Container having a slot antenna
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1. A shipping container comprising:
- a chassis;
a door moveably mounted to the chassis, the door having an external surface and an internal surface;
at least one slot antenna located at the external surface of the door;
a tracking device having a radio transceiver, configured to determine a location of the container and wirelessly provide the location to a remote device, the tracking device at least partially located on the internal surface of the door; and
,an antenna feed coupling the radio transceiver to the slot antenna through the internal surface of the door,wherein a feed point and a ground of the antenna feed comprises a pair of spring-loaded electrical connectors extending from a surface of the tracking device, and the coupling of the radio transceiver to the slot antenna through the internal surface of the door occurs using the spring-loaded electrical connectors.
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Abstract
A container having a slot antenna is provided. In particular, a shipping container is provided, the shipping container comprising: a chassis; a door moveably mounted to the chassis, the door having an external surface and an internal surface; at least one slot antenna located at the external surface of the door; a tracking device having a radio transceiver, the tracking device located on the internal surface of the door; and, an antenna feed coupling the radio transceiver to the slot antenna through the internal surface of the door.
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1. A shipping container comprising:
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a chassis;
a door moveably mounted to the chassis, the door having an external surface and an internal surface;at least one slot antenna located at the external surface of the door; a tracking device having a radio transceiver, configured to determine a location of the container and wirelessly provide the location to a remote device, the tracking device at least partially located on the internal surface of the door; and
,an antenna feed coupling the radio transceiver to the slot antenna through the internal surface of the door, wherein a feed point and a ground of the antenna feed comprises a pair of spring-loaded electrical connectors extending from a surface of the tracking device, and the coupling of the radio transceiver to the slot antenna through the internal surface of the door occurs using the spring-loaded electrical connectors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A shipping container comprising:
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a chassis;
a door moveably mounted to the chassis, the door having an external surface and an internal surface;at least one slot antenna located at the external surface of the door; a tracking device having a radio transceiver, configured to determine a location of the container and wirelessly provide the location to a remote device, the tracking device at least partially located on the internal surface of the door; and
,an antenna feed coupling the radio transceiver to the slot antenna through the internal surface of the door, wherein a feed point and a ground of the antenna feed comprises a pair of electrical connectors extending from a surface of the tracking device, and the internal surface of the door comprises a pair of receptacles configured to mate with the electrical connectors. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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