Integrated radio telephone structure

• US 20040171403A1
• Filed: 12/29/2003
• Published: 09/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pulse Finland Oy (Yageo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Filtronic LK Oy
• Inventors: Mikkola, Jyrki
• Application Number:
  US10/748,698
• Publication Number:
  US 20040171403A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/38 formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/44 using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna , e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspectH01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/0421 with a shorting wall or a shorting pin at one end of the element H01Q9/0414 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0202 Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/03 Constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. telephone hand-sets
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 17/00 Piezoelectric transducers; Electrostrictive transducers piezoelectric or electrostrictive elements in general H10N30/00; details of piezoelectric or electrostrictive motors, generators or positioners H10N30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 17/02 Microphones

Abstract

Radio telephone structure where different functions share mechanical parts. The structure employs at least one piezoelectric ceramic element (350, 360) to produce mechanical movement in a component that would be needed in the radio telephone anyway. The mechanical movement generates sound waves or vibration. The moving element may be a plane or part of a plane (311, 312) of a planar antenna. The structure can be applied inverted, in which case the earphone assembly, for example, serves as a microphone. The number of components and/or elements needed in a radio telephone is reduced and the overall space required by the antenna and speaker is reduced.

Claims

1. An integrated radio telephone structure, which radio telephone comprises an audio amplifier and at least one planar element for both a first and a second function, said planar element belonging to an antenna in the radio telephone and the second function being periodic moving of said planar element, for which the structure comprises a piezoelectric element attached to said planar element.

2. A structure according to claim 1, said piezoelectric element being coupled to an audio amplifier output, whereby said periodic moving of the planar element is generation of sound.

3. A structure according to claim 2, where a radiating plane of said antenna has a first branch and a second branch to produce two bands, said planar element being the first branch of the radiating plane.

4. A structure according to claim 3, further comprising a second piezoelectric element which is attached to the second branch of the radiating plane.

5. A structure according to claim 1, where said antenna comprises a separate ground plane, said planar element being the ground plane.

6. A structure according to claim 5, said piezoelectric element being attached to the ground plane at a first fixedly-supported end thereof, and the structure further comprises a second piezoelectric element which is attached to the ground plane at a second fixedly-supported end thereof.

7. A structure according to claim 1, in which the radio telephone comprises a vibration oscillator, a piezoelectric element being coupled to the vibration oscillator, whereby said periodic moving of the planar element is generation of alarm vibration.

8. A structure according to claim 7, where a radiating plane of said antenna has a first branch and a second branch to produce two bands, and the structure comprises a first and a second piezoelectric element, the first piezoelectric element being attached to the first branch of the radiating plane and said piezoelectric element coupled to the vibration oscillator being the second piezoelectric element, which is attached to the second branch of the radiating plane.

9. A structure according to claim 1, said periodic moving of the planar element being caused by sound waves coming from outside, whereby the aim of said piezoelectric element is to generate an electric signal corresponding to the sound waves.

10. A structure according to claim 1, said piezoelectric element being made of a ceramic material.