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Granted Patent B2
US 12,206,161 · App. 17/802,158 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Vehicular antenna device

Inventors: Motohisa Ono (Tomioka, JP); Satoshi Iwasaki (Tomioka, JP); Noritaka Terashita (Tomioka, JP)
Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
H01Q1/3275H01Q9/0407H01Q21/30
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Patent No.
US 12,206,161
App. No.
17/802,158
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicular antenna device ( 10 ) includes an antenna base ( 100 ) and a first antenna portion (a first satellite antenna ( 210 ) or a second satellite antenna ( 220 )). The antenna base ( 100 ) has a longitudinal direction. The first antenna portion is provided over the antenna base ( 100 ). The satellite antennas are disposed offset in a direction intersecting a virtual plane parallel or substantially parallel with the longitudinal direction.

Claims (34)

1. A vehicular antenna device comprising:

an antenna base having a longitudinal direction;

a fixing portion projecting from a first side of the antenna base, the fixing portion being configured to fix the antenna base to a vehicle;

a first antenna portion provided on a second side of the antenna base opposite to the first side of the antenna base; and

a capacitive loading element provided on the second side of the antenna base,

wherein the first antenna portion is disposed offset in a first direction orthogonal to a virtual plane parallel to the longitudinal direction,

wherein the first antenna portion is at least partially disposed offset in the first direction with respect to a region that is coplanar with the first antenna portion, and

wherein the region is at least partially overlapping with the fixing portion and the capacitive loading element.

2. The vehicular antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein

the virtual plane passes through a center of the antenna base.

3. The vehicular antenna device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second antenna portion provided on the second side of the antenna base, wherein

the virtual plane passes through the second antenna portion.

4. The vehicular antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein

the virtual plane passes through the fixing portion.

5. The vehicular antenna device according to claim 4 , wherein

the first antenna portion is disposed such that at least a part of the first antenna portion overlaps with a virtual line parallel to the first direction, the virtual line passing through any part of the fixing portion.

6. The vehicular antenna device according to claim 5 , wherein

the virtual line is orthogonal to the virtual plane.

7. The vehicular antenna device according to claim 1 ,

the first antenna portion is disposed at a position that is offset in the first direction, the position being in the vicinity of the fixing portion.

8. The vehicular antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first antenna portion is a satellite antenna to receive radio waves from a satellite.

9. The vehicular antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first antenna portion includes a first satellite antenna and a second satellite antenna, and

the first satellite antenna and the second satellite antenna are provided on the second side of the antenna base and are disposed offset in the first direction.

10. A vehicular antenna device comprising:

an antenna base;

a fixing portion projecting from a lower side of the antenna base, the fixing portion being configured to fix the antenna base to a vehicle;

a first antenna portion provided on an upper side of the antenna base; and

a capacitive loading element provided on the upper side of the antenna base,

wherein a center of the first antenna portion is disposed offset in a left-right direction with respect to a center line along a front-rear direction of the antenna base when viewed from a top of the antenna base,

wherein the center of the first antenna portion is disposed offset in the left-right direction with respect to a region that is coplanar with the first antenna portion, and

wherein the region is at least partially overlapping with the fixing portion and the capacitive loading element.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2022
From: ONO, MOTOHISA; IWASAKI, SATOSHI; TERASHITA, NORITAKA
To: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060896/0115 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-030341 · Feb 26, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230077546A1 · Mar 16, 2023
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