Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Card guide and cap antenna retention system
- Patent Title (中): 卡导向和帽天线保持系统
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Application No.: US13870233Application Date: 2013-04-25
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Publication No.: US09287608B2Publication Date: 2016-03-15
- Inventor: Basil W. Thompson, Jr. , Robert D. Smith , Paul Simmons
- Applicant: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NH Nashua
- Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Current Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NH Nashua
- Agency: Maine Cernota & Rardin
- Agent Daniel J. Long
- Main IPC: H01Q1/12
- IPC: H01Q1/12 ; H01Q21/00

Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a structure and method for providing better antenna element retention in the any environment. The structure may comprise at least two card guides attached to a base. Each card guide may have at least one antenna slot, and individual antenna elements may be guided into position by an antenna slot of two different card guides. The individual antenna elements may have their freedom of motion restricted in the direction of their insertion by caps attached to the card guides. The individual antenna elements may have their freedom of motion restricted in a direction transverse to their direction of insertion by retention members attached to the card guides. By allowing for the “top-down” assembly of individual antenna elements in a modular fashion, embodiments of the present invention may facilitate easier repair of antenna element arrays, than prior art array assemblies.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140015732A1 Card Guide And Cap Antenna Retention System Public/Granted day:2014-01-16
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