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US 2004/0104854 A1Published application
Antenna assembly and method of assembling the same
OwnerHsien-Chu Lin, Chieh Chao Yu +1inventors
InventorsHsien-Chu Lin, Chieh Chao Yu, Yung-Chien Chung
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Abstract
An antenna assembly (1) includes a host device (3) and an antenna unit (2). The host device includes a front cover (41) covering a front face thereof and an extension box (413) retained by the front cover. The antenna unit includes an antenna element (21) received in the extension box.
Claims14
An antenna assembly comprising:
- an electrical device comprising a front cover covering a front face thereof and an extension box retained by the front cover;
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- an antenna unit comprising an antenna element, an electrical connector, and a feeder cable interconnecting the antenna element and the electrical connector, the antenna element being received in the extension box, the feeder cable extending through the extension box and the electrical connector being electrically connected with a compartment connector of the electrical device.
A method of assembling an antenna in an electrical device, comprising:
- providing an antenna unit comprising an antenna element;
- providing an extension box;
- mounting the antenna element in the extension box;
- installing the extension box into the electrical device and engaging the extension box with a front cover of the electrical device.
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An computer system comprising:
- a front cover defining at least one extension aperture therein for receiving at least one additional drive therein;
- an extension box dimensioned in compliance with said at least one extension aperture and detachably attachably inserted to said at least one extension aperture and located inside the front cover;
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- an antenna unit associated with said extension box and hidden behind the front cover, said antenna including a feeder cable with a connector at a distal end for connecting to a compartment connector of an electrical device located in the computer system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.