Mobile communication devices

• US 20060170601A1
• Filed: 12/09/2005
• Published: 08/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
• Original Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
• Inventors: Fang, Shyh-Tirng
• Application Number:
  US11/299,143
• Publication Number:
  US 20060170601A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/245 with means for shaping the antenna pattern, e.g. in order to protect user against rf exposure
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/48 Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises

Abstract

A mobile communication device capable of changing its radiation pattern. An adjusting device is added to the mobile communication and coupled to the ground plane or shielding devices with equal potential to the ground plane, serving as an extended ground plane of the mobile communication device, thereby changing the radiation pattern thereof.

Claims

1. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a main circuit board at least having a ground plane; and

an adjusting device having at least a conduction member, electrically coupled to the ground plane, for changing the radiation characteristic of the mobile communication device.

2. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conduction member is a metal sheet.

3. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the length of the metal sheet substantially equals ¼

the operating wavelength of the mobile communication device.

4. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the metal sheet has at least two segmented sheets connected together and the total length of the two segmented sheets is substantially equal to ¼

the operating wavelength of the mobile communication device.

5. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 2, further comprises a housing, wherein the metal sheet is formed on a surface of the housing.

6. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the metal sheet is formed by printing or coating a metal layer on the surface of the housing.

7. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the metal sheet is directly connected to the ground plane or indirectly connected to the ground plane through conduction parts.

8. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the metal sheet is directly connected to the ground plane or indirectly connected to the ground through conduction parts.

9. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 2, further comprises a housing and an antenna arranged inside or outside the housing.

10. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the potential of the conduction member is substantially equal to that of the ground plane.

11. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim A1, wherein the conduction member coupled to the ground plane is open loop.

12. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a main circuit board at least having a ground plane and one or more potential units with potentials equal to that of the ground plane; and

an adjusting device having at least a conduction member, electrically coupled to at least one of the potential units, for changing the radiation characteristic of the mobile communication device.

13. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the conduction member is a metal sheet.

14. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 13, the length of the metal sheet substantially equals ¼

the operating wavelength of the mobile communication device.

15. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the metal sheet has at least two segmented sheets connected together and the total length of the two segmented sheets is substantially equal to ¼

the operating wavelength of the mobile communication device.

16. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 13, further comprises a housing, wherein the metal sheet is formed on a surface of the housing.

17. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the metal sheet is formed by printing or coating a metal layer on the surface of the housing.

18. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the metal sheet is directly connected to the potential unit or indirectly connected to the potential unit through conduction parts.

19. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the metal sheet is directly connected to the potential unit or indirectly connected to the potential unit through conduction parts.

20. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 13, further comprises a housing and an antenna arranged inside or outside the housing.

21. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the potential of the conduction member is substantially equal to that of the potential unit.

22. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the conduction member is in an open-loop shape, coupled to the ground plane.

23. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the potential unit is a shielding conductor for shielding an electromagnetic wave.