Patent ID: 6486841
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
An automobile antenna base portion for fixing an antenna body having an antenna element to a vehicle body comprising;a rectangular projecting portion to be inserted in a rectangular mounting hole formed in the vehicle body and a cylindrical projecting portion extending from the rectangular projecting portion and onto which a fixing nut disposed inside the vehicle body is screwed; a fixing plate having spring portions formed on opposite side plates thereof so as to incline outwards, and the side plates being inserted through holes formed in said base portion and project from a rear surface of said base portion, said spring portions engaging an edge of the mounting hole and temporarily fixing said antenna body to said vehicle body when said rectangular projecting portion is inserted in said mounting hole; the fixing plate being formed integrally as a single piece with a board bracket for holding a printed wiring board fixed to the surface of said base portion and formed to have a U-shaped cross section.