Slot antenna having a slot portion formed in a vehicle mounted insulator

• US 5,831,580 A
• Filed: 12/30/1996
• Issued: 11/03/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Eiichi, Taniguchi, Tatsuaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Hoanganh T.
• Application Number:
  US08/781,925
• Time in Patent Office: 673 Days
• Field of Search: 343/713, 343/704, 343/767, 343/768, 343/770, 343/711, 343/712
• US Class Current: 343/713
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/1271 for mounting on windscreens
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/1278 in association with heating wires or layers
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 13/16 Folded slot antennas

Abstract

A conductor is mounted on the window glass of a vehicle in a manner that allows a slot portion between the conductor and the body. A space is allowed within the conductor, and a defogger is mounted within the space. The conductor and the body are fed. This arrangement constitutes a simple structured vehicular slot type antenna on the window glass. The area of the conductor may be reduced by taking advantage of the rear defogger as a conductor.

Claims

1. A vehicle-mounted antenna, comprising:

a window glass fitted into an opening of a vehicle body;

a defogger having a plurality of heater lines mounted on the window glass;

a planar conductor provided in a peripheral region of the window glass, the peripheral region surrounding the defogger;

a conductive wire intersecting the plurality of heater lines, the conductive wire being provided in a central region of the defogger in a vehicle body width direction;

a slot portion formed on the window glass in a space between the vehicle body and the planar conductor; and

a feeder line coupled to the vehicle body and the planar conductor,

wherein said antenna functions as a slot type antenna which emits radio wave from the slot portion by capacitive coupling of the planar conductor and the defogger.

2. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein said planar conductor functions as a planar uniform conductor.

3. The antenna according to claim 1, further comprising a conductor other than the defogger provided at a peripheral region of an area in which the defogger is provided on the window glass.

4. The antenna according to claim 3, wherein the other conductor is capacitively coupled to the defogger.

5. A vehicle-mounted antenna, comprising:

a window glass fitted into an opening of a vehicle body;

a defogger mounted on the window glass;

a planar conductor mounted on the window glass, the planar conductor being provided so as to surround a peripheral region of an area in which the defogger is provided on the window glass;

a slot portion disposed between the planar conductor and the body of the vehicle, wherein feeding is performed to both the conductor and the body;

a feeder coupled to the vehicle body and the planar conductor; and

a slit formed on the planar conductor in a space,

wherein said antenna functions as a slot type antenna which emits radio wave from the slot portion by a capacitive coupling of the planar conductor and the defogger.

6. The antenna according to claim 5, wherein said planar conductor functions as a planar uniform conductor.

7. The antenna according to claim 6, wherein part of said planar conductor functions as a sunshade for screening sunlight.

8. The antenna according to claim 6, wherein a space or a cutout is formed in the planar conductor to allow a mobile telephone antenna within.

9. The antenna according to claim 6, wherein an upper portion of the planar conductor functions more as a planar conductor than a lower portion of the conductor.

10. The antenna according to claim 5, wherein a capacitor of a predetermined capacitance is coupled between the defogger and the planar conductor.

11. The antenna according to claim 10, wherein a feeding point is set to the planar conductor near the junction where the capacitor is connected to the planar conductor.

12. The antenna according to claim 5, wherein a choke coil is coupled to the defogger.

13. The antenna according to claim 12, wherein a capacitor is coupled between a junction of the choke coil with the defogger and ground.

14. The antenna according to claim 5, wherein a coil is coupled between the defogger and the planar conductor.

15. The antenna according to claim 5, wherein the slit is formed through the planar conductor.

16. The antenna according to claim 15, wherein said slit has a predetermined width.

17. A method for designing an antenna according to claim 16, wherein the antenna'"'"'s maximum sensitivity frequency is adjusted by increasing or decreasing the width of the slit.

18. A method for designing an antenna according to claim 15, wherein the antenna'"'"'s maximum sensitivity frequency is adjusted by shifting the slit in position on the planar conductor.

19. The antenna according to claim 15, wherein a feeding point is set to a position diagonally opposite from the slit on the on the planar conductor.

20. The antenna according to claim 15, wherein a feeding point is set to the upper end of the planar conductor at the slit of the planar conductor.

21. The antenna according to claim 5, wherein a feeding point is set to the top portion of the planar conductor.

22. The antenna according to claim 5, wherein a plurality of feeding points are provided to the planar conductor.

23. The antenna according to claim 22, wherein the plurality of feeding points are set in symmetrical positions with respect to the center across the planar conductor so that the antenna functions as a diversity antenna.

24. The antenna according to claim 5 further comprising an ungrounded antenna having a transformer made of a primary coil and a secondary coil, whereby said ungrounded antenna functioning as a slot type antenna is connected to the feeder side of the secondary coil.

25. The antenna according to claim 5, wherein the defogger is provided with one or more conductors.