The present invention relates to a communication device, and in particular to a communication device providing a replaceable cap on an antenna unit.
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Typically, a layer of Poly Propylene Oxide (PPO) material is coated on the outside of the antenna. An antenna coated with PPO material, however, cannot be coated with additional substances. That is to say, only the color of PPO material itself can be presented on the antenna.
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The communication device comprises a body, a circuit board, an antenna unit and a cap. The body is a host receiving the circuit board therein, and the antenna unit electronically connected to the circuit board is located at one side of the body for receiving and transmitting signals. The cap is a replaceable element externally mounted on the antenna unit.
A detailed description is given in the following embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The present invention can be more fully understood by reading the subsequent detailed description and examples with references made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
The communication device E comprises a body 1, a circuit board 2, an antenna unit 3 and a cap 4. The body 1 is a host receiving the circuit board 2 therein, and the antenna unit 3 electronically connected to the circuit board 2 is located at one side of the body 1 for receiving and transmitting signals. The cap 4 is a replaceable element externally mounted on the antenna unit 3.
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The antenna unit 3 comprises a base 31, a coil module 32, an extended portion 33, a connecting portion 301 and a reed 302. The base 31 is a main substrate for the antenna unit 3, and the connecting portion 301 is a through hole formed on the base 31. The coil module 32 comprising metal for transmitting signals is disposed on the base 31. The extended portion 33 is a hollow rectangular element disposed on the base 31 for receiving the coil module 32 therein. Two first positioning portions 303 are recesses formed on the outer surface 330 of the extended portion 33. The reed 302 disposed on the base 31 is electrically connected to the coil module 32.
The cap 4 is a rounded, hollow element, comprising an opening 400, an inner surface 401, an outer surface 402 and two pairs of second positioning portions 403. The opening 400 and the inner surface 401 constitute a receiving portion 40 indented on one end of the cap 4, and the second positioning portions 403 are protrusions formed on the inner surface 401 corresponding to the first positioning portions 303 formed on the extended portion 33 of the antenna unit 3.
As the antenna unit 3 is installed on the body 1, the extended portion 33 of the antenna unit 3 passes through the passage 10 of the body 1, i.e., the extended portion 33 of the antenna unit 3 is received in the passage 10 of the body 1 as shown in
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It is noted that the first positioning portions 303 of the extended portion 33 can be the protrusions, and the second positioning portions 403 of the cap 4 can be the recesses, correspondingly.
Based on the features of the invention, other caps with different colors or types can be easily replaced from the exterior of the communication device E.
While the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to accommodate various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.