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Glass window antenna for use in a motor vehicle

US5113195A · kind A · utility

7Cited by
4References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 1989
Grant dateMay 12, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q1/1278
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A glass window antenna for use in a motor vehicle provides satisfactory antenna characteristics while making best use of the space of a glass window with a heating conductor as the main antenna element which is heated by a pair of power supply lines through choke coils. In a preferred embodiment, a capacitor is connected across the power supply lines at a position between the choke coils and the heating conductor to minimize the loss or leakage of radio signals from the heating conductor through the choke coils. A symmetrical pair of wires coupled with each other is formed on the glass window and connected to ends of the heating conductor to improve a radio wave reception gain.

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