Built-in antenna, electronic device using the same, method of making the same and a method of installing the same
AssigneesHitachi Cable, Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsToshiyuki Yokochi, Shinichi Takaba, Takahiro Sugiyama
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Abstract
A built-in antenna for being installed in a housing of insulating material has a metal plate that has a radiating portion and a feeder terminal. The radiating portion has a plurality of penetrating holes to be fitted to a plurality of protrusions provided on the housing side, and a plate spring that is formed extending from an edge of each of the plurality of penetrating holes to the center of the each of the plurality of penetrating holes.
Claims12
A built-in antenna for being installed in a housing of insulating material, comprising:
- a metal plate that includes a radiating portion and a feeder terminal;
- wherein the radiating portion includes a plurality of penetrating holes to be fitted to a plurality of protrusions provided on the housing side, and a plate spring that is formed extending from an edge of each of the plurality of penetrating holes to the center of the each of the plurality of penetrating holes.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a built-in antenna;
- wherein the built-in antenna comprises a metal plate that includes a radiating portion and a feeder terminal, and the radiating portion includes a plurality of penetrating holes to be fitted to a plurality of protrusions provided on the housing of the electronic device, and a plate spring that is formed extending from an edge of each of the plurality of penetrating holes to the center of the each of the plurality of penetrating holes.
A method of making a built-in antenna for being installed in a housing of insulating material, comprising the step of:
- punching a metal plate to form a radiating portion and a feeder terminal in the metal plate;
- wherein the punching step is conducted such that the radiating portion includes a plurality of penetrating holes to be fitted to a plurality of protrusions provided on the housing side, and a plate spring that is formed extending from an edge of each of the plurality of penetrating holes to the center of the each of the plurality of penetrating holes.
A method of installing a built-in antenna comprising a metal plate that includes a radiating portion and a feeder terminal in a housing of insulating material, wherein the radiating portion includes a plurality of penetrating holes to be fitted to a plurality of protrusions provided on the housing side, and a plate spring that is formed extending from an edge of each of the plurality of penetrating holes to the center of the each of the plurality of penetrating holes, comprising the steps of:
- positioning the plurality of penetrating holes to be fitted to the plurality of protrusions;
- and
- pressing the built-in antenna against the housing such that the plate spring is engaged with each of the plurality of protrusions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.