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US 9,882,287 B2Granted
Co-linear AM/FM and DSRC antenna
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsTimothy J. Talty, Donald K. Grimm, Duane S. Carper
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Abstract
An antenna assembly for a vehicle that includes an AM/FM mast antenna element for AM/FM signals and a WiFi or DSRC antenna element positioned at a tip of the mast, where the antenna assembly is mounted to a vehicle roof and where the WiFi or DSRC antenna element extends above a roof line of the vehicle.
Claims16
An antenna assembly operable to be mounted to a structure, said antenna assembly comprising:
- a base portion configured to be mounted adjacent to the structure, said base portion including a plurality of antenna elements, said plurality of antenna elements including one or more of a cellular telephone antenna element, a satellite radio antenna element and a GPS antenna element;
- a mast including a lower end mounted to the base portion and an upper end opposite to the base portion, said mast including at least an AM/FM antenna element, where the AM/FM antenna element receives AM and FM radio signals, wherein the mast includes a first mast portion and a second mast portion, where the first mast portion includes the AM/FM antenna element and the second mast portion includes a digital audio broadcast (DAB) antenna element;
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- a tip portion coupled to the mast opposite to the base portion, said tip portion including a primary WiFi antenna element.
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An antenna assembly operable to be mounted to a roof panel of a vehicle, said antenna assembly comprising:
- a base portion configured to be mounted adjacent to the roof panel, wherein the base portion includes a plurality of antenna elements, said plurality of antenna elements including one or more of a cellular telephone antenna element, a satellite radio antenna element, a GPS antenna element and a diversity antenna element;
- a mast including a lower end mounted to the base portion and an upper end opposite to the base portion, said mast including at least an AM and FM antenna element;
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- a tip portion coupled to the mast opposite to the base portion, said tip portion including a dedicated short range communications (DSRC) system antenna element.
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An antenna assembly comprising:
- a base portion configured to be mounted adjacent to a roof panel, said base portion including a plurality of antenna elements, said plurality of antenna elements including one or more of a cellular telephone antenna element, a satellite radio antenna element and a GPS antenna element;
- a mast including a lower end mounted to the base portion and an upper end opposite to the base portion, said mast including a first mast portion having an AM and FM antenna element and a second mast portion having a digital audio broadcast (DAB) antenna element;
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- a tip portion coupled to the mast opposite to the base portion, said tip portion including a primary dedicated short range communications (DSRC) system antenna element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.