of Things antenna. Background Art

[0002] IOT, or narrowband Internet of Things, has become an important branch of the Internet of Everything. NB-I oT is built on cellular networks and consumes only about 180kHz of bandwidth. It can be directly deployed on GSM networks, UMTS networks, or LTE networks to reduce deployment costs and achieve smooth upgrades. NB-I oT is an emerging technology in the I oT field that supports cellular data connections of low-power devices in wide area networks, also known as low-power wide area networks (LPWANs). NB-I oT supports efficient connections for devices with long standby times and high network connection requirements.

[0003] NB-IoT focuses on the low power wide area (LPWA) Internet of Things (IoT) market and is an emerging technology that can be widely used worldwide. It has the characteristics of wide coverage, multiple connections, low speed, low cost, low power consumption, and excellent architecture. NB-IoT uses the license frequency band and can be deployed in three ways: in-band, guard band, or independent carrier, and coexist with the existing network. NB-IoT can be widely used in a variety of vertical industries, such as remote meter reading, asset tracking, smart parking, smart agriculture, etc.

[0004] IoT smart devices refer to devices that are connected to the Internet and equipped with various sensors and actuators, capable of collecting, exchanging, processing, and executing operations. These devices use their built-in sensors and actuators to interact with users, other devices, and the environment, providing users with a more convenient and intelligent lifestyle. In order to support network signal interaction, IoT smart devices are generally equipped with antennas and communication components.

[0005] In order to ensure uninterrupted signal transmission during the communication process, the antenna of existing IoT smart devices connects the base of the antenna to the copper foil on the PCB board. However, in the actual working process, the antenna is mostly close to the metal around the PCB board, and the copper foil completely covers the surrounding areas where the antenna is connected to the PCB board. When the antenna sends and receives signals, it will be interfered by the metal, causing the signal of some 4G frequency bands to weaken, thereby causing abnormal communication of IoT devices. Summary of the invention

[0006] In order to overcome the problem that the base of the existing IOT smart device antenna is connected to the copper foil on the PCB board, because the antenna is mostly close to the metal around the PCB board, and the copper foil completely covers the surrounding areas where the antenna is connected to the PCB board, when the antenna sends and receives signals, it will be interfered by the metal, resulting in the weakening of the 4G signal in some frequency bands, thereby causing abnormal communication of the IOT device, the embodiment of the present application provides an LTE Internet of Things antenna, which achieves full coverage of the 4G frequency band through the design of special-shaped copper foil on the surface of the PCB board, reduces the influence of metal on antenna signal transmission, and reduces the antenna's dependence on the installation environment. Thereby achieving better transmission efficiency and more convenient installation methods than the 4G IOT antenna on the market, reducing the technical effect of the antenna's dependence on the installation environment, and by filling the insulating glue in the isolation ring on the working area and hot-melting the insulating glue on the PCB board, it can avoid the direct contact between the bolts passing through the positioning hole and the working area, further reducing the influence of metal on the antenna signal transmission.

[0007] The technical solution adopted by the embodiment of the present application to solve the technical problem is:

[0008] The LTE Internet of Things antenna includes a mounting structure for supporting its communication, wherein the mounting structure includes a PCB board and a copper foil, wherein the copper foil is arranged on the surface of one side of the PCB board and forms a working area capable of transmitting and receiving radio signals, wherein the copper foil is arranged in a contour with a connection area of ​​the Internet of Things antenna, and wherein the copper foil is arranged on the surface of the PCB board according to the position where the Internet of Things antenna is arranged relative to the PCB board.

[0009] Preferably, the PCB board is arranged inside the Internet of Things device, one end of the Internet of Things antenna is connected to the copper foil, and the other end of the Internet of Things antenna extends out from the inside of the Internet of Things device.

[0010] Preferably, positioning holes are processed at the four corners of the PCB board, and bolts pass through the interior of the positioning holes and are threadedly connected to the Internet of Things device, so that the PCB board is fixed to the Internet of Things device and the surface of the PCB board away from the working area is fit with the fixed position area.

[0011] Preferably, the areas of the copper foil covering the four positioning holes are processed with insulating rings, the insulating rings are coaxially arranged with the positioning holes, the interior of the insulating rings is hot-melt connected with insulating glue, and the insulating glue is separated from the working area.

[0012] In summary, the utility model includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0013] First, the utility model LTE IoT antenna achieves full coverage of the 4G frequency band through the design of special-shaped copper foil on the surface of the PCB board, reduces the influence of metal on antenna signal transmission, and reduces the antenna's dependence on the installation environment. Thus, it achieves better transmission efficiency and more convenient installation than the 4G IoT antenna on the market.

[0014] Secondly, the utility model LTE Internet of Things antenna fills insulating glue in the isolation ring on the copper foil so that the insulating glue is hot-melted on the PCB board, thereby avoiding direct contact between the internal bolts passing through the positioning hole and the working area, and further reducing the influence of the metal around the PCB board on the antenna signal transmission. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is one of the overall structural schematic diagrams of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 This is the second schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model.

[0017] Figure numerals: 1, PCB board; 2, working area; 3, positioning hole; 4, copper foil. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The embodiment of the present application provides an LTE IoT antenna and integrates a work area on the surface of a PCB board, so that the copper foil determines the position of the connection with the work area on the PCB board according to the installation position between the IoT antenna and the IoT device, and designs the copper foil according to the shape of the connection area of ​​the IoT antenna. After the copper foil 4 is electrically connected to the IoT antenna, the two can be adapted to ensure that one end of the antenna can be completely covered by the copper foil, so as to avoid the copper foil being exposed from the surface of the PCB board and being affected by the metal around the PCB board, thereby achieving full coverage of the 4G frequency band, reducing the influence of the metal on the antenna signal transmission, and reducing the antenna's dependence on the installation environment. Thus, better transmission efficiency and convenient installation methods are achieved than the 4G IoT antenna on the market, and because the copper foil is designed at a special position on the surface of the PCB board, the space size of the antenna installation can be reduced to solve the problem of the connection between the base of the existing IoT smart device antenna and the copper foil on the PCB board. Because the antenna position is mostly close to the metal around the PCB board, and the copper foil completely covers the surroundings of the connection between the antenna and the PCB board, when the antenna sends and receives signals, it will be interfered by the metal, resulting in the weakening of the 4G partial frequency band signal, thereby causing the problem of abnormal communication of the IoT device.

[0019] Embodiment 1:

[0020] LTE IoT antennas, such as Figure 1-Figure 2As shown, it includes a mounting structure supporting its communication, the mounting structure includes a PCB board 1 and a copper foil 4, the copper foil 4 is arranged on the surface of one side of the PCB board 1, and forms a working area 2 capable of transmitting and receiving radio signals, and the copper foil 4 is arranged in a contour with the connection area of ​​the Internet of Things antenna;

[0021] Among them, by profiling the copper foil 4 and the IoT antenna connection area, when the IoT antenna connection area is connected to the copper foil 4, the two can be adapted to ensure that one end of the antenna can be completely covered by the copper foil 4, and the copper foil 4 is prevented from being exposed from the surface of the PCB board 1 and affected by the surrounding metal;

[0022] Secondly, by setting the PCB board 1 inside the IoT device, after connecting one end of the IoT antenna to the copper foil 4, the other end of the IoT antenna is extended from the inside of the IoT device. In the process of designing the copper foil 4, the position of the IoT antenna compared to the PCB board 1 is referred to. After the copper foil 4 is set on the surface of the PCB board 1 to form the working area 2, the antenna can be adapted to the installation position of the IoT device housing, so as to reduce the space occupied by the IoT antenna and the PCB board 1 inside the IoT device.

[0023] Furthermore, in order to facilitate the fixing of the PCB board 1 and the IoT device, the antenna connected to the PCB board 1 is extended from the inside of the IoT device housing, such as Figure 1 As shown, positioning holes 3 are processed at the four corners of the PCB board 1. By passing bolts through the positioning holes 3 and threadedly connected with the IoT device, the PCB board 1 can be fixed to the IoT device, and the surface of the PCB board 1 away from the copper foil 4 is fitted with the fixed position area to ensure the stability of the installation of the PCB board 1;

[0024] At the same time, in order to prevent the bolts passing through the positioning hole 3 from causing signal interference to the copper foil 4, thereby interfering with the signal transmission work of the IoT antenna, such as Figure 1 As shown, the areas where the copper foil 4 covers the four positioning holes 3 are processed with insulating rings. By arranging the insulating rings coaxially with the positioning holes 3, when the insulating glue is hot-melt connected inside the insulating rings and the insulating glue and the copper foil 4 are separated from each other, direct contact between the bolts passing through the positioning holes 3 and the copper foil 4 can be avoided.

[0025] This utility model LTE Internet of Things antenna:

[0026] By arranging the copper foil 4 on the surface of the PCB board 1, the copper foil 4 is distributed to form a working area that can well transmit and receive radio signals, so that the connection position of the Internet of Things antenna and the copper foil 4 on the PCB board 1 can be determined according to the installation position between the Internet of Things antenna and the Internet of Things device, and the copper foil 4 is designed according to the shape of the connection area of ​​the Internet of Things antenna. After the copper foil 4 is electrically connected to the Internet of Things antenna, the two can be adapted to ensure that one end of the antenna can be completely covered by the copper foil 4, and the copper foil 4 is prevented from being exposed from the surface of the PCB board 1 and affected by the metal around the PCB board 1. Compared with the 4G IOT antenna on the market, full coverage of the 4G frequency band is achieved at a low cost, the influence of metal on antenna signal transmission is reduced, and the antenna is less dependent on the installation environment. In addition, due to the special position design of the copper foil 4 on the surface of the PCB board 1, the space size of the antenna installation can be reduced;

[0027] At the same time, when the PCB board 1 is fixed inside the IoT device with bolts, the insulating glue hot-melted on the PCB board 1 can be filled in the isolation ring on the copper foil 4 to avoid direct contact between the bolts passing through the positioning hole 3 and the copper foil 4. This can assist in the setting of the specific position of the copper foil 4 and the contour design of the connection area with the IoT antenna, further reducing the influence of the metal around the PCB board 1 on the antenna signal transmission.

[0028] Finally, it should be noted that: Obviously, the above embodiments are only examples for clearly explaining the present invention, and are not intended to limit the implementation methods. For ordinary technicians in the relevant field, other different forms of changes or modifications can be made based on the above description. It is not necessary and impossible to list all the implementation methods here. The obvious changes or modifications derived from this are still within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An LTE IoT antenna, including a structure for supporting its communication, characterized in that: include: PCB board (1); Copper foil (4); The copper foil (4) is arranged on the surface of one side of the PCB board (1) to form a working area (2) capable of transmitting and receiving radio signals, the copper foil (4) is arranged in a similar manner to the connection area of ​​the Internet of Things antenna, and the copper foil (4) is arranged on the surface of the PCB board (1) according to the position of the Internet of Things antenna relative to the PCB board (1).

2. The LTE Internet of Things antenna according to claim 1, characterized in that: The PCB board (1) is arranged inside the Internet of Things device, one end of the Internet of Things antenna is connected to the copper foil (4), and the other end of the Internet of Things antenna extends out from the inside of the Internet of Things device.

3. The LTE Internet of Things antenna according to claim 1, characterized in that: Positioning holes (3) are processed at the four corners of the PCB board (1), and bolts pass through the interior of the positioning holes (3) and are threadedly connected to the Internet of Things device, so that the PCB board (1) and the Internet of Things device are fixed, and the surface of the PCB board (1) away from the working area (2) is fitted with the fixed position area.

4. The LTE Internet of Things antenna according to claim 1, characterized in that: The areas of the copper foil (4) covering the four positioning holes (3) are all processed with isolation rings, the isolation rings are coaxially arranged with the positioning holes (3), the interior of the isolation rings is hot-melt connected with insulating glue, and the insulating glue is separated from the working area (2).

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