Vehicle antenna
AssigneeHirschmann Electronics GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsDirk Wendt, Martin Kuhn
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Abstract
An antenna, especially for use with mobile radios, that is mounted in an opening of a motor vehicle. The antenna includes at least one radiator with connecting line and the radiator is mounted in the opening behind a nontransparent, nonconductive covering. In one embodiment the radiator is configured as a monopole with matched balancing antennae that are strip conductors laid out on a printed circuit board attached to a ventilation structure mounted in an opening behind a covering nonconductive bumper.
Claims29
A motor vehicle antenna comprising:
- at least one radiator disposed in a body opening of a motor vehicle;
- said radiator including a monopole and a balancing antenna with a length of said monopole and a length of said balancing antenna being matched to a network frequency range;
- and
- a nontransparent and nonconductive attachment part disposed to cover said radiator and the body opening of the motor vehicle.
A method for mounting an antenna on a motor vehicle comprising:
- positioning at least one radiator in a body opening of the motor vehicle with said radiator including a monopole and a balancing antenna with a length of said monopole and a length of said balancing antenna being matched to a network frequency range;
- and
- providing a nontransparent and nonconductive attachment part disposed to cover said radiator and the body opening of the motor vehicle.
A motor vehicle antenna comprising:
- at least one radiator disposed in a body opening of a motor vehicle;
- a nontransparent and nonconductive attachment part disposed to cover said radiator and the body opening of the motor vehicle;
- and,
- a reflector, said reflector being disposed towards an interior of said motor vehicle relative to said radiator, and said reflector having a lattice configuration.
A motor vehicle antenna comprising:
- at least one radiator disposed in a body opening of a motor vehicle;
- a nontransparent and nonconductive attachment part disposed to cover said radiator and the body opening of the motor vehicle;
- and
- a second radiator interconnected with said first radiator, and both of said radiators disposed lengthwise on opposite sides of said motor vehicle.
A motor vehicle antenna comprising:
- at least one radiator disposed in a body opening of a motor vehicle;
- a nontransparent and nonconductive attachment part disposed to cover said radiator and the body opening of the motor vehicle,
- wherein said radiator is disposed in a ventilation opening of the motor vehicle body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.