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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 24, 2018
Applicant:

Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Nobuhiko Arashin, Osaka, JP;

Takuji Maeda, Osaka, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 15/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/46 (2018.01); H04W 4/42 (2018.01); B60L 15/42 (2006.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H01Q 1/32 (2006.01); H01Q 21/28 (2006.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); B61L 23/34 (2006.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 15/0027 (2013.01); B60L 15/42 (2013.01); B61L 23/34 (2013.01); H01Q 1/325 (2013.01); H01Q 21/28 (2013.01); H04B 7/0608 (2013.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 4/42 (2018.02); H04W 4/46 (2018.02); H04W 16/28 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

A first antenna group includes one first antenna disposed at one end of a leading car, and another first antenna disposed at one end of a following car. A second antenna group includes one second antenna disposed at the one end of the leading car, the position where the one second antenna is disposed being different from the position where the one first antenna is disposed in a direction orthogonal to a travel direction of the leading car, and another second antenna disposed at the one end of the following car. A measurement unit measures radio wave strength between a pair of first antennas during communication via the first antenna group. A controller is enabled to make a switch from the first antenna group to the second antenna group when the radio wave strength is less than a predetermined value.


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