Attachment instrument for electronic devices, angle adjusting method, and communication apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10340579-B2
Application number	US-201615568833-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 6, 2016
Priority date	May 15, 2015
Publication date	Jul 2, 2019
Grant date	Jul 2, 2019

Abstract

An attachment instrument for an electronic device (10) includes a first angle adjustment part (30) configured to adjust an orientation of an antenna included in the electronic device (10) by two arc-shaped long holes (31a, 31b) formed in a plane and two axes (32a, 32b) moving inside the two long (31a, 31b), respectively. The first angle adjustment part (30) makes the adjustment by the axis (32a) inside one of the long holes (31a) being fixed and the axis (32b) inside the other one of the long holes (31b) being allowed to move.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An attachment instrument for an electronic device comprising:
a first angle adjustment part configured to adjust an orientation of an antenna included in the electronic device by two arc-shaped first long holes formed in a first plane and two axes moving inside the two first long holes, respectively, wherein the first angle adjustment part makes the adjustment by the axis inside one of the first long holes being fixed and the axis inside the other one of the first long holes being allowed to move; and
a second angle adjustment part configured to adjust an orientation of the antenna included in the electronic device by two arc-shaped second long holes formed in a second plane and two axes moving inside the two first long holes, respectively, the second plane being disposed orthogonal to the first plane, wherein the second angle adjustment part makes the adjustment by the axis inside one of the second long holes being fixed and the axis inside the other one of the second long holes being allowed to move.

2. The attachment instrument for the electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising a device holding part configured to hold the electronic device, wherein the two axes of the two first long holes are inserted into two first round holes in the device holding part, formed at positions corresponding to the two first long holes, respectively.

3. The attachment instrument for the electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the axis fixed inside the first long hole is fixed at a predetermined position in the first long hole.

4. The attachment instrument for the electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the predetermined position in the first long hole is at one end of the arc of the first long hole.

5. The attachment instrument for the electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein a groove is provided for the first long hole, and the axis fixed inside the first long hole is fixed at the groove.

6. The attachment instrument for the electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the groove of the first long hole is provided at one end of the arc of the first long hole.

7. The attachment instrument for the electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first angle adjustment part includes the first plane on both side surfaces or both upper and lower surfaces.

8. The attachment instrument for the electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the axes of the two first long holes serve as tightening members that are tightened and fixed in at least one of the first planes.

9. The attachment instrument for the electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the two axes of the two second long holes are inserted into two second round holes in the first angle adjustment part, formed at positions corresponding to the two second long holes, respectively.

10. The attachment instrument for the electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the axis fixed inside the second long hole is fixed at a predetermined position in the second long hole.

11. The attachment instrument for the electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the predetermined position in the second long hole is at one end of the arc of the second long hole.

12. The attachment instrument for the electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein a groove is provided for the second long hole, and the axis fixed inside the second long hole is fixed at the groove.

13. The attachment instrument for the electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the groove of the second long hole is provided at one end of the arc of the second long hole.

14. The attachment instrument for the electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the second angle adjustment part includes the second plane on both upper and lower surfaces or both side surfaces.

15. The attachment instrument for the electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein the axes of the two second long holes serve as tightening members that are tightened and fixed in at least one of the second planes.

16. An angle adjusting method for an electronic device comprising:
a first angle adjustment step for adjusting an orientation of an antenna included in the electronic device by two arc-shaped first long holes formed in a first plane and two axes moving inside the two first long holes, respectively, wherein in the first angle adjustment step, the adjustment is made by the axis inside one of the first long holes being fixed and the axis inside the other one of the first long holes being allowed to move; and
a second angle adjustment step for adjusting an orientation of the antenna included in the electronic device by two arc-shaped second long holes formed in a second plane and two axes moving inside the two first long holes, respectively, the second plane being disposed orthogonal to the first plane, wherein the second angle adjustment part makes the adjustment by the axis inside one of the second long holes being fixed and the axis inside the other one of the second long holes being allowed to move.

17. A communication apparatus comprising:
an antenna;
a first angle adjustment mechanism configured to adjust an orientation of the antenna by two arc-shaped first long holes formed in a first plane and two axes moving inside the two first long holes, respectively, wherein the first angle adjustment mechanism makes the adjustment by the axis inside one of the first long holes being fixed and the axis inside the other one of the first long holes being allowed to move; and
a second angle adjustment mechanism configured to adjust an orientation of the antenna included in the electronic device by two arc-shaped second long holes formed in a second plane and two axes moving inside the two first long holes, respectively, the second plane being disposed orthogonal to the first plane, wherein the second angle adjustment part makes the adjustment by the axis inside one of the second long holes being fixed and the axis inside the other one of the second long holes being allowed to move.

Assignees

• Nec Corp

Inventors

• Tsukada Akira

Classifications

• H01Q3/08

  for varying two co-ordinates of the orientation · CPC title

• H01Q1/125 Primary

  Means for positioning · CPC title

• H01Q1/1228

  on a boom · CPC title

• H01Q1/12

  Supports; Mounting means · CPC title