Antenna apparatus for vehicle and radar system and vehicle including the same
AssigneeHl Klemove Corp.
InventorsYun Su Kang, Beom Sic Yoo
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Abstract
An vehicle antenna apparatus is disclosed. An vehicle antenna apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention may be a vehicle antenna apparatus for transmitting and receiving radio waves, comprising: a printed circuit board provided in a vehicle; a subprocessor mounted on the printed circuit board; and an antenna module electrically connected to the subprocessor, covering a portion of the printed circuit board and mounted on one surface of the printed circuit board.
Claims14
A vehicle antenna apparatus for transmitting and receiving radio waves, the vehicle antenna apparatus comprising:
- a printed circuit board provided in a vehicle;
- a subprocessor mounted on the printed circuit board;
- and
- antenna modules electrically connected to the subprocessor, covering a portion of the printed circuit board, and mounted on one surface of the printed circuit board,
- wherein the antenna modules include a first antenna module and a second antenna module,
- wherein the first antenna module is formed to have a thickness greater than that of the second antenna module,
- wherein the first antenna module and the second antenna module are located on the one surface of the printed circuit board,
- wherein a difference in thickness between the first and second antenna modules is greater than or equal to twice (2λ) the wavelength (λ) of the radio wave transmitted and received by the antenna modules, and
- wherein the first antenna module is an antenna module for transmission, and the second antenna module is an antenna module for reception.
A radar system comprising:
- a vehicle antenna apparatus installed in a vehicle and configured to transmit and receive radio waves;
- and
- a power supply unit configured to supply power to the vehicle antenna apparatus,
- wherein the vehicle antenna apparatus includes:
- a printed circuit board provided in the vehicle;
- a subprocessor mounted on the printed circuit board;
- and
- antenna modules electrically connected to the subprocessor, covering a portion of the printed circuit board and mounted on one surface of the printed circuit board,
- wherein the antenna modules include a first antenna module and a second antenna module,
- wherein the first antenna module is formed to have a thickness greater than that of the second antenna module,
- wherein the first antenna module and the second antenna module are located on the one surface of the printed circuit board, and
- wherein a difference in thickness between the first and second antenna modules is greater than or equal to twice (2λ) the wavelength (λ) of the radio wave transmitted and received by the antenna modules, and
- wherein the first antenna module is an antenna module for transmission, and the second antenna module is an antenna module for reception.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- and
- a vehicle antenna apparatus provided in the vehicle body and configured to transmit and receive radio waves,
- wherein the vehicle antenna apparatus includes:
- a printed circuit board provided in the vehicle body;
- a subprocessor mounted on the printed circuit board;
- and
- antenna modules electrically connected to the subprocessor, covering a portion of the printed circuit board and mounted on one surface of the printed circuit board,
- wherein the antenna modules include a first antenna module and a second antenna module,
- wherein the first antenna module is formed to have a thickness greater than that of the second antenna module,
- wherein the first antenna module and the second antenna module are located on the one surface of the printed circuit board, and
- wherein a difference in thickness between the first and second antenna modules is greater than or equal to twice (2λ) the wavelength (λ) of the radio wave transmitted and received by the antenna modules, and
- wherein the first antenna module is an antenna module for transmission, and the second antenna module is an antenna module for reception.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.