KR101721876B1 - Mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable terminal having an antenna carrier detachably mountable to an inner case of a portable terminal.

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL [0002]

The present invention relates to a portable terminal. More particularly, the present invention relates to a portable terminal having an antenna carrier detachably mountable to an inner case of the portable terminal.

The present invention relates to a portable terminal. A terminal can be divided into a mobile terminal (portable / mobile terminal) and a stationary terminal according to its portability.

Such a portable terminal has various functions, for example, a multimedia device (multimedia player) having a complex function of photographing or photographing a moving picture, playing music or a moving picture file, receiving a game, .

In recent years, portable terminals have been widely used as wireless communication means, having wireless communication functions and the like, and have various data processing functions or multimedia functions in addition to wireless communication means.

In order to provide a wireless communication function, the portable terminal may include a wireless communication antenna or the like.

In recent years, an antenna is not protruded from the outside of the antenna while the internal antenna (or intenna) installed inside the portable terminal is used. However, Can be used.

In the case of the internal antenna, the antenna pattern is provided on the outer surface of the antenna carrier and can be mounted inside the portable terminal.

As a method for mounting the internal antenna inside the housing of the portable terminal, a method of directly mounting the antenna carrier on a circuit board such as a PCB inside the portable terminal is possible, but there may be a problem of increasing the thickness of the portable terminal, The receiving sensitivity of the antenna module is deteriorated because the position of the antenna module is installed at the circuit board mounting position inside the portable terminal.

In addition, the method of providing the antenna carrier in a part of the inner case of the portable terminal by providing the pattern in a part of the inner case of the portable terminal may cause a cost increase to dispose the entire inner case when the antenna is defective.

The present invention provides a portable terminal that can be detachably attached to an inner case of a portable terminal, minimizes an increase in thickness of the portable terminal, an increase in the number of workings at the time of assembling the portable terminal, and an increase in cost at the time of antenna failure This is the task to be done.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display device comprising: a front cover having a light transmitting property; a display unit provided on a rear surface of the front cover; an inner case mounted with the display unit; an antenna module detachably mounted on the inner case; And a rear cover detachably attached to the case at the rear side.

In addition, the inner case includes a front case and a rear case, and the antenna module can be mounted on a lower portion of the rear surface of the rear case.

An antenna mounting portion is formed at a lower portion of the rear surface of the rear case to match the shape of the antenna carrier of the antenna module, and the antenna module can be mounted on the antenna mounting portion.

The fastening member for fastening the front case and the rear case may fasten the antenna module to the rear case.

Here, the display unit may be provided on a front surface of the front case, and a circuit board may be provided between the front case and the rear case.

Also, a battery mounting portion may be provided on the rear surface of the inner case facing the rear cover.

The circuit board may not overlap with the battery mounting portion in the thickness direction of the portable terminal.

Here, the circuit board and the antenna module may be connected by a flexible circuit board.

In addition, at least one card-mounting socket may be provided on the rear surface of the rear case.

In addition, the antenna module may be provided with a pattern part on the back surface of the antenna carrier facing the rear cover.

According to the portable terminal of the present invention, the antenna carrier constituting the antenna module can be detachably attached to the inner case of the portable terminal.

In addition, according to the portable terminal of the present invention, since the antenna carrier constituting the antenna module is detachably attached to the inner case of the portable terminal, when it is determined that the antenna module is defective, only the antenna module is replaced, Waste can be minimized.

In addition, according to the portable terminal of the present invention, the antenna carrier constituting the antenna module is detachably mounted on the inner case of the portable terminal, and the shape of the inner case of the portable terminal is configured to match the shape of the antenna carrier, It is possible to minimize the thickness increase of the portable terminal which can be caused by detachably configuring the module.

In addition, according to the portable terminal of the present invention, the fastening member for fastening the antenna carrier constituting the antenna module to the inner case is shared with the inner case of the portable terminal and the other components to fasten the portable terminal, .

In addition, since the mounting position of the antenna module of the portable terminal according to the present invention may be the back surface of the detachable rear cover, the antenna module, which can be generated as the position of the conventional antenna module is installed in the circuit board mounting position in the portable terminal, It is possible to solve the problem of lowering the reception sensitivity of the antenna.

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of a portable terminal according to the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view of the portable terminal according to the present invention viewed from the front.
4 is an exploded perspective view of the portable terminal according to the present invention viewed from the rear.
5 illustrates a process of assembling the portable terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the portable terminal shown in FIG. 5 after the fastening process.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments disclosed herein are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification.

The portable terminal described in the present specification is not limited to a mobile phone as a telephone shown in the drawings and may be a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a portable multimedia Player), navigation, etc., it should be understood as a concept including portable electronic products.

First, with reference to FIG. 1, a portable terminal according to the present invention will be described in terms of its functional components.

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The portable terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, An interface unit 170, a control unit 180, a power supply unit 190, and the like. When the components are implemented in an actual application, two or more components may be combined into one component, or one component may be divided into two or more components as needed.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short distance communication module 114 and a GPS module 115.

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information.

The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

Meanwhile, the broadcast related information may be provided through a mobile communication network, and in this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcasting signals using various broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcasting receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S) Only Digital Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H), Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T), and the like.

Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be configured to be suitable for all broadcasting systems that provide broadcast signals as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

In addition, the mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. Here, the wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal, or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module 113 can be built in or externally.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as the short distance communication technology.

In addition, the GPS (Global Position System) module 115 receives position information from a plurality of artificial satellites.

The wireless communication unit 110 may be embodied as an antenna module 200 described later. The antenna module 200 may be a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO).

An audio / video (A / V) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122.

The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. Then, the processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ The camera 121 may be equipped with two or more cameras according to the configuration of the terminal.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal by a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. The microphone 122 may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates key input data that the user inputs to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. Particularly, when the touch pad has a mutual layer structure with the display unit 151, which will be described later, it can be called a touch screen. The user input unit 130 may be provided in one portable terminal according to the type of each input.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the portable terminal 100 such as the open / closed state of the portable terminal 100, the position of the portable terminal 100, Thereby generating a sensing signal.

For example, when the portable terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. Also, it is responsible for a sensing function related to whether or not the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface with all the external devices connected to the portable terminal 100. For example, it may be a wired / wireless headset, an external charger, a wired / wireless data port, a card socket (e.g. a memory card, a SIM / UIM card), an audio I / I / O (input / output) terminals, and earphones.

The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the portable terminal 100 or transmits data to the external device in the portable terminal 100.

The output unit 150 is for outputting an audio signal, a video signal or an alarm signal and includes a display unit 151 and an acoustic output module 152, an alarm unit 153 and a haptic module 154 May be included.

The display unit 151 displays and outputs information processed by the portable terminal 100. For example, when the portable terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with the call is displayed. When the portable terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, it displays the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI.

Meanwhile, as described above, when the display unit 13 and the touch pad have a mutual layer structure to constitute a touch screen, the display unit 151 can be used as an input device in addition to the output device.

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display 3D display).

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the embodiment of the portable terminal 100.

The audio output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the portable terminal 100. The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the portable terminal 100. Examples of events occurring in the portable terminal include receiving a call signal, receiving a message, inputting a key signal, and touch input. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152 so that they may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 153.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the hit module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output. In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 154 may include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or a suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated. The haptic module 154 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to allow the user to feel the tactile effect through the muscular sensation of the finger or arm. The haptic module 154 may include two or more haptic modules 154 according to the configuration of the portable terminal 100.

The memory 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and may store a function for temporarily storing input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, .

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM , And a ROM. ≪ / RTI >

Also, the portable terminal 100 may operate a web storage that performs a storage function of the storage unit 150 on the Internet.

The control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the portable terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like.

In addition, the control unit 180 may include a multimedia playback module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia playback module 181 may be configured in hardware in the controller 180 or separately from software in the controller 180. [

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

In the foregoing, the portable terminal according to the present invention has been described in terms of its functional components. Hereinafter, the portable terminal according to the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to FIG. 2 in view of the components according to the external form.

Hereinafter, for simplicity of explanation, a bar type portable terminal will be exemplified among various types of portable terminals such as a folder type, a bar type, a swing type, a slider type, and the like. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the bar-type portable terminal but can be applied to all types of portable terminals including the above-mentioned type.

2 is a perspective view of a portable terminal according to the present invention. 2 (a) is a perspective view of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The main body includes a cover which forms an appearance. In this embodiment, the cover can be divided into a front cover 101 and a rear cover 102. [ Various electronic components can be embedded in the space formed between the front cover 101 and the rear cover 102. [ At least one inner case may be additionally disposed between the front cover 101 and the rear cover 102. [

The cover or the case may be formed by injection molding of a synthetic resin, or may be formed to have a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti) or the like.

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 100, and may include a plurality of user input units 131, 132, and 133. The user input units 131, 132, and 133 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates in a tactile manner.

Contents input by the first or third user input units 131, 132, and 133 may be variously set. For example, the first user input unit 131 receives commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second user input unit 132 controls the size of the sound outputted from the sound output module 152, And the third user input unit 133 may be a camera button for operating the camera 122. In this case,

The display unit 151, the sound output module 152, the camera 121, the first user input unit 131, and the like may be disposed in the main body of the portable terminal, mainly the front cover 101. The front cover 101 may be made of tempered glass or the like.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front cover 101. The audio output unit 151 and the camera 121 may be disposed in an area adjacent to one end of the display unit 151 and the first user input unit 131 may be disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The second user input unit 132, the third user input unit 133, and the interface 170 may be disposed on the sides of the portable terminal.

2B is a rear perspective view of the portable terminal shown in FIG. 2A.

Referring to FIG. 2B, a camera 121 'may be further mounted on the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear cover 102. The camera 121 'may have a photographing direction substantially opposite to the camera 121 (see FIG. 2A), and may be a camera having different pixels from the camera 121.

For example, the camera 121 provided in the front cover 101 has low pixels so that it is easy to capture a face of a user and transmit the face of the user to a counterpart in case of a video call or the like, and the camera 121 ' It is often not photographed and transmitted immediately, so that it can be configured to have a high pixel.

The cameras 121 and 121 'may be installed in the terminal body such that they can be rotated or pop-up.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 may be additionally disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 may provide illumination toward the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror 124 allows the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like when the user intends to shoot himself / herself (self-photographing) using the camera 121 '.

An antenna (not shown) for receiving a broadcast signal may be additionally disposed on the side surface of the terminal body in addition to an antenna for a call or the like. An antenna constituting a part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 1) can be installed to be able to be drawn out from the terminal body.

A power supply unit 190 (see FIG. 3) for supplying power to the portable terminal 100 may be mounted on the terminal body. The power supply unit may be built in the main body of the terminal, or may be detachable from the outside of the main body of the terminal.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the power supply unit can be detachably detached from the portable terminal while the rear cover 102 is detached.

The microphone 122 of the portable terminal shown in FIG. 2 may be provided on the lower side of the rear cover 102 and the interface unit 170 may be provided on the side of the rear cover 102.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the portable terminal according to the present invention viewed from the front, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the portable terminal according to the present invention viewed from the rear.

The cover of the portable terminal is divided into the front cover 101 and the rear cover 102 and at least one inner case may be additionally disposed between the front cover 101 and the rear cover 102 have.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the inner case includes a front case 103 and a rear case 104. Fig.

The front case 103 is mounted with an LCD panel or the like as a display unit 151. The front cover 101 may be provided with a tempered glass or a transparent panel in front of the display unit 151. [

The front cover 101 may be mounted on the front case 103 constituting the inner case. The front cover 101 and the front case 103 may be attached to each other by an adhesive material or an adhesive member without using a separate fastening member or the like.

A part of the front case 103 constituting the inner case may be configured to be exposed to the outside of the portable terminal. As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the rim of the front case 103 is exposed to the outside, so that the rim of the portable terminal can be formed.

The circuit board P may be provided between the front case 103 and the rear case 104 constituting the inner case. The front case 103 and the rear case 104 are fastened by fastening members, and a circuit board P in the form of a PCB can be received therebetween.

The circuit board P may be installed at a position not overlapping with the battery mounting portion 104g in the thickness direction of the portable terminal. So as to minimize the thickness of the portable terminal.

3 and 4, the circuit board P is disposed at an upper portion of a space between the front case and the rear case, and the battery mounting portion is provided at a lower portion of the rear surface of the rear case 104 So that the battery and the circuit board P are not overlapped with each other in the thickness direction.

The first user input unit 131 may be mounted between the front case 103 and the rear case 104 and the front cover 101 and the front case 103 may be mounted between the first user input unit 131 Mounting holes 103h and 151h for mounting can be respectively formed.

The circuit board P may be mounted on a depression 104P formed in an upper portion of the rear case 104 and connected to an antenna module 200 to be described later with a flexible circuit board f or FPCB .

The flexible circuit board f shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 connects the antenna module 200 and the circuit board P and connects at least one or more user inputs or inputs such as a microphone (not shown) And can be connected to the circuit board.

The circuit board P may be configured such that a camera or the like is mounted and exposed through the rear cover 104.

A battery mounting portion 104g on which a battery as a power supply unit 190 is mounted may be provided under the rear case 104.

The battery mounting portion 104g may be provided on the rear surface of the inner case 104 facing the rear cover 102. [ 3 and 4, the battery mounting portion 104g is provided at the bottom of the rear surface of the inner case 104 facing the rear cover 102, and has a stepped portion, Shape.

The battery mounting part 104g may be formed as a mounting groove for mounting the power supply part 190 in the direction of the rear cover 104, or may be formed in the shape of an opening.

3 and 4, the battery mounting portion 104g is formed in the shape of an opening, so that the battery as the power supply portion 190 can be supported on the back side of the front case 103. [

The portable terminal according to the present invention may include an antenna module 200 constituting the wireless communication unit 110 of FIG.

The antenna module 200 may include an antenna carrier 210 in the form of a housing and a pattern unit 220 provided on the surface of the antenna carrier 210.

The pattern unit 220 may be mounted on the surface of the antenna carrier 210 or may be coated or printed on the surface of the antenna carrier 210.

In the conventional method of mounting the antenna module 200, a method of mounting the antenna module on the circuit board is used, but the thickness of the portable terminal is increased.

Also, when the method of directly fastening the circuit board and the antenna module is used, the reception sensitivity of the antenna may be reduced because the antenna module and the circuit board are disposed deep inside the portable terminal body. Since the method of directly mounting the antenna module on the circuit board is for electrical connection between the antenna module and the circuit board, if the electrical connection between the circuit board and the antenna module is replaced with the flexible circuit board, It is possible to avoid a method of stacking and connecting them directly.

Further, if the antenna module is directly mounted on a circuit board or the like, the number of workpieces for mounting the antenna module on a PCB circuit board increases.

3 and 4, the antenna carrier 210 of the antenna module 200 is detachably mounted on the lower rear surface of the rear case 104 constituting the inner case.

Of course, a method of integrating the rear case 104 with the antenna carrier is also possible, but when the defect rate of the antenna module is small, unnecessary material is wasted.

The portable terminal according to the present invention includes an inner case, and the antenna module 200 is detachable from the inner case. Specifically, when the rear cover 102 is detachable from the main body of the portable terminal due to the replacement of a battery or a card, the portable terminal must include at least one internal case. In the portable terminal according to the present invention, (200) is detachably mounted on the inner case.

3 and 4, the antenna module 200 is detachably mounted on an antenna mounting portion 104m provided at a lower portion of the rear surface of the rear case 104, The antenna mount portion 104m and the antenna carrier 210 may be formed in a shape corresponding to the inner surface shape of the antenna carrier 210. When the antenna module 200 is fastened to the antenna mount portion 104m, have.

Therefore, even when the antenna module 200 is mounted on the rear case 104, the thickness increase due to the mounting of the antenna module 200 can be minimized.

As a method of mounting the antenna module 200 on the antenna mounting portion 104m, a fastening member can be used.

The fastening member may be a fastening bolt or the like. In the embodiment shown in Figs. 3 and 4, an upper fastening member ub and a lower fastening member lb are shown.

The upper fastening member ub fastens the rear case 104 to the front case 103 and the lower fastening member 1b fastens the antenna carrier 210 to the rear case 104 At the same time, the rear case (104) is fastened to the front case (103).

That is, since the lower fastening member 1b fastens the antenna carrier 210, the rear case 104 and the front case 103 at the same time, the antenna module 200 is mounted on the rear case 104 as an inner case It is possible to omit the separate fastening step.

More specifically, the upper fastening member (ub) is fastened to fastening holes (103h, 104h) formed in the upper portions of the front case (103) and the rear case (104) 103h formed in the antenna carrier 210, the lower portion of the front case 103, and the antenna mounting portion 104m of the rear case 104 in a state where the antenna mounting portion 200 is mounted on the antenna mounting portion, 104 mh).

5 illustrates a process of assembling the portable terminal according to the present invention.

After the front cover 101, the display unit 151, the front case 103, the circuit board P and the rear case 104 are assembled in order, The front case 103 and the rear case 104 are coupled to each other and the antenna module 200 is mounted on the antenna mounting part 104m and then the antenna module 200 The rear case 104 and the front case 103 are simultaneously fastened to each other to complete the assembly of the portable terminal main body except for the rear cover 102. [

A battery mounting portion 104g is provided on the rear surface of the rear case 104 so that the battery as the power supplying portion 190 can be mounted while the rear cover is removed.

In addition, at least one card-mounting socket may be provided on the rear surface of the rear case 104, and in the embodiment shown in Fig. 5, two card-mounting sockets cs1 and cs2 are shown. Therefore, in the state that the rear cover 102 is removed, the card can be attached or detached together with the battery.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the portable terminal shown in FIG. 5 after the fastening process.

The antenna module 200 is fastened together with the front case 103 and the rear case 104 as the inner case and the battery or various cards as the power supply unit 190 are connected to the battery mounting portion or the card mounting sockets cs1 and cs2 Can be mounted.

Since the rear cover 102 is detachable from the rear case 104, the user can easily replace the card or the battery.

If the antenna module 200 fails or is broken, only the antenna module 200 can be removed from the rear case 104 and replaced, so that the maintenance cost can be minimized.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims. . It is therefore to be understood that the modified embodiments are included in the technical scope of the present invention if they basically include elements of the claims of the present invention.

100: portable terminal 101: front cover
102: rear cover 103: front case
104: rear case 200: antenna module
210: antenna carrier 220: pattern part

Claims (10)

A front cover of a light transmitting material;
A display unit provided on a rear surface of the front cover;
A front case on which the display unit is mounted;
A rear case provided on a rear surface of the front case and having an antenna mounting portion at a lower portion of the rear surface;
An antenna carrier detachably mounted on the antenna mounting portion;
A rear cover detachably attached to the rear case;
A pattern portion provided on a rear surface of the antenna carrier facing the rear cover;
A coupling hole formed in the antenna carrier, a lower portion of the front case, and an antenna mounting portion of the rear case;
And a lower fastening member coupled to the fastening hole and fastening the antenna carrier, the front case, and the rear case at the same time. delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the display unit is provided on a front surface of the front case, and a circuit board is provided between the front case and the rear case. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein a battery mounting portion is provided on a rear surface of the inner case facing the rear cover. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the circuit board is not overlapped with the battery mounting part in the thickness direction of the portable terminal. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the circuit board and the pattern unit are connected by a flexible circuit board. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein at least one card-mounting socket is provided on a rear surface of the rear case. delete

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