Antenna device and method of antenna configuration

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9252484
APP PUB NO 20140320375A1
SERIAL NO

14362409

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A communication antenna device (D), on board a motor vehicle, for communicating with an antenna of a portable device, includes:

    a communication antenna (A) including a first part (A1) having a maximum number of primary windings (E1MAX) and a second part (A2) having a maximum number of secondary windings (E2MAX),a microcontroller (10) electrically connected to the antenna (A),a first switching element (M1), for connecting the first part and/or the second part to the microcontroller (10),a second switching element (M2), for connecting a determined number of primary windings (E1i) of the first part to the microcontroller (10),a third switching element (M3), for connecting a determined number of secondary windings (E2j) of the second part to the microcontroller (10), andelements for controlling (20) the first, second and third switching elements.

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CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHVAHRENWALDER STRASSE 9 HANNOVER 30165
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE1 AVENUE PAUL OURLIAC TOULOUSE 31100

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cheikh, Mohamed Toulouse, FR 37 90
Kessler, Sebastien Dremil-Lafage, FR 8 30
Takacs, Alexandru Toulouse, FR 4 18

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