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US5696518A
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Antenna device integrally fixed to portable electronic appliance
Assignee: Citizen Holdings Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-07-25
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Granted: 1997-12-09
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Expires: 2014-07-25
Abstract
Abstract An antenna device used for portable electronic appliances such as electronic wristwatches furnished with a reception function. Antenna device 100 is bent conforming to the side of watch case 201 and installed on the side of watch case 201. The antenna device is composed of an antenna 110 and an antenna case 150 in which the antenna 110 is housed. The antenna case is made of or coated with a non-metallic material and formed separately from a watch case made of a metallic material. In addition, the antenna case is fixed to watch case 201 with screws 152 at positions apart from the extended line P of antenna core 111.
Inventors
- 👤 Yukio Itoh
- 👤 Tadashi Yasuoka
- 👤 Ryoji Amemiya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 20:09
CPC Classifications
G; G04; G04G; G04G21/00; G04G21/04; G04R; G04R60/00; H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/27; H01Q1/273; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/3827; H04B1/385; H04B1/06; H04B1/08; H04B1/086
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
An antenna device for a portable electronic appliance with a curved side portion and an electric circuit therein, comprising, an antenna case formed separately from the electronic appliance and immovably fixed to the curved side portion of the electronic appliance, said antenna case being formed of a case body and a cap for covering the case body, said case body and cap being made of a non-metallic material and having curved shapes extending along the curved side portion of the electronic appliance, an antenna disposed inside the antenna case, said antenna having elongated core bodies disposed angularly with respect to each other to generally extend along the curved shapes of the case body and the cap, windings wound around the core bodies, and at least one joining member connected to the windings and the electric circuit of the electric appliance, and at least one stopper projection integrally formed with the case body at an inside thereof, said at least one stopper projection securely holding the antenna inside the antenna case.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
An antenna device for a portable electronic appliance with a curved side portion and an electric circuit therein, comprising, an antenna case formed separately from the electronic appliance and immovably fixed to the curved side portion of the electronic appliance, said antenna case being formed of a case body and a cap for covering the case body, said case body and cap being made of a non-metallic material and having curved shapes extending along the curved side portion of the electronic appliance, an antenna disposed inside the antenna case, said antenna having elongated core bodies disposed angularly with respect to each other to generally extend along the curved shapes of the case body and the cap, windings wound around the core bodies, and at least one joining member connected to the windings and the electric circuit of the electric appliance, and at least one stopper projection integrally formed with the case body at an inside thereof, said at least one stopper projection securely holding the antenna inside the antenna case.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The antenna device for a portable electronic appliance according to claim 1, wherein said portable electronic appliance is a wristwatch and said antenna device is installed on the 9:00 o'clock side of said wristwatch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The antenna device for a portable electronic appliance according to claim 2, wherein said antenna device is bent conforming to the shape of the 9:00 o'clock side of a watch case of said wristwatch.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The antenna device for portable electronic appliances according to claim 3, wherein a center frame is integrally formed on the center of said core bodies, and a groove for positioning a terminal sheet which serves as said joining member is provided on one surface of said center frame.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The antenna device for a portable electronic appliance according to claim 4, wherein edge frames are integrally formed on each side of said core bodies.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The antenna device for a portable electronic appliance according to claim 5, wherein said edge frames are provided on the same line along the longitudinal direction of said core bodies in parallel facing each other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The antenna device for a portable electronic appliance according to claim 6, wherein at least one of surfaces along the longitudinal direction of said core bodies formed integrally with said center frame and edge frames is made flat.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
The antenna device for a portable electronic appliance according to claim 2, wherein said core bodies are joined by a bobbin with an angle corresponding to a shape of the 9:00 o'clock side of a watch case of the wristwatch.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The antenna device for a portable electronic appliance according to claim 8, wherein said bobbin is connected to the at least one joining member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The antenna device for a portable electronic appliance according to claim 2, wherein said antenna case is fixed to the watch case with screws at positions apart from an extended line of the core bodies.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
65 words
The antenna device for a portable electronic appliance according to claim 1, wherein said core bodies are connected together along a longitudinal direction thereof and the at least one joining member is connected to a middle portion of the core bodies, said cap having an additional stopper projection contacting the core bodies for securely holding the antenna together with the at least one stopper projection.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
50 words
The antenna device for a portable electronic appliance according to claim 11, wherein said core bodies are two and are bent at a portion for connecting the two core bodies, each core body extending linearly, said case body and cad being integrally connected to the electronic appliance as one unit.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
The antenna device for a portable electronic appliance according to claim 12, wherein said core bodies have edge frames at both longitudinal ends thereof, said edge frames and the at least one joining member extending parallel to each other.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The antenna device for a portable electronic appliance according to claim 1, wherein said core bodies are two, each core body being connected to one joining member at one side thereof.
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