Patent ID: 7038124
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. An EMI shielding vent panel adapted for a corresponding aperture in a housing for electronic equipment, said panel comprising: a two-piece, electrically conductive frame having a perimeter defining a closed geometry adapted to enclose said aperture of said housing, each frame piece including a side wall having first and second edges and an end wall extending from each first edge, said side walls having inner and outers surfaces, and wherein said end walls are disposed in an abutting orientation thereby positioning said inner surfaces of said side walls in an opposing orientation; an electrically-conductive media comprising a plurality of ventilation cells extending along a transverse axis intermediate a pair of faces, wherein said cells define a perimeter for said media and said media being disposed intermediate said inner surfaces of said side walls; wherein said frame pieces are secured to each other and to said electrically-conductive media thereby providing electrical contact between said frame and said electrically-conductive media; wherein said end wall providing said outer end wall surface includes a series of spaced-apart lances and said end wall providing said interior end wall surface includes a series of spaced-apart apertures positioned to provide engagement with said lances.