US 11,888,217 B2
Vehicle roof antenna configuration
Kohei Inoue, Utsunomiya (JP); Patrick J. Ellison, Plain City, OH (US); Taiga Marukawa, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Kosaku Tomozawa, Utsunomiya (JP); Takashi Nakano, Utsunomiya (JP); Akira Futatsuhashi, Utsunomiya (JP); Jagpaul S. Pandher, Plain City, OH (US); and Tsuyoshi Higuchi, Utsunomiya (JP)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/705,567.
Prior Publication US 2023/0307823 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/32 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 1/52 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 1/3275 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/1207 (2013.01); H01Q 1/521 (2013.01); H01Q 21/061 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An antenna configuration for a roof of a vehicle, comprising:
a first set of antennas mounted to a first structural component of the roof of the vehicle;
a second set of antennas mounted to a second structural component of the roof of the vehicle;
wherein the first structural component is closer to a rear end of the vehicle than the second structural component;
wherein each antenna of the first set of antennas is mounted to the first structural component using an antenna support bracket; and
wherein each antenna of the second set of antennas is mounted to the second structural component using an antenna support bracket.