Antenna apparatus for vehicle

• US 6,919,848 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2003
• Issued: 07/19/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Harada Industry Company Limited, Mazda Motor Corporation
• Original Assignee: Harada Industry Company Limited, Mazda Motor Corporation
• Inventors: Shigeta, Kazuo, Taniguchi, Tatsuaki, Ishibayashi, Katsushiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Shih-Chao
• Assistant Examiner(s): MANCUSO, HUEDUNG XUAN CAO
• Application Number:
  US10/601,769
• Publication Number:
  US 20040217906A1
• Time in Patent Office: 756 Days
• Field of Search: 343/713, 343/711, 343/712, 343/714
• US Class Current: 343/711
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/1271 for mounting on windscreens
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/3275 mounted on a horizontal surface of the vehicle, e.g. on roof, hood, trunk
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/3283 side-mounted antennas, e.g. bumper-mounted, door-mounted mounted on windscreens H01Q1/1271

Abstract

In an antenna apparatus for a vehicle, the antenna apparatus being provided on the vehicle in which at least a part of an outside plank panel of the vehicle is constituted by an outer panel made of a synthetic resin material, the antenna apparatus has at least one non-earthed type antenna, the non-earthed type antenna is provided with a first antenna element connected to an inner conductor of a coaxial cable via a first feeding point, and a second antenna element connected to an outer conductor of the coaxial cable via a second feeding point, and at least both the first and second antenna elements and both the first and second feeding points are arranged in a portion which is inside the outer panel made of the synthetic resin material and is apart from the earthed conductor on the part of the vehicle body, thereby it is possible to improve a receiving performance of a radio wave having a short wavelength, and can restrict an influence of a noise.

Claims

1. An antenna apparatus for a vehicle, said antenna apparatus being provided on the vehicle in which at least a part of constituent members of the vehicle is made of an electrically non-conductive material, and an earthed conductor on a part of a vehicle body is included,

wherein the antenna apparatus has at least one non-earthed type antenna,

wherein said non-earthed type antenna is provided with a first element connected to an inner conductor of a first coaxial line via a first connection point, and a second element connected to an outer conductor of said first coaxial line via a second connection point,

wherein the antenna apparatus further has at least one earthed type antenna,

wherein said earthed type antenna is provided with a third element connected to an inner conductor of a second coaxial line via a third connection point, and an outer conductor of said second coaxial line is earthed at an earthed portion on the earthed conductor,

wherein at least said first, second and third elements and said first, second and third connection points are arranged in a portion which is inside the constituent member made of said electrically non-conductive material and is apart from the earthed conductor, and

wherein at least a part of the first coaxial line and the second coaxial line are provided close to each other, and the second coaxial line is structured such that the inner conductor is covered with the outer conductor at least a part of a range from earthed portion to the third connection point.

2. The antenna apparatus for a vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein a leader portion of the coaxial line for said non-earthed type antenna to said first and second connection points is drawn out in a different direction from respective extending directions of said first and second elements.

3. The antenna apparatus for a vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said earthed type antenna is set so as to cover a lower frequency band than a receivable frequency band of said non-earthed type antenna.

4. The antenna apparatus for a vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein respective feed portions to said non-earthed type antenna and the earthed type antenna are connected to coaxial lines for the respective antennas by one connector.

5. The antenna apparatus for a vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the coaxial lines for the respective antennas connected to the respective feed portions to said non-earthed type antenna and the earthed type antenna are cramped on the part of the vehicle body at least in a part of the coaxial lines by a holding member.

6. The antenna apparatus for a vehicle as claimed in any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 wherein said constituent member made of an electrically non-conductive material is an outer panel of an opening and closing body for opening and closing an opening of the vehicle body.

7. The antenna apparatus for a vehicle as claimed in any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 wherein said constituent member made of an electrically non-conductive material is an air spoiler.

8. The antenna apparatus for a vehicle as claimed in any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 wherein said constituent member made of an electrically non-conductive material is a bumper face.

9. The antenna apparatus for a vehicle as claimed in any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 wherein said constituent member made of an electrically non-conductive material is a window portion.

10. The antenna apparatus for a vehicle as claimed in claim 9, wherein said antenna elements are mounted to a window glass of the window portion.

11. The antenna apparatus for a vehicle as claimed in any one of claims 1 , 2, 3, 4 and 5 wherein said electrically non-conductive material is a synthetic resin material.

12. The antenna apparatus for a vehicle as claimed in any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 wherein said antenna elements are arranged on an antenna substrate formed in a thin plate, and is mounted to a vehicle body member via said antenna substrate.