Receiver integrated satellite digital audio radio antenna system

• US 20060116071A1
• Filed: 11/30/2004
• Published: 06/01/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (Aptiv PLC)
• Original Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (Aptiv PLC)
• Inventors: Thompson, Loren M., Ghafari, Elias H., Yegin, Korkut, Livengood, William R., Morris, Daniel G.
• Application Number:
  US10/999,386
• Publication Number:
  US 20060116071A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.20
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/22 by structural association with other equipment or articles
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 11/08 Helical antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/28 Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems multiple beam H01Q25/00

Abstract

A receiver system for receiving a satellite digital audio radio signal having an antenna module and a receiver. The antenna module is permanently coupled thereto and/or integrated with the receiver.

Claims

1. A receiver system for satellite digital audio radio signals comprising:

an antenna module; and

a receiver having said antenna module permanently coupled thereto.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the antenna module is permanently coupled to the receiver by a circuit board.

3. A system according to claim 1, wherein the antenna module is permanently coupled to the receiver by soldering.

4. A system according to claim 1 wherein the antenna module further comprises an antenna element.

5. A system according to claim 4, wherein the antenna element is a patch antenna.

6. A system according to claim 4, wherein said antenna element is a quadrifilar helical antenna.

7. A system according to claim 6, wherein said quadrifilar helical antenna further comprises a loaded dielectric having a dielectric constant in the range of 2.0 to 9.0.

8. A system according to claim 1, wherein the antenna module further comprises an amplifier.

9. A system according to claim 1, wherein said antenna module further comprises an antenna feeder.

10. A system according to claim 9, wherein said antenna feeder is a four port hybrid coupler.

11. A system according to claim 1, wherein the antenna module is moveable about said receiver.

12. A system according to claim 1, wherein the receiver further comprises a ground plane for said antenna module.

13. A receiver system for satellite digital audio radio signals comprising:

a receiver having a housing;

a first antenna module integrated within the housing of said receiver; and

a second antenna module externally affixed to the housing of said receiver.

14. A system according to claim 13, wherein said first antenna module further comprises:

an antenna element; and

an amplifier.

15. A system according to claim 14, wherein said antenna element is a quadrifilar antenna.

16. A system according to claim 13, wherein said second antenna module includes a patch antenna.

17. A method of manufacturing a receiver for a satellite digital audio radio signal comprising:

providing the receiver; and

permanently coupling at least one antenna module having an antenna element to the receiver.

18. A method according to claim 17, wherein the antenna element is a quadrifilar helical antenna.

19. A method according to claim 17, wherein the antenna element is a patch antenna.