Vehicle antenna connector

• US 5,616,043 A
• Filed: 03/11/1996
• Issued: 04/01/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Henry L.P. Liou
• Original Assignee: Henry L.P. Liou
• Inventors: Liou, Henry L.P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hajec, Donald T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAN, THO GIA
• Application Number:
  US08/615,523
• Time in Patent Office: 386 Days
• Field of Search: 343/715, 343/906, 343/702, 439/322, 439/320, 439/218, 439/700, 439/824, 439/675, 439/578
• US Class Current: 439/322
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/088 Quick-releasable antenna elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/1221 onto a wall

Abstract

A vehicle antenna connector includes a coupling housing, an adaptor and a loading device. The coupling housing has at least an outer connector member for connecting with an antenna element, a first hole section at bottom portion and a second section in the middle portion having a diameter smaller than the first hole section. A first inside female screw and a second inside female screw are formed in the first and second hole sections respectively. The adaptor, mounted on a base portion of the antenna element and connected with the coupling housing, has a contact member with a contact head extending into the coupling housing. The loading device is incorporated with the contact head and provides a pressing force to the contact member. In accordance with the vehicle antenna connector of the present invention, it not only can couple with both the UHF attachment base and the NMO attachment base, but also can provide better conduction contact effect.

Claims

1. A vehicle antenna connector, comprising

a coupling housing having at least an outer connector member for connecting with an antenna element and a central through hole having a first, a second and a third hole section, in which said first hole section located at a bottom portion of said coupling housing has a largest inner diameter and an inside first female screw, said third hole section is located at a top portion of said coupling housing, and said second hole section having a diameter smaller than the diameter of said first hole section is located between said first and third hole sections and has an inside second female screw;

an adaptor comprising a body, a loading device and a conductive contact member, said body having at least an end opening and a receiving chamber therein for receiving said loading device, said body being firmly fastened to said third hole section of said coupling housing so as to enable said end opening coaxially confronting with said first and second hole sections, said contact member being placed at said end opening of said body, capable of moving up and down along an axis of said body, and having a contact head extending into said coupling housing; and

said loading device, disposed inside said receiving chamber of said body, incorporating with said contact member and providing a pressing force to said contact member to maintain its contact head extending into at least said first hole section and said second hole section, thereby said contact head of said contact member can be pressed toward another end of said body with a predetermined linear displacement until it is located in said second hole section of said coupling housing.

2. A vehicle antenna connector, as recited in claim 1, in which said connector member is an outer male screw formed on the outside circumferential surface of said coupling housing and a base portion of said antenna element has an inner female screw for engaging with said outer male screw of said coupling housing.

3. A vehicle antenna connector, as recited in claim 1, in which said third hole section also has a third inside female screw and a bottom portion of said body forms an outer screw having a diameter equal to the diameter of said third hole section for firmly engaging with said third female screw to fasten said adaptor to said coupling housing.

4. A vehicle antenna connector, as recited in claim 1, in which said contact member is made of conductive material and has a rod-form contact head at one end.

5. A vehicle antenna connector, as recited in claim 4, in which said contact member further has a mounting pin at the other end.

6. A vehicle antenna connector, as recited in claim 5, in which said loading device comprises a compressive spring, disposed within said receiving chamber of said body, making said contact member become a spring loaded contact member by inserting said mounting pin to one end of said compressive spring to provide a pressing force to said contact member.

7. A vehicle antenna connector, as recited in claim 6, in which said loading device further comprises a stopper which is disposed within said receiving chamber with one end thereof pressing on another end of said spring in order to support said spring in predetermined position and enhance the compressive force of said spring.

8. A vehicle antenna connector, as recited in claim 7, in which said loading device further comprises a locking pin which is inserted into said receiving chamber by passing through a transverse hole provided on a predetermined height of said body and said stopper is disposed between said locking pin and the another end of said spring.

9. A vehicle antenna connector, as recited in claim 8, in which said connector member is an outer male screw formed on the outside circumferential surface of said coupling housing and a base portion of said antenna element has an inner female screw for engaging with said outer male screw of said coupling housing.

10. A vehicle antenna connector as recited in claim 8, in which said third hole section also has a third inside female screw and a bottom portion of said body forms an outer screw having a diameter equal to the diameter of said third hole section for firmly engaging with said third female screw to fasten said adaptor to said coupling housing.

11. A vehicle antenna connector, as recited in claim 9, in which said third hole section also has a third inside female screw and a bottom portion of said body forms an outer screw having a diameter equal to the diameter of said third hole section for firmly engaging with said third female screw to fasten said adaptor to said coupling housing.