| US 7,573,426 B2 | ||
| Antenna and radio terminal having antenna thereof | ||
| Takashi Amano, Soka (Japan); and Akihiro Tsujimura, Ome (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 30, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/606,872. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0129608 A1, Jun. 05, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01Q 1/24 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 343—702 [343/787] | 3 Claims |
| 1. A radio equipment comprising:
(i) a case which has a curved part; and
(ii) an antenna, which comprises:
an antenna element; and
a magnetic body which is arranged at at least a part of the antenna element, and which has positive magnetostrictive characteristics
such that magnetic permeability of the magnetic body increases when compression stress is applied to the magnetic body;
wherein the antenna is mounted along the curved part such that the antenna is curved and compression stress is applied to
the magnetic body.
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