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EP0773632A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Radio transmitting and receiving device

Assignee: Nokia Oyj
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Filing: 1995-11-08
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2015-11-08
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Abstract

Abstract The invention relates to a radio transmitting and receiving device with a housing (8) and an antenna (1) which has a rod (2) which can be retracted and extended through an opening (10) in the housing. The rod (2) can be secured in its respective end positions by a magnetic force.

Inventors

  • 👤 Eugeniusz Zachariusz Koleda

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 01:41
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/08; H01Q1/10; H01Q1/103

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim 50 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device with a housing (8) and an antenna (1) which has a rod (2) which can be retracted and extended through an opening (10) in the housing (8), characterized in that the rod (2) can be secured in its respective end position by a magnetic force.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 66 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the rod (2) has ferromagnetic sections (4, 6) in the region of its two ends and a fixed magnet arrangement (12, 35), which attracts the rod (2) in order to secure it in its respective end position via in each case one of the ferromagnetic sections (4, 6), is present in the housing (8).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 47 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the rod (2) has a ferromagnetic section in the region of its lower end and two fixed magnet arrangements are present in the housing (8) in a distance along the length of the rod (2).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 45 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the rod (2) has magnet arrangements in the region of its two ends and a fixed ferromagnetic section is present in the housing to be attracted by one of the magnet arrangements, respective.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 47 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the rod (2) has a magnet arrangement in the region of its lower end and two fixed ferromagnetic sections are present in the housing (8) in a distance along the length of the rod (2).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 36 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to one of the Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the rod (2) is electrically connected to a transmitting and receiving circuit via a magnet arrangement (12, 35)/ferromagnetic section.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 38 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to Claim 6, characterized by a spring contact (18, 39) which acts on the magnet arrangement (12, 35)/ferromagnetic section in order to make an electrical connection to the transmitting and receiving circuit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 26 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the rod (2) has end stops (4, 34) at its two ends.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 34 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to Claim 2 or 3 and 8, characterized in that at least the housing-side end stop (4) is constructed as a ferromagnetic section or as part of one.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 31 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to Claim 9, characterized in that the end stop (34) located at the free end of the rod (2) is also formed from ferromagnetic material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 42 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to one of Claims 2, 3 and 6 to 10, characterized in that a magnet arrangement (12) is attached to the inside of the housing (8) in the region of the opening (10) in the housing.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 46 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to Claim 11, characterized in that the magnet arrangement (12) comprises a magnet (13) with two pole plates (14, 15) which are each arranged in a plane lying perpendicular to the centre line of the opening (10) in the housing.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 30 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to Claim 12, characterized in that the pole plates (14, 15) are recessed concavely on their side facing the opening (10) in the housing.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 38 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to one of Claims 1 to 13, characterized in that an elastic sleeve (11) is fastened into the opening (10) in the housing and receives the rod (2) in a sliding fashion.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 96 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to Claims 2 and 14, characterized in that the rod (2) has at its housing-side end a ferromagnetic end stop (4) which, when the rod (2) is completely extended, strikes against the sleeve (11) and comes to rest opposite the magnet arrangement (12), and in that it also has at its free end a ferromagnetic section (6) which is of such a length that when the rod (2) is completely retracted the said ferromagnetic section (6) projects through the sleeve (11) and partly also lies opposite the magnet arrangement (12).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 37 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to Claim 15, characterized in that the rod (2) has a section in its centre region with a smaller diameter than the ferromagnetic sections (4, 6) and a guide section (5).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 49 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to one of Claims 2, 3 and 6 to 11, characterized in that a magnet arrangement (12) receives the rod (2) in a sliding fashion and is held in a sleeve (11) which is elastically pressed into the opening (10) in the housing.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 44 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to Claim 17, characterized in that the magnet arrangement (35) is held in the sleeve (11) by means of a groove/tongue connection (36, 37) which runs in the circumferential direction between the magnet arrangement (35) and sleeve (11).
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 38 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to one of Claims 14 to 18, characterized in that the sleeve (11) has a plurality of axial slots (20, 21, 33) which start from different end sides of the sleeve (11).
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 51 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to one of Claims 14 to 19, characterized in that the sleeve (11) has a wall region (22) which projects outwards in an elastic fashion and is bounded by two axial slots (19, 23) which start from the rear end side of the sleeve (11).
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 57 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to Claim 20, characterized in that the wall region of the opening (10) in the housing has an axial groove (25) for receiving the outwardly projecting wall region (22) of the sleeve (11), the axial groove (25) being closed at the outer end side of the opening (10) in the housing.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 45 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to Claim 21, characterized in that the housing (8) has a channel (26) which, when the sleeve (11) is inserted, runs essentially perpendicularly to the wall region (22), which projects outwards in an elastic fashion, of the sleeve (11).
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 35 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to Claim 21, characterized in that the side walls (25a, 25b) of the axial groove (25) are bevelled in the circumferential direction of the opening (10) in the housing.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 34 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to one of Claims 14 to 23, characterized in that the sleeve (11) has a collar (24) which comes to rest on the outside of the housing (8).
Claim 25
Dependent Claim 48 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to one of Claims 2, 3 and 6 to 11, characterized in that the magnet arrangement (35) receives the rod (2) in a sliding fashion and is held in a sleeve (11) which is screwed into the opening (10) in the housing.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim 26 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to one of Claims 1 to 25, characterized in that the magnet arrangement (12, 35) is a permanent magnet arrangement.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim 23 words
Radio transmitting and receiving device according to one of Claims 1 to 26, characterized in that it is constructed as a hand-held telephone.

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