Slot antenna built into vehicle body panel

一种缝隙天线、车辆的技术，应用在车辆通信系统领域，能够解决天线不方便、杂乱外观、影响外观等问题

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-08-24
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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While antennas mounted on the exterior of the vehicle improve reception, they add expense, require installation, affect appearance, and increase wind resistance
Aftermarket antennas can be inconvenient, often require professional installation, and may not be readily available for certain types of devices such as mobile phones and laptops
Additionally, certain types of vehicles such as convertible cars, soft top SUVs and light trucks have limited external antenna mounting options
Installing multiple external antennas for different types of network equipment presents a cluttered look that detracts from the stylish line that many car owners value

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[0050] The following description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the disclosure, its application, or uses. It should be understood that throughout the drawings, corresponding reference numerals indicate like or corresponding parts and features. As used herein, the term module refers to processing circuitry, which may include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), electronic circuits, processors (shared, dedicated, or group), and processors that execute one or more software or firmware programs. memories, combinational logic circuits, and / or other suitable components that provide the described functionality.

[0051] According to an embodiment, a vehicle includes an exterior body having a sheet metal portion and a slot antenna including a slot through the sheet metal portion and a dielectric material filling the slot. The slot is sized to form a resonant antenna radiator for communication signals propagating within the frequency band of in...

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Slot antennas built into metallic body panels utilize the vehicle body itself as an antenna radiator. Building the slot antennas directly into the metallic body panels converts the vehicle body from functioning as an RF shield into an RF antenna, which significantly improves mobile communication reception for a wide range of RF communication devices. Different types of slot antennas may be included for different communication channels utilized by different types of devices. Multi-band slot antennas are configured to receive multiple bands within a larger frequency channel. Dual-polarity antennas are configured to receive signals propagating in a dual-polarity mode. Multiple slot components may be configured as multi-band, dual-polarity antennas. Each slot antenna may be passive (without an RF pickup) or active with an RF pickup and coaxial cable connecting the antenna to an electronic device, such as receiver or amplifier located inside or otherwise interconnected with the vehicle.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application is a formal application claiming priority to US Provisional Application Serial No. 62 / 100,535, filed January 7, 2015, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to vehicle communication systems, and more particularly to slot antennas embedded in vehicle body panels. Background technique [0004] Mobile computing devices capable of connecting to computer networks have become ubiquitous. The infrastructure allows a variety of mobile network devices to operate inside the moving vehicle, such as radios, mobile phones, tablets, navigation devices, automatic collision notification devices, anti-theft notification systems, etc. Metallic vehicle bodies tend to shield electromagnetic signals propagating at relevant wavelengths, which can significantly weaken or impede service inside the vehicle unless external antennas are...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01Q1/44H01Q13/10H01Q1/50H01Q1/32H01Q1/28
CPCH01Q1/3275H01Q1/286H01Q1/3283H01Q13/18H01Q21/28H01Q1/44H01Q1/285H01Q1/3291H01Q1/50H01Q13/10
Inventor K·J·谢姆M·A·斯特夫卡M·莱芬菲尔德S·W·皮珀
Owner GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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