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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2015
Thomson Licensing, Issy de Moulineaux, FR;
Joseph Lee Carpenter, Noblesville, IN (US);
Thomson Licensing, , FR;
Abstract
An electronic device such as a set top box is provided having a vertical chassis wall having an aperture; a horizontal circuit board that extends toward the vertical chassis wall; F-connector connected to the horizontal circuit board, either under or over the board, and extending out of the a vertical chassis wall through the aperture; and inner shield, which can generally be used to contain/shield the RF circuit components mounted on the PCB, on the interior side of the vertical chassis wall and connected to the F-connector on or under the horizontal circuit board, wherein the inner shield comprises a series of vertical peripheral walls that surround components (either under or over the board); and a shield cover that covers the inner shield, the shield cover comprises a top portion that runs along or extends horizontally and side portions that extend from the periphery of the top portion and downward to overlap a part of the shield wall. The side portions contact the exterior side of the shield walls or are substantially close to the exterior side to ensure no gap therebetween or such a minimal spacing to ensure direct path for electromagnetic interference.