Installing unit, bracket, installing assembly of an antenna, and an installing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10777874-B2
Application number	US-201615775613-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 4, 2016
Priority date	Nov 13, 2015
Publication date	Sep 15, 2020
Grant date	Sep 15, 2020

Abstract

An installing unit, installing assembly of an antenna and an installing method are provided. An installing unit according to the invention is provided, wherein the installing unit comprises a cylindrical structure including an inner cylindrical wall, which has a first clip structure for connecting a first other part between said inner cylindrical wall and said outer cylindrical wall, and said outer cylindrical wall has a second clip structure thereon for connecting said installing unit to a second other part, and said installing unit can be connected to a third other part via rigid connection. Simultaneous blind insertion of multiple connectors in a closed frame, especially in a closed frame with a large area, can be realized, which improves the reliability of the active large-scale MIMO antenna and the efficiency of the installing process, reduce manpower as used, and increase the pass rate of installing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An installing unit for an antenna installing assembly, wherein said installing unit comprises
a cylindrical structure including
an inner cylindrical wall and
an outer cylindrical wall,

said inner cylindrical wall has a first clip structure for connecting a first other part between said inner cylindrical wall and said outer cylindrical wall, and
said outer cylindrical wall has a second clip structure thereon for connecting said installing unit to a second other part, and
said installing unit is configured for connection to a third other part via rigid connection.

2. Said installing unit according to claim 1 , wherein said inner cylindrical wall has a threaded structure therein, and said installing unit is connected to said third other part through a threaded fastener.

3. Said installing unit according to claim 1 , wherein said installing unit ( 201 ) comprises a plurality of cylindrical structures.

4. Said installing unit of claim 3 , wherein said outer cylindrical wall is shared among said plurality of adjacent cylindrical structures.

5. An installing assembly of an antenna, wherein said installing assembly comprises
the installing unit according to claim 1 ,
an elastic middle part and
a bracket with a concave structure at both ends thereof,
said installing unit is connected to said elastic middle part between the inner cylindrical wall and the outer wall via said first clip structure; and
said installing unit is connected to the inner wall of the concave structure of said bracket via said second clip structure on the outer wall thereof,
the bottom of said elastic middle part is in contact with the bottom of the concave structure of said bracket, so that said installing unit is connected to a reflector of said antenna via rigid connection, and
after placing said reflector and said installing assembly into a closed frame, said bracket is attached to said closed frame by means of the elastic force of said elastic middle part.

6. Said installing assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the inner walls of the concave structures at both ends of said bracket respectively have a third clip structure matched with said second clip structure.

7. Said installing assembly according to claim 5 , wherein said bracket comprises
a locating structure for matching with a frame locating pin and
a connector hole for a connector.

8. Said installing assembly according to claim 5 , wherein if said installing unit comprises a plurality of cylindrical structures, said installing assembly comprises
a plurality of elastic middle parts, and
said installing unit is connected to said elastic middle part via a first clip structure on each inner cylindrical wall of each respective cylindrical structures, between each of said inner cylindrical wall and said outer cylindrical wall.

9. The installing assembly of claim 5 , wherein said elastic middle part is a spring.

10. An installing assembly according to claim 5 , wherein said closed frame includes a locating pin and a connector installing hole for guiding the locating of said bracket.

11. An installing method of an antenna, wherein the installing assembly of the antenna is as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said installing method comprises the following:
connecting the installing unit with the elastic middle part by using the first clip structure of the installing unit;
connecting said installing unit with the bracket by using the second clip structure of said installing unit;
wherein the bottom of said elastic middle part is in contact with the bottom of the concave structure of said bracket
wherein said installing method further includes the following:
attaching said installing unit to the reflector of the antenna.

12. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:
placing said reflector and said installing assembly into the closed frame; and
attaching said bracket to said closed frame by means of the elastic force of said elastic middle part.

Assignees

• Nokia Shanghai Bell Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Junkai

Classifications

• H01Q1/12 Primary

  Supports; Mounting means · CPC title

• H01Q19/106

  using two or more intersecting plane surfaces, e.g. corner reflector antennas · CPC title

• F16B5/02

  by means of fastening members using screw-thread ({F16B5/0004 takes precedence}; construction of screw-threaded connections F16B25/00 - F16B39/00) · CPC title

• H01Q1/1221

  onto a wall · CPC title

• H01Q1/246

  specially adapted for base stations · CPC title