US5029308A
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Unipolar antenna with conductive frame
Assignee: Fuba Automotive GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1989-06-14
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Granted: 1991-07-02
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Expires: 2009-06-14
Abstract
Abstract A unipole antenna arrangement for window pane of a motor vehicle mounted in a metal frame and including a heating field assembled of a plurality of substantially horizontally directed heating conductors, is composed of two superposed sets of substantially vertically directed antenna conductors. One of the sets extends in a first region in the heating field and the corresponding antenna conductors cross at least two horizontally directed heating wires. The antenna conductors in the other set extend in a region which adjoins the marginal heating conductor and terminates by common connection conductor leading to a connection point. The crossing points of the heating conductors and the antenna conductors are interconnected by a galvanic or a capacitive coupling. The connection point of the ends of the antenna conductors in the second set is connected by connection conductor with an antenna coupling point which is located near to the metal frame of the window pane.
Inventors
- 👤 Heinz Lindenmeier
- 👤 Jochen Hopf
- 👤 Leopold Reiter
- 👤 Gerhard Flachenecker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 02:08
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/12; H01Q1/1271
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
A meter wave band unipole antenna arrangement on a motor vehicle window pane which is mounted in a metal frame and provided with a pane heating field assembled of a plurality of substantially horizontally directed heating conductors, comprising a vertical antenna conductor structure arranged in the area of the vertical plane of symmetry of the window pane, wherein said antenna conductor structure includes two superposed sets of parallel, substantially vertically directed antenna conductors for receiving frequencies of the meter wavelength band; a first set of respective antenna conductors extending in a first region from a marginal heating conductor of the pane heating field across at least two heating conductors; a second set of respective antenna conductors extending from a common connection point in a second region adjoining a marginal heating conductor of the heating field and terminating in the marginal heating conductor; a connection conductor leading from the common connection point to an antenna terminal point located in the second region near the metal frame; and crossing points of the first set of antenna conductors with the assigned heating conductors being interconnected at least for the frequencies of the meter wavelength band.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
192 words
A meter wave band unipole antenna arrangement on a motor vehicle window pane which is mounted in a metal frame and provided with a pane heating field assembled of a plurality of substantially horizontally directed heating conductors, comprising a vertical antenna conductor structure arranged in the area of the vertical plane of symmetry of the window pane, wherein said antenna conductor structure includes two superposed sets of parallel, substantially vertically directed antenna conductors for receiving frequencies of the meter wavelength band; a first set of respective antenna conductors extending in a first region from a marginal heating conductor of the pane heating field across at least two heating conductors; a second set of respective antenna conductors extending from a common connection point in a second region adjoining a marginal heating conductor of the heating field and terminating in the marginal heating conductor; a connection conductor leading from the common connection point to an antenna terminal point located in the second region near the metal frame; and crossing points of the first set of antenna conductors with the assigned heating conductors being interconnected at least for the frequencies of the meter wavelength band.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A unipole antenna arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein the heating conductors and the antenna conductor structure are printed on the upper surface of the window pane.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A unipole antenna arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein the heating conductors and the antenna conductor structure are in the form of wires which are sandwiched between the layers of a multilayer window pane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A unipole antenna arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein the antenna conductors in the first set are directly connected with corresponding antenna conductors in the superposed second set.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A unipole antenna arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein the ends of the antenna conductors in said second set are interconnected by a common connection conductor passing through said connection point substantially parallel to a horizontal side of the metal frame.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A unipole antenna arrangement as defined in claim 5, wherein said common connection conductor extends along the horizontal side of the metal frame.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A unipole antenna arrangement as defined in claim 5, wherein said common connection conductor between the ends of the respective antenna conductors in the second set includes coupling capacitors.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
A unipole antenna arrangement as defined in claim 5, wherein each of the superposed sets includes two parallel antenna conductors spaced apart between 1/10 and 1/30 of a center wavelength in the meter wavelength band and the parallel antenna conductors being symmetrical relative to the vertical line of symmetry of the window pane.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
A unipole antenna arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein the connection conductor leading from the connection point extends parallel to the vertical line of symmetry of the window pane up to the proximity of the metal frame and the end of the connection conductor forming the antenna terminal point.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
A unipole antenna arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein the connection conductor which leads from the connection point is initially directed parallel to vertical axis of symmetry of the window pane up to the proximity of the metal frame where it is directed substantially parallel to the frame side up to the antenna terminal point.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A unipole antenna arrangement as defined in claim 10, wherein a clearance of the connection conductor from a facing side of the metal frame is between 1 cm and 5 cm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
168 words
A meter wave band unipole antenna arrangement on a motor vehicle window pane which is mounted in a metal frame and provided with a pane heating field assembled of a plurality of substantially horizontally directed heating conductors, comprising a vertical antenna conductor structure arranged in the area of the vertical plane of symmetry of the window pane and including two superposed, substantially vertically directed antenna conductors for receiving frequencies of the meter wavelength band; one of said antenna conductors extending from a marginal conductor of the pane heating field across at least two intermediate heating conductors; the other antenna conductor extending from a connection point in a free region adjoining the marginal heating conductor and terminating in the marginal heating conductor; a connection conductor leading from the connection point to an antenna terminal point located in the free region near the metal frame; and crossing points of the one antenna conductor with the assigned heating conductors being interconnected at least for the frequencies of the meter wavelength band.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
168 words
A meter wave band unipole antenna arrangement on a motor vehicle window pane which is mounted in a metal frame and provided with a pane heating field assembled of a plurality of substantially horizontally directed heating conductors, comprising a vertical antenna conductor structure arranged in the area of the vertical plane of symmetry of the window pane and including two superposed, substantially vertically directed antenna conductors for receiving frequencies of the meter wavelength band; one of said antenna conductors extending from a marginal conductor of the pane heating field across at least two intermediate heating conductors; the other antenna conductor extending from a connection point in a free region adjoining the marginal heating conductor and terminating in the marginal heating conductor; a connection conductor leading from the connection point to an antenna terminal point located in the free region near the metal frame; and crossing points of the one antenna conductor with the assigned heating conductors being interconnected at least for the frequencies of the meter wavelength band.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
A unipole antenna arrangement as defined in claim 12, further comprising a second antenna terminal point located on the metal frame and being connected to a grounded point on the metal frame.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
A unipole antenna arrangement as defined in claim 13, wherein a passive anti-interference circuit is connected to at least one antenna terminal point.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
A unipole antenna arrangement as defined in claim 13, wherein an antiinterference active circuit is connected to at least one antenna terminal point.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
37 words
A unipole antenna arrangement as defined in claim 12, wherein the heating field is divided into a plurality of separate partial heating fields and the antenna conductor structure is coupled to one of the partial heating fields.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
A unipole antenna arrangement as defined in claim 16, wherein each of the separate partial heating fields is coupled to an separate antenna conductor structure.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
37 words
A unipole antenna arrangement as defined in claim 12, further comprising a separate along, medium and short wave antenna conductor structure arranged in a free space on the window pane apart from the unipole antenna conductor structure.
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