Portable communication device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10069192-B2
Application number	US-201514823112-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 11, 2015
Priority date	Nov 28, 2011
Publication date	Sep 4, 2018
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018

Abstract

A portable communication device includes an appearance, a substrate and a switchable resonant antenna. The substrate is disposed in the appearance, and the substrate has a ground plane. The switchable resonant antenna comprises a first connection portion, a switching unit, a first metal element and a second metal element, where the first connection portion is electrically coupled between the ground plane and the switching unit, the switching unit is configured to electrically couple the first connection portion to the first metal element or the second metal element according to a control signal generated corresponding to a detecting result, in order to generate a first resonant mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A portable communication device, comprising:
a housing;
a substrate disposed in the housing, the substrate having a ground plane; and
an antenna comprising, a switching unit, a first metal element and a second metal element, the switching unit electrically couples the ground plane to the first metal element or the second metal element according to a detected result; and
wherein the first metal element and the second metal element are portions of the housing, and an effective electronic length of the first metal element is equal to an effective electronic length of the second metal element.

2. The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna is a switchable resonant antenna and comprising a first connection portion, the first connection portion is electrically coupled between the ground plane and the switching unit, and the first connection portion is coupled to the first metal element or the second metal element via the switching unit according to a control signal generated corresponding to a detected result.

3. The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein a first resonant cavity is formed between the first metal element and the ground plane when the ground plane is electrically coupled to the first metal element, and a second resonant cavity is formed between the second metal element and the ground plane when the ground plane is electrically coupled to the second metal element.

4. The portable communication device of claim 3 , wherein the housing comprises a bezel, wherein a first gap is formed between one end of the bezel and the first metal element, and a second gap is formed between another end of the bezel and the second metal element.

5. The portable communication device of claim 4 , wherein the bezel is metal.

6. The portable communication device of claim 4 , wherein the first gap and an electronic length of the first metal element are adjustable for controlling a first resonant mode generated by the first resonant cavity, and the second gap and an electronic length of the second metal element are adjustable for controlling the first resonant mode generated by the second resonant cavity.

7. The portable communication device of claim 4 , further comprising:
a first sensing unit disposed adjacent to the first gap for sensing whether an object is close to or touches the first metal element and accordingly generating a first sensing signal; and
a second sensing unit disposed adjacent to the second gap for sensing whether the object is close to or touches the second metal element and accordingly generating a second sensing signal.

8. The portable communication device of claim 7 , further comprising:
a control unit electrically coupled to the first sensing unit, the second sensing unit and the switching unit for generating the control signal based on the sensing signals to control a switching state of the switching unit.

9. The portable communication device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a planar inverted-F antenna comprising a feeding portion, a ground end, a second connection portion, a first radiating portion and a second radiating portion, the feeding portion and the ground end being electrically coupled to the substrate, the ground end being electrically coupled to the ground plane of the substrate, and the second connection portion being electrically coupled to the feeding portion, the ground end, the first radiating portion and the second radiating portion.

10. The portable communication device of claim 9 , wherein the first radiating portion is disposed on or inside the housing to generate a second resonant mode, and the second radiation portion is also disposed on or inside the housing to generate a third resonant mode.

11. The portable communication device of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of a monopole antenna, a loop antenna, a slot antenna and an inverted-F antenna to generate resonant modes of required operating frequency bands.

12. The portable communication device of claim 4 , wherein the bezel is non-metal.

13. A portable communication device, comprising:
a housing;
a substrate disposed in the housing, the substrate having a ground plane; and
an antenna comprising a switching unit, a first metal element and a second metal element, the switching unit is for electrically coupling the ground plane to the first metal element or the second metal element according to a detected result;
wherein the switching unit is operated between a first state and a second state, the switching unit electrically couples the ground plane to the first metal element under the first state, and the switching unit electrically couples the ground plane to the second metal element under the second state, and
wherein the first metal element and the second metal element are portions of the housing, and an effective electronic length of the first metal element is equal to an effective electronic length of the second metal element.

14. The portable communication device of claim 13 , wherein the antenna is a switchable resonant antenna and comprising a first connection portion, the first connection portion is electrically coupled between the ground plane and the switching unit, and the switching unit is for electrically coupling the first connection portion to the first metal element or the second metal element according to a control signal generated corresponding to a detected result, so as to generate a first resonant mode.

15. The portable communication device of claim 13 , wherein a first resonant cavity is formed between the first metal element and the ground plane when the ground plane is electrically coupled to the first metal element, and a second resonant cavity is formed between the second metal element and the ground plane when the ground plane is electrically coupled to the second metal element.

16. The portable communication device of claim 15 , wherein the housing comprises a bezel, wherein a first gap is formed between one end of the bezel and the first metal element, and a second gap is formed between another end of the bezel and the second metal element.

17. The portable communication device of claim 15 , wherein the first gap and an electronic length of the first metal element are adjustable for controlling the first resonant mode generated by the first resonant cavity, and the second gap and an electronic length of the second metal element are adjustable for controlling the first resonant mode generated by the second resonant cavity.

18. The portable communication device of claim 15 , further comprising:
a first sensing unit disposed adjacent to the first gap for sensing whether an object is close to or touches the first metal element and accordingly generating a first sensing signal; and
a second sensing unit disposed adjacent to the second gap for sensing whether the object is close to or touches the second metal element and accordingly generating a second sensing signal.

19. The portable communication device of claim 18 , further comprising:
a control unit electrically coupled to the first sensing unit, the second sensing unit and the switching unit for generating the control signal based on the sensing signals to control a switching state of the switching unit.

20. The portable communication device of claim 14 , further comprising:
a planar inverted-F antenna comprising a feeding portion, a ground end, a second connection portion, a first radiating portion and a second radiating portion, the feeding portion and the ground end being elec

Assignees

• Htc Corp

Inventors

• Tsou Tun-Yuan
• Teng Pei-Ling
• Chen Yi-Chun
• Chen Hong-Lung
• Chen Kuo-Cheng

Classifications

• H01Q1/52

  Means for reducing coupling between antennas; Means for reducing coupling between an antenna and another structure (absorbing means H01Q17/00) · CPC title

• H01Q1/48

  Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises · CPC title

• H01Q9/0421

  with a shorting wall or a shorting pin at one end of the element (H01Q9/0414 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01Q9/42

  with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength · CPC title

• H01Q3/24

  varying the orientation by switching energy from one active radiating element to another, e.g. for beam switching · CPC title