Antenna unit housed in an outside mirror
AssigneeMitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroshi Suzuki, Tsutomu Ito, Akira Yoneya
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Abstract
In an antenna unit including a dome-shaped top cover, an antenna module disposed in the top cover and adapted to receive radio waves, a bracket covering an under surface of the top cover, and a gasket disposed between the top cover and the bracket to thereby ensure hermeticity in the top cover, the bracket includes a bottom portion pressure welding the gasket between the bottom portion and the top cover to make inside of the top cover an enclosed space, and a mounting portion integrated to the bottom portion to enable the antenna unit to mount in a narrow-mounting-space cabinet.
Claims12
An antenna unit comprising:
- a dome-shaped top cover;
- an antenna module disposed in said top cover and adapted to receive radio waves;
- a bracket covering an under surface of said top cover;
- and
- a gasket disposed between said top cover and said bracket to thereby ensure hermeticity in said top cover,
- wherein said bracket comprises:
- a bottom portion pressure welding said gasket between said bottom portion and said top cover to make inside of said top cover an enclosed space;
- and
- a mounting portion integrated to said bottom portion to enable said antenna unit to mount in a narrow-mounting-space cabinet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.