Antenna-integrated base station apparatus and antenna fixing equipment of mobile communication network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11380987-B2
Application number	US-202017121785-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 15, 2020
Priority date	Jan 22, 2016
Publication date	Jul 5, 2022
Grant date	Jul 5, 2022

Abstract

A base station apparatus of an antenna-integrated type for use in a mobile communication network, includes an enclosure configured to have electric and electronic devices for processing signals in receipt and to form at least a part of an exterior of the base station, and an antenna configured to be installed so as to be tiltable on one surface of the enclosure, to have an outer contour defined by a radome, to include at least one radiating element for transmitting and receiving a radio signal, and an enclosure fixing device configured to fixedly mount the enclosure to an external support, and an antenna fixing apparatus configured to fixedly install the antenna on the enclosure so that the antenna is adjustably tilted with respect to the enclosure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An antenna fixing apparatus of base station in a mobile communication network, the antenna fixing apparatus comprising:
a dial knob which is installed outside a radome of an antenna;
a rotating rod configured to rotate in response to a rotation of the dial knob, and to be formed with a gear arrangement;
a movable block which has a gear structure that meshes with the gear arrangement of the rotating rod, and linearly moves in a sliding manner when the rotating rod turns; and
a linkage mechanism which establishes a linkage between the movable block and at least one hinge member formed on a bracket for installing the antenna on an external support.

2. The antenna fixing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the dial knob is installed at an upper middle portion of the radome,
the rotating rod is formed with a screw gear arrangement, and
the movable block has a gear structure in the form of a nut that meshes with the screw gear arrangement.

3. The antenna fixing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the dial knob is installed on a lateral side of the radome,
the rotating rod is formed with a rotating gear structure, and
the movable block has a linear gear structure in mesh with the rotating gear structure.

4. The antenna fixing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one hinge member of the bracket comprises an upper hinge member formed on a first upper bracket that is subordinate to the bracket, and a lower hinge member formed on a second lower bracket that is subordinate to the bracket,
the linkage mechanism comprises a link that interconnects between the upper hinge member of the bracket and the movable block,
pivotable joints are formed by link pins between the link and the upper hinge member of the bracket, and between the link and the movable block, respectively, and
the radome is correspondingly formed with a hinge member for hinged connection with the at least one lower hinge member of the second lower bracket.

Assignees

• Kmw Inc

Inventors

• Kim In-Ho
• Choi Oh-Seog
• Kim Hee

Classifications

• H04Q1/08

  Frames or mounting racks for relays; Accessories therefor · CPC title

• H01Q1/428

  Collapsible radomes; rotatable, tiltable radomes · CPC title

• H01Q1/1264

  Adjusting different parts or elements of an aerial unit · CPC title

• H01Q1/246

  specially adapted for base stations · CPC title

• H01Q3/08 Primary

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