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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2024
Agc Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Shoichi Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hideaki Shoji, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiki Sayama, Tokyo, JP;
AGC INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An antenna and an antenna apparatus for vehicle that can achieve reduction in size are provided. The antenna includes a dielectric body, a radiation conductor disposed on a first principal surface side of the dielectric body, and a ground conductor disposed on a second principal surface side of the dielectric body. The ground conductor is a planar conductor disposed within a rectangular region having a length Lin a first direction and a length Lin a second direction. When the ground conductor is divided into a first region and a second region, the ground conductor includes a slit that starts extending toward the inside of the ground conductor starting from an outer edge of the ground conductor in the first region.