Antenna mounting structure

(54) ANTENNA MOUNTING STRUCTURE

(75) Inventor: Motonao Takahashi, Gunma (JP)

(73) Assignee: Yokowo Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)

( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 85 days.

(21) Appl. No.: 10/886,700

(22) Filed: Jul. 9, 2004

JP

995,760 A * 6/1911 Anderson 411/123

6,095,735 A * 8/2000 Weinstein et al 411/221

6,762,727 B2 * 7/2004 Rochford et al 343/713

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
B2-2751146 2/1998

* cited by examiner

Primary Examiner—Gwendolyn Baxter

(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

LLP

(65) Prior Publication Data

US 2005/0006540 Al Jan. 13, 2005

(30) Foreign Application Priority Data

Jul. 10, 2003 (JP) P2003-195154

(51) Int. CI.

A47F 5/08 (2006.01)

(52) U.S. CI 248/231.9; 343/713; 411/209;

411/417

(58) Field of Classification Search 411/197,

411/368, 999, 526, 418, 419, 353, 209, 221, 411/383, 417, 508, 913; 343/713, 878, 711, 343/717, 718, 892, 906, 872, 715, 900; 403/329,

403/11, 12

See application file for complete search history. (56) References Cited

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 913,486 A * 2/1909 Ferguson 411/197

(57) ABSTRACT

For mounting an antenna device on a first side of a panel body, a mount screw is protruded from the antenna device and formed with a slit extending from a distal end face thereof in an axial direction thereof. A washer has a first engagement member extended from a main body. The washer is adapted to be fitted with the mount screw such that the first engagement member is inserted into the slit from the distal end face of the mount screw in a first direction. A second engagement member is provided in the slit, and elastically deformable so as to allow the first engagement member to move within the slit in the first direction. The second engagement member is adapted to engage with the first engagement member at a first position within the slit so as to prevent the first engagement member from moving in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction. A nut is adapted to be screwed to the mount screw while being interconnected with the washer.

13 Claims, 6 Drawing Sheets