Patent Application
20090207084
The present invention relates to an antenna apparatus which can be attached to a vehicle which can receive at least FM broadcast.
As a prior antenna apparatus attached to a vehicle, an antenna apparatus which can receive AM broadcast and FM broadcast is generally used. In this antenna apparatus, a rod antenna having a length of about 1 m is used to receive the AM broadcast and the FM broadcast. The length of the antenna is considerably short for a wavelength in an AM waveband although the wavelength is ¼ wavelength in an FM waveband. For this reason, the sensitivity of the antenna is especially deteriorated. Therefore, an impedance of the rod antenna is made high for the AM waveband, or an amplifier for the AM waveband is used to assure a high sensitivity. Furthermore, a vehicle antenna apparatus in which a helical antenna obtained by helically winding an antenna rod portion to shorten an antenna length to about 180 mm to 400 mm is also used. However, an amplifier is arranged immediately below the antenna to compensate for the deterioration of performance caused by the shortening of the rod portion.
A configuration in which a prior antenna apparatus 401 having a rod portion is attached to a vehicle 402 is shown in
[Patent Document 1] Japanese Publication Unexamined Patent Application No. 2005-223957
[Patent Document 2] Japanese Publication Unexamined Patent Application No. 2003-188619
Problem That The Invention Is Intended To Solve
In a prior antenna apparatus 401, since the rod portion largely projects from the vehicle body, the beauty and design of the vehicle are spoiled. Furthermore, when the rod portion bent in shading or washing of the vehicle is forgotten to be raised, the antenna performance is disadvantageously kept lost. In addition, since the antenna apparatus 401 is exposed to the outside of the antenna apparatus 401, the rod portion is in danger of being stolen. Therefore, a vehicle antenna apparatus in which an antenna is housed in an antenna case may be conceived. In this case, the height of the antenna apparatus projecting from the vehicle is limited 70 mm or less due to the regulation of a vehicle-outside projection, and a lateral direction of the antenna apparatus is preferably set at about 160 to 220 mm not to spoil the beauty of the vehicle. In this case, a radial resistance R rad of such a small antenna is approximately determined in proportion to the square of the height as expressed as 600 to 800×(height/wavelength) 2. For example, when the antenna height is reduced from 180 mm to 60 mm, the sensitivity of the antenna is reduced by about 10 dB. In this manner, when an existing rod antenna is simply shortened, the performance is considerably deteriorated to make it difficult to practically use the antenna. Furthermore, when the antenna is made low-profile to have a height of 70 mm or less, the radial resistance R rad decreases. Therefore, radiation efficiency is easily deteriorated owing of conductor loss of the antenna itself to cause further deterioration of sensitivity.
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an antenna apparatus which is low-profile in a height of 70 mm or less while being suppressed as much as possible in deterioration of sensitivity, can be attached to a vehicle, and can receive at least FM broadcast.
Means For Solving The Problem
In order to achieve the object, the present invention provides an antenna apparatus which includes an antenna case projecting from a vehicle in a height of not more than 70 mm and an antenna unit housed in the antenna case, wherein, in the antenna unit, an antenna coil is inserted between an antenna formed by an antenna pattern and an amplifier.
Effect Of The Invention
According to the present invention, the antenna apparatus includes the antenna case projecting from a vehicle in a height of not more than 70 mm and an antenna unit housed in the antenna case. In the antenna unit, an antenna coil is inserted between the antenna formed by the antenna pattern and the amplifier, and deterioration of the sensitivity can be suppressed by an operation of the antenna coil even though the antenna case is low-profile in the height of not more than 70 mm.
A configuration of a vehicle to which an antenna apparatus for vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention is attached is shown in
A configuration of the antenna apparatus 1 for vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention is shown in
As shown in these drawings, the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes: an antenna case 10; an antenna base 20 housed in the antenna case 10; and an antenna circuit board 30 and an amplifier circuit board 34 which are attached to the antenna base 20. A longitudinal length of the antenna case 10 is set at about 200 mm, and a lateral width is set at about 75 mm.
The antenna case 10 consists of a radiowave transmitting synthetic resin and has a streamlined outer shape which is tapered toward the distal end. A lower surface of the antenna case 10 has a shape matched with a shape of an attaching surface of the vehicle 2. In the antenna case 10, a space in which the antenna circuit board 30 can be uprightly housed and a space in which the amplifier circuit board 34 can be horizontally housed are formed. A metal antenna base 20 is attached to the lower surface of the antenna case 10. The antenna circuit board 30 is uprightly fixed to the antenna base 20, and the amplifier circuit board 34 is fixed beside the antenna circuit board 30. For this reason, the metal antenna base 20 is attached to the lower surface of the antenna case 10 to make it possible to house the antenna circuit board 30 and the amplifier circuit board 34 in the space of the antenna case 10. An upper edge of the uprightly fixed antenna circuit board 30 has a shape matched with a shape of the internal space of the antenna case 10, and the height of the antenna circuit board 30 is preferably set as largely as possible.
From the lower surface of the antenna base 20, a bolt portion 21 to attach the antenna apparatus 1 to the vehicle 2 and a cable drawing port 22 from which a cable to guide a received signal from the antenna apparatus 1 into the vehicle 2 are formed to project. In this case, holes into which the bolt portion 21 and the cable drawing port 22 are formed in the roof of the vehicle 2. The antenna apparatus 1 is placed on the roof such that the bolt portion 21 and the cable drawing port 22 are inserted into the holes. A nut is fastened to the bolt portion 21 projecting into the vehicle 2 to make it possible to fix the antenna apparatus 1 on the roof of the vehicle 2. At this time, a cable drawn from the cable drawing port 22 also serving as a positioning projection is guided into the vehicle 2. A feeding cable for the amplifier circuit board 34 housed in the antenna case 10 is guided into the antenna case 10 through the cable drawing port 22.
In this case, a configuration of the antenna base 20 is shown in
As shown in these drawings, the antenna base 20 has a base plate 20a constituted by a nearly rectangular flat plate having a semicircular shape in one side, and one pair of circuit board fixing portions 23 which uprightly holds the antenna circuit board 30 by holding an edge portion of the antenna circuit board 30 between the circuit board fixing portions 23 are formed on an upper surface of the base plate 20a. Furthermore, one pair of bosses 24 which support the amplifier circuit board 34 by screw fixation are formed to project. Five attaching holes 25 through which screws for attaching the antenna base 20 to the antenna case 10 are connected are formed in a peripheral edge of the base plate 20a. Furthermore, in a rear surface of the base plate 20a, the bolt portion 21 screw-cut in the peripheral side surface and the cable drawing port 22 having a nearly rectangular section are formed to project. In this manner, as shown in
A perspective view showing a configuration of the antenna circuit board 30 is shown in
In the very small antenna, since an inductor component obtained by the antenna pattern 31 decreases, the antenna pattern 31 cannot be resonated in the FM waveband. Therefore, a conductor line length may be increased as an antenna pattern obtained by folding and bending a line pattern. However, since a conductor loss increases in accordance with the increase in conductor line length, the antenna deteriorates in electric characteristic. Therefore, in order to reduce the conductor loss as much as possible, the pattern is simplified to obtain the antenna pattern 31 which has a plate-like shape as shown in
However, since the plate-like antenna formed by the antenna pattern 31 shown in
In this case, in the antenna pattern 31 shown in
An equivalent circuit diagram of an antenna circuit board is shown in
An equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is shown in
Since the feeding point 33 can be matched with an input impedance of the amplifier circuit board 34 by conjugative matching, resonance is not necessarily obtained by the antenna coil 32 within the FM waveband. In this case, when the conjugative matching can be achieved by making the impedance of the feeding point 33 capacitive and making an input to the amplifier circuit board 34 capacitive, the number of turns of the antenna coil 32 can be made small.
A gain characteristic in an FM waveband of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment including the antenna unit constituted by the antenna pattern 31 and the antenna coil 32 which are formed on the antenna circuit board 30 shown in
In
An in-horizontal-plane directional pattern obtained when a frequency f of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment having the antenna unit constituted by the antenna pattern 31 and the antenna coil 32 which are formed on the antenna circuit board 30 shown in
A relative received voltage characteristic in the AM waveband of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment including the antenna unit constituted by the antenna pattern 31 and the antenna coil 32 formed on the antenna circuit board 30 shown in
In this manner, in order to improve an electric characteristic in the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the antenna pattern 31 is preferably arranged at a high position to be set apart from the ground as much as possible, and the antenna pattern 31 preferably occupies a large area.
Another configuration of the antenna circuit board is shown in
Therefore,
In
In
A configuration of a modification of an antenna pattern is shown in
Furthermore, another modification of the antenna pattern is shown in
Since both the antenna patterns having the shapes shown in
A configuration of an antenna apparatus 101 for vehicle according to a second embodiment of the present invention is shown in
As shown in these drawings, the antenna apparatus 101 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes: an antenna case 110; an antenna base 120 housed in the antenna case 110; and one circuit board 130 attached to the antenna base 120 and housed in the antenna case 110. A height of the antenna case 110 is set at about 70 mm, and a longitudinal length is set at about 200 mm.
The antenna case 110 consists of a radiowave transmitting synthetic resin and has a streamlined outer shape which is tapered toward the distal end and has a smaller lateral width. A lower surface of the antenna case 110 has a shape matched with a shape of an attaching surface of the vehicle 2 to which the antenna case 110 is to be attached. In the antenna case 110, a space in which the antenna circuit board 130 can be uprightly housed is formed. A metal antenna base 120 is attached to the lower surface of the antenna case 110. On the antenna base 120, three circuit board fixing portions 123 which uprightly fix the circuit board 130 are arranged along an almost center line in the longitudinal direction. The circuit board 130 is fixed to the three circuit board fixing portions 123 such that the lower edge of the circuit board 130 is held between the circuit board fixing portions 123. For this reason, the metal antenna base 120 is attached to the lower surface of the antenna case 110 to make it possible to house the antenna circuit board 130 in the space of the antenna case 110. An upper edge of the uprightly fixed antenna circuit board 130 has a shape matched with a shape of the internal space of the antenna case 110. For this reason, the height of the antenna circuit board 130 can be made large as much as possible.
On the circuit board 130, for example, a plate-like antenna pattern 131 as shown in
From the lower surface of the antenna base 120, a bolt portion 121 to attach the antenna apparatus 101 to the vehicle 2 and a cable drawing port 122 from which a cable to guide a received signal from the antenna apparatus 101 into the vehicle 2 are formed to project. In this case, holes into which the bolt portion 121 and the cable drawing port 122 are formed in the roof of the vehicle 2. The antenna apparatus 101 is placed on the roof such that the bolt portion 121 and the cable drawing port 122 are inserted into the holes. A nut is fastened to the bolt portion 121 projecting into the vehicle 2 to make it possible to fix the antenna apparatus 101 on the roof of the vehicle 2. At this time, a received signal output from the amplifier unit 134 is guided into the vehicle 2 by a cable drawn from the cable drawing port 122 also serving as a positioning projection. A feeding cable for the amplifier unit 134 on the circuit board 130 housed in the antenna case 110 is guided from the vehicle 2 into the antenna case 110 through the cable drawing port 122.
In the antenna apparatus 101 according to the second embodiment of the present invention described above, the antenna pattern 131 and the amplifier unit 134 are arranged on one circuit board 130 to make it possible to omit fixing parts for the circuit board and to reduce the lateral width of the antenna case 110 to about 55 mm or less.
A configuration of an antenna apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention is shown in
As shown in these drawings, the antenna apparatus 201 according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes: an antenna case 210; an antenna base 220 housed in the antenna case 210, an antenna circuit board 230 attached to the antenna base 220, and an amplifier circuit board 234 arranged immediately below the antenna circuit board 230. A height of the antenna case 210 is set at about 70 mm or less, and a longitudinal length and a lateral width are set at about 200 mm and about 75 mm, respectively.
The antenna case 210 consists of a radiowave transmitting synthetic resin and has a streamlined outer shape which is tapered toward the distal end. A lower surface of the antenna case 210 has a shape matched with a shape of an attaching surface of the vehicle 2 to which the antenna case 210 is to be attached. In the antenna case 210, a space in which the antenna circuit board 230 can be uprightly housed is formed, and a space in which the amplifier circuit board 234 can be horizontally housed is formed immediately below the antenna circuit board 230. A metal antenna base 220 is attached to the lower surface of the antenna case 210. On the antenna base 220, two circuit board fixing portions 223 which uprightly fix the circuit board 230 are arranged along an almost center line in the longitudinal direction. The antenna circuit board 230 is fixed to the two circuit board fixing portions 223 such that the lower edge of the circuit board 230 is held between the circuit board fixing portions 223. Almost half of the antenna circuit board 230 at the lower front thereof is notched, and an antenna pattern 231 is formed on the antenna circuit board 230 except for the lower portion thereof The upper edge of the antenna circuit board 230 is formed to have almost the same shape as that of the inner upper surface of the antenna case 210, so that the antenna pattern 231 is arranged to occupy an area as largely as possible and to have a level as highly as possible.
In a space formed by partially notching the antenna circuit board 230, the amplifier circuit board 234 is arranged in a lateral direction, and the amplifier circuit board 234 is fixed to a pair of bosses formed on the upper surface of the antenna base 220 by screw fixation. An antenna coil 232 to resonate the antenna pattern 231 in an FM waveband is connected between the feeding point of the antenna pattern 231 and an input of the amplifier unit 234. In the amplifier unit 234, received signals of FM broadcast and AM broadcast which are received by the antenna unit constituted by the antenna pattern 231 and the antenna coil 232 are separated from each other and amplified and output by the amplifiers, respectively. An equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 201 according to the third embodiment of the present invention is the same as the equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment shown in
From the lower surface of the antenna base 220, a bolt portion 221 to attach the antenna apparatus 201 to the vehicle 2 and a cable drawing port 222 from which a cable to guide a received signal from the antenna apparatus 201 into the vehicle 2 are formed to project. In this case, holes into which the bolt portion 221 and the cable drawing port 222 are formed in the roof of the vehicle 2. The antenna apparatus 201 is placed on the roof such that the bolt portion 221 and the cable drawing port 222 are inserted into the holes. A nut is fastened to the bolt portion 221 projecting into the vehicle 2 to make it possible to fix the antenna apparatus 201 on the roof of the vehicle 2. At this time, a received signal output from the amplifier unit 234 is guided into the vehicle 2 by a cable drawn from the cable drawing port 222 also serving as a positioning projection. A feeding cable for the amplifier circuit board 234 on the circuit board 230 housed in the antenna case 210 is guided from the vehicle 2 into the antenna case 210 through the cable drawing port 222.
In the antenna apparatus 201 according to the third embodiment of the present invention described above, the amplifier circuit board 234 is arranged immediately below the antenna circuit board 230 to make it possible to shorten the antenna apparatus 201 in the lateral direction. Therefore, an antenna apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention in which the antenna apparatus is shortened in the lateral direction as much as possible will be described below.
A configuration of the antenna apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to
As shown in these drawings, the antenna apparatus 301 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention includes: an antenna case 310; an antenna base 320 housed in the antenna case 310, an antenna circuit board 330 attached to the antenna base 320, and an amplifier circuit board 334 arranged immediately below the antenna circuit board 330. A height of the antenna case 310 is set at about 70 mm or less, and a longitudinal length and a lateral width are set at about 160 mm and about 75 mm, respectively.
The antenna case 310 consists of a radiowave transmitting synthetic resin and has a streamlined outer shape which is tapered toward the distal end. A lower surface of the antenna case 310 has a shape matched with a shape of an attaching surface of the vehicle 2 to which the antenna case 310 is to be attached. In the antenna case 310, a space in which the antenna circuit board 330 can be uprightly housed is formed, and a space in which the amplifier circuit board 334 can be horizontally housed is formed immediately below the antenna circuit board 330. A metal antenna base 320 is attached to the lower surface of the antenna case 310. On the antenna base 320, two circuit board fixing portions 323 which uprightly fix the circuit board 330 are arranged along an almost center line in the longitudinal direction. The antenna circuit board 330 is fixed to the two circuit board fixing portions 323 such that the lower edge of the circuit board 330 is held between the circuit board fixing portions 323. Almost half of the antenna circuit board 330 at the lower front thereof is notched, and an antenna pattern 331 is formed on the antenna circuit board 330 except for the lower portion thereof. The antenna circuit board 330 is shortened as much as possible to minimize the antenna pattern 331 in size, an upper edge of the antenna circuit board 330 is formed to have almost the same shape as that of the inner upper surface of the antenna case 310, so that the antenna pattern 331 is arranged to occupy an area as largely as possible and to have a level as highly as possible.
In a space formed by partially notching the antenna circuit board 330, the amplifier circuit board 334 is arranged in a lateral direction, and the amplifier circuit board 334 is fixed to a pair of bosses formed on the upper surface of the antenna base 320 by screw fixation. An antenna coil 332 to resonate the antenna pattern 331 in an FM waveband is inserted between the feeding point of the antenna pattern 331 and an input of the amplifier unit 334. In the amplifier unit 334, received signals of FM broadcast and AM broadcast which are received by the antenna unit constituted by the antenna pattern 331 and the antenna coil 332 are separated from each other and amplified and output by the amplifiers, respectively. An equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 301 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention is the same as the equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment shown in
From the lower surface of the antenna base 320, a bolt portion 321 to attach the antenna apparatus 301 to the vehicle 2 and a cable drawing port 322 from which a cable to guide a received signal from the antenna apparatus 301 into the vehicle 2 are formed to project. In this case, holes into which the bolt portion 321 and the cable drawing port 322 are connected are formed in the roof of the vehicle 2. The antenna apparatus 301 is placed on the roof such that the bolt portion 321 and the cable drawing port 322 are inserted into the holes. A nut is fastened to the bolt portion 321 projecting into the vehicle 2 to make it possible to fix the antenna apparatus 301 on the roof of the vehicle 2. At this time, a received signal output from the amplifier unit 334 is guided into the vehicle 2 by a cable drawn from the cable drawing port 322 also serving as a positioning projection. A feeding cable for the amplifier circuit board 334 on the circuit board 330 housed in the antenna case 310 is guided from the vehicle 2 into the antenna case 310 through the cable drawing port 322.
In the antenna apparatus 301 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention described above, the antenna pattern 331 is minimized in size to make it possible to shorten the antenna apparatus 301 in the lateral direction to about 160 mm.
As described above, the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention to the antenna apparatus 301 according to the fourth embodiment can be used as sub-antennas for receiving FM broadcast. Therefore, a configuration in which the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment is used as a sub-antenna for receiving FM broadcast is shown in
As shown in
An FM signal output from a movable contact a of the SW 72 and selected by the SW 72 is amplified by an FM amplifier 73, output from an FM output terminal (FM OUT), and supplied to a receiver arranged inside the vehicle 2. In the SW 72, an FM signal having a large receiving power of the signals in the AM/FM glass antenna 70 and the antenna apparatus 1 is preferably selected and output. In this case, the FM signal having the larger receiving power may be automatically selected and output. Furthermore, in place of the SW 72, the FM received signals in the AM/FM glass antenna 70 and the antenna apparatus 1 may be output such that the maximum values of the signals are synthesized with each other. In this case, in-horizontal-plane directional patterns obtained when frequencies f of the AM/FM glass antenna 70 and the antenna apparatus 1 are set at 90 MHz are shown in
In the antenna apparatus according to the present invention, FM broadcast can be received, and AM broadcast can also be received. However, the antenna apparatus can be operated as an antenna for other communication such as a mobile television service (TDTV) or a mobile telephone band (TEL). A configuration of the antenna circuit used in this case is shown in
An antenna circuit board 30-1 shown in
An antenna circuit board 30-2 shown in
An antenna circuit board 30-3 shown in
An antenna circuit board 30-4 shown in
An antenna circuit board shown in
All the antenna circuit boards in the configurations shown in
A configuration of an antenna apparatus according to a fifth embodiment is shown in
As shown in these drawings, the antenna apparatus 401-1 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention includes an antenna case 410, an antenna base 420 housed in the antenna case 410, a planar antenna 430-1 which is fixed to the antenna base 420 through a plurality of insulating spacers 426-1, and an amplifier circuit board 434. A length of the antenna case 410 in a longitudinal direction is set at about 200 mm. The antenna case 410 has a height of about 70 mm or less.
The antenna case 410 is composed of a synthetic resin having radio-wave permeability, and has a streamlined outer shape which is tapered off. A lower surface of the antenna case 410 has a shape which is matched with a shape of a fixing surface of the vehicle 2 to which the lower surface is to be fixed. In the antenna case 410, a space in which the antenna 430-1 can be upright housed and a space in which the amplifier circuit board 434 can be horizontally housed are formed. The antenna base 420 made of a metal is fixed to the lower surface of the antenna case 410. The two insulating spacers 426-1 are upright formed on the antenna base 420, and a planar antenna 430-1 is upright fixed to the distal end of the insulating spacer 426-1. The antenna 430-1 is formed by processing a metal plate or depositing or sticking a metal material to an insulating plate. Since the amplifier circuit board 434 is fixed beside the antenna 430-1, the metal antenna base 420 is fixed to the lower surface of the antenna case 410 to make it possible to house the antenna 430-1 and the amplifier circuit board 434 in the space of the antenna case 410. An upper edge of the antenna 430-1 which is upright fixed is formed to have a shape matched with the shape of the internal space of the antenna case 410, and the antenna 430-1 is preferably formed as highly as possible.
An amplifier unit is arranged on the amplifier circuit board 434, and an antenna coil 432 to resonate the antenna 430-1 in an FM band is inserted between a feeding point of the antenna 430-1 and an input of the amplifier unit. In the amplifier unit, received signals for an FM broadcast and an AM broadcast received by the antenna unit including the antenna 430-1 and the antenna coil 432 are separated from each other and amplified by amplifiers and output. An equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 401-1 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention is the same as the equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment shown in
From the lower surface of the antenna base 420, a bolt portion 421 to fix the antenna apparatus 401-1 to the vehicle 2 and a cable drawing port 422 which draws a cable to lead a received signal from the antenna apparatus 401-1 into the vehicle 2 are convexly formed. In this case, holes through which the bolt portion 421 and the cable drawing port 422 are inserted are formed in a roof of the vehicle 2. The antenna apparatus 401-1 is mounted on the roof such that the bolt portion 421 and the cable drawing port 422 are inserted into these holes. A nut is fastened to the bolt portion 421 projecting in the vehicle 2 to make it possible to fix the antenna apparatus 401-1 to the roof of the vehicle 2. At this time, the cable drawn from the cable drawing port 422 functioning as a projection for positioning is led into the vehicle 2. A feeding cable to the amplifier circuit board 434 housed in the antenna case 410 is led from the inside of the vehicle 2 into the antenna case 410 through the cable drawing port 422.
A configuration of an antenna apparatus according to a sixth embodiment is shown in
As shown in these drawings, the antenna apparatus 401-2 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention includes an antenna case 410, an antenna base 420 housed in the antenna case 410, a bar-like antenna 430-2 which is fixed to the antenna base 420 through a plurality of insulating spacers 426-2 and has a rhomboid-shaped section, and an amplifier circuit board 434. A length of the antenna case 410 in a longitudinal direction is set at about 200 mm. The antenna case 410 has a height of about 70 mm or less.
The configurations of the antenna case 410 and the antenna base 420 are the same as those in the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, the two insulating spacers 426-2 are upright formed on the antenna base 420, and the bar-like antenna 430-2 having a rhomboid-shaped section is upright fixed to the distal end of the insulating spacer 426-2. The antenna 430-2 is formed by processing a metal bar or depositing or sticking a metal material to an entire surface of an insulating bar having a rhomboid-shaped section. Since the antenna 430-2 and the amplifier circuit board 434 are fixed to the antenna base 420, the metal antenna base 420 is fixed to the lower surface of the antenna case 410 to make it possible to house the antenna 430-2 and the amplifier circuit board 434 in the space of the antenna case 410.
The configuration of the amplifier circuit board 434 is also the same as that of the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, an antenna coil 432 to resonate the antenna 430-2 in an FM band is inserted between a feeding point of the antenna 430-2 and an input of the amplifier unit arranged in the amplifier unit 434. In the amplifier unit, received signals for an FM broadcast and an AM broadcast received by the antenna unit including the antenna 430-2 and the antenna coil 432 are separated from each other and amplified by amplifiers and output. An equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 401-2 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention is the same as the equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment shown in
A configuration of an antenna apparatus according to a seventh embodiment is shown in
As shown in these drawings, the antenna apparatus 401-3 according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention includes an antenna case 410, an antenna base 420 housed in the antenna case 410, a bar-like antenna 430-3 which is fixed to the antenna base 420 through a plurality of insulating spacers 426-3 and has an elliptical section, and an amplifier circuit board 434. A length of the antenna case 410 in a longitudinal direction is set at about 200 mm. The antenna case 410 has a height of about 70 mm or less.
The configurations of the antenna case 410 and the antenna base 420 are the same as those in the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, the two insulating spacers 426-3 are upright formed on the antenna base 420, and the bar-like antenna 430-3 having an elliptical section is upright fixed to the distal end of the insulating spacer 426-3. The antenna 430-3 is formed by processing a metal bar or depositing or sticking a metal material to an entire surface of an insulating bar having an elliptical section. Since the antenna 430-3 and the amplifier circuit board 434 are fixed to the antenna base 420, the metal antenna base 420 is fixed to the lower surface of the antenna case 410 to make it possible to house the antenna 430-3 and the amplifier circuit board 434 in the antenna case 410.
The configuration of the amplifier circuit board 434 is also the same as that of the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, an antenna coil 432 to resonate the antenna 430-3 in an FM band is inserted between a feeding point of the antenna 430-3 and an input of an amplifier unit arranged on the amplifier circuit board 434. In the amplifier unit, received signals for an FM broadcast and an AM broadcast received by the antenna unit including the antenna 430-3 and the antenna coil 432 are separated from each other and amplified by amplifiers and output. An equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 401-3 according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention is the same as the equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment shown in
A configuration of an antenna apparatus according to an eighth embodiment is shown in
As shown in these drawings, the antenna apparatus 401-4 according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention includes an antenna case 410, an antenna base 420 housed in the antenna case 410, a bar-like antenna 430-4 which is fixed to the antenna base 420 through a plurality of insulating spacers 426-4 and has a circular section, and an amplifier circuit board 434. A length of the antenna case 410 in a longitudinal direction is set at about 200 mm. The antenna case 410 has a height of about 70 mm or less.
The configurations of the antenna case 410 and the antenna base 420 are the same as those in the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, the two insulating spacers 426-4 are upright formed on the antenna base 420, and the bar-like antenna 430-4 having a circular section is upright fixed to the distal end of the insulating spacer 426-4. The antenna 430-4 is formed by processing a metal round bar or depositing or sticking a metal material to an entire surface of an insulating round bar having a circular section. Since the antenna 430-4 and the amplifier circuit board 434 are fixed to the antenna base 420, the metal antenna base 420 is fixed to the lower surface of the antenna case 410 to make it possible to house the antenna 430-4 and the amplifier circuit board 434 in the space of the antenna case 410.
The configuration of the amplifier circuit board 434 is also the same as that of the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, an antenna coil 432 to resonate the antenna 430-4 in an FM band is inserted between a feeding point of the antenna 430-4 and an input of an amplifier unit arranged on the amplifier circuit board 434. In the amplifier unit, received signals for an FM broadcast and an AM broadcast received by the antenna unit including the antenna 430-4 and the antenna coil 432 are separated from each other and amplified by amplifiers and output. An equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 401-4 according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention is the same as the equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment shown in
A configuration of an antenna apparatus according to a ninth embodiment is shown in
As shown in these drawings, the antenna apparatus 401-5 according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention includes an antenna case 410, an antenna base 420 housed in the antenna case 410, a cylindrical antenna 430-5 which is fixed to the antenna base 420 through a plurality of insulating spacers 426-5 and has a triangular section, and an amplifier circuit board 434. A length of the antenna case 410 in a longitudinal direction is set at about 200 mm. The antenna case 410 has a height of about 70 mm or less.
The configurations of the antenna case 410 and the antenna base 420 are the same as those in the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, the two insulating spacers 426-5 are upright formed on the antenna base 420, and the cylindrical antenna 430-5 having a triangular section is upright fixed to the distal end of the insulating spacer 426-5. The antenna 430-5 is formed by folding a metal plate or cutting a metal cylindrical bar having a triangular section. Both inclined planes of the antenna 430-5 facing the internal surface of the antenna case 410 are curved surfaces which are narrowed on the inside depending on the shape of the internal surface of the antenna case 410. Since the antenna 430-5 and the amplifier circuit board 434 are fixed to the antenna base 420, the metal antenna base 420 is fixed to the lower surface of the antenna case 410 to make it possible to house the antenna 430-5 and the amplifier circuit board 434 in the space of the antenna case 410.
The configuration of the amplifier circuit board 434 is also the same as that of the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, an antenna coil 432 to resonate the antenna 430-5 in an FM band is inserted between a feeding point of the antenna 430-5 and an input of an amplifier unit arranged on the amplifier circuit board 434. In the amplifier unit, received signals for an FM broadcast and an AM broadcast received by the antenna unit including the antenna 430-5 and the antenna coil 432 are separated from each other and amplified by amplifiers and output. An equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 401-5 according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention is the same as the equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment shown in
A configuration of an antenna apparatus according to a tenth embodiment is shown in
As shown in these drawings, the antenna apparatus 401-6 according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention includes an antenna case 410, an antenna base 420 housed in the antenna case 410, a helically wound antenna 430-6 which is fixed to the antenna base 420 through a plurality of insulating spacers 426-6, and an amplifier circuit board 434. A length of the antenna case 410 in a longitudinal direction is set at about 200 mm. The antenna case 410 has a height of about 70 mm or less.
The configurations of the antenna case 410 and the antenna base 420 are the same as those in the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, the two insulating spacers 426-6 are upright formed on the antenna base 420, and a support member which supports a lower end of the helical antenna 430-6 is fixed to the distal end of the insulating spacer 426-6. The antenna 430-6 is formed by helically winding a metal line. Since the antenna 430-6 and the amplifier circuit board 434 are fixed to the antenna base 420, the metal antenna base 420 is fixed to the lower surface of the antenna case 410 to make it possible to house the antenna 430-6 and the amplifier circuit board 434 in the space of the antenna case 410.
The configuration of the amplifier circuit board 434 is also the same as that of the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, an antenna coil 432 to resonate the antenna 430-6 in an FM band is inserted between a feeding point of the antenna 430-6 and an input of an amplifier unit arranged on the amplifier circuit board 434. In the amplifier unit, received signals for an FM broadcast and an AM broadcast received by the antenna unit including the antenna 430-6 and the antenna coil 432 are separated from each other and amplified by amplifiers and output. An equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 401-6 according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention is the same as the equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment shown in
A configuration of an antenna apparatus according to an eleventh embodiment is shown in
As shown in these drawings, the antenna apparatus 401-7 according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention includes an antenna case 410, an antenna base 420 housed in the antenna case 410, a bar-like antenna 430-7 which is fixed to the antenna base 420 through a plurality of insulating spacers 426-7 and has a triangular section, and an amplifier circuit board 434. A length of the antenna case 410 in a longitudinal direction is set at about 200 mm. The antenna case 410 has a height of about 70 mm or less.
The configurations of the antenna case 410 and the antenna base 420 are the same as those in the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, the two insulating spacers 426-7 are upright formed on the antenna base 420, and the bar-like antenna 430-7 having a triangular section is upright fixed to the distal end of the insulating spacer 426-7. The antenna 430-7 is formed by processing a metal bar or depositing or sticking a metal material to the entire surface of an insulating bar having a triangular section. Since the antenna 430-7 and the amplifier circuit board 434 are fixed to the antenna base 420, the metal antenna base 420 is fixed to the lower surface of the antenna case 410 to make it possible to house the antenna 430-7 and the amplifier circuit board 434 in the antenna case 410.
The configuration of the amplifier circuit board 434 is also the same as that of the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, an antenna coil 432 to resonate the antenna 430-7 in an FM band is inserted between a feeding point of the antenna 430-7 and an input of an amplifier unit arranged on the amplifier circuit board 434. In the amplifier unit, received signals for an FM broadcast and an AM broadcast received by the antenna unit including the antenna 430-7 and the antenna coil 432 are separated from each other and amplified by amplifiers and output. An equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 401-7 according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention is the same as the equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment shown in
A configuration of an antenna apparatus according to a twelfth embodiment is shown in
As shown in these drawings, the antenna apparatus 401-8 according to the twelfth embodiment of the present invention includes an antenna case 410, an antenna base 420 housed in the antenna case 410, a bar-like antenna 430-8 which is fixed to the antenna base 420 through a plurality of insulating spacers 426-8 and has a rhomboid-shaped section, and an amplifier circuit board 434. A length of the antenna case 410 in a longitudinal direction is set at about 200 mm. The antenna case 410 has a height of about 70 mm or less. As shown in the drawings, the antenna apparatus 401-8 according to the twelfth embodiment corresponds to a modification obtained by enlarging the antenna 430-2 having the rhomboid-shaped section in the antenna apparatus 401-2 according to the sixth embodiment.
The configurations of the antenna case 410 and the antenna base 420 are the same as those in the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, the two insulating spacers 426-8 are upright formed on the antenna base 420, and the bar-like antenna 430-8 having a rhomboid-shaped section is upright fixed to the distal end of the insulating spacer 426-8. The antenna 430-8 is formed by processing a metal bar or depositing or sticking a metal material to the entire surface of an insulating bar having a rhomboid-shaped section. Since the antenna 430-8 and the amplifier circuit board 434 are fixed to the antenna base 420, the metal antenna base 420 is fixed to the lower surface of the antenna case 410 to make it possible to house the antenna 430-8 and the amplifier circuit board 434 in the space of the antenna case 410.
The configuration of the amplifier circuit board 434 is also the same as that of the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, an antenna coil 432 to resonate the antenna 430-8 in an FM band is inserted between a feeding point of the antenna 430-8 and an input of an amplifier unit arranged on the amplifier circuit board 434. In the amplifier unit, received signals for an FM broadcast and an AM broadcast received by the antenna unit including the antenna 430-8 and the antenna coil 432 are separated from each other and amplified by amplifiers and output. An equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 401-8 according to the twelfth embodiment of the present invention is the same as the equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment shown in
A configuration of an antenna apparatus according to a thirteenth embodiment is shown in
As shown in these drawings, the antenna apparatus 401-9 according to the thirteenth embodiment of the present invention includes an antenna case 410, an antenna base 420 housed in the antenna case 410, a bar-like antenna 430-9 which is fixed to the antenna base 420 through a plurality of insulating spacers 426-9 and has an elliptical section, and an amplifier circuit board 434. A length of the antenna case 410 in a longitudinal direction is set at about 200 mm. The antenna case 410 has a height of about 70 mm or less. As shown in the drawings, the antenna apparatus 401-9 according to the thirteenth embodiment corresponds to a modification obtained by enlarging the antenna 430-3 having the rhomboid-shaped section in the antenna apparatus 401-3 according to the seventh embodiment.
The configurations of the antenna case 410 and the antenna base 420 are the same as those in the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, the two insulating spacers 426-9 are upright formed on the antenna base 420, and the bar-like antenna 430-9 having an elliptical section is upright fixed to the distal end of the insulating spacer 426-9. The antenna 430-9 is formed by processing a metal bar or depositing or sticking a metal material to an entire surface of an insulating bar having an elliptical section. Since the antenna 430-9 and the amplifier circuit board 434 are fixed to the antenna base 420, the metal antenna base 420 is fixed to the lower surface of the antenna case 410 to make it possible to house the antenna 430-9 and the amplifier circuit board 434 in the space of the antenna case 410.
The configuration of the amplifier circuit board 434 is also the same as that of the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, an antenna coil 432 to resonate the antenna 430-9 in an FM band is inserted between a feeding point of the antenna 430-9 and an input of an amplifier unit arranged on the amplifier circuit board 434. In the amplifier unit, received signals for an FM broadcast and an AM broadcast received by the antenna unit including the antenna 430-9 and the antenna coil 432 are separated from each other and amplified by amplifiers and output. An equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 401-9 according to the thirteenth embodiment of the present invention is the same as the equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment shown in
A configuration of an antenna apparatus according to a fourteenth embodiment is shown in
As shown in these drawings, the antenna apparatus 401-10 according to the fourteenth embodiment of the present invention includes an antenna case 410, an antenna base 420 housed in the antenna case 410, a planar antenna 430-10 which is arranged on an internal surface except for the lower portion of the antenna case 410, and an amplifier circuit board 434. A length of the antenna case 410 in a longitudinal direction is set at about 200 mm. The antenna case 410 has a height of about 70 mm or less.
The configurations of the antenna case 410 and the antenna base 420 are the same as those in the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, the planar antenna 430-10 obtained by depositing or sticking a metal material on an internal surface of the antenna case 410 except for the lower portion of the antenna case 410 is arranged on the internal surface of the antenna case 410. Since the amplifier circuit board 434 is fixed to the antenna base 420, the metal antenna base 420 is fixed to the lower surface of the antenna case 410 to make it possible to house the antenna 430-10 and the amplifier circuit board 434 in the space of the antenna case 410.
The configuration of the amplifier circuit board 434 is also the same as that of the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, an antenna coil 432 to resonate the antenna 430-10 in an FM band is inserted between a feeding point of the antenna 430-10 and an input of an amplifier unit arranged on the amplifier circuit board 434. In the amplifier unit, received signals for an FM broadcast and an AM broadcast received by the antenna unit including the antenna 430-10 and the antenna coil 432 are separated from each other and amplified by amplifiers and output. An equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 401-10 according to the fourteenth embodiment of the present invention is the same as the equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment shown in
A configuration of an antenna apparatus according to a fifteenth embodiment is shown in
As shown in these drawings, the antenna apparatus 401-11 according to the fifteenth embodiment of the present invention includes an antenna case 410, an antenna base 420 housed in the antenna case 410, a cylindrical antenna 430-11 which is fixed to the antenna base 420 through a plurality of insulating spacers 426-11 and has a triangular section, and an amplifier circuit board 434. A length of the antenna case 410 in a longitudinal direction is set at about 200 mm. The antenna case 410 has a height of about 70 mm or less. As shown in the drawings, the antenna apparatus 401-11 according to the fifteenth embodiment corresponds to a modification obtained by enlarging the cylindrical antenna 430-5 having the triangular section in the antenna apparatus 401-5 according to the ninth embodiment.
The configurations of the antenna case 410 and the antenna base 420 are the same as those in the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, the two insulating spacers 426-11 are upright formed on the antenna base 420, and the cylindrical antenna 430-11 having a triangular section is upright fixed to the distal end of the insulating spacer 426-11. The antenna 430-11 is formed by folding a metal plate or cutting a metal cylindrical bar having a circular section. Both inclined planes of the antenna 430-11 facing the internal surface of the antenna case 410 are curved surfaces which are narrowed on the inside depending on the shape of the internal surface of the antenna case 410. Since the antenna 430-11 and the amplifier circuit board 434 are fixed to the antenna base 420, the metal antenna base 420 is fixed to the lower surface of the antenna case 410 to make it possible to house the antenna 430-11 and the amplifier circuit board 434 in the space of the antenna case 410.
The configuration of the amplifier circuit board 434 is also the same as that of the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, an antenna coil 432 to resonate the antenna 430-11 in an FM band is inserted between a feeding point of the antenna 430-11 and an input of an amplifier unit arranged on the amplifier circuit board 434. In the amplifier unit, received signals for an FM broadcast and an AM broadcast received by the antenna unit including the antenna 430-11 and the antenna coil 432 are separated from each other and amplified by amplifiers and output. An equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 401-11 according to the fifteenth embodiment of the present invention is the same as the equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment shown in
A configuration of an antenna apparatus according to a sixteenth embodiment is shown in
As shown in these drawings, the antenna apparatus 401-12 according to the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention includes an antenna case 410, an antenna base 420 housed in the antenna case 410, a helically wound antenna 430-12 which is fixed to the antenna base 420 through a plurality of insulating spacers 426-12, and an amplifier circuit board 434. A length of the antenna case 410 in a longitudinal direction is set at about 200 mm. The antenna case 410 has a height of about 70 mm or less. As shown in the drawings, the antenna apparatus 401-12 according to the sixteenth embodiment corresponds to a modification obtained by enlarging the helical antenna 430-6 in the antenna apparatus 401-6 according to the tenth embodiment.
The configurations of the antenna case 410 and the antenna base 420 are the same as those in the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, the two insulating spacers 426-12 are upright formed on the antenna base 420, and a support member which supports a lower end of the helical antenna 430-12 is fixed to the distal end of the insulating spacer 426-12. The antenna 430-12 is formed by helically winding a metal line. Since the antenna 430-12 and the amplifier circuit board 434 are fixed to the antenna base 420, the metal antenna base 420 is fixed to the lower surface of the antenna case 410 to make it possible to house the antenna 430-12 and the amplifier circuit board 434 in the space of the antenna case 410.
The configuration of the amplifier circuit board 434 is also the same as that of the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, an antenna coil 432 to resonate the antenna 430-12 in an FM band is inserted between a feeding point of the antenna 430-12 and an input of an amplifier unit arranged on the amplifier circuit board 434. In the amplifier unit, received signals for an FM broadcast and an AM broadcast received by the antenna unit including the antenna 430-12 and the antenna coil 432 are separated from each other and amplified by amplifiers and output. An equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 401-12 according to the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention is the same as the equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment shown in
A configuration of an antenna apparatus according to a seventeenth embodiment is shown in
As shown in these drawings, the antenna apparatus 401-13 according to the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention includes an antenna case 410, an antenna base 420 housed in the antenna case 410, a bar-like antenna 430-13 which is fixed to the antenna base 420 through a plurality of insulating spacers 426-13 and has a triangular section, and an amplifier circuit board 434. A length of the antenna case 410 in a longitudinal direction is set at about 200 mm. The antenna case 410 has a height of about 70 mm or less. As shown in the drawings, the antenna apparatus 401-13 according to the seventeenth embodiment corresponds to a modification obtained by enlarging the bar-like antenna 430-7 having the triangular section in the antenna apparatus 401-7 according to the eleventh embodiment.
The configurations of the antenna case 410 and the antenna base 420 are the same as those in the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, the two insulating spacers 426-13 are upright formed on the antenna base 420, and the bar-like antenna 430-13 having a triangular section is upright fixed to the distal end of the insulating spacer 426-13. The antenna 430-13 is formed by processing a metal bar or depositing or sticking a metal material to the entire surface of an insulating bar having a triangular section. Since the antenna 430-13 and the amplifier circuit board 434 are fixed to the antenna base 420, the metal antenna base 420 is fixed to the lower surface of the antenna case 410 to make it possible to house the antenna 430-13 and the amplifier circuit board 434 in the space of the antenna case 410.
The configuration of the amplifier circuit board 434 is also the same as that of the fifth embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, an antenna coil 432 to resonate the antenna 430-13 in an FM band is inserted between a feeding point of the antenna 430-13 and an input of an amplifier unit arranged on the amplifier circuit board 434. In the amplifier unit, received signals for an FM broadcast and an AM broadcast received by the antenna unit including the antenna 430-13 and the antenna coil 432 are separated from each other and amplified by amplifiers and output. An equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 401-13 according to the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention is the same as the equivalent circuit diagram of the antenna apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment shown in
In each of the antenna apparatuses according to the present invention described above, an antenna pattern is arranged at a high position to be set apart from the ground as much as possible, and the antenna pattern 31 occupies a large area, so that a good electric characteristic in the frequency band for FM broadcast and in the frequency band for AM broadcast can be obtained. In this case, a flat conductor plate uprightly arranged in place of an antenna pattern can also be used as an antenna. An interval between a lower edge of the conductor plate and the ground is preferably set at about 10 mm or more. When the uprightly arranged flat conductor plate is bent in a U shape or the like to increase the volume of the conductor, the electric characteristic can be more improved. Furthermore, the antenna may have a rod-like shape or may be helical. The rod-like antenna is constituted of a bar-like or cylindrical conductor (for example, a metal), and a sectional shape thereof is circular, elliptical, or polygonal. The antenna is connected to a feeding point through an antenna coil. When the helical or rod-like antenna is used, the antenna is arranged along an upper internal end of an antenna case to make an interval S between the ground and the rod-like antenna 10 mm or more. Therefore, electric characteristics of the antenna apparatus can be improved.
The length of the antenna according to each of the embodiments of the present invention is about 60 mm, at most, about 90 mm. When a wavelength at a frequency of 100 MHz in an FM band is represented by λ, 0.03λ is equal to the dimension of about 90 mm, and the length of the antenna is about 1/30 wavelength or less.
Furthermore, an umbrella top extending to both the ends can be arranged on an upper end of the antenna pattern in the antenna apparatus according to the second to fourth embodiments. In addition, in the antenna apparatus according to the first to fourth embodiments, in place of the arrangement of the umbrella top extending to both the end at the upper end of the antenna pattern, an antenna unit may be constituted by only the umbrella top and an antenna coil without using an antenna pattern. In this case, the umbrella top is fixed to an internal upper surface of an antenna case by adhesion or the like to make it possible to omit the antenna circuit board.
Furthermore, an umbrella top extending to both the ends can be arranged on an upper end of the antenna pattern in each of the antenna circuit boards shown in
An umbrella top is arranged on an upper internal portion of the antenna case by deposition, sticking, or the like, and antenna connection means is arranged, so that the umbrella top may be connected to the antenna when the antenna apparatus is housed in the antenna case.
Still furthermore, the antenna apparatus according to the present invention is for vehicle such that the antenna apparatus can be attached to the roof or trunk of a vehicle. However, the present invention can be applied to any antenna apparatus which receives at least an FM band signal.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-315297 | Nov 2006 | JP | national |
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| Parent | 11852319 | Sep 2007 | US |
| Child | 12179568 | US |
