Communications module for survey tool
AssigneeImdex Technologies Pty Ltd
InventorChristopher PELL
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Abstract
A communication module for a survey tool assembly comprising: an outer housing, an inner body within the outer housing, an RF transceiver in the inner body, at least one coupling for coupling the communication module to a survey tool assembly, wherein the inner body comprises two or more apertures circumferentially arranged about the inner body, each aperture having: a) a length that allows propagation of RF signals to/from the RF transceiver, and b) a width such that the body has structural integrity to withstand: torsional forces due to rotation of a survey tool assembly and/or axial forces due to forces along the survey tool assembly.
Claims23
A communication module for a survey tool assembly comprising:
- a metallic inner body,
- an RF transparent outer sleeve configured to concentrically fit over the inner body, an RF transceiver in the inner body,
- at least one coupling for coupling the communication module to the survey tool assembly,
- wherein the inner body comprises two or more apertures circumferentially arranged about the inner body, each aperture having:
- a) a length that allows propagation of RF signals to/from the RF transceiver, and
- b) a width such that the body has structural integrity to withstand:
- torsional forces due to rotation of the survey tool assembly and/or axial forces due to forces along the survey tool assembly.
A communication module for a survey tool assembly comprising:
- a metallic inner body,
- an RF transparent outer sleeve configured to concentrically fit over the inner body,
- an RF transceiver in the inner body,
- at least one coupling for coupling the communication module to the survey tool assembly,
- wherein the inner body comprises two or more apertures circumferentially arranged about the inner body, each aperture having:
- a) a length that allows RF communications to meet RF requirements, and/or
- b) a width such that the body has structural integrity to meet structural requirements;
- and/or
- c) a width and/or spacing that allows RF communications to meet RF requirements, and/or
- d) a length to meet size requirements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.