Multi-purpose vehicle antenna
First Claim
1. A vehicle antenna for a vehicle having a vehicle body and a passenger compartment with a roof and having a radio receiver and a global positioning system accessible in said passenger compartment, said vehicle antenna comprising:
- an elongate, conductive tubular AM/FM radio antenna to extend from said vehicle body at least to a level of said roof of said passenger compartment of said vehicle;
an electrical connector coupled to said AM/FM radio antenna to electrically couple said antenna to said radio receiver in said vehicle;
a global positioning system antenna mounted on the AM/FM radio antenna,a second electrical connector to electrically couple said global Positioning system antenna to said global positioning system within said vehicle, anda connector attached to a bottom end of said radio antenna to secure said antenna to said body of said vehicle.
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Abstract
An antenna for a motor vehicle provides both global positioning system and radio functionality. The antenna, which may be connected to a typical radio antenna body opening, may include a tubular portion which receives AM/FM radio signals and a planar member secured on top of the AM/FM radio antenna. The planar member may be for example, an active element for a global positioning system antenna and may be connected to a global positioning system receiver by wires that extend from the global positioning system antenna through the radio antenna to the global positioning system receive.
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17 Claims
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1. A vehicle antenna for a vehicle having a vehicle body and a passenger compartment with a roof and having a radio receiver and a global positioning system accessible in said passenger compartment, said vehicle antenna comprising:
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an elongate, conductive tubular AM/FM radio antenna to extend from said vehicle body at least to a level of said roof of said passenger compartment of said vehicle; an electrical connector coupled to said AM/FM radio antenna to electrically couple said antenna to said radio receiver in said vehicle; a global positioning system antenna mounted on the AM/FM radio antenna, a second electrical connector to electrically couple said global Positioning system antenna to said global positioning system within said vehicle, and a connector attached to a bottom end of said radio antenna to secure said antenna to said body of said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer system for a motor vehicle having a vehicle body and a passenger compartment with a roof and having a radio receiver and a global positioning system accessible in said passenger compartment, said computer system comprising:
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a processor; a global positioning system receiver coupled to the processor; and a global positioning system antenna including an elongate, conductive tubular AM/FM radio antenna connected at a lower end of said tubular antenna to said vehicle body of said motor vehicle and extending at least to a level of said roof of said passenger compartment of said vehicle; and a global positioning system element mounted on the AM/FM radio antenna at least at said level of said roof. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A motor vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle body; a passenger compartment with a roof and having a radio receiver and a global positioning system accessible in said passenger compartment; and an antenna secured to the body, the antenna including a tubular radio antenna secured at a lower end thereof to said body and extending from said body at least to a level of said roof of said passenger compartment of said vehicle; and a global positioning antenna secured on the radio antenna, said global positioning antenna being at least at said level of said roof. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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