Patent ID: 9065170
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: H01Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for packaging an antenna in a communication device, comprising: coupling an antenna to an end of an elongate protruding portion of a printed circuit board such that said antenna is mechanically supported thereby, said elongate protruding portion extending out and away from a main body portion of the printed circuit board; positioning a hollow shaft of a control knob over said antenna and at least a portion of said elongate protruding portion of said printed circuit board such that said antenna and said portion of said elongate protruding portion is embedded within said control knob, where a clearance space exists between said hollow shaft and each of said antenna and said printed circuit board; disposing a sealing element around a portion of said hollow shaft in which said antenna is disposed in a manner which allows said hollow shaft to rotate freely relative to said sealing element, where the sealing element is provided to create a watertight seal between the hollow shaft and a housing of said communication device; at least partially locating said hollow shaft and said sealing element in an aperture formed through an outwardly protruding sidewall member of said housing; resiliently capturing said hollow shaft within said aperture; mechanically coupling said sealing element to said housing such that said sealing element cannot move relative to said aperture when said control knob is being rotated or depressed; and mechanically securing a control knob cap to said hollow shaft such that at least a portion of each of said antenna, said sealing element and said outwardly protruding sidewall member of said housing is disposed therein.