Internal antenna for handheld mobile phones and wireless devices
AssigneeCenturion Wireless Technologies, Inc.
InventorJames Winter
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Abstract
An antenna for a foldable wireless device is provided. The foldable wireless device and antenna include a first housing and a second housing pivotally connected. A printed circuit board associated with the wireless device comprises a first PCB in the first housing and a second PCB in the second housing. The first and second PCB function as first and second radiating plates respectively. A gap, generally aligned with the pivotal connection separates the first and second PCBs. A short is provided that traverses the gap and connects the first and second PCBs. Radio frequency power is connected to the first and second PCB to supply radio frequency power.
Claims22
A wireless device, the wireless device comprising,
- a first housing;
- a second housing pivotally connected to the first housing;
- a ground plane radiator, comprising a first ground plane functioning as a first radiating plate having a first edge in the first housing and a second ground plane functioning as a second radiating plate having a second edge in the second housing such that the first ground plane and the second ground plane move relative to each other;
- a gap, the gap being located proximate to the first edge and the second edge and separating the first ground plane and the second ground plane by a distance;
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- a short traversing gap connecting the first ground plane and the second ground plane.
An antenna for a wireless device, the antenna comprising:
- a ground plane functioning as a radiator,
- the ground plane comprising a first ground plane radiating plate connected to a second ground plane radiating plate such that the first ground plane radiating plate and the second ground plane radiating plate can move relative to each other;
- a gap separates a first edge of the first ground plane radiating plate from a second edge of the second ground plane radiating plate;
- a short connecting the first ground plane radiating plate and the second ground plane radiating plate;
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- a wire functioning as a center connector connecting the first ground plane radiating plate and the second ground plane plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.