JP4663492B2 - Portable wireless device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile wireless device such as a mobile phone, a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and in particular, two housings can be opened and closed, rotated, or rotated via a connecting portion. The present invention relates to a portable wireless device slidably connected.

  Recently, various types of mobile phones have been proposed. For example, various types of mobile phones in which two cases are connected via a connecting portion so as to be openable / closable, rotatable, or slidable have been developed. In addition, such mobile phones have been reduced in size and thickness, and those having an antenna built in the housing have been developed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). That is, this foldable mobile phone is configured so that an antenna element made of a metal plate or the like is installed in the upper casing, and is connected to a power feeding section inside the lower casing via a hinge section. By installing the antenna inside the housing, the housing can be made smaller and thinner.

By the way, in such a mobile phone, there is a possibility that various electronic components and the like may malfunction due to the influence of static electricity, resulting in deterioration of communication quality. Therefore, for example, in the case of the above-described foldable mobile phone, a thin plate-like metal or the like is disposed inside the connecting portion, and each ground in the upper housing and the lower housing is connected through the metal. Accordingly, a configuration has been developed in which static electricity generated on the upper housing side is released to the ground of the lower housing.
However, in the case of a foldable mobile phone with countermeasures against static electricity having such a configuration, on the other hand, the antenna performance is particularly low due to a short circuit of the radiating element due to the provision of a metal plate for countermeasures against static electricity. The phenomenon that it becomes easy to invite deterioration of has also occurred.

Therefore, in such a mobile phone, as a means for preventing the deterioration of the antenna quality, for example, a metallic parasitic element having a length corresponding to a half wavelength (λ / 2) is installed, thereby providing an antenna. A configuration that improves the gain has also been proposed.
JP 2001-156898 A

  By the way, in the above-described foldable mobile phone with countermeasures against static electricity, when an attempt is made to add a metallic parasitic element for improving antenna characteristics inside the connecting portion, for example, as shown in FIG. In addition, it is necessary to install a metal 111 having a predetermined length together with the above-described anti-static metal 112 inside the connecting portion 103 that connects the upper housing 101 and the lower housing 102. In the figure, reference numeral 121 denotes a power feeding unit, 122 denotes a radio unit, and 123 denotes a printed circuit board on which these are mounted.

  However, since a hinge shaft 103A for connecting the upper and lower housings so as to be openable and closable is installed in the connecting portion 103, the hinge shaft 103A becomes an obstacle and the interior of the connecting portion 103 with a small installation space is provided. It is difficult to install these two metals 111 and 112 simultaneously. That is, if these two metals 111 and 112 are to be installed inside the connecting portion 103, the size of the connecting portion 103 itself is inevitably increased. As a result, the size of the mobile phone is increased, which is a problem in reducing the size of the mobile phone.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is capable of simultaneously making countermeasures against static electricity and improving antenna characteristics with respect to radio waves in a required frequency range, and is also suitable for miniaturization. The purpose is to provide.

  The portable wireless device of the present invention operates as a first housing, a second housing, a connecting portion that connects the first housing and the second housing, and an antenna provided in the first housing. A plate-like metal, a conductor portion having a predetermined length, and a ground formed via an inductor and one end connected to the metal portion and the other end provided in the second housing and an inductor. A conductor element having a strong coupling part connected to the conductor part and installed inside the coupling part.

  According to the above configuration, the conductor portion (for improving the antenna characteristics) and the strong connection portion (for anti-static measures), which are conductor elements, are provided inside the connecting portion, so that the countermeasure against static electricity and radio waves in the required frequency range are provided. It is possible to simultaneously improve the antenna characteristics. In particular, the conductor part in the connecting part is connected to the power supply part and the metal of the first housing, so it is not half the length of the conventional wavelength but half that length, equivalent to λ / 4. Therefore, the connecting portion can be reduced in size.

  The portable wireless device of the present invention includes a first casing, a second casing, a connecting portion that connects the first casing and the second casing, and the first casing or the second casing. An antenna element provided in the antenna, a conductor portion having a predetermined length, and a power supply portion and an inductor formed integrally with the conductor portion, one end of which is connected to the ground in the first housing and the other end provided in the second housing And a conductive element having a strong connection portion connected to the ground via the connection portion and installed inside the connection portion.

  According to the above configuration, the conductor portion (for improving the antenna characteristics) and the strong connection portion (for anti-static measures), which are conductor elements, are provided inside the connecting portion, so that the countermeasure against static electricity and radio waves in the required frequency range are provided. It is possible to simultaneously improve the antenna characteristics. In particular, the conductor portion in the connecting portion similarly has a length corresponding to λ / 4, which is half the conventional length, and the connecting portion can be miniaturized.

  The portable wireless device of the present invention includes an inductor between the strong connection portion of the conductor element and the metal or the antenna element.

  According to the above configuration, the antenna characteristics can be improved corresponding to a desired frequency.

  In the portable wireless device of the present invention, the conductor portion has a length corresponding to λ / 4 of the transmission / reception frequency.

  According to the above configuration, when performing transmission / reception with a radio wave in a required frequency range corresponding to the wavelength λ, it is possible to improve antenna characteristics in that frequency range. In addition, the conductor portion can be disposed in a space-efficient manner inside the narrow and limited connecting portion.

  In the portable radio apparatus of the present invention, the inductor is configured by one or more numbers corresponding to the types of transmission / reception frequency bands.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to improve antenna characteristics corresponding to a plurality of frequency bands.

  In the portable wireless device of the present invention, the connecting portion may be an opening / closing structure in which the first casing and the second casing are opened or closed, or a rotating structure in which the first casing is rotated with respect to the second casing, Alternatively, the first casing has any one of slide structures that slide relative to the second casing.

  According to the above configuration, it can be widely applied to various types of portable wireless devices that connect two housings.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to simultaneously provide a countermeasure against static electricity and improve antenna characteristics for radio waves in a required frequency range, and provide a mobile phone suitable for downsizing.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
(First embodiment)
1 and 2 show a foldable portable wireless device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and this foldable portable wireless device includes an upper housing 1 which is a first housing. And a lower housing 2 that is a second housing, and a connecting portion 3 that is a hinge portion that connects the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 2 so as to be openable and closable. And a dual-band mobile phone capable of transmitting and receiving in the 2 GHz frequency band.

  The upper housing 1 includes a display element (LCD) 11 constituting a display unit and an opening 12 of a receiver on the surface (inner surface) facing the lower housing 2. Further, the surface (inner surface) on which the display element 11 of the upper housing 1 is arranged is formed by the upper housing metal frame 1A constituting the first ground (GND1) that functions as the first antenna element.

  The upper casing metal frame 1A is generally formed in a substantially rectangular shape using a metal having high conductivity, light weight and high strength, such as a magnesium alloy. Further, the surface (outer surface, that is, the upper cover 1B) opposite to the surface (inner surface) of the upper housing 1 is integrally extended to the connecting portion 3 by an insulating resin member or the like. Has been. That is, the upper housing 1 is formed in a flat box shape by joining the opening portions of the upper housing metal frame 1A and the upper cover 1B so as to face each other. Furthermore, a printed circuit board (not shown) on which a display element (LCD) 11 and a receiver are mounted is disposed inside the upper housing 1.

  The lower housing 2 is provided with an operation key 21 and an opening 22 of the transmitter on the surface facing the upper housing 1. In addition, a printed circuit board 23 provided with a second ground (GND2) that also serves as a (virtual) antenna element is disposed inside the lower housing 2. In addition, the surface (inner surface) on which the operation key 21 and the transmission portion opening 22 of the lower housing 2 are formed is formed of an insulating resin member (this is called the lower case 2A). On the other hand, the surface (outer surface, that is, the lower cover 2B) opposite to the surface (inner surface) of the lower housing 2 is formed of an insulating resin member or the like, similar to the upper housing 1. Has been. That is, the lower housing 2 is also formed in a flat box shape by joining the opening portions of the lower case 2A and the lower cover 2B so as to face each other, like the upper housing 1. . Further, a printed circuit board 23 constituting a second ground (GND2) functioning as a second antenna element is installed inside the lower housing 2, and the printed circuit board 23 includes a power feeding unit 24 and a wireless unit. 25 etc. are mounted.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the lower cover 2B of the lower housing 2 is integrally formed with a conductive hinge shaft 20 at one end (upper end in FIG. 1) facing the connecting portion 3. ing.

  The connecting portion 3 has a bearing portion 30 having a substantially ring-shaped or substantially C-shaped cross section on one end side, and a space large enough to install a conductor element 4 described later on the center side. It has a hollow cylindrical part that secures space. The bearing 30 is rotatably supported by the hinge shaft 20 provided at the end (the upper end in FIG. 1) of the second housing 2 described above. Thereby, the 1st housing | casing 1 and the 2nd housing | casing 2 are connected via the connection part 3 so that opening and closing is possible.

The conductor element 4 includes a conductor portion 41 for improving antenna characteristics having a predetermined length, and a strong connection portion 42 for countermeasure against static electricity formed integrally with the conductor portion 41. It is installed inside.
Among these, the conductor part 41 is for solving the problem of the deterioration of the antenna characteristics which has occurred due to the installation of the strong coupling part 42. In other words, the conductor part 41 is for improving the antenna gain. Unlike the conventional one, the radiating element is electrically connected to the power feeding unit 24 through the strong coupling portion 42 and the hinge shaft 20. That is, in the strong coupling portion 42 connected to the conductor portion 41, the contact 42 </ b> B provided at one end is in contact with and connected to the hinge shaft 20. On the other hand, the hinge shaft 20 is connected to the power feeding unit 24 on the printed circuit board 23 through the contacts 42C and 42D. Accordingly, since the conductor portion 41 is electrically connected to the power feeding portion 24 and constitutes a radiating element, its electrical length is not substantially λ / 2 in the frequency band for transmitting and receiving, but is approximately half that of / 4 is enough. Thereby, the installation space of the conductor part 41 in the connection part 3 can be suppressed to the minimum. In addition, the conductor portion 41 of the present embodiment has a higher frequency (shorter wavelength λ) of 800 MHz and 2 GHz transmission / reception frequencies, that is, a length of approximately λ / 4 at 2 GHz. In order to ensure a required length even in a limited small space of the connecting portion 3, it is formed in a meander shape, and the length can be efficiently earned.

  On the other hand, the strong connection portion 42 has one end electrically connected to the upper housing metal frame 1A and the other end connected to the hinge portion 20, the contact 42B, the contact 42C, the contact 42D, the printed circuit board 23, and the inductor 5. Through the second ground (GND2) provided in the lower housing 2, and when static electricity is generated in the upper housing metal frame 1A, the static electricity is transferred to the second ground of the lower housing 2. It is possible to effectively escape to (GND2). Further, both ends of the strong coupling portion 42, that is, an electrical connection with the contact 42 A at one end for electrical connection with the upper casing metal frame 1 A and the second ground (GND 2) of the lower casing 2. The contact 42B at the other end is configured as a spring-type contact, and even if the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 2 are opened and closed, they are always in a stable state by the elastic force of the spring. -It can be conducted.

Further, between the conductor element 4 and the upper casing metal frame 1A, the first ground (GND1) constituting the first antenna element of the upper casing 1 and the conductor element 4 are electrically connected, and the high frequency is achieved. In order to cut, the inductor 5 is installed as shown in FIG. The inductor 5 has a required chip constant according to the transmission / reception frequency, and is configured by a coil having a winding structure or a laminated structure. In the case of the present embodiment, the conductor element 4 has two elements (corresponding to 800 MHz and 2 GHz) having two types of chip constants in series so that transmission and reception can be performed in two frequency bands. It is the structure connected to. The inductor 5 has a specific impedance component, but there is no particular problem as long as the value is within an allowable range in which a required effect can be exhibited.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, this inductor 5 is good also as a structure installed between the strong connection part 42 and the conductor part 41 (or a part of strong connection part 42 itself).

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
First, when transmission / reception is performed with the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 2 opened, both the contacts 42A and 42B of the strong coupling portion 42 are configured by springs, so that FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, even in the open state, the first ground (GND1) that is the upper casing metal frame 1A of the upper casing and the second ground (GND2) of the lower casing 2 are in elastic contact with each other. Conducted in an electrically stable state. Therefore, even if static electricity is generated in the upper housing metal frame 1A, the static electricity can be released to the second ground (GND2) of the lower housing 2 through the strong coupling portion 42 of the conductor element 4, so that static electricity is generated. Troubles associated with can be effectively avoided. Further, in the present embodiment, when transmission / reception is performed in the frequency band of 2 GHz, a countermeasure for removing static electricity by the strong coupling portion 42 is provided by the conductor portion 41 and the inductor 5 provided integrally with the strong coupling portion 42 of the conductor element 4. It is also possible to improve the deterioration of the antenna characteristics while avoiding the harmful effects caused by the provision of the antenna.

  In the present embodiment, the upper housing metal frame 1A of the upper housing 1 and the second ground (GND2) that also serves as a virtual antenna element of the lower housing 2 constitute an antenna. Further, in the open state, the conductor portion 41 has an arrangement (orientation) state toward the inside of the upper housing 1, and even if the concentration of the antenna current on the conductor portion 41 increases, the conductor portion 41 is used. Since the arrangement avoids the approach to the person's head, an increase in SAR can be prevented.

  On the other hand, both the contacts 42A and 42D of the strong coupling portion 42 are constituted by spring-type contacts even in a standby state in which the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 2 are closed and waiting for reception from the other party. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5B, the first ground (GND1) and the second ground (GND2) of the lower housing 2 are in contact with each other. For this reason, troubles caused by static electricity can be effectively avoided even in the closed state, as in the open state. When transmitting and receiving in the frequency band of 2 GHz, as in the open state, the static electricity removal by the strong coupling portion 42 is performed by the conductor portion 41 and the inductor 5 provided integrally with the strong coupling portion 42 of the conductor element 4. It is also possible to improve the deterioration of the antenna characteristics while avoiding the harmful effects caused by the provision of measures.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, when performing (transmission) reception in the closed state in which the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 2 are closed, the conductor portion 41 of the conductor element 4 faces outward, in other words, It is opened from the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 2. Accordingly, since the conductor portion 41 fed from the power feeding portion 24 can receive (transmit and receive) radio waves in a predetermined frequency band (2 GHz) toward the wide open direction, (Transmission) The antenna directivity when receiving can be improved. In addition, when the folding portable wireless device of the present embodiment is placed on a metal table, for example, the antenna performance may be deteriorated due to the influence of the metal table, but it is directed outward. The antenna performance can be improved by the conductor portion 41 of the conductor element 4.

  Next, in the closed state, the foldable portable wireless device of the present embodiment has the same configuration, but the conventional foldable portable wireless device in which the conductor portion of the conductor element and the strong coupling portion are separated. A comparative experiment was conducted to investigate the antenna characteristics. According to this, as shown in FIG. 6, since the conductor part 41 of the conductor element 4 is installed between the hinge part 3 and the upper cover 1B in the closed state, the folding type of this embodiment It has been found that the antenna performance can be improved by about 2 dB in the portable wireless device (pattern indicated by α) compared to the conventional one (pattern indicated by β).

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, in the present embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals to avoid redundant description.
FIG. 7 shows a slide-type portable wireless device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. This slide-type portable wireless device has the same structure as that of the first embodiment. In this embodiment, the upper housing 1 is a lower housing 2 that is a second housing, and the connecting portion 3 is slidably coupled to the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 2. In addition, a dual-band mobile phone capable of transmitting and receiving in the frequency bands of 800 MHz and 2 GHz is configured.

  The connecting portion 3 is configured so that the upper housing 1 can slide along the slide groove 2C provided in the lower housing 2, and the conductor element 4 is provided inside as in the first embodiment. ing. Further, the conductor element 4 is provided with a meander-shaped conductor portion 41 and a strong coupling portion 42 (see FIG. 3 or 4), and the strong coupling portion 42 is connected to the ground (GND1) in the upper housing 1. ) And the ground (GND2) of the lower housing 2 via the inductor 5.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
First, when transmission / reception is performed in a state in which the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 2 are slid (referred to as an “open state”), as shown in FIG. 7, the contact 42E of the strong coupling portion 42 is spring-type. Since it is composed of (or brush-shaped) contacts, the upper casing metal frame 1A (see FIGS. 1 to 3) as well as the ground (GND2) of the lower casing 2 is printed even in the open state. The substrate is also in reliable contact and is electrically connected in a stable state. Therefore, even if static electricity is generated in the upper housing metal frame 1A, the static electricity can be released to the ground of the lower housing 2 through the strong coupling portion 42 of the conductor element 4, so that countermeasures against static electricity can be effectively exhibited. .

  Similarly to the first embodiment, in this embodiment, when transmission / reception is performed in the frequency band of 2 GHz, the conductor 41 and the inductor 5 provided integrally with the strong coupling portion 42 of the conductor element 4 By acting as a director by the combination, it is possible to improve the adverse effect of providing the strong coupling portion 42, that is, the deterioration of the antenna characteristics.

  Further, in this embodiment as well, as in the first embodiment, the upper housing metal frame 1A of the upper housing 1 and the ground that also serves as the antenna element of the lower housing 2 constitute an antenna.

  On the other hand, even in a standby state in which the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 2 are slid to wait for reception from the other party in a state where the housing is closed (this is referred to as “closed state”) The portion 42 is in reliable contact with the first ground (GND1) of the upper housing 1 and the second ground (GND2) of the lower housing 2. For this reason, even in the closed state, the countermeasure against static electricity can be effectively exhibited as in the open state. Even in this closed state, when transmission / reception is performed in the frequency band of 2 GHz, deterioration of the antenna gain due to the provision of the strong coupling portion 42 is improved by combining the conductor portion 41 and the inductor 5. Can do.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 2 are in the open state or the closed state, the conductor portion 41 is separated from the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 2 when performing transmission / reception. It is open. Therefore, the conductor part 41 fed from the power feeding part can effectively (transmit) and receive radio waves from the direction of the arrow P in FIG. 7, so that the antenna characteristics can be improved. Further, even in the case of the folding portable wireless device of the present embodiment, the antenna performance is affected by the influence of the metal table when it is in a standby state where it is placed on a metal table or the like and waits for reception from the sender. It can also be improved by this.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and can be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention.
That is, various portable wireless devices such as a cellular phone, PHS, or PDA can be applied to the portable wireless device of the present invention. In addition, for example, a configuration in which the two housings are not opened and closed as in the first embodiment but may be opened and closed in the left and right directions. Further, in the present invention, in addition to the open / close type and the slide type, for example, a rotation (revolver) type may be used. In the present invention, various types of antennas such as a whip antenna, a helical antenna, and an inverted F antenna can be applied instead of the antennas of the first and second embodiments.
For example, when the antenna is provided in the lower housing (or the upper housing), the strong coupling portion of the conductor element is connected to the ground (GND1) in the upper housing 1 and the lower housing is connected via the inductor 5. What is necessary is just to set it as the structure connected to the ground (GND2) in the body 2. FIG.

  The portable wireless device according to the present invention can simultaneously provide a countermeasure against static electricity and improve antenna characteristics with respect to a radio wave in a required frequency range, and has the effect of reducing the size. It is useful for a mobile phone, PHS, PDA, or the like in which a casing is connected to be freely opened / closed, rotated, or slidable via a connecting portion.

(A) The block diagram which shows the open state of the foldable portable radio | wireless apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention, (B) is the side view (A) The block diagram which shows the closed state of the foldable portable radio | wireless apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention, (B) is the side view (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the principal part of the foldable portable radio | wireless apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention, (B) is explanatory drawing which shows the connection state of the inductor in the portable radio | wireless machine Explanatory drawing of the principal part which shows the connection state of the inductor which is another modification of the foldable portable radio | wireless machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The principal part block diagram which shows the open state of the foldable portable radio | wireless apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention, (B) is the principal part block diagram which shows the closed state of the foldable portable radio | wireless machine Explanatory drawing which shows the radiation pattern in the closed state of the foldable portable radio | wireless machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and the conventional foldable portable radio | wireless machine The principal part block diagram which shows the open state in the slide type portable radio | wireless machine which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention Explanatory drawing which shows the installation state of the meander-shaped conductor part and strong connection part in the conventional folding portable radio | wireless machine

Explanation of symbols

1 Upper housing (first housing)
1A Upper casing metal frame 1B Upper cover 11 Display element (LCD)
12 Opening part of receiver 2 Lower casing (second casing)
21 Operation Key 22 (Speaker) Opening 23 Printed Circuit Board 2A Lower Case 2B Lower Cover 2C Slide Groove 2D Connection Conductor 20 Hinge Shaft 3 Connecting Portion (Hinge Portion)
30 Bearing portion 4 Conductor element 41 Conductor portion 42 Strongly connected portion 42A, 42B Contact point 5 Inductor GND1 First ground GND2 Second ground

Claims (6)

A first housing;
A second housing;
A connecting portion for connecting the first housing and the second housing;
A plate-like metal that operates as an antenna provided in the first housing;
A conductor part having a predetermined length and a strong connection formed integrally with the conductor part, one end of which is connected to the metal and the other end of which is connected to the power supply part provided in the second housing and the ground via the inductor A conductive element having a portion and installed inside the connecting portion;
A portable wireless device comprising: A first housing;
A second housing;
A connecting portion for connecting the first housing and the second housing;
An antenna element provided in the first casing or the second casing;
A conductor portion having a predetermined length and one end formed integrally with the conductor portion are connected to the ground in the first housing, and the other end is connected to the ground via the power feeding portion and the inductor provided in the second housing. A conductive element having a strong connection portion and installed inside the connection portion;
A portable wireless device.   The portable radio apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an inductor between the strong coupling portion of the conductor element and the metal or the antenna element.   The portable wireless device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the conductor portion has a length corresponding to λ / 4 of a transmission / reception frequency.   The portable wireless device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the inductor is configured by one or more numbers corresponding to types of transmission / reception frequency bands.   The connecting portion includes an opening / closing structure in which the first casing and the second casing are opened and closed, a rotating structure in which the first casing rotates with respect to the second casing, or the first casing is the second casing. The portable wireless device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the portable wireless device has any one of slide structures that slide relative to each other.

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