Roof antenna for mounting on a vehicle roof with a central fastener between an outer cover and an intermediate cover

• US 20070120755A1
• Filed: 10/20/2006
• Published: 05/31/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hirschmann Car Communication GmbH (TE Connectivity Ltd. (United Kingdom))
• Original Assignee: Hirschmann Car Communication GmbH (TE Connectivity Ltd. (United Kingdom))
• Inventors: Blickle, Gunther
• Application Number:
  US11/584,349
• Publication Number:
  US 20070120755A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/713
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/1214 through a wall
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/3275 mounted on a horizontal surface of the vehicle, e.g. on roof, hood, trunk

Abstract

The invention relates to a roof antenna (1) for installation on the roof (2) of a vehicle, the roof antenna (1) comprising a base plate (3) with at least one antenna element (5 to 8) and an outer cover (9) for covering the interior region of the roof antenna (1) covered by an intermediate cover (8) and the base plate, (3) being connected to the vehicle roof (2) with fastener, there being according to the invention in the region of the contact area of the outer lower edge of the outer cover (9) a seal (12) is mounted and fastener (B) are mounted in a central location, which means detachably fasten the outer cover (9) to the intermediate cover (8), the sealing effect of the seal (12) being achieved after securing the outer cover (9) to the intermediate cover (8) using the fastener (B).

Claims

1. A roof antenna for installation on the roof of a vehicle, the roof antenna comprising a base plate with at least one antenna element and an outer cover for covering the interior region of the roof antenna covered by an intermediate cover and the base plate being connected to the vehicle roof with fastener, characterized in that in the region of the contact area of the outer lower edge of the outer cover a seal is provided and fastener are provided in a central location, which means detachably or non-detachably fasten the outer cover to the intermediate cover, the sealing effect of the seal being achieved after securing the outer cover to the intermediate cover using the fastener.

2. The roof antenna according to claim 1, characterized in that the intermediate cover comprises an inwardly directed seat and the outer cover comprises an inwardly directed locking pin, the locking pin latching into the seat after insertion when the outer cover has assumed the desired position relative to the intermediate cover and upon actuation of the seal.

3. The roof antenna according to claim 2, characterized in that the seat comprises an inwardly directed catch lug and the locking pin comprises an outwardly directed catch lug that corresponds to the catch lug.

4. The roof antenna according to claim 2, characterized in that the locking pin has a continuous interior seat.

5. The roof antenna according to claim 1, characterized in that the intermediate cover comprises an inwardly directed pot shaped contact area and the outer cover comprises an inwardly directed pot-shaped contact area, the contact area being firmly connected to the contact area after insertion when the outer cover has assumed the desired position relative to the intermediate cover and upon actuation of the seal.

6. The roof antenna according to claim 5, characterized in that the connection is a glue connection.

7. The roof antenna according to claim 6, characterized in that the connection is a screw connection using a screw.

8. The roof antenna according to claim 7, characterized in that an upwardly projecting connecting piece is provided on the base plate or is formed by the base plate, in which the pot-shaped contact areas can be mutually connected on the upper end using the screw.

9. A roof antenna according to claim 1, characterized in that in the region of the central fastening point a seal is mounted between the outer cover and the intermediate cover.

10. A method for disassembling the outer cover of a roof antenna according to claim 1, wherein the steps for installing the outer cover are performed in the reverse order.

11. A method for disassembling the outer cover of a roof antenna according to claim 1, the outer cover provided with a hole, particularly a small oblong hole, in the region of the fastening point B, which either creates the interior seat or makes the interior seat accessible if such a seat is provided, and is inserted through the interior seat when it becomes accessible using a pulling tool, a 90°

rotation engaging the tool beneath the wall of the outer cover and allowing the outer cover to be removed against the latching force of the latching means from the roof antenna, particularly the intermediate cover, by pulling the tool.