Automobile antenna
US4794397A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 1985 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q7/00
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automobile antenna system for receiving various broadcast and communication waves without pole antennas projected from an automobile body. The system comprises a high-frequency pickup arranged along the length of a trunk hinge on the vehicle body to detect high-frequency surface currents which are induced on the vehicle body by broadcast waves and which are concentrated onto the trunk hinge.
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