EP2190057B1 - Antenne pour vitre et vitre de fenêtre pour véhicule - Google Patents

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EP2190057B1
EP2190057B1 EP09014494.0A EP09014494A EP2190057B1 EP 2190057 B1 EP2190057 B1 EP 2190057B1 EP 09014494 A EP09014494 A EP 09014494A EP 2190057 B1 EP2190057 B1 EP 2190057B1
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Osamu Kagaya
Koutarou Suenaga
Koji Ikawa
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
    • H01Q1/1271—Supports; Mounting means for mounting on windscreens
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q5/00—Arrangements for simultaneous operation of antennas on two or more different wavebands, e.g. dual-band or multi-band arrangements
    • H01Q5/30—Arrangements for providing operation on different wavebands
    • H01Q5/307—Individual or coupled radiating elements, each element being fed in an unspecified way
    • H01Q5/342—Individual or coupled radiating elements, each element being fed in an unspecified way for different propagation modes
    • H01Q5/357—Individual or coupled radiating elements, each element being fed in an unspecified way for different propagation modes using a single feed point
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q5/00—Arrangements for simultaneous operation of antennas on two or more different wavebands, e.g. dual-band or multi-band arrangements
    • H01Q5/30—Arrangements for providing operation on different wavebands
    • H01Q5/378—Combination of fed elements with parasitic elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
    • H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
    • H01Q9/30—Resonant antennas with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole
    • H01Q9/42—Resonant antennas with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength

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  • the present invention relates to a glass antenna for a vehicle whose antenna conductor and feeding part are provided in/on a window glass for a vehicle. Also, the present invention relates to a window glass for a vehicle, including the glass antenna.
  • glass antennas for a vehicle capable of receiving digital audio broadcasting described in, for example, JP-A-H10-327009 and JP-A-2000-307321 are known.
  • the DAB is composed of two different frequency bands, that is, Band III of 174 through 240 MHz and L band of 1452 through 1492 MHz.
  • Document JP 2006 197184 A discloses an on vehicle glass antenna wherein high-frequency antenna conductors are provided to a rear window glass plate equipped with an electric heating defogger, the highest heating wire of the defogger and the high-frequency antenna conductors are separated from each other by a distance of 50mm or larger in the vertical direction.
  • the antenna conductor comprises three antenna elements wherein a first antenna element extends from the feeding part to a first direction which corresponds to a horizontal direction.
  • Document EP 1 100 144 A2 discloses a vehicle glass antenna comprising an impedance that is close to the characteristic impedance of the antenna's feeder cable.
  • Document JP 61 265 902 A discloses an antenna to receive a TV broadcast in an automobile by providing a connecting line coupled on the way of an antenna element provided along the edge of a window pane with phase adjustment with respect to a specific band to obtain excellent reception characteristics over a broad band.
  • the connecting line has linearly arranged antenna elements, each extending perpendicularly from one other antenna element.
  • An object of the invention is providing a glass antenna for a vehicle according to claim 1, which has a receiving characteristic applicable to a dual band such as the DAB, and a window glass for a vehicle, including the glass antenna for the vehicle.
  • a glass antenna for a vehicle including: a feeding part provided in or on a window glass for the vehicle; and an antenna conductor, provided in or on the window glass, the antenna conductor including: a first antenna element, extending in a first direction from the feeding part; a second antenna element, extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction from an end of extension of the first antenna element; a third antenna element, extending in a third direction opposite to the first direction from an end of extension of the second antenna element; and a fourth antenna element, extending in the second direction from an end of extension of the third antenna element.
  • the antenna conductor may further include a fifth antenna element extending in the third direction from an end of extension of the fourth antenna element; and a sixth antenna element extending in a fourth direction opposite to the second direction from an end of extension of the fifth antenna element.
  • the present invention provides a window glass for a vehicle, including the glass antenna of the invention.
  • a receiving characteristic applicable to a dual band such as the DAB may be attained.
  • a direction mentioned with reference to a drawing used for explaining an embodiment means a direction on the drawing unless otherwise mentioned.
  • a drawing is a view taken from an opposing direction to the surface of a window glass and seen from the inside (or the outside) of a vehicle with the window glass mounted on the vehicle, and a lateral direction in the drawing corresponds to the horizontal direction.
  • a window glass to be described is, for example, a backlite mounted on a rear part of a vehicle
  • a lateral direction in the drawing corresponds to the vehicle width direction.
  • the present invention is not limited to a backlite but is applicable to a windscreen mounted on a front part of a vehicle or a side window mounted on a side part of a vehicle.
  • a direction herein designated as a parallel or perpendicular direction may allow sleight shift as far as the effects of the invention are not spoiled.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of a glass antenna 500 for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the glass antenna 500 includes an antenna conductor and a feeding part provided in/on a window glass 12 for a vehicle.
  • the glass antenna 500 has a structure including, as the antenna conductor, a first antenna element of an antenna element 1 extending from the feeding part 18 in as first direction substantially perpendicular to the horizontal direction; a second antenna element of an antenna element 2 extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction (namely, in the horizontal direction) from an end point 1g corresponding to the end of the extension in the first direction of the antenna element 1; a third antenna element of an antenna element 3 extending in a third direction, that is, the opposite direction to the first direction (namely, a direction parallel to and opposite to the first direction, i.e., the upward direction opposite to the first direction by 180 degrees, in FIG.
  • each corner of the antenna conductor may be bent with a curvature.
  • the end point may be an end of extension of an antenna element or a conductor portion disposed before and in the vicinity of the end.
  • the glass antenna 500 is a monopole antenna, and a received signal obtained by the antenna conductor may be taken out from a positive side (a hot side) of the feeding part 18, and the thus obtained received signal is transmitted to a receiver (not shown).
  • a vehicle body opening on which the window glass 12 is mounted or a portion in the vicinity of the body opening is preferably usable as ground (because what is called body earth may be thus attained).
  • the glass antenna 500 is suitably used when the feeding part 18 is disposed in the vicinity of an upper or lower flange of the vehicle body opening. In the exemplary case of FIG. 1 , the feeding part 18 is disposed in the vicinity of an upper flange 15e of the body opening.
  • the feeding part 18 is a feeding point to which a feeder line connected to the receiver is electrically connected.
  • a feeder line When an AV line is used as the feeder line, the feeding part 18 is connected to an amplifier provided on the vehicle for attaining body earth through ground of the amplifier.
  • the AV line is easily attached to the feeding part 18.
  • the feeding part 18 is electrically connected to an internal conductor of a coaxial cable, and an external conductor of the coaxial cable is electrically connected to the earth part 19.
  • the coaxial cable may be easily attached to the feeding part 18 and the earth part 19.
  • the earth part 19 may be disposed around and in the vicinity of the feeding part 18 so as not to come in contact with the feeding part 18 and the antenna conductor such as the antenna element 1 electrically connected to the feeding part 18.
  • the earth part 19 is disposed on the right-hand side of and to be spaced from the feeding part 18.
  • the earth part 19 may be disposed on the left-hand side of and to be spaced from the feeding part 18.
  • the ground of the amplifier circuit may be electrically connected to a ground portion such as the external conductor of the coaxial cable with the input side of the amplifier circuit electrically connected to the feeding part 18 and with the output side of the amplifier circuit connected to the internal conductor of the coaxial cable.
  • the shape of the feeding part 18 may be determined in accordance with the shape of a leading end of the feeder line directly attached to the feeding part 18 or the shape of a connection member used for connecting the feeder line to the feeding part 18 (for example, in accordance with the shape of a mounting surface or a contact terminal of a connector).
  • a rectangular or polygonal shape such as a square, an approximate square, a rectangle or an approximate rectangle is preferred from the viewpoint of implementation.
  • the feeding part 18 may be in a circular shape such as a circle, an approximate circle, an ellipse or an approximate ellipse.
  • the shape of the earth part 19 illustrated in FIG. 13 may be also determined in the same manner as the shape of the feeding part 18. Also, a distance between the feeding part 18 and the earth part 19 may be determined in accordance with the shapes of leading ends of feeder lines directly attached to the feeding part 18 and the earth part 19 or the shapes of connection members used for connecting the feeder lines to the feeding part 18 and the earth part 19 (for example, in accordance with the shapes of mounting surfaces or contact terminals of connectors).
  • the feeding part 18 is in a rectangular shape.
  • a connection point 1s connected to the antenna element 1 is disposed on the lower side of the feeding part 18.
  • the connection point 1s of FIG. 1 is disposed at the center on the lower side of the feeding part 18, it may be disposed in an arbitrary position on the lower side or disposed on the point of intersection of the lower side with the right or left side.
  • the antenna element 1 may extend from the connection point 1s in the downward direction (i.e., in the first direction) to the end print 1g.
  • the antenna element 2 may extend from the end point 1g in the leftward direction (i.e., in the second direction) to the end point 2g. Alternatively, it may extend in the rightward direction (namely, in a direction opposite to the second direction by 180 degrees).
  • the extending direction of the antenna element 2 (namely, the second direction) is preferably parallel or substantially parallel to the horizontal direction with the window glass 12 mounted on the body opening because the antenna gain may be thus improved as compared with the case where the direction is not parallel.
  • the antenna element 3 may extend from the end point 2g in the upward direction (i.e., the third direction) to the end point 3g.
  • the antenna element 4 may extend from the end point 3g in the leftward direction (i.e., the second direction) to the end point 4g.
  • the antenna element 4 may extend in the rightward direction in the same manner as the antenna element 2.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a right upper area of the backlite 12 provided with the glass antenna of this invention.
  • a plurality of heater lines and a plurality of bus bars for supplying power to the plural heater lines are provided, and the plural heater lines and the plural bus bars together form a defogger 30.
  • a reference numeral 30a denotes an uppermost heater line
  • a reference numeral 30b denotes a bus bar disposed on one side.
  • the glass antenna 500 is disposed in a vacant area on the upper side of the defogger 30 with the antenna element 2 extending in parallel to the uppermost heater line 30a.
  • the total length corresponding to a sum of a conductor length x1 of the antenna element 1, a conductor length x2 of the antenna element 2, a conductor length x3 of the antenna element 3 and a conductor length x4 of the antenna element 4 is preferably 0.25 ⁇ g1 through 0.41 ⁇ g1 and more preferable 0.27 ⁇ g1 through 0.39 ⁇ g1 because thus, the antenna gain may be preferably improved, so that waves of
  • the total length i.e., x1 + x2 + x3 + x4
  • the waves of the second broadcasting frequency band higher than the first broadcasting frequency band may be also received with high sensitivity.
  • the center frequency is 207 MHz, and the wavelength ⁇ g1 at 207 MHz is 927.5 mm, and when the L band (of 1452 through 1992 MHz) is set as the second broadcasting frequency band, the center frequency is 1472 MHz, and the wavelength ⁇ g2 at 1472 MHz is 130.4 mm.
  • the total length (i.e., x1 + x2 + x3 + x4) is preferably specifically 230 through 380 mm (and more preferably 250 through 360 mm) from the viewpoint of improvement of the antenna gain in the band III and the L band.
  • the conductor length x1 of the antenna element 1 is preferably 0.075 ⁇ g1 through 0.16 ⁇ g1 and more preferably 0.086 ⁇ g1 through 0.13 ⁇ g1 because thus, the antenna gain may be preferably improved, so that the waves of both the first broadcasting frequency band and the second broadcasting frequency band may be received with high sensitivity.
  • the conductor length x1 is preferably 70 mm through 150 mm and more preferably 80 mm through 120 mm from the viewpoint of the improvement of the antenna gain.
  • the conductor length x3 of the antenna element 3 is preferably 0.086 ⁇ g1 or less and more preferably 0.075 ⁇ g1 or less because thus, the antenna gain in the band III may be preferably improved.
  • the conductor length x3 is preferably 80 mm or less and more preferably 70 mm or less from the viewpoint of the improvement of the antenna gain in the band III.
  • the antenna gain in the first broadcasting frequency band may be preferably improved.
  • the conductor length x3 is preferably 60 mm or more from the viewpoint of the improvement of the antenna gain in the band III.
  • the antenna element 4 disposed in the vicinity of the flange of the body opening is preferably provided with a minimum distance from the flange of the body opening of 27 mm or more.
  • a minimum distance w01 between an upper flange 15a and the antenna element 4 is preferably 27 mm or more.
  • an antenna pattern in which the antenna element of the pattern of FIG. 1 is further folded as illustrated in FIG. 3 may be employed as the antenna pattern attaining high antenna gain in both the first broadcasting frequency band and the second broadcasting frequency band.
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view of a glass antenna 600 for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the glass antenna 600 has a structure including, as the antenna conductor, antenna elements 1, 2, 3 and 4; a fifth antenna element of an antenna element 5 extending in the third direction from the end point 4g corresponding to the end of the extension in the second direction of the antenna element 4; and a sixth antenna element of an antenna element 6 extending in a fourth direction, that is, a direction opposite to the second direction (i.e., a direction parallel to and opposite to the second direction, namely, the rightward direction opposite to the second direction by 180 degrees, in FIG.
  • a direction opposite to the second direction i.e., a direction parallel to and opposite to the second direction, namely, the rightward direction opposite to the second direction by 180 degrees
  • the antenna element 6 extends to the end point 6g in a portion spaced from the feeding part 18 and the antenna element 1 so as not to cross the feeding part 18 and the antenna element 1.
  • the total length corresponding to a sum of a conductor length x1 of the antenna element 1, a conductor length x2 of the antenna element 2, a conductor length x3 of the antenna element 3, a conductor length x4 of the antenna element 4, a conductor length x5 of the antenna element 5 and a conductor length x6 of the antenna element 6 is preferably 0.25 ⁇ g1 through 0.41 ⁇ g1
  • the total length i.e., x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 + x5 + x6
  • the waves of the second broadcasting frequency band higher than the first broadcasting frequency band may be received with high sensitivity.
  • the total length (i.e., x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 + x5 + x6) is preferably specifically 230 through 380 mm (and more preferably 250 through 360 mm) from the viewpoint of the improvement of the antenna gain in the band III and the L band.
  • the antenna element 6 disposed in the vicinity of the flange of the body opening is preferably provided with a minimum distance from the flange of the body opening of 27 mm or more.
  • a minimum distance w02 between an upper flange 15a and the antenna element 6 is preferably 27 mm or more.
  • an antenna pattern in which an independent conductor 20D is provided so as to closely surround the antenna conductor 500 of FIG. 1 may be employed as the antenna pattern with high antenna gain in both the first broadcasting frequency band and the second broadcasting frequency band.
  • the independent conductor 20D may be provided closely on a second direction side alone or on a fourth direction side alone of the antenna conductor 500.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a pattern including the independent conductor 20D in the shape of surrounding the antenna conductor 500 including the antenna elements 1, 2, 3 and 4.
  • the independent conductor 20D corresponds to a parasitic conductor for the antenna conductor 500.
  • the independent conductor 20D may be, for example, an AM glass antenna for receiving AM broadcasting disposed in a vacant area above the defogger 30.
  • the independent conductor 20D (that is, the AM antenna in the exemplary case of FIG. 4 ) not DC connected to but disposed close to the antenna conductor 500 is provided in a vacant area of the window glass 12, and the independent conductor 20D is preferably provided in a vacant area disposed on the second direction side of the antenna element 3 and in a vacant area disposed on the fourth direction side of the antenna element 1 because the antenna gain in the band III and the L band may be thus improved.
  • the antenna conductor 500 and the independent conductor 20D are preferably capacitatively coupled.
  • the independent conductor 20D preferably includes a plurality of liner conductors extending in parallel to the second direction and electrically connected to a second feeding part (not shown in FIG. 4 and corresponding to, for example, a feeding part for an AM antenna) different from the feeding part 18, and thus, the independent conductor 20D may be preferably used for receiving waves of the frequency band of the AM broadcasting.
  • the antenna pattern of the independent conductor 20D provided as the AM antenna surrounds the first direction side, the second direction side and the fourth direction side of the antenna conductor 500 as a whole.
  • the antenna conductor 500 is disposed in a vacant area 13 whose first direction side, second direction side and fourth direction side are surrounded with the pattern of the AM antenna.
  • the independent conductor 20D includes a first liner conductor group composed of a plurality of liner conductors 21 through 26 disposed in the vacant area on the second direction side of the antenna element 3 and a second liner conductor group composed of a plurality of liner conductors 51 through 55 and 26 disposed in the vacant area on the fourth direction side of the antenna element 1.
  • the liner conductor 26 runs through a vacant area disposed between the antenna element 2 and the defogger 30 so as to be provided in both the vacant area on the second direction side and the vacant area on the fourth direction side.
  • the vacant area 13 where the antenna conductor 500 is provided is surrounded with the first liner conductor group and the second liner conductor group.
  • reference numerals 21g through 25 g respectively denote leading ends (end points) opposing the antenna conductor 500 corresponding to ends of extension in the fourth direction of the liner conductors 21 through 25.
  • Reference numerals 51g thorough respectively denote leading ends (end points) opposing the antenna conductor 500 corresponding to ends of extension in the second direction of the liner conductors 51 through 55.
  • the plural liner conductors included in the independent conductor 20D may have at least one short-circuit portion formed by connecting a leading end opposing the antenna conductor 500 of one liner conductor of a pair of adjacent liner conductors out of the plural liner conductors to the other liner conductor of the pair through a short-circuit line.
  • one short-circuit portion is formed by connecting the leading end 21g and the leading end 22g to each other through a short-circuit line extending in a direction parallel to the first direction.
  • one short-circuit portion is formed by connecting the leading end 55g and the liner conductor 26 to each other through a short-circuit line.
  • a length in the first direction of first direction components (that is, spaces sandwiched between adjacent liner conductors) corresponding to a shot-circuit line connected to a leading end closest to the periphery of the window glass out of all leading ends opposing the antenna conductor of the plural liner conductors is preferably 0.027 ⁇ g1 or less, and thus, the antenna gain in the first broadcasting frequency band such as the band III may be improved. Then length is more preferably 0.022 ⁇ g1 or less.
  • a length in the first direction of first direction components corresponding to a short-circuit line connected to a leading end closest to the periphery of the window glass out of all leading ends opposing the antenna conductor of the plural liner conductors is preferably 25 mm or less and more preferably 20 mm or less from the viewpoint of the improvement of the antenna gain in the band III.
  • the closest antenna element preferably overlaps the closest liner conductor, when the closest liner conductor is projected in the first direction, by a length of 0.043 ⁇ g1 or less and more preferably 0.011 ⁇ g1 or less because thus, the antenna gain in the first broadcast
  • all liner conductors having leading ends opposing the antenna conductor out of the plural liner conductors are preferably not DC connected in the direction parallel to the first direction, namely, are preferably all opened (as open ends) from the viewpoint of the improvement of the antenna gain.
  • Each open end corresponds to a portion opened toward the antenna conductor in the vehicle width direction and is provided between a leading end opposing the antenna conductor of one liner conductor of a pair of adjacent liner conductors out of the plural liner conductors and the other liner conductor of the pair.
  • one open end opened toward the antenna conductor is formed between the leading end 21g and the leading end 22g.
  • one open end opened toward the antenna conductor is formed between the leading end 55g and the liner conductor 26.
  • the aforementioned glass antenna is not provided with an auxiliary antenna conductor, which does not limit the invention.
  • An auxiliary antenna element in a substantially T-shape, a substantially L-shape or a loop shape may be added through or not through a connection conductor to an antenna element for impedance matching, phase adjustment, directivity adjustment or the like.
  • the glass antenna may include, for example, an auxiliary antenna conductor 7.
  • the auxiliary antenna conductor 7 provided on the window glass 12 extends from the lower side of the feeding part 18 in the downward direction (i.e., in the first direction) in parallel to the antenna element 1 in an area on the second direction side (i. e. , on the left-hand side) of the extending direction of the antenna element 1 to a point before the antenna element 2.
  • a glass antenna 700 for a vehicle of FIG. 13 is a dipole antenna capable of taking out a received signal obtained by the antenna conductor from the feeding part 18 on the positive side (hot side) with the earth part 19 on the negative side (cold side) used as ground reference, and the thus obtained received signal is transmitted to a receiver (not shown).
  • the feeding part 18 and the earth part 19 may be arranged along the flange of the body opening on which the window glass 12 is mounted.
  • the dipole antenna is suitably employed from the viewpoint of not only the improvement of the receiving performance but also the degree of freedom in pattern arrangement.
  • a glass antenna may be obtained by forming a conductive layer including an antenna conductor in or on a synthetic resin film and attaching the synthetic resin film having the conductive layer onto the interior or exterior surface of a window glass plate for a vehicle.
  • a glass antenna may be obtained by attaching a flexible circuit board on which an antenna conductor has been formed onto the interior or exterior surface of a window glass plate for a vehicle.
  • An angle at which the window glass plate is mounted on a vehicle is preferably 15 through 90 degrees and more preferably 30 through 90 degrees against the horizontal direction.
  • An antenna conductor is formed by printing a paste including a conductive metal, such as a silver paste, onto the interior surface of a window glass plate and baking the printed paste.
  • the method for forming an antenna conductor is not limited to this. Instead, a line or a foil of a conductive substance such as copper may be formed on the interior or exterior surface of a window glass plate, may be adhered onto a window glass with an adhesive or the like, or may be formed within a window glass.
  • the feeding part 18 may be similarly formed.
  • a part or the whole of an antenna conductor may be formed on the masking film.
  • An example of the masking film is a ceramic film such as a black ceramic film.
  • the portion of the antenna conductor formed on the masking film is invisible from the outside of the vehicle due to the masking film, resulting in obtaining a window glass with superior design.
  • a portion including thin lines alone is visible from the outside of the vehicle, and hence, the resultant window glass is preferred from the viewpoint of design.
  • a vehicle high frequency glass antenna fabricated by providing the pattern of the glass antenna 500 of FIG. 1 in a right upper portion seen from the inside of a vehicle of an actual backlite of the vehicle, the antenna gain of the glass antenna attained all around the vehicle is measured so as to obtain average antenna gain with the conductor length x3 of the antenna element 3 varied.
  • the respective dimensions of the glass antenna 500 illustrated in FIG. 1 are as follows:
  • the antenna gain is measured by radiating, with radio waves, the vehicle on which the window glass is mounted at 15 degrees against the horizontal direction with the vehicle rotated by 360 degrees per angle of 2 degrees.
  • the radio waves are vertical polarization and varied in the frequency by 10 MHz in each of the ranges of the band III and the L band.
  • the measurement is performed with the wave angle between the position for emitting the waves and the antenna conductor set to the horizontal direction (namely, with the wave angle set to 0 degree assuming that a plane parallel to the ground surface is regarded as 0 degree and that a direction toward the vertex is regarded as 90 degrees).
  • the antenna gain is expressed with that of a half-wave dipole antenna as a reference (in both the band III and the L band) and is standardized with the gain of a half-wave dipole antenna regarded as 0 dB.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates actually measured data of average values of the antenna gain obtained in the aforementioned manner with the conductor length x3 of the antenna element 3 varied.
  • the antenna gain indicated by the ordinate corresponds to an average value of the antenna gain attained at every 10 MHz in the frequency band of 170 through 240 MHz corresponding to the band III and an average value of the antenna gain attained at every 10 MHz in the frequency band of 1450 through 1490 MHz corresponding to the L band.
  • the antenna gain is larger. Accordingly, when the conductor length x3 of the antenna element 3 is set to 80 mm or less (and more preferably 70 mm or less), high antenna gain may be attained.
  • a vehicle high frequency glass antenna is fabricated by providing the pattern of the glass antenna 500 surrounded with the independent conductor 20D on an actual backlite, and the antenna gain of the glass antenna 500 attained all around the vehicle is measured so as to obtain average antenna gain with a short-circuit portion of the independent conductor 20D varied.
  • the basic dimensions of the respective portions of the independent conductor 20D of FIG. 4 are as follows:
  • each of patterns of AM glass antennas 20E through 20H illustrated in FIGS. 5A through 5D is provided around the pattern of the glass antenna 500, and vehicle high frequency glass antennas respectively employing these patterns are fabricated.
  • the omitted portions are the same as those illustrated in FIG. 4 .
  • the antenna gain of each antenna attained all around the vehicle is measured so as to calculate average antenna gain.
  • the antenna gain is measured in the same manner as in Example 1.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates actually measured data of average values of the antenna gain of the glass antenna 500 attained by employing the respective patterns of the independent conductor.
  • "0” corresponds to data obtained by employing the pattern of FIG. 4 in which all the leading ends opposing the glass antenna 500 of the liner conductors are not DC short-circuited along the direction parallel to the first direction and have open ends opened toward the glass antenna along the vehicle width direction.
  • "20" corresponds to data obtained by employing the pattern of FIG.
  • the sum in length of first direction components closed by short-circuit lines corresponds to 100% of the total length of all first direction components formed between adjacent liner conductors out of the plural liner conductors.
  • the sum in length of short-circuit portions corresponds to 80%
  • the sum in length of short-circuit portions corresponds to 40%
  • the pattern of FIG. 5D it corresponds to 20%.
  • the antenna gain in the band III is improved even though the liner conductors 22 through 26 (or 52 through 56) are connected to a short-circuit line (as in the case of "80" of FIG. 6 ).
  • the short-circuit line is preferably short.
  • the total length of first direction components corresponding to a short-circuit line connected to the leading end 21g (or 51g) closest to a periphery 12a of the vehicle glass window 12 is preferably 0.027 ⁇ g1 or less and more preferably 0.022 ⁇ g1 or less from the viewpoint of the improvement of the antenna gain in the band III.
  • the total length is preferably 25 mm or less and more preferably 20 mm or less.
  • the antenna gain of the glass antenna 500 attained all around the vehicle is measured so as to calculate average antenna gain with an overlap length w18 in the vertical direction between the uppermost liner conductor 21 and the antenna element 4 varied.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates actually measured data of average values of antenna gain of the glass antenna 500 with the length w18 varied. It is noted that the antenna gain indicated by the ordinate corresponds to an average value of the antenna gain attained at every 10 MHz in the frequency band of 170 through 240 MHz corresponding to the band III or an average value of antenna gain attained at every 10 MHz in the frequency band of 1450 through 1490 MHz corresponding to the L band.
  • the antenna gain in the band III is improved by setting the overlap length w18 to 40 mm or less and more preferably to 10 mm or less.
  • the overlap length w18 is preferably less than 0 mm, namely, they do not preferably overlap, from the viewpoint of the improvement of the antenna gain in the band III.
  • vehicle high frequency glass antennas are fabricated by respectively employing a pattern in which the glass antenna 600 is surrounded with an independent conductor 201 and a pattern in which the glass antenna 600 is not provided with an independent conductor, and the antenna gain of the glass antenna 600 attained all around the vehicle is measured so as to calculate average antenna gain with a short-circuit portion of the independent conductor 201 varied.
  • the antenna gain is measured in the same manner as in Example 1.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the pattern including the independent conductor 20I.
  • the basic dimensions of respective portions of the independent conductor 201 are as follows:
  • FIG. 10 illustrates actually measured data of average values of the antenna gain of the glass antennas 600 with the pattern of the independent conductor varied.
  • "Open” corresponds to data obtained by employing the pattern of FIG. 9 in which all leading ends of the liner conductors opposing the pattern of the glass antenna 600 are not DC short-circuited in the direction parallel to the first direction but have open ends opened toward the glass antenna 600 in the vehicle width direction.
  • “Short” corresponds to data obtained by employing a pattern in which all leading ends of the liner conductors opposing the pattern of the glass antenna 600 are DC short-circuited in the direction parallel to the first direction without forming any open end in the pattern of FIG. 9 .
  • “Without-AM” corresponds to data obtained by employing the pattern of FIG. 3 without providing the independent conductor.
  • the antenna gain in the band III and the L band may not be improved depending upon the pattern of the independent conductor.
  • Example 4 when all the leading ends of the independent conductor are short-circuited, the antenna gain is degraded as compared with the case where the independent conductor is not provided, but when all the leading ends of the independent conductor are opened, the antenna gain in the band III and the L band is preferably improved to the equivalent level to that attained without providing the independent conductor.
  • an antenna conductor may be surrounded with an independent conductor as illustrated in FIG. 11 .
  • a liner conductor 21 of an independent conductor 20J extends to a vacant area above the antenna element 6.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates actually measured data of average values of antenna gain of the glass antenna 600 attained without providing it with the independent conductor and attained by surrounding it with the independent conductor.
  • “Open” corresponds to data obtained by employing the pattern of FIG. 11 in which all leading ends of the liner conductors opposing the pattern of the glass antenna 600 are not DC short-circuited in the direction parallel to the first direction and have open ends opened toward the glass antenna 600 in the vehicle width direction.
  • “without-AM” corresponds to data obtained by employing the pattern of FIG. 3 not provided with the AM glass antenna.
  • the antenna gain in both the band III and the L band is improved as compared with the case where the independent conductor is not provided.
  • the antenna gain of the glass antenna 700 of FIG. 13 attained all around the vehicle is measured so as to obtain average antenna gain with or without providing the auxiliary antenna conductor 7. Furthermore, the antenna gain of the glass antenna 700 attained all around the vehicle is measured so as to obtain average antenna gain with or without providing a matching circuit M illustrated in FIG. 14 .
  • FIG. 14 is a circuit diagram of the matching circuit M.
  • Za indicates input impedance of the antenna conductor provided in the window glass on the basis or the feeding part 18 and the earth part 19.
  • the input impedance Za of the antenna conductor parasitically has an inductance component along the extending direction of a line of the antenna conductor and parasitically has a capacitance component between lines of the antenna conductor.
  • the inductance component and the capacitance component are not well balanced, a resonance frequency is shifted, resulting in matching degradation and narrow band.
  • the matching circuit M is additionally provided.
  • the matching circuit M is additionally provided, the balance between the inductance component and the capacitance component included in the input impedance Za may be adjusted.
  • the matching circuit M is an LC circuit obtained by connecting a capacitor C and an inductor L to each other.
  • the capacitor C is a capacitative element serially inserted in the antenna conductor serially connected to the feeding part 18.
  • the inductor L is an inductive element inserted in parallel between lines of the feeding part 18 and the earth part 19.
  • the matching circuit M includes terminals 61 through 64 corresponding to contact points with external circuits. One end of the capacitor C is connected to the terminal 61 and the other end thereof is connected to the terminal 63. One end of the inductor L is connected to the terminal 63 and the other end thereof is connected to the terminals 62 and 64.
  • a signal line (an internal conductor) 71 of a coaxial cable 70 connected to a signal processor such as an amplifier is connected to the terminal 61, one end of a ground line (an eternal conductor) 72 of the coaxial cable 70 is connected to the terminal 62, and the other end of the ground line 72 of the coaxial cable 70 is connected to an earth portion of the vehicle or the like.
  • the terminal 63 of the matching circuit M is mounted on the feeding part 18 through solder or the like, and the terminal 64 is mounted on the earth part 19 through solder or the like.
  • the signal line 71 of the coaxial cable 70 connected to the signal processor such as an amplifier is directly connected to the feeding part 18, one end of the ground line 72 is directly connected to the earth part 19 and the other end of the ground line 72 is connected to the earth portion of the vehicle or the like.
  • Table 1 illustrates actually measured data of average values of the antenna gain of the glass antenna 700 attained with/without providing the matching circuit M and the auxiliary conductor 7.
  • an average value of the antenna gain in the band III is an average value of the antenna gain measured at every 10 MHz in 170 through 240 MHz
  • an average value of the antenna gain in the L band is an average value of the antenna gain measured at every 10 MHz in 1450 through 1490 MHz.
  • the dimensions of the respective portions of the glass antenna 700 of FIG. 13 are as follows:
  • the antenna gain in the L band is improved as compared with the case where it is not provided. Also, when the matching circuit M is provided, the antenna gain in the band III may be improved as compared with the case where it is not provided.

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  1. Antenne de vitre pour un véhicule, comprenant :
    une partie alimentation (18) à fournir dans ou sur un verre de vitre (12) destinée à un véhicule ; et
    un conducteur d'antenne (500, 600, 700) à fournir dans ou sur le verre de vitre (12), le conducteur d'antenne (500, 600, 700) incluant :
    un premier élément d'antenne (1), qui s'étend dans une première direction à partir de la partie alimentation (18) ;
    un deuxième élément d'antenne (2), qui s'étend dans une deuxième direction essentiellement perpendiculaire par rapport à la première direction à partir d'une extrémité d'extension du premier élément d'antenne (1) ; et
    un troisième élément d'antenne (3), qui s'étend dans une troisième direction opposée à la première direction à partir d'une extrémité d'extension du deuxième élément d'antenne (2) ;
    caractérisée en ce que
    le conducteur d'antenne (500, 600, 700) inclut en outre un quatrième élément d'antenne (4), qui s'étend dans la deuxième direction à partir d'une extrémité d'extension du troisième élément d'antenne (3),
    et en ce que
    la première direction du premier élément d'antenne (1) est essentiellement perpendiculaire par rapport à une direction horizontale quand le verre de vitre (12) est monté auprès du véhicule ;
    une longueur de conducteur du premier élément d'antenne (1) est de 70 mm jusqu'à 150 mm ;
    une longueur de conducteur du troisième élément d'antenne (3) est de 60 mm jusqu'à 80 mm ; et que
    une longueur totale du conducteur d'antenne (500, 600, 700) est de 230 mm jusqu'à 380 mm.
  2. L'antenne de vitre d'après la revendication 1, sachant que le conducteur d'antenne (600) inclut :
    un cinquième élément d'antenne (5), qui s'étend dans la troisième direction à partir d'une extrémité d'extension du quatrième élément d'antenne (4) ; et
    un sixième élément d'antenne (6), qui s'étend dans une quatrième direction opposée à la deuxième direction à partir d'une extrémité d'extension du cinquième élément d'antenne (5).
  3. L'antenne de vitre d'après la revendication 1 ou 2, comprenant en outre un conducteur indépendant (20D - 20J) écarté du conducteur d'antenne (500, 600, 700) et fourni dans une superficie vacante du verre de vitre (12).
  4. L'antenne de vitre d'après la revendication 3, sachant que :
    le conducteur indépendant (20D - 20J) inclut une pluralité de conducteurs revêtement (liner conductors) qui s'étendent parallèlement à la deuxième direction ; et que
    toutes les paires de conducteurs revêtement adjacents, parmi la pluralité de conducteurs revêtement, présentent des extrémités ouvertes qui sont ouvertes vers le conducteur d'antenne (500, 600, 700) entre des extrémités de tête opposées par rapport au conducteur d'antenne des conducteurs revêtement adjacents.
  5. L'antenne de vitre d'après la revendication 3, sachant que :
    le conducteur indépendant (20D - 20J) inclut une pluralité de conducteurs revêtement (liner conductors) qui s'étendent parallèlement à la deuxième direction ; et que
    une paire de conducteurs revêtement adjacents, parmi la pluralité de conducteurs revêtement, présente au moins une portion de court-circuit formée en raccordant une extrémité de tête, opposée au conducteur d'antenne (500, 600, 700), d'un conducteur revêtement de la paire à l'autre conducteur revêtement de la paire au moyen d'une ligne de court-circuit.
  6. L'antenne de vitre d'après la revendication 5, sachant que si on fournit une première bande de fréquence de diffusion et une deuxième bande de fréquence de diffusion supérieure à la première bande de fréquence de diffusion, et si la longueur d'onde dans l'air d'une fréquence centrale de la première bande de fréquence de diffusion est indiquée par λ 01, et si le coefficient de raccourcissement de longueur d'onde dû au verre est indiqué par k (sachant que k = 0, 64) et si λ g1 = λ 01 * k, une longueur de composants première direction correspondant à une ligne de court-circuit raccordée à une extrémité de tête (21g) la plus proche d'un bord périphérique du verre de vitre (12) parmi toutes les extrémités de tête de la pluralité de conducteurs revêtement opposée au conducteur d'antenne (500, 600, 700) est 0,027 * λ g1 ou moins.
  7. L'antenne de vitre d'après la revendication 5, sachant que la longueur de composants première direction correspondant à la ligne de court-circuit raccordée à l'extrémité de tête (21g) la plus proche du bord périphérique du verre de vitre (12) parmi toutes les extrémités de tête de la pluralité de conducteurs revêtement opposée au conducteur d'antenne (500, 600, 700) est 25 mm ou moins.
  8. L'antenne de vitre d'après une quelconque des revendications de 4 à 7, sachant que si on fournit une première bande de fréquence de diffusion et une deuxième bande de fréquence de diffusion supérieure à la première bande de fréquence de diffusion, et si la longueur d'onde dans l'air d'une fréquence centrale de la première bande de fréquence de diffusion est indiquée par λ 01, si le coefficient de raccourcissement de longueur d'onde dû au verre est indiqué par k (sachant que k = 0, 64) et si λ g1 = λ 01 * k, un élément d'antenne le plus proche (4, 6) qui est le plus proche du bord périphérique du verre de vitre parmi des éléments d'antenne du conducteur d'antenne (500, 600, 700) s'étendant dans la direction parallèle à la deuxième direction et un conducteur revêtement le plus proche (21) plus proche du bord périphérique du verre de vitre que l'élément d'antenne le plus proche (4, 6) parmi la pluralité de conducteurs revêtement se chevauchent d'une longueur de 0,043 * λ g1 ou moins quand le conducteur revêtement le plus proche (21) est projeté dans la première direction.
  9. L'antenne de vitre d'après une quelconque des revendications de 4 à 7, sachant qu'un élément d'antenne le plus proche (4, 6) qui est le plus proche du bord périphérique du verre de vitre (12) parmi des éléments d'antenne du conducteur d'antenne (500, 600, 700) s'étendant dans la direction parallèle à la deuxième direction et le conducteur revêtement le plus proche (21) plus proche du bord périphérique du verre de vitre (12) que l'élément d'antenne le plus proche (4, 6) parmi la pluralité de conducteurs revêtement se chevauchent d'une longueur de 40 mm ou moins quand le conducteur revêtement le plus proche (21) est projeté dans la première direction.
  10. L'antenne de vitre d'après une quelconque des revendications de 1 à 9, sachant que la deuxième direction correspond à une direction horizontale ou essentiellement horizontale quand le verre de vitre (12) est monté auprès d'un véhicule ;
  11. L'antenne de vitre d'après une quelconque des revendications de 1 à 10, comprenant en outre une partie de mise à terre (19) disposée à proximité de la partie alimentation (18).
  12. L'antenne de vitre d'après la revendication 11, comprenant en outre un conducteur d'antenne auxiliaire (7) qui s'étend dans la première direction à partir de la partie alimentation (18).
  13. L'antenne de vitre d'après la revendication 11 ou 12, sachant que
    le conducteur d'antenne (700) est connecté en série avec un dispositif capacitif (C) via la partie d'alimentation, et un dispositif inductif (L) est connecté entre la partie d'alimentation (18) et la partie de mise à terre (19).
  14. Un verre de vitre pour un véhicule, comprenant
    l'antenne de vitre d'après une quelconque des revendications de 1 à 13.
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