KR100770915B1 - Dual antenna apparatus for mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dual antenna device of a mobile terminal configured to receive a terrestrial TV signal and a satellite TV signal according to the incoming / outgoing terminal of a TV (TV) capable of viewing. An antenna device of a portable terminal comprising a main body housing and a built-in antenna embedded in the main body housing, comprising: a TV receiving antenna drawn in / out from the main body housing and a TV receiving antenna from the main body housing; A terrestrial antenna connector electrically connected to a connecting means provided in the antenna to receive a terrestrial TV signal, and an electrical connection of the TV receiving antenna to the connecting means provided in the antenna when the TV receiving antenna is pulled from the main body housing; It is characterized by consisting of a satellite antenna connector for receiving a satellite TV signal, and can be miniaturized and slimmed by reducing the antenna mounting space in the terminal, and can receive a terrestrial TV signal and satellite TV signal together Configure antenna device By improving the antenna assembly process of the terminal, there is an advantage that can reduce the manufacturing cost by reducing the number of parts.

 Antenna device for satellite and terrestrial TV reception, antenna connector, connection terminal

Description

DUAL ANTENNA APPARATUS FOR MOBILE PHONE}

1 is a view showing a satellite and terrestrial antenna device of a conventional portable terminal.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a dual antenna device of a mobile terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 2;

4 is a view showing a state of use of the dual antenna device of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an enlarged view of a portion B of FIG. 4;

6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a dual antenna device of a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a view showing a state of use of the dual antenna device of the portable terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

8 is an enlarged view of a portion C of FIG. 7;

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an antenna device for TV reception of a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal configured to receive a terrestrial TV signal and a satellite TV signal according to an incoming / outgoing terminal to a TV (TV) capable of viewing. Relates to a dual antenna device.

In general, it is multifunctional according to the needs of consumers recently, and its size is miniaturized, and among the multifunctionals, it is possible to download MP3 music by accessing voice communication, radio listening, and the Internet. With digitization, it can be easily obtained from portable terminals, PDAs, computers and notebooks.

In addition, the data output device of the portable terminal commonly uses a display device (LCD). Basically, the keypad used for data input consists of an arrangement of a plurality of keys.

In addition, the portable terminals have an antenna device for receiving the signal transmitted from the other party in place of the main body.

Among the antenna devices of the conventional mobile terminal, the whip antenna and the helical antenna are divided into external antennas installed outside the mobile phone, and the inverted F type antenna, the flat inverted F type antenna, the diversity antenna, the micro strip antenna, etc. It is divided into built-in antenna installed.

The portable terminal having such a configuration has been popularized to the general public according to the rapid spread, and accordingly, a portable terminal having a complex concept in which various functions are added to satisfy the needs of consumers in addition to the simple call function is being developed. For example, in addition to the existing voice call, on-demand video viewing function, video call function, digital camera function, internet function, TV (TV) viewing function, etc. are additional services required by the user.

Among the various additional services mentioned above, a portable terminal having a TV (TV) viewing function is a complex mobile communication terminal (DMB) that can watch a TV broadcasting program using a display device in addition to a mobile communication telephone function. Refers to.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the TV receiving antenna 2 includes a satellite antenna 3 and a terrestrial antenna 4.

The portable terminal 1 having a TV function is provided with a conventional internal and external antenna device 5 for communication, and is provided with a total of three antennas as a satellite TV and a terrestrial antenna for TV reception are provided.

The satellite antenna is provided with a dedicated satellite communication antenna having a predetermined length in the terminal in order for the user to watch satellite broadcast, and the TV program provided from the satellite after fixing the antenna in the upward direction in which the satellite is located. After receiving the antenna using a satellite communication dedicated antenna to watch through a display device (LCD) provided in the terminal.

The terrestrial antenna for TV reception requires an antenna capable of receiving a signal in a 200 MHz frequency band to perform a TV viewing function. The TV receiving antenna is an antenna having a length of about 10 to 60 cm, which is a wavelength of about 1/10 to 1/2 of a 200 MHz frequency band, and a linear antenna having a length of about 10 to 60 cm is installed at the terminal.

However, the conventional portable terminal having a TV function is required to have a separate antenna for mounting on the terminal because the communication antenna device, a satellite antenna made of a predetermined length and a terrestrial antenna having a length of about 10 ~ 60cm is required, As a result, the size of the terminal has been increased, resulting in a problem of miniaturization and slimming.

In addition, since the terrestrial and satellite antennas need to be mounted on the terminal independently, it takes a lot of time during the assembly process and the manufacturing cost increases due to the increase in the number of parts.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention, to receive a terrestrial TV signal and satellite TV signal according to the incoming / outgoing to the TV (TV) capable of viewing. The present invention provides a dual antenna device of a mobile terminal.

 Another object of the present invention is to configure the antenna device that can receive both the terrestrial TV signal and satellite TV signal according to the incoming / outgoing terminal in the TV (TV) capable of watching, to reduce the mounting space of the terminal to be miniaturized and slim In one aspect, there is provided a dual antenna device of a portable terminal.

Still another object of the present invention is to configure a single antenna device capable of receiving both a terrestrial TV signal and a satellite TV signal, thereby improving the antenna assembly process of the terminal and reducing the number of parts, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the portable terminal. In providing a dual antenna device.

In order to achieve the above object, a first embodiment of the present invention, in the antenna device of a portable terminal comprising a main body housing and a built-in antenna embedded in the main body housing,

A TV receiving antenna drawn in / out from the body housing;

A terrestrial antenna connector which is electrically connected to a connecting means provided in the antenna when the TV receiving antenna is withdrawn from the main body housing to receive a terrestrial TV signal; And

The TV receiving antenna is characterized in that it is configured to be electrically connected to the connecting means provided in the antenna when receiving from the main body housing to receive a satellite TV signal.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, in a second embodiment of the present invention, in the antenna device of a portable terminal comprising a main body housing and a built-in antenna embedded in the main body housing,

A first TV receiving antenna projecting to a predetermined length on the main body housing and receiving a satellite TV signal; And

It is coupled to the first TV receiving antenna through the lead / withdrawable, and is electrically connected to the connection terminal provided at the lower end of the antenna when receiving the terrestrial TV signal, and is separated from the connection terminal when the pull-in And a second TV receiving antenna for receiving the satellite TV signal using the first TV receiving antenna.

Hereinafter, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 and 3, the dual antenna device 10 of the portable terminal is composed of a TV receiving antenna 20, a terrestrial antenna connector 30, and a satellite antenna connector 40, the TV receiving The antenna 20 is mounted to be pulled in / out from the main body housing 1 of the terminal, and the terrestrial antenna connector 30 pulls out the TV receiving antenna 20 from the main body housing 1. It is provided at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the main body housing 1 so as to be electrically connected to the second connection terminal 22a at the lower end of the TV receiving antenna 20 so as to receive a terrestrial TV signal. The connector 40 is electrically connected to the first connection terminal 21a provided above the TV receiving antenna 20 when the TV receiving antenna 20 is inserted from the main body housing 1. The upper surface of the main body housing 1 is provided at a predetermined position so as to receive the satellite TV signal.

2 and 4, the TV receiving antenna 20 is composed of a helical antenna 21 protruding from the main body housing 1 to a predetermined length, the helical antenna 21 on the bottom surface of the helical antenna 21 The rod antenna 22 is provided with the antenna 21 to be pulled in / out from the main housing 1.

3 and 5, the first connecting means is provided on the bottom surface of the helical antenna 21 to be electrically connected to the satellite antenna connector 40 when the TV receiving antenna 20 is drawn in. The second connecting means is provided at the lower end of the rod antenna 22 to be electrically connected to the terrestrial antenna connector 30 when the TV receiving antenna 20 is drawn out.

The operation of the dual antenna device of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5 as follows.

2 and 3, a satellite antenna connector 40 is provided on the upper surface of the main body housing 1 of the terminal capable of watching TV, and a terrestrial antenna is provided on the lower surface of the satellite antenna connector 40. The connector 30 is provided.

The main body housing 1 is provided with a TV receiving antenna 20 that is drawn in / drawn out.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 4, when the user receives the TV signal to watch TV through the terminal, the TV receiving antenna 20 provided in the main body housing 1 is removed from the main body housing 1. Withdraw.

At this time, the TV receiving antenna 20 is composed of a helical antenna 21 and a rod antenna 22 having a predetermined length on the lower surface of the helical antenna 21.

As shown in FIG. 4, the helical antenna 21 of the TV receiving antenna 20 is drawn out of the main body housing 1 to a predetermined length, and at the same time, the rod antenna 22 is also drawn out.

As shown in FIG. 5, at the lead-out end position of the rod antenna 22, the terrestrial antenna connector 30 having the second connection terminal 22a provided at the end of the rod antenna 22 in the body housing 1 is provided. Is electrically connected).

In this case, the terrestrial TV signal received by the terrestrial antenna connector 30 may allow a user to watch a terrestrial TV program through a display device (not shown) of the terminal.

Here, when the user receives the TV signal to watch TV through the terminal, as shown in FIG. 2, the helical antenna 21 and the rod antenna 22 drawn from the main housing 1 are connected to the main housing ( Bring together 1).

In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the first connection terminal 21a provided on the lower surface of the helical antenna 21 is electrically connected to the satellite antenna connector 40 provided on the upper surface of the main body housing 1. .

In this case, the user may watch the satellite TV program through the display device (not shown) of the terminal by the satellite TV signal received by the satellite antenna connector 40.

In this case, when the terminal is used in a call mode, the terminal transmits and receives using the built-in antenna 5 provided in the terminal. .

In addition, the operation of the dual antenna device of the portable terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8 as follows.

6 and 7, the dual antenna device 100 of the portable terminal is a first TV receiving antenna 200 protruding to a predetermined length on the upper surface of the main body housing 1 of the terminal capable of watching TV (TV). ) Is provided. A second TV receiving antenna 300 is connected to the first TV receiving antenna 200 so as to be pulled in / out.

The first TV receiving antenna 200 receives a satellite TV signal, and the second TV receiving antenna 300 receives a terrestrial TV signal.

In this state, when the user receives a terrestrial TV signal and watches TV through the terminal, as shown in FIG. 7, the main TV housing includes the second TV receiving antenna 300 provided in the main housing 1. Through the first TV receiving antenna 200 provided in the withdrawal.

In this case, the first TV receiving antenna 200 is formed of a helical antenna, and the second TV receiving antenna 300 is formed of a load antenna.

As shown in FIG. 8, the rod antenna 300 is connected to the end of the rod antenna 300 at the same time as the rod antenna 300 is drawn out from the main body housing 1 to a predetermined length and at the same time as the rod antenna 300 is drawn out. The terminal 201 is electrically connected to the terrestrial antenna connector 301 provided in the main body housing 1.

At this time, by the terrestrial TV signal received by the antenna connector 301, the user can watch the terrestrial TV program through a display device (not shown) of the terminal.

In this case, when the user receives the TV signal to watch TV through the terminal, the rod antenna 300 drawn out from the helical antenna 200 passes through the helical antenna 200 again.

In this case, the connection terminal 201 is also introduced together with the rod antenna 300, and the contact terminal 201 is separated from the terrestrial antenna connector 301 provided in the main body housing 1.

In this case, the helical antenna 200 receives a satellite TV signal, and the user can watch the satellite TV program through a display device (not shown) of the terminal.

Here, when the terminal is used in the call mode, it transmits and receives using the built-in antenna 5 provided in the terminal.

As described above, by constructing an antenna device capable of receiving both a terrestrial TV signal and a satellite TV signal according to the incoming / outgoing terminal of a TV (TV) capable of watching TV, the mounting space of the antenna in the terminal can be reduced in size and slimness. have.

The dual antenna device of the mobile terminal of the present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art.

As described above, according to the dual antenna device of the mobile terminal according to the present invention,

By constructing an antenna device that can receive terrestrial TV signal and satellite TV signal according to the incoming / outgoing terminal on the TV (TV) capable of watching TV, it can be miniaturized and slimmed by reducing the antenna mounting space in the terminal and terrestrial TV signal And it is possible to improve the antenna assembly process of the terminal by configuring one antenna device that can receive satellite TV signal together, and to reduce the number of parts to reduce the manufacturing cost.

Claims (8)

In the antenna device of a portable terminal comprising a main body housing and a built-in antenna embedded in the main body housing, A TV receiving antenna drawn in / out from the body housing; A terrestrial antenna connector electrically connected to a connecting means provided in the antenna when the TV receiving antenna is withdrawn from the main body housing to receive a TV signal of a terrestrial wave; And And a satellite antenna connector which is electrically connected to a connecting means provided in the antenna when the TV receiving antenna is received from the main body housing so as to receive a satellite TV signal. The antenna of claim 1, wherein the TV receiving antenna comprises: a helical antenna projecting from the main body housing to a predetermined length; And a rod antenna provided on a lower surface of the helical antenna, the rod antenna being pulled in / out from the main body housing together with the helical antenna. The dual antenna apparatus of claim 1, wherein the satellite antenna connector is provided on an upper surface of the main body housing, and the terrestrial antenna connector is provided on a lower surface of the satellite antenna connector. According to claim 2, The connecting means, The first connection terminal is provided on the lower surface of the helical antenna and electrically connected to the satellite antenna connector when the TV receiving antenna is introduced; And a second connection terminal provided at a lower end of the rod antenna and electrically connected to the terrestrial antenna connector when the TV receiving antenna is drawn out. In the antenna device of a portable terminal comprising a main body housing and a built-in antenna embedded in the main body housing, A first TV receiving antenna projecting to a predetermined length on the main body housing and receiving a satellite TV signal; And It is coupled to the first TV receiving antenna through the lead / withdrawable, and is electrically connected to the connection terminal provided at the lower end of the antenna when the withdrawal receives the TV signal of the terrestrial wave, and is separated from the connection terminal when the And a second TV receiving antenna configured to receive a satellite TV signal by using the first TV receiving antenna. The method of claim 5, wherein the first TV receiving antenna is made of a helical antenna, The second TV receiving antenna is a dual antenna device of the portable terminal, characterized in that made of a rod antenna. 6. The dual antenna device of claim 5, wherein a terrestrial antenna connector is further provided on an upper surface of the main body housing to be electrically connected to a connection terminal of the second TV receiving antenna. In the antenna device of a portable terminal comprising a main body housing and a built-in antenna embedded in the main body housing, A TV receiving antenna drawn in / out from the body housing; And At least one antenna connector which is electrically connected to the connecting means provided at one end of the antenna when receiving the TV receiving antenna from the main body housing to receive a terrestrial / satellite TV signal Dual antenna device of a mobile terminal.

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