Patent Publication Number: US-2013249749-A1

Title: Antenna integrated harness

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a Continuation of PCT International Application No. PCT/JP2011/076716 filed in Japan on Nov. 18, 2011, which claims the benefit of Patent Application No. 2010-259589 filed in Japan on Nov. 19, 2010, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention mainly relates to an antenna integrated harness which is mounted on a movable body such as an automobile and is suitable for a wireless device. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     For example, in the field of an in-car antenna to be mounted on an automobile, recent advance in a communication network has caused development of various antennas which are suitable for various frequency bands to be used. 
     For example, car navigation systems are connected with various kinds of antennas which are suitable for transmission and reception of microwaves of 1 GHz to 10 GHz and are used in ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) such as GPS (Global Positioning System), VICS (Vehicle Information and Communication System: Registered Trademark), and ETC (Electronic Toll Collection). 
     Further, a car navigation system is generally provided with not only the ITS but also a tuner which receives radio broadcasting and terrestrial digital broadcasting. Accordingly, a band in which an antenna device for a car navigation system is required to operate includes an AM frequency of 526.5 kHz to 1606.5 kHz, a band of 60 MHz, a VHF frequency of 87.5 MHz to 108 MHz, a UHF frequency of 470 MHz to 770 MHz to be used for terrestrial digital broadcasting. Thus, the band covers a wide range. 
     The terrestrial digital broadcasting makes it possible to provide not only a digital high-definition and high sound quality program but also an interactive program, so that a program in which images are clear without flickering can be viewed even with a television installed in, for example, a running train or bus. Further, it is scheduled to provide a service that allows a mobile information terminal or the like to receive and view a moving image, data broadcasting, or voice broadcasting. 
     As an antenna for use in a television receiver or a radio receiver for a small portable device, there has been widely known a rod antenna having an extendable structure. The rod antenna is useful, because it can exert its functions when extended and it becomes compact when retracted. As an antenna device using the rod antenna, for example, there has been proposed a device in which (i) a feed pin of a planar antenna is constituted by an extendable rod antenna and (ii) electric connection and disconnection between an extraction conductor of the rod antenna and a patch-shaped conductor of the planar antenna enable the antenna device to serve as a circularly polarized wave antenna and a linearly polarized wave antenna. 
     Further, there has been known a “helical (coil) antenna” as another arrangement example of the rod antenna. The helical antenna is formed by spirally winding an antenna line around a rod. Generally, an antenna using a conducting wire longer than a wavelength has a wide useable band. Therefore, the helical (coil) antenna can be downsized while keeping its wide-band characteristic by virtue of its winding structure. 
       FIG. 27  is a cross-sectional view of a helical coil antenna disclosed in Patent Literature 1. A helical coil antenna  1100  of Patent Literature 1 is, for example, an auto antenna which can be provided on a roof  1201  or a trunk  1202  of an automobile  1200  (see  FIG. 28 ). The helical coil antenna  1100  transmits/receives a radio wave to/from a car navigation system or a dedicated portable television mounted on the automobile. 
     According to the helical coil antenna  1100  shown in  FIG. 27 , an electrical substrate  1112  constituting a circuit board which is provided on a base plate  1111  made of metal is contained in a base casing  1113  fixed on a body panel BP. The base plate  1111  is provided with a BNC connector  1116  to which a feed cord C is connected from outside the base plate  1111 . A part of the electrical substrate  1112  which part faces the connector  1116  is provided with a connection terminal  1117  that is needle-shaped. The connection terminal  1117 , which has a top end that is fixed to the electrical substrate  1112  in advance, is connected to each of electronic circuits such as an amplifier circuit and a matching circuit which are provided on the electrical substrate  1112 . The connection terminal  1117  is provided so as to extend in a downward direction toward the BNC connector  1116 . Further, the helical coil antenna  1100  is provided with an antenna element  1114  whose base end is supported by the base casing  1113 . The antenna element  1114  is constituted by a helical coil  1114 A and an antenna casing  1114 B which covers the helical coil  1114 A. Note that each of the BNC connector  1116  and the antenna element  1114  is electrically connected to the circuit board of the electrical substrate  1112 . 
     CITATION LIST 
     
         
         Japanese Patent Application Publication, Tokukai, No. 2000-295017 (Publication Date: Oct. 20, 2000) 
       
    
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     The helical coil antenna  1100  of  FIG. 27  (described earlier) is provided by a complicated process, e.g., the helical coil antenna  1100  needs to be provided by a process including the step of fitting the helical coil antenna  1100  to the body panel BP via a through hole which is provided to the body panel BP for a connection between an outside and an inside of the automobile. Further, there is also a problem such that the helical antenna itself, which is complicated in antenna structure and has a protruding structure, needs to be provided in a large space. 
     Note here that it is essential for a wireless device such as a mobile phone, a car navigation system, a dedicated portable television, or a personal computer to be provided with an antenna. However, an antenna having a conventional arrangement varies in performance (directivity, usable band) depending on a place where the antenna is provided. In particular, the antenna deteriorates in performance due to the presence of a conductor (including a wireless device, for example) near the antenna. Therefore, an antenna having a conventional arrangement frequently needs to be provided in a place away from a wireless device. Such a case requires a complicated wiring process for connecting the antenna and the wireless device. 
     In particular, in the case of an in-car antenna (described earlier), many electronic devices and a harness formed by causing a group of wires extending from the respective electronic devices to be a bundle are provided in a narrow space inside a car body, and it is necessary to further provide an antenna line in the narrow space. 
     The present invention has been made in view of the problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an antenna integrated harness which serves as an antenna device and can be easily provided even in a narrow space in a vicinity of a conductor such as a wireless device. 
     Solution to Problem 
     In order to attain the object, a first antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention includes: a wire harness formed by bundling a plurality of electric cables; an antenna element which is plate-like and is provided on, while conforming to, a surface of the wire harness; and a feed line connected with the antenna element and bundled with the plurality of electric cables. 
     In order to attain the object, a second antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention includes: a wire harness formed by bundling a plurality of electric cables; a member which can be connected with the wire harness; an antenna element which is plate-like and is provided on, while conforming to, a surface of the member; and a feed line which is connected with the antenna element and which can be bundled with the plurality of electric cables when the member is connected with the wire harness. 
     Note that “an antenna element which is plate-like and is provided on, while conforming to, a surface of a wire harness” encompasses not only (1) a state in which the antenna element is provided on the surface of the wire harness but also all the following states (described later): (2) a state in which the antenna element is not in direct contact with the surface of the wire harness, i.e., a state in which the antenna element is provided on an outer surface of a dielectric material which is provided on the surface of the wire harness, (3) a state in which the antenna element is provided on an inner surface of a dielectric material provided on, while conforming to, the surface of the wire harness, and (4) a state in which the antenna element is embedded in a dielectric material provided on, while conforming to, the surface of the wire harness. 
     Note that a “plate-like” plane is not limited to a two-dimensional plane but may be a plane which (i) is obtained by cutting off a part of a curved surface such as a cylindrical surface, a spherical surface, a paraboloid, or a hyperboloid and (ii) has a three-dimensional shape. 
     Note also that a movable body on which an antenna integrated harness mentioned above is mounted is also included within the scope of the present invention. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     An antenna integrated harness of the present invention having the configuration can be easily provided in a vicinity of a conductor such as a wireless device. Further, the antenna integrated harness yields an effect such that (i) an antenna which is used as, for example, an in-car antenna or an antenna for another small device needs to occupy only a small space and (ii) an antenna element can be provided in a narrow space even if the narrow space is in a vicinity of a conductor. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of an antenna integrated harness of an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view taken from arrows A-A′ of the antenna integrated harness shown in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a plan view illustrating a structure of an antenna element of an antenna included in the antenna integrated harness shown in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 4  is a view schematically illustrating how a short-circuit member is provided in an antenna element having a meander shape so as to form a plurality of electrically conductive paths in the antenna element. 
         FIG. 5  is a view schematically describing how measurements are carried out in experiments for showing the effects of an antenna of an antenna integrated harness of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  is a plan view schematically illustrating a configuration of another example of the antenna shown in  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 7  is a graph illustrating VSWR characteristics of the antenna shown in  FIG. 3  and of the antenna shown in  FIG. 6 . 
         FIG. 8  is a graph illustrating VSWR characteristics of the antenna shown in  FIG. 3 , which VSWR characteristics were measured while the thickness of a dielectric material was being changed. 
         FIG. 9  shows graphs illustrating radiation patterns of the antenna shown in  FIG. 3 . ( a ) of  FIG. 9  illustrates an in-xy-plane radiation pattern. ( b ) of  FIG. 9  illustrates an in-yz-plane radiation pattern. ( c ) of  FIG. 9  illustrates an in-zx-plane radiation pattern. 
         FIG. 10  is a plan view schematically illustrating a configuration of another example of the antenna shown in  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 11  is a plan view schematically illustrating a configuration of another example of the antenna shown in  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 12  is a plan view schematically illustrating a configuration of another example of the antenna shown in  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 13  is a graph illustrating VSWR characteristics of the antenna shown in  FIG. 10 , of the antenna shown in  FIG. 11 , and of the antenna shown in  FIG. 12 . 
         FIG. 14  is a graph illustrating VSWR characteristics of the antenna shown in  FIG. 10 , which VSWR characteristics were measured while the thickness of a dielectric material was being changed. 
         FIG. 15  shows graphs illustrating radiation patterns of the antenna integrated harness shown in  FIG. 10 . ( a ) of  FIG. 15  illustrates an in-xy-plane radiation pattern. ( b ) of  FIG. 15  illustrates an in-yz-plane radiation pattern. ( c ) of  FIG. 15  illustrates an in-zx-plane radiation pattern. 
         FIG. 16  is a plan view schematically illustrating a configuration of another example of the antenna shown in  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 17  is a cross-sectional view illustrating another example of the antenna integrated harness shown in  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 18  is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the antenna integrated harness shown in  FIG. 1  is connected with a wireless device. 
         FIG. 19  is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of an antenna integrated harness of another embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 20  is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of an antenna integrated harness of another embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 21  is a cross-sectional view taken from arrows B-B′ of the antenna integrated harness shown in  FIG. 20 . 
         FIG. 22  is a perspective view illustrating another example of the antenna integrated harness shown in  FIG. 20 . 
         FIG. 23  is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of an antenna integrated harness of another embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 24  is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of an antenna integrated harness of another embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 25  is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of an antenna integrated harness of another embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 26  is a partially enlarged view of the antenna integrated harness shown in  FIG. 25 . 
         FIG. 27  illustrates a conventional arrangement. 
         FIG. 28  illustrates a conventional arrangement. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Embodiment 1 
     A first embodiment of an antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention is described below with reference to  FIGS. 1 through 19 . 
       FIG. 1  is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of an antenna integrated harness  1   a  of the present embodiment. The antenna integrated harness  1   a  in accordance with the present embodiment is arranged such that an antenna is integrated with a wire harness (described later). Therefore, the antenna integrated harness  1   a  can be suitably used as a wire harness which is provided in a movable body (e.g., an automobile) on which a wireless device such as a car navigation system is mounted. 
     The antenna integrated harness  1   a  of the present embodiment includes a wire harness  10  formed by bundling a plurality of electric cables  11  and an antenna  20  having an antenna element  215  (see  FIG. 1 ). 
     Note that for convenience of explanation, in  FIG. 1 , the antenna  20  is provided in an outermost layer of the antenna integrated harness  1   a . Alternatively, an exterior member may be provided so as to cover the wire harness  10  and the antenna  20 . 
     (Wire Harness) 
       FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view taken from arrows A-A′ of the antenna integrated harness  1   a  shown in  FIG. 1 . 
     The wire harness  10  has the plurality of electric cables  11  and a tape member  16  with which the plurality of electric cables  11  are bundled, and a shield material  17  (see  FIG. 2 ). 
     The plurality of electric cables  11  have respective conductor parts and respective insulating parts which cover the conductor parts so as to cause the conductor parts to be insulated from each other. 
     The tape member  16  is not particularly limited in other conditions such as a material and a thickness provided that the tape member  16  allows the plurality of electric cables  11  to be bundled. A material may be selected which allows the wire harness  10  to be desirably efficient as a wire harness. For example, it is preferable to select a material which is excellent in wearability, heat resistance, adhesiveness, and the like. 
     Further, it is preferable that the tape member  16  be made of an insulating material. This is because, even in a case where a cover of the plurality of electric cables  11  is damaged, it is possible to maintain a state in which the respective conductor parts of the plurality of electric cables  11  and the antenna  20  are insulated from each other, and thus the plurality of electric cables  11  whose cover has been damaged does not adversely affect an antenna performance. 
     Note that the present embodiment uses a tape member as means for bundling the plurality of electric cables  11 . However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to use a conventionally well-known material for bundling electric cables. 
     An outer surface of the wire harness  10  formed by bundling the plurality of electric cables  11  with the tape member  16  is covered with the shield material  17 . 
     The shield material  17  serves as a shield that protects a group of the plurality of electric cables  11  thus bundled, and is made of an electrically conductive material. The shield material  17  allows blocking of a noise from the group of the plurality of electric cables  11 , so that an influence of the noise on the antenna  20  which is provided on the exterior side of the shield material  17  can be suppressed. Note that the shield material  17  does not need to cover all the outer surface of the wire harness  10  and may merely cover (i) a region in which the antenna  20  is provided and (ii) a surrounding area of the region. 
     Note that neither the tape material  16  nor the shield material  17  needs to have a width which is equal to a total length of the wire harness  10  and tapes each having a shorter width than the total length of the wire harness  10  may be attached by winding to the wire harness  10  while partially overlapping with each other. 
     The wire harness  10  shown in  FIG. 1  has a tip at which the plurality of electric cables  11  are exposed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the tip may be connected with a component such as a connector or another electronic device. 
     The present embodiment discusses an arrangement in which the antenna  20  is provided to one (1) wire harness  10 . However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the antenna  20  may be provided on a surface formed by bundling wire harnesses. 
     (Antenna) 
     The antenna  20  is provided on, while conforming to, a surface of the wire harness  10  (see  FIG. 1 ), specifically a surface of the shield material  17  (see  FIG. 2 ) so as to partially cover that surface. 
     The surface (also referred to as a side surface) of the wire harness  10  used in the present embodiment, i.e., the surface of the shield material  17  is a curved surface. Therefore, the antenna  20  which covers a part of that surface is also curved as shown in  FIG. 1 . Thus, the antenna  20  is arranged to be wound on the surface of the shield material  17 . 
     The antenna  20  has a dielectric section  40  and the antenna element  215  (see  FIG. 2 ). The dielectric section  40  is provided between the shield material  17  and the antenna element  215 . 
     The dielectric section  40 , which is made of a dielectric material, is provided so as to cause the shield material  17  and the antenna element  215  to be insulated from each other. The dielectric section  40  causes the shield material  17  and the antenna element  215  to be spaced at a predetermined distance. Specifically, it is only necessary that the shield material  17  serving as an electrically conductive material and the antenna element  215  be spaced at a distance of at least 2 mm (described later). 
     The dielectric section  40  is not particularly limited in structure provided that the dielectric section  40  serves as a spacer for retaining the predetermined distance at which the shield material  17  and the antenna element  215  are spaced. For example, the dielectric section  40  may be a two-dimensional dielectric layer which covers an entire surface of the antenna element  215 , or may cover a part of the antenna element  215 . Alternatively, the dielectric section  40  may be provided with a through hole or a recess, or may be constituted by a plurality of protrusions which are provided at regular intervals and are identical in height. 
     It is only necessary that the antenna  20  wound on the top surface of the shield material  17  of the wire harness  10  be arranged such that the winding of the antenna  20  does not cause both end parts of the antenna element  215  to overlap with each other. For example, in a case where the wire harness has a perimeter (circumference) of 120 mm, it is only necessary that the antenna element  215  of the antenna  20  wound on the wire harness  10  have a length, along the perimeter of the wire harness  10 , of less than 120 mm. 
     Further, the antenna element  215  thus curved preferably has a curvature radius R of 5 mm or more. The antenna element  215  which is provided on, while conforming to, a curved surface having a curvature radius R of 5 mm or more can maintain its excellent antenna characteristic. 
     It is not particularly limited how to provide the antenna  20  to the wire harness  10  (shield material  17 ). For example, the antenna  20  may be adhered to the wire harness  10  by use of an adhesive, or may be fixed to the wire harness  10  by use of a fixing claw. 
     Note that, in a case where an insulating material having a thickness of at least 2 mm is further provided on the exterior of the shield material  17  of the wire harness  10 , the antenna  20  may be arranged to have no dielectric section  40  but have the antenna element  215  provided on a surface of the insulating material. 
     The antenna element  215  of the antenna  20  is specifically described below with reference to  FIGS. 3 through 16 . 
       FIG. 3  is a plan view illustrating a structure of the antenna element  215  of the antenna  20 . 
     The antenna element  215 , which is provided on, for example, a base material such as a thin resin, can be made of a conductor wire or a conductor film, or a printed wire. 
     The antenna element  215  has an electrically conductive path continuing from its one end part to the other end part, and the antenna element  215  is a single line. In view of the fact that the antenna element  215  has the electrically conductive path thus continuing from its one end part to the other end part, it can be said that the antenna element  215  is provided in a loop manner. With the antenna element  215  provided in a loop manner, it is possible to improve a gain of the antenna. 
     According to the antenna element  215 , a part of the antenna element  215  which part extends from one end part by a predetermined length (i.e., a part corresponding to a wind section  211  which will be described later) and a part of the antenna element  215  which part extends from the other end part by a predetermined length (i.e., a part corresponding to the wind section  211 ) serve as a first root section  225  and a second root section  226 , respectively. In the antenna element  215 , a part of the antenna element  215  which part is other than these two root sections  225  and  226  serves as an intermediate section. That is, the intermediate section is a junction between the first root section  225  and the second root section  226 . 
     A part of the intermediate section constitutes an antenna section  212  having a meander shape (meander line shape, meander-shaped part), and some part of the remainder of the intermediate section constitutes a first wider width part  213  and a second wider width part  214 . 
     Meanwhile, the aforementioned two root sections  225  and  226  constitute the wind section  211 . The first wider width part  213  and the second wider width part  214  share a common area with each other. 
     In summary, the electrically conductive path runs from its one end part of the antenna element  215  to the other end part in such a manner that the electrically conductive path begins with the first root section  225  and follows with the first wider width part  213 , the second wider width part  214 , the antenna section  212 , and the second root section  226  in this order, and the second root section  226  comes back to a position near the first root section  225 . 
     According to the first root section  225 , the electrically conductive path continuing from its one end part to the other end part is drawn out in a leftward direction (i.e., a negative direction of the X axis) of the sheet on which  FIG. 3  is shown. According to the second root section  226 , the electrically conductive path continuing from the other end part to the one end part is drawn out in a rightward direction (i.e., a positive direction of the X axis) of the sheet on which  FIG. 3  is shown. That is, these two directions in which the electrically conductive path is drawn out are opposite to each other. 
     More specifically, both of the directions in which the respective first and second root sections  225  and  226  extend are opposite to each other (are rotated by 180 degrees) so as to surround a feed section  222 . 
     As such, in either of the following cases: transmission or reception of a radio wave on a low frequency band side or transmission or reception of a radio wave on a high frequency band side, it is possible to obtain high radiant gains with respect to the respective radio waves. 
     Further, the direction in which the first root section  225  is drawn out is a direction in which the feed line  221  extends from the feed section  222 , which will be described later, to a power-source side, i.e., the leftward direction (i.e., the negative direction of the X axis) of the sheet on which  FIG. 3  is shown, whereas the direction in which the second root section  226  is drawn out is a direction opposite to the direction in which the feed line  221  extends. Specifically, according to the wind section  211 , a direction in which the first root section  225  extends from the one end of the antenna element  215  is changed from an upward direction (i.e., a positive direction of the Z axis) of the sheet on which  FIG. 3  is shown to a leftward direction (i.e., the negative direction of the X axis, the drawing direction) of the sheet. That is, the first root section  225  has a first linear part  225   o   1 , which extends in the upward direction of the sheet, and a first bending part  225   o   2  (first tail end linear part), which extends in the leftward direction of the sheet from an end of the first linear part  225   o   1 . 
     Further, a direction in which the second root section  226  extends from the other end of the antenna element  215  is changed from a downward direction (i.e., a negative direction of the Z axis) of the sheet on which  FIG. 3  is shown to a rightward direction (i.e., a positive direction of the X axis, the drawing direction) of the sheet. That is, the second root section  226  has a second linear part  226   o   1 , which extends in the downward direction of the sheet, and a second bending part  226   o   2  (second tail end linear part), which extends in the rightward direction of the sheet from an end of the second linear part  226   o   1 . 
     As such, according to the wind section  211 , both of the directions in which the respective first and second root sections  225  and  226  extend are rotated by 90 degrees so as to surround the feed section  222 . 
     The part of the intermediate section of the antenna element  215  has a meander shape made up of at least one return pattern, more preferably two or more return patterns, in the antenna section  212 . A return direction (i.e., the Z axis direction) of the return pattern in the meander shape is perpendicular to the direction (i.e., the positive direction of the X axis) in which the second root section  226  of the antenna element  215  is drawn out in the wind section  211 , i.e. the direction in which the second bending part  226   o   2  (tail end linear part) extends. 
     According to the wind section  211 , for the root sections  225  and  226 , the aforementioned feed section  222  is provided. The root sections  225  and  226  are fed power by the feed line  221  which is connected to the feed section  222 . Specifically, an outer electric conductor of a coaxial cable serving as the feed line  221  feeds power to the first root section  225 , whereas an inner electric conductor of the coaxial cable feeds power to the second root section  226 . There is provided, above the first wider width part  213   b , a sheathed part of the coaxial cable. The sheathed part (i) is sheathed in an insulating jacket (i.e., a part where the outer electric conductor is not exposed) and (ii) is adjacent to an exposed part where the outer electric conductor is exposed. 
     The power is fed in the feed section  222  via the feed line  221  as follows. Specifically, in the feed section  222 , (i) a signal, having a frequency which falls within a predetermined frequency band, is applied to the second root section  226  via the inner electric conductor of the coaxial cable, and (ii) an earth electric potential is applied to the first root section  225  via the outer electric conductor of the coaxial cable. 
     Further, the first wider width part  213 , which lies below the feed line  221  and overlaps the feed line  221 , has a line width (the length in the X axis direction) wider than a line width of a part that constitutes the wind section  211  and the antenna section  212  of the antenna element  215 . This allows the feed section  222  to realize an impedance matching between the antenna element  215  and the feed line  221 . 
     As is the case with the first wider width part  213 , a line width of the second wider width part  214  is wider than the line width of the part that constitutes the wind section  211  and the antenna section  212  of the antenna element  215 . 
     Unlike the case of  FIG. 3 , in a case where the feed line  221  extends in the negative direction of the Z axis from the feed section  222 , the second wider width part  214  plays a role of the first wider width part  213 . That is, it can be said that the line width (the length in the X axis direction) of the second wider width part  214 , which lies below the feed line  221  and overlaps the feed line  221 , is wider than the line width of the part that constitutes the wind section  211  and the antenna section  212  of the antenna element  215 . 
     The feed line  221 , which is connected to the feed section  222  of the antenna element  215 , is provided, together with the plurality of electric cables  11 , in the wire harness  10  while being bundled together with the plurality of electric cables  11  of the wire harness  10  in a vicinity of the feed section  222  (see  FIG. 1 ). According to  FIG. 1 , an aperture  18  is provided on the tape member  16  and the shield material  17  at a position in the vicinity of the feed section  222 , and the feed line  221  is drawn into the wire harness  10  via the aperture  18 , so that the feed line  221  is bundled together with the plurality of electric cables  11 . Note that it is not limited to this how to draw the feed line  221  into the wire harness  10 . Further, according to  FIG. 1 , the feed line  221  extends in the wire harness  10  in a direction in which the feed line  221  is away from the antenna element  215 . Alternatively, the feed line  221  may extend in an opposite direction. 
     The antenna  20  (antenna element  215 ) has, for example, the following size: a length in a crosswise direction (i.e., X axis direction) of the sheet on which  FIG. 3  is shown is 125 mm; and a length in a lengthwise direction (i.e., Z axis direction) of the sheet is 25 mm. Further, the antenna element  215  has a thickness of, for example, 1 mm. The antenna  20  is provided to the wire harness  10  so that the length in the lengthwise direction (i.e., Z axis direction) is along a circumferential direction of the wire harness  10 . 
     Further, in the meander shape of the antenna section  212 , there is provided a short-circuit member  231 . The short-circuit member  231  may not only be provided as an independent member but also be formed integrally with the antenna element by use of a single material of which for example, the antenna element forming an electrically conductive path is made. The following description discusses the role of the short-circuit member  231  with reference to  FIG. 4 . 
     Role of the Short-Circuit Member  231   
       FIG. 4  is a view schematically illustrating a state in which a short-circuit member  331  is provided in an antenna element  315  having a meander shape, thereby a plurality of electrically conductive paths are formed in the antenna element  315 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , an antenna  301  includes the antenna element  315  which is a single path. The antenna element  315  has a meander shape. That is, the antenna element  315  is meandered. A feed section  322  of the antenna element  315  is connected with a feed line. 
     The short-circuit member  331  short-circuits for example two or more different points (a plurality of points) in the meandered antenna element  315 . According to an example shown in  FIG. 4 , a short circuit is caused between two linear parts extending in respective upward and downward directions, which two linear parts are located in both end parts of the short-circuit member  331 . This causes a first path (first electrically conductive path) and a second path (second electrically conductive path) to be formed. The first path corresponds to a first wavelength λ 1  and is plotted in solid line, and the second path corresponds to a second wavelength λ 2  and is plotted in dotted line. 
     Note that, although  FIG. 4  illustrates the arrangement in which a plurality of points adjacent to each other in a single plane are short-circuited, a plurality of points which are not adjacent to each other may be short-circuited. For example, points may be short-circuited by a short-circuit member which is not of a linear shape. Alternatively, two or more points being away from one another may be short-circuited by an interlayer conduction achieved by a double-layered structure such that a short-circuit member is provided on a plane which is different from the plane where the antenna is provided. 
     As described above, according to the antenna  301 , the short-circuit member  331  is provided to the meandered antenna element  315  so as to short-circuit a plurality of different points, to thereby increase the number of electrically conductive paths having different lengths. This makes it possible to increase the number of resonance frequencies (resonance points) of the antenna  301 , and thus possible to improve the VSWR characteristics of the antenna  301  in a usable band. 
     It should be noted here that, when an antenna is mounted on a conductor member, the antenna may deteriorate in VSWR characteristics (increase in VSWR value) in a usable band due to an effect of the conductor member. The usable band is for example 470 MHz to 770 MHz in a case of an antenna for terrestrial digital broadcasting in Japan, 470 MHz to 860 MHz in a case of an antenna for terrestrial digital broadcasting in North America, and 470 MHz to 890 MHz in a case of an antenna for terrestrial digital broadcasting in Europe. 
     In such a case, as described with reference to the antenna  301  shown in  FIG. 4 , it is possible to suppress a deterioration in VSWR characteristics (increase in VSWR value) in the usable band by providing the short-circuit member  331  to the meandered antenna element  315  so as to short-circuit a plurality of different points. That is, in view of the effect of the conductor member, where in the antenna element  315  the short-circuit member  331  is to be provided so as to cause a short circuit is determined under a condition where there is a dummy conductor member near the antenna element  315 . This increases the number of electrically conductive paths having different lengths, and thus increases the number of resonance frequencies of the antenna  301 . As a result, it is possible to suppress a deterioration in VSWR characteristics (increase in VSWR value) in the usable band which deterioration is caused by an effect of a conductor member, even when the antenna  301  is mounted on the conductor member. 
     According to the antenna  20  shown in  FIG. 3 , the short-circuit member  231  which serves as the foregoing short-circuit member  331  is provided in the meandered antenna section  212 . A position and a portion in which the short-circuit member  231  is to be provided are determined for example in the following manner. 
     Where to provide the short-circuit member  231  is determined so that, under a condition where the antenna element  215  is provided on a metal plate via a dielectric material, a VSWR value in each frequency in the usable band becomes less than a VSWR value obtained in a case where no short-circuit member  231  is provided. It is more preferable that where to provide the short-circuit member  231  be determined so that, under a condition where the antenna element  215  is provided on a metal plate via a dielectric material, the VSWR value in each frequency in the usable band becomes not more than 3.5. 
     More specifically, the short-circuit member  231  is temporarily placed on the antenna element  215  which is provided via a dielectric material on a dummy metal plate, and then the short-circuit member  231  is moved while the VSWR value in the usable band is being monitored. If a position is found in which the VSWR value in each frequency in the usable band is less than the VSWR value obtained in the case where no short-circuit member is provided, then the short-circuit member  231  is fixed to that position. On the other hand, if no position is found in which the VSWR value in each frequency in the usable band is less than the VSWR value obtained in the case where no short-circuit member is provided, then the short-circuit member  231  is replaced with another short-circuit member  231  having a different shape or a different size and then the above trial is repeated. 
     The short-circuit member  231  is the one that causes a short circuit between predetermined points in the antenna element  215 , and can be made for example from a conductive material such as metal. The short-circuit member  231  for example makes direct contact with the antenna element  215  to thereby cause a short circuit in the antenna element  215 . 
     The following description discusses the results of experiments for examining how the presence of the short-circuit member  231  is related to VSWR characteristics. 
     Effect of Presence of Short-Circuit Member 
     In this experiment, an antenna device  401  (antenna element) was mounted via a dielectric layer  402  on a metal plate  403  which is 350 mm×250 mm in size and which serves as a conductor member (see  FIG. 5 ). The dielectric layer  402  will be described later. 
     The antenna  20  shown in  FIG. 3  and an antenna  501  shown in  FIG. 6  were each used as the antenna device  401 . The VSWR characteristic of each of these antenna devices was measured. Note that the antenna  501  shown in  FIG. 6  has the same configuration as that of the antenna  20  shown in  FIG. 3  except that the short-circuit member  231  provided in the antenna  20  shown in  FIG. 3  is not provided in the antenna  501 . 
       FIG. 7  is a graph illustrating the results of measurement of the VSWR characteristics of the antenna  20  and of the antenna  501 . In  FIG. 7 , a graph indicated by “WITH SHORT-CIRCUIT MEMBER” represents the result of measurement of the antenna  20 , and a graph indicated by “WITHOUT SHORT-CIRCUIT MEMBER” represents the result of measurement of the antenna  501 . It should be noted that, during the measurement, a thickness d of the dielectric layer  402  was 5 mm and a specific inductive capacity ∈ r  of the dielectric layer  402  was 1. 
     As is clear from the experimental results shown in  FIG. 7 , it is possible to prevent the VSWR from being greater than 3.5 in a band of not more than 800 MHz, i.e., in the terrestrial digital television band (470 MHz to 770 MHz), by providing the short-circuit member  231  to the antenna  20  so as to cause a short-circuit. 
     In contrast, it is clear that the antenna  501  to which no short-circuit member is provided can prevent the VSWR from being greater than 3.5 in a frequency band of 650 MHz to 750 MHz. 
     Meanwhile, the antenna  501  can prevent the VSWR from being greater than 3.5 in a frequency band of approximately 650 MHz to 750 MHz, thus enabling excellent transmission and reception in such a frequency band. This can be considered as the effect achieved by the arrangement of the antenna  501  in which the antenna element  215  having a meander-shaped electrically conductive path is provided. 
     In the case of the antenna  501 , excellent VSWR characteristics were achieved in the frequency band of approximately 650 MHz to 750 MHz. This result is merely an example. That is, by design changes to the meander shape, frequency band values and ranges that satisfy the VSWR of not greater than 3.5 can be changed in various ways. Therefore, depending upon a usable frequency band, the short-circuit member may be eliminated. 
     Effect of Thickness of Dielectric Material 
     The inventors have found that, by providing the dielectric layer  402  between the antenna device  401  and the metal plate  403  serving as a conductor member, it is possible to achieve an antenna device having a practical VSWR characteristic even when a distance between the antenna device  401  and the conductor member (metal plate  403 ) is reduced to approximately several millimeters (see  FIG. 5 ). In this case, it is preferable to set the specific inductive capacity ∈ r  of the dielectric layer  402  to be not less than 1 but not greater than 10. This is because the specific inductive capacity ∈ r  of greater than 10 makes a radiant efficiency reduction unignorable. 
       FIG. 8  illustrates the results, for each thickness d of the dielectric layer  402 , obtained by measuring the VSWR characteristic of the antenna device  401  while changing the thickness d. Note here that the antenna device  401  used here is the antenna  20  shown in  FIG. 3 . 
     Further, the thickness d was changed to the following four thicknesses: d=Infinite (∞), d=5 mm, d=2 mm, and d=0 mm. Note that d=Infinite means that the distance between the antenna  20  and the metal plate  403  is infinite, i.e., no metal plate  403  is present. Further, d=0 mm means that the antenna  20  is mounted so as to be in contact with the metal plate  403  via an insulating member that is as thin as possible, such as an insulating film. That is, d=0 mm means that the antenna  20  and the metal plate  403  are close to each other as much as possible while a conductor part of the antenna  20  and the metal plate  403  are not in direct contact with each other. 
     It is clear from  FIG. 8  that, when d=Infinite or d=5 mm, it is possible to prevent the VSWR from being greater than 3.5 in a band of 470 MHz to 770 MHz. Further, even when d=2 mm, it is possible to prevent the VSWR from being greater than 3.5 in the band of 470 MHz to 770 MHz except for a band in the vicinity of 670 MHz. This implies the following. 
     When d=Infinite, that is, when the antenna  20  is not mounted on the metal plate  403 , the antenna  20  is not affected by the metal plate  403 . In other words, when the distance between the antenna  20  and the metal plate  403  is gradually reduced from infinite, the antenna  20  should become affected by the metal plate  403  more strongly as it approaches the metal plate  403 . 
     That is, the results in  FIG. 8  show that, by causing the thickness d of the dielectric layer  402  between the antenna  20  and the metal plate  403  to be equal to or greater than 5 mm, i.e., by causing the distance between the antenna  20  and the metal plate  403  to be equal to or greater than 5 mm, it is possible to prevent the VSWR from being greater than 3.5 in the band of 470 MHz to 770 MHz. Further, the results show that, by causing the distance between the antenna  20  and the metal plate  403  to be equal to or greater than 2 mm, it is possible to prevent the VSWR from being greater than 3.5 in the band of 470 MHz to 770 MHz, except for some band(s). 
     Note that  FIG. 8  shows a characteristic obtained in a case where an antenna base material having a specific inductive capacity ∈ r  of approximately 2 to 3 and a thickness of 1 mm or less is used, and a separation distance, excluding a thickness of the base material, between the antenna  201  (the base material) and the metal plate  403 , i.e. a thickness d of the dielectric layer  402  is provided by use of a material (styrene foam etc.) having a specific inductive capacity ∈ r  of approximately 1. 
     Therefore, according to the characteristic shown in  FIG. 8 , the VSWR deteriorates in the vicinity of 670 MHz when the thickness d=2 mm. However, according to the present invention, the VSWR in the vicinity of 670 MHz does not necessarily deteriorate. This is because the characteristic shown in  FIG. 8  can be adjusted by optimizing, for example, a short-circuit member and/or a meander shape, the specific inductive capacity ∈ r  and the thickness of the antenna base material, and/or the specific inductive capacity ∈ r  of the dielectric layer  402 . 
       FIG. 9  shows graphs each illustrating radiation patterns in a 550 MHz band of the antenna  20  shown in  FIG. 3 . ( a ) of  FIG. 9  illustrates an in-xy-plane radiation pattern. ( b ) of  FIG. 9  illustrates an in-yz-plane radiation pattern. ( c ) of  FIG. 9  illustrates an in-zx-plane radiation pattern. Note here that the thickness d of the dielectric layer  402  was 5 mm and the specific inductive capacity ∈ r  of the dielectric layer  402  was 1. Note also that in  FIG. 9 , Eθ indicates radiation power of the antenna with respect to a vertical polarized wave V, Eφ indicates radiation power of the antenna with respect to a horizontal polarized wave H, and Etotal indicates total radiation power of the antenna. 
     It is clear from  FIG. 9  that a non-directivity radiation characteristic is achieved in all the in-xy-plane radiation pattern, the in-yz-plane radiation pattern, and the in-zx-plane radiation pattern. 
     Modified Example [1] of Antenna 
       FIG. 10  illustrates an antenna  20   a , which is a modified example of the antenna  20 . The following description discusses in detail differences between the modified example and the antenna  20 . Descriptions for the same parts are omitted here. 
     The antenna  20   a  has the following size: a length in a crosswise direction of a sheet on which  FIG. 10  is illustrated (i.e., X axis direction) is 83 mm; and a length in a lengthwise direction of the sheet (i.e., Z axis direction) is 56 mm. 
     In a wind section  211   a , a feed section  222   a  is provided in two root sections  225   a  and  226   a  of an antenna element  215   a . Each of the two root sections  225   a  and  226   a  receives power via a feed line  221   a  connected with the feed section  222   a.    
     The first root section  225   a  has a first linear part  225   a   1  and a first bending part  225   a   2  (tail end linear part), which correspond to the first linear part  225   o   1  and the first bending part  225   o   2  of the first root section  225  shown in  FIG. 3 , respectively. Similarly, the second root section  226   a  has a second linear part  226   a   1  and a second bending part  226   a   2  (tail end linear part), which correspond to the second linear part  226   o   1  and the second bending part  226   o   2  of the second root section  226  shown in  FIG. 3 , respectively. 
     The feed line  221   a  extends in the negative direction of the Z axis in the sheet on which  FIG. 10  is illustrated, which direction is different from the direction in which the feed line  221  of Embodiment 1 extends. 
     Accordingly, a direction in which each of the two root sections  225   a  and  226   a  of the antenna element  215   a  is drawn out is perpendicular to the direction in which the feed line  221  extends. 
     Further, a line width (the length in the X axis direction) of a portion of a first wider width part  213   a , which portion lies below the feed line  221   a  and overlaps the feed line  221   a , is wider than a line width of a part that constitutes the wind section  211   a  and the antenna section  212   a  of the antenna element  215   a.    
     The feed line  221   a  may extend in the negative direction of the X axis from the feed section  222   a , which direction is different from that shown in  FIG. 10 . 
     As in the case of the second wider width part  214  (described earlier), a line width of a second wider width part  214   a  is wider than a line width of the part that constitutes the wind section  211   a  and the antenna section  212   a  of the antenna element  215   a.    
     Further, a short-circuit member  231   a  and a short-circuit member  232   a  are provided in a meander shape of the antenna section  212   a . The roles of the short-circuit members  231   a  and  232   a  are the same as those of the short-circuit member  231 . 
     Next, the following description discusses a difference in VSWR characteristic, which difference occurs depending on the presence or absence of the short-circuit members  231   a  and  232   a.    
     Effect of Presence of Short-Circuit Member of Modified Example [1] 
     In the same manner as the foregoing experiment, the inventors mounted an antenna device  401  (antenna element) via a dielectric layer  402  on a metal plate  403  which is 350 mm×250 mm in size (see  FIG. 5 ). 
     The antenna  20   a  shown in  FIG. 10 , an antenna  502  shown in  FIG. 11  and an antenna  503  shown in  FIG. 12  were each used as the antenna device  401 . The VSWR characteristic of each of these antennas was measured. The antenna  502  shown in  FIG. 11  has the same configuration as that of the antenna  20   a  shown in  FIG. 10 , except that the short-circuit member  232   a  shown in  FIG. 10  is not provided in the meander-shaped part of the antenna section  212   a . Further, the antenna  503  shown in  FIG. 12  has the same configuration as that of the antenna  20   a  shown in  FIG. 10 , except that neither the short-circuit member  231   a  nor the short-circuit member  232   a  shown in  FIG. 10  is provided in the meander-shaped part of the antenna section  212   a.    
       FIG. 13  illustrates results obtained by measuring the VSWR characteristics of the antenna  20   a , the antenna  502  and the antenna  503 . In  FIG. 13 , a graph indicated by the “WITH SHORT-CIRCUIT MEMBERS” represents the result for the antenna  20   a , a graph indicated by the “WITHOUT SHORT-CIRCUIT MEMBERS” represents the result for the antenna  503 , and a graph indicated by the “WITHOUT SECOND SHORT-CIRCUIT MEMBER” represents the result for the antenna  502 . It should be noted that, during the measurement, the thickness d of the dielectric layer  402  was 5 mm and the specific inductive capacity ∈ r  of the dielectric layer  402  was 1. 
     As is clear from the graph indicated by the “WITHOUT SECOND SHORT-CIRCUIT MEMBER” in  FIG. 13 , first, it is possible to prevent the VSWR from being greater than 3.5 in a low-frequency band, out of the terrestrial digital television band (470 MHz to 770 MHz), by providing the short-circuit member  231   a  to thereby cause a short circuit. 
     Further, it is clear from the graph indicated by the “WITH SHORT-CIRCUIT MEMBERS” that it is possible to prevent the VSWR from being greater than 3.5 also in a high-frequency band, out of the terrestrial digital television band (470 MHz to 770 MHz), by further providing the short-circuit member  232   a  to thereby cause a short circuit. 
     Note, however, that, as is clear from the graph indicated by “WITHOUT SHORT-CIRCUIT MEMBERS”, the antenna  503  prevents the VSWR from being greater than 3.5 in the frequency band of approximately 550 MHz to 620 MHz and the frequency band of approximately 680 MHz to 770 MHz (described earlier), thus enabling excellent transmission and reception in such frequency bands. This can be considered as the effect achieved by the arrangement of the antenna  503  in which the antenna element  215   a  having a meander-shaped electrically conductive path is provided. Therefore, depending upon a usable frequency band, the number of short-circuit members can be changed to any number including 0 (zero). 
     Effect of Thickness of Dielectric Material of Modified Example [1] 
       FIG. 14  illustrates the results, for each thickness d of the dielectric layer  402 , obtained by measuring the VSWR characteristic of the antenna device  401  while changing the thickness d. Note here that the antenna device  401  used here is the antenna  20   a  shown in FIG.  10 . 
     Further, the thickness d was changed to the following four thicknesses: d=Infinite (∞), d=5 mm, d=2 mm, and d=0 mm. 
     It is clear from  FIG. 14  that, when d=Infinite or d=5 mm, it is possible to prevent the VSWR from being greater than 3.1 in a band of 420 MHz to 920 MHz. 
     Further, it is clear from  FIG. 14  that, when d=Infinite, d=5 mm, or d=2 mm, it is possible to prevent the VSWR from being greater than 3.5 in a band of 420 MHz to 870 MHz. 
     These results show that, by causing the distance between the antenna  20   a  and the metal plate  403  to be equal to or larger than 2 mm, it is possible to prevent the VSWR from being greater than 3.5 in the band of 420 MHz to 870 MHz. 
     Note here that  FIG. 14  shows a characteristic obtained in a case where an antenna base material having a specific inductive capacity ∈ r  of approximately 2 to 3 and a thickness of 1 mm or less is used, and a separation distance, excluding a thickness of the base material, between the antenna  201  (the base material) and the metal plate  403 , i.e. a thickness d of the dielectric layer is provided by use of a material (styrene foam etc.) having a specific inductive capacity ∈ r  of approximately 1. 
     Note that, also when d=0 mm, the VSWR is prevented from being greater than 3.5 in, for example, a frequency band in the vicinity of 450 MHz, a frequency band of approximately 520 MHz to 690 MHz, and a frequency band of approximately 750 MHz to 830 MHz, thus enabling excellent transmission and reception in such frequency bands. Therefore, in a case where a usable frequency band may be limited to a specific frequency, the antenna  20   a  of the present invention in which the antenna element  215  having a meander shape is provided can be placed as close as to a conductor while being insulated from a surface of the conductor. 
       FIG. 15  shows graphs each illustrating radiation patterns in a 550 MHz band of the antenna  20   a  shown in  FIG. 10 . ( a ) of  FIG. 15  illustrates an in-xy-plane radiation pattern. ( b ) of  FIG. 15  illustrates an in-yz-plane radiation pattern. ( c ) of  FIG. 15  illustrates an in-zx-plane radiation pattern. Note here that the thickness d of the dielectric layer  402  was 5 mm and the specific inductive capacity ∈ r  of the dielectric layer  402  was 1. 
     It is clear from  FIG. 15  that a non-directivity radiation characteristic is achieved in all the in-xy-plane radiation pattern, the in-yz-plane radiation pattern, and the in-zx-plane radiation pattern. 
     Modified Example [2] of Antenna 
     The following description discusses a further modified example of the antenna mounted on the antenna integrated harness of the present embodiment.  FIG. 16  is a plan view of an antenna  20   b.    
     The antenna  20   b  of  FIG. 16  differs from the antenna  20  shown in  FIG. 3  in that the antenna  20   b  of  FIG. 16  includes a short-circuit member  231 ′ which is provided in the meandered antenna section  212  so as to be away from the feed section  222 . The antenna  20   b  is identical to the antenna  20  of  FIG. 3  in the other points. 
     As in the case of the antenna  20   a  of the modified example [1] shown in  FIG. 10 , according to the antenna  20   b  of the present modified example, when a distance between the antenna  20   b  and the metal plate  403  is equal to or greater than 2 mm, it is possible to prevent the VSWR from being greater than 3.5 in a band of 420 MHz to 870 MHz, and a non-directivity radiation characteristic is achieved in all the in-xy-plane radiation pattern, the in-yz-plane radiation pattern, and the in-zx-plane radiation pattern. 
     (Exterior Member) 
     As described at the beginning of the present embodiment, the antenna  20  is provided in the outermost layer (see  FIG. 1 ). Alternatively, an exterior member may be provided so as to cover the wire harness and the antenna  20 . The following description discusses this point. 
       FIG. 17 , which is similar to  FIG. 2 , is a cross-sectional view of an antenna integrated harness of the present embodiment. To the antenna integrated harness  1   a  shown in  FIG. 17 , an exterior member  30  is provided so as to cover the wire harness  10  and the antenna  20 . 
     The exterior member  30  not only protects the wire harness  10  and the antenna  20  from an external shock but also prevents a conductor from adversely approaching the antenna  20 . Specifically, the exterior member  30  can be made of a plastic material or the like. 
     In order to cover the wire harness  10  and the antenna  20 , the exterior member  30  may be provided by, for example, providing a cleavage part along a longer-side direction of an exterior member made of a plastic material or the like, and cleaving the exterior member  30  at the cleavage part after the mounting of the antenna  20 . 
     Further, the exterior member  30  covers an an entire circumference of the wire harness  10  and the antenna  20  in  FIG. 17 . However, the present invention is not limited to such an arrangement. The present invention may also be arranged such that the exterior member  30  covers at least the antenna  20 . 
     Advantage of Embodiment 1 
     As described earlier, the antenna integrated harness  1   a  includes the antenna  20  for use in a wireless device, the antenna  20  having the antenna element  215  which is two-dimensional planar (plate-like) and is provided on, while conforming to, the surface (may also be referred to as the side surface) of the wire harness  10 , and the feed line  221  which is connected with the antenna element  215  is bundled with the plurality of electric cables  11  in the vicinity of the feed section  222 . This allows an antenna element to transmit and receive radio waves on a surface of a wire harness. 
     This makes it possible to provide the antenna element  215  to a wire harness which is provided in a vicinity of a wireless device. According to this, a length of an antenna wire for use in connection between the antenna  20  and a wireless device can be shorter than that of a conventional antenna wire.  FIG. 18  illustrates this point. An example of a wireless device  95  of  FIG. 18  is a car navigation system mounted on an automobile. The wire wireless  10  formed by causing a group of electric cables including an electric cable for a voltage supply from an outside to the wireless device  95  to be a bundle is connected with the wireless device  95 . The antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention includes the antenna  20  provided on the surface of the wire harness  10  (see  FIG. 18 ). A feed line of the antenna  20  is bundled with the group of electric cables, so as to be connected with the wireless device  95 . The antenna  20  thus provided to the wire harness  10  extending from the wireless device  95  allows a wire for use in connection between the wireless device  95  and the antenna  20  to be extremely short. 
     Further, given that the antenna element  215  is two-dimensional planar (plate-like) along the side surface of the wire harness  10 , only a small space is necessary in which the antenna element  215  is to be provided. For example, in a case where the antenna element is a conductor having a thickness of 1 mm (described earlier), the wire harness merely becomes larger in diameter by approximately 2 mm. Even if the dielectric section  40  having a thickness of 2 mm is provided between the antenna element and the wire harness, the wire harness merely becomes larger in diameter by approximately 6 mm. This allows the antenna  20  to be provided also in a narrow space in which an antenna having a conventional arrangement cannot be provided. 
     Further, according to the arrangement, the feed line  221 , which is bundled with the plurality of electric cables  11  in the vicinity of the feed section  222 , constitutes the wire harness  10 . According to this, unlike a conventional arrangement, an arrangement in which the wire harness  10  is used as, for example, a wire harness for an automobile eliminates the need to cause a feed line to be through a through hole provided to a body. Therefore, such an arrangement makes it easier to provide a feed line as compared to the conventional arrangement. 
     Further, in a case where antennas for terrestrial digital broadcasting are put into practical use, the antennas will be mounted on various receivers such as a mobile phone, a personal computer, a car navigation system, and an in-car television receiver each serving as a receiving terminal of the terrestrial digital broadcasting. Note that, in a case where an antenna is mounted on a conductor member made of a metal plate or the like, the antenna is inevitably affected by the conductor member. That is, unlike a case where an antenna alone is provided in a vacuum free space, in a case where an antenna is mounted on a conductor member, it is necessary to design an antenna integrated harness in view of an influence of the conductor member on the antenna. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, an antenna is mounted on a conductor member in view of an influence thereon of the conductor member. In order to realize such an arrangement, a short-circuit member (short-circuit section) is used to determine a position and a portion in which the short-circuit member is to be provided, to thereby increase the number of resonance points of an antenna element and to reduce a VSWR value. According to this, even in a case where an antenna (antenna integrated harness) is mounted on a conductor member, it is possible to expand a usable band. 
     Note that the present embodiment discusses an arrangement in which the antenna  20  is provided to one (1) wire harness  10 . However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the antenna  20  may be provided on a surface formed by bundling wire harnesses. 
     Modified Example [1] of Embodiment 1 
     According to the present embodiment, a cross section of the wire harness  10  has a circular shape (see  FIG. 2 ). However, the cross section of the wire harness  10  does not need to have such a shape. A wire harness whose cross section has a shape different from the circular shape may be formed in accordance with how the tape member  16  is attached by winding to the wire harness  10 . For example, the wire harness  10  may be a wire harness  10   a  in which electric cables  11  are provided in parallel with each other (see  FIG. 19 ). Since the wire harness  10   a  shown in  FIG. 19  may have a flat part on its surface, it is only necessary that the antenna  20  which is flat be provided in the flat part. 
     Further, the antenna  20  of the present embodiment may be provided with not only the antenna element  215  but also a tuner section  4  (transmitting and receiving circuit) (see  FIG. 19 ). The tuner section  4  and the antenna element  215  can be provided side by side on a top surface (a single surface) of a base material of a dielectric material. 
     With such an arrangement in which the tuner section  4  and the antenna element  215  are provided side by side on a single surface, it is possible to shorten a conduction route for use in connection between the antenna element  215  and the tuner section  4 . This makes it possible to reduce a loss caused by the conduction route and to form the conduction route to be thin. 
     It is possible to take, as an example, a case where a part of a receiving system and a transmitting system of an in-car device, and the antenna element  215  are provided side by side on a single surface. Specifically, it is assumed that the receiving system is mainly a system for receiving terrestrial digital broadcasting and that the transmitting system is mainly ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) which is a communication system such as ETC. Note that besides these systems, a receiving/transmitting system of an in-car device may also be a system for use in WiMax communication. 
     The receiving system includes an antenna, a receiving circuit, a demodulator circuit, an AV decoder, and a car navigation device. 
     According to the receiving system, a signal (received signal) received by the receiving circuit which is connected with the antenna  20  via the feed line  221  is transmitted to the demodulator circuit at a subsequent stage. 
     The demodulator circuit demodulates the signal thus received and transmits the demodulated signal to the AV decoder at a subsequent stage. 
     The AV decoder decodes the demodulated signal and transmits the decoded signal to the car navigation device at a subsequent stage. 
     The car navigation device displays an image in accordance with the signal decoded by the AV decoder. 
     Meanwhile, the transmitting system includes an antenna, a transmitting circuit, a modulation circuit, a control section, and a car navigation device. 
     According to the transmitting system, in accordance with a signal transmitted from the car navigation device, the control section supplies a control signal to the modulation circuit. 
     The modulation circuit modulates the control signal and transmits the modulated signal to the transmitting circuit at a subsequent stage. 
     The transmitting circuit transmits the control signal from the antenna via a feed line. 
     Note here that provision of a part of a receiving system and/or a transmitting system and the antenna element  215  side by side on a single surface means, in the case of the receiving system, employment of an embodiment in which the receiving circuit or the receiving circuit and the demodulator circuit, and the antenna element  215  are provided side by side on a single surface. Note also that provision of a part of a receiving system and/or a transmitting system and the antenna element  215  side by side on a single surface means, in the case of the transmitting system, employment of an embodiment in which the transmitting circuit or the transmitting circuit and the modulation circuit, and the antenna element  215  are provided side by side on a single surface. 
     In a case where a part of such a system(s) and the antenna element  215  are provided side by side on a top surface (a single surface) of a base material of a dielectric material, it is possible to yield an effect of making a wireless device smaller or thinner, or an effect such that, since a transmitting and receiving circuit can be provided so as to be adjacent to an antenna, it is unnecessary to consider an impedance of a transmission path from the antenna to the transmitting and receiving circuit. 
     Note that an antenna which is surrounded by a conductor cannot carry out transmission/reception and that an antenna which is not surrounded by a conductor but along which a conductor plate is provided between the antenna and an outside deteriorates in transmission/reception characteristic. Therefore, in a case where the antenna  20  is arranged to be integrated with a wireless device, it is preferable that the antenna  20  be provided on a surface of a conductor plate located on the outermost side of the wireless device, or on a surface of a dielectric plate such as a resin covering the conductor plate. 
     Modified Example [2] of Embodiment 1 
     The present embodiment has discussed an arrangement in which the antenna  20  is provided on the surface of the wire harness  10  (shield material  17 ). Alternatively, the antenna  20  may be provided on an inner surface of the exterior member  30 . Further, according to  FIG. 17 , the antenna  20  is arranged such that the antenna element  215  is provided so as to be closer to the exterior member  30  than the dielectric section  40  and the dielectric section  40  is provided so as to be closer to the shield material  17  than the antenna element  215 . Alternatively, in a case where an outer layer of the shield material  17  is covered with an insulating material, the antenna  20  may be arranged such that the dielectric section  40  is provided so as to be closer to the exterior member  30  than the antenna element  215  and the antenna element  215  is provided so as to be closer to the shield material  17  than the dielectric section  40 . 
     Modified Example [3] of Embodiment 1 
     The present embodiment has discussed an arrangement in which one (1) antenna  20  is attached to a surface of the tape member  16 . However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of antennas  20  may be attached to the surface of the tape member  16 . In this case, two of the plurality of antennas can be used to carry out reception in a diversity mode. That is, since it is possible to preferentially use a received signal of an antenna  20  that carries out reception in good condition, a wireless device can carry out reception with higher sensitivity. Note that, in a case where reception is carried out in the diversity mode, it is desirable that antennas or antenna integrated harnesses be provided at some distance therebetween in view of reception sensitivity. 
     Embodiment 2 
     Next, a second embodiment of an antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention is described below. 
       FIG. 20  is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of an antenna integrated harness  1   b  of the present embodiment.  FIG. 21  is a cross-sectional view taken from arrows B-B′ of the antenna integrated harness  1   b  shown in  FIG. 20 . 
     According to Embodiment 1, the antenna  20  is provided to the wire harness  10  (see  FIG. 1 ). In contrast, according to the present embodiment, an antenna  20  is provided not directly to a wire harness but to a member which can be connected with a wire harness  10 . 
     The following description of the present embodiment takes, as an example of the member, a protector  50  for regulating a path of a wire harness and protecting against an external damage to the wire harness. 
     The protector  50  can be made of, for example, a resin. As shown in  FIG. 20 , the wire harness  10  formed by bundling a plurality of electric cables  11  can be provided in the protector  50 . The protector  50  shown in  FIG. 20  has aperture regions  51  provided in three places ( FIG. 20  illustrates only the aperture regions  51  provided in two of the three places), and the wire harness  10  can be drawn out to an outside via each of the aperture regions  51  provided in the three places. 
     In a case where the protector  50  shown in  FIG. 20  is used, the path of the wire harness can be regulated by, for example, inserting all the plurality of electric cables  11  into the protector  50  via the aperture region provided on a left side of a sheet on which  FIG. 20  is shown, dividing a group of the plurality of electric cables  11  into two groups of a plurality of electric cables  11  in the protector  50 , and drawing out (i) one of the two groups from the protector  50  via the aperture region  51  provided on a front side of the sheet on which  FIG. 20  is shown and (ii) the other of the two groups from the protector  50  via the aperture region  51  provided on a right side of the sheet on which  FIG. 20  is shown. Note that a method for regulating the path is not limited to such a method. 
     According to the present embodiment, the antenna  20  is provided on a surface of the protector  50  thus arranged. Since an arrangement of an antenna element  215  of the antenna  20  has been specifically discussed in Embodiment 1, a description thereof is omitted here. 
     A feed line  221  connected with a feed section  222  of the antenna element  215  is drawn into the protector  50  via a through hole  52  of the protector  50 , the through hole  52  being provided in a vicinity of the feed section  222 . Then, the feed line  221  is drawn out from the protector  50  via one of the aperture regions  51  of the protector  50 , and constitutes the wire harness  10  by being bundled with the plurality of wires  11  belonging to a corresponding one of the two groups and having been drawn out from the protector  50  via the one of the aperture regions  51 . 
     According to  FIG. 21 , the feed line  221 , which is drawn out from the protector  50  via the aperture region  51  provided on a left side of a sheet on which  FIG. 21  is shown, is bundled with electric cables  11 . Note here that it is not particularly limited how to bundle the feed line  221  and the electric cables  11 . For example, it is only necessary to use the feed line  221  which extends from the feed section  222  so as to have a given length. In a case where the feed line  221  has an insufficient length, the feed line  221  can be bundled with the electric cables  11  by being electrically connected with another electric cable at its end so as to be longer. 
     The protector  50  may be provided with guide means for guiding the feed line  221  to each of the aperture regions  51 . The guide means is, for example, a guide groove. Note that the through hole  52  also serves as an example of the guide means. 
     The antenna  20  can be provided on the surface of the protector  50  by the method described in Embodiment 1. Further, the antenna  20  may also be embedded in the protector  50 . 
     Note that Embodiment 1 has described that the antenna element  215  and the plurality of electric cables  11  (conductor member) need to be separated from each other by a given distance. Also for the antenna integrated harness  1   b  of the present embodiment, this point needs to be considered. Therefore, in a case where a part of the protector  50  in which part the antenna  20  is provided is made of a dielectric material and a thickness of the part is set to 2 mm or more, the antenna element  215  can also be formed directly on the surface of the protector  50 . 
     Note that a position in which the antenna  20  is provided is not limited to a position shown in  FIG. 20 . For example, the antenna element  215  can also be provided in a boundary part between a top surface and a side surface of the protector  50  so as to be curved along the boundary part (see  FIG. 22 ). In a case where the antenna element  215  is thus provided by being curved, a curved part preferably has a curvature radius R of 5 mm or more. The antenna element  215  which is provided on, while conforming to, a curved surface having a curvature radius R of 5 mm or more can maintain its excellent characteristic. 
     Another Example [1] of Embodiment 2 
     According to the present embodiment, the antenna  20  is provided to the protector  50  (see  FIGS. 20 through 22 ). However, according to the antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention, an antenna can be mounted not only on a protector but also on a member which can be connected with a wire harness. For example, an antenna can be mounted on a grommet, a waterproof cap, or the like.  FIG. 23  shows, as another example of the present embodiment, an antenna integrated harness  1   b ′ in which the antenna  20  is provided to a grommet  60 . 
     The grommet  60  (see  FIG. 23 ), which is provided in, for example, a part of a body through which part an engine room and an inside of an automobile are connected, can retain a wire harness. Normally, a grommet is sealed by filling, with, for example, rubber, a part in which the grommet retains a wire harness. The grommet is a waterproof component which, by realizing water impermeability, can prevent water from being infiltrated from the engine room to the inside of the automobile via the part of the grommet in which part the grommet retains the wire harness. Another role of the grommet is exemplified by dust proofing, sound isolation, deodorization, and fixing and protection of a harness. 
     According to the present invention, it is also possible to fix the antenna  20  on a surface of the grommet  60  of  FIG. 23 . The antenna  20  is fixed on the surface of the grommet  60 , and the feed line  221  is arranged as a part of the wire harness  10  by being drawn, via a through hole  61  of the grommet  60 , into a part of the grommet  60  in which part the grommet  60  retains the wire harness  10  (see  FIG. 23 ). In a case where, after the feed line  221  is arranged as the wire harness, the grommet is sealed by filling, with, for example, rubber, the part in which the grommet retains the wire harness (described earlier), the grommet thus arranged can realize water impermeability as in the case of a general grommet. 
     Note that the present invention also encompasses a member which is attached to a harness and provided with an antenna that is provided on, while conforming to, a surface of the member or is embedded in the member. Namely, the present invention also encompasses a member which is attached to a harness and can be connected with a wire harness formed by bundling a plurality of electric cables, the member including: an antenna element which is two-dimensional planar (plate-like) and is provided on, while conforming to, a surface of the member; and a feed line which is connected with the antenna element and which can be bundled with the plurality of electric cables when the member is connected with the wire harness. 
     Another Example [2] of Embodiment 2 
       FIG. 24  shows a connecter as another example of a member which is connected with a wire harness. As in the case of the antenna integrated harnesses mentioned above, an antenna integrated harness  1   b ″ shown in  FIG. 24  can be arranged by fixing the antenna element  215  of the antenna  20  on a surface of a connector  70 . 
     The feed line  221  can be arranged as a part of the wire harness  10  by being drawn into the connector via a hole  71  provided to the connector  70 . 
     Note that the feed line  221  may also be arranged as one of connection terminal groups  72  by being drawn into the connector via the hole  71 , the connection terminal groups  72  being provided on a side surface of the connector. 
     Further, the antenna element  215  may be embedded in the connector  70 . 
     Advantage of Embodiment 2 
     As described earlier, each of the antenna integrated harnesses  1   b ,  1   b ′, and  1   b ″ of the present embodiment includes the antenna  20  which is used for a wireless device and is provided with the antenna element  215  that is two-dimensional planar and is fixed on the surface of the member for being connected with the wire harness  10 , and the feed line  221  which is connected with the antenna element  215  is bundled with the plurality of electric cables  11  of the wire harness  10  in the vicinity of the feed section  222 . This allows the antenna element to transmit and receive radio waves on the surface of the member. 
     Therefore, the antenna element  215  can be provided on a surface of a member which is connected with the wire harness  10  and is located in a vicinity of a wireless device. According to this, an antenna wire for use in connection between the antenna  20  and the wireless device can be remarkably shorter in length than a conventional antenna wire. 
     Further, given that the antenna element  215  is two-dimensional planar along the surface of the member, only a small space is necessary in which the antenna element  215  is to be provided. For example, in a case where the antenna element is a conductor having a thickness of 1 mm (described earlier), even if the dielectric section  40  having a thickness of 2 mm is provided between the antenna element and the member, the member merely becomes slightly larger. This allows the antenna  20  to be provided also in a narrow space in which an antenna having a conventional arrangement cannot be provided. 
     Embodiment 3 
     Next, a third embodiment of an antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention is described below. 
       FIG. 25  is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of an antenna integrated harness  1   c  of the present embodiment.  FIG. 26  is a partial perspective view illustrating a part of the antenna integrated harness  1   c  shown in  FIG. 25 . 
     According to Embodiment 1, the antenna  20  is provided to the wire harness  10  (see  FIG. 1 ). In contrast, according to the antenna integrated harness  1   c  of the present embodiment (see  FIG. 25 ), an antenna  20  is provided not to a wire harness but on a surface of a fuse box  80  which is a component that can be connected with a wire harness  10 . 
     The fuse box  80  is a device for, for example, distributing electricity to an automobile, and is provided in, for example, an engine room. The fuse box  80  is provided with an external connection terminal  81 . The external connection terminal  81  is electrically connected with an electric cable of the wire harness  10  via a connector  90  (see  FIG. 26 ). 
     The antenna  20  has an antenna element  215  which is fixed on, while conforming to, a surface of the fuse box  80 . 
     A feed line  221  connected with a feed section  222  of the antenna element  215  is drawn into the fuse box  80  via a through hole  82  of the fuse box  80 , the through hole  82  being provided in a vicinity of the feed section  222 . 
     An antenna terminal  83  connected with the feed line  221  is provided in a vicinity of the external connection terminal  81  of the fuse box  80 . 
     For example, while providing the external connection terminal  81  and the antenna terminal  83  in proximity to each other, it is also possible to provide the connector  90  with a terminal corresponding to the antenna terminal  83 . According to this, an electric cable connected with the terminal can be arranged as the wire harness  10  by being bundled with other electric cables. 
     Note that the antenna  20  does not need to be fixed on, while conforming to, the surface of the fuse box  80  but may be embedded in a case of the fuse box  80 . 
     Advantage of Embodiment 3 
     As described earlier, the antenna integrated harness  1   c  of the present embodiment includes the antenna  20  which is provided with the antenna element  215  that is two-dimensional planar and is fixed on the surface of the fuse box, and the fuse box  80  has, on its side surface, the external connection terminal (antenna terminal  83 ) which is electrically connected with the feed line  221  that is connected with the antenna element  215 . This allows the antenna element  215  to transmit and receive radio waves on the surface of the fuse box. 
     Note that an external electric cable which is electrically connected with the antenna terminal  83  via another terminal can be arranged as the wire harness  10  by being bundled with other electric cables. 
     Further, given that the antenna element  215  is two-dimensional planar along the surface of the member, only a small space is necessary in which the antenna element  215  is to be provided. This allows the antenna  20  to be provided also in a narrow space in which an antenna having a conventional arrangement cannot be provided. 
     The present invention is not limited to the description of the embodiments above, but may be altered by a skilled person within the scope of the claims. An embodiment based on a proper combination of technical means disclosed in different embodiments is encompassed in the technical scope of the present invention. 
     [Conclusion] 
     As described earlier, a first antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention includes: a wire harness formed by bundling a plurality of electric cables; an antenna element which is plate-like and is provided on, while conforming to, a surface of the wire harness; and a feed line connected with the antenna element and bundled with the plurality of electric cables. 
     According to the arrangement, the first antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention includes an antenna element which is plate-like (two-dimensional planar) and is provided on, while conforming to, a surface of a wire harness (i.e., a surface along a length direction of the wire harness). Namely, the arrangement allows the antenna element to transmit and receive radio waves on the surface of the wire harness. 
     Further, given that the antenna element is plate-like along the surface of the wire harness, only a small space is necessary in which the antenna element is to be provided. For example, in a case where the antenna element is a conductor having a thickness of 1 mm (described later), the wire harness merely becomes larger in diameter by approximately 2 mm. This allows an antenna of the present invention to be provided also in a narrow space in which an antenna having a conventional arrangement cannot be provided. 
     According to the arrangement, the feed line is bundled with the plurality of electric cables. According to this, in a case where the first antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention is used as, for example, a wire harness for an automobile, it is possible to provide an antenna without the need of carrying out a conventional complicated step of mounting an antenna by providing a through hole for a connection between an outside and an inside of the automobile. 
     Note that “an antenna element which is plate-like and is provided on, while conforming to, a surface of a wire harness” encompasses not only (1) a state in which the antenna element is provided on the surface of the wire harness but also all the following states (described later): (2) a state in which the antenna element is not in direct contact with the surface of the wire harness, i.e., a state in which the antenna element is provided on an outer surface of a dielectric material which is provided on the surface of the wire harness, (3) a state in which the antenna element is provided on an inner surface of a dielectric material provided on, while conforming to, the surface of the wire harness, and (4) a state in which the antenna element is embedded in a dielectric material provided on, while conforming to, the surface of the wire harness. 
     Note that a “plate-like” plane is not limited to a two-dimensional plane but may be a plane which (i) is obtained by cutting off a part of a curved surface such as a cylindrical surface, a spherical surface, a paraboloid, or a hyperboloid and (ii) has a three-dimensional shape. 
     As described earlier, a second antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention includes: a wire harness formed by bundling a plurality of electric cables; a member which can be connected with the wire harness; an antenna element which is plate-like and is provided on, while conforming to, a surface of the member; and a feed line which is connected with the antenna element and which can be bundled with the plurality of electric cables when the member is connected with the wire harness. 
     According to the arrangement, the second antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention includes an antenna element which is plate-like (two-dimensional planar) and is provided on, while conforming to, a surface of a member which can be connected with the wire harness. Namely, the arrangement allows the antenna element to transmit and receive radio waves on the surface of the member. 
     Further, given that the antenna element is plate-like along the surface of the member, only a small space is necessary in which the antenna element is to be provided. For example, in a case where the antenna element is a conductor having a thickness of 1 mm (described later), a size of the member is substantially unchanged. This allows an antenna of the present invention to be provided also in a narrow space in which an antenna having a conventional arrangement cannot be provided. 
     Further, since the antenna element is fixed to the member, it is unnecessary to carry out a conventional complicated step of mounting an antenna by providing a through hole for a connection between an outside and an inside of the automobile. 
     Each of the first antenna integrated harness and the second antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention is also preferably arranged such that: the antenna element has an electrically conductive path continuing from one end part to the other end part, and causes the electrically conductive path to be loop-shaped by having a feed section provided in the one and the other end parts of the electrically conductive path; the antenna element has a first root section which includes the one end part of the electrically conductive path, a second root section which includes the other end part of the electrically conductive path, and an intermediate section which lies between the first root section and the second root section; the feed section is provided in the first root section and the second root section; the first root section and the second root section are arranged, in a first region that is part of a region where the electrically conductive path is formed, so as to surround the feed section; in the first region, tail end linear parts of the respective first and second root sections, which tail end linear parts are directly connected with the intermediate section, extend in respective opposite directions; at least one of the first and second root sections has a wider width part which is formed such that a portion that overlaps the feed line connected with the feed section is larger in width than other portions; and the intermediate section has a meander shape made up of at least one return pattern. 
     According to the arrangement, the antenna element which has an electrically conductive path continuing from one end part to the other end part causes the electrically conductive path to be loop-shaped by having a feed section provided in the one and the other end parts of the electrically conductive path. According to this, as in the case of a conventionally well-known loop antenna, each of the antenna integrated harnesses thus arranged makes it possible to obtain a high radiant gain. 
     Further, each of the first antenna integrated harness and the second antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention can be arranged such that the antenna element has a first root section which includes the one end part of the electrically conductive path, a second root section which includes the other end part of the electrically conductive path, and an intermediate section which lies between the first root section and the second root section; the feed section is provided in the first root section and the second root section; and the first root section and the second root section are arranged, in a first region that is part of a region where the electrically conductive path is formed, so as to surround the feed section. In addition, each of the first antenna integrated harness and the second antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention can be arranged such that in the first region, tail end linear parts of the respective first and second root sections, which tail end linear parts are directly connected with the intermediate section, extend in respective opposite directions; and at least one of the first and second root sections has a wider width part which is formed such that a portion that overlaps the feed line connected with the feed section is larger in width than other portions. 
     This allows the feed section to realize an impedance matching between the antenna element and the feed line, to thereby reduce a VSWR value of the antenna element. Namely, it is possible to improve a VSWR characteristic. 
     Further, since the intermediate section has a meander shape made up of at least two return patterns, even a loop-shaped electrically conductive path can be compactly provided. In addition, in either of the following cases: transmission or reception of a radio wave on a low frequency band side or transmission or reception of a radio wave on a high frequency band side, it is possible to improve non-directivity radiation characteristics with respect to the respective radio waves. 
     In view of the above, the antenna element having the arrangement makes it possible to improve a non-directivity radiation characteristic and to improve its VSWR characteristic while realizing its high radiant gain. Therefore, it is possible to expand a region in which the antenna element can be used. 
     Each of the first antenna integrated harness and the second antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention is preferably arranged to further include a dielectric section which is provided on the surface side of the antenna element. 
     According to the arrangement, for example, in a case where an antenna integrated harness includes a wire harness and an antenna element, and further includes a dielectric section provided on a surface of the antenna element which surface faces the wire harness, it is possible to realize a state in which the antenna element and the plurality of electric cables of the wire harness are insulated or substantially insulated from each other. This makes it possible to provide the antenna element in a vicinity of the plurality of electric cables of the wire harness. Even the antenna element thus provided can exhibit an excellent antenna characteristic without losing its characteristic. 
     However, each of the first antenna integrated harness and the second antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention may be arranged such that: the surface is made of a dielectric material; and the antenna element is provided on, while conforming to, a surface of the dielectric material. 
     According to the arrangement, for example, in a case where an antenna integrated harness includes a wire harness and an antenna element, and a surface of the wire harness is made of a dielectric material, it is possible to realize a state in which the antenna element and the plurality of electric cables of the wire harness are insulated or substantially insulated from each other. This makes it possible to provide the antenna element in a vicinity of the plurality of electric cables of the wire harness. Even the antenna element thus provided can exhibit an excellent antenna characteristic without losing its characteristic. 
     The first antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention may be arranged to further include: an exterior member which covers the antenna element and the surface of the wire harness, the antenna element being provided on a surface of the exterior member. 
     According to the arrangement, since the antenna element is provided to the exterior member, a conductor of the wire harness and the antenna element can be sufficiently spaced. 
     Each of the first antenna integrated harness and the second antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention is preferably arranged such that: the surface of the wire harness or the member is a curved surface; and the antenna element has a shape along the curved surface. 
     According to the arrangement, the antenna element can be provided on, while conforming to, the surface of the wire harness or the member which surface has a curved shape. Therefore, the antenna element whose structure is limited to a flat and plate-like structure cannot be provided on, while conforming to, such a surface. Even if such an antenna element is provided on, while conforming to, the surface, a wide space is necessary in which the antenna element is to be provided. However, according to the arrangement, the antenna element can be provided on, while conforming to, the curved surface. This makes it possible to provide an antenna even in a narrow space. 
     Each of the first antenna integrated harness and the second antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention is preferably arranged such that: the curved surface along which the antenna element has a shape has a curvature radius of 5 mm or more. 
     As described earlier, in a case where the antenna element can be provided on, while conforming to, the curved surface which has a curvature radius of 5 mm or more, each of the antenna integrated harnesses can maintain its excellent antenna characteristic. 
     Each of the first antenna integrated harness and the second antenna integrated harness in accordance with the present invention may be arranged such that: the antenna element is provided on a base material; and at least one of a transmitting circuit and a receiving circuit is provided on the base material. 
     According to the arrangement, it is possible to shorten a conduction route for use in connection between the antenna element and a transmitting and receiving circuit. This makes it possible to reduce a loss caused by the conduction route and to form the conduction route to be thin. 
     Note that a movable body on which an antenna integrated harness mentioned above is mounted is also included within the scope of the present invention. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     The present invention is applicable to an antenna for receiving a broadcast wave. In particular, the present invention provides an antenna that is suitably provided in a place such as an automobile in which an antenna device is provided in a limited space and many conductor parts are provided around the antenna device. 
     REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 
     
         
         
           
               1   a ,  1   b ,  1   c  Antenna integrated harness (Antenna device) 
               4  Tuner section 
               10 ,  10   a  Wire harness 
               11  Electric cable 
               16  Tape member 
               17  Shield material 
               18  Aperture 
               20 ,  20   a ,  20   b ,  301  Antenna 
               30  Exterior member 
               40  Dielectric section 
               50  Protector 
               51  Aperture region 
               52  Through hole 
               60  Grommet 
               61  Through hole 
               70  Connector 
               80  Fuse box 
               81  External connection terminal 
               82  Through hole 
               83  Antenna terminal 
               90  Connector 
               95  Wireless device 
               211 ,  211   a  Wind section 
               212 ,  212   a  Antenna section 
               213 ,  213   a ,  213   b  First wider width section 
               214  Second wider width section 
               215 ,  215   a ,  315  Antenna element 
               221 ,  221   a  Feed line 
               222 ,  222   a ,  322  Feed section 
               225 ,  225   a  First root section 
               225   a   1  First linear part 
               225   a   2  First bending part 
               225   o   1  First linear part 
               225   o   2  First bending part 
               226 ,  226   a  Second root section 
               226   a   1  Second linear part 
               226   a   2  Second bending part 
               226   o   1  Second linear part 
               226   o   2  Second bending part 
               231 ,  231 ′,  231   a ,  232   a ,  331  Short-circuit member (Short-circuit section) 
               401  Antenna device 
               402  Dielectric layer 
               403  Metal plate