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US 10,854,963 B2Granted
Antenna assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsRobert Vendt, Gregory James Grudzinski, George Anthony Bernwanger, Jr., Leo James Lanctot, David Richard Tengler
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Abstract
An antenna assembly includes: (a) a ground plane having a plateau; (b) a glass panel including a metalized layer; and (c) an antenna including a base interfacing with the metalized layer and the plateau. The antenna assembly is characterized by a through glass panel connection to provide a more aesthetically pleasing appearance.
Claims13
An antenna assembly, comprising:
- a ground plane including a plateau;
- a glass panel overlying said ground plane, said glass panel including a first layer overlying a second layer;
- a mounting opening provided in said glass panel, said mounting opening including a first aperture in the first layer and a second aperture in the second layer wherein the first aperture has a first perimeter and the second aperture has a second perimeter fully contained within the first perimeter;
- a metalized layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer and extending exposed within said first aperture on said second layer;
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- an antenna having a base interfacing with the metalized layer and the plateau.
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An antenna assembly, comprising:
- a ground plane including a plateau;
- a glass panel overlying the ground plane and including a metalized layer and a mounting opening that is dimensioned whereby at least a glass panel-facing plateau surface does not contact the glass panel;
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- an antenna having a base interfacing with the metalized layer and the plateau;
- wherein the metalized layer is disposed between a first glass panel layer overlying a second glass panel layer;
- further wherein the mounting opening includes a first aperture formed in the first layer and a second aperture formed in the second layer, the first aperture having a first perimeter and the second aperture having a second perimeter wherein the second perimeter is fully contained within the first perimeter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.