Antenna method and apparatus
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsEdward D. Knapton, Christopher M. Helberg, Shawn P. Hoss
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Abstract
An information handling system includes a triangular chassis and a plurality of antennas that provide optimized coverage in all directions around the triangular chassis. An antenna may be operated from each vertex of the triangular shaped base chassis. Alternatively, an antenna may be operated from each of three main side surfaces of the triangular shaped base chassis. One or more of the antennas can be selected for communication based on the ability to communicate with external network components. Disclosed systems provide omnidirectional coverage around the triangular chassis while minimizing the effects of shadowing caused by abase chassis.
Claims20
An information handling system comprising:
- an information handling system having a partially metal triangular profile chassis with a top chamfered vertex and at least one side chamfered vertex for housing a CPU, a graphics processor, a power supply, RAM memory, and a network interface device;
- a set of antennas comprising:
- a first antenna mounted on the partially metal triangular profile chassis for the information handling system, wherein the first antenna is mounted proximate to top chamfered vertex of the partially metal triangular profile chassis to minimize operating against a shadow effect of the partially metal triangular profile chassis;
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- a second antenna mounted on the partially metal triangular profile chassis proximate to a second side chamfered vertex of the partially metal triangular profile chassis;
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- a WLAN radio communicatively coupled to at least the first antenna for transmission and reception of WLAN communication signals for the desktop information handling system.
An information handling system comprising:
- a desktop information handling system having a partially metal triangular profile chassis with a top chamfered vertex and at least one side chamfered vertex for housing a CPU, a graphics processor, a power supply, RAM memory, a network interface device, and a WLAN radio;
- a set of antennas comprising:
- a first antenna mounted on the partially metal triangular profile chassis and under a plastic chassis cover for the information handling system, wherein the first antenna is mounted proximate to a first side chamfered vertex of the partially metal triangular profile chassis to minimize operating against a shadow effect of the partially metal triangular profile chassis;
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- a second antenna mounted on the partially metal triangular profile chassis proximate to a second top chamfered vertex of the partially metal triangular profile chassis;
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- the WLAN radio communicatively coupled to at least the first antenna or the second antenna for transmission and reception of WLAN communication signals.
An information handling system comprising:
- a desktop information handling system having a partially metal triangular profile chassis with a top chamfered vertex and at least one side chamfered vertex for housing a CPU, a graphics processor, a power supply, RAM memory, and a network interface device;
- a set of antennas comprising:
- a first antenna mounted on the partially metal triangular profile chassis for the information handling system, wherein the first antenna is mounted proximate to a first top chamfered vertex of the partially metal triangular profile chassis to minimize operating against a shadow effect of the partially metal triangular profile chassis;
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- a second antenna mounted on the partially metal triangular profile chassis proximate to a second side chamfered vertex of the partially metal triangular profile chassis;
- a WLAN radio communicatively coupled to at least the first antenna or second antenna for transmission and reception of WLAN communication signals;
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- a WWAN radio communicatively coupled to at least one other of the first antenna or second antenna for transmission and reception of WWAN communication signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.