ANTENNA KNOB OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR
COATING THE SAME
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to an antenna knob of a communication
equipment and a method for coating the same, and in particular to an antenna
knob of a communication equipment and a method for coating the same which
are capable of providing a knob of an appearing and disappearing antenna in an
end portion of an antenna which is installed for implementing an efficient signal
transmission and receiving operation of a communication equipment such as a
cellular phone, a wireless phone, a wireless transceiver, etc. which are widely
used for a mobile communication, wherein the above knob is integrally formed
with an end portion of the antenna, various color paints are coated on the surface
of the knob by a certain coating method, so that it is possible to implement the
same color as the color of an antenna body for thereby implementing a uniform
antenna construction, and an assembling capacity of the antenna is enhanced,
and a fabrication cost is significantly increased.
BACKGROUND ART
Generally, a mobile telephone such as a cellular phone which is used for
a mobile communication and a mobile communication equipment such as a
wireless transceiver is capable of transmitting and receiving a radio during a
movement and implementing a communication. A body 1 of a communication
equipment such as a wireless equipment includes a signal transmitting and
receiving antenna 2 for implementing an efficient radio transmission and receiving
operation of a mobile communication equipment.
In addition, the antenna installed in an equipment body of the wireless
equipment includes a wire connected with a print substrate of an equipment body
in the interior of an antenna for thereby implementing a signal transmission and
receiving operation in such a manner that the wire transmits a signal received
through the antenna and transmitted from the equipment body.
The antenna 2 of the mobile communication equipment such as a
wireless equipment is detachably installed, and a wire is extended from the inner
end portion of the antenna to an oscillating portion of the equipment body 1. A
knob 201 is formed in the end portion of the antenna 2 in such a manner that the
knob 201 of the antenna 2 is exposed to the outside of the equipment body 1. A
cover 202 formed of a resin is attached on a surface of the knob 201 of the
antenna 1 using an adhesive, and the surface of the cover 202 is coat-processed.
However, in the conventional antenna, since a resin cover 202 is attached
on the surface of the knob 201 of the antenna 1 formed of a nylon material, in the
case that the attached state of the cover 202 is bad, the cover 202 is detached
from the knob 201 of the antenna 1. In addition, the cover 202 is fabricated
separately from the antenna 2. In addition, the surface of the cover 202 installed
in the knob 201 must be coated based on the color of the equipment body 1 in
order to prevent a discoloring phenomenon. Therefore, the number of processes
is increased, and it is impossible to obtain the same color as the color of the
equipment body. In the conventional art, it is impossible to implement various
color antenna.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an antenna
knob of a communication equipment and a method for coating the same which
overcome the problems encountered in the conventional antenna knob of a
communication equipment.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an antenna knob of
a communication equipment and a method for coating the same which are
capable of providing a knob of an appearing and disappearing antenna in an end
portion of an antenna which is installed for implementing an efficient signal
transmission and receiving operation of a communication equipment such as a
cellular phone, a wireless phone, a wireless transceiver, etc. which are widely
used for a mobile communication, wherein the above knob is integrally formed
with an end portion of the antenna, various color paints are coated on the surface
of the knob by a certain coating method, so that it is possible to implement the
same color as the color of an antenna body for thereby implementing a uniform
antenna construction, and an assembling capacity of the antenna is enhanced,
and a fabrication cost is significantly increased.
To achieve the above objects, there is provided an antenna knob coating
method for a communication equipment according to a first embodiment of the
present invention, in which an antenna is installed in a communication equipment
such as a cellular phone, wireless equipment, etc., a knob is installed at an end
portion of the antenna, and a pipe is installed in an outer portion of the antenna,
which comprises the steps of integrally forming a knob with the antenna, rinsing
the knob three times, inserting the rinsed knob into a support jig for thereby setting
a coating portion, ionizing the knob for thereby removing a static electricity,
forming a base coating layer on a coating surface of the knob for thereby
enhancing an adhesive property with a certain part, drying the coating portion in
a first drying furnace, drying the coating portion using a UV lamp, vacuum-
depositing a reflection aluminum film on the dried surface of the knob, removing
a foreign substance and a static electricity on the surfaces of the knob, mixing a
mixed color and a certain paint and coating on the surface of the reflection
aluminum film for thereby obtaining a color coating film, a certain surface brilliance
and a certain surface hardness, forming a color coating layer thereon, drying the
resultant structure by a second drying process using an infrared ray, and
processing the surface of the knob of the antenna for thereby finishing the
antenna.
In order to achieve the above objects, there is provided an antenna knob
of a communication equipment according to a second embodiment of the present
invention, in which an antenna is installed in a communication equipment such
as a cellular phone, wireless equipment, etc., a knob is installed at an end portion
of the antenna, and a pipe is installed in an outer portion of the antenna, which
is fabricated by integrally forming a knob with the antenna, rinsing the knob three
times, coating and drying a base coating layer on the surface of the knob for
thereby enhancing an adhesive property with a certain part, vacuum-depositing
a reflection aluminum film on the surface of the base coating layer, mixing a mixed
color and a certain paint and coating on the surface of the reflection aluminum film
for thereby obtaining a color coating film, a certain surface brilliance and a certain
surface hardness, forming a color coating layer thereon, drying the resultant
structure using an infrared ray, and processing the surface of the knob of the
antenna for thereby finishing the antenna.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present invention will become better understood with reference to the
accompanying drawings which are given only by way of illustration and thus are
not limitative of the present invention, wherein;
Figure 1 is a view illustrating the construction of a communication
equipment in which a conventional antenna is installed;
Figure 2 is a perspective view illustrating an antenna of a communication
equipment in the conventional art;
Figure 3 is a disassembled view illustrating a conventional antenna;
Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a conventional antenna knob
of a communication equipment; and
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the construction of an antenna
and a knob according to the present invention.
MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be explained with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
An antenna 2 is installed in a communication equipment 1 such as a
cellular phone or a wireless equipment, and a knob 3 is installed at an end portion
of the antenna 2. A pipe 4 is installed in an outer portion of the antenna 2. A front
knob 3 of the antenna 2 is integrally formed with the antenna 2 and is rinsed three
times. A support jig is inserted for thereby setting a coating portion. In the above
state, a foreign substance of the coating portion is removed, and a static electricity
is removed based on an ionizing operation. A base coating layer 5 is formed on
the coating surface of the knob 3 for enhancing an attaching property with a
member which is injection-fabricated. The coating portion is dried by a first drying
furnace and is dried based on an infrared ray using a VU lamp. Thereafter, a
reflection aluminum film 6 is vacuum-deposited, and then the foreign substance
of the above portion and static electricity are removed.
A mixing color is mixed with a certain paint for implementing a certain color
coating film, surface brilliance, and surface hardness. Thereafter, the color coating
layer 7 is formed and is dried based on a second drying process using an infrared
ray. The knob 3 of the finished antenna is surface-processed.
In the present invention, the antenna 2 is installed in the communication
equipment such as a cellular phone or a wireless equipment, and the knob 3 is
installed in the end portion of the antenna 2. The pipe 4 is installed in an outer
portion of the antenna 2. The fron knob 3 of the antenna is integrally formed with
the antenna 2 and is rinsed three times. The rinsed knob 3 is inserted into the
support jig for thereby setting the coating portion. In the above state, the foreign
substance of the coating portion is removed, and the static electricity is removed
by the ionizing process.
The base coating layer 5 is formed on the coating surface of the knob 3 in
which the foreign substance and static electricity are removed, for enhancing an
attaching property with a member which is fabricated based on an injection
method. The coated portion is dried by the first drying furnace based on the
infrared drying method. The reflection aluminum film 6 is vacuum-deposited on
the base coating layer 5.
When the reflection aluminum film 6 is vacuum-deposited, the foreign
substance and static electricity are removed from the surface. The mixing color
is mixed with a certain paint for implementing a certain color coating film, surface
brilliance, and surface hardness. Thereafter, the color coating layer 7 is formed
and is dried based on a second drying process using an infrared ray. The knob
3 of the finished antenna is surface-processed. A color coating of the knob 3 of
the antenna 2 is implemented by the third coating process, and a part unification
is implemented. In addition, it is possible to implement the same knob color as the
color of the equipment body. Furthermore, it is possible to fabricate various colors
of the knob.
As described above, in the preferred embodiments of the present invention,
when installing the antenna in the communication equipment 1 such as a cellular
phone or a wireless transceiver, the surface of the knob of the antenna is ionized
for preventing a static electricity and is rinsed. Thereafter, the coating layer is
coated thereon by three steps for thereby implementing a three-layer structure.
In addition, in the present invention, the antenna knob having the same color as
the body of the communication equipment is fabricated, so that it is not needed
to additionally coat a coating material by forming a coating layer on the surface
of the antenna. Therefore, a layer detaching phenomenon is prevented, and an
antenna having a good outer appearance is fabricated. The unification of parts
is implemented. The number of processes is significantly decreased compared
to the conventional art in which a bonding work is performed using an adhesive.
In addition, the number of processes for fabricating the antenna is decreased.
Various color products are fabricated. It is possible to fabricate the antenna having
the same color as the color of the body of the communication equipment.
Furthermore, it is possible to prevent a damage on the surface of the knob of the
antenna.
As the present invention may be embodied in several forms without
departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, it should also be
understood that the above-described embodiments are not limited by any of the
details of the foregoing description, unless otherwise specified, but rather should
be construed broadly within its spirit and scope as defined in the appended claims,
and therefore all changes and modifications that fall within the meets and bounds
of the claims, or equivalences of such meets and bounds are therefore intended
to be embraced by the appended claims.