Patent ID: 7385559

Claim:
An antenna feed structure for electrically connecting a rotatable antenna having a conductive antenna rotary shaft protruding from the antenna, an end of the antenna rotary shaft being rounded, to a circuit formed on a circuit board, the antenna feed structure comprising: a feeding metallic part having a mounting portion, an antenna contact-and-connection portion, and an elastic supporting portion, the mounting portion being mounted to the circuit board, the antenna contact-and-connection portion being disposed for being brought into contact with and electrically connected to the end of the antenna rotary shaft, the elastic supporting portion supporting the antenna contact-and-connection portion at the mounting portion and producing biasing force towards the antenna rotary shaft from the antenna contact-and-connection portion, the antenna contact-and-connection portion of the feeding metallic part having a recess wall having a rounded shape for engaging with the rounded shape of the end of the antenna rotary shaft.