Antenna assembly and wireless communication device

• US 20040155822A1
• Filed: 02/12/2003
• Published: 08/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accton Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Accton Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Lien, Tai Tung
• Granted Patent: US 6,801,171 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/24 with receiving set

Abstract

An antenna assembly and a wireless communication device of the invention are disclosed. The wireless communication device includes a casing, an antenna body, a rotary assembly, and a moving member. The antenna body is mounted in a concave portion of the casing for generating electromagnetic signals. The antenna body is rotated at a predetermined angle. The rotary assembly, connected to the antenna body, rotates the antenna body. The moving member, mounted on the casing, immobilizes or releases the antenna body. Therefore, users can rotate the antenna body simply by moving the moving member.

Claims

1. A wireless communication device comprising:

a casing;

an antenna body mounted in a concave portion of said casing for generating and transmitting electromagnetic signals, wherein said antenna body is rotated at a predetermined angle;

a rotary assembly connected to said antenna body for rotating said antenna body; and

a moving member mounted on said casing for immobilizing or releasing said antenna body.

2. The wireless communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein said antenna body comprises a first hole mounted at a front end of the antenna body such that when a first protrusion of the moving member inserted into the first hole, the antenna body is immobilized, and when the first protrusion of the moving member is disengaged from the first hole, the antenna body is released.

3. The wireless communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein said rotary assembly comprises a rotating member and a sleeve that said rotating member is engaged with said antenna body and said sleeve is engaged with the rotating member respectively.

4. The wireless communication device as recited in claim 3, wherein said rotating member comprises a groove and said sleeve, said sleeve comprising a bending portion inserted into said groove such that said antenna body is rotated to said predetermined angle when said antenna body via said rotating member deforms said bending portion.

5. The wireless communication device as recited in claim 3, wherein said rotating member comprises a first hollow portion and a second protrusion, whereby said first hollow portion is received said bending portion and the second protrusion is inserted into a second hole of the antenna body.

6. The wireless communication device as recited in claim 3, wherein said rotating member and said sleeve are received into a second hollow portion of the antenna body.

7. The wireless communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein said predetermined angle is approximately at a range of 0 to 90 degree.

8. An antenna assembly, for used in a wireless communication device, comprising:

an antenna body having a first hole for generating and transmitting electromagnetic signals, wherein said antenna body is rotated to a predetermined angle;

a rotary assembly connected to said antenna body for rotating said antenna body; and

a moving member for immobilizing or releasing said antenna body, providing a first protrusion, whereby said antenna body is immobilized when said first protrusion is inserted into said first hole and said antenna body is released when said first protrusion is disengaged from said first hole.

9. The antenna assembly as recited in claim 8, wherein said rotary assembly comprises a rotating member and a sleeve, said sleeve having a bending portion and a third hollow portion, whereby said sleeve is engaged with said rotating member and said rotating member is engaged with said antenna body.

10. The antenna assembly as recited in claim 9, wherein said rotating member comprises a groove, a first hollow portion, and a second protrusion, whereby said groove and said first hollow portion are inserted by the bending portion such that said antenna body via said rotating member deforms said bending portion when said antenna body is rotated to said predetermined angle, and said second protrusion is inserted into a second hole of said rotary assembly.

11. The antenna assembly as recited in claim 9, wherein said rotating member and said sleeve are inserted into a second hollow portion of said antenna body.

12. The antenna assembly as recited in claim 9, wherein said third hollow portion of said sleeve comprises a lubricating material for smoothing said rotating member.

13. The antenna assembly as recited in claim 8, wherein said predetermined angle is approximately at a range of 0 to 90 degree.