Antenna assembly, and associated method, having plural antenna transducers selectably connectable to radio circuitry of a radio device
US6466173B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q1/244
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An antenna assembly, and an associated method, for a portable radio device, such as a mobile station. The antenna assembly includes a whip antenna transducer capable of translation between a retracted position and an extracted position. When positioned in the extracted position, a switch element interconnects the whip antenna transducer together with radio circuitry of the radio device. When positioned in a retracted position, the switch element, instead, connects the radio circuitry of the radio device to a non-movable antenna transducer, such as a patch or PIFA antenna transducer, housed within the housing of the radio device.
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