Patent · US Expired

Integrated antenna means for a motor vehicle comprising reflector

US6225954A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 7, 1999
Grant dateMay 1, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 7, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q9/32
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The main object of the present invention is to provide a wide band antenna device integrated in a vehicle (101) for receiving and transmitting RF signals, without transmitting electromagnetic radiation into the compartment of the vehicle. This is achieved by providing a housing (104) being transparent to RF radiation in at least one direction. The housing being arranged inside the compartment (105) of the vehicle. The housing comprising means for suppressing RF radiation in substantially all directions facing substantially inwards the compartment of the motor vehicle seen from a radiating element (201) being arranged in the housing.

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