US6411259B1
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Automobile antenna device
Assignee: Hirschmann Electronics GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1999-03-23
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Granted: 2002-06-25
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Expires: 2019-03-23
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to an antenna device having at least one antenna structure ( 5-10 ) fixed to a vehicle window ( 3 ). The base point terminal connections of each antenna have contact points ( 11 ) which form a termination panel ( 4 ) surrounded by a base ( 1 ) arranged on the vehicle window ( 3 ) in which a radio frequency device ( 2 ) can be removably fixed, whose connection terminals maybe connected to contact points ( 11 ) without using any connecting lines.
Inventors
- 👤 Dirk Wendt
- 👤 Günter Lipka
- 👤 Werner Jäger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 05:54
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/12; H01Q1/1271; H01Q23/00; H01R; H01R2201/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
A motor vehicle antenna system comprising: at least one antenna structure having a contact site and being fixed to a vehicle window; a base attached to said vehicle window proximal said at least one contact site; and a device having at least one terminal and being removably coupled to said base, whereby said at least one terminal is detachably electrically connected to said at least one contact site.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
68 words
A motor vehicle antenna system comprising: at least one antenna structure having a contact site and being fixed to a vehicle window; a base attached to said vehicle window proximal said at least one contact site; and a device having at least one terminal and being removably coupled to said base, whereby said at least one terminal is detachably electrically connected to said at least one contact site.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 1 , wherein said base has base contacts disposed adjacent said contact sites, whereby said terminal is detachably electrically connected to said base contacts, and said base contacts contact said contact sites.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 2 , wherein said device comprises a radio frequency device, and wherein at least a first terminal of said radio frequency devices detachably electrically connected to at least one said contact site and at least a second terminal of said radio frequency device is detachably electrically connected to at least one said base contact.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 1 , wherein said device comprises a radio frequency device.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The motor vehicle system of claim 4 , wherein said radio frequency device is held in said base by detachable catch means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 5 , wherein said catch means comprises elastic snap-in pins integrally located on a frame of said base and catch cams disposed on a back wall of a housing of said radio frequency device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 4 , wherein said terminals comprise contact elements for contacting said contact sites under pressure when said radio frequency device is installed in said base.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 7 , wherein said contact elements have areas convexly arched in their length wise direction for contacting said contact sites.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 7 , wherein said contact elements comprise metallic leaf springs.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
55 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 9 , wherein said leaf springs are generally U-shaped and have a flat leg mechanically attached and electrically connected to said radio frequency device and have a convexly arched leg adjoining one of said contact sites under pressure when said radio frequency device is installed in said base.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 10 , wherein said flat leg is wider than said arched leg.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 11 , wherein said flat leg has a projection on a free end that is bent towards said arched leg for engaging a recess of a circuit board located in said radio frequency device.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 4 , wherein said radio frequency device is disposed in a housing comprising insulated material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 13 , wherein said housing comprises a plastic potting mass.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 13 , wherein said housing has retaining or guide devices integrated therein.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
44 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 1 , wherein said at least one antenna structure comprises at least two antenna structures, and wherein the contact sites of said antenna structures form a termination panel disposed in a terminal area defined by said base.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 16 , wherein each antenna structure has a feeder line disposed between a front end of said antenna structure and said contact site of said antenna structure.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
34 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 17 , wherein at least one antenna structure has a plurality of feeder lines configured as coplanar lines disposed between said front end and said contact site.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The motor vehicle system of claim 18 , wherein a marking for a desired positioning of said base is applied to said vehicle window.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
43 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 19 , wherein said feeder lines, said marking, a power supply and ground lines that are routed to said contacts comprise silver printed surfaces impressed onto said vehicle window with silver print of the antenna structure.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
52 words
The motor vehicle system of claim 1 , wherein said base comprises a frame having inward projections, and wherein said radio frequency device is provided with corresponding outgoing projecting lugs configured to fit behind said projections, whereby a holding affect is exerted when said radio frequency device is installed in said base.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
28 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 21 , wherein said lugs and said projections are disposed on three sides of said radio frequency device and said base.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
26 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 22 , wherein end faces of at least one of said lugs or of said projections have slide bevels.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
18 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 1 , wherein said base is cemented onto said vehicle window.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
27 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 1 , wherein said base is positioned on said vehicle window outside the normal field of vision of a driver.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
24 words
The motor vehicle antenna system of claim 1 , wherein said device is covered by black print on an opposite side of said window.
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