Back to results
US 5,828,343 AGranted
Antenna connector device for a handheld mobile phone
AssigneeEricsson Inc.
InventorsJames D. MacDonald, Jr., Yawei Ma
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
Loading patent…
AssigneeEricsson Inc.
InventorsJames D. MacDonald, Jr., Yawei Ma
Estimating the term…
A device for connecting the RF signal circuitry of a portable phone and a plurality of antennas utilized to transmit and receive signals is disclosed. The connector device includes a female portion electrically coupled to the RF signal circuitry, with the female portion providing a plurality of ports for electrical coupling with the RF signal circuitry. A complementary male portion is also provided which is electrically coupled to the antennas, the male portion including a separate pin member connected to each antenna. Each pin member of the male portion is received within a corresponding one of the ports in the female portion as the male and female portions of the connector device are mated together. In this way, the RF signal circuitry and the antennas are electrically coupled. The antennas of the portable phone are integrated with a flip cover rotatably mounted to a phone base containing the RF signal circuitry, where the flip cover may be either fixedly or detachably secured to the phone base.
A device for connecting RF signal circuitry located in a base of a portable phone and a plurality of antennas integrated with a detachable flip cover rotatable mounted to said portable phone base by means of a support bracket assembly which are utilized to transmit and/or receive signals at designated frequencies, said device comprising:
A device for connecting RF signal circuitry of a portable phone and a plurality of antennas utilized to transmit and/or receive signals at designated frequencies, said device comprising:
A handheld portable phone, comprising:
A handheld portable phone, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
Drawings are temporarily unavailable. Open the PDF at USPTO
Portable transceivers: arrangements for enabling portable transceivers to be used in a fixed position, e.g. cradles or boosters
Operated by engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. dual-continuity coupling part: shorting, shunting or bussing of different…
Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications: for telephony
Transmission
Term ended 11 Mar 2016 (estimated)
USPTO file history isn’t available for this patent, so only indexed dates are shown.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a handheld mobile phone and, in particular, to an antenna connector device for such handheld mobile phone which enables it to be connected with one or more antennas associated with the phone or with one or more antennas external to the phone.
2. Description of Related Art
While the specification concludes with claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the present invention, it is believed the same will be better understood from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a handheld mobile phone including a connector of the present invention, where the flip cover is detached from the phone base portion to show the female portion of the connector being mounted on a top portion of the phone base and a male portion being mounted on the support bracket assembly;
FIG. 2 is a side view of another handheld mobile phone including a connector of the present invention, where the flip cover is in the closed position and the phone base portion is spaced from an external docking station to show the female portion of the connector being mounted on a rear portion of the phone base and the male portion thereof being mounted within the docking station;
Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein identical numerals indicate the same elements throughout the figures, FIG. 1 depicts a handheld portable phone capable of operating in the dual modes of cellular and satellite communication and is indicated generally by the numeral 10. Portable phone 10, as shown in FIG. 1, has essentially the same configuration as that shown and described in a patent application entitled "Detachable Flip Cover Assembly for a Portable Phone," Ser. No. 08/586,434, which is also owned by the assignee of the present invention and is hereby incorporated by reference.
It will therefore be seen that portable phone 10 includes a main housing 12 and a flip cover 14 which are interconnected by means of a support bracket assembly indicated generally by the numeral 16. It will be noted in FIG. 1 that a top surface 22 of main housing 12 offers access to a keypad 24, a display 26, and a speaker 28. Also, while not shown, it will be understood that main housing 12 includes RF signal circuitry therein enabling portable phone 10 to communicate in both the cellular and satellite modes of communication, such as shown and described in a patent application entitled "Dual Mode Satellite/Cellular Terminal," Ser. No. 08/501,575, which is owned by the assignee of the present invention and hereby incorporated by reference.
While flip cover 14 and support bracket assembly 16 are detachably mounted to main housing 12 of portable phone 10, as indicated by the exploded view in FIG. 1, an alternative portable phone embodiment 100 is depicted in FIG. 2. Portable phone 100 has essentially the same configuration as that shown and described in a patent application entitled "Antenna System for Dual Mode Satellite/Cellular Portable Phone," Ser. No. 08/586,433, which also is owned by the assignee of the present invention and is hereby incorporated by reference. As seen therein, the antennas for portable phone 100 are also integrated with a flip cover 114 which is rotatably mounted to a main housing 112 about two separate axes. However, unlike flip cover 14 in FIG. 1, flip cover 114 is not detachably secured to main housing 112.