Antenna Assembly For A Vehicle
AssigneeAirgain Incorporated
InventorsKevin Thill, Callum Noon, Larry Greenstein
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Abstract
An antenna assembly includes a base, a modem, a top lid and a housing. The base is composed of an aluminum material. The modem is disposed on the base. The top lid is for the base, and the top lid includes at least one antenna element disposed on an exterior surface. The housing covers the top lid and base. The top lid acts as an electro-magnetic barrier for the modem. A communication cable is connected to the modem at one end and extending to and connected to a vehicle internal router with a vehicle modem at the other end.
Claims8
An antenna assembly comprising:
- a base comprising a body, an interior surface, a sidewall and a plurality of heat dissipation elements extending from the interior surface;
- a modem disposed within the base and on the plurality of heat dissipation elements, the modem comprising a communication chip;
- a top lid for the base, the top lid comprising at least one antenna element disposed on an exterior surface of the top lid;
- a communication cable connected to the modem at one end and configured to connect to a vehicle internal router at an opposite end;
- a combiner configured for to input wide area network connection from the router for send and receive data to and from the internet using a 5G communication protocol;
- wherein the top lid and the base act as an electro-magnetic barrier for the modem;
- wherein a connection from the vehicle internal router to the modem by the communication cable allows the modem to be located remotely from the vehicle internal router and closer to the at least one antenna element to reduce a connection length from the at least one antenna element to the modem.
A wireless communication assembly comprising:
- a base comprising a body, an interior surface, a sidewall and a plurality of heat dissipation elements extending from the interior surface;
- a modem disposed within the base and on the plurality of heat dissipation elements, the modem comprising at least one of a 3G-5G cellular communication chip, a BLUETOOTH (IEEE 802.15) communication chip, a WiFi (802.11) communication chip, a GNSS reception component, a security access module, or a mobile phone communication component;
- a router disposed within the base and connected to the modem;
- a top lid for the base, the top lid comprising a multi-band antenna for cellular communications disposed on an exterior surface of the top lid;
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- a housing covering the top lid and the base;
- wherein the top lid and base act as an electro-magnetic barrier for the modem.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.