Carrier for Holding an Antenna Amplifier of a Vehicle

• US 20090206219A1
• Filed: 04/10/2006
• Published: 08/20/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2005
• 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: Häussler, Helmut, Wendt, Dirk, Silva, David
• Application Number:
  US11/989,095
• Publication Number:
  US 20090206219A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/231.900
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/1271 for mounting on windscreens
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/325 characterised by the location of the antenna on the vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a carrier (1) for holding an electronic device, in particular an antenna amplifier of a vehicle, having at least one printed circuit board (9), the electronic device being able to be attached to a vehicle component, in particular a vehicle window (12), by means of the carrier (1) which is composed of an electrically nonconductive material, there being provision according to the invention for the carrier (1) to be embodied in a planar fashion and to have latching means as well as spring means which interact therewith and have the purpose of securing the printed circuit board (9) to the carrier (1), as well as at least one recess for holding a contact element in order to make electrical contact with a contact face of the printed circuit board (9) by means of a corresponding contact face (13) on the vehicle component.

Claims

1. A support for holding an electronic device having at least one circuit board, the electronic device having the support being made of a dielectric material that may be fastened to a vehicle part that is also made of dielectric material, in particular a vehicle body panel wherein the support is planar in shape and has locking means as well as spring means cooperating therewith for fixing the circuit board on the support as well as at least one cutout for holding a contact for the purpose of producing an electrical contact between a contact surface of the circuit board and a corresponding contact surface of the vehicle panel.

2. The support according to claim 1 wherein the locking means is locking hooks with barbs and the spring means is spring tabs projecting from the face of the support.

3. The support according to claim 2 wherein some of the locking hooks with barbs are movable and other locking hooks with barbs are fixed in place or both locking hooks are movable and provided with barbs.

4. The support according to claim 1 wherein the support has an elongated arcuate or polygonal shape after its production, whereby the support may be adapted to the shape of the vehicle.

5. The support according to claim 1 wherein the support has at least one abutment, preferably a plurality of abutments, with which the circuit board may be fixed at a predetermined shortest spacing from the face of the support.

6. The support according to claim 1 wherein the support is shaped to accommodate a housing, a housing half shell, or an extrusion coating of the circuit board.

7. The support according to claim 1 wherein the support and/or the housing for covering the circuit board is formed to shield the electronic device from the sun or disruptive radiation.

8. The support according to claim 1 wherein the support has adhesive on its lower face facing the vehicle part.

9. The support according to claim 1 wherein the support is formed to accommodate more than one circuit board.

10. The support according to claim 1 wherein the support may be produced using an injection-molding process.