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Method and apparatus for assembly of a satellite antenna

  • US 9,308,713 B2
  • Filed: 10/07/2011
  • Issued: 04/12/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of assembling a satellite antenna comprising:

  • placing a first layer PCB comprising a plurality of driver patches and at least one alignment hole on an assembly fixture comprising at least one alignment pole;

    placing a solid foam spacer comprising at least one alignment hole on the assembly fixture;

    pressing the solid foam spacer onto the first layer PCB to adhere the solid foam spacer to the first layer PCB;

    precutting through an adhesive carrier film, a double sided adhesive layer, and a reflector patch sheet in a shape of a plurality of separate reflector patches in the reflector patch sheet;

    removing a plurality of separate portions of the adhesive carrier film from the plurality of separate reflector patches of the reflector patch sheet, which includes at least one alignment hole;

    placing the reflector patch sheet on the assembly fixture;

    pressing the reflector patch sheet onto the solid foam spacer to adhere the plurality of separate reflector patches to the solid foam spacer; and

    removing a release liner from the top of the reflector patch sheet to remove excess material from the reflector patch sheet.

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