US 11,799,186 B2
Antenna housing, a combined antenna and indicator module and a vehicle
Sam Thoday, Lonsdale (AU); Shane Randell Koehne, Lonsdale (AU); Gary Dekievit, Lonsdale (AU); James Nicholson, Lonsdale (AU); Scott Edwards, Lonsdale (AU); Simon Belcher, Lonsdale (AU); Jacob Heath Messenger, Lonsdale (AU); Simon David Field, Lonsdale (AU); Dean Caruso, Lonsdale (AU); Bill Frank, Lonsdale (AU); Matthew Chapman-Winter, Lonsdale (AU); Raimund Negel, Stuttgart (DE); Arne Schmierer, Stuttgart (DE); Daniel Fritz, Stuttgart (DE); and Andreas Herrmann, Stuttgart (DE)
Assigned to Motherson Innovations Company Limited, London (GB)
Filed by MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LTD., London (GB)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/677,532.
Application 17/677,532 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/824,048, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,283,163.
Application 16/824,048 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/EP2018/074460, filed on Sep. 11, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 2017903825 (AU), filed on Sep. 20, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0223994 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/06 (2006.01); H01Q 1/32 (2006.01); H01Q 1/42 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 1/06 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/3275 (2013.01); H01Q 1/42 (2013.01)] 59 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An antenna housing for mounting on a vehicle or on a vehicle roof surface, comprising:
an electrical circuit including at least one source element for emitting luminescent radiation, the at least one source element being located internally within the housing so as not to be visible externally;
an indicating element for releasing luminescent radiation received from the at least one source element for viewing externally;
an optical conduit for providing an optical couple between the at least one source element and the indicating element; and
a window for releasing luminescent radiation with the window being positioned adjacent to the indicator element;
wherein one or more of the antenna housing, the at least one source element, the indicating element, the optical conduit, or the window form at least partly at least one lamp unit;
wherein a continuous transparent and/or translucent coating is provided on at least a part of an outer surface of the window; and
wherein when the at least one source element emits light, the continuous transparent and/or translucent coating is at least partially permeable to at least some light which is emitted by the at least one source element and passed through the window.