Claims
- 1. A rear window glass antenna on a rear window glass panel of an automobile, the rear window glass panel including oppositely disposed upper and lower edges, oppositely disposed side edges, a central point, and a central vertical axis extending through the central point, comprising:
- a plurality of heating wires disposed horizontally on the rear window glass panel;
- a feeder terminal disposed on the rear window glass panel near at least one of the edges; and
- a plurality of antenna wires disposed on the rear window glass panel and connected to said feeder terminal and including:
- a first section having a first end and a second end, the first section extending from the first end at the feeder terminal along at least one edge of the rear window glass panel, the first section extending beyond the central vertical axis and terminating at the second end;
- a second section including a first portion folded from the second end of said first section away from said at least one edge of the rear window glass panel, and a second portion including a plurality of wires substantially parallel to each other, said second portion having third and fourth ends, said plurality of substantially parallel wires extending from said first portion at said third end of said second portion toward said feeder terminal to at least the central vertical axis of the rear window glass panel; and
- a third section extending as a main antenna section from said second section, said third section including a vertical portion connected to each of said plurality of wires of the second portion of said second section, the third section being electromagnetically coupled to the heating wires.
- 2. The rear window glass antenna of claim 1, wherein said second section includes a horizontally folded portion, said horizontally folded portion comprising a plurality of wires lying parallel to each other.
- 3. The rear window glass antenna of claim 1, wherein said second section comprises at least a plurality of wires.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/159,059, filed Nov. 29, 1993, now abandoned.
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Continuations (1)
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