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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1995
Andrew Adrian, Dexter, MI (US);
Timothy Joseph Talty, Trenton, MI (US);
Bruce Robert Jones, Romulus, MI (US);
Tamara Jean Nordstrom, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicular radio reception antenna is concealed within a body trim piece such as a spoiler or a luggage rack. A supporting body panel is utilized as a ground plane and a conductive loop is concealed within the trim piece. A transmission line connects two opposite sides of the resulting slot. Capacitors are used to connect the conducting loop to the sheet metal ground plane in order to form a dual slot/monopole antenna for receiving both FM and AM signals. An integrated mounting structure provides both mechanical and electrical connection of the trim piece and antenna in a single integrated assembly part.