IP Library Granted Patent US 9,509,038
Granted Patent B2
US 9,509,038 · App. 14/830,337 · Granted Nov 29, 2016

Vehicle window glass and antenna

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,509,038
App. No.
14/830,337
Granted
Nov 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Vehicle window glass include a glass plate, a dielectric, a conductive film, placed between the glass plate and the dielectric, and an antenna including a pair of electrodes. The conductive film, includes a pair of facing parts that faces the electrodes across the dielectric, a main slot, and a pair of sub slots. The main slot has, at one end, an open end open at an outer edge of the conductive film, and is formed between the facing parts. Each sub slot has, at one end, an open end open at the outer edge of the conductive film. One of the sub slots connects, at the other end, to the main slot so as to surround one of the facing parts. The other of the sub slots connects, at the other end, to the main slot so as to surround the other of the facing parts.

Claims (40)

1. Vehicle window glass, comprising:

a glass plate;

a dielectric;

a conductive film placed between the glass plate and the dielectric; and

an antenna including a pair of electrodes placed to face the conductive film across the dielectric,

wherein the conductive film includes

a pair of facing parts that, faces the pair of electrodes across the dielectric;

a main slot; and

a pair of sub slots,

wherein the main slot has, at one end, an open end that is open at an outer edge of the conductive film, and is formed between the pair of facing parts,

wherein each of the pair of sub slots has, at one end, an open end that is open at the outer edge of the conductive film, and

wherein one of the sub slots connects, at the other end, to the main slot so as to surround sue of the pair of facing parts, and the other of the sub slots connects, at the other end, to the main slot so as to surround the other of the pair of facing parts.

2. The vehicle window glass as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, the main slots is formed of multiple slots.

3. The vehicle window glass as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the multiple slots are formed to run in parallel.

4. The vehicle window glass as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pair of sub slots includes a parallel slot portion formed to be parallel to the outer edge of the conductive film, and a width of the parallel slot portion is greater than a width of another portion of the sub slots.

5. The vehicle window glass as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pair of sub slots includes an auxiliary sub slot that runs parallel to at least a part of the pair of sub slots.

6. The vehicle window glass as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the conductive film includes an additional slot in the pair of facing parts.

7. The vehicle window glass as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the additional slot connects to the main slot and the sub slots.

8. The vehicle window glass as claimed in claim 6 , wherein one end of the additional slot is an open end that is open at the outer edge of the conductive film.

9. The vehicle window glass as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the other end or the additional slot connects to the sub slots.

10. The vehicle window glass as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the conductive film includes an independent slot formed near the pair of sub slots outside the pair of facing parts.

11. The vehicle window glass en claimed in claim 1 , wherein the open end of the main slot and the open end of the pair or sub slots are formed on a same side of the outer edge of the conductive film.

12. The vehicle window glass as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the glass plate is a first glass plate, the dielectric is a second glass plate, and the vehicle window glass is formed as laminated glass by bonding the first glass plate and the second glass plate via an intermediate film.

13. The vehicle window glass as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the conductive film is formed on a surface of one of the first glass plate and the second glass plate.

14. The vehicle window glass as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the conductive film is formed on a resin film and is held between the first glass plate and the second glass plate.

15. The vehicle window glass as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the conductive film includes a projecting region that, projects toward a peripheral edge of the dielectric, and

the main sot and the pair of sub slots are provided in the projecting region.

16. The vehicle window glass as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outer edge of the conductive film includes a projecting outer edge portion formed in a shape projecting toward the peripheral edge of the dielectric, and the main slot and the pair of sub slots are open at the projecting outer edge portion.

17. An antenna, comprising:

a dielectric;

a conductive film; and

a pair of electrodes placed to face the conductive film across the dielectric,

wherein the conductive film includes

a pair of facing parts that faces the pair of electrodes across the dielectric;

a main slot; and

a pair of sub slots,

wherein the main slot has, at one end, an open end that is open, at an outer edge of the conductive film, and is formed between the pair of facing parts,

wherein each of the pair of sub slots has, at one end, an open end that is open at the outer edge of the conductive film, and

wherein one of the sub slots connects, at the other end, to the main slot so as to surround one of the pair of facing parts, and the other of the sub slots connects, at the other end, to the main slot so as to surround the other of the pair of facing parts.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 7, 2018
From: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
To: AGC INC.
Reel/Frame 046730/0786 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2015
From: KAGAYA, OSAMU; IKAWA, KOJI; SUENAGA, KOTARO
To: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 036378/0159 →