Mobile terminal
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYeomin Youn, Jaehyun Choi, Jungsun Ahn, Changil Kim, Kangjae Jung
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Abstract
A mobile terminal includes a metal frame including a base portion and an edge portion formed along the outer edge of the base portion, first and second cases bonded to the front and back sides of the metal frame so as to expose the edge portion to the outside, first and second waterproof layers formed between the cases and the metal frame, conductive members that operate a radiator for antennas, together with the edge portion, and are formed on one side of the second case, and feeding portions for feeding the conductive members, the feeding portions being disposed in an enclosed space formed by the waterproof layers.
Claims13
A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a plurality of antennas configured to transmit or receive wireless signals;
- a first circuit board disposed at an upper portion of the mobile terminal;
- a second circuit board disposed at a lower portion of the mobile terminal, wherein the first circuit board and the second circuit board are spaced apart from each other and electrically connected via a flexible printed circuit board;
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- a metal frame comprising a frame upper portion and a frame lower portion configured to form an upper portion and a lower portion of the mobile terminal, respectively, wherein a portion of the metal frame is configured to operate as a ground of the plurality of antennas,
- wherein the frame upper portion comprises:
- a first non-metallic coupling portion;
- a first edge member and a second edge member provided at the frame upper portion and configured to operate as radiators to transmit or receive wireless signals, wherein the first edge member and the second edge member are configured to operate at different frequency bands and are isolated from each other by a portion of the first non-metallic coupling portion;
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- a first slit defined between the first edge member and the second edge member,
- wherein the first circuit board is disposed at the frame upper portion and configured to feed the first edge member and the second edge member,
- wherein the frame lower portion comprises at least two antennas,
- wherein the second circuit board is disposed at the frame lower portion and configured to feed the at least two antennas, and
- wherein the first edge member, the second edge member, and the first slit are configured to form an outer appearance of the mobile terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.