Integrated shield wrap
Assignee3Com Corporation
InventorsSteven Lo Forte, David Oliphant
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Abstract
An integrated shield wrap suitable for use in an electronic device including electronic circuitry. The integrated shield wrap includes an insulator section composed of an electrically insulative material, as well as a shield section joined to the insulator section and composed of an electrically conductive material. The integrated shield wrap can be configured as necessary to suit a particular application and, in general, serves to electrically insulate the electronic circuitry from other circuitry and components within the electronic device while simultaneously implementing a shielding functionality that permits management of electromagnetic emissions from some or all of the electronic circuitry.
Claims33
An integrated shield wrap suitable for use in an electronic device including electronic circuitry, the integrated shield wrap comprising:
- (a) an insulator section substantially comprising an electrically insulative material;
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- (b) a shield section attached to said insulator section and substantially comprising an electrically conductive material.
An electronic device, comprising:
- (a) a printed circuit board including electronic circuitry;
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- (b) means for integrating circuitry insulation and shielding, wherein said means for integrating circuitry insulation and shielding serves both to electrically insulate at least a portion of said electronic circuitry and to control electromagnetic wave emissions from at least a portion of said electronic circuitry.
An electronic device, comprising:
- (a) a printed circuit board including electronic circuitry;
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- (b) an integrated shield wrap disposed proximate said electronic circuitry and comprising:
- (i) an insulator section substantially comprising an electrically insulative material;
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- (ii) a shield section joined to said insulator section and substantially comprising an electrically conductive material.
An insulating and shielding system suitable for use in conjunction with an electronic device having a printed circuit board that includes electronic circuitry, the insulating and shielding system comprising:
- (a) a conductive fence configured to be attached to the printed circuit board;
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- (b) an integrated shield wrap, including:
- (i) an insulator section substantially comprising an electrically insulative material;
- (ii) a shield section joined to said insulator section and substantially comprising an electrically conductive material;
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- (iii) means for modifying a shield wrap geometry.
An expansion card, comprising:
- (a) a printed circuit board including radio frequency circuitry;
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- (b) an insulating and shielding system including:
- (i) a conductive fence attached to said printed circuit board and disposed proximate said radio frequency circuitry;
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- (ii) an integrated shield wrap attached to said conductive fence and disposed proximate to said radio frequency circuitry, said integrated shield wrap including:
- (1) an insulator section substantially comprising an electrically insulative material;
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- (2) a shield section joined to said insulator section and substantially comprising an electrically conductive material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.