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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2007
Masashi Nakagawa, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Tadaaki Onishi, Niigata-ken, JP;
Masashi Nakagawa, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Tadaaki Onishi, Niigata-ken, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An on-vehicle electronic device () is for amplifying an external signal received by an antenna radiating conductor () patterned on a glass surface () of a vehicle window, and for sending the amplified signal to a receiver circuit. The on-vehicle electronic device () mainly includes an attachment base () including terminal members () and (), a circuit board () provided with an antenna circuit including a preamplifier circuit, attachment screws () and () for attachably and detachably fixing the circuit board () to the attachment base (), a shield case () for covering the preamplifier circuit, and a radome () for covering the entire device. The terminal members () and () are solder-joined to feed portions () and () of the antenna radiating conductor (). The lower surface of the circuit board () is provided with a feeding electrode () and an earth electrode (), which are pressure-contacted with the terminal members () and (), respectively, through fastening of the attachment screws () and ().