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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1999
The Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An antenna device (A,) for a portable telephone includes a whip antenna (,) having a larger-diameter portion (,) formed near its upper end by means of forming. The guide ring (,) consisting essentially of a synthetic resin fits on the whip antenna (,), such that the guide ring (,) abuts against the larger-diameter portion (,) to rest at a position below the larger-diameter portion. The whip antenna (,) and the guide ring (,) are coated with a coating layer (,) consisting essentially of a synthetic resin. The coating layer (,) has a main portion (,) coating the whip antenna (,) below the guide ring (,), and a joint portion (,) coating the guide ring (,) and the larger-diameter portion (,). A helical antenna (,) is arranged such that it is electrically connected to a metal terminal (,) and is mechanically connected to the whip antenna (,) through the joint portion (,) and the metal terminal (,). The helical antenna (,) is coated with a block (,) consisting essentially of a synthetic resin.