Antenna arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11031670-B2
Application number	US-201916585395-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 27, 2019
Priority date	Oct 2, 2018
Publication date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021

Abstract

An antenna arrangement (1) of a motor vehicle (2) with a body component (3) has an antenna (4) received in a recess (5) of a damping element (6), such as a foam component. The antenna (4) with the damping element (6) is attached to the body component (3).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An antenna arrangement of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having a body component, the antenna arrangement comprising: a damping element formed from a foam material and having a recess extending into one side of the damping element; and an antenna received in the recess extending into the one side of the damping element so that the antenna is exposed at the one side of the damping element, wherein the damping element is attached to the body component with the antenna in the recess of the damping element.

2. The antenna arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the antenna in the recess of the damping element defines a pre-mounted unit.

3. The antenna arrangement claim 1 , wherein the antenna is received in the damping element by form fit, substance bonding and/or interference fit.

4. The antenna arrangement of claim 3 , wherein the recess is configured with a defined undersize relative to the antenna so that the antenna is clamped in the recess.

5. The antenna arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the antenna with the damping element is arranged on an underside or an inside of a boot lid or tailgate as the body component.

6. The antenna arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the antenna with the damping element is arranged on an underside or inside of a bonnet or front cover as the body component.

7. The antenna arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the antenna is a GPS antenna.

8. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a body component having an underside;
a damping element formed from a foam material and having a recess extending into one side of the damping element; and
an antenna received in the recess extending into the one side of the recess of the damping element so that the antenna is exposed at the one side of the damping element, wherein the damping element is attached to the underside of the body component with the antenna engaged in the recess.

9. The motor vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the antenna is received in the damping element by form fit.

10. The motor vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the antenna is received in the damping element by substance bonding.

11. The motor vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the antenna is received in the damping element by interference fit.

12. The motor vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the recess is configured with a defined undersize relative to the antenna so that the antenna is clamped in the recess.

13. The motor vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the body component is a boot lid.

14. The motor vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the body component is a tailgate.

15. The motor vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the body component is a bonnet.

16. The motor vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the body component is a front cover.

17. The motor vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the antenna is a GPS antenna.

Assignees

• Porsche Ag

Inventors

• Langhans Catiuscia
• Buchwald Steffen

Classifications

• H01Q1/40 Primary

  Radiating elements coated with or embedded in protective material · CPC title

• H01Q1/3291

  mounted in or on other locations inside the vehicle or vehicle body · CPC title

• H01Q1/3208

  characterised by the application wherein the antenna is used · CPC title

• B62D25/12

  Parts or details thereof (locks E05B, {E05B83/16; devices for holding open E05C17/00, e.g. while carrying oversize objects E05C17/042}; hinges E05D; counterbalancing means E05F; {checks, stops, buffers E05F5/00; } springs, {e.g. pneumatic springs} F16F) · CPC title

• H01Q1/3275

  mounted on a horizontal surface of the vehicle, e.g. on roof, hood, trunk · CPC title