US 8,508,948 B2Granted

Communication apparatus

AssigneeKYOCERA Corporation

InventorNaohiro Katou

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Abstract

A communication apparatus includes first and second housings connected to each other by a hinge mechanism. The first housing includes a first substrate having electronic components electrically connected to an antenna, a first hinge portion configuring a portion of the hinge mechanism, and a first conductive member provided in the first hinge portion. The second housing includes a second substrate having electronic components, a waterproofing partition wall surrounding the second substrate, a second hinge portion configuring a portion of the hinge mechanism, a second conductive member provided in the second hinge portion to be capacitively-coupled with the first conductive member, and a third conductive member insertion-molded therein. The third conductive member includes an inner portion positioned on an inner side of the partition wall, and an outer portion extending from the inner portion toward an outer side of the partition wall and capacitively-coupled with the second conductive member.

Claims5

Dependent claims

A communication apparatus configured to perform communication using an antenna, comprising:

first and second housings which are connected to each other by a hinge mechanism to be openable and closable,
wherein the first housing includes:
a first substrate which includes electronic components mounted thereon and electrically connected to the antenna;
a first-housing-side hinge portion which configures a portion of the hinge mechanism;
and
a first conductive member which is electrically connected to a ground pattern of the first substrate,
wherein the second housing includes:
a second substrate which includes electronic components mounted thereon;
a waterproofing partition wall which surrounds the second substrate;
a second-housing-side hinge portion which is provided on an outer side relative to the partition wall, and configures a portion of the hinge mechanism;
a second conductive member;
and
a third conductive member which is insertion-molded in the second housing, and is electrically connected to a ground pattern of the second substrate,
wherein the first conductive member is provided in the first-housing-side hinge portion,
wherein the second conductive member is provided in the second-housing-side hinge portion to be capacitively-coupled with the first conductive member, and
wherein the third conductive member includes:
an inner portion which is positioned on an inner side relative to an outer side surface of the partition wall, and is electrically connected to the ground pattern of the second substrate;
and
an outer portion which extends from the inner portion toward an outer side of the partition wall, and is capacitively-coupled with the second conductive member.

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A communication apparatus configured to perform communication using an antenna, comprising:

first and second housings which are connected to each other by a hinge mechanism to be openable and closable,
wherein the first housing includes:
a first substrate which includes electronic components mounted thereon and electrically connected to the antenna;
a first-housing-side hinge portion which configures a portion of the hinge mechanism;
and
a first conductive member which is electrically connected to a ground pattern of the first substrate,
wherein the second housing includes:
a second substrate which includes electronic components mounted thereon;
a waterproofing partition wall which surrounds the second substrate;
a second-housing-side hinge portion which is provided on an outer side relative to the partition wall, and configures a portion of the hinge mechanism;
a second conductive member;
and
a third conductive member which is formed in a thickness portion of the second housing, and is electrically connected to a ground pattern of the second substrate,
wherein the first conductive member is provided in the first-housing-side hinge portion,
wherein the second conductive member is provided in the second-housing-side hinge portion to be capacitively-coupled with the first conductive member, and
wherein the third conductive member includes:
an inner portion which is positioned on an inner side relative to an outer side surface of the partition wall, and is electrically connected to the ground pattern of the second substrate;
and
an outer portion which extends from the inner portion toward an outer side of the partition wall, is capacitively-coupled with the second conductive member, and is not exposed from the thickness portion of the second housing.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/281,067Filed 25 Oct 2011
Priority: JP 2010-24082927 Oct 2010
Published: US 2012/0106106 A13 May 2012
Granted: 13 Aug 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

H04M 1/0216
Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position:…
H01Q 1/243
Specially adapted for hand-held use: with built-in antennas
H01Q 9/42
With feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole: with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the…
H04M 1/18
Constructional features of telephone sets: telephone sets specially adapted for use in ships, mines, or other places exposed to adverse environment