US 12,095,137 B2
Fastening system for a modular antenna
Bert Jannsen, Lehre (DE); Christian Bronnert, Burgdorf (DE); Michael Thole, Hildesheim (DE); and Stefan Brill, Darmstadt (DE)
Assigned to Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg (DE)
Appl. No. 17/632,480
Filed by Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg (DE)
PCT Filed Jul. 28, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/071173
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 2, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/023554, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 11, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 211 755.4 (DE), filed on Aug. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0285822 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 1/12 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/1214 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fastening system for an antenna system, comprising:
a supporting structure comprising a through-opening; and
a modular antenna, comprising (i) an upper module comprising a radio unit and a control connector, and (ii) a lower module comprising a control unit comprising a complementary control connector,
wherein the upper module is configured to bear against the supporting structure above the through-opening, and the lower module is configured to bear against the supporting structure below the through-opening to bring the control connector and the complementary control connector into engagement through the through-opening,
and wherein the upper module further comprises an external thread configured concentrically with the control connector, and the lower module further comprises a nut comprising outer teeth configured concentrically with the complementary control connector; and
a planet pinion housed in the lower module, which engages with the outer teeth of the nut and is configured to brace the upper module and the lower module against the support structure via the nut and the external thread.