Ruggedized electronic enclosure for in-ground installation
AssigneeTrimble Navigation Limited
InventorsJohn F. Cameron, Larry Collins, Daniel Shane Fitzgibbons
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Abstract
A ruggedized electronic enclosure for in-ground installation is disclosed. In one embodiment, the ruggedized electronic enclosure comprises a top cover which is exposed above a top surface of the ground and a cylindrical base portion which is embedded within the ground. The top cover and the cylindrical base portion are configured to create a channel conveying an adhesive toward the center of the ruggedized enclosure when the top cover and the cylindrical base portion are coupled.
Claims20
A ruggedized electronic enclosure for in-ground installation comprising:
- a top cover which is exposed above a top surface of the ground;
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- a cylindrical base portion which is embedded within the ground;
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- wherein said top cover and said cylindrical base portion are configured to create a channel conveying an adhesive toward the center of said ruggedized enclosure when said top cover and said cylindrical base portion are coupled.
A pit antenna assembly comprising:
- a ruggedized enclosure comprising a first portion which is embedded within the ground and a second portion which is exposed above a top surface of the ground;
- a ground plane element disposed within said ruggedized enclosure and comprising an electrically conductive material;
- a printed circuit board disposed within said ruggedized enclosure coupled with said ground plane element;
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- an antenna disposed within said ruggedized enclosure which is communicatively coupled with said printed circuit board via said printed circuit board.
A pit antenna assembly comprising:
- a ruggedized enclosure comprising a cylindrical base portion which is embedded within the ground and a top cover which is exposed above a top surface of the ground
- a ground plane element disposed within said ruggedized enclosure and comprising an electrically conductive material;
- a printed circuit board disposed within said ruggedized enclosure and coupled with said ground plane element;
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- a vertically polarized omni-directional antenna disposed within said ruggedized enclosure and communicatively coupled with said printed circuit board and with said ground plane element via said printed circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.