Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Antenna module for a motor vehicle, driver assistance system as well as motor vehicle
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Application No.: US15411011Application Date: 2017-01-20
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Publication No.: US10707567B2Publication Date: 2020-07-07
- Inventor: Carol Grimes , Colin Patrick Hehir
- Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.
- Applicant Address: IE Tuam, County Galway
- Assignee: Connaught Electronics Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Connaught Electronics Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: IE Tuam, County Galway
- Agency: Osha Liang LLP
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@4223873
- Main IPC: H01Q1/32
- IPC: H01Q1/32 ; B60R11/04 ; H01Q1/12 ; H01Q1/42 ; B60R11/00

Abstract:
The invention relates to an antenna module (3) for a motor vehicle (1) comprising at least one antenna (5, 5a, 5b, 5c) for an infotainment system of the motor vehicle (1), an antenna housing (6) for attaching to an exterior trim part (4) of the motor vehicle (1) and a camera (7) with a camera objective (10) for capturing an environmental region (8) of the motor vehicle (1), wherein the at least one antenna (5, 5a, 5b, 5c) is disposed in an interior of the antenna housing (6), wherein the camera (7) is disposed in the interior of the antenna housing (6) in certain areas, wherein the camera objective (10) is disposed in a passage opening (25) of a housing wall (26) of the antenna housing (6) corresponding to the camera objective (10) at least in certain areas, and the antenna module (3) comprises a sealing element (27) for sealing a gap between the housing wall (26) adjoining to the passage opening (25) and the camera objective (10). The invention additionally relates to a driver assistance system (2) as well as to a motor vehicle (1).
Public/Granted literature
- US20170214130A1 ANTENNA MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AS WELL AS MOTOR VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2017-07-27
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