Patent ID: 7659855

Claim:
A folder type mobile radio apparatus comprising: a first antenna element provided in a first casing; a second casing pivotably connected to the first casing through a hinge portion; a circuit board having a ground pattern provided in an end side, which is near the hinge portion, of the second casing; a second antenna element provided in another end side, which is opposite to the hinge portion, of the second casing; a first feed unit which feeds the first antenna element from a radio circuit on the circuit board; a second feed unit which feeds the second antenna element from the radio circuit on the circuit board; and a switching unit which selects one of the first feed means unit and the second feed unit, wherein the first antenna element and the ground pattern on the circuit board operate as a dipole antenna when the first feed unit is selected, and wherein the second antenna element and the ground pattern on the circuit board operate as a dipole antenna when the second feed unit is selected.