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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1998
Harada Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A motor driven antenna apparatus for use in automobiles according to the present invention, includes a telescopic antenna mounted on the automobiles, a drive control mechanism for extending and retracting the telescopic antenna by a motor driven motor, a case for holding the drive control mechanism, a through-hole formed in a side wall of the case to make an inside and an outside of the case communicate with each other, and a duct having a first opening portion at one end and a second opening portion at other end, and attached to the case such that the first opening portion is connected to the through-hole outside the case and the second opening portion is formed outward below the through-hole. A foreign object blocking member is provided below the second opening portion and opposed to the second opening portion with a predetermined distance therebetween.