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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 1985
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1982
Masataka Mizuno, Hyogo, JP;
Tatsuo Ito, Hyogo, JP;
Shuji Sugawara, Hyogo, JP;
Masakazu Moriyama, Aichi, JP;
Masahito Muto, Aichi, JP;
Shuji Nakane, Aichi, JP;
Fujitsu Ten Limited, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
An antenna for a vehicle-mounted receiver/transmitter includes: a driver for extending and retracting an antenna connected to the receiver/transmitter; a selector for selecting a frequency to be received and/or transmitted by the receiver/transmitter; and a controller which operates in response to an output from the frequency selector for causing the driver to extend and retract the antenna by the length corresponding to the frequency, and for retracting almost the entire antenna into the body of the vehicle when the receiver/transmitter is not operating.