Communication terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12452352-B2
Application number	US-202017758969-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 4, 2020
Priority date	Jan 17, 2020
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

A communication terminal includes an upper flip cover and a lower flip cover rotatably connected to each other. The upper flip cover is provided with a metal plate. The lower flip cover is provided with a system motherboard. The system motherboard is connected to the metal plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication terminal, comprising:
an upper flip cover provided with a metal plate and a small flip plate;
a lower flip cover provided with a system motherboard, wherein the system motherboard is connected to the metal plate;
a rotating shaft, wherein the upper flip cover and the lower flip cover are rotatably connected by the rotating shaft, and the metal plate is located between the small flip plate and the rotating shaft;
a metal elastic sheet disposed in the rotating shaft and penetrating the rotating shaft, wherein two ends of the metal elastic sheet are respectively connected to the system motherboard and the metal plate, so that the system motherboard is connected to the metal plate; and
an automatic tuning circuit disposed between the rotating shaft and the system motherboard, wherein one end of the automatic tuning circuit is connected to the metal plate through the metal elastic sheet, other end of the automatic tuning circuit is connected to the system motherboard, and the automatic tuning circuit is configured to control a connection between the system motherboard and the metal plate.

2. The communication terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a main antenna disposed on a side of the system motherboard away from the rotating shaft and connected to the system motherboard.

3. The communication terminal according to claim 2 , wherein the main antenna is a built-in antenna and is any one of a monopole antenna, a linear inverted-F antenna, a planar inverted-F antenna, and a loop antenna.

4. The communication terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a diversity antenna disposed between the system mainboard and the rotating shaft and connected to the system mainboard, wherein the diversity antenna and the automatic tuning circuit are arranged in sequence along an extending direction of the rotating shaft.

5. The communication terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the automatic tuning circuit comprises a switch circuit and two or more automatic tuning devices connected in parallel, one end of each of the automatic tuning devices is connected to the metal plate through the metal elastic sheet, other end of each of the automatic tuning devices is connected to the system motherboard through the switch circuit, and the switch circuit controls the system mainboard to be connected to the metal plate through the automatic tuning devices.

6. The communication terminal according to claim 5 , wherein each of the automatic tuning devices comprises at least one of a capacitor and an inductor.

7. The communication terminal according to claim 5 , wherein the number of the automatic tuning devices is four, and the switch circuit is a single-pole four-throw switch.

8. A communication terminal, comprising:
an upper flip cover provided with a metal plate and a small flip plate, wherein the small flip plate is provided with a notch, and the metal plate is accommodated in the notch of the small flip plate and is connected to the small flip plate;
a lower flip cover provided with a system motherboard, wherein the system motherboard is connected to the metal plate;
a rotating shaft, wherein the upper flip cover and the lower flip cover are rotatably connected by the rotating shaft, and the metal plate is located between the small flip plate and the rotating shaft;
a metal elastic sheet disposed in the rotating shaft and penetrating the rotating shaft; and
an automatic tuning circuit disposed between the rotating shaft and the system motherboard, wherein one end of the automatic tuning circuit is connected to the metal plate through the metal elastic sheet, other end of the automatic tuning circuit is connected to the system motherboard, and the automatic tuning circuit is configured to control a connection between the system motherboard and the metal plate.

9. The communication terminal according to claim 8 ,
wherein two ends of the metal elastic sheet are respectively connected to the system motherboard and the metal plate, so that the system motherboard is connected to the metal plate.

10. A communication terminal, comprising:
an upper flip cover provided with a metal plate; and
a lower flip cover provided with a system motherboard and rotatably connected to the upper flip cover, wherein the system motherboard is connected to the metal plate;
a rotating shaft, wherein the upper flip cover and the lower flip cover are rotatably connected by the rotating shaft;
a metal elastic sheet disposed in the rotating shaft and penetrating the rotating shaft, wherein two ends of the metal elastic sheet are respectively connected to the system motherboard and the metal plate, so that the system motherboard is connected to the metal plate; and
an automatic tuning circuit disposed between the rotating shaft and the system motherboard, wherein one end of the automatic tuning circuit is connected to the metal plate through the metal elastic sheet, other end of the automatic tuning circuit is connected to the system motherboard, and the automatic tuning circuit is configured to control a connection between the system motherboard and the metal plate.

11. The communication terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the upper flip cover is further provided with a small flip plate, wherein the metal plate is located between the small flip plate and the rotating shaft.

12. The communication terminal according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a main antenna disposed on a side of the system motherboard away from the rotating shaft and connected to the system motherboard.

13. The communication terminal according to claim 12 , wherein the main antenna is a built-in antenna and is any one of a monopole antenna, a linear inverted-F antenna, a planar inverted-F antenna, and a loop antenna.

14. The communication terminal according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a diversity antenna disposed between the system mainboard and the rotating shaft and connected to the system mainboard, wherein the diversity antenna and the automatic tuning circuit are arranged in sequence along an extending direction of the rotating shaft.

15. The communication terminal according to claim 10 , wherein
the automatic tuning circuit comprises a switch circuit and two or more automatic tuning devices connected in parallel, one end of each of the automatic tuning devices is connected to the metal plate through the metal elastic sheet, other end of each of the automatic tuning devices is connected to the system motherboard through the switch circuit, and the switch circuit controls the system mainboard to be connected to the metal plate through the automatic tuning devices.

16. The communication terminal according to claim 15 , wherein each of the automatic tuning devices comprises at least one of a capacitor and an inductor.

17. The communication terminal according to claim 15 , wherein the number of the automatic tuning devices is four, and the switch circuit is a single-pole four-throw switch.

Assignees

• Huizhou Tcl Mobile Communication Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ren Rui

Classifications

• H04M1/0216 Primary

  Foldable in one direction, i.e. using a one degree of freedom hinge · CPC title

• H01Q1/243

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H04M1/026 Primary

  Details of the structure or mounting of specific components · CPC title

• H01Q9/42

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

• H01Q1/242

  specially adapted for hand-held use · CPC title