Mobile wireless communications device comprising integrated antenna and keyboard and related methods
First Claim
1. A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
- a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion;
a main circuit board carried by the housing and having circuitry thereon;
a keyboard circuit board carried by the lower portion of the housing and having keyboard and antenna sections, wherein keyboard circuitry is positioned on the keyboard section and connected to circuitry on the main circuit board and an antenna section configured as an antenna and positioned at the lower portion in the housing and having a pattern of conductive traces forming an antenna circuit and connected to said circuitry on the main circuit board.
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Abstract
A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and main circuit board carried by the housing and having circuitry thereon. A keyboard circuit board is carried by the lower portion of the housing and has a keyboard section and keyboard circuitry thereon connected to circuitry on the main circuit board. An antenna section on the keyboard circuit board is configured as an antenna and positioned at the lower portion of the housing and has a pattern of conductive traces forming an antenna circuit and connected to the circuitry on the main circuit board. The keyboard circuit board preferably comprises a flex circuit.
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26 Claims
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1. A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
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a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion;
a main circuit board carried by the housing and having circuitry thereon;
a keyboard circuit board carried by the lower portion of the housing and having keyboard and antenna sections, wherein keyboard circuitry is positioned on the keyboard section and connected to circuitry on the main circuit board and an antenna section configured as an antenna and positioned at the lower portion in the housing and having a pattern of conductive traces forming an antenna circuit and connected to said circuitry on the main circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
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a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion;
a keyboard frame carried by the housing within the lower portion and having a substantially planar keyboard support section and antenna support section;
a main circuit board carried by the housing and having circuitry thereon and having a lower portion secured to the antenna support section of the keyboard frame;
a keyboard circuit board supported by the keyboard support and having keyboard and antenna sections, wherein keyboard circuitry is positioned on the keyboard section and connected to circuitry on the main circuit board and engaging and supported by the keyboard support section, and an antenna section configured as an antenna and having a pattern of conductive traces forming an antenna circuit and connected to said circuitry on the main circuit board, wherein said antenna section is supported by the antenna frame. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for making a mobile wireless communications device, which comprises:
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providing a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion;
connecting together a main circuit board having circuitry thereon and a keyboard circuit board having keyboard and antenna sections, wherein keyboard circuitry is on the keyboard section and connects to circuitry on the main circuit board and an antenna section configured as an antenna and having a pattern of conductive traces forming an antenna circuit and connected to said circuitry on the main circuit board and positioning the main circuit board and connected keyboard circuit board within the housing such that the keyboard circuit board is positioned at the lower portion of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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