Antenna assembly and method of construction
AssigneeNokia Mobile Phone Limited
InventorsJohn Boakes, Alan Johnson, Peter Shead
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Abstract
An antenna assembly for a telecommunication apparatus is disclosed. The antenna assembly has a conductive element defining a planar antenna and a flexible member arranged to carry the conductive element. A method of encapsulating a planar antenna within a flexible member is also disclosed.
Claims49
An assembly comprising:
- a conductive element defining a planar antenna which is permanently external to a housing of a handheld telecommunication apparatus;
- and
- a generally flat and planar flexible member arranged to carry the conductive element and to protrude and be disposed permanently in a fixed position from and relative to a surface of the housing of the handheld telecommunication apparatus;
- and wherein
- the member tapers in width from the fixed position to an end of the member and the member is flexible in use of the assembly.
An assembly as claimed in 5 wherein the substrate material comprises an aperture.
An assembly as claimed in 5 wherein the conductive element is disposed between the substrate and a second substrate material.
A method of producing an antenna assembly comprising the steps of:
- arranging a planar antenna element to be disposed on a substrate;
- and
- encapsulating the planar antenna element within a generally flat and planar, flexible member by means of an injection moulding process;
- and wherein
- the member longitudinally tapers in width.
A handheld telecommunication apparatus comprising:
- a planar antenna disposed on a substrate which is permanently external to a housing of the handheld apparatus;
- and
- a generally flat and planar, flexible member encapsulating the planar antenna and the substrate, said flexible member coupling said antenna to the handheld apparatus and being arranged to protrude and be disposed permanently in a fixed position from and relative to a surface of the housing of the handheld telecommunication apparatus;
- and wherein
- the member tapers in width from the fixed position to an end of the member and is flexible in use of the apparatus.
An antenna assembly for a handheld telecommunication apparatus comprising:
- a conductive element defining a planar antenna;
- and
- a generally flat and planar flexible member arranged to carry the conductive element and arranged to protrude and to be permanently external to and to be permanently in a fixed position from and relative to a surface of a housing of the handheld communication apparatus;
- and wherein
- the member tapers in width from the fixed position to an end of the member and the member is flexible in use of the assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.