Yokowo Co., Ltd.

Denso Corporation

Yokomo Co., Ltd.

Motohisa Ono

Noritaka Terashita

Yuki Kato

Satoshi Iwasaki

Yusuke Yokota

Takuya Yamashita

Toru Koike

Tomohiro Hoshi

In order to ensure isolation between a plurality of antenna elements arranged in a narrow space while reducing a size of an antenna device for a vehicle, an antenna device () for a vehicle includes an antenna case (), a base () forming an accommodation space together with the antenna case (), and a first antenna element () and a second antenna element () that are accommodated in the accommodation space. The first antenna element () and the second antenna element () at least transmit or receive radio waves in different frequency bands. The first antenna element () at least partially has a meandering shape in a first direction that intersects polarization of radio waves transmitted or received by the second antenna element ().

Antenna device for a vehicle

A vehicular antenna device () includes an antenna base () and a first antenna portion (a first satellite antenna () or a second satellite antenna ()). The antenna base () has a longitudinal direction. The first antenna portion is provided over the antenna base (). The satellite antennas are disposed offset in a direction intersecting a virtual plane parallel or substantially parallel with the longitudinal direction.

Vehicular antenna device

A vehicle antenna device includes a plurality of antennas in an accommodating space surrounded by a case and an antenna base, and has a height of 70 mm or less from an outer surface of a vehicle when attached to the outer surface of a vehicle. The vehicle antenna device includes a first substrate on which a first patch antenna is mounted, and a second substrate on which a second patch antenna is mounted. The first substrate is provided at a position higher than the second substrate.

Vehicle antenna device

An antenna device includes: a planar antenna; and a metal body arranged a predetermined distance above the planar antenna, wherein the metal body is shifted in a predetermined direction with respect to the planar antenna, wherein the metal body is a metal plate and/or a parasitic element. The antenna device further includes an antenna which corresponds to a frequency band different from that of the planar antenna and a holder configured to maintain the predetermined distance between the planar antenna and the metal body, wherein the antenna is arranged in the predetermined direction.

Antenna device

An antenna device for vehicle includes: an antenna element; an external connection terminal; a connection detection resistor having one end being grounded and having another end being connected with the external connection terminal, the connection detection resistor being connected in parallel with the antenna element; and a protection circuit having a capacitor, the capacitor having one end being grounded and having another end being connected with the external connection terminal, the capacitor being connected in parallel with the connection detection resistor, the protection circuit conducting a surge current from the external connection terminal to a ground side.

Antenna device for vehicle

An antenna device which includes a plurality of antennas in a common case and is capable of achieving downsizing while suppressing a decrease of an antenna gain, is provided. An antenna device includes a TEL antenna and a capacity loaded element in a common case. The capacity loaded element is located above the TEL antenna. A length of the capacity loaded element is a positive integer multiple of one-half a wavelength of a PCS band. The TEL antenna is arranged so as to avoid a voltage maximum point of a standing wave, of the PCS band, generated in the capacity loaded element.

An antenna device includes a case, a first antenna and a second antenna in the case, the second antenna including a capacitance loading element. The capacitance loading element includes an inclined portion which extends from a front-upper side toward a rear-lower side at a front side of the capacitance loading element. The first antenna is provided in a front side with respect to the inclined portion.

Antenna device having a capacitive loading element

An antenna device includes a case, a first antenna and a second antenna including a capacitance loading element. The capacitance loading element includes a turning-around area turning around in a front-rear direction on at least one of a front side and a rear side thereof. When the turning-around area is provided on the front side, at least part of the first antenna is situated in front of the turning-around area. When the turning-around area is provided on the rear side, at least part of the first antenna is situated behind the turning-around area. When the turning-around area is provided on the front side and on the rear side, at least part of the first antenna is situated at least one of in front of the turning-around area on the front side and behind the turning-around area on the rear side.

An antenna device to be mounted to a vehicle roof, includes: a case unit having an accommodating space formed therein and having a radio wave permeability; and an antenna unit to be accommodated in the accommodating space, wherein the antenna unit has: a pair of capacitance loading elements facing across a plane, as a center, perpendicular to the vehicle roof at a predetermined interval and at a predetermined angle to each other; a coupling portion provided at a portion lower than an upper edge of the pair of the capacitance loading elements to conduct each of the pair of capacitance loading elements each other via each of the coupling portions; and a helical element electrically connected to the coupling portions.

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Tomioka, Japan

Motohisa Ono