GPS radome-mounted antenna assembly
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1. A transceiver including a radome, comprising:
- a base adapted to secure the radome,wherein the radome is thermoformed;
a first antenna connected to said base;
a cup mounted on the inner surface of the radome adapted to house a second antenna and at least one ground plane;
an adhesive ring having a first side and second side,wherein the second side is disposable on the radome adapted to connect the cup containing the second antenna to the radome, and the first side is adapted to connect the cup to the adhesive ring; and
an antenna cable connected by adhesion to the first antenna and radome.
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Abstract
In an antenna communications unit which, when installed on trucks, allows two-way communications between a driver and fleet logistic centers, historically, a global positioning system (GPS) antenna within a radome has been housed in a cavity beneath a transceiver'"'"'s messaging antenna. A method and device is provided which moves the GPS antenna from beneath the messaging antenna and places it in an enclosure mounted to the radome.
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1. A transceiver including a radome, comprising:
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a base adapted to secure the radome, wherein the radome is thermoformed; a first antenna connected to said base; a cup mounted on the inner surface of the radome adapted to house a second antenna and at least one ground plane; an adhesive ring having a first side and second side, wherein the second side is disposable on the radome adapted to connect the cup containing the second antenna to the radome, and the first side is adapted to connect the cup to the adhesive ring; and an antenna cable connected by adhesion to the first antenna and radome. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of securing an element of an antenna assembly to a cup comprising the steps of:
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selecting an adhesive ring having a first side and a second side; thermoforming a radome for housing the antenna assembly;
disposing the second side of the adhesive ring on the inner surface of the radome; anddisposing the first side of the adhesive ring on the cup for adhering said element to said cup. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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