Light Reflecting Antenna System for Chassis Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Information handling systems face challenges in minimizing component count while maintaining high-quality wireless communication signals, particularly in compact chassis designs where radio frequency antennas interfere with lighting elements and require additional reflective components, leading to space constraints and aesthetic issues.
Innovation Solution
A light reflecting antenna system is integrated within the information handling system chassis, where the antenna reflects light emitted by LEDs and operates as both an antenna, eliminating the need for additional reflective components and allowing radio frequency signals to pass through the same openings, combined with a reconfigurable antenna switching system to optimize signal quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a light reflecting antenna system is integrated within the chassis, then the number of components is reduced and aesthetics are improved, but the antenna elements may interfere with lighting elements and require additional reflective components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the antenna elements with the lighting system by integrating reflector portions into the antenna structure. The reflector portions are formed as integral parts of the antenna elements, merging two previously separate functions (light reflection and radio frequency signal transmission) into a single integrated component, thereby reducing overall component count while eliminating the need for additional separate reflective components
Solution Approach 2:
The antenna elements are designed to serve multiple functions simultaneously: they transmit and receive radio frequency signals while their integrated reflector portions redirect light from light sources. This multi-functionality allows the same structural elements to fulfill both lighting and communication roles, reducing the need for additional dedicated reflective components
2Volume of moving object
If antenna elements are integrated with lighting elements, then space is saved and aesthetics are improved, but signal quality may be compromised without optimization
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a reconfigurable antenna switching system that can dynamically adjust which antenna elements are active and how they are configured. The system can selectively activate different antenna elements based on signal quality requirements, and the reflector portions can be configured to optimize both light reflection and radio frequency signal transmission, maintaining signal quality while saving space
Solution Approach 2:
The system can change operational parameters such as the configuration of reflector portions and the activation state of different antenna elements to optimize performance. By adjusting these parameters based on signal quality requirements, the system maintains reliable wireless communication while utilizing integrated compact structures
3Reliability
If additional reflective components are added to resolve interference, then lighting and antenna functions are maintained, but device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The reflector portions are integrated directly into the antenna elements, combining the light reflection function with the antenna structure. This eliminates the need for separate additional reflective components while maintaining both lighting and antenna functions through the unified integrated design
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution reduces the number of components in the chassis, enhances wireless communication quality, and improves aesthetics by integrating the antenna with the lighting system, allowing for adaptive configuration to achieve optimal signal performance.
Implementation Method 1
a light reflecting antenna (310) adjacent to and substantially parallel with a rear face of a light pipe (304) such that the light reflecting antenna (310) reflects light emitted by the light pipe (304) toward the front of the chassis (202)
Implementation Method 2
The variations in information handling systems allow for information handling systems to be general or configured for a specific client or specific use, such as e-commerce, financial transaction processing, airline reservations, enterprise data storage, or global communications. In addition, information handling systems may include a variety of hardware and software components that may be configured to process, store, and communicate information and may include one or more computer systems, data storage systems, and networking systems. The information handling system may include telecommunication, network communication, and video communication capabilities. Further, the information handling system may include transceiving antennas for communication of Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth signals.
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AI summary
An information handling system operating a light reflective antenna comprising a wireless interface device for transmitting and receiving radio signals, via a light reflecting antenna, enclosed within a chassis of the information handling system, the light reflecting antenna comprising a light-reflecting, electrically conductive antenna element adjacent to a light emitting element of the information handling system and a processor executing code instructions to instruct the light reflecting antenna to operate to transceive wireless signals through a light emitting element located between the light reflecting antenna and an exterior surface of the chassis and substantially parallel to the reconfigurable antenna, wherein the light emitting element emits light such that light reflected by the light reflecting antenna is visible and wireless signals may propagate through the same portion of an exterior surface of the chassis.