Vehicle antenna
US6686888B1 · kind B1 · utility
11Cited by
5References
29Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q5/321
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An antenna, especially for use with mobile radios, that is mounted in an opening of a motor vehicle. The antenna includes at least one radiator with connecting line and the radiator is mounted in the opening behind a nontransparent, nonconductive covering. In one embodiment the radiator is configured as a monopole with matched balancing antennae that are strip conductors laid out on a printed circuit board attached to a ventilation structure mounted in an opening behind a covering nonconductive bumper.
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