Capacitor assembly and communication device including the capacitor assembly
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsKai Kang, Zheng-Zhuang Wang, Guang Ping Zhou
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Abstract
A communications device (125) and capacitor assembly (100) having a first capacitor electrode formed by a conductive keypad mount (110) coupled to a conductive part of a housing (120) of the communications device (125). The keypad mount (110) has keypad apertures (210) aligned with keys (140) of a keypad (145) and the conductive part of the housing (120) has an external housing covering insulator in the form of the window sub-housing (121). There is a circuit board (130) providing support for a second capacitor electrode (150). The circuit board (130) has an array of keypad actuators (135) aligned with the keys (140).
Claims14
A capacitor assembly comprising:
- A first capacitor electrode formed by a conductive keypad mount coupled to a conductive part of a housing of a communications device, the keypad mount having keypad apertures aligned with keys of a keypad and the conductive part of the housing having an external housing covering insulator thereon;
- A circuit board with an array of keypad actuators thereon, the keypad actuators being aligned with the keys of the keypad;
- A second capacitor electrode;
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- A dielectric disposed between the first electrode and second electrode.
A communications device:
- at least one an antenna radiator element mounted in a housing of a communications device;
- A first capacitor electrode formed by a conductive keypad mount coupled to a conductive part the housing, the keypad mount having keypad apertures aligned with keys of a keypad and the conductive part of the housing having an external housing covering insulator thereon;
- A circuit board with an array of keypad actuators thereon, the keypad actuators being aligned with the keys of the keypad;
- A second capacitor electrode;
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- A dielectric disposed between the first electrode and second electrode, wherein the first capacitor electrode, the second capacitor electrode and the dielectric form a capacitor assembly coupled to the antenna radiator element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.