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US 10,374,298 B2Granted
Antenna housing
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsTuan Anh Be, Allen R. Murray, David Joseph Orris, Oliver Lei
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Abstract
An antenna housing assembly includes: a first housing enclosing an antenna assembly and a grounding plate; a second housing enclosing the first housing and a heating ring defining apertures and comprising resistive heating elements; a wiper blade driven by a motor and rotatable about the second housing to clear snow from an exterior of the second housing. The antenna assembly and the grounding plate are located vertically above a top-most surface of the heating ring.
Claims18
A vehicle comprising:
- an antenna housing assembly including:
- a first housing enclosing an antenna assembly and a grounding plate;
- a second housing enclosing the first housing and a heating ring defining apertures and including resistive heating elements, wherein the antenna assembly and the grounding plate are located vertically above a top-most surface of the heating ring;
- and
- a wiper blade driven by a motor and rotatable about the second housing to clear snow from an exterior of the second housing;
- and
- processor(s) configured to transmit wireless signals via the antenna assembly.
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A vehicle comprising:
- an antenna housing assembly including:
- a first housing enclosing an antenna assembly and a grounding plate;
- and
- a second housing enclosing the first housing and a heating ring defining apertures and including resistive heating elements;
- a wiper blade driven by a motor and rotatable about the second housing to clear snow from an exterior of the second housing;
- and
- processor(s) configured to transmit wireless signals via the antenna assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.