Patent ID: 7808436
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: H01Q,H04M

Abstract:
1. A folding communication terminal having a mechanism in which a first enclosure and a second enclosure are coupled with each other by a hinge so as to be freely opened/closed, comprising: an antenna attached to either one of said first enclosure and said second enclosure; and a conductor placed in the enclosure not provided with said antenna of either one of said first enclosure and said second enclosure; wherein said antenna is arranged along the edge of the one face abutting on said hinge of said either one enclosure; and when said first enclosure and said second enclosure are opened, said antenna and said conductor are connected to each other at a high frequency so that said conductor substantially operates as an antenna to transmit/receive an electromagnetic wave, and when said first enclosure and said second enclosure are folded, said antenna and said conductor are not connected to each other at a high frequency.