Knit EMI shield and method of construction thereof
First Claim
1. An EMI shield assembly, comprising;
- a knit wall of nonmetallic yarn extending lengthwise between opposite ends,a plurality of wires fixed to said wall by a plurality of loops of said nonmetallic yarn, said plurality of wires extending widthwise between opposite sides of said knit wall in transverse relation to said nonmetallic yarn, andsaid plurality of wires extending beyond each of said opposite sides for operable connection to a source of ground, wherein said plurality of wires extend from adjacent one of said opposite ends to adjacent the other of said opposite ends in laterally spaced relation from one another.
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Abstract
An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield assembly and method of construction is provided. The assembly includes a body having a wall of warp knit nonmetallic yarn having opposite sides extending generally parallel with one another between opposite ends and a plurality of weft inserted metal wires. The wire is inserted to provide discrete bundles each arranged in side-by-side relation with one another and extending beyond the opposite sides of the wall to provide a plurality of exposed free ends. The nonmetallic yarn is looped about the wires, thereby fixing the wire relative to the nonmetallic yarn and to other wires in an optimal EMI shielding position. Metal brackets adapted for ready attachment to a source of electrical ground are attached to the exposed free ends. The individual bundles of wires extend parallel to one another, with a gap having a predetermined width extending between the adjacent bundles.
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19 Claims
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1. An EMI shield assembly, comprising;
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a knit wall of nonmetallic yarn extending lengthwise between opposite ends, a plurality of wires fixed to said wall by a plurality of loops of said nonmetallic yarn, said plurality of wires extending widthwise between opposite sides of said knit wall in transverse relation to said nonmetallic yarn, and said plurality of wires extending beyond each of said opposite sides for operable connection to a source of ground, wherein said plurality of wires extend from adjacent one of said opposite ends to adjacent the other of said opposite ends in laterally spaced relation from one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of constructing an EMI shield assembly comprising the steps of:
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laying-in a plurality of wires into a wall having opposite sides extending generally parallel with one another lengthwise between opposite ends while knitting one or more nonmetallic yarns with one another to form a body including the wall, forming knit loops of the nonmetallic yarn about the plurality of wires and capturing the plurality of wires in a predetermined position with the loops, wherein the plurality of wires is fixed relative to the nonmetallic yarn and relative to other wires, and wherein the plurality of wires extend from adjacent of the opposite ends to the other of the opposite ends in laterally spaced relation from one another and wherein the plurality of wires extend beyond the opposite sides. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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