# US 10,873,129 B2 · Radome for vehicles

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- Number: US 10,873,129 B2
- Document ID: US10873129B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/317,494
- Filed: 2016-07-11
- Published: 2019-10-03
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2016-07-11
- Assignees: Zanini Auto Grup, S.A.
- Applicants: Zanini Auto Grup, S.A.
- Inventors: Augusto Mayer Pujadas; Josep Maria Armengol I. Rocaspana
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10873129B2

## CPC

- H01Q 1/42: Housings not intimately mechanically associated with radiating elements, e.g. radome
- H01Q 1/3233: {particular used as part of a sensor or in a security system, e.g. for automotive radar, navigation systems}
- H01Q 1/3283: {side-mounted antennas, e.g. bumper-mounted, door-mounted (mounted on windscreens H01Q1/1271)}
- B60R 13/005: {Manufacturers' emblems, name plates, bonnet ornaments, mascots or the like; Mounting means therefor}
- H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72)
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

The radome (10) comprises a substrate (18) formed of a radio transmissive resin, the substrate (18) having a proximal face and a distal face; a decoration layer (20) applied to the proximal face, the decoration layer (20) comprising a metalloid or a metalloid alloy deposited on the surface of the proximal face; and a first radio transmissive resin layer (22) partially overlying the decoration layer (20), wherein it also comprises a second radio transmissive resin layer (21) overlying entirely the first radio transmissive resin layer (22), including the areas of the decoration layer (20) not overlaid by said first radio transmissive resin layer (22). It permits to implement decorative radomes in geometries where ink overlay is not suitable or it is not possible, e.g. in pieces with a high relief or great dimensions.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A radome for vehicles, comprising:
a substrate formed of a radio transmissive resin, the substrate having a proximal face and a distal face;
a decoration layer applied to the proximal face, the decoration layer comprising a metalloid or a metalloid alloy deposited on a surface of the proximal face; and
a first radio transmissive resin layer partially overlying the decoration layer,
wherein the radome also comprises a second radio transmissive resin layer overlying entirely the first radio transmissive resin layer, including the areas of the decoration layer not overlaid by said first radio transmissive resin layer,
both of the first and second radio transmissive resin layers are made from the same material;
the first radio transmissive resin layer is nontransparent; and
the second radio transmissive resin layer is transparent.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A radome for vehicles according to claim 1, wherein said second radio transmissive resin layer is overmolded on said first radio transmissive resin layer, or vice versa.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A radome for vehicles according to claim 1, wherein said first radio transmissive resin layer covers only a portion of said decoration layer.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A radome for vehicles according to claim 1, wherein said metalloid or the metalloids of the alloy are selected from Silicon, Boron, Germanium, Arsenic, Antimony and/or Tellurium.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A radome for vehicles according to claim 1, wherein the decoration layer also comprises at least one oxide.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

Vehicle including a radome according to claim 1, including a front grill assembly, the radome being positioned within the grill assembly, the vehicle further including a radar antenna positioned behind and in registration with the radome.