KNIT EMI SHIELD AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF

摘要

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.

主权项

1. An EMI shield assembly, comprising;
a knit wall of nonmetallic yarn having opposite sides extending lengthwise between opposite ends, at least one wire fixed to said wall by a plurality of loops of said nonmetallic yarn, and said at least one wire extending beyond each of said opposite sides for operable connection to a source of ground.