EMBEDDED ANTENNA OF A MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20070164909A1
• Filed: 01/13/2006
• Published: 07/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Unication Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Unication Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wilson, Robert F., Ogawa, Harry K.
• Application Number:
  US11/306,856
• Publication Number:
  US 20070164909A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/38 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 9/36 with top loading
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/42 with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength

Abstract

An embedded antenna of a mobile device includes a substrate plate, a straight conductive trace installed on the substrate plate along a first direction, and a rectilinear folded conductive trace electrically connected to an end of the straight conductive trace. The rectilinear folded conductive trace comprises a longest portion installed on the substrate plate along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a shortest portion installed on the substrate plate along a third direction perpendicular to the second direction. A length of the straight conductive trace is longer than a dimension of the rectilinear folded conductive trace in the first direction.

Claims

1. An embedded antenna of a mobile device comprising:

a substrate plate;

a straight conductive trace installed on the substrate plate along a first direction; and

a rectilinear folded conductive trace electrically connected to an end of the straight conductive trace, comprising;

a longest portion installed on the substrate plate along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and

a shortest portion installed on the substrate plate along a third direction perpendicular to the second direction;

wherein a length of the straight conductive trace is longer than a dimension of the rectilinear folded conductive trace in the first direction.

2. The embedded antenna of claim 1 wherein the third direction is the same as the first direction.

3. The embedded antenna of claim 1 wherein the third direction is perpendicular to the first and second directions.

4. The embedded antenna of claim 1 wherein the shortest portion of the rectilinear folded conductive trace is installed in a through hole of the substrate plate.

5. The embedded antenna of claim 1 wherein the substrate plate is a printed circuit board.

6. A mobile device comprising:

a RF (radio frequency)circuit board;

an embedded antenna comprising;

a substrate plate coupled to the RF circuit board;

a straight conductive trace installed on a main surface of the substrate plate along a first direction perpendicular to a main surface of the RF circuit board,

a first end of the straight conductive trace electrically connected to a signal feeding point of the RF circuit board; and

a rectilinear folded conductive trace electrically connected to a second end of the straight conductive trace, comprising;

a longest portion installed on the substrate plate along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and

a shortest portion installed on the substrate plate along a third direction perpendicular to the second direction; and

a housing for accommodating the RF circuit board and the antenna;

wherein a length of the straight conductive trace is longer than a dimension of the rectilinear folded conductive trace in the first direction.

7. The mobile device of claim 6 wherein the third direction is the same as the first direction.

8. The mobile device of claim 6 wherein the third direction is perpendicular to the first and second directions.

9. The mobile device of claim 6 wherein the shortest portion of the rectilinear folded conductive trace is installed in a through hole of the substrate plate.

10. The mobile device of claim 6 wherein the substrate plate is a printed circuit board.

11. The mobile device of claim 6 wherein the first end of the straight conductive trace is electrically connected to the signal feeding point of the RF circuit board by a flexible metal clip pin.

12. The mobile device of claim 6 wherein a guide is formed on the housing for keeping the main surface of the substrate plate perpendicular to the main surface of the RF circuit board.

13. The mobile device of claim 6 wherein a hole is formed on the RF circuit board, and a tab is formed on the substrate plate for inserting into the hole of the RF circuit board to keep the main surface of the substrate plate perpendicular to the main surface of the RF circuit board.

14. The mobile device of claim 6 being a pager.