MOBILE RADIO DEVICE

• US 20070013591A1
• Filed: 09/21/2006
• Published: 01/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Kubota, Masanori, Suzuki, Takamitsu, Noto, Makoto, Ota, Yasuhiko
• Granted Patent: US 7,269,393 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/244 extendable from a housing along a given path
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/28 Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems multiple beam H01Q25/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3805 with built-in auxiliary receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver

Abstract

In a portable radio device in which both an antenna for cell phone and an antenna for receiving GPS data are installed, an object of the present invention is to decrease influence of the antennas on one another with respect to deterioration of their radio performances.

According to the present invention, in a portable radio device in which an operating part housing (11) and a display part housing (12) are connected by way of a hinge part (13) in a freely foldable manner to conduct both telephone conversation and reception of GPS data, an antenna (20) for the telephone conversation is provided at one side of the operating part housing (11) in a lateral direction, and at the same time, an antenna (21) for receiving the GPS data is mounted to a base board (22) in the display part housing (12) in its end area at an opposite side to the hinge part (13). With this arrangement, both the antennas (20), (21) can be spaced from each other, and deterioration of their radio performances can be restrained.

Claims

1. A portable radio device for calling and receiving GPS data comprising:

an operating part housing;

a display part housing; and

a hinge part;

wherein said operating part housing and said display part housing are connected via said hinge part, and

wherein either one of said operating part housing or said display part housing is provided with an antenna for calling and the other is provided with an antenna for receiving the GPS data.

2. A portable radio device for making a call and receiving GPS data comprising:

an operating part housing;

a display part housing;

a hinge part;

a first antenna for calling;

a second antenna for short-range wireless communication; and

a GPS data receiving antenna for receiving GPS data;

wherein said operating part housing and said display part housing are connected via said hinge part, and

wherein said first antenna and said second antenna are provided on either one of said operating part housing and said display part housing, and said GPS data receiving antenna is provided on the other.

5. The portable radio device according to claim 2,

wherein said first antenna and said second antenna are provided on said operating part housing, and said GPS data receiving antenna is provided on said display part housing.

3. A portable radio device for making a call and receiving GPS data comprising:

an operating part housing;

a display part housing; and

a hinge part;

wherein said operating part housing and said display part housing are connected via said hinge part, and

wherein an antenna for calling is provided at one side of said operating part housing in a lateral direction, and a GPS data receiving antenna for receiving the GPS data is mounted to a base board inside said display part housing in an end area of the base board at an opposite side to said hinge part.

4. The portable radio device according to claim 3,

wherein said GPS data receiving antenna is provided at the other side of said display part housing in a lateral direction which is an opposite side displaced from said one side.