Patent ID: 7893884
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: E05B,H01Q

Abstract:
1. An embedded door handle antenna, comprising: a door handle having a hollow portion therein; an antenna embedded within the hollow portion of the door handle, the embedded antenna comprising a flexible magnetic core containing a flexible magnetic body made of mechanically soft magnetic material having plasticity and flexibility which is laminated to a coiled wiring layer, around which a coil of an insulation covered conductor is wound; a pattern wire passing in parallel to a center line of the coil, the pattern wire configured such that linkage with respect to the magnetic flux at the coil is prevented; a controller formed on a side of a vehicle; a communication section connected with the controller; and a connector attached to one end of the embedded antenna, the connector facilitating connection of the embedded antenna to a power circuit and the communication section, wherein the embedded antenna is energized by an action of at least one of a request switch mounted on the flexible magnetic core and a proximity of a keyless entry component; the flexible magnetic core is provided with an extending portion which outwardly extends from a coiled section around which the insulation covered conductor is wound, and a light emitting component is mounted on the extending portion wherein the coil section located between the light emitting component and the request switch.