# US 2017/0288302 A1 · Water-right lte antenna having pu potting

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- Number: US 2017/0288302 A1
- Document ID: US20170288302A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/516,586
- Filed: 2015-12-17
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2014-12-18
- Assignees: Hirschmann Car Communication GmbH
- Applicants: Hirschmann Car Communication GmbH
- Inventors: David SILVA; Rainer SCHIEMANN
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170288302A1

## CPC

- H01Q 1/32: Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles
- H01Q 1/3275: {mounted on a horizontal surface of the vehicle, e.g. on roof, hood, trunk}
- H01Q 1/40: Radiating elements coated with or embedded in protective material
- H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72)

## Abstract

The invention relates to an antenna (1) for a vehicle, comprising a carrier, in particular a circuit board (8), wherein antenna structures for transmitting and/or receiving high-frequency signals are arranged on the carrier, and wherein the antenna (1) has a plug connector (5) for connecting to an electronic device, characterized in that the antenna (1) has a plastic half-shell (2) having a peripheral frame (3), into which plastic half-shell the carrier is inserted, wherein the plastic half-shell (2) is filled up with a potting mass (4).

## Claims

### Claim 1

An antenna for a vehicle, comprising:
a half shell with an annular edge frame forming an upwardly open cavity;
a support in the cavity;
an antenna structure s carried on the support for transmitting and/or receiving high-frequency signals;
a plug connector on the half shell; and
a potting compound generally filling the cavity and surrounding the support and the antenna structure.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The antenna defined in claim 1, further comprising:
a fastener fixing the support to the plastic half-shell.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The antenna defined in claim 1, wherein the plastic half-shell forms a plug connector housing of the plug connector.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The antenna defined in claim 1, wherein the plastic half-shell has a mounting base.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The antenna defined in claim 4, wherein the mounting base is connected to an angle bracket.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The antenna defined in claim 5, wherein the mounting base is connected by an angle bracket to the holder.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The antenna defined in any claim 1, wherein the plug connector is a gFAKRA plug connector.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The antenna defined in any claim 1, wherein the potting compound is PU-based.

### Claim 9

The antenna defined in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the potting compound is epoxy-based.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The antenna defined in claim 1, wherein the potting compound is silicone-based.