Antenna angle adjustment device and an antenna

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022255217-A1
Application number	US-202217574775-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 13, 2022
Priority date	Feb 8, 2021
Publication date	Aug 11, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an antenna angle adjustment device, and the angle adjustment device includes a drive member (10) and a driven member (4). The drive member is supported rotatably around a first rotation axis (X1) and can be manipulated and fixed. The driven member is supported rotatably around a second rotation axis (X2), and the angular position of the driven member is related to the angular position of the antenna. The drive member has an engagement point, and the driven member has a concave curved portion. The engagement point extends into the curved portion and engages the curved portion so that the rotation of the drive member around the first rotation axis can cause the rotation of the driven member around the second rotation axis. The present disclosure further relates to an antenna with the angle adjustment device. The angle of the antenna can be appropriately adjusted by the angle adjustment device.

First claim

1 . An antenna angle adjustment device, comprising:
a drive member ( 10 ), which is supported rotatably around a first rotation axis (X 1 ) and can be manipulated and fixed; and a driven member ( 4 ), which is supported rotatably around a second rotation axis (X 2 ) and has an angular position related to that of the antenna; wherein, the drive member has an engagement point ( 8 ), the driven member has a concave curved portion ( 9 ), the engagement point extends into the curved portion and engages the curved portion so that a rotation of the drive member around the first rotation axis can cause a rotation of the driven member around the second rotation axis.

2 . The antenna angle adjustment device according to claim 1 , wherein the angle adjustment device is configured to adjust a polarization direction of a microwave antenna.

3 . The antenna angle adjustment device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive member has a supporting hole ( 6 ), the angle adjustment device includes a bolt ( 11 ), the bolt passes through the supporting hole, the driven member is rotatably supported on an unthreaded section of a shank of the bolt, and the bolt is configured to fasten the drive member.

4 . The antenna angle adjustment device according to claim 1 , wherein the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis are parallel to each other.

5 . The antenna angle adjustment device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive member has a finger-shaped part ( 5 ), and the finger-shaped part has an arcuate surface ( 15 ) which serves as the engagement point to be engaged with the curved portion.

6 . The antenna angle adjustment device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive member has a finger-shaped part ( 5 ), and the finger-shaped part has a roller ( 16 ) on its free end, the roller serving as the engagement point to be engaged with the curved portion.

7 . The antenna angle adjustment device according to claim 5 , wherein the finger-shaped part is formed axisymmetrically in a plane perpendicular to the first rotation axis.

8 . The antenna angle adjustment device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive member has a tool engagement point ( 7 ) configured to be joined with a tool for manipulating the drive member.

9 . The antenna angle adjustment device according to claim 1 , wherein the driven member has a flange plate ( 12 ) which has the curved portion.

10 . The antenna angle adjustment device according to claim 1 , wherein the curved portion is formed axisymmetrically in a plane perpendicular to the second rotation axis.

11 . The antenna angle adjustment device according to claim 2 , wherein the driven member is an OMT component of the microwave antenna, or a component kinematically coupled with an OMT component.

12 . The antenna angle adjustment device according to claim 2 , wherein the angle adjustment device is configured to finely adjust the polarization direction of the microwave antenna.

13 . The antenna angle adjustment device according to claim 12 , wherein the angle adjustment device is configured to finely adjust the polarization direction of the microwave antenna within a range of ±5°.

14 . The antenna angle adjustment device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive member and the driven member have a constant transmission ratio greater than 1.

15 . The antenna angle adjustment device according to claim 14 , wherein the drive member and the driven member have a constant transmission ratio greater than 3.

16 . An antenna fitted with the antenna angle adjustment device according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Commscope Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Su Zicheng
• Chen Yali

Classifications

• H01Q1/12

  Supports; Mounting means · CPC title

• H01Q3/08 Primary

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

• H01Q1/246

  specially adapted for base stations · CPC title

• H01Q3/04 Primary

  for varying one co-ordinate of the orientation · CPC title

• H01Q1/125

  Means for positioning · CPC title