US 6,295,033 B1 · Vehicle antenna assembly for receiving satellite broadcast signals

Abstract

An apparatus, system and method for providing audio broadcast signals received from a satellite to a satellite radio receiver. A window clip having an integral transmission line is mounted on the edge of a vehicle window. The interior end of the transmission line is connected to the satellite radio receiver. The exterior portion of the clip, and the exterior portion of the integrated transmission line, is coupled to an antenna. The antenna may be an omnidirectional quadrifilar antenna having circular polarization, a gain greater than about 3 dBi, a G/T greater than about −20 dB/K, and a frequency range of about 2.3 GHz to about 2.7 GHz, also known as the S-band. The antenna system can be used to receive satellite digital audio radio service (SDARS) and transfer the signal to a satellite radio receiver inside the vehicle.

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Dependent claims

An antenna assembly comprising:

a clip having an inside portion and an outside portion and adapted for removably attaching to an edge surface;
a transmission line carried by said clip and extending from said inside portion to said outside portion;
an inside connector attached to an inside end of said transmission line;
and
an antenna attached to an outside connector;
wherein said clip further comprises:
a first magnet attached to said outside portion and a second magnet attached to said inside portion, opposite poles of said first and second magnets facing each other and attractively attaching said clip to said edge surface.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Vehicle antenna assembly for receiving satellite broadcast signals

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Vehicle antenna assembly for receiving satellite broadcast signals

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Abstract

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