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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2008
Jun Yoon, Gumi-si, KR;
Yeong-moo Ryu, Daegu, KR;
Kwon-sik Min, Gumi-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
An antenna device for a portable terminal, in which a first radiator is installed within the portable terminal, a second radiator is elongated lengthwise and installed to be retractable into and extendable from the portable terminal, and a switch portion has at least one plate spring and connects a communication circuit portion of the portable terminal selectively to the first radiator or the second radiator. When the second radiator is retracted into the portable terminal, the communication circuit portion is connected to the first radiator through the at least one plate spring, and when the second radiator is extended from the portable terminal, the communication circuit portion is connected to the second radiator through the at least one plate spring.