Windowpane antenna for vehicles

• US 5,757,328 A
• Filed: 09/27/1996
• Issued: 05/26/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Harada Industry Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Harada Industry Company Limited
• Inventors: Saitoh, Masatoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Hajec, Donald T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAN, THO GIA
• Application Number:
  US08/720,305
• Time in Patent Office: 606 Days
• Field of Search: 343/711, 343/712, 343/713, 343/725, 343/722, 343/741, 343/742, 343/743, 343/744, 343/802, 343/803, 343/804
• US Class Current: 343/713
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/1271 for mounting on windscreens

Abstract

A vehicle windowpane antenna comprises a first windowpane antenna element and a second windowpane antenna element which cooperate to perform diversity receiving of a VHF band signal and a UHF band signal. Each of the first and second windowpane antenna elements includes a VHF double-loop antenna pattern portion including two loops consisting of two conductive wires with connecting ends, the two loops being attached to a windowpane with their connecting ends connected with each other, a feeder portion provided at the connecting ends of the VHF double-loop antenna pattern portion, and connected to a feeder line, capacitive coupling portions each including a pair of conductors respectively extending from intermediate portions of the loops of the VHF double-loop antenna pattern portion such that the conductors are opposed to each other and can form a short circuit within the VHF double-loop antenna pattern portion in a high frequency state, and a device for setting the electrostatic capacitance of each of the capacitive coupling portions, such that the capacitive coupling portions are not conductive when a VHF band signal is received, and conductive in a high frequency state when a UHF band signal is received.

Claims

1. A vehicle windowpane antenna comprising:

a VHF double-loop antenna pattern portion including two loops consisting of two conductive wires with connecting ends, the two loops being attached to a windowpane with their connecting ends connected with each other;

a feeder portion provided at the connecting ends of the VHF double-loop antenna pattern portion, and connected to a feeder line;

capacitive coupling portions each including a pair of conductors respectively extending from intermediate portions of the loops of the VHF double-loop antenna pattern portion such that the conductors are opposed to each other and can form a short circuit within the VHF double-loop antenna pattern portion in a high frequency state; and

means for setting the electrostatic capacitance of each of the capacitive coupling portions, such that the capacitive coupling portions are not conductive when a VHF band signal is received, and conductive in a high frequency state when a UHF band signal is received.

2. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein the conductors of each of the capacitive coupling portions comprise a pair of conductive wires opposed to each other over a predetermined length with a predetermined gap interposed therebetween.

3. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein the loops formed of the respective conductive wires are attached to a lower area of the windowpane along a window frame.

4. A vehicle windowpane antenna comprising a first windowpane antenna element and a second windowpane antenna element which cooperate to perform diversity receiving of a VHF band signal and a UHF band signal, each of the first and second windowpane antenna elements including:

a VHF double-loop antenna pattern portion including two loops consisting of two conductive wires with connecting ends, the two loops being attached to a windowpane with their connecting ends connected with each other;

a feeder portion provided at the connecting ends of the VHF double-loop antenna pattern portion, and connected to a feeder line;

capacitive coupling portions each including a pair of conductors respectively extending from intermediate portions of the loops of the VHF double-loop antenna pattern portion such that the conductors are opposed to each other and can form a short circuit within the VHF double-loop antenna pattern portion in a high frequency state; and

means for setting the electrostatic capacitance of each of the capacitive coupling portions, such that the capacitive coupling portions are not conductive when a VHF band signal is received, and conductive in a high frequency state when a UHF band signal is received.

5. The antenna according to claim 4, wherein the first and second windowpane antenna elements are attached to lower areas of the windowpane, separated from each other in the horizontal direction, and the loops of the first and second antenna elements extend in the lower areas of the windowpane along a window frame.