Vehicle roof mount antenna

US8941544B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8941544-B2
Application numberUS-49511209-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 30, 2009
Priority dateJul 8, 2008
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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The vehicle roof mount antenna to be detachably mounted on a vehicle roof is mainly constituted by an antenna cover 1 , an antenna base 2 , a boss 3 , a pad 4 , an annular rib 5 , and an annular groove portion 6 . The pad 4 has a boss hole 7 through which the boss 3 penetrates and is disposed between the antenna base 2 and the vehicle roof R. The annular rib 5 , which is made of an elastic material, is provided on the vehicle roof R side surface of the pad 4 . When the vehicle roof mount antenna is fixed to the vehicle roof R, the annular rib 5 is inclined from the boss hole 7 toward a periphery of the pad 4 . The annular groove portion 6 is provided at a position where the pressing force of the annular rib 5 against the vehicle roof R can be reduced.

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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle roof mount antenna detachably mounted on a vehicle roof, comprising: an antenna cover; an antenna base covered by the antenna cover; a boss used for fixing the vehicle roof mount antenna to the vehicle roof; a pad having a boss hole through which the boss penetrates and disposed between the antenna base and the vehicle roof; an annular rib made of an elastic material and provided on the vehicle roof side surface of the pad so as to protrude…

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What does patent US8941544B2 cover?
The vehicle roof mount antenna to be detachably mounted on a vehicle roof is mainly constituted by an antenna cover 1 , an antenna base 2 , a boss 3 , a pad 4 , an annular rib 5 , and an annular groove portion 6 . The pad 4 has a boss hole 7 through which the boss 3 penetrates and is disposed between the antenna base 2 and the vehicle roof R. The annular rib 5 , which is made of …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kobayashi Hidekazu, Minakawa Mitsuo, Oba Satoshi, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01Q1/1214. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).