Protective capsules for earth moving machines having a slot antenna
AssigneeMetalogenia Research & Technologies S.L.
InventorsMarquez Llinas JORDI, Gimeno Tordera ALBERT, Ferrandiz Borras VICENT, Vallvé Bertran NIL
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Abstract
A capsule for protecting an electronic device for an earth moving machine, the capsule comprising walls enclosing an inner chamber configured for housing an electronic device or components thereof, the capsule comprising a slot antenna arranged in at least one of the walls, the at least one of the walls in which the slot antenna is arranged is a cover that can be removably coupled to one or more of the walls of the capsule. Also, a device for an earth moving machine comprising a capsule, a process of manufacturing a capsule, and a process of manufacturing a device for an earth moving machine.
Claims21
A capsule for protecting an electronic device for an earth moving machine, the capsule comprising walls enclosing an inner chamber configured for housing an electronic device;
- characterized in that the capsule comprises a slot antenna arranged in at least one of the walls, and the at least one of the walls in which the slot antenna is arranged is a cover, wherein the cover can be removably coupled to one or more walls of the walls of the capsule.
A device an earth moving machine, comprising:
- a capsule comprising walls enclosing an inner chamber configured for housing an electronic device, a slot antenna arranged in at least one of the walls, and the at least one of the walls in which the slot antenna is arranged is a cover;
- wherein the cover can be removably coupled to one or more walls of the walls of the capsule;
- wherein the device is one of:
- a wear element, digging implements, a boom, a stick, a hydraulic cylinder, traction means, or a cabin.
A process comprising:
- manufacturing walls of a capsule of an alloy using a mold, or
- manufacturing the walls of the capsule of a resin with a potting process using a device for an earth moving machine as a mold wherein at least one wall of the walls comprises or is made of electrically conductive material;
- forming or adding a slot antenna in the at least one wall;
- wherein the at least one wall is manufactured such that it forms a cover that can be removably coupled to one or more walls of the walls of the capsule to close the inner chamber.
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