Diversity antenna system for a motor vehicle

Abstract

An antenna for a diversity antenna system in a vehicle for mounting within the zone of a window pane surrounded by the electrically conductive body of the vehicle, consisting of a rear window pane having a substantially rectangularly or trapezoidally shaped surface and electrically conductors applied to the surface. A conductive surface in terms of high frequency, and coherent with respect to its edge conductors (12) is formed within the rear window pane. The edge conductors (12) are insulated at high frequencies from the vehicle ground so that each edge conductor (12) of a side of the conductive surface (1) has a minimum length of about λ/10. At least one zone of the edge conductors (12) is provided in the form of a low-resistance coupling conductor (12a) with a continuous minimum length of about λ/10. The antenna, formed out of the conductive surface, has a pair of terminals with a vehicle ground connection point (2) and an antenna connection point (5) on one of the low-resistance coupling conductors (12a). The pair of terminals is connected to a connection network (4). Furthermore, at least one electronically controllable impedance network (6) is provided, and an impedance connection point (8) is formed, which is coupled to the antenna connection point (5) via the low-resistance coupling conductor (12a). The antenna is coupled to a radio receiver and a rectangular window pane of an automobile serving a dual purpose in also providing a heating to the window.

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