Antenna built in mobile terminal
View Patent ↗An antenna built in a mobile phone that includes a front case having, on its surface, an operation portion and a rear case arranged on the rear of the front case is provided. The antenna includes a bar-shaped support member that is made of a synthetic resin and is located in the rear case along an upper side of the inside surface thereof, an antenna element integrally formed with the support member, and a concave portion provided in the support member to avoid interfering with a strap retaining portion that projects into the rear case at the center of the upper side of the rear case. The antenna element is formed in such a manner that the antenna element straddles a gap between edge portions of both side walls of the concave portion to avoid interfering with the strap retaining portion.
1. An antenna built in a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal including a front case that has an operation portion on a surface of the front case and a rear case that is arranged on a rear side of the front case, the antenna comprising:
a support member that has a bar shape, is made of a synthetic resin, and is located in the rear case along an upper side of an inside surface of the rear case;
an antenna element integrally formed with the support member; and
a concave portion provided in the support member to avoid interfering with a strap retaining portion that projects into the rear case at a center of the upper side of the rear case,
wherein the antenna element is formed in such a manner that the antenna element straddles a gap between edge portions of both side walls of the concave portion to avoid interfering with the strap retaining portion.
2. The antenna built in the mobile terminal according to claim 1 ,
wherein the support member is divided, at the concave portion, into two parts in a length direction of the support member, except for a part of the support member in a width direction of the support member, and
the antenna element is formed in such a manner that a metal wire constituting the antenna element straddles over the concave portion.
3. The antenna built in the mobile terminal according to claim 2 , wherein the antenna element is formed in the rear case in such a manner that a main part of the antenna element is positioned on a surface away from a printed circuit board located in the front case in a case where the antenna is built in the mobile terminal.
4. The antenna built in the mobile terminal according to claim 2 ,
wherein the antenna element includes two types of antenna elements that cover different frequency bands,
one of the two types of antenna elements is formed to extend along the length direction of the support member, and
the other of the two types of antenna elements is formed to extend around a circumference of the support member.
5. A terminal comprising:
a casing;
a front case included in the casing, the front case having an operation portion on a surface thereof;
a rear case included in the casing, the rear case being arranged on a rear side of the front case; and
an antenna built in the casing,
wherein the rear case is provided with a strap retaining portion that projects into the rear case at a center of an upper side of the rear case,
the antenna is constituted by integrally forming an antenna element with a support member that has a bar shape, is made of a synthetic resin, and is located in the rear case along the upper side of an inside surface of the rear case,
the support member is provided with a concave portion to avoid interfering with the strap retaining portion, and
the antenna element is formed in such a manner that the antenna element straddles a gap between edge portions of both side walls of the concave portion to avoid interfering with the strap retaining portion.
6. The terminal according to claim 5 ,
wherein the support member is divided, at the concave portion, into two parts in a length direction of the support member, except for a part of the support member in a width direction of the support member, and
the antenna element is formed in such a manner that a metal wire constituting the antenna element straddles over the concave portion.
7. The terminal according to claim 6 , wherein positioning in a length direction of the antenna is made by fitting the both side walls of the concave portion into the strap retaining portion.
8. The terminal according to claim 6 , wherein the antenna is formed in the rear case in such a manner that a main part of the antenna element is positioned on a surface away from a printed circuit board located in the front case.