Mobile radio telephone device with a detachable adapter for external power and antenna connection

• US 5,121,504 A
• Filed: 12/12/1989
• Issued: 06/09/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Toko, Yoshio
• Primary Examiner(s): Eisenzopf, Reinhard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Charouel, Lisa
• Application Number:
  US07/448,997
• Time in Patent Office: 910 Days
• Field of Search: 455/89, 455/90, 455/78, 455/277, 455/345, 455/346, 455/351, 455/349, 343/762, 343/711, 343/712, 343/713
• US Class Current: 455/575.9
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/22 by structural association with other equipment or articles
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/20 Charging or discharging characterised by the power electronics converter
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3877 Arrangements for enabling portable transceivers to be used in a fixed position, e.g. cradles or boosters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

This invention discloses a mobile radio telephone device in which when used as a remote handset, the circuitry of the radio telephone device is connected by an adapter to a portable antenna through an antenna input terminal and an antenna output terminal. When the mobile radio telephone device is being fixed to a vehicle, the circuitry of the radio telephone device is connected by an adapter to an external antenna through the antenna output terminal.

Claims

1. A mobile radio telephone device comprising:

a radio telephone device body;

said radio telephone device body comprising a portable antenna for transmitting and receiving a radio signal, a radio telephone device circuitry means, a power source input terminal connected to the radio telephone device circuitry means, an antenna output terminal connected to said radio telephone device circuitry means and an antenna input terminal connected to the portable antenna;

an adapter means which is detachable from said radio telephone device body;

said adapter means comprising a first antenna connection means for connecting an external antenna to said antenna output terminal when attached to said radio telephone device body and a second antenna connection means for connecting said antenna input terminal to said antenna output terminal when connected to said radio telephone device body; and

said adapter means further comprising power supply connection means for supplying power to said power source input terminal.

2. The mobile radio telephone device according to claim 1 wherein said adapter means comprises at least a first adapter comprising said first antenna connection means and a second adapter comprising said second antenna connection means.

3. The mobile radio telephone device according to claim 1, wherein said first antenna connection means comprises a first connection means, one end of which is joined to said antenna output terminal and the other end of which is joined to said external antenna.

4. The mobile radio telephone device according to claim 5, wherein the first connection means comprises a coaxial cable.

5. The mobile radio telephone device according to claim 3, wherein the first connection means comprises a single wire.

6. The mobile radio telephone device according to claim 3, wherein the first connection means comprises a micro stripline.

7. The mobile radio telephone device according to claim 1, wherein said power supply connection means comprises a battery in which an output terminal thereof or an output terminal of a lead wire thereof is joined to said power supply input terminal when said first or second antenna connection means is attached to said radio telephone device body.

8. The mobile radio telephone device according to claim 2, wherein said power supply connection means in said first adapter comprises a power source cable, one end of which is joined to said power source input terminal, the other end connected to a vehicle battery.

9. The mobile radio telephone device according to claim 2, wherein said power supply connection means in said first adapter comprises a voltage converter, an output terminal of which is joined to said power source input terminal and an input terminal of which is connected to a vehicle battery, said voltage converter comprising means for converting the voltage of a vehicle battery to a voltage suitable for said radio telephone device circuitry means.

10. The mobile radio telephone device according to claim 2, wherein said second antenna connection means comprises second connection means for connecting said antenna output terminal to said antenna input terminal when said second adapter is attached to said radio telephone device body.

11. The mobile radio telephone device according to claim 10, wherein said second connection means comprises a coaxial cable.

12. The mobile radio telephone device according to claim 10, wherein said second connection means comprises a single wire.

13. The mobile radio telephone device according to claim 10, wherein said second connection means comprises a micro stripline.

14. A mobile radio telephone device, comprising:

a radio telephone device body, including a portable antenna for transmitting and receiving radio waves, a radio telephone device circuit, a power source input terminal connected to the radio telephone device circuit, an antenna output terminal connected to the radio telephone device circuit, and an antenna input terminal connected to said portable antenna; and

an adapter detachably connectable to said radio telephone device body, including connection means for connecting said antenna input terminal to said antenna output terminal, and power supply means connectable to said power source input terminal for supplying power to said radio telephone device circuit.