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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2000
Hidetoshi Oka, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Iijima, Osaka, JP;
Nippon Sheet Glass, Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a glass antenna having an impedance that is close to the characteristic impedance of the antenna's feeder cable, even when an impedance matching circuit is not provided. A vehicle glass antenna includes a VHF band antenna provided on a window glass of a vehicle. The VHF band antenna includes (i) an antenna pattern including a first element extending substantially straight; a bend portion bending away from the first element; and a second element that is substantially parallel to the first element, extending from the bend portion, (ii) a grounding point to which the second element is connected; and (iii) a feeding point for the VHF band antenna.