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Compensation amplifier for an automobile antenna

Assignee: Harada Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-11-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-11-12
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Abstract

Abstract A compensation amplifier for an automobile antenna utilizing, as an antenna element, a heating wire incorporated in an automobile rear window, for removing fog formed thereon, is connected between the heating wire and a radio receiver circuit, so as to compensate for a signal transmission loss. An AM band-pass filter coil (La1), a cancelling coil (Lc), and an FM band-pass filter coil (Lf1) are connected between the heating wire (H) and the battery (B). The FM band-pass filter coil (Lf1) and the AM band-pass filter coil (La1) are wound on a toroidal core with air gaps. A floating capacitor (Cs) is connected between the heating wire (H) and a ground potential terminal. The FM band-pass filter coil (Lf1) and floating capacitor (Cs) are used as a part of an input band-pass filter for an FM signal compensation circuit. The AM band-pass filter coil (La1), the floating capacitor (Cs), and an additional capacitor (Cb) are used as a part of an input band-pass filter for an AM signal compensation circuit.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kazuhiko Nakase

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 05:07
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/12; H01Q1/1271; H01Q1/1278

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 97 words
A compensation amplifier for an automobile antenna utilizing, as an antenna element, a heating element for removing fog from an automobile rear window, said compensation amplifier characterized by comprising: a band-pass filter coil (La1, Lf1) interposed between a power source (B) of a vehicle and said heating element (H), the band-pass filter coil (La1, Lf1) forming a band-pass filter circuit with a floating capacitor (Cs) connected between said heating element (H) and a ground potential terminal; and compensation circuit means connected to said band-pass filter circuit and for amplifying a signal output from said band-pass filter circuit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 97 words
A compensation amplifier for an automobile antenna utilizing, as an antenna element, a heating element for removing fog from an automobile rear window, said compensation amplifier characterized by comprising: a band-pass filter coil (La1, Lf1) interposed between a power source (B) of a vehicle and said heating element (H), the band-pass filter coil (La1, Lf1) forming a band-pass filter circuit with a floating capacitor (Cs) connected between said heating element (H) and a ground potential terminal; and compensation circuit means connected to said band-pass filter circuit and for amplifying a signal output from said band-pass filter circuit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 36 words
A compensation amplifier according to claim 1, characterized by further comprising a cancelling coil (Lc) for cancelling out a direct current magnetization which is caused by a direct current flowing through said band-pass filter coil (La1).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 31 words
A compensation amplifier according to claim 2, characterized in that said band-pass filter coil (La1) and said cancelling coil (Lc) are wound on a ferrite core (F) as a bifilar winding.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 28 words
A compensation amplifier according to claim 2, characterized in that said band-pass filter coil (La1) and said cancelling coil (Lc) are wound on a ferrite core (F) separately.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 24 words
A compensation amplifier according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that said ferrite core (F) is a toroidal core with an air gap.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 30 words
A compensation amplifier according to claim 2, characterized in that said band-pass filter coil (La1) and said cancelling coil (Lc) are connected to each other via a coupling capacitor (Co).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 72 words
A compensation amplifier according to claim 1, characterized in that said band-pass filter circuit is a circuit for passing a frequency-modulation radio signal and characterized in that said band-pass filter circuit and said compensation circuit means form a double tuning circuit in which said band-pass filter circuit is a primary tuning circuit and said compensation circuit means is a secondary tuning circuit made up of a coil (Lf2) and a capacitor (cf).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 85 words
A compensation amplifier according to claim 1, characterized in that said band-pass filter circuit is a circuit for passing an amplitude-modulation radio signal and characterized in that said band-pass filter circuit and said compensation circuit means form a double tuning circuit in which said band-pass filter circuit and a tuning capacitor (Cb) form a high-pass filter as a primary tuning circuit and said compensation circuit means is a low-pass filter made up of a coil (La2) and a capacitor (Ca) as a secondary tuning circuit.

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