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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Guy-aymar Chakam, Regensburg, DE;
Martin Schürmeier, Regensburg, DE;
Florian Butscher, Aschau im Chiemgau, DE;
Frank Mierke, München, DE;
Guy-Aymar Chakam, Regensburg, DE;
Martin Schürmeier, Regensburg, DE;
Florian Butscher, Aschau im Chiemgau, DE;
Frank Mierke, München, DE;
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH, Hannover, DE;
Abstract
A multiband shark fin antenna for a vehicle may include at least one transmitting and one receiving antenna element from the group consisting of AM/FM antennas, telephone and RKE antennas, GPS antenna, SDARS antenna, stacked patch antenna, DAP antenna, WLAN antenna, WIMAX antenna or DRM antenna. The antenna elements are disposed beneath a joint shark fin-shaped outer cover on the exterior of the vehicle. On the inside, the shark fin-shaped outer cover includes an antenna circuit board having the antenna elements disposed thereon. Electronic adjustment or amplifier circuits including a transceiver, tuner or receiver are disposed on both the upper and lower faces of the antenna circuit board. Shielding plates, which shield the adjustment or amplifier circuits with respect to the antenna elements, are disposed on the upper side of the antenna circuit board.