Patent ID: 7414588

Claim:
An automobile antenna mounted on an outside sheet panel (P) of an automobile and comprising a base member ( 1 ) that supports electrical parts for reception or transmission, a cover member ( 3 ) that receives the electrical parts for reception or transmission, and a pad member ( 2 ) made of an elastic material, and wherein the pad member ( 2 ) is fitted internally into the cover member ( 3 ) while covering an underside and an outer peripheral portion of the base member ( 1 ), wherein the base member ( 1 ) comprises on an outer periphery thereof a tapered surface ( 14 ) diverging downward and a flange ( 15 ) projecting outward from a lower end of the tapered surface, the pad member ( 2 ) comprises, in the vicinity of an outer peripheral edge thereof, a fitting portion ( 22 ) for the cover member ( 3 ), an annular rib ( 25 ) for fixation, which adjoins the fitting portion ( 22 ) to contact with the tapered surface ( 14 ), and a diverging embrace cavity ( 5 ) defined by the annular rib, and the tapered surface ( 14 ) and the flange ( 15 ) of the base member ( 1 ) are interposingly fixed to the diverging embrace cavity ( 5 ).