Co-linear am/fm and dsrc antenna
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsTIMOTHY J. TALTY, DONALD K. GRIMM, DUANE S. CARPER
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Abstract
An antenna assembly for a vehicle that includes an AM/FM mast antenna element for AM/FM signals and a WiFi or DSRC antenna element positioned at a tip of the mast, where the antenna assembly is mounted to a vehicle roof and where the WiFi or DSRC antenna element extends above a roof line of the vehicle.
Claims20
An antenna assembly operable to be mounted to a structure, said antenna assembly comprising:
- a base portion configured to be mounted adjacent to the structure;
- a mast including a lower end mounted to the base portion and an upper end opposite to the base portion, said mast including at least an AM and/or FM antenna element;
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- a tip portion coupled to the mast opposite to the base portion, said tip portion including a primary WiFi antenna element.
The antenna assembly according to clam 9 wherein the secondary antenna element is provided in the base portion or the mast.
An antenna assembly operable to be mounted to a roof panel of a vehicle, said antenna assembly comprising:
- a base portion configured to be mounted adjacent to the roof panel, wherein the base portion includes a plurality of antenna elements, said plurality of antenna elements including one or more of a cellular telephone antenna element, a satellite radio antenna element, a GPS antenna element and a diversity antenna element;
- a mast including a lower end mounted to the base portion and an upper end opposite to the base portion, said mast including at least an AM and/or FM antenna element;
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- a tip portion coupled to the mast opposite to the base portion, said tip portion including a dedicated short range communications (DSRC) system antenna element.
An antenna assembly comprising:
- a base portion configured to be mounted adjacent to the roof panel, said base portion including a plurality of antenna elements, said plurality of antenna elements including one or more of a cellular telephone antenna element, a satellite radio antenna element and a GPS antenna element;
- a mast including a lower end mounted to the base portion and an upper end opposite to the base portion, said mast including a first mast portion having an AM/FM antenna element and a second mast portion having a digital audio broadcast (DAB) antenna element;
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- a tip portion coupled to the mast opposite to the base portion, said tip portion including a primary dedicated short range communications (DSRC) system antenna element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.