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Antenna switch

US5138329A · kind A · utility

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6References
13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 22, 1991
Grant dateAug 11, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 22, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q1/244
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to an antenna switch for radio telephones, which are provided with an extendible external antenna (1) and a built-in internal antenna (2). The antenna switch comprises a microswitch (4) having a switch arm (6) and a press switch (5). The antenna switch accomplishes the switching-on of the microswitch (4), whereupon the signal route is connected with the internal antenna (2). Respectively, when the external antenna (1) is moved in the reverse direction, the signal route is connected with the external antenna (1). The switch arm (6) is in direct contact with the external antenna (1) so that the contact accomplishes the switching-on of the microswitch (4), when the external antenna (1) is in a partly pushed-in position. The switch arm (6) is situated in close vicinity to the lowest part (15) of the external antenna (1) when the external antenna (1) is in its extended extreme position.

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