US 12,482,953 B2
Alignment and constraining devices for maintaining positional optimizations between antenna array components
Robert Smith, Salt Lake City, UT (US); Davin Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT (US); and Michael Hollenbeck, Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Assigned to Optisys, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed by Optisys, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/331,147.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/365,996, filed on Jun. 7, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0014547 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H01Q 21/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 1/50 (2006.01); H01Q 9/16 (2006.01); H01Q 13/02 (2006.01); H01Q 21/24 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 21/0087 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/1207 (2013.01); H01Q 1/50 (2013.01); H01Q 9/16 (2013.01); H01Q 13/0283 (2013.01); H01Q 21/24 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a coaxial pin in electromagnetic communication with an antenna array, wherein the antenna array comprises one or more nubs attached to a metal component of the antenna array that protrude from a surface of the metal component; and
a dielectric insert configured to provide positional support for the coaxial pin, wherein the dielectric insert comprises:
a shaft comprising a central hollow space defined by a wall; and
a plurality of fins attached to the shaft;
wherein the dielectric insert forms an interference fit with one or more of the coaxial pin or the antenna array; and
wherein a protuberance of the one or more nubs of the antenna array is optimized to form the interference fit between the dielectric insert and the antenna array.