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US 10,566,685 B2Granted
Integrated mounting for vehicle immobilizer system antenna
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsDaniel A. Morey, Donald M. Krueger, Thomas L. Howard
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Abstract
A work vehicle including an operator cab, an immobilizer system including an immobilizer antenna module, and an immobilizer antenna mounting having a surface. The immobilizer antenna mounting includes at least one locating feature configured for orienting the immobilizer antenna module.
Claims17
A work vehicle, comprising:
- an operator cab;
- an immobilizer system including an immobilizer antenna module;
- and
- an immobilizer antenna mounting having a surface, said immobilizer antenna mounting including at least one locating feature configured for orienting said immobilizer antenna module, wherein said at least one locating feature is in the form of an elongated protrusion protruding above the surface of the immobilizer antenna mounting.
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A work vehicle, comprising:
- an operator cab;
- an immobilizer system including an immobilizer antenna module;
- and
- an immobilizer antenna mounting having a surface, said immobilizer antenna mounting including at least one locating feature configured for orienting said immobilizer antenna module, wherein said at least one locating feature includes two locating features.
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A work vehicle, comprising:
- an operator cab;
- an immobilizer system including an immobilizer antenna module;
- and
- an immobilizer antenna mounting having a surface, said immobilizer antenna mounting including at least one locating feature configured for orienting said immobilizer antenna module, wherein said immobilizer antenna mounting is in the form of an air duct positioned beneath the cab such that said immobilizer antenna mounting is configured to channel an air flow and mount said immobilizer antenna module.
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A work vehicle, comprising:
- an operator cab;
- an immobilizer system including an immobilizer antenna module;
- and
- an immobilizer antenna mounting having a surface, said immobilizer antenna mounting including at least one locating feature configured for orienting said immobilizer antenna module, wherein said immobilizer antenna mounting is in the form of a cosmetic panel such that said cosmetic panel is configured to cover a space underneath the cab and mount said immobilizer antenna module.
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A mounting for an immobilizer antenna module of a vehicle immobilizer system, said mounting including:
- at least one locating feature monolithically formed with said immobilizer antenna mounting and configured for orienting said immobilizer antenna module wherein said at least one locating feature is in the form of an elongated protrusion protruding above a surface of the immobilizer antenna mounting.
A method for mounting an immobilizer antenna module, comprising the steps of:
- providing a work vehicle that includes an operator cab, an immobilizer system including said immobilizer antenna module and an immobilizer antenna mounting having a surface, said immobilizer antenna mounting including at least one locating feature configured for orienting said immobilizer antenna module, wherein said at least one locating feature is in the form of an elongated protrusion protruding above the surface of the immobilizer antenna mounting;
- and
- orienting said immobilizer antenna module by positioning said immobilizer antenna module relative to said at least one locating feature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.