Antenna for portable communication device equipped with a hinge
First Claim
1. A portable communication device comprising:
- a first part comprising a first antenna element located within and extending through a portion of the first part and radio circuit feeding antenna elements;
a second part hingedly joined to an end of the first part for providing at least one open and one closed position of the phone;
a hinge element connected to the first and second parts, stretching along the end of the first part for providing rotation of one of the first and second parts in relation to the other one of the first and second parts around a first axis and having a first and second end, wherein a second antenna element is provided in the interior of the hinge element;
a third antenna element located within and extending through a portion of the second part and being electrically connected to the second antenna element at least at the first end of the hinge element; and
a radio circuit connected between the first and second antenna elements.
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Abstract
A portable communication device includes a first part including a first antenna element located within and extending through a portion of the first part and radio circuit feeding antenna elements, a second part hingedly joined to an end of the first part for providing at least one open and one closed position of the phone, and a hinge element connected to the first and second parts. The hinge element stretches along the end of the first part for providing rotation of one part in relation to the other part around a first axis having a first and second end. The hinge element includes a second antenna element. The radio circuit is connected between the first and second antenna elements.
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19 Claims
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1. A portable communication device comprising:
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a first part comprising a first antenna element located within and extending through a portion of the first part and radio circuit feeding antenna elements; a second part hingedly joined to an end of the first part for providing at least one open and one closed position of the phone; a hinge element connected to the first and second parts, stretching along the end of the first part for providing rotation of one of the first and second parts in relation to the other one of the first and second parts around a first axis and having a first and second end, wherein a second antenna element is provided in the interior of the hinge element; a third antenna element located within and extending through a portion of the second part and being electrically connected to the second antenna element at least at the first end of the hinge element; and a radio circuit connected between the first and second antenna elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An antenna arrangement for use in a portable communication device having a first part comprising antenna elements, a second part hingedly joined to an end of the first part, and a hinge element connected to the first and second parts and providing an open and a closed position of the portable communication device, the hinge element stretching along the end of the first part for providing rotation of one the first and second parts in relation to the other one of the first and second parts around a first axis and having a first and second end, wherein the antenna arrangement comprises:
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a first antenna element located within and extending through a portion of the first part of the portable communication device and connected to the radio circuit; a second antenna element located in the interior of the hinge element of the portable communication device and also connected to the radio circuit, and a third antenna element located within and extending through a portion of the second part and electrically connected to the second antenna element at least at the first end of the hinge element.
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Specification