TWI387302B - Portable wireless communication device with a touch pen having an antenna detachably received therein - Google Patents

Description

Stylus containing antenna and portable wireless communication device including the same

The present invention relates to a technology of a portable wireless communication device, and more particularly to a personal digital assistant (PDA) including a stylus that houses an antenna.

U.S. Patent No. 5,739,793 discloses a Mobile Communication Information Terminal Apparatus. In one embodiment, the body has an antenna slot. The antenna pen has the characteristics of "antenna" and "pen". When the antenna pen is inserted into the antenna slot, the antenna pen can only be used as an antenna; when the antenna pen is used as a stylus, the antenna pen Does not have the function of an antenna. In any case, at the same time, the antenna pen can only be used as a function, which is quite inconvenient.

In another embodiment of the present invention, another set of antennas is added to the body such that the antenna pen can receive signals using the antenna on the body while inputting data. Obviously, the embodiment has an antenna pen and a set of antennas at the same time, which occupies more space of the body, and the receiving effect of the group of antennas is considered.

U.S. Patent No. 6,534,414 discloses a portable information device (PID) comprising a body and two styluses. The two sides of the main body have two receiving slots for receiving the two styluses. One of the stylus pens has an antenna that can be retracted or pulled out, so that it can be stored in the receiving slot as an antenna. Another stylus can be used to manipulate the screen to enter data. As mentioned above, the PID requires two pens to simultaneously send and receive signals and input data. Moreover, one of the stylus cannot be accommodated in another stylus, and thus takes up a lot of space.

Taiwan Patent No. M261931 discloses a mobile phone with a writing pen, the antenna of which cannot be stored inside the writing pen, but only screwed to one end of the writing pen, and when the writing pen is received in the groove, the antenna Obviously exposed outside the body of the mobile phone, affecting the overall appearance of the mobile phone, and causing inconvenience in storage and carrying. Secondly, the length of the antenna is short, and the signal transmission and reception effect is limited.

In view of the above, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a portable wireless communication device capable of simultaneously receiving signals and inputting data on the premise of saving space.

The invention provides a stylus pen with an antenna and a portable wireless communication device. The stylus includes a tube and an antenna. The antenna can be housed in the pen tube and can be withdrawn from the pen tube. The portable wireless communication device has a circuit board inside the main body, and a storage slot and an antenna slot on the outside. There is a wireless communication unit on the circuit board. The storage slot can accommodate the stylus. The antenna slot can receive the antenna, and when the antenna is located in the antenna slot, the antenna is electrically connected to the wireless communication unit of the circuit board.

Since the stylus can be detached into two parts, the antenna and the pen, the former can be used to receive signals at the same time, or the latter can be used to input data.

The antenna is a telescopic antenna that can be stretched to a length to receive a television channel, eliminating the hassle of an external antenna and saving space.

Since the antenna is housed in the pen tube and the antenna is expandable and contractible, space is greatly saved.

More preferably, the antenna can be rotated in multiple directions to adjust the orientation to receive the best signal.

Referring to the first to third embodiments, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a portable wireless communication device, such as a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or a smart phone, includes a body 1 and a touch. Pen 6.

The body 1 has a circuit board (not shown), a screen 12, a receiving slot 14 and an antenna slot 18. The circuit board is disposed inside the body 1 and includes a wireless communication unit (not shown). The wireless communication unit includes a conductive dome 16 extending into the antenna slot 18.

Referring to the second figure, the stylus 6 includes a head 61, a pen tube 63, an antenna 65, a tail 67 and a protrusion 631. The pen head 61 is coupled to one end of the pen tube 63 and has a tip 610 for touching the screen 12. The pen tube 63 can be housed in the housing groove 14. The antenna 65 is housed in the pen tube 63 so as to be detachable. Therefore, the antenna 65 can be taken out from the pen tube 63 and inserted into the antenna slot 18 to transmit and receive signals. In this embodiment, the antenna 65 is a multi-section telescopic antenna, and the stylus 67 of the stylus is coupled to the end of the last conductive tube 655 of the multi-section telescopic antenna 65. The convex portion 631 is coupled to the outer tube wall at the end of the pen tube 63. When the folded multi-section telescopic antenna 65 is housed inside the pen tube 63, the pen tail 67 and the convex portion 631 are brought together. With the pen tail 67, the antenna 65 can be easily taken out from the pen tube 63; likewise, the pen tube 63 can be easily taken out from the body 1 by the convex portion 631.

The stylus pen 6 can be completely accommodated in the accommodating groove 14. Alternatively, the stylus 6 can be taken out from the accommodating slot 14 by referring to the first to third figures. When the stylus 6 needs to transmit and receive an antenna, the antenna 65 is taken out from the pen tube 63 of the stylus pen 6 and inserted into the antenna slot 18. At this time, the antenna 65 is in contact with the second conductive elastic piece 16 in the antenna slot 18, and is indirectly electrically connected to the wireless communication unit of the circuit board of the body 1, thereby transmitting and receiving signals. On the other hand, the remaining portion of the stylus pen 6, that is, the pen head 61 and the pen tube 65, can be used to input data through the screen 12. Compared with the prior art, the antenna of the stylus pen 6 of the present invention is housed in the pen tube, which greatly saves space.

Referring to the second figure, the multi-section telescopic antenna 65 includes an antenna head 650, a steering joint 656, a first-section conductive tube 651, and a plurality of conductive tubes. The antenna head 650 is coupled to one end of the first section of the conductive tube, and the surface is formed with a section of external threads 657. The portion of the pen tube 63 adjacent to the pen tip 61 is formed with a length of internal thread 632 that can be screwed with the external thread 657. Thereby, when the antenna 65 is housed in the pen tube 63, it can be fixed via a screw. The conductive tubes include a second conductive tube 652, a third conductive tube 653 and a fourth conductive tube 654 which are sleeved to each other, and can be uniaxially stretched to a length and then positioned. Thus, the effective length of the antenna can be lengthened to receive signals from the television band of UHF VHF or UHF UHF. By virtue of the combination of the antenna 65 and the wireless communication unit, the portable wireless communication device can receive the channel of the wireless television station or watch the digital television program.

In more detail, one end of the first section of the conductive tube 651 of the antenna 65 is connected to the antenna head 650. The steering joint 656 can be telescopically movable in the first-section conductive tube 651, and bridges the first-section conductive tube 651 and the second-section conductive tube 652 so that the second-section conductive tube 652 can be in the first-section conductive tube The 651 is rotated in all directions, for example, 180 degrees in the first direction (as shown in the third figure) and 360 degrees in the second direction (as shown in the fourth figure). Similarly, the third to fifth conductive tubes 653-655 can be respectively retracted into the corresponding second to fourth conductive tubes 652-654 for convenient collection, and can be pulled out and positioned to increase the antenna cable. The length is more suitable for receiving signals as UHF or UHF.

As described above, when the portable wireless communication device is not required, the stylus 6 can be received into the receiving slot 14 of the body 1, as shown in the first figure, so that it is convenient to carry. On the contrary, when the portable wireless communication device is to be used, the stylus pen 6 can be taken out from the storage slot 14 and then split into two parts of the antenna and the pen for simultaneous use. Alternatively, only the antenna 65 is taken out from the pen tube 63 and inserted into the antenna slot 18, and the conductive tubes are stretched and positioned to rotate to the optimal orientation for optimal reception. The portable wireless The communication device becomes a handheld TV.

In any case, anyone can obtain sufficient teaching from the description of the above examples, and it is understood that the present invention is indeed industrially usable. And the present invention does not disclose the same or similar techniques in the same field, and is novel and progressive. Therefore, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits an application according to law.

1. . . Ontology

12. . . Screen

14. . . Storage slot

16. . . Conductive shrapnel

18. . . Antenna slot

6. . . Stylus

61. . . written

610. . . nib

63. . . Pen tube

631. . . Convex

632. . . internal thread

65. . . antenna

650. . . Antenna head

651. . . First section conductive tube

652. . . Second section conductive tube

653. . . The third section of the conductive tube

654. . . Fourth conductive tube

655. . . Fifth section conductive tube

656. . . Steering joint

657. . . External thread

67. . . Stroke

The first figure is a preferred embodiment of the personal digital assistant of the present invention.

The second figure is a schematic diagram of the expansion of the stylus of one of the personal digital assistants.

The third and fourth figures show the rotation of the stylus.

1. . . Ontology

12. . . Screen

14. . . Storage slot

16. . . Conductive shrapnel

18. . . Antenna slot

6. . . Stylus

61. . . written

63. . . Pen tube

65. . . antenna

67. . . Stroke

Claims (13)

A stylus that houses an antenna includes: a tube; a head coupled to a terminal of the barrel; and an antenna that can be received in the barrel and can be separated from the barrel. The antenna-equipped stylus according to claim 1, wherein the antenna is a multi-section telescopic antenna. The stylus with an antenna according to the second aspect of the invention, wherein the multi-section telescopic antenna comprises at least a steering joint, a first conductive tube and a second conductive tube, and the steering joint bridges the The first section and the second section of the conductive tube, and the second section of the conductive tube can be rotated on the first section of the conductive tube. The stylus with an antenna according to the third aspect of the invention, wherein the steering joint is more movable in the first section of the conductive tube. The stylus with an antenna according to the fourth aspect of the invention, wherein the multi-section telescopic antenna further comprises an antenna head coupled to one end of the first conductive tube and having a surface formed a thread; a portion of the barrel adjacent to the tip is formed with an internal thread to be screwed to the external thread. A portable wireless communication device includes: a stylus pen, including a tube and an antenna, the antenna can be stored in The pen tube can be drawn out from the pen tube and separated from the pen tube; a body having a circuit board therein and an external receiving slot and an antenna slot, the circuit board having a wireless communication unit, the receiving The slot can receive the stylus, the antenna slot can receive the antenna, and when the antenna is located in the antenna slot, the antenna is electrically connected to the wireless communication unit of the circuit board. The portable wireless communication device of claim 6, wherein the wireless communication unit comprises a conductive elastic piece; the conductive elastic piece extends into the antenna slot, and when the antenna is located in the antenna slot, the antenna The conductive elastic piece is contacted. The portable wireless communication device of claim 7, wherein the stylus further comprises a tail and a convex portion, the tail is coupled to the end of the antenna, and the convex portion is coupled to the end of the pen tube. The outer tube wall, when the antenna is received inside the pen tube, the tail is brought together with the convex portion. The portable wireless communication device of claim 7, wherein the antenna is a multi-section telescopic antenna. The portable wireless communication device of claim 9, wherein the multi-section telescopic antenna comprises at least a steering joint, a first conductive tube, and a second conductive tube, the steering joint bridging the The first conductive tube and the second conductive tube enable the second conductive tube to rotate on the first conductive tube. The portable wireless communication device of claim 10, wherein the steering joint is further expandable and contractible on the first conductive tube. The portable wireless communication device of claim 11, wherein the multi-section telescopic antenna further comprises an antenna head coupled to one end of the first conductive tube and having an external thread formed on the surface. The portion of the pen tube adjacent to the pen tip is formed with an internal thread to be screwed with the external thread. The portable wireless communication device of claim 12, wherein the stylus further comprises a tail and a convex portion, and the tail is coupled to the end of the last conductive tube of the multi-section telescopic antenna. The convex portion is coupled to the outer tube wall at the end of the pen tube, and when the folded multi-section telescopic antenna is received inside the pen tube, the pen tail and the convex portion are brought together.