IP Library Granted Patent US 7,839,340
Granted Patent B2
US 7,839,340 · App. 11/587,378 · Granted Nov 23, 2010

Collapsable portable wireless unit

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Patent No.
US 7,839,340
App. No.
11/587,378
Granted
Nov 23, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A collapsable portable wireless unit ( 100 ) comprises an upper case ( 101 ) and a lower case ( 102 ) coupled through a hinge member ( 103 ) to open/close freely. A planar conductor ( 105 ) is arranged on the upper case ( 101 ). First and second power supply sections ( 111, 112, 103 ) are arranged on the planar conductor ( 105 ) at a specified interval. A harmonic signal distributor ( 120 ) is arranged on a circuit board ( 110 ) provided in the lower case ( 102 ) and distributes a harmonic signal to the first and second power supply sections ( 111, 112, 103 ). A phase shifter ( 121 ) sets the exciting phase of the harmonic signal in the second power supply sections ( 112, 103 ) at a value different from that of the exciting phase of the harmonic signal in the first power supply sections ( 111, 103 ).

Claims (27)

1. A foldable mobile wireless apparatus having an upper case and a lower case, said upper case and lower case being connected by a hinge member and able to be opened and closed, the foldable mobile wireless apparatus comprising:

a flat conductor that is provided in the upper case;

a hinge section that has conductivity and is electrically connected to the flat conductor;

a circuit board that is provided in the lower case;

a first feeding section and a second feeding section that are provided and spaced by a predetermined distance in a width direction in the hinge section, and that supply power from the circuit board to the flat conductor via the hinge section;

a harmonic signal distributing section that is provided on the circuit board and distributes a harmonic signal to the first feeding section and the second feeding section;

a harmonic signal supplying section that supplies the harmonic signal to the harmonic signal distributing section;

a phase setting section that sets an excitation phase of the harmonic signal at the second feeding section to a different value from an excitation phase of the harmonic signal at the first feeding section;

a phase difference controlling section that controls the phase difference between the excitation phase of the harmonic signal at the first feeding section and the excitation phase of the harmonic signal at the second feeding section; and

an inclination angle detection section that detects an inclination angle of the foldable mobile wireless apparatus and generates a value of the detected inclination angle, wherein:

the phase difference controlling section controls the phase difference by switching between a phased power supply and an in-phase power supply in accordance with a GPS reception mode for a GPS receiving function and a mail transmission-reception mode which is one function of the mobile wireless apparatus, and controls the phase difference in accordance with the value of the inclination angle detected by the inclination angle detection section.

2. A foldable mobile wireless apparatus having an upper case and a lower case, said upper case and lower case being connected by a hinge member and able to be opened and closed, the foldable mobile wireless apparatus comprising:

a first conductor and a second conductor that are spaced by a predetermined distance in the upper case and arranged such that main polarized wave directions differ;

a hinge section that has conductivity and is electrically connected to the first conductor and the second conductor;

a circuit board that is provided in the lower case;

a first feeding section and a second feeding section that are provided and spaced by a predetermined distance in a width direction in the hinge section, and that supply power from the circuit board to the first conductor and the second conductor via the hinge section;

a harmonic signal distributing section that is provided on the circuit board and distributes a harmonic signal to the first feeding section and the second feeding section;

a harmonic signal supplying section that supplies the harmonic signal to the harmonic signal distributing section;

a phase setting section that sets an excitation phase of the harmonic signal at the second feeding section to a different value from an excitation phase of the harmonic signal at the first feeding section;

a phase difference controlling section that controls the phase difference between the excitation phase of the harmonic signal at the first feeding section and the excitation phase of the harmonic signal at the second feeding section; and

an inclination angle detection section that detects an inclination angle of the foldable mobile wireless apparatus and generates a value of the detected inclination angle, wherein:

the phase difference controlling section controls the phase difference by switching between a phased power supply and an in-phase power supply in accordance with a GPS reception mode for a GPS receiving function and a mail transmission-reception mode which is one function of the mobile wireless apparatus, and controls the phase difference in accordance with the value of the inclination angle detected by the inclination angle detection section.

3. The foldable mobile wireless apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the phase difference controlling section comprises:

switch circuits that are connected to input and output terminals of the phase setting section; and

a control circuit that controls the switch circuits, and

the control circuit controls the switch circuits such that the harmonic signal is supplied via the phase setting section in the GPS reception mode, and the harmonic signal is supplied not via the phase setting section in the mail transmission-reception mode.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 21, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
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