Antenna assemblies with composite bases
First Claim
1. An antenna assembly configured to be installed and fixedly mounted to a vehicle body wall after being inserted into a mounting hole in the vehicle body wall from an external side of the vehicle and nipped from the interior compartment side, the antenna assembly comprising a load-bearing composite antenna base, wherein the antenna assembly is configured such that, when the antenna assembly is fixedly mounted to the vehicle body wall, the load-bearing composite antenna base is operable as a primary load-bearing structure transferring loads associated with the antenna assembly to the vehicle body wall.
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Abstract
An antenna assembly according to one embodiment is configured to be installed and fixedly mounted to a vehicle body wall after being inserted into a mounting hole in the vehicle body wall from an external side of the vehicle and nipped from the interior compartment side. The antenna assembly may include a composite antenna base, which may be operable as a primary load-bearing structure for transferring loads associated with the antenna assembly to the vehicle body wall. The composite antenna base may integrally define means for mounting a printed circuit board without using mechanical fasteners. The composite antenna base may integrally define one or more resiliently flexible retention members for helping retain the relative position of the composite antenna base to the vehicle body wall before the antenna assembly is fixedly mounted to the vehicle body wall.
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- 1. An antenna assembly configured to be installed and fixedly mounted to a vehicle body wall after being inserted into a mounting hole in the vehicle body wall from an external side of the vehicle and nipped from the interior compartment side, the antenna assembly comprising a load-bearing composite antenna base, wherein the antenna assembly is configured such that, when the antenna assembly is fixedly mounted to the vehicle body wall, the load-bearing composite antenna base is operable as a primary load-bearing structure transferring loads associated with the antenna assembly to the vehicle body wall.
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13. An antenna assembly configured to be installed and fixedly mounted to a vehicle body wall after being inserted into a mounting hole in the vehicle body wall from an external side of the vehicle and nipped from the interior compartment side, the antenna assembly comprising:
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a composite antenna base integrally defining mounting means for a printed circuit board; and a printed circuit board having at least one antenna element, and mounted to said mounting means integrally defined by the composite antenna base without mechanical fasteners. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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- 23. An antenna assembly configured to be installed and fixedly mounted to a vehicle body wall after being inserted into a mounting hole in the vehicle body wall from an external side of the vehicle and nipped from the interior compartment side, the antenna assembly comprising a composite antenna base integrally defining one or more resiliently flexible retention members configured to be inserted through the mounting hole and disposed on the interior compartment side of the vehicle body wall to thereby help retain the relative position of the composite antenna base to the vehicle body wall before the antenna assembly is fixedly mounted to the vehicle body wall.
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