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; wherein the at least one functional module includes at least one electrical connection module arranged to connects with an external electrical connector.
Claims26
An antenna assembly comprising an a 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 power socket arranged to connect with an external electrical connector;
- wherein each of the at least one electrical power socket comprises a plurality of apertures defined on the dielectric resonator antenna body arranged to receive a plurality of matching electrical pins of an electrical plug such that the electrical plug and the electrical power socket are securely held together when the electrical pins are inserted in the electrical power socket;
- wherein the electrical power socket is arranged to supply electrical power to an electrical apparatus via the electrical plug inserted in the electrical power socket, and the dielectric resonator antenna is operable to radiate a communication signal to an external communication device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.