Patent ID: 8860630
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: H01Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An antenna apparatus comprising: a base; an antenna component part; and a pressing plate, wherein the antenna component part includes a plurality of planar antenna lamination layers which are laminated one directly on top of another, the pressing plate formed of a resilient material, and the pressing plate is a partially cylindrical member of a partially cylindrical shape having a curvature in one direction such that end portion of the pressing plate faces away from the base prior to assembly, the pressing plate is arranged such that the antenna component part is interposed between the pressing plate and the base, and a fixing member, being a single component, disposed in an upright position on a top surface of the base, forming a straight plate extending from the base, wherein the fixing member is configured to be formed into a caulking member provided on the base and bent from said upright position into a L-shape position having, a first member perpendicular to a second member, during assembly, as a result of deformation of the straight plate extending from the base, and wherein the caulking member is configured to substantially cover and press the end portions of the pressing plate towards the base, so that the pressing plate is resiliently deformed to a planar shape and that the antenna component part is pressed against the base due to a resilient force generated by the deformation after assembly, wherein the end portions of the pressing plate and end portions of the antenna component part are caulked by caulking member, being in contact with at least one of the first member and the second member of the L-shaped caulking member, and are fixed onto the base, and wherein the end portion of the plate are sandwiched between a portion of the caulking member and the base after assembly.