IP Library Granted Patent US 7,672,687
Granted Patent B2
US 7,672,687 · App. 11/337,538 · Granted Mar 2, 2010

Wireless signal transceiver unit with turning mechanism for adjusting antenna direction thereof

Assignee: Getac Technology Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,672,687
App. No.
11/337,538
Granted
Mar 2, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless signal transceiver unit with turning mechanism for adjusting antenna direction includes a base, a rotatable antenna assembly, and a pivot mechanism provided between the antenna assembly and the base for rotatably supporting and connecting the antenna assembly to the base. The antenna assembly includes a plate-shaped body upright located on a circular disk, and is manually turned about the pivot mechanism relative to the base toward a selected direction for best receiving a wireless signal.

Claims (8)

1. A wireless signal transceiver unit, comprising: a base having a support plate mounted therein; a rotatable antenna assembly provided with at least one antenna coil; a pivot mechanism being provided between the rotatable antenna assembly and the support plate to rotatably support the antenna assembly on the base, such that the antenna assembly is rotably operatable about the pivot mechanism toward a selected direction relative to the base; a wireless signal intensity indicating unit provided on the support plate for indicating an intensity of a wireless signal received via the antenna coil of the rotatable antenna assembly, wherein the wireless signal intensity unit comprises at least one light emitting element showing different brightness or colors according to the signal intensity of the received wireless signal to provide visual feedback of the signal intensity; and a decorative cover provided on the support plate, wherein the decorative cover is further provided with at least one legible mark thereon to visually indicate the intensity of the received wireless signal according to the light output by the at least one light-emitting element.

2. The wireless signal transceiver unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rotatable antenna assembly comprises a plate-like antenna body upright located on a circular disk.

3. The wireless signal transceiver unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one light-emitting element generates a light projecting toward the decorative cover.

4. The wireless signal transceiver unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rotatable antenna assembly is a Wimax antenna module.

5. A wireless signal transceiver unit, comprising: a base; a rotatable antenna assembly provided with at least one antenna coil and rotably supported by the base, such that the antenna assembly is rotably operatable toward a selected direction relative to the base; a wireless signal intensity indicating unit provided on the base for indicating an intensity of a wireless signal received via the antenna coil of the rotatable antenna assembly, wherein the wireless signal intensity unit comprises at least one light emitting element showing different brightness or colors according to the signal intensity of the received wireless signal to provide visual feedback of the signal intensity; and a decorative cover provided on the support plate, wherein the decorative cover is further provided with at least one legible mark thereon to visually indicate the intensity of the received wireless signal according to the light output by the at least one light-emitting element.

6. The wireless signal transceiver unit as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the rotatable antenna assembly comprises a plate-like antenna body upright located on a circular disk.

7. The wireless signal transceiver unit as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the at least one light-emitting element generates a light projecting toward the decorative cover.

8. The wireless signal transceiver unit as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the rotatable antenna assembly is a Wimax antenna module.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 12, 2010
From: MITAC TECHNOLOGY CORP.
To: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023769/0772 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2006
From: KUO, YIEN-CHUNG; LEE, CHENG-CHEN; WANG, SHENG-YUAN
To: MITAC TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Reel/Frame 017232/0280 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 94143712 A · Dec 9, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070135157A1 · Jun 14, 2007