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Antenna for portable radio communication apparatus
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1988-06-29
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Granted: 1990-04-24
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Expires: 2008-06-29
Abstract
Abstract An antenna for use with a miniature portable radio communication apparatus such as a paging receiver which is powered by a flat ultrathin lithium battery. At least a part of the antenna is implemented by a conductive sheath member which constitutes a positive terminal or a negative terminal of the battery.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshihiro Mori
- 👤 Kazuyuki Tsunoda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:49
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/12; H01Q1/22; H01Q1/24; H01Q1/241; H01Q1/242; H01Q1/243; H01Q1/27; H01Q1/44; H01Q7/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
51 words
In an antenna of a radio communication apparatus which is powered by at least one generally flat battery with positive and negative terminals, the improvement wherein at least one flat part of said antenna is integrally constituted by a flat conductive sheath member which comprises a flat portion of said battery.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
51 words
In an antenna of a radio communication apparatus which is powered by at least one generally flat battery with positive and negative terminals, the improvement wherein at least one flat part of said antenna is integrally constituted by a flat conductive sheath member which comprises a flat portion of said battery.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said apparatus uses a single battery, said battery and said flat conductive sheath member comprised therein being bent generally in the form of a letter U to form a loop.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 2, wherein said conductive sheath member constitutes one of a positive terminal and a negative terminal of said battery.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 2, wherein and antenna terminal is provided at each of opposite ends of said conductive sheath member to define antenna feed points.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 4, wherein an electric circuit of said apparatus is received in a space which is defined between opposite arms of said conductive sheath member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 5, wherein said conductive sheath member is electrically connected to said electric circuit of said apparatus.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 6, wherein at least one of said antenna terminals is grounded to said apparatus via an element having a high impedance to a reception frequency of said apparatus.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 7, wherein said element comprises a coil.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said apparatus has a single battery, said conductive sheath member having the form of a single flat plate which constitutes such flat part of said antenna.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
65 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 9, wherein said antenna comprises said conductive sheath member of said battery; a flat conductor facing and spaced from said conductive sheath member; and a conductive connecting member connecting one end of said sheath member and one end of said flat conductor to each other; whereby said sheath member, said flat conductor and said connecting member form a U-shape.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
An antenna as claim in claim 10, wherein the ends of said conductive sheath member and said flat conductor away from said connecting member are reach provided with an antenna terminal which defines an antenna feed point.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 11, wherein an electric circuit of said apparatus is accommodated in a space which is defined between said conductive sheath member and said flat conductor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 12, wherein said conductive sheath member is electrically connected to said electric circuit of said apparatus.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 13, wherein at least one of said antenna terminals is grounded to said apparatus via an element having a high impedance to a reception frequency of said apparatus.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
13 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 14, wherein said element comprises a coil.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
40 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said apparatus has first and second batteries having first and second flat conductive sheath members. Respectively, said first and second conductive sheath members each having the form of a single flat plate
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
39 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 16, wherein said antenna comprises said first and second conductive sheath members of said batteries and a conductive connecting member connecting the poles of said batteries with the same polarity to each other.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 17, wherein said first and second conductive sheath members of said batteries are each provided with an antenna terminal which defines an antenna feed point.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 18, wherein an electric circuit of said apparatus is received in a space which is defined between said batteries.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 19, wherein one of said first and second conductive sheath members of said batteries is electrically connected to said circuit.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
34 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 20, wherein at least one of said antenna terminals is grounded to said apparatus via an element having a high impedance to a reception frequency of said apparatus.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
13 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 21, wherein said element comprises a coil.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
65 words
An antenna in a radio communication apparatus comprising: a flat conductive sheath member which is included in a first battery powering said apparatus, said conductive sheath member integrally forming at least one flat part of said antenna and of a housing accommodating an electrical circuit of said apparatus; and connecting means for connecting said conductive sheath member to an antenna matching circuit of said apparatus.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
65 words
An antenna in a radio communication apparatus comprising: a flat conductive sheath member which is included in a first battery powering said apparatus, said conductive sheath member integrally forming at least one flat part of said antenna and of a housing accommodating an electrical circuit of said apparatus; and connecting means for connecting said conductive sheath member to an antenna matching circuit of said apparatus.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
39 words
An antenna as claimed in claim 23, wherein said apparatus is further powered by a second battery, and means for connecting said first battery to said apparatus so as to function as a back-up battery for said second battery.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of forming an antenna of a radio communication apparatus comprising the steps of: connecting positive and negative terminal sheath members of a flat thin battery to positive and negative battery terminals of said apparatus, respectively; connecting one of said positive and negative sheath members to an antenna matching circuit of said apparatus; and employing at least a part of said flat thin battery to form at least one flat part of an antenna of said apparatus and to define a space for accommodating an electrical circuit of said apparatus therein.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of forming an antenna of a radio communication apparatus comprising the steps of: connecting positive and negative terminal sheath members of a flat thin battery to positive and negative battery terminals of said apparatus, respectively; connecting one of said positive and negative sheath members to an antenna matching circuit of said apparatus; and employing at least a part of said flat thin battery to form at least one flat part of an antenna of said apparatus and to define a space for accommodating an electrical circuit of said apparatus therein.
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