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US 11,108,129 B2Granted
Antenna assembly
AssigneeCity University of Hong Kong
InventorsKwok Wa Leung, Lei Guo, Kim Fung Tsang
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Abstract
An antenna assembly, a wireless-communication-enabled device and an intelligent home or office appliance including such antenna assembly. The antenna assembly includes an antenna including an antenna body and a feeder, and at least one functional module arranged to operate with a function different from that provided by the antenna.
Claims22
An antenna assembly comprising an dielectric resonator antenna including a dielectric resonator antenna body and a slot feeder, and at least one functional module arranged to operate with a function different from that provided by the dielectric resonator antenna;
- wherein the at least one functional module includes at least one electrical switch mounted in a respective aperture defined on the dielectric resonator antenna body, such that the dielectric resonator antenna body and the at least one electrical switch combine to operate as an electrical switch panel, the at least one electrical switch is arranged to control a supply of electricity to an electrical apparatus in electrical connection with the at least one electrical switch, and the dielectric resonator antenna is operable to radiate a communication signal to an external communication device.
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