Antenna apparatus of mobile terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorJu Hwan Yun
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and manufacture of same are provided. The mobile terminal includes: an antenna; a first case at which the antenna is disposed; a second case coupled to the first case; a main PCB disposed at one side of the second case; and a sub-PCB disposed at an opposite side of the second case, the sub-PCB being connected to the main PCB through a cable, wherein the sub-PCB is electrically coupled with the antenna when the first case and the second case are coupled together.
Claims29
A portable communication device comprising:
- a case forming at least part of an outer surface of the portable communication device;
- a first printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in a first portion of an inner space of the case;
- a second PCB disposed in a second portion of the inner space of the case;
- a battery disposed in a third portion of the inner space of the case, the third portion of the inner space positioned between the first portion of the inner space and the second portion of the inner space;
- a cable disposed along at least one side of the battery and electrically connecting between the first PCB and the second PCB;
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- an antenna including a contact point formed on a specified area of an inner surface of the case facing the second portion of the inner space of the case, and a radiating element formed on the specified area of the inner surface and electrically coupled with the second PCB via the contact point.
A portable communication device comprising:
- a first housing forming at least part of an outer surface of the portable communication device;
- a second housing mechanically coupled with the first housing, at least part of the second housing forming at least another part of the outer surface of the portable communication device;
- a first printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in a first portion of a space between the first housing and the second housing;
- a second PCB disposed in a second portion of the space between the first housing and the second housing;
- a battery disposed in a third portion of the space between the first housing and the second housing, the third portion of the space positioned between the first portion of the space and the second portion of the space;
- a cable electrically connecting between the first PCB and the second PCB, the cable disposed along at least one side of the battery;
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- an antenna including a contact point formed on a part of an inner surface of the first housing corresponding to the second PCB, the antenna electrically coupled with the second PCB via the contact point.
A portable communication device comprising:
- a case forming at least part of an outer surface of the portable communication device;
- a first printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in a first portion of an inner space of the case;
- a second PCB disposed in a second portion of the inner space of the case;
- a battery disposed in a third portion of the inner space of the case, the third portion of the inner space positioned between the first portion of the inner space and the second portion of the inner space;
- a cable disposed along at least one side of the battery and electrically connecting between the first PCB and the second PCB;
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- an antenna including a contact point disposed in the inner space of the case adjacent to an edge of the case and facing the second portion of the inner space of the case, and a radiating element electrically connected with the second PCB via the contact point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.