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US 2021/0387684 A1Published application
Coaxial beverage keg connector comprising a ball joint
AssigneeJohn Guest International Limited
InventorsJoshua SMITH, Glen ANSELL
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AssigneeJohn Guest International Limited
InventorsJoshua SMITH, Glen ANSELL
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An coaxial keg connector comprising a main body (1) made of plastic and having a first inlet port (3) and a second inlet port (3) receiving a stem (2). A coaxial outlet (10) comprises an outer outlet port (11) in communication with the first inlet port (3) and an inner outlet port (12) in communication with the second inlet port. The stem (2) comprises a tubular body with a main axis (31) with an inlet and a connector for attachment to the keg at one end. The second end of the stem opposite to the first end has an outlet in fluid communication with the inner outlet port (12) and comprises a ball joint (61) rotatably mounted in and sealed with respect to the main body (1) so as to be rotatable (12) about the main axis (31) of the tubular body and rotatable (67, 68) to a limited extent about axes perpendicular to the main axis.
A spoiler assembly for a vehicle, said assembly comprising:
A spoiler assembly according to claim 2 comprising a plurality of antennas including a first antenna configured to receive signals in a first frequency band and a second antenna configured to receive signals in a second frequency band.
A spoiler assembly according to claim 3, wherein the receiving means includes a corresponding receiver for demodulating signals from each of the first and second antennas.
A spoiler assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the receiving means includes means for demodulating at least one of a 2G, 3G, 4G (LTE), 5G, GNSS, V2X, DAB and SDARs signal.
A spoiler assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the one or more antennas include a patch antenna or a PCB antenna.
A spoiler assembly according to any preceding claim, comprising a plurality of cellular antennas configured as a multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) cellular antenna array.
A spoiler assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the radio unit further comprises transmission means for modulating a signal and providing it to the one or more antennas.
A spoiler assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the signal processing means is arranged to provide an Ethernet signal.
A spoiler assembly according any preceding claim, wherein the signal processing means is operable to transmit and receive control signals via the data network.
A spoiler assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the radio unit further comprises an eCall module for receiving and transmitting eCall signals.
A spoiler assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the radio unit is a circuit formed on a printed circuit board.
A spoiler assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein at least one antenna is oriented vertically with respect to the spoiler and is arranged to extend downwardly from a surface of the spoiler housing.
A vehicle comprising a spoiler assembly according to any preceding claim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.