Car antenna seat

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6750824
  • Patent Number
    6,750,824
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, December 31, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, June 15, 2004
    20 years ago
Abstract
Car antenna seat including a main body composed of two casings, a transparent antenna rod and a pivot rod. Several LED are respectively disposed on upper and lower faces of a fixing plate disposed in the main body. Transparent decorative boards are disposed on the casings, permitting light to pass therethrough. The transparent antenna rod is fixed on the main body. An antenna is fitted around the antenna rod. The pivot rod is pivotally connected with the bottom of the main body. A bulb set is disposed in a base of the antenna rod. The bulb set includes a color-changeable bulb and a controlling circuit board. The color-changeable bulb is controlled by the circuit board to flicker and change the color, whereby the transparent antenna rod can present different colors or flicker. By means of adaptable screw, the bottom end of the pivot rod is locked with a holder or fixing tray. The car antenna seat emits light to achieve a warning effect and a decorative effect.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




The present invention is related to a car antenna seat which is able to emit light to achieve an indicating and warning effect as well as a unique decorative effect.




A conventional car antenna is telescopic and wrapped by a rubber skin. Such antenna is flexible to a certain extent. In order to additionally install video/audio equipment such as a television in the car, an additional antenna is added to the car for achieving better receiving effect. The conventional car antenna seat is monotonous and has only single function. Also, the conventional car antenna seat is not freely replaceable and lacks decorative effect.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide a car antenna seat which is able to emit light to achieve an indicating and warning effect as well as a unique decorative effect.




The present invention can be best understood through the following description and accompanying drawings wherein:











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a perspective exploded view of the present invention;





FIG. 2

is a perspective assembled view of the present invention;





FIG. 3

is a sectional view of the present invention;





FIG. 4

is a perspective view of the antenna holder of the present invention;





FIG. 5

is a perspective view of the antenna fixing tray of the present invention;





FIG. 6

shows that the present invention is mounted on a car in one state; and





FIG. 7

shows that the present invention is mounted on the car in another state.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS




Please refer to FIG.


1


. The car antenna seat of the present invention includes a main body


1


composed of a pair of cooperative casings


10


,


20


, a transparent antenna rod


3


and a pivot rod


4


.




The inner face of each of the two casings


10


,


20


is formed with two connecting seats


101


,


201


corresponding to the other. The connecting seats


101


,


201


are fitted in two screw holes


124


of two ends of a fixing plate


123


. Several LED


122


are respectively disposed on upper and lower faces of the fixing plate


123


. Screws


11


are passed through the screw holes


124


to lock the two casings into an integral body. The center of each casing is formed with a window


102


,


202


sealed by a transparent decorative board


103


,


203


. One end of the main body


1


has a larger circular hole in which a base


30


of bottom end of the transparent antenna rod


3


is inlaid and located. The other end of the main body has a smaller circular hole in which a threaded seat


12


is fixed. One end of the threaded seat


12


is formed with a thread hole


121


. The pivot rod


4


is screwed and located in the thread hole


121


.




A wire hole


204


is formed on one casing


20


near the threaded seat


12


for wire to pass therethrough.




The peripheries of the decorative boards


103


,


203


are formed with tenons


105


,


205


for firmly associating the decorative boards with the casings


10


,


20


.




The antenna rod


3


has a straight rod body. An antenna


32


is fitted around the antenna rod


3


. One end of the antenna


32


has a circular hole


321


. A screw


11


is passed through the circular hole


321


to lock the antenna on one side of the casing


10


. A bulb set


31


is inlaid in the base


30


of the antenna rod


3


. The bulb set


31


includes a mini-type circuit board


311


formed with multiple small thread holes


314


. A color-changeable bulb


312


is arranged on the circuit board


311


and controlled thereby to flicker and change the color. Small screws


315


are screwed through the small thread holes


314


to firmly fix the bulb set


31


in the base


30


.




The circumference of one end of the pivot rod


4


is formed with a thread


40


and the other end is formed with a threaded section


41


. The thread


40


is screwed into the threaded seat


12


of the end of the main body


1


. The threaded section


41


is screwed with an adaptable nut


42


and an adaptable screw


43


. By means of the adaptable screw


43


, the pivot rod


4


is locked in a thread hole


51


of a holder


5


or a thread hole


61


of a fixing tray


6


as shown in

FIGS. 4 and 5

.





FIGS. 2 and 3

are assembled views of the car antenna seat of the present invention.





FIGS. 6 and 7

show the actual installation of the present invention on a car. After antenna seat is mounted and the circuit is connected, the present invention is powered on and the color-changeable bulb


312


of the bulb set


31


in the base


30


of the antenna rod


3


will emit light upward to make the entire transparent antenna rod


3


light. At the same time, the circuit board


311


will control the bulb


312


to make the antenna rod


30


present variable colors or even flicker. Simultaneously, the LED


122


disposed in the casings


10


,


20


will synchronously emit light through the transparent decorative boards


103


,


203


, whereby the entire antenna seat main body


1


lights to achieve an indicating and warning effect as well as a unique decorative effect, especially at night.




The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, not intended to limit the scope thereof many modifications of the above embodiments can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.



Claims
  • 1. Car antenna seat comprising:a main body including two casings, inner face of each of the two casings being formed with two connecting seats corresponding to the other, the connecting seats being fitted in two screw holes of two ends of a fixing plate, several LED being respectively disposed on upper and lower faces of the fixing plate, screws being passed through the screw holes to lock the two casings into an integral body, a center of each casing being formed with a window sealed by a transparent decorative board, one end of the main body having a larger circular hole in which a base of bottom end of an antenna rod is inlaid and located, the other end of the main body having a smaller circular hole in which a threaded seat is fixed, one end of the threaded seat being formed with a thread hole, a pivot rod being screwed and located in the thread hole; a transparent antenna rod having a straight rod body, an antenna being fitted around the antenna rod and locked on one side of the casing, bottom end of the antenna rod having a base in which a bulb set is inlaid; and a pivot rod, a circumference of one end of the pivot rod being formed with a thread and the other end being formed with a threaded section, the thread being screwed and located in the threaded seat of the end of the main body, the threaded section being screwed with an adaptable nut and an adaptable screw, whereby by means of the adaptable screw, the pivot rod is locked in a thread hole of a holder or a fixing tray.
  • 2. Car antenna seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein a wire hole is formed on one casing near the threaded seat for wire to pass therethrough.
  • 3. Car antenna seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the peripheries of the decorative boards are formed with several tenons for firmly associating the decorative boards with the casings.
  • 4. Car antenna seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bulb set includes a mini-type circuit board formed with multiple small thread holes, a color-changeable bulb being arranged on the circuit board and controlled thereby to flicker and change the color, small screws being screwed through the small thread holes to firmly fix the bulb set in the base.
  • 5. Car antenna seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pattern of the pivot rod is selectively replaceable in accordance with the type of the car, the thread of the pivot rod being pivotally connectable with different patterns of main body.
  • 6. Car antenna seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pivot rod and the threaded seat of the main body are integrally formed and the pivot rod is free from any thread or thread hole, alternatively, the pivot rod being formed with a thread for connecting with different patterns of main body.
  • 7. Car antenna seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein by means of adaptable screw, the main body is locked and fixed with the holder or fixing tray without the pivot rod.
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