Vehicle antenna unit
AssigneesHonda Motor Co., Ltd., Yokowo Co., Ltd.
InventorsHidehito Oki, Michael Andrew Pilgrim, Jason Dutter, Masashi Noda, Sadao Ohno
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle frame, a dielectric panel mounted to the vehicle frame, an antenna unit mounted on the dielectric panel, an electrically conductive bracket connected with the antenna unit, and a resilient ground plate connected with the bracket and the vehicle frame. The dielectric panel can be interposed between the antenna unit and the bracket. The resilient ground plate can facilitate grounding the antenna unit to the vehicle frame. A vehicle antenna unit and an antenna mount for the vehicle antenna unit are also disclosed.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle frame;
- a dielectric panel mounted to the vehicle frame;
- an antenna unit mounted on the dielectric panel;
- an electrically conductive bracket connected with the antenna unit, the dielectric panel being interposed between the antenna unit and the bracket;
- and
- a resilient ground plate connected with the bracket and the vehicle frame for grounding the antenna unit.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle frame;
- a dielectric panel mounted to the vehicle frame;
- an antenna unit mounted on an outer surface of the dielectric panel;
- a first electrically conductive member connected with the antenna unit and disposed below a lower surface of the dielectric panel, the first electrically conductive member being offset from the vehicle frame;
- and
- a second electrically conductive member connected with the first electrically conductive member and the vehicle frame for grounding the antenna unit.
In combination:
- a vehicle antenna unit;
- and
- an antenna mount for the vehicle antenna unit, the mount including an electrically conductive portion connected with the antenna unit, the electrically conductive portion including a first surface configured to face a dielectric panel of an associated vehicle and a second surface, which is offset from and facing in a same general direction as the first surface, configured to contact a vehicle frame of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.