Antenna with RF energy shield for a portable cellular telephone

• US 6,097,340 A
• Filed: 04/22/1998
• Issued: 08/01/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Auden Techno Corp.
• Original Assignee: Auden Technology Manufacturing Company Limited
• Inventors: Chang, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Wimer, Michael C.
• Application Number:
  US09/064,653
• Time in Patent Office: 832 Days
• Field of Search: 343/841, 343/702, 343/900, 343/901, 343/895
• 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 1/36 Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; Particular materials used therewithH01Q1/08, H01Q1/14 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 11/08 Helical antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 15/14 Reflecting surfaces; Equivalent structures electromagnetic shields H01Q1/526

Abstract

An antenna having a core holding a winding assembly on the inside for receiving/transmitting radio signal, and a resin shell molded on the core, wherein a metal shield is embedded in the resin shell and covered on one half of the periphery of the core to limit the direction of radiation of the radio frequency energy from the winding assembly, and to prevent the radiation from hurting the user'"'"'s brain.

Claims

1. An antenna for a portable cellular telephone comprising:

a core with a winding assembly, said core includes a longitudinal groove on each of two sides, and

a resin shell molded on said core;

wherein

said core is covered with a shield means to limit the direction of radiation of radio frequency energy from said winding assembly, said shield means covers one half of the periphery of said core in a longitudinal direction, and said shield means has a longitudinal coupling flange along each of two longitudinal sides thereof, said flanges engage said longitudinal grooves on said core.

2. The antenna of claim 1 wherein:

said core has a plurality of longitudinally aligned raised portions, and

said shield means has a plurality of longitudinally aligned locating holes which receive said raised portions of said core.

3. The antenna of claim 1 wherein:

said winding assembly comprises a center guide rod mounted within said core, said center guide rod having a collar around a periphery near a top end thereof and a screw rod extended downward from a bottom end thereof, a mounting member fixedly fastened to the portable cellular telephone, said mounting member having a top center screw hole into which said screw rod of said center guide rod is threaded, a winding supported on the collar of said center guide rod within said core, an upper ratchet member mounted around said center guide rod and fastened to said core and said resin shell, a lower ratchet member mounted around said center guide rod, and a spring means which urges said lower ratchet member into engagement with said upper ratchet member.

4. The antenna of claim 3 wherein:

said upper ratchet member has a first outer thread threaded into an inner thread in said core, and a second outer thread threaded into an inner thread in said resin shell.

5. The antenna of claim 3:

wherein said spring means is a compression spring mounted around said center guide rod and retained between said mounting member and said lower ratchet member.