Antenna mounting assembly for a vehicle with a sloped body panel
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1. An antenna mounting base for supporting a vehicle antenna with respect to a vehicle body panel that defines a panel aperture, comprising:
- an antenna mounting portion;
a flange extending from a surface of the antenna mounting base; and
at least one tab comprising a wall extending from a surface of the antenna mounting base, the at least one tab defining a recess between the wall and the flange that opens in a downward-angled direction with respect to north, the recess being sized and configured to mateably engage at least a portion of the body panel that borders the panel aperture.
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Abstract
Embodiments are provided of antenna mounting assemblies and vehicles that include such assemblies. In one aspect, an antenna mounting base for supporting a vehicle antenna with respect to a vehicle body panel that defines a panel aperture comprises: an antenna mounting portion; a flange extending from a surface of the antenna mounting base; and at least one tab defining a recess with the flange, the recess being sized and configured to mateably engage at least a portion of the body panel that borders the panel aperture.
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1. An antenna mounting base for supporting a vehicle antenna with respect to a vehicle body panel that defines a panel aperture, comprising:
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an antenna mounting portion; a flange extending from a surface of the antenna mounting base; and at least one tab comprising a wall extending from a surface of the antenna mounting base, the at least one tab defining a recess between the wall and the flange that opens in a downward-angled direction with respect to north, the recess being sized and configured to mateably engage at least a portion of the body panel that borders the panel aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An antenna mounting base for supporting a vehicle antenna with respect to a vehicle body panel that defines a panel aperture, comprising:
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an antenna mounting portion; a vehicle body structure mounting portion opposite the antenna mounting portion; an intermediate portion extending between the antenna mounting portion and the vehicle body structure mounting portion, the intermediate portion having a first circumferential surface and a second circumferential surface forming an entire circumference; a flange extending from only the first circumferential all surface of the intermediate portion; at least one tab directly adjacent to the intermediate portion and defining a recess with the flange, the recess being sized and configured to mateably engage at least a portion of the body panel that borders the panel aperture; and a finisher configured to attach to the antenna mounting portion on an exterior side of the vehicle body panel, the finisher having a projection configured to extend through the panel aperture adjacent the second circumferential surface of the intermediate portion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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