Portable electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8933846-B2
Application number	US-200913131534-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 26, 2009
Priority date	Nov 26, 2008
Publication date	Jan 13, 2015
Grant date	Jan 13, 2015

Abstract

A portable electronic device is capable of transforming into first and second states, and is equipped with an antenna disposed such that in the first state the antenna is near a magnetic field-shielding part and communication is not possible and in the second state the antenna is separated from the magnetic field-shielding part and communication is possible. This portable electronic device is equipped with: an operation-unit-side chassis; a display-unit-side chassis; a connecting part that connects the operation-unit-side chassis and the display-unit-side chassis such that transformation to the first state and to the second state are possible; a magnetic field-shielding part disposed in the operation-unit-side chassis; and an antenna that is disposed in the display-unit-side chassis.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A portable electronic device, comprising;
a first body;
a second body;
a connecting portion that connects the first body and the second body so as to be transformable into a first state and a second state;
a magnetic field shielding portion that is disposed in the first body;
an antenna that is disposed in the second body, disposed in an adjacent position that is adjacent to the magnetic field shielding portion in the first state, and is disposed in a separated position that is more separated from the magnetic field shielding portion than the adjacent position in the second state; and
a magnetic sheet disposed in the second body, wherein
at least the magnetic field shielding portion is not disposed in an area overlapping with the antenna in the second body,
in the second state, the magnetic sheet is disposed between the antenna and the magnetic field shielding portion disposed in the first body,
in the first state, communication by way of the antenna is impossible, and
in the second state, communication by way of the antenna is possible.

2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 ,
wherein communication with an external device via the antenna is performed when the antenna forms a loop, and
wherein communication with an external device via the antenna is disabled when the antenna does not form a loop.

3. A portable electronic device, comprising;
a first body including a first face;
a second body including a second face and a third face;
a connecting portion that connects the first body and the second body so as to be transformable into a first closed state in which the first face and the second face are disposed to be superimposed in a state of being adjacent to each other, and a second closed state in which the first face and the third face are disposed to be superimposed in a state of being adjacent to each other;
a magnetic field shielding portion that is disposed in the first body;
an antenna that is disposed so as to be closer to a side of the first face of the second body; and
a magnetic sheet disposed in the second body, wherein
at least the magnetic field shielding portion is not disposed in an area overlapping with the antenna in the second body,
in the second closed state, the magnetic sheet is disposed between the antenna and the magnetic field shielding portion disposed in the first body,
in the first closed state, communication by way of the antenna is impossible, and
in the second closed state, communication by way of the antenna is possible.

4. The portable electronic device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the antenna is disposed in an adjacent position that is adjacent to the magnetic field shielding portion in the first closed state, and
wherein the antenna is disposed in a separated position that is more separated from the magnetic field shielding portion than the adjacent position in the second closed state.

5. The portable electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the magnetic sheet is disposed closer to a side of the third face of the second body.

6. The portable electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the magnetic sheet is disposed between the magnetic field shielding portion and the antenna in the second closed state.

7. A portable electronic device, comprising;
a first body including a first face;
a second body that is disposed so as to be superimposed on a side of the first face of the first body;
a connecting portion that connects the first body and the second body so as to be relatively and slidably moved and to be transformable into an opened state in which a predetermined area of the first face is externally exposed, and a closed state in which the predetermined area is covered;
a magnetic field shielding portion that is disposed in the first body;
an antenna that is disposed in the second body, disposed in an adjacent position that is adjacent to the magnetic field shielding portion in one of the opened state or the closed state, and is disposed in a separated position that is more separated from the magnetic field shielding portion than the adjacent position in another one of the opened state or the closed state; and
a magnetic sheet disposed in the second body, wherein
at least the magnetic field shielding portion is not disposed in an area overlapping with the antenna in the second body,
in the another one of the opened state or the closed state, the magnetic sheet is disposed between the antenna and the magnetic field shielding portion disposed in the first body,
in the closed state, communication by way of the antenna is impossible, and
in the opened state, communication by way of the antenna is possible.

8. The portable electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the antenna in a state of being disposed in the adjacent position is adjacently disposed so as to be superimposed with the magnetic field shielding portion.

Assignees

• Nekozuka Hikaru
• Kyocera Corp

Inventors

• Nekozuka Hikaru

Classifications

• H04M1/0247

  comprising more than two body parts · CPC title

• H04M1/0225

  Rotatable telephones, i.e. the body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis perpendicular to the plane they define in closed position (combined with translation movement H04M1/0235) · CPC title

• H04M1/0214

  Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position (combined with translation movement H04M1/0235) · CPC title

• H01Q1/243 Primary

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H04M1/0235

  Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts · CPC title