Helical antenna structure in a mobile terminal

• US 20020047813A1
• Filed: 09/06/2001
• Published: 04/25/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kang, Jun-Kyu, Kim, Dong-Hwan, Choi, Wan-Jin, Ha, Dong-In
• Granted Patent: US 6,593,899 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/895
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/244 extendable from a housing along a given path
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/362 for broadside radiating helical antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 11/08 Helical antennas

Abstract

There is provided a helical antenna structure, which exhibits minimal influence from contact with a human body in a mobile terminal. In the helical antenna structure, a cap protrudes from an upper end of the mobile terminal, and a winding coil is formed within the cap, which is spaced from an outer surface of the cap substantially the same distance from a bottom part of the cap to a top part of the cap.

Claims

1. A helical the antenna structure for a mobile terminal, comprising:

a cap protruding from an upper end of the mobile terminal; and

a winding coil formed within the cap, which is spaced from an outer surface of the cap substantially the same distance with respect to a bottom part of the cap to a top part of the cap.

2. The helical antenna structure of claim 1, wherein the winding coil is formed into a cone shape with a diameter decreased by a predetermined value at every turn from the bottom part to the top part of the cap.

3. A helical antenna structure for a mobile terminal, comprising:

a cap protruding from an upper end of the mobile terminal; and

a winding coil disposed within the cap and formed into a cone shape with a diameter decreased by a predetermined value at every turn from a bottom part to a top part of the cap so as to be spaced from an outer surface of the cap substantially the same distance from the bottom part of the cap to the top part of the cap.

4. A helical antenna structure for a mobile terminal comprising:

a substantially conical shaped cap protruding from the terminal; and

a substantially conical shaped coil disposed in said cap;

wherein a distance between an outer surface of the cap and the coil remains substantially the same from a bottom end of the cap and coil adjacent the terminal to a top end of the cap and coil remote from the terminal.