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US5335367A
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Antenna retracting structure of portable radio
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1992-03-05
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Granted: 1994-08-02
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Expires: 2012-03-05
Abstract
Abstract A portable radio provided with a slidable antenna retractably supported by a housing, an antenna operating member movably mounted in the housing for projecting an antenna top portion from the housing by sliding the antenna in a first direction toward the outside of the housing or for releasing the antenna to enable the antenna to slide in a retracting direction opposite to the first direction, and an operating portion for operating the antenna operating member from outside the housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Naotomo Adachi
- 👤 Tetsuya Kubo
- 👤 Ryoichi Kaiwa
- 👤 Michiyoshi Kudoh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 03:40
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/08; H01Q1/10; H01Q1/12; H01Q1/22; H01Q1/24; H01Q1/241; H01Q1/242; H01Q1/243; H01Q1/244
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A portable radio comprising: a slidable antenna retractably supported by a housing; an antenna operating member movably mounted in said housing for projecting an antenna top portion from said housing by sliding said antenna in a first direction toward the outside of said housing or for releasing said antenna to enable said antenna to slide in a retracting direction opposite to said first direction; and an operating portion for operating said antenna operating member from outside said housing, wherein said antenna operating member and said operating portion are biased by a spring to bias said antenna to retract in the retracting direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A portable radio comprising: a slidable antenna retractably supported by a housing; an antenna operating member movably mounted in said housing for projecting an antenna top portion from said housing by sliding said antenna in a first direction toward the outside of said housing or for releasing said antenna to enable said antenna to slide in a retracting direction opposite to said first direction; and an operating portion for operating said antenna operating member from outside said housing, wherein said antenna operating member and said operating portion are biased by a spring to bias said antenna to retract in the retracting direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
136 words
A portable radio comprising: a slidable antenna retractably supported by a housing; an antenna operating member movably mounted in said housing for projecting an antenna top portion from said housing by sliding said antenna in a first direction toward the outside of said housing or for releasing said antenna to enable said antenna to slide in a retracting direction opposite to said first direction; an operating portion for operating said antenna operating member from outside said housing; a receive switch disposed in said housing; and a switch operating member for actuating said receive switch in correlation to sliding movement of said operating portion and said antenna operating member in said first direction and for releasing said receive switch in correlation to sliding movement of said operating portion and said antenna operating member in said retracting direction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
136 words
A portable radio comprising: a slidable antenna retractably supported by a housing; an antenna operating member movably mounted in said housing for projecting an antenna top portion from said housing by sliding said antenna in a first direction toward the outside of said housing or for releasing said antenna to enable said antenna to slide in a retracting direction opposite to said first direction; an operating portion for operating said antenna operating member from outside said housing; a receive switch disposed in said housing; and a switch operating member for actuating said receive switch in correlation to sliding movement of said operating portion and said antenna operating member in said first direction and for releasing said receive switch in correlation to sliding movement of said operating portion and said antenna operating member in said retracting direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A portable radio according to claim 2, wherein said switch operating member, said antenna operating member and said operating portion are biased by a spring to bias said antenna to retract in the retracting direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
162 words
A portable radio comprising: a slidable antenna retractably supported by a housing; an antenna operating member movably mounted in said housing for projecting an antenna top portion from said housing by sliding said antenna in a first direction toward the outside of said housing or for releasing said antenna to enable said antenna to slide in a retracting direction opposite to said first direction; an operating portion for operating said antenna operating member from outside said housing; and a cover operably connected to said housing and having a first engaging portion for locking, and a second engaging portion for locking which releases said cover by disengaging from said first engaging portion in correlation to sliding movement of said operating portion and said antenna operating member in said first direction and retracts said cover to a cover closing position by engaging said first engaging portion in correlation to sliding movement of said operating portion and said antenna operating member in said retracting direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
162 words
A portable radio comprising: a slidable antenna retractably supported by a housing; an antenna operating member movably mounted in said housing for projecting an antenna top portion from said housing by sliding said antenna in a first direction toward the outside of said housing or for releasing said antenna to enable said antenna to slide in a retracting direction opposite to said first direction; an operating portion for operating said antenna operating member from outside said housing; and a cover operably connected to said housing and having a first engaging portion for locking, and a second engaging portion for locking which releases said cover by disengaging from said first engaging portion in correlation to sliding movement of said operating portion and said antenna operating member in said first direction and retracts said cover to a cover closing position by engaging said first engaging portion in correlation to sliding movement of said operating portion and said antenna operating member in said retracting direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A portable radio according to claim 4, wherein said second engaging portion, said antenna operating member and said operating portion are biased by a spring to bias said antenna to retract in the retracting direction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
220 words
A portable radio comprising: a slidable antenna retractably supported by a housing; an antenna operating member movably mounted in said housing for projecting an antenna top portion from said housing by sliding said antenna in a first direction toward the outside of said housing or for releasing said antenna to enable said antenna to slide in a retracting direction opposite to said first direction; an operating portion for operating said antenna operating member from outside said housing; a receive switch disposed in said housing; a switch operating member for actuating said receive switch in correlation to sliding movement of said operating portion and said antenna operating member in said first direction and for releasing said receive switch in correlation to sliding movement of said operating portion and said antenna operating member in said retracting direction; and a cover openably connected to said housing and having a first engaging portion for locking, and a second engaging portion for locking which releases said cover by disengaging from said first engaging portion in correlation to sliding movement of said operating portion and said antenna operating member in said first direction and retracts the cover to a cover closing position by engaging said first engaging portion in correlation to sliding movement of said operating portion and said antenna operating member in said retracting direction.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
220 words
A portable radio comprising: a slidable antenna retractably supported by a housing; an antenna operating member movably mounted in said housing for projecting an antenna top portion from said housing by sliding said antenna in a first direction toward the outside of said housing or for releasing said antenna to enable said antenna to slide in a retracting direction opposite to said first direction; an operating portion for operating said antenna operating member from outside said housing; a receive switch disposed in said housing; a switch operating member for actuating said receive switch in correlation to sliding movement of said operating portion and said antenna operating member in said first direction and for releasing said receive switch in correlation to sliding movement of said operating portion and said antenna operating member in said retracting direction; and a cover openably connected to said housing and having a first engaging portion for locking, and a second engaging portion for locking which releases said cover by disengaging from said first engaging portion in correlation to sliding movement of said operating portion and said antenna operating member in said first direction and retracts the cover to a cover closing position by engaging said first engaging portion in correlation to sliding movement of said operating portion and said antenna operating member in said retracting direction.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
A portable radio according to claim 6, wherein said second engaging portion, said switch operating member, said antenna operating member and said operating portion are biased by a spring to bias said antenna to retract in the retracting direction.
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