Customer premises equipment (CPE), CPE mounting bracket, and CPE system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11217906-B2
Application number	US-202016841875-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 7, 2020
Priority date	Oct 10, 2017
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

This application provides a CPE device that includes: a housing, an omnidirectional antenna, a communications module, a PCB, and a heat sink. The omnidirectional antenna is connected to an input end of the communications module, an output end of the communications module is connected to the PCB. An output end of the PCB is connected to an Ethernet cable, and the PCB is disposed on the heat sink. The communications module is configured to convert a received radio-frequency signal to a digital signal. The housing is a cylindrical structure with an opening formed at a lower end. The omnidirectional antenna, the communications module, and the PCB are disposed inside the housing. The heat sink is disposed at the lower end of the housing, and a through hole for the Ethernet cable to pass through is disposed on the heat sink.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. Customer premises equipment (CPE), comprising:
a housing, an omnidirectional antenna, a communications module, a printed circuit board (PCB) and a heat sink, wherein
the omnidirectional antenna is connected to an input end of the communications module, an output end of the communications module is connected to the PCB, an output end of the PCB is connected to an Ethernet cable, and the PCB is disposed on the heat sink; the communications module is configured to convert a received radio-frequency signal to a digital signal;
the housing is a cylindrical structure with an opening formed at a lower end, and the omnidirectional antenna, the communications module, and the PCB are disposed inside the housing; and
the heat sink is disposed at the lower end of the housing, and a through hole for the Ethernet cable to pass through is disposed on the heat sink.

2. The CPE according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is made of an insulating material.

3. The CPE according to claim 1 , wherein a connection structure is disposed at the lower end of the housing or on the heat sink, and the connection structure is configured to be detachably connected to a CPE mounting bracket.

4. The CPE according to claim 3 , wherein the connection structure is a fastening slot, and the fastening slot is configured to be fastened to the CPE mounting bracket.

5. The CPE according to claim 1 , wherein the heat sink and the Ethernet cable are fastened through sealing.

6. The CPE according to claim 1 , wherein a sealing kit is disposed between the heat sink and the housing.

7. The CPE according to claim 1 , wherein the omnidirectional antenna comprises a plurality of directional antennas, and the plurality of directional antennas are arranged in sequence as a columnar polyhedron.

8. The CPE according to claim 7 , wherein the omnidirectional antenna comprises four directional antennas arranged in sequence, and the arranged four directional antennas form a columnar tetrahedron.

9. The CPE according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is a cylinder with an opening formed at a lower end.

10. The CPE according to claim 3 , wherein the CPE further comprises: an indoor mounting bracket, wherein a mounting structure is disposed at an upper end of the indoor mounting bracket and is configured to be detachably connected to the connection structure.

11. A customer premises equipment (CPE) mounting bracket, comprising:
a mounting base, a support tube and an attachment plate, wherein
a connection structure is disposed at an upper end of the attachment plate, and the connection structure is configured to be detachably connected to a CPE, wherein the connection structure comprises a fastening hook, and the fastening hook is configured to be fastened to a fastening slot disposed at a lower end of a housing of the CPE or on a heat sink;
an upper end of the support tube is connected to a lower end of the attachment plate, and a cavity of the support tube is connected to an internal cavity of the attachment plate, so that an Ethernet cable of the CPE can pass through the cavity of the support tube;
a lower end of the support tube is connected to the mounting base, and an angle between the support tube and the mounting base is adjustable; and an opening is formed at the lower end of the support tube, so that the Ethernet cable of the CPE passes through the opening.

12. The CPE mounting bracket according to claim 11 , wherein the connection structure further comprises an anti-loosening structure, and the anti-loosening structure is configured to prevent a connection between the fastening hook and the fastening slot from becoming loose.

13. The CPE mounting bracket according to claim 11 , wherein the support tube is a hollow elbow tube.

14. The CPE mounting bracket according to claim 11 , wherein a leveling bubble is disposed inside the attachment plate, and the leveling bubble is configured to indicate the attachment plate in relation to a vertical position.

15. The CPE mounting bracket according to claim 11 , wherein an insulating material is used in a connected position of the attachment plate and the CPE.

16. A customer premises equipment (CPE) system, comprising: a CPE and a CPE mounting bracket, wherein:
the CPE comprises a housing, an omnidirectional antenna, a communications module, a printed circuit board (PCB) and a heat sink, wherein the omnidirectional antenna is connected to an input end of the communications module, an output end of the communications module is connected to the PCB, an output end of the PCB is connected to an Ethernet cable, and the PCB is disposed on the heat sink; the communications module is configured to convert a received radio-frequency signal to a digital signal; the housing is a cylindrical structure with an opening formed at a lower end, and the omnidirectional antenna, the communications module, and the PCB are disposed inside the housing; and the heat sink is disposed at the lower end of the housing, and a through hole for the Ethernet cable to pass through is disposed on the heat sink; and
the CPE mounting bracket comprises a mounting base, a support tube and an attachment plate, wherein a first connection structure is disposed at an upper end of the attachment plate, and the first connection structure is configured to be detachably connected to a CPE; an upper end of the support tube is connected to a lower end of the attachment plate, and a cavity of the support tube is connected to an internal cavity of the attachment plate, so that an Ethernet cable of the CPE can pass through the cavity of the support tube; a lower end of the support tube is connected to the mounting base, and an angle between the support tube and the mounting base is adjustable; and an opening is formed at the lower end of the support tube, so that the Ethernet cable of the CPE passes through the opening.

17. The CPE system according to claim 16 , wherein the housing is made of an insulating material.

18. The CPE system according to claim 16 , wherein a second connection structure is disposed at the lower end of the housing or on the heat sink, and the connection structure is configured to be detachably connected to a CPE mounting bracket.

19. The CPE system according to claim 18 , wherein the second connection structure is a fastening slot, and the fastening slot is configured to be fastened to the CPE mounting bracket.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Gao Feng
• Wang Xiaoliang
• Chen Wei
• Peng Xiaojun

Classifications

• H01Q21/205

  providing an omnidirectional coverage (turnstile aerials H01Q21/26) · CPC title

• H01Q1/246

  specially adapted for base stations · CPC title

• H01Q1/2291

  used in Bluetooth® or Wi-Fi® devices of Wireless Local Area Networks [WLAN] (H01Q1/241 takes precedence; WLAN in general H04W) · CPC title

• H01Q1/02 Primary

  Arrangements for de-icing; Arrangements for drying-out {; Arrangements for cooling; Arrangements for preventing corrosion} · CPC title

• H01Q21/293

  one unit or more being an array of identical aerial elements (adaptive arrays H01Q3/2605) · CPC title