INTEGRAL ANTENNAS IN METAL LAMINATES

摘要

A method of making an integral antenna (14) from a metal laminate (10) is provided. The metal laminate (10) comprises a top metal layer (11), a middle thermoplastic layer (12), and a bottom metal layer (13). A portion of the top metal layer (11) of the metal laminate (10) is isolated to create an antenna structure (16) so that the antenna (16) remains a part of the metal laminate (10) to create an integral antenna (14).