The present invention relates to a portable terminal device, in particular, it relates to that comprising a gutter-like antenna tube storage part in a rear case of a housing, with a rib provided along the antenna storage direction in the antenna tube storage part so as to increase the rigidity of the device main body as well as to improve the assembly property of the device.
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The state will be explained with reference to
A conventional method for attaching and fixing an antenna will be explained with reference to an exploded perspective view of
Portable terminal devices such as portable phones and PHS (personal handy phone system) have been made smaller and lightweight year by year. These days, a thinner size has been a critical point to determine the merchandise value. However, a problem of weakness in terms of strength, such as decline of the rigidity of the device, arises in designing with a thinner shape while realizing a lighter weight of the device main body.
Moreover, since the antenna tube inserted through the hole provided in the rear case of the housing is placed on the flat part 34a of the battery storage part 34 so as to interpose the antenna tube 37 between the engaging rib 34b of the battery storage part and the inner wall 34c of the rear case in the above-mentioned conventional portable terminal device, a problem is involved in that the operativity and the assembly property are poor due to the operation of inserting the antenna tube from one surface of the rear case through the hole and gripping the same by the engaging rib 34b on the opposite side.
In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the invention is to provide a portable terminal device capable of improving the assembly property of the device without the risk of deteriorating the rigidity while achieving a thinner shape of the device main body.
A first aspect of the invention is a portable terminal device with an antenna main body to be stored in an antenna tube in a housing in the case an antenna is contracted, wherein a gutter-like antenna tube storage part is provided in a battery storage part in a rear case of the housing so as to store the antenna main body in the antenna tube provided in the antenna tube storage part. According to the configuration, the section modulus of the rear case of the housing in terms of the strength of materials can be large, and thus deterioration of the rigidity can be prevented even in the case the device main body is made thinner.
A second aspect of the invention is the portable terminal device according to the first aspect, wherein a rib is provided along the antenna storage direction in the antenna tube storage part. According to the configuration, the section modulus of the rear case of the housing in terms of the strength of materials can further be large, and thus deterioration of the rigidity can be prevented even in the case the device main body is made thinner.
A third aspect of the invention is the portable terminal device according to the first or second aspect, wherein a protrusion part of the gutter-like antenna tube storage part is formed on the battery side in the battery storage part so as to store the antenna tube in a recess part of the antenna tube storage part formed on the opposite side with respect to the battery side. According to the configuration, since the operation of inserting the antenna tube through the hole provided in the housing can be eliminated at the time of assembly, the assembly property of the device can be improved. Moreover, since the hole for inserting through the antenna tube provided commonly in the conventional housing is eliminated, entrance of sweat or water from the battery storage part into the housing inside through the hole can be avoided so as to prevent adverse effects on the electronic parts.
A fourth aspect of the invention is the portable terminal device according to the third aspect, wherein the antenna tube is inserted through between the antenna tube storage part and a printed board. According to the configuration, deterioration of the rigidity can be prevented even in the case the device main body is made thinner as well as the assembly property of the device can be improved.
A fifth aspect of the invention is the portable terminal device according to any of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the antenna tube storage part is a half cylindrical gutter-like antenna tube storage part. According to the configuration, a shape capable of improving the rigidity can easily be formed as well as since the outer circumferential surface of the antenna tube can fit with the half cylindrical surface of the antenna tube storage part, storage and assembly can be facilitated.
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the invention will be explained with reference to
As shown in a cross-sectional view in the axial direction of the antenna according to the first embodiment of the invention of
A second embodiment of the invention will be explained with reference to
A third embodiment of the invention will be explained with reference to
A fourth embodiment of the invention will be explained with reference to
Although an example of a half cylindrical gutter-like antenna tube storage part has been explained as the antenna tube storage part 15 in the above-mentioned description, as a gutter-like antenna tube storage part, a V-shaped tub or a rectangular tub can be used as well. However, a half cylindrical shape is more preferable in terms of the shaping property and the assembly property.
As mentioned above, since the first aspect of the invention is a portable terminal device with an antenna main body to be stored in an antenna tube in a housing in the case an antenna is contracted, wherein a gutter-like antenna tube storage part is provided in a battery storage part in a rear case of the housing so as to store the antenna main body in the antenna tube provided in the antenna tube storage part, the section modulus of the rear case of the housing in terms of the strength of materials can be large, and thus an effect of preventing deterioration of the rigidity can be achieved even in the case the device main body is made thinner.
Moreover, since the second aspect of the invention is the portable terminal device according to the first aspect, wherein a rib is provided along the antenna storage direction in the antenna tube storage part, the section modulus of the rear case of the housing in terms of the strength of materials can further be large, and thus an effect of preventing deterioration of the rigidity can be achieved even in the case the device main body is made thinner.
Furthermore, since the third aspect of the invention is the portable terminal device according to the first or second aspect, wherein a protrusion part of the gutter-like antenna tube storage part is formed on the battery side in the battery storage part so as to store the antenna tube in a recess part of the antenna tube storage part formed on the opposite side with respect to the battery side, the operation of inserting the antenna tube through the hole provided in the housing can be eliminated at the time of assembly, and thus the assembly property of the device can be improved. Moreover, since the hole for inserting through the antenna tube provided commonly in the conventional housing is eliminated, an effect of avoiding entrance of sweat or water from the battery storage part into the housing inside through the hole can be achieved so as to prevent adverse effects on the electronic parts.
Moreover, since the fourth aspect of the invention is the portable terminal device according to the third aspect, wherein the antenna tube is inserted through between the antenna tube storage part and a printed board, an effect of preventing deterioration of the rigidity even in the case the device main body is made thinner as well as an effect of improving the assembly property of the device can be achieved.
Furthermore, since the fifth aspect of the invention is the portable terminal device according to any of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the antenna tube storage part is a half cylindrical gutter-like antenna tube storage part, an effect of easily forming a shape capable of improving the rigidity as well as an effect of facilitating storage and assembly of the antenna tube in the antenna tube storage part can be achieved.
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