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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2008
Keyng Hun Kim, Tongyeong-si, KR;
Seung Kyo Park, Daejeon, KR;
Chan Kuk Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Menix Co., Ltd., Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is an extendable swivel antenna, specifically a swivel antenna with enhanced durability, which can prevent deformation of a hinge unit and an outermost antenna covering the hinge unit. The swivel antenna includes: a power feeding unitelectrically connected to a terminal; an antenna unitfor transmitting a radio wave received from an external to the power feeding unit, which is folded in multiple stages and can extend; and a hinge unitfor connecting between the power feeding unitand the antenna unitand for swiveling the antenna unit, wherein the hinge unitincludes an insertion portionconnected to the antenna unit, a recess portionconnected to the power feeding unitand having a step portionwhose diameters of one side and the other side are different from each other, and a hinge pinfor fixing the an insertion portionand the recess portion, wherein the antenna unitincludes a whip antennafixed to the insertion portion, one or more road antennas, andto be folded about the whip antenna, and wherein one sideof the recess portionwhose internal diameter is smaller than that of the other sideof the recess portionis housed in the outermost road antennaof the folding one or more road antennas, and