Multi-band active antenna

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9799942-B2
Application number	US-201514866480-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 25, 2015
Priority date	Mar 27, 2013
Publication date	Oct 24, 2017
Grant date	Oct 24, 2017

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a multi-band active antenna, including a broadband antenna, a combiner, and an active module, where a concave window is disposed on an enclosure frame of the broadband antenna, and a first port of the broadband antenna is disposed in the window; the combiner is removably connected to the window, and a first port of the combiner is connected to the first port of the broadband antenna; and a mounting kit is disposed on the enclosure frame of the broadband antenna, and the active module is removably connected to the mounting kit and a first port of the active module is connected to a second port of the combiner by a conducting wire.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multi-band active antenna, the multi-band active antenna comprising
a broadband antenna, wherein a concave window is disposed on an enclosure frame of the broadband antenna, and a first port of the broadband antenna is disposed in the window;
a combiner removably plug-connected into the window, and a first port of the combiner is electrically connected to the first port of the broadband antenna;
an active module, wherein a first port of the active module is electrically connected to a second port of the combiner, and wherein the combiner is configured to synthesize signals of multiple frequency bands respectively amplified by multiple active modules into a synthesized signal, and to send synthesized signal to the broadband antenna; and
a mounting kit disposed on the enclosure frame of the broadband antenna, wherein the active module is removably connected to the mounting kit.

2. The multi-band active antenna according to claim 1 , wherein an antenna port of the broadband antenna is disposed on an external surface of the broadband antenna;
wherein the first port of the active module is electrically connected to the antenna port; and
wherein an intermediate port connected to the antenna port is disposed in the window, where the intermediate port is electrically connected to the second port of the combiner.

3. The multi-band active antenna according to claim 1 , wherein the active module comprises a first active module and a second active module;
wherein the first active module is removably connected to a first mounting kit disposed on the enclosure frame of the broadband antenna;
wherein the second active module is removably connected to a second mounting kit disposed on the enclosure frame of the broadband antenna;
wherein a first port of the first active module is electrically connected to the second port of the combiner; and
wherein a first port of the second active module is connected to an antenna port disposed on an external surface of the broadband antenna by a second conducting wire, wherein the antenna port is electrically connected to an intermediate port disposed in the window, and wherein the intermediate port is electrically connected to a third port of the combiner.

4. The multi-band active antenna according to claim 3 , wherein the second active module comprises at least one active sub-module;
wherein the second mounting kit disposed on the enclosure frame of the broadband antenna comprises at least one sub-mounting kit;
wherein the antenna port disposed on the external surface of the broadband antenna comprises at least one group of antenna ports;
wherein the intermediate port disposed in the window comprises at least one intermediate port;
wherein the third port of the combiner comprises at least one input sub-port;
wherein the at least one active sub-module is installed on the at least one sub-mounting kit in a one-to-one manner;
wherein a first port of the at least one active sub-module is electrically connected to the at least one group of antenna ports in a one-to-one manner;
wherein the at least one group of antenna ports is electrically connected to the at least one intermediate port in a one-to-one manner; and
wherein the at least one intermediate port is connected to the at least one input sub-port in a one-to-one manner.

5. The multi-band active antenna according to claim 3 , wherein the second active module comprises a first active sub-module and a second active sub-module;
wherein the first active sub-module is removably connected to a first sub-mounting kit of the second mounting kit disposed on the enclosure frame of the broadband antenna;
wherein a first port of the first active sub-module is electrically connected to a first group of antenna ports disposed on the external surface of the broadband antenna, wherein the first group of antenna ports is electrically connected to a first intermediate port disposed in the window, wherein the first intermediate port is connected to a first sub-port of the third port of the combiner;
wherein the second active sub-module is removably connected to a second sub-mounting kit of the second mounting kit disposed on the enclosure frame of the broadband antenna; and
wherein a first port of the second active sub-module is electrically connected to a second group of antenna ports disposed on the external surface of the broadband antenna, wherein the second group of antenna ports is electrically connected to a second intermediate port disposed in the window, and wherein the second intermediate port is electrically connected to a second sub-port of the third port of the combiner.

6. The multi-band active antenna according to claim 5 , wherein the window is disposed in an intermediate position of the enclosure frame, the first mounting kit and the second sub-mounting kit are separately disposed in an upper half part of the enclosure frame and the first sub-mounting kit is disposed in a lower half part of the enclosure frame.

7. The multi-band active antenna according to claim 3 , wherein the multi-band active antenna further comprises a third active module, and wherein a first port of the third active module is electrically connected to a fourth port of the combiner.

8. The multi-band active antenna according to claim 7 , wherein the window is disposed in an intermediate position of the enclosure frame, the first mounting kit is disposed in an upper half part of the enclosure frame and the second mounting kit is disposed in a lower half part of the enclosure frame.

9. The multi-band active antenna according to claim 3 , wherein the intermediate port is connected to the third port of the combiner by a blind-mate connection mode or
by a cable.

10. The multi-band active antenna according to claim 1 , wherein the first port of the combiner is connected to one of a second port of the broadband antenna in blind-mate connection mode or the first port of the broadband antenna by a cable.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Pu Tao
• Xu Honggang
• Wu Yujiang
• Li Guopei

Classifications

• H10W90/753

  between laterally-adjacent chips · CPC title

• H01Q5/00

  Arrangements for simultaneous operation of antennas on two or more different wavebands, e.g. dual-band or multi-band arrangements (combinations of separate active antenna units operating in different wavebands and connected to a common feeder system H01Q21/30) · CPC title

• H01L2224/45099

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01Q1/12 Primary

  Supports; Mounting means · CPC title

• H01L24/48

  Electricity · mapped topic