Apparatus for mounting a satellite antenna in a vehicle
View Patent ↗A vehicle 16 includes a vehicle body 30 . A satellite antenna 18 is mounted within the vehicle body 30 . A satellite transmissive panel 40 is coupled to the vehicle body 30 adjacent to the antenna 18 . The satellite antenna may be mounted within the passenger compartment 20 or within the trunk 90 of the vehicle 16.
1. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body comprising a first roof bow and a second roof bow;
a satellite antenna mounted within the vehicle body and coupled to the first bow and the second roof bow;
a panel for transmitting a satellite signal therethrough forming an exterior surface of the vehicle body adjacent to the antenna; and
a housing coupled to the first roof bow and the second roof bow of the vehicle body, said antenna coupled within the housing.
2. A vehicle as recited in claim 1 further comprising sound insulation disposed on the housing.
3. A vehicle as recited in claim 1 wherein the vehicle body comprises a roof skin and the panel is flush with the roof skin.
4. A vehicle as recited in claim 1 wherein the vehicle body comprises a deck lid and the transmissive panel is flush with the deck lid.
5. A vehicle as recited in claim 1 wherein the vehicle body comprises a roof skin and wherein the panel forms the roof skin.
6. A vehicle as recited in claim 1 further comprising sound insulation disposed on the housing.
7. A vehicle as recited in claim 1 further comprising a headliner, said antenna disposed between the headliner and the roof skin.
8. A vehicle as recited in claim 1 wherein the satellite antenna is disposed within a passenger compartment of the vehicle.
9. A vehicle as recited in claim 1 further comprising a satellite receiver coupled to the antenna and a display coupled to the satellite receiver.
10. A vehicle as recited in claim 1 wherein the satellite receiver is coupled to the body.
11. A vehicle having a passenger compartment comprising:
a vehicle body comprising a roof having a roof skin, a first roof bow and a second roof bow;
a headliner disposed within the passenger compartment;
a satellite antenna coupled to the first roof bow and the second roof bow between the headliner and the roof skin;
a panel for transmitting a satellite signal therethrough for forming an exterior surface of the vehicle body adjacent to the antenna; and
a housing coupled to the first roof bow and the second roof bow of the vehicle body, said antenna coupled within the housing.
12. A vehicle as recited in claim 11 further comprising sound insulation disposed on the housing.
13. A vehicle as recited in claim 11 wherein the vehicle body comprises a roof skin and the panel is flush with the roof skin.
14. A vehicle as recited in claim 11 wherein the vehicle body comprises a roof skin and wherein the panel forms the roof skin.
15. A vehicle as recited in claim 11 further comprising sound insulation disposed on the housing.
16. A vehicle as recited in claim 11 further comprising a satellite receiver coupled to the antenna and a display coupled to the satellite receiver.
17. A vehicle as recited in claim 11 wherein the satellite receiver is coupled to the body.