Outdoor Wireless Antenna Housing Layout for Slim Building Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wireless communication devices installed outdoors face challenges in maintaining functionality while harmonizing with building exteriors, as their internal components are difficult to rearrange, leading to aesthetic disruptions.
Innovation Solution
A wireless communication device design featuring a lower case and upper radome that creates a storage space with internal substrates arranged parallel to the lower case, minimizing size and thickness, allowing for aesthetic integration with building exteriors and city views.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If internal components are arranged in traditional configurations, then functionality is maintained, but aesthetic appearance deteriorates due to bulky size
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dimensionality change by transitioning from a traditional stacked arrangement of internal substrates to a planar arrangement where substrates are disposed along the first direction (length direction) of the lower case. This lateral distribution across the surface area rather than vertical stacking reduces the thickness dimension, achieving a slimmer profile that improves aesthetic appearance while maintaining all necessary functional components
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the internal substrates into distinct functional units (front end substrate, power amplifying substrate, digital substrate, power supply substrate) and distributes them along the first direction in a linear sequence. This segmentation allows each substrate to be optimally positioned for its specific function while collectively achieving a compact, thin overall device structure that harmonizes with building exteriors
2Shape
If device size is reduced for aesthetic integration, then appearance improves, but heat dissipation and signal transmission worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves the heat dissipation challenge by spreading internal substrates laterally along the first direction rather than concentrating them vertically. This increases the surface area available for heat dissipation while maintaining thin thickness. The antenna is positioned in the storage space between the upper radome and lower case, optimizing signal transmission without requiring additional thickness
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by strategically positioning specific substrates at specific locations along the first direction based on their functional requirements. The front end substrate is placed near the antenna for optimal signal processing, while power amplifying and power supply substrates are positioned to facilitate heat dissipation. This localized optimization ensures that each component operates in its most favorable thermal and electrical environment despite the reduced overall device thickness
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure in at least one embodiment provides a wireless communication device, comprising a lower case, an upper radome, coupled to the lower case, creating a storage space between the lower case and the upper radome, an antenna disposed in the storage space, and a plurality of internal substrates, disposed between the antenna and the lower case in the storage space, of which one of the plurality of internal substrates is connected to the antenna, wherein each internal substrate of the plurality of internal substrates is disposed along a first direction parallel to a surface of the lower case facing the plurality of internal substrates.