US 12,327,926 B2
Wi-Fi antennas using dielectric inserts with feedline tunnels for reduced electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Ting Chih Tseng, Taipei (TW); and Che Yen Huang, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to NETGEAR, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by NETGEAR, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/153,925.
Prior Publication US 2024/0243474 A1, Jul. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H01Q 5/10 (2015.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 1/52 (2006.01); H01Q 5/307 (2015.01)
CPC H01Q 5/10 (2015.01) [H01Q 1/2291 (2013.01); H01Q 1/526 (2013.01); H01Q 5/307 (2015.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An antenna, comprising:
a first metallic portion comprising:
a first trough-shaped shell; and
a first trough-shaped conduit configured to be:
disposed along a first shell surface; and
connected to the first shell at a first shell end, the first conduit comprising a first pair of indented sidewalls;
a second metallic portion configured to be aligned with and spaced from the first portion at the first shell end, the second portion comprising:
a second trough-shaped shell; and
a second trough-shaped conduit configured to be:
disposed along a second shell surface; and
connected to the second shell at a second shell end, the second conduit comprising a second pair of indented sidewalls;
a plastic insert configured to attach to the first pair of indented sidewalls to couple the first portion to the second portion, the insert comprising a segment defining an eye; and
a cable configured to pass through the eye and configured to communicate signals, the cable comprising:
an electrically insulative shielding configured to be grounded to the first conduit, and
an electrically conductive core encapsulated by the shielding and configured to be connected to the second conduit.