US 11,735,875 B2
Integrated antenna unit with blind mate interconnect
Eric Wankoff, Stamford, CT (US); Ken Capozzi, Naugatuck, CT (US); Michael A. Hoyack, Sandy Hook, CT (US); and Owen R. Barthelmes, Putnam Valley, NY (US)
Assigned to AMPHENOL CORPORATION, Wallingford, CT (US)
Filed by Amphenol Corporation, Wallingford, CT (US)
Filed on Sep. 17, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/23,503.
Application 17/023,503 is a division of application No. 16/732,431, filed on Jan. 2, 2020, granted, now 10,978,837.
Application 16/732,431 is a continuation of application No. 14/870,414, filed on Sep. 30, 2015, granted, now 10,630,034.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/166,931, filed on May 27, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0006019 A1, Jan. 7, 2021
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01R 24/52 (2011.01); H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 3/06 (2006.01); H01R 13/631 (2006.01); H01R 103/00 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 13/24 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 24/52 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/125 (2013.01); H01Q 1/1228 (2013.01); H01Q 1/246 (2013.01); H01Q 3/06 (2013.01); H01R 13/6315 (2013.01); H01R 13/2421 (2013.01); H01R 13/5219 (2013.01); H01R 2103/00 (2013.01); H01R 2201/02 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An integrated antenna unit, comprising:
at least one docking station extending perpendicularly from a rear side of an antenna;
at least one radio unit; and
at least one interconnect including first and second mating connectors, said first connector being configured to be electrically and mechanically coupled to said antenna and said second connector being configured to be electrically and mechanically coupled to said at least one radio unit, said interconnect having radial and axial float for blind mating of said first and second mating connectors,
wherein said first connector being mounted on said at least one docking station via a mounting body such that space for the radial float is provided between the mounting body and a housing of the first connector.