Antenna mount
AssigneeFUBA Automotive Electronics GmbH
InventorsJoshua Weichenhain, Sergej Kiricenko
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Abstract
An antenna mount for assembly in a recess of a planar component comprises an antenna foot; a retaining bracket having an inner surface facing the antenna foot and an outer surface opposite the inner surface; and a fastening element having a fastening axis for fastening the retaining bracket to the antenna foot. The retaining bracket has a base and a plurality of spreading legs extending from the base. The antenna foot has at least one spreading surface which is inclined with respect to the fastening axis and along which the inner surfaces of the spreading legs slide on an assembly of the antenna mount in order to effect a radial spreading apart of the spreading legs.
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An antenna mount for assembly in a recess of a planar component, said antenna mount comprising
- an antenna foot;
- a retaining bracket having an inner surface facing the antenna foot and an outer surface opposite the inner surface;
- and
- a fastening element having a fastening axis for fastening the retaining bracket to the antenna foot, wherein
- the retaining bracket has a base and a plurality of spreading legs extending from the base, and
- the antenna foot has at least one spreading surface which is inclined with respect to the fastening axis and along which the inner surfaces of the spreading legs slide on an assembly of the antenna mount in order to effect a radial spreading apart of the spreading legs.
A vehicle antenna comprising an antenna mount, said antenna mount comprising
- an antenna foot;
- a retaining bracket having an inner surface facing the antenna foot and an outer surface opposite the inner surface;
- and
- a fastening element having a fastening axis for fastening the retaining bracket to the antenna foot, wherein
- the retaining bracket has a base and a plurality of spreading legs extending from the base, and
- the antenna foot has at least one spreading surface which is inclined with respect to the fastening axis and along which the inner surfaces of the spreading legs slide on an assembly of the antenna mount in order to effect a radial spreading apart of the spreading legs. (New) A vehicle comprising a planar component at which an antenna mount is assembled, said antenna mount comprising
- an antenna foot;
- a retaining bracket having an inner surface facing the antenna foot and an outer surface opposite the inner surface;
- and
- a fastening element having a fastening axis for fastening the retaining bracket to the antenna foot, wherein
- the retaining bracket has a base and a plurality of spreading legs extending from the base, and
- the antenna foot has at least one spreading surface which is inclined with respect to the fastening axis and along which the inner surfaces of the spreading legs slide on an assembly of the antenna mount in order to effect a radial spreading apart of the spreading legs, wherein each spreading leg has, at its free end at its inner surface, a groove having two marginal edges that extend in the longitudinal direction of the spreading leg and that serve as a contact section for the planar component, and wherein the two marginal edges contact the planar component under a preload.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.