Hirschmann Car Communication Gmbh

Hirschmann Electronics Gmbh & Co Kg

Günther Blickle

Joachim Kordass

Boris Wischniowski

A roof antenna () for vehicles is provided with a base plate () on which antenna elements () are arranged or which has at least one contact element () for an antenna element, a cover () of the roof antenna () being provided with at least one opening () through which a fastening means can be inserted and through which the fastening means can be countersunk at the side opposite to the surface of the cover () in order to fasten the roof antenna () on a vehicle body, particularly on a vehicle roof () or in order to fasten the cover () on the base plate (), where, according to the invention, a closure () can be inserted into the opening () subsequent to the insertion of the fastening means into the opening () and to the unmovable fixation of the roof antenna at the vehicle body.

Roof antenna with protected access to a fastener through the cover

An antenna for mounting on a motor-vehicle part formed with a throughgoing hole of nonround shape has a base plate engageable with the part over the hole and carrying antenna components and a stem projecting through the hole. A bayonet plate has an outer edge of nonround shape capable of passing axially through the hole of the part and not able to pass through the hole of the part in another angularly offset position. This bayonet plate can move angularly on the base plate between an install position and a holding position and is urged by a spring toward the base plate and against the part. Spacers engageable in the install position hold the bayonet plate at a predetermined large axial spacing from the base plate and disengage from each other in the holding position to allow the bayonet plate to be pressed by the spring against the motor-vehicle part.

Bayonet-mount motor-vehicle antenna

An antenna for mounting on a vehicle roof has a base plate adapted to sit on the roof and a threaded fastener separate from the base plate, extending through the base plate and anchored underneath the base plate in the roof. A cover fitted over the base plate is formed with a throughgoing passage generally aligned with the fastener. The fastener is operable by a tool extending through the passage. An antenna rod screwable into the passage is fixed thereby to the cover. The cover can comprise an inner cover fitted over the base plate and formed with an outwardly open threaded socket and a decorative outer cover fitted over the inner cover around the socket. In this case the antenna rod has an end screwable into the socket and bearing downward on the outer cover to secure the outer cover on the inner cover and base plate.

Vehicle roof antenna with a mounting part for an antenna rod with simultaneous securing of a cover hood

A device for mounting an antenna on a vehicle body and for coupling cables through a hole in the body with the roof antenna the device has a base plate outside the body connected with the roof antenna at the hole in the vehicle body and a connector mount. Body plugs and/or sockets are mounted or formed on the connector mount and provided on ends of the cables. Complementary antenna sockets and/or plugs for the connector mount are provided on the base plate. The antenna sockets and/or plugs are connected with electrical or electronic components of the roof antenna so that the connector mount is connectable before, during, or after mounting of the antenna with the complementary antenna plugs and/or sockets.

Connector for joining cable conductors with an antenna

The invention relates to a vehicle antenna (), designed to be mounted on a vehicle surface (). Said antenna comprises a base body () consisting of metal and a plastic antenna housing (), which surrounds the antenna elements that are placed on the base body (). According to the invention, the base body () has at least one sub-section () consisting of plastic and the antenna housing () is permanently connected to said sub-section () once the antenna elements have been mounted.

Antenna comprising a plastic housing

An antenna assembly for mounting an antenna on a vehicle body, especially upon the roof of a vehicle, in which the assembly has a base body of metal with a threaded projection passing through a hole in a wall of the vehicle body. A housing of plastic encloses the antenna components mounted upon a plate-shaped portion of the base body and a seal is provided between the base body and the vehicle body and seals around the opening between the base body and the wall of the vehicle. The seal can be injection molded and molded onto the base body in the injection-molding process.

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Neustetten, Germany

Günther Blickle