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Automobile antenna system

US4717920A · kind A · utility

6Cited by
10References
3Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 26, 1985
Grant dateJan 5, 1988
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Expiry dateNov 26, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q7/06
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An automobile antenna system integrally mounted on the vehicle body detects the high-frequency surface currents induced on the vehicle body by broadcast waves. The antenna system includes a high-frequency pickup having a loop antenna and a core around which the loop antenna is wound. The pickup is secured to a predetermined position of the vehicle body by fixture means, and a predetermined side of the loop antenna is opposed to a marginal edge portion of the vehicle body.

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