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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Tuan Anh Be, Livonia, MI (US);
Allen R. Murray, Lake Orion, MI (US);
David Joseph Orris, Allen Park, MI (US);
Oliver Lei, Windsor, CA;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/32 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 1/48 (2006.01); H01Q 1/02 (2006.01); H01Q 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/3275 (2013.01); H01Q 1/02 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2291 (2013.01); H01Q 1/42 (2013.01); H01Q 1/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
An antenna housing assembly includes: a first housing enclosing an antenna assembly and a grounding plate; a second housing enclosing the first housing and a heating ring defining apertures and comprising resistive heating elements; a wiper blade driven by a motor and rotatable about the second housing to clear snow from an exterior of the second housing. The antenna assembly and the grounding plate are located vertically above a top-most surface of the heating ring.