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• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
  • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
  • H01Q1/27—Adaptation for use in or on movable bodies
  • H01Q1/32—Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles
  • H01Q1/325—Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles characterised by the location of the antenna on the vehicle
  • H01Q1/3275—Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles characterised by the location of the antenna on the vehicle mounted on a horizontal surface of the vehicle, e.g. on roof, hood, trunk
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
  • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
  • H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
  • H01Q1/1207—Supports; Mounting means for fastening a rigid aerial element
  • H01Q1/1214—Supports; Mounting means for fastening a rigid aerial element through a wall

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• the invention relates to an antenna and means for mounting the antenna on a vehicle and for connecting the antenna to one or more cables of a vehicle-mounted harness with the features specified in the preamble of claim 1.
• a vehicle-mounted harness with the features specified in the preamble of claim 1.
• HF leads out of the foot part of the antenna, which leads laterally past the holder of the antenna and is then guided along the underside of the carrier part of the vehicle to which the antenna is fastened, in particular on the roof of the vehicle, until the Finally, cables are connected at a location farther from the mounting location of the antenna to a vehicle-mounted prefabricated cable harness.
• the present invention has for its object to provide a way how an antenna to be mounted on vehicles with less effort than before can be connected to multiple cables.
• the invention has significant advantages: • Any connector that connects the antenna to the pre-fabricated vehicle wiring harness is located directly on the underside of the base of the antenna.
• the antenna can be inserted through the hole in the carrier part from above with one hand and orientation-safe with pre-mounted holder.
• the coupler receptacle may already be connected to the coupler by the manufacturer of the harness after the coaxial couplers have been mounted to the associated cables of the harness.
• the invention is easy to repair:
• the couplers can, if necessary, be removed from the preferably designed as a housing receiving device; the receiving device can be deducted after releasing the locking of the holder of the antenna.
• the antenna By loosening the screws and narrowing the legs of the holder, the antenna can be completely dismantled. All this work is limited to the mounting location of the antenna.
• the outer conductors of the coaxial connectors can be integrally formed on the metallic base plate of the foot part of the antenna. You can depending on
• Embodiment of the antenna also partially unoccupied, if less as the maximum number of lines must be led out of the foot of the antenna. This makes it possible to provide matching foot parts, always the same number of coaxial plugs or at least their outer conductors, matching mounts and fastening devices and matching couplers and receiving devices for the couplers without any special effort for different embodiments of the antenna.
• the slots provided in the receiver can simply remain free.
• the invention is particularly suitable for up to four coaxial connectors on the
• the receiving device can be inexpensively manufactured as injection molded plastic parts.
• the foot of the antenna including the outer conductor for the coaxial connector inexpensive integrally by die-casting, z.
• the foot of the antenna including the outer conductor for the coaxial connector inexpensive integrally by die-casting, z.
• the foot of the antenna including the outer conductor for the coaxial connector inexpensive integrally by die-casting, z.
• z made of aluminum.
• the invention is also particularly suitable for difficult and difficult to access installation sites and for limited space in the vehicle.
• mutual mechanical coding on the receiving device and on the couplers can be ensured that they can always be arranged only in a predetermined position in the receiving device.
• With a mutual mechanical coding of the holder and the receiving device can also achieve that the receiving device can only be stuck in a single orientation on the holder. Both together As a result of this, the cables of the cable harness can only be connected to the plugs of the antenna with the correct function.
• the diversion can be done with either angled couplers or straight couplers, increasing the versatility of the application.
• Previously required crimp contacts for attaching plugs to the leads leading out of the antenna base are eliminated. They can be replaced by HF contacts integrated into the antenna base.
• a direct contacting of the inner conductors of the coaxial connectors is on a printed circuit board upper side in the antenna base by soldering or process-optimized by resilient
• the coaxial coupler receptacle can simultaneously serve to cushion the coaxial lines from the couplers and protect the electrical contacts.
• the invention is suitable for supplementing the fastening device disclosed in German patent application 10 2004 037 813.4 for an antenna on a vehicle. Assembly techniques and tools developed therefor can also be used for purposes of the present invention.
• a contact part made of metal, which is coupled to the holder of the antenna, may coincide with the mounting of the antenna on the roof or on another conductive carrier part, such as a metal carrier.
• FIG. 1 is an isometric view of an antenna according to the invention with the cover removed;
• FIG. 2 is an isometric view of the antenna of FIG. 1 but viewed obliquely from below and with the cover attached;
• FIG. 3 shows the antenna in a view as in FIG. 2, supplemented by a holder attached to the antenna base,
• FIG. 4 shows the antenna from FIG. 3 after the holder has been inserted through a hole in a carrier part of a vehicle
• FIG. 5 shows a detail in a view of the underside of the carrier part of the vehicle of the hole provided in the carrier part with four outgoing from the antenna base, protruding through the hole plugs, with removed bracket
• FIG. 6 shows the view from FIG. 5, supplemented by the holder
• FIG. 7 shows the view from FIG. 6, supplemented by a contact part pushed onto the holder
• FIG. 8 shows the view from FIG. 7, supplemented by a fastening screw
• FIG. 9 shows the view from FIG. 8, supplemented by a receiving device with four angled couplers
• FIG. 10 shows the arrangement from FIG. 9, wherein a housing part is removed from the receiving device
• FIG. 11 shows the arrangement of the angled plugs from FIG. 10, but without the receiving device which receives the angle plugs.
• FIG. 12 shows a modification of FIG. 9 in that the receiving device contains only two angled couplers
• FIG. 13 is a view of the side of the receiving device facing away from the carrier part of the vehicle, but without couplers inserted,
• FIG. 14 is a view of the side of the receiving device facing the carrier part of the vehicle, without couplers inserted,
• FIG. 15 shows a modified view in a representation corresponding to FIG
• Embodiment of the invention with a differently shaped receiving device for four angled couplers
• FIG. 16 shows the arrangement from FIG. 15, but with a detached housing half of the receiving device
• FIG. 17 shows the arrangement of the couplers of FIG. 16, but without the receiving means receiving them.
• FIG. 18 shows a further embodiment of the invention in an oblique view of the underside of the carrier part of a vehicle with a holder for four straight couplers
• FIG. 19 shows a detail of the receiving device from FIG. 18, mounted on the holder of the antenna
• FIG. 20 shows the arrangement of the plug of Figure 19, but without the receiving device for the plug
• FIG. 21 shows the receiving device from FIG. 19 in a view of the side facing away from the carrier part, but without the couplers received.
• FIG. 22 shows the receiving device from FIG. 21 without couplers received, and in a view onto the side facing the carrier part
• FIG. 23 shows the receiving part from FIG. 21, but with only a single inserted coupler
• FIG. 24 shows the use of a one-piece receiving device for up to four couplers in a view of the side facing the carrier part
• FIG. 25 shows the receiving device from FIG. 24 in a view onto the side facing away from the carrier part
• Figure 26 shows the receiving device of Figures 24 and 25 in a transparent oblique view, which reveals the arrangement of the four couplers used.
• the antenna shown in Figures 1 and 2 has a flat base 1, which has a plurality of radiators for different frequency ranges on a base 2, of which a first radiator on an uprising circuit board 3 and further radiator, for. B. formed as a patch, located in two radiation-transparent boxes 4 and 5, which are arranged on the base 2.
• the base 2 is formed as a housing, in which there are passive and / or active circuit elements for the different radiators.
• the upper side of the foot part 1 shown in FIG. 1 is covered in a watertight manner by a cap 6 made of a plastic, shown in FIG.
• the foot part 1 consists essentially of a metallic base plate, for example, zinc or aluminum die casting, through which RF leads can be led down and ends in coaxial RF connectors 7, the inner conductor 9 is held with an insulating support, not shown, in the outer conductor 8.
• Both bases 1a and 1b have in plan view the outline shape of a square with rounded corners, wherein the first base 1a projects on all sides beyond the outer edge of the second base 1b.
• a total of four RF connectors 7 are arranged so that they form the corners of an imaginary square.
• a sleeve 10 is integrally formed.
• the sleeve 10 has four longitudinal slots 11 which define four posts 12.
• the sleeve 10 is provided with a not shown in Figure 2, but in Figure 5 threaded hole 21. It is surrounded by a recess 13 in the second base 1 b, in which when mounting the antenna, a contact part 16 can dive, which will be described with reference to FIG 7.
• the first base 1a serves to receive a flat, compressible seal surrounding the second base 1b, which is not shown and is thicker than the height of the second base 1b above the first base 1a.
• the flat seal is compressed until the second base 1b abuts the support member 23.
• Another seal 14 is provided at the edge of the foot part 1.
• a combination of a holder 15 made of plastic and a metallic contact part 16 is attached to the foot part 1.
• the holder 15 has a base 17, from which four legs 18 emanate, which are arranged regularly around an axis of symmetry 19 around.
• the base 17 is an annular formation having an outer edge from which the legs 18 extend, and having an inner edge from which extends a tapered, longitudinally slotted socket 20 which serves to captive a screw 22 which extends through the Contact member 16 and the holder 15 extends into the provided in the sleeve 10 threaded bore. With the screw 22 The combination of the holder 15 and the contact part 16 can be attached to the foot part 1.
• FIG. 4 shows the carrier part 23 of the vehicle with a hole 24, which has the outline of a square with rounded corners.
• the screw 22 is first only a bit far, but not completely, rotated in the threaded bore of the sleeve 10 of the foot part 1.
• the antenna with the holder 15 and the contact part 16 is inserted through the hole 24.
• the width of the hole 24 is smaller than the distance of the front ends of opposing legs 18 of the holder 15 and the distance between the front ends of the opposite legs 25 of the contact part 16, which are coupled to the legs 18.
• the holder 15 and the contact part 16 must therefore be pressed together elastically on their legs in order to be able to push them through the hole 24, after which they spring outwards again. This position is shown in FIG.
• the legs 18 of the holder 15 are then directed against the underside of the support member 9 and are pressed by tightening the screw 22 against the underside of the support member 23.
• the support part 23 between the holder 15 and the contact part 16 on the one side and the foot part 1 is firmly clamped on the other side.
• the seal 14 is pressed against the top of the support member 23.
• FIG. 5 shows that a bulge 26 is provided at the edge of the hole 24 into which a protruding rib 27 can engage, which is provided only on a single leg 18 of the holder 15, see Figure 6.
• the holder 15 can be used only in a single predetermined orientation in the hole 24.
• FIG. 7 shows that the legs 25 of the contact part 16 extend in a recess on the outside of the legs 18 in a first section which adjoins the base 17, in order then to pass through the legs 18 in the vicinity of their free end, so that the free ends of the legs 25 lie on the inside of the legs 18.
• the free ends of the legs 25 protrude so far beyond the legs 18, that when the legs 18 have come out of the hole 24 again and spring outward, they are still within the hole 24 and an electrical Masse impartgabe at the edge of the hole 24 effect.
• Figure 8 shows the state that the holder 15 is clamped by means of the screw 22 against the underside of the support member 23.
• the antenna is now immovably attached to the support part 23, e.g. on the vehicle roof, clamped.
• the plug 7 can be contacted.
• four angled coaxial RF coupler 28 held positively in a receiving device 29, lead out of which coaxial lines 30, which are part of a prefabricated harness.
• the receiving device 29 contains four couplers and in each case two coaxial lines 30 lead out of the receiving device 29 in opposite directions.
• the receiving device 29 has a central recess 31 with four latching hooks 32, which are arranged in pairs opposite one another and against the symmetry Have axis 19 directed lugs 32, which can engage in a gap between the head of the screw 22 and the bracket 15 and the contact part 16.
• the receiving device 29 is inserted with its recess 31 on the holder 15 until the latching hooks 32 engage with their lugs 33 and is then formschlüssü sig fixed to the holder 15.
• the receiving device 29 is a molded plastic two-piece housing, the housing parts 34 and 35 are hingedly connected by film hinges 36.
• FIG. 10 shows the receiving device 29 after removal of a housing part 34. It can be seen that a plurality of recesses are present in the other housing part 35.
• Recesses 37 serves to accommodate the housings of the couplers 28 and a length of the coaxial lines 30.
• the housings of the couplers 28 have projections 38 facing in opposite directions, which engage in recesses 39 which extend transversely to the recesses 37. In this way, the couplers 28 can be received only in a single predetermined orientation.
• a further recess 40 receives the projecting rib 27 of the holder 15 and ensures in this way that the receiving device 29 can be placed on the holder 15 only in a single, predetermined orientation. Once this is done and all detent hooks 32 are engaged, the receiving device 29 is captively fixed to the bracket 15 and at the same time the four couplers 28 are connected in the correct assignment with the four connectors 7.
• the housing of the receiving device may also be formed integrally, if care is taken that the coupler 28 can be added and fixed in other ways. For example, you could modify the housing part 35 so that the coupler 28 can be locked in it directly. Then the other housing part 34 can be omitted.
• the arrangement of the four couplers 28 on the connectors 7 is shown in FIG 11. It should be noted that the couplers 28 are always in the receiving device 29 when they are with the
• Connectors 7 are connected.
• the receiving device 29 has been omitted only to illustrate the arrangement of the coupler 28 on the connectors 7.
• FIGS. 13 and 14 show the receiving device 29 from FIGS. 9, 10 and 12 in two different views without the use of couplers 28. This clearly shows the central recess 31 and the four latching hooks 32 projecting therein.
• the two housing parts 34 and 35 which form the receiving device 29 connected via the film hinges 36, can be opened after one has solved two locking closures 41 by finger pressure, which are integrally formed on a housing part 35 and engage in an undercut 42, which on the other housing part 34 is provided.
• the embodiment shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 differs from the exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 in that the receiving device 29 in the plan view is not approximately rectangular but is approximately round. In this case too, the two-part receiving device 29 accommodates four coaxial couplers 28.
• FIGS. 15 and 16 Two couplers 28 and their coaxial lines 30 extend parallel to each other in the same direction, whereas the two other couplers 28 and their coaxial lines 30 extend at right angles thereto in opposite directions. Otherwise, the structure of the receiving device 29 in FIGS. 15 and 16 corresponds to the structure in FIGS. 9 and 10.
• FIG. 17 shows the arrangement of the couplers 28 on the plugs 7, omitting the receiving device 29 according to FIGS. 15 and 16.
• the coupler 28 must not be angled, but also straight coupler 28 can be used, from which the coaxial lines 30 first emerge perpendicular to the support member 23 (vehicle roof) and then be continued arcuately, as shown in Figure 18.
• a receiving device 29 may be used, which is smaller in outline than the receiving device 29 shown in the example of Figures 9 and 10.
• Figure 19 shows an enlarged detail of Figure 18.
• the receiving device 29 may be integrally formed in this case and after Type of cap over the bracket 15 and the arranged next to this plug 7 are inserted.
• the receiving device 29 has for each coupler 28 has a recess 43 which has a lateral bulge 44 to receive the straight coupler 28 whose housing has a lateral projection 38 (see Figure 20) positively.
• a further recess 40 serves to receive the projecting rib 27 of the holder 15 and ensures that this receiving device 29 is also placed on the holder 15 in a single, predetermined orientation can be.
• the fixing of the receiving device 29 on the holder 15 is also done in this case by means of four latching hooks 32, which are formed on the receiving device 29 and projecting against the axis of symmetry 19.
• Figures 24, 25 and 26 show an embodiment of an integrally formed receptacle 29a for up to four angled couplers 28 which are arranged according to the example, which is shown in Figures 9 to 11 in the carre, wherein each two coaxial conduits 30 in lead opposite directions out of the receiving device 29 a.
• FIG. 24 shows, from each coupler 28, a cylindrical outer conductor 45, an inner conductor bush 46 arranged coaxially therein, and a sleeve 47 surrounding the outer conductor 45 and protecting it from an electrically insulating plastic.
• the sleeve 47 has a window 48 into which a protrusion 49 formed on the receptacle 29a engages when the coupler 28 is inserted through a suitable opening from the back to the front of the receptacle 29a.
• the circumferential walls of the openings in the receiving device 29a, into which the couplers 28 are inserted are provided with differently arranged and / or formed keyways 50a, 50b 1 50c, 5Od and 5Oe, into which mating keys 51a and 51b engage, which each extend axially on the outside of the sleeve 47 and are provided projecting radially outwards.
• the trailing ends of the keyways 50a, 50b, 50c, 50d and 50e are shown in FIG.
• only two wedges 51a and 51b can be seen in FIG. 24, which are arranged on the sleeve 47 of one of the couplers 28.
• the arranged on the sleeves 47 of the other three couplers 28 parts are hidden in the direction of view selected for the figure 24.
• latching hooks 32 are provided with lugs 33, with which the receiving device 29a can be snapped onto the holder 15, wherein also that, as described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11, is only possible in a predetermined orientation as a result of mutual mechanical coding.

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