Wireless transceiver with enhanced protection against interference

• US 7,024,160 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2003
• Issued: 04/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Compal Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Compal Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Chen, Ching-Ming, Lin, Yu-Pin, Shen, Wei-Luen, Huang, Shzh-Hong
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Lana
• Application Number:
  US10/635,493
• Publication Number:
  US 20050032498A1
• Time in Patent Office: 971 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/296, 455/300, 455/301, 455/117, 455/129, 455/106, 455/107, 455/226.1, 455/226.2, 455/67.11, 343/867
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/1009 Placing the antenna at a place where the noise level is low and using a noise-free transmission line between the antenna and the receivers screened aerials H01Q7/04; feeders for aerials H01Q9/00

Abstract

A wireless transceiver includes a circuit board, a Bluetooth module, an antenna unit and an electrical connector. The circuit board has a component mounting side to be disposed so as to confront the electronic device. The Bluetooth module and the antenna unit are mounted on the component mounting side and are connected electrically to the circuit board. The electrical connector is mounted on the circuit board and is adapted to connect electrically the wireless transceiver to the electronic device. The antenna unit has a radiating direction that is directed toward the electronic device, is adapted to cooperate with the electronic device to form a shielding space, and is adapted to form a virtual transmission source internally of the electronic device. The shielding space and the virtual transmission source cooperate to protect the wireless transceiver from interference.

Claims

1. A wireless transceiver adapted for use with an electronic device, comprising:

a circuit board having a component mounting side to be disposed so as to confront the electronic device;

a Bluetooth module mounted on said component mounting side and connected electrically to said circuit board;

an antenna unit mounted on said component mounting side and connected electrically to said circuit board; and

an electrical connector mounted on said circuit board and adapted to connect electrically said wireless transceiver to the electronic device;

wherein said antenna unit has a radiating direction that is directed toward the electronic device, is adapted to cooperate with the electronic device to form a shielding space, and is adapted to form a virtual transmission source internally of the electronic device;

wherein said shielding space and said virtual transmission source cooperate to protect said wireless transceiver from interference.

2. The wireless transceiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electrical connector is a Universal Serial Bus connector.

3. The wireless transceiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein said antenna unit has one end distal from said Bluetooth module and formed with an antenna element that extends in a direction transverse to said component mounting side of said circuit board and that is adapted to be mounted on the electronic device.

4. The wireless transceiver as claimed in claim 3, wherein said antenna element is made of copper alloy.