Antenna assembly
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorJenq-Yih Hwang
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Abstract
An antenna assembly (1) mounted in an enclosure (21) of a computer (2) comprises a bracket (15) adapted to be mounted in the computer enclosure, an antenna unit (10) including a substrate (19) and an antenna body (16) attached on the substrate, an insulative housing (14) attached to the bracket and receiving the antenna unit, and a connector unit (100) including a cable (13) and a connector (12) connected to an end of the cable, the cable having an opposite end passing through the bracket to connect with the antenna unit.
Claims13
An antenna assembly mounted in an expansion slot of a computer enclosure, comprising:
- a bracket mounted in the expansion slot of the computer enclosure and covering the expansion slot;
- an antenna unit including a substrate and an antenna body attached on the substrate;
- an insulative housing attached to an exterior surface of said bracket and receiving said antenna unit therein;
- a connector unit including a cable and a connector connected to an end of the cable, the cable having an opposite end passing through the bracket to connect with said antenna unit.
A computer enclosure system comprising:
- a metal enclosure defining therethrough an expansion slot communicating both exterior and interior sides thereof;
- a bracket mounted to the enclosure and covering said expansion slot;
- an antenna unit positioned by said bracket and on said exterior side of the enclosure;
- a housing at least partially covering said antenna unit;
- and
- a connector positioned on the interior side of the enclosure and electrically connected to said antenna unit.
A method of emitting/receiving signals in an enclosure system, comprising steps of:
- providing a metal enclosure with at least an expansion slot;
- covering said expansion slot with a bracket;
- positioning an antenna unit on an exterior side of said enclosure beside said bracket;
- covering said antenna unit with a housing;
- and
- providing a cable extending through said bracket to electrically connect said antenna unit to an electronic component within an interior side of said enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.