Antenna assembly

摘要

An antenna assembly for a vehicle including an environmentally sealed housing and a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board is at least partially disposed within the environmentally sealed housing and extends through a plurality of second order Hilbert Curves which are arranged in side-by-side relationship with one another. The antenna assembly is preferably disposed within a non-metallic structure of the vehicle, and therefore, the antenna assembly is hidden from view, thereby allowing the vehicle to have a more aesthetically pleasing external appearance. Additionally, the length of the trace is limited by the space inside of the non-metallic structure, and therefore, depending on the size of the non-metallic structure, a very long trace having a high performance could be printed on the printed circuit board.

主权项

1. An antenna assembly for a vehicle including a non-metallic structure comprising:
an environmentally sealed housing for disposal in the non-metallic structure of the vehicle; a printed circuit board disposed at least partially within said environmentally sealed housing and including a first trace extending through a plurality of second order Hilbert Curves for receiving at least one of amplitude modulation (AM) and frequency modulation (FM) and high definition (HD) radio signals; further including an amplifier disposed in said environmentally sealed housing and in electrical communication with said first trace on said printed circuit board for amplifying at least one of AM, FM and HD radio signals received by said first trace; and wherein said first trace for receiving radio signals is disposed on a first surface of said printed circuit board and wherein said printed circuit board further includes a second trace printed on a second surface of said printed circuit board opposite of said first surface.