Method of mounting and dismounting an antenna on a vehicle roof

• US 20080012776A1
• Filed: 10/20/2006
• Published: 01/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hirschmann Car Communication GmbH (ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hirschmann Car Communication GmbH (ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Blickle, Gunther
• Application Number:
  US11/584,348
• Publication Number:
  US 20080012776A1
• 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 method of mounting and dismounting a roof antenna (1) on a vehicle roof (2) of a vehicle, the roof antenna (1) being provided with a base plate (3) with at least one antenna element (5 to 8) and with a cover hood (10) for covering the interior of the roof antenna (1) and the base plate (3) is connected with the vehicle roof (2) by a fastener where according to the invention in particular the base plate (3) is provided with a fastener with which, in a first step, the cover hood (10) is installed on the roof antenna (1) and, for removing the cover hood (10) in a further step, the fastener is designed such that the installation step differs from the removal step.

Claims

1. A method of mounting and dismounting a roof antenna on a vehicle roof of a vehicle, the roof antenna being provided with a base plate with at least one antenna element and a cover hood for covering the interior of the roof antenna and the base plate is connected with the vehicle roof by fastenings means, characterized in that in particular the base plate is provided with a fastener by means of which, in a first step, the cover hood is installed on the roof antenna and in that, for removing the cover hood in a further step, the fastener is designed such that the installation step differs from the removal step.

2. The method according to claim 1 characterized in that the installation step is a latching operation and the removal step is a screwing operation.

3. The method according to claim 1 characterized in that a seal between the base plate and the cover hood becomes effective when the cover hood is installed on the vehicle roof.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the roof antenna, in addition to the cover hood, is provided with an intermediate hood, the intermediate hood being enclosed by the cover hood and at first the roof antenna and the intermediate hood that is mounted and fastened on the base plate are mounted and fastened on the vehicle roof a and subsequently the installation of the cover hood is carried out.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover hood is opened at the position where the fastener is provided for the purpose of applying a tool for the removal of the roof antenna.

6. A roof antenna that is designed such that the cover hood can be installed and, if necessary, removed according to claim 1.

8. The roof antenna according claim 1, characterized in that the fastener is formed as a sleeve, that at its lower end is provided with a thread for being screwed into the base plate and with an interlocking geometry at the upper end for interlocking with the cover hood and, on its inside, with an application point for a rotation tool.

9. The roof antenna according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover hood is provided with a cone-shaped offset with an interlocking geometry that interacts with the interlocking geometry of the fastener and that can be engaged with the interlocking geometry.