Patent ID: 6850196
Filing Date: 2005-02-01
Classification: H01Q,H05K

Abstract:
1. An inverted F antenna with integrated shield can, comprising: an electrically conducting sheet having a pre-folded state and a folded state, the sheet having a shield can portion and a radiating element portion that are connected to each other by a ground feed line that bridges the shield can portion and radiating element portion, the shield can portion comprising a plurality of walls that are foldable along respective folds, the radiating element portion comprising a plurality of edges and a signal feed line extending from a first one of said plurality of edges, and the ground feed line extending from a second one of said plurality of edges, wherein when said sheet is in a pre-folded state each of the shield can portion, walls, radiating element portion, ground feed line, and signal feed line are arranged in a single plane, and when said sheet is in a folded state the radiating element portion is suspended over the shield can portion and is substantially fixed with respect to the shield can portion by the ground feed line and the signal feed line.