Vehicle Antenna Mounting Bracket with Compressive Clamping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing antenna mounting systems for vehicles lack efficient and quick installation methods that allow for easy reusability and secure attachment to vehicle body walls without causing permanent deformation, and they often require additional fasteners or complex installation processes.
Innovation Solution
The use of electrically-conductive brackets, a clamping piece, and a fastener that applies a compressive clamping force to the vehicle body wall, allowing for easy installation and reinstallation of antenna assemblies on vehicle roofs, hoods, and trunk lids, with the fastener retaining the clamping piece and brackets to the antenna assembly, enabling quick and secure mounting without additional fasteners.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional antenna mounting systems are used, then secure attachment is achieved, but installation is time-consuming and requires additional fasteners
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple fastening functions into a single integrated bracket assembly. The bracket incorporates both the mounting structure and fastening mechanism, eliminating the need for separate fasteners and reducing installation steps while maintaining secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: providing structural support, enabling secure attachment to the vehicle body wall, and facilitating electrical grounding. This multi-functionality reduces the overall system complexity and installation time.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional mounting methods are used, then reliable attachment is achieved, but reusability is limited due to permanent deformation
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket incorporates elastic deformation capabilities that allow it to be repeatedly installed and removed without permanent damage. The elastic portion can flex during installation and return to its original shape, enabling multiple reuse cycles while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket design allows for controlled elastic deformation within acceptable parameter ranges during installation and removal. By managing the deformation parameters to remain within elastic limits, the bracket can be reused multiple times without compromising its structural strength.
3Reliability
If longer grounding paths are used, then easier installation is achieved, but antenna performance deteriorates due to resonance
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket design extracts and eliminates unnecessary portions of the grounding path by providing direct electrical contact between the antenna assembly and vehicle body wall through integrated grounding elements. This shortens the grounding path and reduces resonance effects while maintaining ease of installation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution facilitates quick and secure antenna assembly installation on vehicle body walls, allows for reusability of the brackets, and provides a reliable electrical grounding path, improving antenna performance by minimizing resonance through a shorter grounding path.
Implementation Method 1
a clamping piece, and a fastener that applies a compressive clamping force to the vehicle body wall
Implementation Method 2
provides a reliable electrical grounding path, improving antenna performance by minimizing resonance through a shorter grounding path
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of apparatus, systems, and methods relating to mounting antenna components, modules, assemblies, etc. to mounting surfaces, such as vehicle roofs, hoods, trunk lids, etc. Other aspects relate to antenna assemblies including the mounting apparatus. An exemplary embodiment generally includes one or more contact parts, a clamping piece, and a fastener. The one or more contact parts, clamping piece, and fastener may be used for mounting an antenna assembly to a mounting surface, such as a vehicle body wall (e.g., a vehicle's roof, hood, trunk lid, etc.).