IP Library Granted Patent US 11,552,387
Granted Patent B2
US 11,552,387 · App. 16/664,224 · Granted Jan 10, 2023

Roof antenna

Inventors: Byoung Hyun Lee (Yongin-Si, KR); Hyunwoo Roh (Hwaseong-Si, KR); Yoon-gi Kim (Gunpo-Si, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation; ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
H01Q1/3275H01Q1/42H01Q7/00
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Patent No.
US 11,552,387
App. No.
16/664,224
Granted
Jan 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A roof antenna may include an upper case formed to be opened at a lower portion thereof and including a plurality of fusion bosses and a plurality of hooks at the lower portion, a lower case coupled to the plurality of fusion bosses and the plurality of hooks to shield the opened lower portion of the upper case and configured to be coupled to a roof of a vehicle, and a rubber pad mounted to a lower portion of the lower case to prevent exposure to the outside by the upper case and provided so that the lower case is configured to be water-tightly coupled to the roof of the vehicle.

Claims (46)

1. A roof antenna apparatus comprising:

an upper case formed to be opened at a lower portion thereof and including a plurality of fusion bosses and a plurality of hooks at the lower portion;

a lower case coupled to the plurality of fusion bosses and the plurality of hooks to shield the opened lower portion of the upper case and configured to be coupled to a roof of a vehicle; and

a rubber pad mounted to a lower portion of the lower case to prevent exposure to an outside thereof by the upper case and provided so that the lower case is configured to be water-tightly coupled to the roof of the vehicle,

wherein the lower case includes a plurality of fusion holes into which the plurality of fusion bosses is inserted and a plurality of hook coupling portions to which the plurality of hooks is coupled,

wherein the plurality of fusion bosses inserted into the plurality of fusion holes are fused and fixed thereto, and

wherein the lower case includes a spacing member provided to be spaced from the rubber pad to form an air layer between the lower case and the rubber pad mounted to the lower portion of the lower case.

2. The roof antenna apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the upper case is provided to have a streamlined dome shape, and the plurality of fusion bosses includes a first fusion boss and a second fusion boss provided in a front and a rear of the upper case, respectively.

3. The roof antenna apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the plurality of fusion holes includes a first fusion hole into which the first fusion boss is inserted and a second fusion hole into which the second fusion boss is inserted.

4. The roof antenna apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein each of the first fusion boss and the second fusion boss includes a cross-shaped protrusion to determine a position where the upper case and the lower case are to be coupled.

5. The roof antenna apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein each of the first fusion hole and the second fusion hole includes a cross-shaped groove into which the cross-shaped protrusion is inserted.

6. The roof antenna apparatus according to claim 5 ,

wherein each of the first fusion hole and the second fusion hole includes a first fixing groove and a second fixing groove each having a diameter greater than diameters of the first fusion hole and the second fusion hole so that the first fusion boss and the second fusion boss inserted into the first fusion hole and the second fusion hole are fused and fixed.

7. The roof antenna apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein a circuit board is mounted on an upper portion of the lower case, and the upper case includes a first watertight partition provided so that the upper case and the lower case are water-tightly coupled to each other to block an inflow of moisture into the circuit board.

8. The roof antenna apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the lower case includes a first watertight groove to receive the first watertight partition.

9. The roof antenna apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the lower case includes a roof coupling portion provided at the lower portion of the lower case to be coupled to the roof of the vehicle.

10. The roof antenna apparatus according to claim 9 ,

wherein the spacing member includes a first spacing portion formed along a lower circumference of the lower case and a second spacing portion formed between the first spacing portion and the roof coupling portion.

11. The roof antenna apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the rubber pad includes a protrusion rib formed to protrude from a rim portion of the rubber pad toward the lower case, fitting grooves provided at the protrusion rib to allow a rim portion of the lower case to be fitted and assembled, and split grooves provided at the protrusion rib to prevent interference with the plurality of hooks.

12. The roof antenna apparatus according to claim 9 ,

wherein the rubber pad includes a through hole provided to allow the roof coupling portion to be coupled to the roof of the vehicle through the through hole.

13. The roof antenna apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein the roof coupling portion that passes through the through hole is coupled to an antenna mounting hole provided on the roof of the vehicle.

14. The roof antenna apparatus according to claim 13 ,

wherein the rubber pad includes a plurality of second watertight partitions formed to protrude from a rim portion of the rubber pad toward the roof of the vehicle to block inflow of moisture into the antenna mounting hole.

15. A roof antenna apparatus comprising:

an upper case provided to have a streamlined dome shape and opened at a lower portion thereof;

a lower case coupled to the lower portion of the upper case to shield the opened lower portion of the upper case and configured to be coupled to a roof of a vehicle; and

a rubber pad mounted to a lower portion of the lower case and including a plurality of watertight partitions provided so that the lower case is configured to be water-tightly coupled to the roof of the vehicle, wherein a watertight partition positioned at an outermost side among the plurality of watertight partitions is positioned inside the upper case to be prevented from being exposed to an outside thereof,

wherein the lower case includes a spacing member provided to be spaced from the rubber pad to form an air layer between the lower case and the rubber pad mounted to the lower portion of the lower case.

16. The roof antenna apparatus according to claim 15 ,

wherein the upper case includes a plurality of fusion bosses and a plurality of hooks, and

wherein the lower case includes a plurality of fusion holes into which the plurality of fusion bosses is inserted and fused and a plurality of hook coupling portions to which the plurality of hooks is coupled.

17. The roof antenna apparatus according to claim 16 ,

wherein the plurality of fusion bosses includes a cross-shaped protrusion to determine a position where the upper case and the lower case are to be coupled, and

wherein the plurality of fusion holes includes a cross-shaped groove into which the cross-shaped protrusion is inserted.

18. The roof antenna apparatus according to claim 16 ,

wherein the rubber pad includes a protrusion rib formed to protrude from a rim portion of the rubber pad toward the lower case, fitting grooves provided at the protrusion rib to allow a rim portion of the lower case to be fitted and assembled, and split grooves provided at the protrusion rib to prevent interference with the plurality of hooks.

Assignments (3)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 19, 2026
From: ACE ANTENNA CORP.
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075013/0404 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2022
From: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: ACE ANTENNA CORP.
Reel/Frame 061578/0738 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2019
From: LEE, BYOUNG HYUN; ROH, HYUNWOO; KIM, YOON-GI
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION; ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050830/0625 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0158946 · Dec 11, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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