Portable communications device with tactility element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10243606-B1
Application number	US-201715713135-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Sep 22, 2017
Priority date	Sep 22, 2017
Publication date	Mar 26, 2019
Grant date	Mar 26, 2019

Abstract

A portable communications device includes a housing, a push button disposed along the housing, and an antenna radiating element disposed within the housing and spaced from the push button. The antenna radiating element is configured to be contacted and deflected by the push button to provide a tactile response when the push button is pressed.

First claim

We claim:

1. A portable communications device comprising:
a housing;
a push button disposed along the housing; and
an antenna radiating element disposed within the housing and spaced from the push button, wherein the antenna radiating element is configured to be contacted and deflected by the push button to provide a tactile response when the push button is pressed.

2. The portable communications device of claim 1 , further comprising a printed circuit board, wherein the antenna radiating element has a first end and a second, opposite end, wherein the first end is permanently coupled to an antenna feed on the printed circuit board, and wherein the antenna feed is configured to provide radio frequency signals to the antenna radiating element.

3. The portable communications device of claim 2 , wherein the second end is a floating end spaced from a ground plane of the printed circuit board.

4. The portable communications device of claim 2 , wherein the antenna feed is configured to provide radio frequency signals to the antenna radiating element regardless of whether the push button is pressed.

5. The portable communications device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna radiating element is a first antenna radiating element, wherein the portable communications device includes a second antenna radiating element.

6. The portable communications device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna radiating element includes a first surface configured to be pressed by the push button, and a second, opposite surface, wherein at least one contact is disposed on the second surface.

7. The portable communications device of claim 6 further comprising a printed circuit board, wherein the contact is an electrical contact configured to electrically contact the printed circuit board when the push button is pressed.

8. The portable communications device of claim 6 , further comprising a printed circuit board with an independent switching element, wherein the contact is a mechanical contact configured to physically interact with the independent switching element when the push button is pressed.

9. The portable communications device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna radiating element is configured to momentarily collapse from a natural state when the push button is pressed, and is configured to re-assume the natural state when the push button is released.

10. The portable communications device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna radiating element is configured to permanently collapse from a natural state when the push button is pressed.

11. The portable communications device of claim 1 , further comprising a seal disposed around a periphery of the antenna radiating element.

12. The portable communications device of claim 1 , wherein the push button is a push-to-talk button.

13. A portable communications device comprising:
a housing;
a printed circuit board disposed within the housing;
a tactility element disposed within the housing, the tactility element having a first side and a second, opposite side, wherein the second side is spaced from the printed circuit board in a first operating state and operatively engages a tuning circuit on the printed circuit board in a second operating state.

14. The portable communications device of claim 13 , wherein the tactility element is an antenna radiating element.

15. The portable communications device of claim 14 , wherein the antenna radiating element has a first end and a second, opposite end, wherein the first end is coupled to an antenna feed on the printed circuit board, and wherein the antenna feed is configured to provide radio frequency signals to the antenna radiating element.

16. The portable communications device of claim 15 , further comprising a push-to-talk button, wherein the antenna feed is configured to provide radio frequency signals to the antenna radiating element regardless of whether the push-to-talk button on the portable communications device is pressed.

17. The portable communications device of claim 14 wherein the antenna radiating element is a first antenna radiating element, wherein the portable communications device includes a second antenna radiating element.

18. The portable communications device of claim 13 , further comprising a push button disposed along the housing, wherein the tactility element is disposed within the housing and spaced from the push button, and wherein the tactility element is configured to be moved by the push button from the first operating state to the second operating state when the push button is pressed.

19. The portable communications device of claim 13 , wherein the projection is in direct electrical contact with a tuning circuit on the printed circuit board in the second operating state.

20. The portable communications device of claim 13 , wherein the projection is in direct contact with an independent switching element in the second operating state.

Assignees

• Motorola Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Miehl Andrew P
• Amit Ido
• Bit-Babik Giorgi
• Faraone Antonio
• Lamirand Brad J

Classifications

• H01H13/14

  Operating parts, e.g. push-button · CPC title

• H04B1/3827 Primary

  Portable transceivers · CPC title

• H01Q1/44

  using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna {, e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspect}(H01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence) · CPC title

• H04B1/44

  Transmit/receive switching · CPC title

• H01H13/04

  Cases; Covers · CPC title