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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2009
Hidehito Oki, Dublin, OH (US);
Michael Andrew Pilgrim, Dublin, OH (US);
Jason Dutter, Marysville, OH (US);
Masashi Noda, Tomioka, JP;
Sadao Ohno, Dublin, OH (US);
Hidehito Oki, Dublin, OH (US);
Michael Andrew Pilgrim, Dublin, OH (US);
Jason Dutter, Marysville, OH (US);
Masashi Noda, Tomioka, JP;
Sadao Ohno, Dublin, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yokowo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle frame, a dielectric panel mounted to the vehicle frame, an antenna unit mounted on the dielectric panel, an electrically conductive bracket connected with the antenna unit, and a resilient ground plate connected with the bracket and the vehicle frame. The dielectric panel can be interposed between the antenna unit and the bracket. The resilient ground plate can facilitate grounding the antenna unit to the vehicle frame. A vehicle antenna unit and an antenna mount for the vehicle antenna unit are also disclosed.