Antenna apparatus
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorNobuhiro Ide
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Abstract
An antenna apparatus includes an antenna case and an antenna disposed inside the antenna case. The antenna includes a coil-shaped portion which engages with a securing portion of the antenna case so as to fix the pitch of the coil-shaped portion. The antenna case may be formed of a difficult to deform electrically insulating material. A base end portion of the antenna is connected to a predetermined portion of a substrate mounted inside the antenna case, and a ground connecting portion of the substrate is electrically connected to a rust resistant connecting member which is provided outside the antenna case and is grounded. In a preferred embodiment, the antenna is mounted in a door mirror of a vehicle.
Claims7
An antenna apparatus comprising an antenna case, and an antenna disposed inside the antenna case and having a coil-shaped portion, the antenna case including a securing portion for fixing the pitch of the coil-shaped portion of the antenna.
A door-mirror-mounted antenna apparatus comprising an antenna case mounted in a door mirror of a vehicle, and an antenna disposed inside the antenna case and having a coil-shaped portion, the antenna case including a securing portion for fixing the pitch of the coil-shaped portion of the antenna.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.