Combined speaker and antenna component
AssigneeSony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
InventorsMartin Wedel, Georgeta Anton
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Abstract
A combined speaker and antenna arrangement for a communication terminal, includes a support structure carrying a first antenna element, and a second antenna element arranged at a predetermined distance from said first antenna element. The second antenna element is a conductive first portion of a sheet of flexible film. An elongated second portion of the flexible film, carrying a conductive lead, extends from adjacent to the first portion to a speaker connected to an outer end of the elongated second portion. The second, elongated portion, is bent such that the speaker is positioned between the film and the support structure, adjacent to an aperture in the first portion.
Claims23
Integrated speaker carrier and antenna element for a communication terminal, comprising.
- a sheet of a flexible film having a conductive first portion forming a first antenna element, and an elongated second portion carrying a conductive lead extending from adjacent to said first portion to a speaker connected to an outer end of said elongated second portion;
- wherein said elongated second portion is bendable such that said speaker is positioned at an aperture in said first portion.
A method of manufacturing an integrated speaker carrier and antenna element for a communication terminal, comprising:
- providing a flexible film of an insulating material, having a first conductive surface portion, and an elongated second portion carrying a lead insulated from said first portion and extending away from adjacent to said first portion;
- attaching a speaker to an outer end of the elongated second portion, connected to said lead;
- forming an aperture in said first portion;
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- bending the elongated second portion such that said speaker is positioned at the aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.