Antenna unit housed in an outside mirror
AssigneeMitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroshi Suzuki, Tsutomu Ito, Akira Yoneya
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Abstract
In an antenna unit including a dome-shaped top cover, an antenna module disposed in the top cover and adapted to receive radio waves, a bracket covering an under surface of the top cover, and a gasket disposed between the top cover and the bracket to thereby ensure hermeticity in the top cover, the bracket includes a bottom portion pressure welding the gasket between the bottom portion and the top cover to make inside of the top cover an enclosed space, and a mounting portion integrated to the bottom portion to enable the antenna unit to mount in a narrow-mounting-space cabinet.
Claims11
An antenna unit comprising:
- a dome-shaped top cover;
- an antenna module disposed in said top cover and adapted to receive radio waves;
- a bracket covering an under surface of said top cover;
- and
- a gasket disposed between said top cover and said bracket to hermetically seal said top cover,
- wherein said bracket consists of one piece and comprises:
- a bottom portion pressure welding said gasket between said bottom portion and said top cover to form an enclosed space inside of said top cover, said bottom portion and said gasket being disposed at an inside of an inner wall face of said top cover,
- a mounting portion integrated to said bottom portion for mounting said antenna unit in a cabinet, said mounting portion being disposed at an outside of said bottom portion so as to extend from said bottom portion outward beyond said top cover;
- and
- a coupling member for coupling said bottom portion with said mounting portion,
- wherein said bottom portion is formed in a bowed state upward from a forming surface of said mounting portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.