Method of RF grounding glass mounted antennas to automotive metal frames
AssigneeMIA-Com, Inc.
InventorDavid Frederick Jordan
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Abstract
A method for RF grounding glass mounted antennas to metal automotive frames comprising the steps of (1) providing an RF grounding path on said glass from the antenna mounting location to an edge of said glass located proximate to said metal frame, wherein said path is provided prior to installation of said glass into said metal automotive frame; (2) providing a first RF grounding contact from said antenna to said RF path; and (3) providing a second RF grounding contact of said RF path to said metal frame upon installation of said glass in said metal frame.
Claims20
A method for RF grounding glass mounted antennas to metal automotive frames comprising the steps of:
- 1-providing an RF grounding path on said glass from the antenna mounting location to an edge of said glass located proximate to said metal frame, wherein said path is provided prior to installation of said glass into said metal automotive frame;
- 2-providing a first RF grounding contact from said antenna to said RF path;
- 3-providing a second RF grounding contact of said RF path to said metal frame upon installation of said glass in said metal frame.
A system for providing RF grounding from an antenna unit mounted on a glass surface to the metal frame of a vehicle, comprising:
- an antenna unit having at least one antenna within a casing, said casing having a contact area electrically coupled to said at least one antenna residing within said antenna unit;
- a conductive path residing on said glass surface, said conductive path coupled with said metal frame to provide an RF contact;
- a conductive gasket, said gasket electrically coupling said contact area of said antenna casing to said conductive path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.