Communication device

• US 9,794,384 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2016
• Issued: 10/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chang, Hao-Ying, Wang, Ching-Sung, Huang, Pai-Cheng, Ho, Chao-Wei
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hai V
• Application Number:
  US15/353,723
• Publication Number:
  US 20170195467A1
• Time in Patent Office: 335 Days
• Field of Search: 4555755
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0404 the mobile station comprising multiple antennas, e.g. to provide uplink diversity
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0264 for a camera module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0277 for a printed circuit board assembly

Abstract

A communication device achieving a better functional integration between multiple cameras and multiple antennas includes a housing, a circuit board received in the housing; a camera structure partially exposed through the housing, and an antenna structure. The camera structure comprises a first camera, a second camera, a first frame configured to received the first camera, and a second frame configured to received the second camera. The first camera and the second camera have a same orientation. The camera structure and the antenna structure are positioned on the circuit board. The antenna structure is positioned adjacent to and electrically connected to at least one of the first frame and the second frame.

Claims

1. A communication device comprising:

a housing;

a circuit board received in the housing;

a camera structure partially exposed through the housing, the camera structure comprising a first camera, a second camera, a first frame configured to received the first camera, and a second frame configured to received the second camera, the first camera and the second camera having a same orientation; and

an antenna structure;

wherein the camera structure and the antenna structure are positioned on the circuit board, the antenna structure is positioned adjacent to and electrically connected to at least one of the first frame and the second frame.

2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the first frame and second frame are integrally formed, the antenna structure is positioned adjacent to the second frame, and is connected electrically to the second frame.

3. The communication device of claim 2, wherein the second frame comprises a carrier plate;

and wherein the carrier plate is parallel to the circuit board;

the carrier plate is configured for carrying the antenna structure and is electrically connected to the antenna structure; and

the antenna structure is adjacent to the second frame.

4. The communication device of claim 2, wherein the communication device further comprises a first wireless communication device, the antenna structure is positioned between the second frame and the first wireless communication device, and wherein the antenna structure and the first wireless communication device are connected.

5. The communication device of claim 2, wherein the antenna structure comprises a support portion, a first antenna, a second antenna, a third antenna, a first extending portion, and a second extending portion;

wherein the support portion comprises an upper surface, a first side, and a second side, the upper surface is positioned away from the circuit board, the first side is perpendicularly connected to the circuit board;

wherein the first antenna, the second antenna, and the third antenna are positioned on the upper surface, the first antenna and the second antenna are positioned at opposite ends of the upper surface, the third antenna is positioned between the first antenna and the second antenna, the first antenna extends toward the first side to form the first extending portion, the first extending portion is positioned adjacent to the second frame, and the second antenna extends toward the second side to form the second extending portion.

6. The communication device of claim 2, wherein the communication device comprises a first wireless communication device, the second frame, and the antenna structure, and wherein the communication device is substantially L-shaped.

7. The communication device of claim 4, wherein the first extending portion is electrically connected to the second frame, the antenna structure comprises a support portion, a first antenna, a second antenna, a third antenna, a first extending portion, a second extending portion, and a third extending portion, the support portion comprises an upper surface and a first side, the upper surface is positioned opposite to circuit board, the first side is perpendicular to the second frame, and is perpendicular connected to the circuit board, the first antenna, the second antenna and the third antenna are received in the support portion and aligned with the upper surface, the first antenna and the second antenna are positioned symmetrically relative to each other, the third antenna is positioned between the first antenna and the second antenna, the first extending portion, the second extending portion, and the third extending portion are positioned on the upper surface, the first extending portion and the second extending portion are symmetrically positioned, the third extending portion is connected between the first extending portion and second extending portion, the first antenna extends toward the first side to form the first extending portion, the second antenna extends toward the first side to form the second extending portion.

8. The communication device of claim 5, wherein the communication device further comprising a second wireless communication device, the antenna structure is positioned between the second frame and the second wireless communication device.

9. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the first frame and the second frame are spaced apart from each other, the antenna structure is positioned between the first frame and second frame;

the antenna structure is electrically connected to the first frame.

10. The communication device of claim 9 further comprising a first wireless communication device, wherein the first wireless communication device is positioned between the first frame and the second frame, and is positioned below the antenna structure.

11. The communication device of claim 10, wherein the antenna structure comprises a support portion, a first antenna, and a first extending portion, the support portion is positioned on the first wireless device, the support portion comprises an upper surface and a first side, the upper surface is positioned away from circuit board, the first side is perpendicular to the first frame and the second frame, and the first side is perpendicularly connected to the circuit board, the first antenna is positioned on the upper surface, the first extending portion is positioned adjacent to the first frame, and wherein the first extending portion extends a side wall, the side wall is paralleled to the first frame and the first side, and the first extending portion is connected to the ground by the first frame.

12. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the first frame comprises four first side walls, the four first side walls are connected end-to-end to define a first cavity for receiving the first camera, the second frame comprises four second side walls, the four second side walls are connected end-to-end to define a second cavity for receiving the second camera, the first frame and the second frame each comprise one or more projections, one or more projections arranged side by side are positioned on an inner surface of at least one of the first side walls and at least one of the second side walls.

13. The communication device of claim 12, wherein the inner surfaces of at least one of the first side walls and at least one of second side walls are connected surfaces resembling a staircase to respectively support the first camera in the first cavity and the second camera in the second cavity.

14. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the first camera and second camera can switch from a picture capturing state to a video capturing state, the first camera and second camera are able to simultaneously capture pictures to obtain a three-dimensional picture.

15. The communication device of claim 14, wherein when one of the first camera and the second camera is in the video capturing state, and the other of the first camera and the second camera is in the picture capturing state, the camera structure provides videos and pictures simultaneously.

16. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the first camera and second camera have different focus length adjustment ranges.

17. The communication device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first camera and the second camera is rotated relatively to the circuit board to adjust an angle with respect to the circuit board.