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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tatsuaki Taniguchi, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Kazuo Shigeta, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343713 ; 3437 / ; 343866 ;
Abstract
An earth configuration achieving easy installment without deteriorating performance of an antenna device. The antenna device has a balanced antenna element, a shield plate arranged between the balanced antenna element and a conductor of a car, and a supporting member, and the shield plate blocks electrical coupling of the conductor from the balanced antenna element when the antenna device is mounted on the body of the car.