Simplified dual-frequency antenna for mobile phone

• US 6,424,302 B1
• Filed: 12/20/2000
• Issued: 07/23/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Senton Enterprise Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Senton Enterprise Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wu, Mao-Sung
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Don
• Assistant Examiner(s): Clinger, James
• Application Number:
  US09/739,806
• Publication Number:
  US 20020075188A1
• Time in Patent Office: 580 Days
• Field of Search: 343/895, 343/702, 343/872, 455/90
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/242 specially adapted for hand-held use
• 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 5/364 Creating multiple current paths

Abstract

A simplified dual-frequency antenna for mobile phone includes an integrally stamped thin metal conductor to function as a frequency-control structure of the antenna. An upper end of the stamped thin metal conductor is a curved wave coil and a lower end thereof is an elongated contact head. The curved wave coil includes horizontal and vertical wave segments adapted to two different frequencies of 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, respectively. A cover encloses the curved wave coil to protect the coil against impact and deformation. The contact head has a stop ring mounted around a lower portion thereof and adapted to tightly fit in a lower opening of the cover. The stop ring is integrally provided at a predetermined distance below it with a bolt. By screwing the bolt into an antenna jack on a mobile phone, the antenna is removably connected to the mobile phone with a lower end of the contact head contacting with a conductive leaf spring in the mobile phone, enabling the mobile phone to receive signals.

Claims

1. A simplified dual-frequency antenna for a mobile phone, comprising a main body and a cover;

said main body being made of a thin metal conductor that is integrally stamped into a desired shape to include a curved wave coil at an upper end and an elongated contact head at the lower end of said main body;

said curved wave coil including horizontal wave segments and vertical wave segments adapted to two different frequencies of 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, respectively; and

said elongated contact head at the lower end of said main body having a stop ring mounted around a lower portion thereof, said stop ring being integrally provided at a predetermined distance below it with a bolt adapted to screw into an antenna jack provided on a mobile phone; and

said cover being made of an insulating plastic material and having a shape suitable for protectively enclosing said curved wave coil of said main body therein with said stop ring tightly fitted in a lower opening of said cover;

whereby when said elongated contact head is inserted into said antenna jack on said mobile phone and said bolt is fully screwed into said antenna jack, said main body protectively enclosed by said cover is quickly and removably connected to said mobile phone with a lower end of said contact head contacting with a conductive leaf spring provided in said mobile phone, enabling said mobile phone to accurately receive signals.

2. The dual-frequency antenna as recited in claim 1, further comprising open spaces provided between at least some of the horizontal wave segments of the curved wave coil, such that the main body is open between the at least some horizontal wave segments.

3. The dual-frequency antenna as recited in claim 1, further comprising open spaces provided adjacent the vertical wave segments of the curved wave coil, such that the main body is open at side portions opposed to the vertical wave segments.

4. The dual-frequency antenna as recited in claim 1, wherein the horizontal wave segments and the vertical wave segments are formed when the main body is stamped and wherein the main body in the region of the wave segments is curved about an axis and wherein the curved portion of the main body fails to extend completely around the axis such the one side of the main body is out of contact with another side of the main body.

5. The dual-frequency antenna as recited in claim 1, wherein the upper end of the main body at the curved wave coil partially surrounds an open space.