US 12,003,033 B2
Antenna module with board connector
Franz Manser, Herisau (CH); and Ulf Hügel, Herisau (CH)
Assigned to HUBER+SUHNER AG, Herisau (CH)
Appl. No. 17/614,979
Filed by HUBER+SUHNER AG, Herisau (CH)
PCT Filed Jun. 17, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/066751
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 29, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/254397, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 00834/19 (CH), filed on Jun. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0239016 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. H01Q 9/16 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 1/50 (2006.01); H01Q 1/52 (2006.01); H01Q 17/00 (2006.01); H01Q 21/26 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 21/26 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/246 (2013.01); H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01Q 1/50 (2013.01); H01Q 1/526 (2013.01); H01Q 17/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An antenna module (1), comprising:
a) a number of antennas (11, 11′), each antenna (11, 11′) including a number of antenna elements (111, 111′) and a number of elongated antenna contact elements (112, 112′);
wherein each antenna contact element (112, 112′) has a proximal antenna contact element (112a) end and an opposed distal antenna contact element end;
wherein the distal antenna contact element ends are each connected to at least one antenna element (111, 111′);
wherein the antenna contact elements (112) are each configured to establish contact with an associated conductive path of a printed circuit board (2) by moving the antennas (11, 11′) and the printed circuit board (2) towards each other;
b) a shielding, the shielding including a shielding frame (12) and a shielding cover (15), with
the shielding frame (12) having a proximal shielding frame end and an opposed distal shielding frame end, wherein the proximal shielding frame end is configured for mounting on the printed circuit board (2) under circumferential contact and the shielding frame (12) is further configured to circumferentially enclose components of an antenna interface circuit (22) arranged on the printed circuit board (2);
the shielding cover (15) being in circumferential contact with the shielding frame (12);
the shielding carrying the number of antennas (11, 11′).