CN103915674B

CN103915674B - Radio and antenna equipment for providing wireless broadband Internet access

Info

Publication number: CN103915674B
Application number: CN201410045887.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: G·韦尔塔; J·李; H·M·陈; R·佩拉
Original assignee: You Beikuai Network Co
Current assignee: Uber Express
Priority date: 2013-02-08
Filing date: 2014-02-08
Publication date: 2018-08-14
Anticipated expiration: 2034-02-08
Also published as: CN103915674A

Abstract

The present invention provides a kind of radio and antenna equipment for providing wireless broadband Internet access.Wireless device for wireless transmission includes the angle for allowing to be installed to column or pallet and adjustment equipment（Such as height）Integrated adjustable frames.The equipment may include the compact array antenna for being configured to operate under such as 5.15 5.85GHz frequency bands and/or 2.40 2.48GHz frequency bands for having high-gain.Antenna emitter can separate with the plane comprising the antenna feed for connecting radiated element and in the plane that is also separated with ground plane.Aerial array can be included in together with radio control circuit system in the anti-weather shell of protectiveness.

Description

Radio and antenna equipment for providing wireless broadband Internet access

Technical field

Device described herein（Equipment and system）And manufacture and using their method relate generally to radio and Antenna equipment is configured to form the width of the part as the system for even accessing internet in relatively remote area Part with wireless system.Transmitting wireless station described herein, which can be configured for indoor and outdoor or indoor and outdoors, to be made With.

Background technology

Bundle media services（Such as the combination packet of TV, phone and broadband internet services）Successfully it is provided to Family with the wired connection to service provider network.There is no the family in the region of such wired connection（Such as not It can reach via such as conventional communications media of optics cable, copper cable etc and/or other technologies based on fixed conducting wire Customer in area）It can be for some services in these services（Such as broadband access）Dependent on fixed wireless services.It can To be equipped by effectively utilizing existing customer guard station（CPE）So that fixed wireless services more attract customer.

Particularly, there is exploitation and broadband is delivered to Conventional wide band（Such as wired or cable conveying）It is unavailable or impossible Remote and the insufficient area of service system growth demand.So far, in the insufficient area with underexploitation of service Convey high performance network it is challenging always, in default of can with enough flexibilities operate in order to provide client stations（Example Such as family or business site）With Internet Service Provider（Including wireless internet service provider）Between it is point-to-point and The durable and powerful system of point-to-multipoint delivery includes the system based on antenna.

In order to reduce the cost of such equipment, deficiency is even serviced so as to be supplied to reasonable prices Community, such antenna must be both reliable, is also easy to manufacture, and easy to use.In addition, these antenna must have suitably Sufficiently large bandwidth in frequency band.Further, these equipment must be compact, however with minimum beta radiation and other noises Source.

Ideally, such system will include user friendly equipment, these equipment include robust（Including being used in outdoor Qu Zhong）And the amplified broad band wireless device/antenna for being easily installed and using.It is described herein be can solve it is presented above The equipment and system of problem.

Invention content

Present invention relates in general to transmitting wireless stations, including wireless broadband radio.These devices, including equipment and System can be the wireless broadband Internet access equipment that can be configured to point-to-point or point-to-multipoint station.

These devices may include array antenna and be configured to control transmitting of the wide-band-message to antenna and from antenna With the control circuit system of reception.In general, being referred to as patch（patch）The array antenna of array antenna or paster antenna It can be formed by mutiple antennas radiating element, each element has radiating surface.Aerial array described herein can also by with It is set to and/or referred to as flat plane antenna or planar array antenna.

The control circuit system of transmitting wireless station may be adapted to use the stratiform for minimizing impedance mismatching using array antenna Printed circuit board operates.Transmitting wireless station can also include having pedestal（Such as bracket base（bracket mount））Shell Body, for the pedestal for device to be adjustably connected to holder, which may be coupled to column, wall, pallet（stand）Or appoint What other surfaces.Shell may be adapted to allow device aiming at such as another wireless broadband Internet access device, and shell also may be used Be suitable for so that once it is positioned, then it can be by its lock into place.In some variations, equipment lock into place may be made into portion Part becomes irreversibly deformed to assist in keeping positioning.Shell may include one or more antenna alignment features, including integrated Alcohol（Or bubble）Level meter, the level meter are a parts for external shell and can be adjusted or the people of positioning device sees See.

Shell can also allow one or more indicators in shell（Such as indicator light, LED etc.）Display It is visible in hull outside；This can allow do not damaging housings close（Such as it seals）In the case of operate equipment.For example, shell May include allowing sight indicator（Such as light）The transparent or opaque area transmitted by shell.

It should be understood that unless otherwise indicated, any feature described herein or element can be used alone or It is used in conjunction with any other feature described herein.Although discussed below be divided into（Such as paster antenna, shell are described Body, housing base etc.）Several sections it should be appreciated that this be for convenience's sake, and one section described in spy Sign can be used together with the device and method described in other sections.Device may include in these features some or it is complete Portion.

For example, this document describes transmitting wireless station, it can be configured as and passed for providing wireless broadband Internet access and data Defeated amplification of radiocommunication and antenna equipment, these equipment are configured for the interior as point-to-point or point-to-multipoint station And/or outdoor application.These equipment may include with integrated tiltable or tilting selectable holder or pedestal（Or The integrated connector for arriving holder or pedestal）Shell, have it is multiple（Such as 2,4,9 etc.）It is arranged in shell Paster antenna（Radiating element of antenna）Array antenna.In any device described herein, array antenna, which can have, to be contained It is multiple（Such as it is discrete）The layered structure of layer.Each antenna can be included radiating element of antenna by the layered structure（Also referred to as Patch radiation element is simply referred as radiating element）Paster antenna to be separated into the one or more from feeder single Only plane（Such as the antenna feed plate fed to multiple radiating elements, and/or each feeder line is presented to one or more radiating elements The more feeder lines sent）And the plane different from earth plate.Although usual array antenna described herein may include antenna spoke Penetrate element, each element has a radiating surface, wherein these radiating elements in the same plane, but described herein any In modification, some or all in these antenna radiating element can be placed in different planes.In general, described herein point Layer configuration is a kind of arrangement that array can be allowed more closely to be accumulated in xy dimensions（For example, radiating element can compare patch array Radiation wavelength half-wavelength also near-earth it is close to each other）.In addition, any antenna in patch/array antenna described herein can With the radiating surface for having size slightly different with patch radiation element, these elements, to prevent the same phase energy of reflection Interference operation.In addition to by radiating element, feed（feed）It is arranged in earthing or grounding means in different planes（Along z-axis）Except, Use with various sizes of radiating surface is and conventional arrays（Patch）Another difference of antenna, the conventional arrays day Array of the line typically with the whole identical radiating element of size.Any device described herein（Equipment and system）It can also With with identical（Or it is approximately the same）The array antenna of the radiating element of size is used together.Any connection to radiating element Positioning can be eccentric relative to the center of radiating surface.Each antenna feed is arrived between radiating surface and antenna feed Connection can be formed in the edge of radiating element or it can be at the more center of each antenna feed（But not in The heart）Position formed.Attachment between antenna feed and radiating element might be chosen such that radiating element can be close Ground is arranged.

In general, any antenna described herein can be used for emitting and/or receive wideband data.Therefore, any includes spoke The radiating element of reflective surface can be used for not only emitting but also receiving wideband data.In general, unless context is otherwise indicated, " transmitter " Or " receiver " can either be referred to as transmitter or receiver or be referred to as transceiver.

Device described herein usually can be resistance to/anti-weather and/or water, and may include that one or more is used for Control emits/receives the controller of broadband wireless data from antenna.The controller may be configured to allow to send and receive nothing Line width band signal.The controller can be hardware（Such as circuit system）, software and/or firmware（Including Reprogrammable/can match again The circuit system set）.For example, the controller can be with one or more, the example in common broadband transmission agreement in supporting industry Such as time division multiple acess（TDMA）Agreement or Carrier Sense Multiple Access（CSMA）Agreement, frequency division multiple access（FDMA）, CDMA （CDMA）Etc..These equipment may be configured to be placed in outside as the part of the system for wireless broadband transmission to exist Intermediate distance（Such as<1,3-5,5-10 etc. kilometers）Or over long distances（Such as tens of or several hundred kilometers）Upper transmission.At some In modification, these equipment can be advantageously configured to by Power over Ethernet（PoE）Power supply power supply.

Describe as discussed in more detail later, in some variations, these equipment be configured to indoors, it is outdoor or outdoor With indoor use, and it may be adapted to lasting outdoor application.For example, these equipment can be anti-weather, resistance to weather, it is anti- Water, water-fast, etc..In some variations, these equipment are configured for indoor use, and thus may be adapted to so that They do not include the feature of resistance to/anti-weather or water.

Array antenna device described herein is properly termed as stack-up array antenna or compact array antenna, because they can To be arranged to the emitter surface tightly accumulated in one or more feed surfaces.Any antenna in these antenna can Include with the emitter/receiver battle array being compactly arranged in above antenna feed and earth plate for high-speed radiocommunication The array antenna for wireless transmission of row.These high-gain equipment may be configured in such as 5.15-5.85GHz frequency bands And/or it is operated under any appropriate frequency band of 2.40-2.48GHz frequency bands etc.Antenna emitter, which is arranged in, connects radiated element Individual plane above to the antenna feed of radio circuitry（Or multiple planes）It is interior.Antenna feed be placed in transmitter with Between ground plane.The aerial array is configured to both horizontal and vertical polarization operation.Described device can be with It is configured for Low ESR mismatch and can have the high-gain relative to very small and compact overall shape.

The paster antenna for including usually as the part of these equipment be properly termed as layering, such as tool there are three or More neighbouring planes, wherein patch radiation element be in above the first plane or within, first plane is neighbouring including day Line feed（Or multiple feeds）The second plane（And above the second plane）, which also is adjacent to include earth plate/flat The third plane in face（And above third plane）.For quoting these planes（Such as first plane, the second plane, third are flat Face）Number can be different；In general, patch radiation element is arranged in the plane farthest from ground plane（Or multiple planes） Interior, antenna feed is arranged in mid-plane.

Paster antenna can also be characterized as being with multiple radiating elements（Antenna/patch radiator）；With these antenna spoke That penetrates in the corresponding radiating surface of element some or all can be different shape and/or size.For example, antenna（Such as " patch "）The total surface area of the radiating surface of radiating element and the dimension of antenna feed can differ slightly from one another（And it can To be different from average value or average-size）.For example, the whole of patch radiation element（Or subset）Total surface area can be according to Between about the 0.01% and about 20.00% of average surface area（Such as 0.1%-20%, 0.1%-15%, 0.1%-10%, 0.1%-5%, 1%-5% etc.）Between amount it is different from other patch radiation elements.Therefore, for general rectangular（Including square）Patch For radiating element, the width and/or length of each patch radiation element can differ slightly from one another and/or with its in array The width and/or length of his patch radiation element are slightly different.In some variations, width and/or length（Emitting surface is put down Two dimensions in face）It can change with the percentage of the radiation half-wavelength of paster antenna.For example, width and/or length can With according to about 20% of the radiation half-wavelength less than paster antenna（Such as 15%, 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%）And change.Radiation wavelength itself can be a range, and therefore each in patch radiation element or subset （Such as 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%）Surface area dimension can fall within the scope of certain value.The size of antenna radiating element （And the shape/size of antenna feed）Variation can prevent in the case that it is other may cause device performance degenerate same phase Reflected energy summarizes.However, some in antennae variations described herein include the approximately uniform antenna spoke of size and shape Penetrate element.

In some variations, the radiating surface in the multiple radiating element of antenna has a certain number of different surfaces Product.For example, radiating surface can have the different shape and/or surface area around particular value；For example, in these radiating surfaces The diameter of each can change relative to each other, but each radiating surface has the radiation half-wavelength less than paster antenna About 20.0% diameter of value.In some variations, the multiple patch radiation element has the radiation of multiple and different surface areas Surface, these surface areas according between about 0.1% and 20.0%, between about 0.1% and 10.0%, between about Amount between 0.1% and 5.0% etc. is different from each other.

In general, the dimension and shape of antenna feed can be heterogeneous.For example, forming the trace of antenna feed and unlimited In straight and/or parallel line.In some variations, the whole in the antenna feed or some have change along length Width（Wherein length and width is the dimension in the plane of antenna feed）.Each antenna feed can have in third plane There is different surface areas.Alternatively, different antenna feed can have very different shape, including wider along length Or narrower region；The variation can be continuous（Such as the bending of trace or angled side）Or they can be with It is continuous（Step）.In some variations, each antenna feed can have the length and width extended in third plane, And wherein at least half antenna feed, width changes along length.It is referred to as feeder line, connection herein The feeder of device feeder line, antenna feed and/or microstrip line can refer to the conductive connector between radiating element, including antenna picture Line on plane.

For example, this document describes patch array antennas comprising：Earth plate in first plane；Above first plane Mutiple antennas radiating element, wherein each in these antenna radiating element exist with radiating surface and these radiating surfaces Extend above first plane（And wherein these antenna radiating element can extend in the same plane or in Different Plane）； The antenna feed in third plane between first plane and radiating surface；And the more feeder lines extended from third plane, In every feeder line radiating element of antenna is connected to antenna feed.As previously mentioned, any day in these paster antennas Line can be configured to serve as the part of radio and antenna equipment for providing wireless broadband Internet access, and the equipment is configured to use Make point-to-point or point-to-multipoint station.

Antenna feed can include mutiple antennas feed area in third plane.Antenna feed can be single plate（Antenna Present plate）.In some variations, antenna feed plate is divided into not same district, such as different feeds area.Antenna feed plate can be cut with Just multiple paths of the length along plate are provided, wherein same district does not form different paths.Antenna feed usually may include two Connection, a vertical polarization connection are connected with a horizontal polarization.

If antenna feed is divided into antenna feed source region, these regions can be different shape and size.Example Such as, antenna feed may include mutiple antennas feed area, each antenna feed source region have the length extended in third plane and Width, and wherein at least some antenna feeds, width changes along length.Antenna feed may include multiple days Line feed area, each antenna feed source region have the length and width extended in third plane, and wherein at least half For antenna feed, width changes along length.

As previously mentioned, in general, antenna feed may include being connected to the vertical polarization of the first radio connection point Feed is connected and to the horizontal polarization feed connection of the second radio connection point.

Each in radiating element of antenna is connected to antenna feed by feeder line, which extends from antenna feed plane To radiating element of antenna plane.In some variations, the more feeder lines include more inclination feeder lines, wherein every inclination feeder line The side of radiating element of antenna is connected to antenna feed.Tilting feeder line can be in z-axis in antenna feed and antenna element It is at an angle of and extends between part.In some variations, feeder line is vertically or substantially perpendicularly（Relative to the third plane +/- several years Vertically）Radiating element is extended to from antenna feed.

For example, the more feeder lines in device can be：More inclination feeder lines, wherein every tilts feeder line and will come from institute The edge for stating a radiating element of antenna of mutiple antennas radiating element is connected to antenna feed；And/or more cylindrical feeder lines, Wherein every cylindrical feeder line is in the radiometer relative to a radiating element of antenna from the multiple radiating element of antenna The radiating element of antenna is connected to antenna feed at the eccentric position of face.

In general, antenna feed can be by single metal（Such as conductive metal）Piece is formed.Feeder line can be by identical material（Example Such as metal）It is formed.In some variations, feeder line is fused to antenna feed or is integrally formed with antenna feed by feeder line. In some modifications, in the multiple radiating element of antenna, antenna feed and more feeder lines each or all by single Sheet metal is formed.For example, radiating element of antenna, antenna feed and more tilt feeder line by monolithic tin-coated steel, brass or copper It is formed.

It is that although radiating surface typically can be above first and third plane and typically with first and third plane Parallel single plane（Such as second plane）Interior extension, but in some variations, in the multiple radiating element of antenna The radiating surface of each radiating element of antenna extends in square multiple planes on the first plane.These planes（Such as first is flat Face, the second plane and third plane）In each be different, and can according to for example between about 2mm with about Discrete magnitude between 20mm is separated from each other.For example, the first plane can according between about 1mm and about 10mm amount with Third plane separates, and wherein the second plane is separated according to amount and the third plane between about 1mm and about 10mm.

The surface area of radiating element（Such as size and surface dimension）Can be uniform or for all aerial radiations Element is identical；In some variations, the radiating surface of at least some of the multiple radiating element of antenna radiating element of antenna Surface area can be according to the amount in about the 20.0% of the average surface area of the radiating surface in the multiple radiating element of antenna Change relative to each other.For example, at least some of the multiple radiating element of antenna radiating element of antenna can have difference Shape and surface area.In some example, the spoke of at least some of the multiple radiating element of antenna radiating element of antenna The surface area of reflective surface can be according to about the 0.1% of the average surface area of the radiating surface in the multiple radiating element of antenna Change relative to each other with the amount between 20.0%.In some variations, the radiating surface of the multiple radiating element of antenna has According to the radiating surface in the multiple radiating element of antenna average surface area about 0.1% and 10.0% between amount each other The different surfaces of variation accumulate.The multiple radiating element of antenna can have to be become each other according to the amount between about 0.1% and 5.0% Multiple radiating surfaces of the different surfaces product of change.

Any an appropriate number of radiating element of antenna can be used, especially includes n x m radiating element of antenna arrays.Example Such as, the multiple radiating element of antenna may include four radiating element of antenna（Such as 2x2 arrays）.The multiple aerial radiation Element is by nine radiating element of antenna（Such as 3x3 arrays）Composition.

In general, the antenna gain of array antenna described herein can be between about 15dB and about 20dB.It is any The bandwidth of these antenna can be between about 5.15-5.85GHz（Such as " 5GHz antennas "）；Alternatively or additionally, The bandwidth of antenna can be between about 2.40-2.48GHz（Such as " 2GHz antennas "）.

For example, a kind of patch array antenna may include：Earth plate in first plane；The Fang Yan in or on the second plane The mutiple antennas radiating element stretched, wherein the second plane side, and wherein each radiating element of antenna in addition on the first plane With the radiating surface extended parallel to the second plane；The antenna feed in third plane between first and second planes, The antenna feed includes being connected to the vertical polarization feed of the first radio connection point to be connected and to second and be wirelessly electrically connected The horizontal polarization feed of contact connects；And more feeder lines, wherein every feeder line will be from the multiple radiating element of antenna Radiating element of antenna is connected to antenna feed.Such patch array antenna can configuration as discussed herein and description.Example Such as, patch array antenna may include the radiating surface extended in the second plane.

The antenna feed can be in third plane（Such as antenna feed source region）Interior includes mutiple antennas feed.Described more Feeder line can be selected from such group, which includes：More inclination feeder lines, wherein every tilts feeder line and will come from the multiple antenna The edge of one radiating element of antenna of radiating element is connected to antenna feed；And more cylindrical feeder lines, wherein every circle Cylindricality feeder line is in the position of the radiating surface bias relative to a radiating element of antenna from the multiple radiating element of antenna The radiating element of antenna is connected to micro-strip feed by the place of setting.

In described any modification, neighbouring radiating element of antenna is according to the radiation wavelength less than patch array antenna The amount of half be separated from each other.

A kind of patch array antenna may include：Earth plate in first plane；Mutiple antennas radiating element includes each Radiating surface, wherein these radiating surfaces extend in square the second plane on the first plane；Between first and second planes Antenna feed in third plane, the antenna feed include be connected to the first radio connection point vertical polarization feed connect with And it is connected to the horizontal polarization feed connection of the second radio connection point；And extend to more of radiating surface from third plane Feeder line, wherein the more feeder lines are selected from such group, which includes：More inclination feeder lines, wherein every tilts feeder line by one The edge of a radiating element of antenna is connected to antenna feed；And more cylindrical feeder lines, wherein every cylindrical feeder line is in phase For the radiating element of antenna is connected to micro-strip feed at the radiating surface eccentric position of a radiating element of antenna.

As previously mentioned, earth plate can not include dielectric substance.For example, earth plate may include metal（Example Such as conductive metal）, which includes stainless steel.In some variations, earth plate can be by being stamped and formed out, and patch radiates Each in element DC can be grounded by being connected to ground plane/plate（For lightning/EMI protections）.Connection can be with By weld etc. or by such as screw engage etc other fix by formed.The connection can also be by paster antenna Component is securely maintained at together.

As discussed above, in some variations, feeder line is configured to tilt feeder line.In general, tilting feeder line by patch Radiating element is connected to antenna feed.Tilt the edge that feeder line extends to antenna feed from the edge of each patch radiation element. Tilting feeder line can be referred to as tilting feeder line, be because they are with the certain angle of the adjacent plane relative to feeder（Allusion quotation Type<90 °, such as 30 °, 45 °, 60 ° etc.）Extend between these adjacent planes and patch radiation element.In some modifications In, although the plane between neighbouring patch radiation element where it（Such as " first " or "outside" plane）Interior distance may be small In the half of the radiation wavelength of paster antenna, but the still same phase of physical length between neighbouring radiating element（Such as approximate spoke Penetrate the distance of half-wavelength, a radiation wavelength etc.）.This is because actual range must be advanced to from patch radiation element plane It antenna feed plane and returns.For example, each patch radiation element may be coupled to neighbouring patch radiation element so that first Radiating element is connected to the second radiating element by the first inclination feeder line, antenna feed and the second inclination feeder line, to form patch Piece radiating element set, to tilt feeder line downward along first when the midpoint being measured as on the surface of the first patch radiation element Surface, along the surface of antenna feed, upwards along second tilt feeder line surface and back along the second patch radiate When the shortest distance between the surface of element, the distance between the midpoint of the first radiating element and midpoint of the second radiating element are close Like a radiation wavelength for being paster antenna.

Antenna feed may include vertical polarization input and horizontal polarization input.In some variations, the son of feeder Collection may be configured to the vertical polarization feeding network for being connected to radio connection point, and remaining feeder can be configured At the horizontal polarization feeding network for being connected to radio connection point.

Each different element of described device（Plane）It can link together so that antenna is steadily fixed on one It rises.For example, in some variations, each patch radiation element is connected by screw earth plate；Screw can be with earth plate electricity Isolation（Such as pass through insulating washer/gasket）.Antenna feed can be directly connected to radiating element and/or radio circuitry （Such as radio connection point）, and can also be connected via insulation（Such as screw, bar etc.）It is connected to earth plate.

In some modifications of paster antenna, the multiple patch radiation element, antenna feed and multiple inclination feeder lines All by monolithic such as metal（Including alloy）Etc appropriate conductive material formed.For example, the multiple patch radiation element, Mutiple antennas feed and multiple inclination feeder lines all can be by the single piece of material of such as tin-coated steel, brass or copper etc（Or appoint What his appropriate conductive material, including it is nonmetallic）It is formed.For example, radiating element and feeder line can be by the material punching presses.

As previously mentioned, antenna feed, earth plate and patch radiation element can be used for the suitable of antenna according to providing When the interval of bandwidth is separated from each other.For example, the first plane（The plane of earth plate）With the second plane（Patch radiation element is put down Face）It can be separated according to the amount between about 2mm and about 20mm.Similarly, ground plane can be according between about Amount and antenna feed plane between 1mm and about 10mm separate, and patch radiation element plane can be according between about Amount and antenna feed plane between 1mm and about 10mm separate.These planes are usually located adjacent one another, and in some variations It can be parallel to each other or at least non-intersecting in the dimension of aerial array.

In some instances, a kind of patch array antenna includes：Earth plate in first plane；Above first plane Multiple patch radiation elements in two planes, wherein each patch radiation element has the radiometer extended in the second plane Face is wherein separated from each other adjacent to patch radiation element according to the amount of the half of the radiation wavelength less than paster antenna in addition；First And the mutiple antennas feed in the second third plane between plane；And more inclination feeder lines, wherein every inclination feeder line will The side of patch radiation element is connected to antenna feed.

In other instances, a kind of patch array antenna includes：Earth plate in first plane；Above first plane Multiple patch radiation elements in two planes, wherein each patch radiation element has the radiometer extended in the second plane Face, and there is wherein the multiple patch radiation element the radiating surface of multiple and different surface areas, these surface areas to press in addition It is different from each other according to the amount between about 0.1% and 20.0%；Multiple days in third plane between first and second planes Line feed, wherein each antenna feed has the length and width extended in third plane, and wherein at least half For antenna feed, width changes along length, and wherein each antenna feed has different surfaces in third plane in addition Product；And more inclination feeder lines, wherein every tilts feeder line and the side of patch radiation element is connected to antenna feed.

In another particular instance, a kind of patch array antenna includes：Earth plate in first plane, the wherein ground connection Plate does not include dielectric；Multiple patch radiation elements in the second plane above first plane, wherein each patch radiation element Part has the radiating surface that extends in the second plane, and in addition wherein the multiple patch radiation element have it is multiple and different The radiating surface of surface area, these surface areas are different from each other according to the amount between about 0.1% and 20.0%；First and second The mutiple antennas feed in third plane between plane, wherein each antenna feed has the length extended in third plane And width, and wherein at least half antenna feed, width changes along length, in addition wherein each antenna feed There is different surface areas in third plane；And more inclination feeder lines, wherein every tilts feeder line by patch radiation element Side be connected to antenna feed；Wherein each patch radiation element is connected to neighbouring patch radiation element so that the first radiation Element is connected to the second radiating element by the first inclination feeder line, antenna feed and the second inclination feeder line, to form patch spoke Element set is penetrated, to the table for tilting feeder line downward along first when the midpoint being measured as on the surface of the first patch radiation element Face, along the surface of antenna feed, upwards along the surface of the second inclination feeder line and back along the second patch radiation element Surface between the shortest distance when, the distance between the midpoint of the first radiating element and the midpoint of the second radiating element are approximately One radiation wavelength of paster antenna；The subset of wherein antenna feed is configured to connect to the vertical polarization of radio connection point Feed network, and remaining antenna feed is configured to connect to the horizontal polarization feed of radio connection point；Wherein each patch Piece radiating element is connected to earth plate by being grounded attachment.

It has been also described herein using any method device transmitting and receive broadband wireless data described herein.Therefore, This document describes the transmitting for the high-speed radiocommunication for using stack-up array antenna and receptions, including use the hair with compact Layout The method that the compact antenna of emitter/receiver array emits and receives wireless signal.Such as 5.15-5.85GHz frequency bands and/or Wireless signal under any appropriate frequency band of 2.40-2.48GHz frequency bands etc from antenna feed be transferred to the multiple transmitter/ Receiver.The feed is connected to radio connection point and can be connected to the multiple emitter/receiver therefrom, these Emitter/receiver is arranged in some plane being connected to radiated element above the antenna feed of radio connection point（Or it is more A plane）It is interior.Antenna feed is placed between transmitter and ground plane.Signal（Such as horizontal and vertical polarized signal）It can be from The multiple aerial radiation surface emitting.The method for also illustrating manufacture compact array antenna.

For example, a kind of method of transmitting wireless broadband data may include：Wideband data is transmitted to day from feed connection Line feed, wherein feed are connected to radio connection point；Wideband data is transmitted to from antenna feed along more feeder lines Mutiple antennas radiating element, wherein radiating element of antenna are placed within the second plane or top, which is in the Above the earth plate extended in one plane, wherein third of the antenna feed between the first plane and radiating element of antenna is flat in addition Extend in face, and the wherein described more feeder lines extend from third plane and are connected to radiating element of antenna；And from multiple Aerial radiation surface emitting wideband data, wherein each in the multiple radiating element of antenna includes the multiple antenna spoke One of reflective surface.

Usually transmission wideband data may include transmission vertical polarization wideband data and/or transmission horizontal polarization broadband number According to.For example, this method may include presenting horizontal polarization wideband data from the horizontal polarization for being connected to the second radio connection point Source connection is transmitted to antenna feed.This method may include that horizontal polarization wideband data is transmitted to more levels from antenna feed Polarize feeder line, and wherein horizontal polarization feeder line extends from third plane and is connected to radiating element of antenna.This method can also wrap Include and receive wideband data on aerial radiation surface, by the broadband data transmission to antenna feed, and via feed connection from Antenna feed is transmitted to radio connection point.

In any method described herein, the geometry of antenna can be as described above.For example, antenna feed Source can include mutiple antennas feed area in third plane.The more feeder lines may include more inclination feeder lines, wherein often Root tilts feeder line and the side of radiating element of antenna is connected to antenna feed.Radiating surface can extend in the second plane.The One plane and the second plane can be separated according to the amount between about 2mm and 20mm.First plane can be according between big Amount and third plane between about 1mm and 10mm separate, and wherein the second plane is according between about 1mm and 10mm Amount is separated with third plane.The surface area of the radiating surface of at least some radiating element of antenna can be according to the multiple day Amount in about the 20.0% of the average surface area of radiating surface in beta radiation element changes relative to each other.At least some institutes Different shape and surface area can be had by stating radiating element of antenna.The radiating surface of at least some radiating element of antenna Surface area can according to about the 0.1% of the average surface area of the radiating surface in the multiple radiating element of antenna and 20.0% it Between amount change relative to each other.The radiating surface of the multiple radiating element of antenna can have according to the multiple antenna spoke The different surfaces product that the amount penetrated between about the 0.1% and 10.0% of the average surface area of the radiating surface in element changes each other. Antenna feed may include mutiple antennas feed area, and each antenna feed source region has the length extended in third plane and width Degree, and wherein at least some antenna feeds, width changes along length.Antenna feed may include mutiple antennas Feed area, each antenna feed source region have the length and width extended in third plane, and wherein at least in a day or two For line feed, width changes along length.The more feeder lines can be selected from such group, which includes：More tilt feedback Line, wherein every tilts feeder line and the edge of a radiating element of antenna from the multiple radiating element of antenna is connected to day Line feed；And more cylindrical feeder lines, wherein every cylindrical feeder line is relative to from the multiple radiating element of antenna A radiating element of antenna radiating surface eccentric position at the radiating element of antenna is connected to antenna feed.Antenna feed Source can be formed by single metal piece.The multiple radiating element of antenna, antenna feed and Duo Gen feeder lines can be by single metals Piece is formed.The multiple radiating element of antenna, antenna feed and Duo Gen feeder lines all can be by monolithic tin-coated steel, brass or copper shapes At.The multiple radiating element of antenna can be made of four radiating element of antenna.The multiple radiating element of antenna can be by Nine radiating element of antenna compositions.

The gain of the wideband data of transmission can be between about 15dB and about 20dB.Transmitting and the broadband number received According to bandwidth can be between about 5.15-5.85GHz.The bandwidth of transmitting and the wideband data received can be between about Between 2.40-2.48GHz.

In some variations, the method for the transmitting and reception broadband wireless data may include：By vertical polarization broadband Data are transmitted to antenna feed from the connection of vertical polarization feed, and wherein vertical polarization feed is connected to the first radio connection Point；Horizontal polarization wideband data is transmitted to antenna feed from the connection of horizontal polarization feed, wherein horizontal polarization feed connection connects It is connected to the second radio connection point；Vertical polarization wideband data is transmitted to along more vertical polarization feeder lines from antenna feed more A radiating element of antenna；Horizontal polarization wideband data is transmitted to mutiple antennas from antenna feed along more horizontal polarization feeder lines Radiating element；Wherein radiating element of antenna is placed within the second plane or top, second plane are in the first plane Above the earth plate of extension, wherein prolong in third plane of the antenna feed between the first plane and radiating element of antenna in addition It stretches, and the wherein described more feeder lines extend from third plane and are connected to radiating element of antenna；And from mutiple antennas spoke Reflective surface emission level and vertical polarization wideband data, wherein each in the multiple radiating element of antenna includes described more One of a aerial radiation surface.This method can also include that wideband data is received on aerial radiation surface, and by the broadband Data transmission is to antenna feed.This method can also include receiving wideband data on aerial radiation surface, by the wideband data It is transmitted to antenna feed and is connected from antenna feed via vertical polarization feed and be transmitted to the first radio connection point.This method Can also include receiving wideband data on aerial radiation surface, by the broadband data transmission to antenna feed and via level Polarization feed connection is transmitted to the second radio connection point from antenna feed.

By and large, it is also described herein（Individually or as the part of the device including shell）It is formed and/or is made The method for making patch antenna array.For example, this document describes the method for manufacture patch array antenna, this method includes：By single Sheet metal forms multiple patch radiation elements, mutiple antennas feed and more inclination feeder lines so that the multiple patch radiation Element is arranged in the first plane, and the multiple antenna feed is arranged in the second plane neighbouring with the first plane, and And each patch radiation element is by tilting the one or more antenna feeds of feeder line connection described in one or more；And it will Patch radiation element is connected to earth plate, and the wherein earth plate is in the third plane neighbouring with the second plane.

As mentioned above, in some variations, the single metal piece includes monolithic tin-coated steel, brass or copper.

The step of patch radiation element is connected to earth plate may include that patch radiation element is connected to non-dielectric Earth plate.For example, both can pass through welding, screw engagement etc. connection.

The forming step may include by the multiple patch radiation element of single metal piece punching press, the multiple antenna Feed and the more inclinations feeder line.In some variations, the forming step includes bending the inclined single metal The multiple antenna feed is placed in the second plane by piece so that the multiple patch radiation element to be placed in the first plane, Described more tilt feeder line and connect the multiple patch radiation element and the multiple antenna feed.The punching press and/or bending It can be executed in same steps（Such as use plug, punching machine etc.）Or they can be executed separately.

In some variations, the forming step includes forming described more to tilt feeder line and the multiple patch radiation element Bending and formation between part tilt the bending between feeder line and the multiple antenna feed.

The forming step can also include that multiple patch radiation elements with different surfaces product are formed in the first plane Part, these surface areas change according to the amount between about 0.1% and 20% each other as described above.

Paster antenna usually may be embodied in shell, which is configured to adjustably and reliably keep equipment On pedestal.The pedestal can a part disposed within or outdoor and may be used as overall system.Therefore, this document describes Adjustable inclination shell, array antenna and bracket base with flattened dome shape.For example, the radio for wireless transmission is set Standby may include the angle for allowing to be installed to column or pallet and adjustment equipment（Such as height）Integrated adjustable frames.It should Equipment may include having being configured under such as 5.15-5.85GHz frequency bands and/or 2.40-2.48GHz frequency bands of high-gain The compact array antenna of operation.Antenna emitter can be arranged in be separated with the plane comprising the antenna feed for connecting radiated element And in the plane also separated with ground plane.Aerial array can be anti-included in protectiveness together with radio control circuit system In weather shell.

In some variations, equipment described herein includes：Disc-shaped housing body, with flattened dome shape proparea and with collection At bracket base back of the body area；Mutiple antennas is maintained in shell and across the surface layout in shell into paster antenna；With And holder, it is configured to couple to column, which is further configured to engage with bracket base, wherein the holder and holder Pedestal cooperation fixes multiple selectable position of shell relative to the differing tilt angles of holder to be formed.

Shell can be at least one（Before such as）Flattened dome is configured on side.The shape can be allowed for institute The spatial distribution of mutiple antennas is stated in the plane in shell（Such as with the two-dimensional diffusion pattern in shell, such as box mode）. The back side of shell can be it is flat, flattened dome shape etc., and typically comprise integrated bracket base area.Proparea and Back of the body area can fix（Such as sealing, welding, plastically welding etc.）Together so as to closed antenna and any electronic device, example Such as it is used to control the controller of the operation of antenna.

In some variations, equipment includes being configured to secure the stand to the lock of shell.Lock can be holder and shell Between connector（Such as it is clasped or snap engagement connector）Or it can be by holder and bracket base Equipment is installed to the frenulum of column, bar etc. by the combination of one or more windows（tie）（Such as slide fastener system connects）Pass through the window Mouthful.

In some variations, bracket base includes ball seat and Threaded clamp.Threaded clamp can be assembled for example（Pass through screw Engagement）On ball seat.Tightening Threaded clamp can be by the ball of holder（Such as spherojoint）Position be locked in socket.It is additional Locking mechanism can by including.

In general, shell may be configured to it is resistance to weather, water-fast, waterproof and/or around the multiple antenna and/or The waterproof case of controller.

Holder（Or pedestal）It is commonly configured to equipment being fixed to column or bar.For example, holder may include being configured At the concave column installing zone connected at least partly around column.Bracket base is typically coupled to holder so that shell and holder Between angle of inclination（And thus equipment install when angle of inclination）It can be arranged and/or adjust with a certain range.One In a little modifications, which can be selected from multiple precalculated positions.For example, holder and bracket base can cooperate so as to formed with Multiple selectable position of shell are fixed relative to the differing tilt angles for extending beyond about 20 ° of ranges of holder.Holder and Bracket base can cooperate so as to formed according between tilt about 10 ° with inclination about 3 ° between amount separate it is multiple optional Select position.

In some variations, shell includes integrated and visible level meter element, which shows shell relative to ground Horizontal line（Gravity）Angle/level.

In general, holder is engaged with integrated bracket base.For example, in some variations, bracket base may include holder Frame enters elongate curved channel therein.Holder may include the fastening straight-through portion being configured to by for the frenulum fixed to column Point（pass-through）.In some variations, back zone includes the fastening for being configured to the straight-through part of fastening with holder and being aligned Straight-through part.

In some variations, holder is including the use of ball made of integrated bracket base（Form spherojoint）.

As previously mentioned, equipment may include having any amount of paster antenna（Such as 2,3,4,5 It is a, 6,7,8,9 etc.）Patch antenna array.For example, equipment may include（Such as to fill the day in shell The two-dimensional model in the spaces 2D of line plate）Across at least four paster antennas of the surface layout in shell.For example, these devices can be with Including any paster antenna described above.

Any equipment described herein may include Power over Ethernet（PoE）Port, the port can be on shell, shells It is interior or accessed by shell, and be configured to receive PoE cables.Therefore, which can pass through Power over Ethernet cable Data splitting/power cord power supply.

As mentioned above, any equipment described herein may include controller, which is connected to antenna simultaneously And it is configured to send wireless wide band signal and receives wireless wide band signal from paster antenna.For example, these equipment can wrap Controller is included, which is connected to paster antenna and is configured to use time division multiple acess（TDMA）Agreement sends and receives nothing Line width band signal.

In some variations, shell can also include the door of the inside for accessing disc-shaped housing body（Such as hinged, sliding Or swing door）.

For example, this document describes amplification of radiocommunication and antenna equipment, it is used to use broadband transmission agreement appropriate（Such as Time division multiple acess（TDMA）Agreement）Wireless broadband Internet access is provided.In some variations, which is configured for outdoor or is used for Outdoor/indoor use.The equipment can be configured to serve as point-to-point or point-to-multipoint station, which includes：Disc-shaped housing body, It includes the back zone with integrated bracket base and the proparea for being configured to flattened dome；Mutiple antennas is maintained at shell It is interior；Integrated circuit is connected to the multiple antenna and is configured to send and receive wireless wide band signal using antenna；With And holder, it is configured to couple to column, which is further configured to engage with bracket base, wherein holder and holder bottom Seat cooperates to form multiple optional obliquities of the shell relative to holder.

As mentioned above, tier array antenna usually may include the radiating element of antenna tightly accumulated, these days Beta radiation elements into intimate is accumulated so that the distance from the midpoint of radiating element to the midpoint of neighbouring radiating element is less than the patch battle array Array antenna（Tier array antenna）Radiation wavelength half.It should be understood that radiating element described herein（And radiometer Face）The two all emits and receives radiation（RF is radiated）.Pass through the company radiating element of antenna being arranged between radiating element Connect device（Antenna feed）In different planes, these elements can more tightly be accumulated.

For example, this document describes patch array antenna, the patch array antenna generally includes：Ground connection in first plane Plate；Mutiple antennas radiating element above first plane, wherein each radiating element of antenna has the one of side on the first plane The radiating surface extended in a or multiple planes；Mutiple antennas feedback in third plane between first plane and radiating surface Source；And more inclination feeder lines, wherein every tilts feeder line and the side of radiating element of antenna is connected to from the multiple day The antenna feed of line feed.The radiating surface of each radiating element of antenna of the multiple radiating element of antenna can be first Extend in the second plane above plane.First plane and the second plane can be according between about 2mm and about 20mm Amount separate.First plane can be separated according to amount and the third plane between about 1mm and about 10mm, and wherein Second plane is separated according to amount and the third plane between about 1mm and about 10mm.

At least some of the multiple radiating element of antenna radiating element of antenna can have different shapes and surface Product.For example, the surface area of the radiating surface of at least some of the multiple radiating element of antenna radiating element of antenna can be by According to the radiating surface in the multiple radiating element of antenna average surface area about 20.0% in amount become relative to each other Change.The surface area of the radiating surface of at least some of the multiple radiating element of antenna radiating element of antenna can be according to described Amount between about the 0.1% of the average surface area of radiating surface in mutiple antennas radiating element and 20.0% becomes relative to each other Change.In some variations, the radiating surface of the multiple radiating element of antenna has according in the multiple radiating element of antenna Radiating surface average surface area about 0.1% and 10.0% between amount change each other different surfaces product.It is the multiple Radiating element of antenna can have the multiple of the different surfaces product changed each other according to the amount between about 0.1% and 5.0% Radiating surface.

In general, as mentioned above, the dimension of antenna feed antenna can be irregular, and can be along its length Degree changes diameter.For example, each antenna feed can have a length and width extended in third plane, and wherein for For at least some antenna feeds, width changes along length.Each antenna feed can have to be extended in third plane Length and width, and wherein at least half antenna feed, width changes along length.Antenna feed can wrap Include the behavior that the irregular shape with not parallel side in length may be configured to optimize array antenna.

For any patch array antenna described herein, each radiating element of antenna may be coupled to adjacent antennas Radiating element so that first antenna radiating element is connected to the by the first inclination feeder line, antenna feed and the second inclination feeder line Two radiating element of antenna are measured as to work as on the surface of first antenna radiating element to form radiating element of antenna set Midpoint downward along first tilt feeder line surface, along the surface of antenna feed, upwards along second tilt feeder line table Face and when back along the shortest distance between the surface of the second radiating element of antenna, the midpoint of first antenna radiating element with The distance between the midpoint of second radiating element of antenna is approximately a radiation wavelength of paster antenna.

As previously mentioned, antenna described herein may be configured to both vertical polarization and horizontal polarization. For example, in any aerial array described herein, the subset of antenna feed, which may be configured to be connected to first, to be wirelessly electrically connected The vertical polarization feed network of contact, and remaining antenna feed is configured to connect to the horizontal pole of the second radio connection point Change feed.

In general, each radiating element of antenna is connected to earth plate by being grounded attachment.For example, each radiating element of antenna It is connected to earth plate by the ground connection attachment being eccentrically located relative to the radiating surface of the radiating element of antenna.

As previously mentioned, in manufacturing array antenna described herein, the multiple radiating element of antenna, Duo Getian Line feed and multiple inclination feeder lines can all be formed by single metal piece.For example, the multiple radiating element of antenna, Duo Getian Line feed and multiple inclination feeder lines can all be formed by monolithic tin-coated steel, brass or copper.

In some variations, the multiple radiating element of antenna is by can be arranged four aerial radiations of 2x2 arrays Element forms.In some variations, the multiple radiating element of antenna is by can be arranged nine aerial radiations of 3x3 arrays Element forms.

Such patch array antenna has been also described herein comprising：Earth plate in first plane；Above first plane The second plane in mutiple antennas radiating element, wherein each radiating element of antenna has the radiation that extends in the second plane Surface；The mutiple antennas feed in third plane between first and second planes；And more inclination feeder lines, wherein every is inclined The side of radiating element of antenna from the multiple radiating element of antenna is connected to from the multiple antenna feed by oblique feeder line The antenna feed in source.Adjacent antennas radiating element can according to the half of the radiation wavelength less than patch array antenna amount each other It separates.

Such patch array antenna has been also described herein comprising：Earth plate in first plane；Above first plane The second plane in multiple radiating surfaces, change relative to each other wherein radiating surface in the multiple radiating surface has Surface area；The mutiple antennas feed in third plane between first and second planes, wherein in the multiple antenna feed Each antenna feed there is the length and width that extends in third plane, and wherein in the multiple antenna feed At least half antenna feed for, width changes along length；And more inclination feeder lines, wherein every tilts feeder line by institute The side for stating the radiating surface of multiple radiating surfaces is connected to antenna feed in the multiple antenna feed.

As described above, any array antenna described herein can be by being formed as antenna feed by single piece of metal It is manufactured with radiating element of antenna.For example, a kind of method of manufacture patch array antenna may include step：By single metal piece Form mutiple antennas radiating element, mutiple antennas feed and multiple inclination feeder lines so that the multiple paster antenna radiating element It is arranged in the first plane and the multiple antenna feed is arranged in the second plane of neighbouring first plane, and is described more Each paster antenna radiating element of a radiating element of antenna is connected to one or more by tilting feeder line described in one or more A antenna feed；And radiating element of antenna is connected to earth plate, the wherein earth plate is in neighbouring second plane In third plane.The single metal piece can be monolithic tin-coated steel, brass or copper.

In general, the sheet metal can be formed by any mode appropriate.Formation may include by single metal piece punching press The multiple radiating element of antenna, the multiple antenna feed and the multiple inclination feeder line.Formation may include described in bending The multiple radiating element of antenna to be placed in the first plane and to be placed in the multiple antenna feed by single metal piece In second plane, described more tilt feeder line and connect the multiple radiating element of antenna and the multiple antenna feed.At some In modification, formation includes that the mutiple antennas radiating element with different surfaces product is formed in the first plane.Formation may include Formed mutiple antennas radiating element, wherein the surface area of the radiating element of antenna in the multiple radiating element of antenna according between Amount between about 0.1% and the 20.0% of the average surface area of radiating element of antenna in the multiple radiating element of antenna is opposite In changing each other.

Such device, including wireless broadband Internet access equipment is also described herein comprising all days as described above The antenna of line etc and both the control circuit systems typically formed in the stratiform PCB with multiple layers, wherein the day Impedance mismatching between line and circuit system is minimized.Although the equipment, technology and configuration, including dress described herein Set, can be used together with described aerial array, but they can also with including other（Such as tradition）Array antenna Any other antenna including non-array antenna is used together.

For example, this document describes the WiMAXs for minimizing the impedance mismatching between antenna input/output and stratiform PCB to connect Enter equipment, wherein the equipment includes：Antenna has the antenna port radio frequency thus extended（RF）Pin；Printed circuit board （PCB）Comprising first layer and multiple extra plays；Antenna contacts, and antenna port RF pins are electrically coupled to the first of PCB Layer, wherein antenna port RF pins pass through the extra play of PCB in the case of not formed electrical contact；And clear (area), On each layer in extra play in PCB, each clear (area) in each layer wherein in the extra play of PCB is according to more than big The amount four sides of about 0.5mm surrounds antenna port RF pins, and wherein clear (area) is substantially free of conductive material.

Clear (area) is usually in antenna port RF pins（For the input by antenna detection and/or the RF energy of transmitting/defeated Go out）It should not be formed in every layer of PCB of formed electrical connection.Clear (area) is typically free of conduction（Electricity and/or magnetic conduction） Material, such as conductive metal etc..Removing may include non-conductive（Such as it insulate）Material.In some variations, conduction is removed The air gap between adjacent layer is formed, and only includes the substrate material for this layer.

Multi-layer PCB can be used for increasing the area that can be used for connecting, and may include multiple conductive patterns of intralamellar part. Multi-layer PCB can be by bonding the intervenient several dual platens of insulating layer（Lamination）It is formed together.The quantity of layer can To be known as the quantity of individual conductive pattern.It is typically even number and includes two outer layers.Stratiform PCB usually has 4 and 8 Layer between a, but can also be made with almost 100 layers（Or it is more）PCB.Layer in PCB can be laminated to one It rises.By the via of stratiform PCB can penetrate entire plate either they can be only across several layers blind hole or bury Hole.One of one or more internal layers and superficial layer are connect by blind hole in the case where not penetrating entire plate.In buried via hole only connects Layer.

In multi-layer PCB, PCB may include the entire layer for being exclusively used in ground connection and power supply.Therefore, layer can be categorized into letter Number plane, power plane or ground plane.Sometimes, the different components especially on PCB need the feelings of different supply voltages Under condition, there is both power plane and the ground plane more than one.Stratiform PCB can also include that may be mounted at appointing for PCB Side or both sides, the surface mounting assembly being included in immediately below each other.

In general, in order to minimize impedance mismatching, PCB adjacent antennas end by the antenna port RF pins across stratiform PCB The region of mouth RF pins can be eliminated or avoid the conductive material of such as copper etc..The shape and size of removing can be with It is confirmed as higher than with a distance from the minimum clearing from the edge of pin（It is greater than 0.5, is more than 1.0, is more than 1.4, is more than 1.9 etc. Deng）.In some variations, each clear (area) forms square or rectangle region substantially free of conductive material.For example, each clear Except area can be surrounded according to more than about 0.5mm, more than about 1mm, more than about 1.5mm or the amount more than about 1.9mm Antenna port RF pins.

Any modification described herein can also include one or more grounding pins extended from earth plate（Such as in day Between line transmitter and stratiform PCB）.Grounding pin can be extended with adjacent antennas port RF pins.In some variations, it is grounded Pin is matched from antenna（The earth plate of antenna）The extra play for extending and passing through PCB.Each in grounding pin can also It is formed and is in electrical contact with first layer, or one or more extra plays with PCB（Including ground plane）Form electrical contact.Antenna contacts （It can extend from the antenna port RF pins in first layer）It may be configured so that its grounding lead not on the first layer Pass through between the electrical contact of foot pairing.This can be further minimized impedance mismatching.

As previously mentioned, antenna can be any array antenna appropriate, including patch array antenna, and it includes more A radiating element.

In some modifications of wireless broadband Internet access equipment, which includes that the second antenna port RF extended from antenna draws Foot, the pin pass through the extra play and are formed with first layer and be in electrical contact.Each layer in extra play may include around the Second clear (area) of two antenna port RF pins.For example, a kind of equipment may be configured so that antenna includes horizontal polarization（By One antenna port RF pins feed）And vertical polarization（It is fed by the second antenna port RF pins）.

In general, stratiform PCB may include being configured to control the circuit system for emitting and receiving wide-band-message from antenna. In some modifications, the only first layer of PCB and antenna port RF pins（Or any antenna port RF pins）Electricity is formed to connect It touches.

Stratiform PCB may include any amount of layer；Such as extra play（Each layer, which has, surrounds one or more of days One or more clear (area)s of line end mouth RF pins）It can comprise more than four layers.

Such wireless broadband Internet access equipment is also described herein, which includes：Antenna has the day thus extended Line end mouth radio frequency（RF）Pin；Printed circuit board（PCB）Comprising first layer and multiple extra plays；Antenna contacts, by antenna Port RF pins are electrically coupled to the first layer of PCB, and wherein antenna port RF pins are worn in the case of not formed electrical contact Cross the extra play of PCB；The grounding pin pairing extended from antenna, grounding pin pairing and the first layer of PCB are in electrical contact；And Clear (area) is on each layer in the extra play of PCB, each clear (area) in each layer wherein in the extra play of PCB According to more than about 0.5mm amount four sides surround antenna port RF pins, wherein clear (area) substantially free of conductive material, wherein Antenna contact does not pass through between grounding pin pairing.

Any clear (area) described herein can be rectangle（Including square）, round, ellipse, polygon etc., Substantially free of conductive material.Clear (area) can according to more than about 0.5mm, more than about 1mm, more than about 1.5mm, be more than The amount of about 1.9mm etc. surrounds antenna port RF pins.Under optimal cases, clear (area) can be in day on every layer of four sides It is more than at about 1.0mm around line end mouth RF pins.For example, it can be the square that approximation 3.8mm multiplies about 4.2mm to remove size Shape.

As previously mentioned, any of these equipment can comprise more than an antenna port RF pin, which also may be used Across the layer of PCB, to be in electrical contact until being formed, and clear (area) can be passed through in each non-wetting layer of PCB（It is not any Conductive material）Centre.For example, the equipment can also include the second antenna port RF pins extended from antenna, which wears It crosses the extra play and is formed with first layer and is in electrical contact, each layer wherein in extra play is included in the second antenna port RF and draws Extend the second clear (area) of at least 0.5mm around foot.

Any wireless broadband Internet access equipment described herein may include：Antenna comprising multiple radiating elements；First day Line end mouth radio frequency（RF）Pin extends from antenna；Second antenna port RF pins extend from antenna；Printed circuit board （PCB）Comprising first layer and multiple extra plays, wherein first antenna port RF pins are contacted with the first antenna on first layer Electrical contact, and wherein the second antenna port RF pins contact electrical contact, and wherein first with the second antenna on first layer It passes through extra play with the second antenna port RF pins but is not formed with extra play and be in electrical contact；Each layer in the wherein described extra play Include substantially free of conductive material and around first antenna port RF pins the first clear (area) and substantially free of conduction Material and around the second antenna port RF pins the second clear (area), wherein in the first and second clear (area)s each according to At least the amount of 0.5mm extends at four sides from antenna port RF pins.In some variations, each in the first and second clear (area)s It is a can be formed square or rectangle region, for example, in wherein the first and second clear (area)s each according to more than about 1mm, First or second antenna port RF pins are surrounded more than about 1.5mm or the amount more than about 1.9mm.

In some variations, which also includes that the slave antenna of neighbouring first antenna port RF pins extends and passes through First grounding pin of the extra play of PCB matches, and wherein first grounding pin matches each grounding pin and first of centering Layer forms electrical contact.As mentioned above, antenna contact may be configured so that when it extends in first layer not the Pass through between the electrical contact of the first grounding pin pairing on one layer.

In general, device described herein may include shell, which is configured to especially be configured to use in the device When as radio and antenna equipment for providing wireless broadband Internet access of point-to-point or point-to-multipoint station, this is helped The alignment of device.The equipment may be configured so that they can use integrated bracket base to install or be coupled to one Determine structure and/or surface（Such as wall, pallet, column, desk etc.）, the bracket base formed a part for shell and with In the holder connection for being held in place radio/antenna equipment.The device can also be configured so that it can be by Roughly adjusting/alignment, and be once appropriately aligned, downward lock into place.Lock into place may include to help equipment to protect Holding the mode of alignment makes equipment（Such as fixture base）The region for such as squeezing rib etc for good and all deforms.In general, setting It is standby to could also be adapted so that coarse adjustment utilize bracket base to be held in place when released still still with equipment So the abundant friction between easily adjustable holder is formed.In some variations, bracket base and holder be configured balling-up and Socket support pedestal/holder.

For example, this document describes be configured to serve as point-to-point or point-to-multipoint station for providing wireless broadband Internet access Radio and antenna equipment（Radio-integrated and antenna equipment）, the wherein equipment includes：Disc-shaped housing body, with flat circle Push up shape proparea and the back of the body area with integrated bracket base；Mutiple antennas transmitter is maintained in shell and is arranged to Array antenna；And holder, it is configured to support the equipment, which is further configured to engage with bracket base, In the holder and bracket base cooperation with formed with relative to the differing tilt angles of holder fix shell multiple optional positions It sets.

As previously mentioned, these equipment may include being integrated on shell and being mounted and/or adjust to set The spirit level that standby people sees（Or air-bubble level）.Bracket base may include ball seat and/or Threaded clamp.

The equipment can also include being configured to secure the stand to the lock of shell.As previously mentioned, holder can be with Spherojoint including arm and arm end；Locking ring can also be used to spherojoint being fastened in the ball seat of bracket base.

Any device described herein can also include one or more indicators, including such as lamp（LED）Etc position In in shell but pass through the visible optical indicator of housing wall.For example, described device（Equipment or system）It may include shell The interior visible optical indicator of the wall by shell.The wall of shell may be adapted to watch optical indicator.In some variations, The wall of shell or the region of wall are transparent.In other modifications, wall is translucent or partly translucent；It crosses It the region of optical indicator can be thinner than other regions of shell to allow light to be transmitted through shell in that region.Example Such as, the region of the wall of shell can be thinner than other regions of wall, and multiple lamps in shell can be visible by its.With in In shell but it can be allowed by the visible indicator of shell（Such as around circuit system and antenna）Maintain the close of shell Indicator is seen while envelope.In general, disc-shaped housing body can form the waterproof case around the multiple antenna emitter.

Any antenna described herein may be used as the portion of radio and antenna equipment for providing wireless broadband Internet access Point, which is configured to serve as point-to-point or point-to-multipoint station.For example, the multiple antenna emitter may include across shell Internal surface layout at array antenna at least four paster antennas, or across the surface layout in shell at array antenna At least nine paster antennas.

Any device described herein or equipment may be configured to use Power over Ethernet（PoE）, and therefore can be with Include the ports PoE that PoE cables/connector is received by shell.For example, the equipment may include for accessing disc-shaped housing body Lid, hatch, opening, the door of inside（Such as sliding door）Or shell allow access such as port of ports PoE etc in Front yard（atrial）Chamber.This lid can be removed and replaced, and any of lid and shell or the two may include being used for Cable（Such as PoE cables）The opening left.

As previously mentioned, holder may be configured to equipment being installed to any surface appropriate, including column or wall. For example, holder may include the concave column installing zone for being configured to connect at least partly around column.

In general, shell can also accommodate controller, which is connected to antenna emitter and is configured to from antenna Send and receive wireless wide band signal.Controller can be one or more circuits（Part including PCB）And/or firmware or soft Part.Controller may be coupled to antenna emitter and be configured to use time division multiple acess（TDMA）Agreement sends and receives wirelessly Broadband signal.

The radio for being used to provide wireless broadband Internet access and antenna equipment described above can also include：Disc-shaped housing body, It includes back zone and the proparea for being configured to flattened dome with integrated bracket base, and wherein bracket base includes ball seat； Air-bubble level is integrated into shell；Mutiple antennas transmitter, is maintained in shell, is arranged to array antenna；Control Circuit system is connected to array antenna and is configured to send and receive wireless wide band signal using array antenna；And Holder comprising arm in the end of arm there is spherojoint, the holder to be configured to support the equipment, wherein holder and holder Multiple optional obliquities that pedestal cooperates in order to provide shell relative to holder.

Be also described herein be configured to serve as point-to-point or point-to-multipoint station for providing wireless broadband Internet access Radio and antenna equipment, the equipment include：Disc-shaped housing body, with flattened dome shape proparea and with integrated bracket base Back of the body area；Air-bubble level is integrated into shell；Mutiple antennas transmitter, is maintained in shell, and across in shell Surface layout is at array antenna；And holder, it is used to install the equipment, which is configured to engage with bracket base, Wherein holder and bracket base cooperation may be selected in order to provide to fix the multiple of shell relative to the differing tilt angles of holder Position.

In general, holder is a kind of support, it may be configured to be attached to wall, column, pallet etc. to keep antenna.Antenna The pedestal or bracket base of the component part for being either formed as shell on shell can connect the antenna to holder.It can adjust The connection between holder and pedestal is saved to adjust position of the antenna relative to another antenna（Angle, direction, height, orientation Angle, zenith angle and/or elevation angle etc.）.In some modifications and especially spherojoint configuration, fixture（Such as annular holder）It can With for the chucking power between adjusting bracket and pedestal, and thus power of the locking antenna relative to the position of holder.The fixture It can especially be designed to allow with hand-tight solid.For example, can be in the first chucking power between 0.5kg the and 8kg power of application Connection in range between securing bracket and pedestal.

For example, a kind of wireless broadband Internet access equipment can be configured to point-to-point or point-to-multipoint station may include： Antenna；It is coupled to the shell of antenna, which includes bracket base, and wherein the bracket base includes ball seat；It is variable in ball seat Shape lock protrusion（Such as pressure ridge, squeeze buttons etc.）；Circuit system in shell and is connected to antenna and is configured Wireless wide band signal is sent and received at antenna is used；Holder comprising spherojoint, the wherein spherojoint are configured to be maintained at In the ball seat of bracket base, wherein the spherojoint has texturizing surfaces in addition；And fixture, it is configured to be fixed to holder Pedestal and spherojoint is maintained in ball seat using retentivity, wherein annular holder can with it is hand-tight be affixed to bracket base so as to Offer makes enough retentivities that pressure ridge becomes irreversibly deformed against the texturizing surfaces of spherojoint so that the pressure ridge of deformation It is interlocked with texturizing surfaces.

Any equipment described herein may include deformable locking projection, which can be used for by making bowing （Such as squeeze protrusion）So that the structure of deformation engages another surface to lock to assist in keeping the position of pedestal and can Adjustment base lock into place.In some variations, which can be pressure ridge, extruding protrusion, squeeze buttons etc..

In some variations, to form ratchet lock, ratchet lock allows to arrive clamp for fixture and bracket base engagement Bracket base, but prevent fixture from being unclamped from bracket base, unless engaging release hasp.For example, the wireless broadband Internet access Equipment can also include the gear teeth on bracket base, and the releasable pawl on these gear teeth joining jigs is to prevent fixture It is unclamped from bracket base.

Holder may include the support arm for being configured to be fixed to column, wall or pallet.

As previously mentioned, any of these modifications may include the deformable zone in such as extrudable area etc, this is variable Shape area can deform to lock the position of described device.For example, the device may include the pressure ridge in bracket base, this is squeezed Pressure ridge forms annulation in the ball seat of bracket base.Pressure ridge can have triangular-section.As previously mentioned, holder Pedestal can be integrally formed as a part for shell.

Any shell described herein can have flat disc shape or flat spherical surface（Such as saucer）Shape.The shape It can allow facility compact, and especially be very suitable for array antenna described herein, the array antenna can be with control Circuit system is assemblied in together in the wall of flat disc shell.

As previously mentioned, in some variations, holder and/or bracket base, which are suitable for having, increases friction zone, even if Fixture（Such as annular holder）The locking to make such as pressure ridge etc or deformable member deformation are not fastened fully downwards. For example, in the modification of spherojoint for including part as holder, the inside of spherojoint can be coarse or roughening （Such as with irregular surface, rough, more piece, pitted, rough etc.）.

Any of these devices（Equipment and system）There can be installation in the housing or on shell, such as form shell The bubble of the back side of flat disc（Alcohol）Level meter.Spirit level can be located at the top of back side, and can allow a ginseng According to the level meter adjusting position.

Antenna may include the array antenna with multiple patch radiation elements as discussed herein and described；Shell can To close the antenna.

The wireless broadband Internet access equipment that can be configured to point-to-point or point-to-multipoint station has been also described herein.These equipment May include：Shell, closed antenna and is configured to send and receive the circuit system of wireless wide band signal using the antenna System, which includes bracket base, and wherein the bracket base includes ball seat；Pressure ridge in ball seat；Holder is configured to attached It is connected to wall, column or pallet, which includes the spherojoint for being configured to be maintained in ball seat, and wherein the spherojoint has in addition Texturizing surfaces；Fixture is configured to be fixed to bracket base and spherojoint is maintained in ball seat using retentivity, In the fixture can be affixed to bracket base with hand-tight in order to provide being enough to allow the retentivity relative to holder adjustment housings, and Wherein spherojoint can be further locked in ball seat with hand-tight by the fixture admittedly, and make pressure ridge against spherojoint Texturizing surfaces become irreversibly deformed so that the pressure ridge of deformation is interlocked with texturizing surfaces.

Any feature of wireless broadband Internet access equipment described above may be embodied in the modification.For example, fixture and branch Frame pedestal can be engaged to form ratchet lock, and ratchet lock allows clamp to bracket base, but prevents fixture from branch Frame pedestal unclamps, unless engaging release hasp.In some variations, the equipment includes the gear teeth on bracket base, this Releasable pawl on a little gear teeth joining jigs is to prevent fixture from being unclamped from bracket base.

Pressure ridge can form annulation in ball seat, and radiation pattern or the two are either formed in ball seat.At some In modification, pressure ridge has triangular-section.Fixture may be configured to annular holder.In some variations, bracket base is whole Be formed as to body a part for shell.

The method using wireless broadband Internet access equipment has been also described herein.For example, the method using such equipment can be with Including positioning the method that can be configured to point-to-point or point-to-multipoint station wireless broadband Internet access equipment wireless broadband Internet access equipment. This method may include：Fixture is placed in the first end of holder, which includes spherojoint in the second end of holder, wherein should Spherojoint has texturizing surfaces；Spherojoint is placed in the ball seat of the bracket base for the shell for being connected to wireless broadband Internet access equipment In；Wireless broadband Internet access equipment is attached a jig to so that spherojoint to be maintained in ball seat；By making ball seat be connect relative to ball Head moves and adjusts the position of wireless broadband Internet access equipment；And the position of wireless broadband Internet access equipment is locked by fastening clips It sets, until the texturizing surfaces of the pressure ridge in the ball seat of bracket base against spherojoint become irreversibly deformed so that deformation Pressure ridge is interlocked with texturizing surfaces.

It is a kind of positioning wireless broadband Internet access equipment method can also include secure the stand to surface, column or pedestal.

It may include fastening clips that wireless broadband Internet access equipment, which is attached a jig to, so that spherojoint to be maintained in ball seat With the ratchet between joining jig and broadband access equipment, which allows clamp to bracket base, but prevents from pressing from both sides Tool is unclamped from bracket base, unless engaging release hasp.

The step of attachment clip may include partly fastening clips so that wireless broadband Internet access equipment is relative to holder Kept by spherojoint and ball seat to position-adjustable.

In general, the position for adjusting wireless broadband Internet access equipment may include will be in the shell of the wireless broadband Internet access equipment Antenna aims at another wireless broadband Internet access equipment.

Description of the drawings

Fig. 1 be configured for as point-to-point or point-to-multipoint station interior and/or outdoor application for carrying A kind of side perspective view of modification of amplification of radiocommunication and antenna equipment for wireless broadband Internet access.

Fig. 2 is the back perspective view of equipment shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is the top perspective of the base portion of equipment shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is from the section by Fig. 1 equipment shown in side.

Fig. 5 is the exploded view similar to a kind of modification of the transmitting wireless station of modification shown in Fig. 1-4.

Fig. 6 A-6D illustrate the positioning for the transmitting wireless station for being installed to column.

Fig. 7 A show the dorsal view of the transmitting wireless station of Fig. 6 A.

Fig. 7 B show the sectional view of the transmitting wireless station by Fig. 6 A.

Fig. 8 A-8D illustrate antenna plate（PCB）An example.

Fig. 9 A be configured for as point-to-point or point-to-multipoint station interior and/or outdoor application for carrying A kind of side perspective view of modification of amplification of radiocommunication and antenna equipment for wireless broadband Internet access, which, which has, is configured to The pedestal of ball and socket base.

Fig. 9 B are the back perspective view of equipment shown in Fig. 9 A.

Figure 10 A are the base portion of Fig. 9 A（Including ball pedestal）Side perspective view.

Figure 10 B are the perspective view of the locking ring of the ball and socket base for Fig. 9 A.

Figure 10 C show the ball of the pedestal in locking ring.

Figure 10 D are the ball pedestal and shell for showing Fig. 9 A-9B（Including socket）Assembling exploded view.

Figure 11 A and Figure 11 B respectively illustrate the side perspective view and side view of the antenna equipment of the equipment similar to Fig. 9 A, It shows the interior details of shell, including the array antenna accommodated in shell.

Figure 12 shows the exploded view of such as antenna of antenna of Fig. 9 A-9B etc comprising shell and paster antenna（Packet It includes the earth plate formed by the first material piece and patch radiation element array, antenna feed and is inclined by what the second material piece was formed Oblique feeder line）.

Figure 13 A illustrate an example of the paster antenna that can be contained in any device described herein；Shown in paste Chip antenna is the antenna with 4 patch 130mm configurations being assembled to as described herein and in the shell shown.

Figure 13 B show the side view of the antenna of Figure 13 A.

Figure 14 A show the replaceable view of the four patch paster antennas similar to modification shown in Figure 13 A.

Figure 14 B, Figure 14 C and Figure 14 D respectively illustrate side perspective view, side view and the exploded side of the antenna of Figure 14 A Perspective view.

Figure 15 A and Figure 15 B show the instruction such as performance of the 4-pol devices of device etc shown in Figure 13 A-13B Curve graph.

Figure 16 shows another modification for the paster antenna that can be used as described herein.Particularly, the patch Antenna may be configured to 9 patches（Nine emitting surfaces）180mm equipment.

Figure 17 is for the antenna with discussion shown in Figure 16（9 patch 180mm antennas）Side perspective view.

Figure 18 A and Figure 18 B show the performance of the 9-pol devices of device etc shown in instruction such as Figure 16-17 Curve graph.

Figure 19 is that a kind of back side of modification of transmitting wireless station is saturating（It is vertical）View.

Figure 20 is the dorsal view of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 19.

Figure 21 is the left view of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 19.

Figure 22 is the right view of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 19.

Figure 23 is the bottom view of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 19.

Figure 24 is the top view of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 19.

Figure 25 is saturating before the transmitting wireless station of Figure 19（It is vertical）View.

Figure 26 is the front view of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 19.

Figure 27 is that the back side of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 19 is saturating（It is vertical）View.

Figure 28 is the replaceable dorsal view of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 19.

Figure 29 is the replaceable left view of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 19.

Figure 30 is the replaceable right view of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 19.

Figure 31 is the replaceable bottom view of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 19.

Figure 32 is the replaceable top view of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 19.

Figure 33 is that the replaceable front of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 19 is saturating（It is vertical）View.

Figure 34 is the replaceable front view of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 19.

Figure 35 is that the back side of the transmitting wireless station for the holder for being not connected to shell is saturating（It is vertical）View.

Figure 36 is the dorsal view of the transmitting wireless station for the holder for being not connected to shell.

Figure 37 is the right view of the transmitting wireless station for the holder for being not connected to shell.

Figure 38 is the left view of the transmitting wireless station for the holder for being not connected to shell.

Figure 39 is the replaceable bottom view of the transmitting wireless station for the holder for being not connected to shell.

Figure 40 is the replaceable top view of the transmitting wireless station for the holder for being not connected to shell.

Figure 41 is that the back side of another modification of transmitting wireless station is saturating（It is vertical）View.

Figure 42 is the dorsal view of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 41.

Figure 43 is the left view of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 41.

Figure 44 is the right view of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 41.

Figure 45 is the bottom view of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 41.

Figure 46 is the top view of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 41.

Figure 47 is saturating before the transmitting wireless station of Figure 41（It is vertical）View.

Figure 48 is the front view of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 41.

Figure 49 is a kind of modification of the transmitting wireless station for being installed to column of transmitting wireless station etc shown in such as Figure 41.

Figure 50 A, which are shown, passes through transmitting wireless station（Wireless broadband Internet access equipment）Region section, wherein antenna is suitable for To be included in stratiform printed circuit board by the way that clear (area) will be conducted（PCB）Layer in and the mode that minimizes impedance mismatching be connected to The PCB, antenna connector pin（Antenna port RF pins）These layers of PCB are passed through before forming electrical contact.

Figure 50 B illustrate the top view in any layer of the region that antenna port RF pins are passed through before forming contact, It shows that conduction is removed.

Figure 50 C illustrate the top view in the region of layer, and wherein antenna port RF pins are connected with the antenna on this layer.

Figure 51 A show antenna（Such as array antenna）And the dorsal view of its stratiform printed circuit board being attached.

Figure 51 B and Figure 51 C show that antenna port RF pins do not form the view of the middle layer passed through in electrical contact.These Layer includes the clear (area) of the rectangular shape around pin（Dead zone）.

Figure 51 D illustrate array antenna and an example of its printed circuit board being attached.

Figure 52 A show that the another of the transmitting wireless station of the holder including integrated bracket base and with spherojoint becomes The bottom perspective view of type.

Figure 52 B and Figure 52 C show the different modifications similar to the transmitting wireless station of modification shown in Figure 52 A；In Figure 52 B In, the antenna in shell is small 4x4 array antennas；In Figure 52 C, the antenna in shell is slightly greater 3x3 arrays day Line.

Figure 53 A and Figure 53 B show the optical cable of the transmitting wireless station of Figure 52 B, individually illustrate shell, branch Frame（With spherojoint）And fixture（Annular base or annular holder）.

Figure 54 A-54C illustrate one kind of the holder with spherojoint similar with holder shown in Figure 53 A-53B respectively Side view, top perspective and the bottom view of modification.

Figure 55 A are shown in which to remove a kind of back side of modification of the shell of the transmitting wireless station of the door in covering Zhongting area Perspective view.

Figure 55 B show the enlarged drawing of the indicator areas of the side of shell shown in Figure 55 A, illustrate power supply, Ethernet connects and signal level.

A kind of method that Figure 56 A-56F illustrate attachment and/or a kind of modification for positioning transmitting wireless station.

Figure 57 A-57C illustrate attachment and/or position a kind of another modification of the method for modification of transmitting wireless station.

Figure 58 illustrates adjusting and/or aims at the transmitting wireless station for being installed to column or bar.

Figure 59 shows a kind of return loss plot of modification of transmitting wireless station.

Figure 60 A-60D illustrate the antenna mode of the transmitting wireless station for Figure 59（Radiation mode）Comprising it is vertical and Both horizontal polarized components.

Figure 61 is the return loss plot of another modification of transmitting wireless station.

Figure 62 A-62D are the antenna mode of the transmitting wireless station for Figure 61（Radiation mode）Comprising vertically and horizontally Both polarization components.

Figure 63 A, Figure 63 B and Figure 63 C respectively illustrate bottom perspective view, the top perspective of a kind of modification of transmitting wireless station Figure and side view；Shell and pedestal are shown.Shell may be adapted to close patch array antenna, such as such as institute in Figure 64 A-66B The 2x2 patch array antennas shown.

Figure 64 A illustrate a kind of modification of patch array antenna, and it includes vertically and horizontally polarization feed connection two to have Single feedback plate of person.

Figure 64 B show the patch array antenna of Figure 64 A, wherein antenna radiating element（Patch）Be removed for showing by It is configured to the individual antenna feed with vertically and horizontally polarization feed feedback plate connecting the two.

Figure 65 is the patch array of Figure 64 A（2x2）The exploded view of antenna may remain in institute in such as Figure 63 A-63B In the shell of the shell shown etc.

Figure 66 A are the side view of the patch array antenna of Figure 64 A.

Figure 66 B are the side view of patch array antenna shown in Figure 66 A, and wherein element is removed for illustrating to be formed Each different level of radiated element, antenna feed, earth plate and radio circuitry（Plane）.

Specific implementation mode

Generally speaking, this document describes include radio and antenna for providing wireless broadband Internet access（Such as combine nothing Line electricity and antenna）The transmitting wireless station of equipment, these equipment are configured for outdoor and/or indoor use in order to provide point-to-point Or point-to-multipoint delivery.Such as array has been also described herein（Patch array）The antenna of antenna etc may be used as wireless The part of transfer station.

Wireless transmission station arrangement including equipment and/or device may include：Closure shell, can be sealed or with Other modes make its anti-weather/waterproof；Integrated bracket base forms a part for shell；And inner space, it accommodates One or more antennas, especially paster antenna（Including mutiple antennas patch, for example, two, three, four, five, six, Seven, eight, nine etc.）.In some variations, which it is engaging behind to be also included within shell（Gu and can lock/ It is fixed）To bracket base so as to by equipment be fixed to column, pallet or any other pedestal holder.In some variations, holder With bracket base be allow adjustment housings and thus antenna position ball-socket support/pedestal.In some variations, it props up Frame（Such as socket）It is configured to fixing bracket, i.e., the holder is in relative to shell（It is not movable）Permanent fixed location, Or be formed as the part of shell.Bracket base and holder may be configured to cooperate to allow to select the angle of equipment（Example Elevation angle such as equipment relative to column or pedestal attached by it）.Once by selecting, then the angle can be fixed.One In a little modifications, which can be permanently fixed, and in other modifications, which can be adjusted afterwards.Holder May include the lock or locking member that can be fixed and/or discharge to allow to adjust.Although describing and illustrating to be configured At transmitting wireless station and/or the device of antenna（Including equipment and system）Different instances, but any feature of an example It can be combined with the feature of any other example.For example, any configuration in the configuration of a variety of different shells can with retouch herein Any pedestal subsystem stated and/or any antenna example are used together.

For example, Fig. 1 illustrates a kind of modification of transmitting wireless station, it is a kind of amplification for providing wireless broadband Internet access Radio and antenna equipment, the equipment are configured for outdoor application in order to provide point-to-point or point-to-multipoint delivery.In Fig. 1 In, which includes the shell 101 of general disk-shape（Such as with circular top perspective section）.Before shell or top is round Whole, and can be cheese, but relatively flat.The flattened dome shape can allow equipment only somewhat to stretch out, but It is to provide the enough inner spaces being contained in aerial array in specific predetermined arrangement（As described below）.Shell The back side can be flat or flat, but it can also or include alternatively flattened dome shape.In general, front and the back of the body Face is assembled together to form electronic device and any wiring connector can be fitted into them and protected（Such as from element It influences）Internal cavity.The internal structure of equipment is described more fully below.In some variations, shell includes For connecting（Such as Power over Ethernet or PoE connections）Access portion（Such as it is open）.Other than PoE connections or conduct It is replaced, and any power supply appropriate can be used together with these equipment.For example, in some variations, equipment includes inside（Or It is external）Battery supply.Equipment may include connecting or may be connected to power supply（Such as wall power）Power cord.It is identical（Or Person is individual）Access portion can allow to access internal part or connection, and can be covered by a fan or multiple leaf door.For example, In some variations, the top of shell and/or bottom part include the hinged region that can be closed with swing open and closing/occlusion. Entire shell can seal or sealable in order to provide resistance to/anti-weather and/or water.

In general, shell can be formed by any material appropriate, but especially by plastics or other polymeric materials shape At.Shell can by be fixed together two or more（Such as three, four or five）Component is formed.Shell can be to appoint What mode appropriate assembles, including welding（Such as plastics welding）, pass through adhesive etc..Shell is generally assembled as providing day Gas water tolerance because equipment is possibly mounted at outdoor, and may thus must be subjected to various temperature, humidity and UV（Weathering）Condition.The outer surface of shell can pass through processing.For example, shell can pass through polishing, veining, coating etc., Including a combination thereof.Equipment can be coloured or it is made to be optical reflection（Such as to prevent or reduce the damage of sunlight）.

Shell typically comprises back of the body area 103, which includes the integrally formed holder bottom that holder 107 can coordinate with it Seat 105.As previously mentioned, in some variations, bracket base is formed as the part at the back side of shell（Such as " integrally It is formed "）.In this example, bracket base is the concave surface for including track for engaging holder 107.Other bracket bases（Hereafter Described in）It can be socket-type bracket base.Being integrally formed bracket base can to connect stronger, and reduce cost. Housing parts can be formed in any suitable manner, including injection-molded, extrusion molding etc..

In Fig. 1, holder 107 is shown attached to the back side of shell（Such as in housing base）, and include allowing The release control part 111 that the relative position of shell changes about shell.For example, holder can be engaged with bracket base, and It is kept relative to shell（Locking）In certain position；Pushing release control part can allow to change between shell and holder Angle.In this example, equipment includes multiple selectable, such as multiple between 12 ° and -6 °（Such as 2,3,4 It is a, 5,6 etc.）Different predetermined angles.When holder is installed to column, the angulation change changed between holder and shell should Angle of the equipment relative to the paired device on another pedestal of certain distance（Such as tilt or height）.Due to these equipment It is configured for the point-to-point or point-to-multipoint delivery with other equipment, thus changes angle to significantly increase performance. Fig. 6 A-6D described in hereafter illustrate different angles.

Holder in Fig. 1 also includes retaining element（Such as frenulum, clip etc.）It can be passed through to arrive equipment system The straight-through part of column or other pedestals（Frenulum leads directly to area 115）.In some variations, in the straight-through area in holder and shell（Example As equipment bracket base area in）Straight-through area matching.Therefore, when carriage support arrives or fixed to column, shell can also be consolidated Surely column is arrived.Other lockings or fixing component can also or be alternatively included in secure the stand to shell.

Fig. 2 shows the back perspective views of modification shown in Fig. 1.In this view, the back side of holder is shown.In the reality In example, the back side of holder includes the recessed area 205 for being configured to install against column.The area can be any size appropriate, and/or Can be adjustable（Such as utilize the hinged region etc. on pedestal）.

Fig. 3 shows the enlarged drawing of the holder of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 from bottom perspective.Holder includes being configured to and shell The slotted channels of the part cooperation at the back side.The side of holder（" top ", it is invisible in Fig. 3）For spill, and it is configured to pacify It is attached to column.Opposite side（" bottom "）It is rounding or bending；The curved surface 305 can be with（With the inside of slotted channels 303 , be also curved surface together）It is engaged with bracket base；The bending can allow the angle between holder and bracket base.

Holder can be clasped or be locked in bracket base.In some variations, holder and/or bracket base packet The setting position of bracket base can be firmly held by including wherein holder.These setting positions can by holder and bracket base it Between interference range formed；For example, the depressed area on bracket base can engage to incite somebody to action with one or more protrusions on holder Holder（Or vice versa）It is maintained at specific relative position with shell.In figure 3, holder includes region 309, region packet Include can force down so as to by protrusion remove shell bracket base in recess rocker button；Protrusion usually inwardly bias so as to It is caught in or is locked in the depressed area in the bracket base of shell.Depressed area can separate preset distance so that shell is opposite Known amount can be installed in the angle of holder（Such as 4 ° tilt, 5 ° tilt, 6 ° tilt, 7 ° tilt, 8 ° tilt, 9 ° tilt, 10 ° of inclinations etc.）It adjusts.In operation, pressing button 309 allows holder to be slided in bracket base, this can be joined to open Slot channel 303；Sliding changes the relative angle between shell and holder（It tilts）.When holder be fixed to column, bar or it is any its When his pedestal appropriate, sliding support allows the angle for adjusting and/or being arranged equipment in the bracket base of shell so that it can It is directed toward with " aiming " or otherwise such as the second transmitting wireless station.In fig. 1-3, the angle between holder and shell/ Tilting can be by pushing button（Rocker button 309）It is adjusted to be caught in one of various predeterminated positions. In some variations, holder and bracket base may be configured to allow to continuously adjust the angle.For example, in some variations, Holder may include that can be released or be locked to being engaged with bracket base for any position（Or vice versa）One Or multiple pins or fixture.Alternatively, other configurations may include presetting/scheduled position.

In some variations, once holder may be configured to be locked to so that it is installed to column, bar etc. on shell, then Shell is prevented to be removed（Such as anti-theft deterrence）.In some variations, it locks and matches for the buckle in housing base and/or holder Conjunction or pinch zones；Once holder is engaged with shell（Such as by the way that housing base is slided into the slot of holder）, then the portion of holder Dividing can be engaged into place so that the two objects keep together, while holder being still allowed for be slided relative to shell.For example, Holder may include one or more that can be slightly deflected when holder is engaged with bracket base（Such as two）Prodger（Example Such as wedge）；Once holder is fully engaged, then prodger returns to its non-deflected position, to prevent holder from being removed from shell.

In some variations, holder includes recessed area（And/or front curved surface）Lateral access or window 311, frenulum, band Item（belt）, cuff（strap）Or other other fixing pieces can pass through the access or window so as to by holder（And shell） Fixed to column, bar etc..In some variations, which can be the component part of holder and/or shell；For example, tape Or cuff can extend from holder and/or shell and be configured to be wound around column, bar etc. upper and be fixed to holder and/or shell The opposite side of body（It is not shown）.In some variations, which is the slide fastener that can be used for tightening on holder column, bar etc. Tether construction.

In fig. 1-3, holder includes access, and the access is in long axis（And slotted channels 303）It transverse direction and is configured to Slide fastener stringer is allow to pass through the access so that the shell of equipment and holder are fixed to column.In some variations, shell Including can gather with the complementary openings or opening of opening/via alignment on holder（Such as in different precalculated positions）. Therefore, which can allow coupling by both complementary openings in access/opening and shell on holder Holder and shell are fixed to column or bar.The opening of alignment can be used as the lock（Holder and shell are fixed to column, bar etc.） It is operated with both precalculated position/angle Selections.For example, can be allowed based on both by the opening of shell and/or holder Between which hole be aligned and for equipment to be tied on column to and selected the angle of equipment.

In general, equipment described herein is configured to transmitting wireless station.Therefore, they, which are typically comprised, is configured to permit Equipment operation sends and transmits the inside in broadband（In shell）Component.For example, these equipment may be configured to allow them Time division multiple acess is provided（TDMA）Wireless access.These transmitting wireless stations can be particularly configured in peripheral operation, wherein They can be in intermediate distance（It is, for example, less than 1 kilometer to 1 kilometer or several kilometers）To over long distances（It is tens of to several hundred kilometers）It is upper with Other transmitting wireless stations and/or antenna communication for broadband connections.Therefore, in general, these equipment include at one or more Device is managed, the processor processing numerical data is so that the multiple individual antennas being arranged in shell receive and emit.

Fig. 4 illustrates a kind of modification of transmitting wireless station in cross section, illustrates the inner compartment of shell.In the example In, consequent assembling of the shell 401 by flattened dome shape former piece 403 and including bracket base 405.Shell can be as discussed above The holder being attached to for installation.Circuit system can be maintained at one or more printed circuit boards by the inside of shell （PCB）411, on 411 '.In this example, two antennas 413,413 ' are shown in shell, mounted on being maintained at shell Interior PCB411 '（" antenna plate "）On.

The antenna of any appropriate type and quantity can be used.These antenna can be arranged Master Antenna TV（Son System）.As used herein, these Master Antenna TV/subsystems be properly termed as " microstrip antenna ", " paster antenna " or Person's " paster antenna ".Prior art paster antenna is typically narrowband wide beam antenna, is manufactured frequently by following manner：In key Close etching antenna element pattern in the metal trace of the insulation dielectric substrate of such as printed circuit board etc, continuous metal layer It is bonded to form ground plane（Or earth plate）Opposite side.Common paster antenna shape is square, rectangle, circle and Ellipse, but any continuous shape is possible.As used herein, paster antenna need not use dielectric substrate Or dielectric spacer.In addition, paster antenna described herein can be formed by the metal of bending, pressurization, welding etc..It should Metal can be etched, but must be not necessarily etched.For example, the metal can be cut by mechanical component, including as herein The described plug using cutting and bending shape.The exemplary variation of paster antenna is shown in Fig. 4-5 and Fig. 8 A-8D. Each individually antenna is properly termed as patch or paster antenna.For example, in some variations, there are four antennas（It is arranged to Across the box mode of antenna plate）；In other modifications, five, six, seven or eight antennas are used.These antenna is typically Across antenna plate arrangement.

For example, in some variations, antenna is NBE5-130 antennas, to use FR408,30 mil thick PCB punching press gold Belong to circular printed circuit board made of structure（PCB）Antenna.Another example is shown in Fig. 8 A-8D.In this example, antenna Design is for each polarization（Vertical/horizontal）Provide the gain of about 14.5dB.Fig. 8 A show tool showing there are five antenna The top perspective of example property antenna plate, these antenna are formed to have the PCB801 of stamped metal structure 803.Fig. 8 B are Fig. 8 A's The schematic diagram of antenna plate, it illustrates the feeds for each antenna being connected on PCB.Fig. 8 C are the schematic three dimensional views of antenna plate （Show x, y and z-dimension）.Finally, Fig. 8 D are the 3-d reproduction of antenna plate.Ring 811 above by including（As in Fig. 8 C that Sample）To indicate the height of antenna plate on the directions z.

Back to Fig. 5, Fig. 5 shows a kind of modification of transmitting wireless station in an exploded view, illustrate can group be filled with Form five components of the equipment.In this example, shell is sealed to 501 shape of front casing of rear casing 507 by being configured to At；Rear casing also includes fixing（Such as by it is hinged, be clasped etc.）To the door 509 of rear casing.Two printed circuit boards In the shell of assembling, antenna plate 509 and radio board 505.Radio board 505 and antenna plate 503 are configured in shell It is connected to each other in vivo to allow controller control to emit and receive wide-band-message from antenna.In this example, it powers to equipment Power supply can be by Power over Ethernet（PoE）Cable（It is not shown）It provides, which is connected to by rear casing 507 by door 509 To be inserted into the connector in radio board 505 in the chamber of formation.

As mentioned above, the angle of equipment described herein can be before being installed to pallet, column, wall etc., the phase Between or be adjusted later.For example, as discussed above by the way that holder 605 is fixed to column, then Fig. 6 A-6D are illustrated Holder 605 is coupled to shell 607 and is installed to the side perspective view of an example of the equipment of column 601.Alternatively, holder It can be first coupled into shell, and be then attached to column.

In fig. 6, equipment is shown at " centre position " of also referred to as "horizontal"；Shell 607 is parallel to holder 605 With column 601 so that if column vertically positions, shell（And thus internal antenna）Towards horizontal direction.It is then possible to As mentioned above by relative to bracket slide shell；Pass through release button in some variations（It is not shown）And adjust shell The angle of body, the release button allow to change the position between shell and holder by sliding support in the bracket base in shell It sets.In some variations, bracket base and holder include a certain number of predeterminated positions that can be selected（Obliquity）.Example Such as, in Fig. 6 A-6D, there are four predeterminated positions（Respectively 0 °, 6 °, 12 ° and -6 °）.The bending table that angle passes through holder 605 Interaction between face and the receiving area of the housing base in shell 607 and realize.In fig. 6b, shell is placed in predetermined angular 6 ° " upward "（From horizontal direction or 0 ° of horizontal position）.In figure 6 c, holder and shell（Such as integrated bracket base）It can It is engaged with third precalculated position, so that shell is tilted 12 ° of " upward " positions as shown in the figure.In figure 6d, holder and shell quilt It shows to engage in the 4th precalculated position, which maintains the casing in 6 ° of " downward " positions.Once the inclination of shell is as needed Be placed in any precalculated position of diagram, then can as mentioned above by case lock in place.In some variations, shell Can when in precalculated position for example by by shell tying, fasten, tighten or be otherwise fixedly secured to pedestal and/or Bar and for good and all lock（Such as the non-adjustable locking that saves land）.For example, shell or pedestal may include can be with fixed screw And/or screw thread.

Holder and shell can be in mounting brackets（Such as be installed to bar, fixator, wall etc.）It is adjusted later；So And in some variations, angle of inclination can be adjusted before securing the stand to bar or other objects.In some changes In type, holder is installed to bar or other objects can be relative to case lock angle of inclination.

Fig. 7 A illustrate the rearview for the equipment for being installed to bar as shown in FIG.In this example, door 703 is shown For behind shell 701, and shell（Via sightless pedestal in Fig. 7 A）It is connected to bar 705.（Along line B-B '）It is logical The section for crossing Fig. 7 A is shown in Fig. 7 B.In this example, shell is shown to be coupled to holder 707.Release control on holder 707 Button 711 is illustrated as the predeterminated position of the bracket base being joined in shell 701 713（Cavity 715）In.In this variant, exist On release control button push allow shell relative to bracket slide so that release control button can in bracket base 713 Other slots engagement.

Although described above is a variety of different illustrative embodiments, can be limited not departing from claims such as Any change in several changes is made in the case of fixed the scope of the present invention to each different embodiment.For example, executing Described each different method and step（Or structural detail connection）Sequence can usually change in alternative embodiments Become, and in other alternative embodiments, one or more elements or method and step can be skipped completely.Each different sets Standby and system embodiment optional feature may be embodied in some embodiments, and not comprising in other embodiments.

Fig. 9 A and Fig. 9 B illustrate the another kind of the shell of radio and antenna equipment for providing wireless broadband Internet access Modification.In this example, it is similar to above for modification shown in Fig. 1-3, shell includes domed shell main body 101 ', the master Body includes proparea（Or upper area）101 ' He Beiqu（Or lower area）103’.Shell can be fixed on one as described above It rises.In this variant, back of the body area 103 ' includes basal seat area（Bracket base）, the basal seat area be configured to include ball area be used for holder Socket, which forms the part for ball-receptacle terminal that the surface for allowing shell to be installed relative to shell engages.In the reality In example, holder 905 includes 909th area of ball 907 and stem.Including bracket base（In back side of shell）With the base assembly of holder 905 May include fixing piece 911, which can be fixed to the rest part of bracket base so that the ball of holder is maintained at suitable Work as position；Ball can be locked against bracket base by further adjusting the fixing piece, hold it in appropriate location.The interaction It is described in more detail in following Figure 10 A-10D.

In some variations, shell also includes level indicator 915.Level indicator can be machinery and/or electrical water Flat indicator.For example, in figures 9 b and 9, level indicator 915 is whether indication surface is horizontal（It is horizontal）Or it is vertical（Plummet）Gas Alveolitoid level meter（" spirit level "）.The level meter of any appropriate type, including convex and/or recessed, target center can be used Or the level meter of other shapes/type.Electrolevel can also be used.

Rear casing（Carry on the back area 103 '）Can also include can provide as previously mentioned especially to connector/outlet, The door or access portion 917 of the access of plug, wiring etc..

Figure 10 A-10D illustrate the operation and interaction of the holder and pedestal for modification shown in Fig. 9 A-9B.Figure An example of ball-type holder 1001 is shown in 10A.In this example, ball area is formed in distal end, and is connected to including straight Logical part（Frenulum leads directly to area 1015）Stem area, retaining element（Such as frenulum, conducting wire, clip etc.）The straight-through portion can be passed through Point so as to by equipment system to column or other pedestals.Holder can be by including plastics（Polymer）Any material shape appropriate At, and can be formed by any component appropriate.Ball can be solid, or can be formed to have and cut out region （Such as shown in Figure 10 A-10D, there is " fin " or rib for forming ball area）；This can enable it gently and can also more increase Strong intensity and lockable.

Figure 10 B show a kind of modification for the fixing piece 911 that can be used.The fixing piece is by being tightened in back housing Threaded area（Such as the basal seat area of back housing）In and lock.As shown in figure 10 c, pedestal can be in such as Figure 10 D into one Fixing piece is passed through before being attached to shell shown in step.As shown in fig. 10d, fixing piece（It is referred to as suppressor, keeps Device, lock etc.）It holds the ball in the socket in back housing.Fixing piece 911 includes can be with the screw thread in back housing The internal thread 1022 of 1021 cooperations.Back housing and fixing piece can also be on engaging anchors（As shown in fig. 10d）Or shell On body（It is not shown）Pawl element 1025.Pawl can engage the tooth in shell to allow to move in limitation（Such as allow Only movement clockwise or counterclockwise）While discontinuously adjust fixing piece.In some variations, the interaction can be with Such lock is formed, which allows to fasten spherojoint, but prevents its release or unlocked, unless for example being engaged by pushing Release（Such as releasing member 1027）.Holder in Figure 10 D and pedestal（Subsystem is installed）Exploded view include that show can How to assemble holder, bracket base and the direction arrow of fixing piece.

Figure 11 A-11B are illustrated to have and be connect such as the shell above described in Fig. 9 A-10D for providing WiMAX The radio and antenna equipment entered（Device）A kind of modification sectional view.Similar to figure 5 described above, which includes shell Body 1101, and antenna module 1103 is contained in shell.Antenna module 1103 shows in the exploded view of Figure 12, and can be with Including being installed to the paster antenna of earth plate formed from multiple paster antennas and providing the circuit board of feed to antenna.Antenna Additional detail hereinafter with reference to Figure 13 A-14D provide.

In fig. 12, cheese upper cover is removed, paster antenna 1203 is shown and circuit system can be installed to it Circuit board 1205（Such as PCB）.Lower cover 1207 is also shown as.

Figure 13 A show a kind of more details of modification of paster antenna.In general, paster antenna may include forming first The ground plane of plane（Plate）.As previously mentioned, ground plane can be non-dielectric material（Such as including）It is such as golden The conductive material of category etc.Paster antenna can also include multiple patch radiation elements（Patch）, it is flat that these elements are placed in ground connection In the second plane above face, to which they are separated with ground plane.Each patch radiation element can have in the second plane The radiating surface of interior extension.The radiating surface can be with（Such as pass through screw or other connections）It is connected to ground plane, thus to Each patch provides ground connection.Radiated element（Such as 1403）Path between earth plate 1413 can pass through insulation to prevent Radiating element of antenna is grounded.

In some variations, unlike conventional microstrip antenna, the patch radiation element in paster antenna described herein Part can be with the surface area of the radiating surface of different patches（And/or shape）, certain centered on typically by central value Change each other within the scope of a value.For square and/or rectangular radiation surface, central value can be approximated to be paster antenna Square of the half of radiation wavelength.For example, whole, the most of or surface of some in the radiating surface of formation paster antenna Product can be different, but between mutual about 0.1% and 20.0%.

Figure 64 A-65B described in more detail below illustrate a kind of similar modification, the wherein shape of radiating element of antenna Shape is approximately uniform size, but the design can share many other features of the device described in Figure 14 A-14D.

In Figure 14 A-14D, the radiating surface for forming patch is connected to the antenna feed for being divided into different zones；Antenna Each in radiating element is connected by one or more feeder line.Antenna feed can be disposed in the plane of radiating element In third plane between ground plane.Antenna feed is placed in except the plane of radiating element can reduce beta radiation and Enhance performance.In this example, each in radiating element of antenna is connected to two or more roots and is configured to tilt feeder line Feeder line.These connecting elements（Oblique ascension device）Each radiating element can be connected to microstrip line.Antenna feed can such cloth It sets to form the dual polarization illustrated in following article configuration（Such as vertical polarization and horizontal polarization）.The dual polarization can to avoid It needs to bridge in micro-strip.

The dimension for connecting the antenna feed of the radiating element of patch can be irregular；For example, being different from radiating element Between rectangular shape, the edge of antenna feed can change so that along the distance between the edge of length of antenna feed （Width）Variation.Therefore, the width of the antenna feed extended in the plane between ground plane and emitting surface can be along Its length changes.

Since antenna feed and inclination feeder line are located in the planes different from radiating surface above earth plate, thus patch Radiating surface can be positioned to other radiating surfaces in the same plane closer to while being still maintained in paster antenna The wavelength of radiation wavelength or the distance in half-wavelength multiple.Therefore, the distance between neighbouring patch radiating surface can be less than The half-wavelength of the radiation wavelength of paster antenna, because actual range energy will advance between them, it then follows along the first oblique ascension The shortest path of device, antenna feed and the second oblique ascension device.

Patch radiating surface（Patch radiation element）It may be coupled to neighbouring patch radiating surface（Element）So that a spoke Reflective surface is connected to another radiating surface by the first inclination feeder line, antenna feed and the second inclination feeder line, to form patch Radiating element set.When the table that the midpoint being measured as on the surface of the first patch radiation element tilts feeder line downward along first Face, along the surface of antenna feed, upwards along the surface of the second inclination feeder line and back along the second patch radiation element Surface between the shortest distance when, the distance between the midpoint of the first radiating element and the midpoint of the second radiating element can be close Like a radiation wavelength for being paster antenna.

In general, patch array antenna device described herein may be configured to include vertically and horizontally polarizing.For example, day The subset of line feed may be configured to the vertical polarization feed network for being connected to the first radio connection point, and other antennas Feed may be configured to the horizontal polarization feed for being connected to radio connection point.Each patch radiation element can also be by connecing Ground attachment is connected to earth plate, which can provide EMI protections, serve as high-pass filter, such as protect for example Electric discharge from lightning, the electric discharge can be filtered out by grounding connection.

Referring back to Figure 13 A, the figure shows tool, there are four patches（Therefore there are four radiating element of antenna and tables for tool Face）Paster antenna a kind of modification.In this example, each patch shown in（Transmitter）1303 have on the directions x and y （In the plane of radiating surface）But positioned at identical（z）Slightly different dimension in plane.In this variant, patch is connected The subset for being connected to the feeder of feed forms the vertical polarization for being connected to radio connection point 1305（v-pol）Network（Or V-pol web feeds）1307.Similarly, the horizontal polarization formed by the subset of antenna feed（h-pol）Network is also connected to often A patch, and form the h-pol web feeds 1309 for being connected to radio connection point 1305.All antenna feeds are in hair It penetrates/receives between chip surface 1303 and ground plane 1313.Antenna feed is connected to the side of patch via feeder line 1304 is tilted Face.

Figure 13 B show the side view of the example patch antenna from Figure 13 A comprising ground plane（Plate）1313. Four patches（Each there is emitting surface 1303）In two as it can be seen that and antenna feed 1309 and tilt feeder line 1304 shown Go out.Radio connection point 1305 for both v-pol networks and h-pol networks is also shown；To as shown in fig. 11 and fig The circuit that can be located at the lower section of ground plane 1313（Such as PCB）Connection it is invisible.Figure 13 A（50 and 100mm are shown）With Figure 13 B（30 and 60mm are shown）The engineer's scale of middle offer is only exemplary, and is not intended to be restrictive；Patch day The actual dimension of line can it is universally different and/or in individual part it is different.Such as the patch day of display diagram 13A and Figure 13 B Shown in Figure 15 A and Figure 15 B of the behavior of line subsystem, for such system, antenna gain can be between 15-16dB Between.In addition, the embodiment can iy be in 5.15-5.85GHz frequency bands；Interval between regulated ground plate and emitting surface can To adjust bandwidth.

Antenna described herein may be configured to particularly compact.For example, forming the independent of the patch array of paster antenna Patch between spacing maintaining signal phase and when gain that can more closely be accumulated than other situations of permission.It is typical Ground, the distance between transmitting/receiving surface must be maintained the wavelength of antenna（Or half-wavelength）Multiple so that patch will be from hair The plane of reflective surface is with identical phase and radiates in suitable direction（Such as the plane perpendicular to emitting surface）.Example Such as, in fig. 13, from upper left patch（With reference to the figure）To neighbouring lower-left patch（With reference to the figure）Signal be subjected to 360 phases Move, to it when being emitted by the two patches also same phase.Due to a length of about 1/2 wavelength of each patch, from patch center to The distance at edge is approximately 1/4 wavelength, thus the total distance that signal is advanced between the two patches should be approximately another Half-wavelength.The distance is the length of length and inclination feeder line of the antenna feed between the two patches.Due to tilting feeder line It is stretched in planar epitaxial, thus the spacing between the neighboring edge of patch can be less than the one-half wavelength distance.It should be pointed out that shape At the feed out-phase of the feed and formation h-pol networks of v-pol networks（Such as pass through 1/2 wavelength）, because polarization is overturn.

In general, forming the patch of paster antenna（And the particularly emitting area of patch or emitting surface/area）In list It can be slightly different size in a paster antenna.For example, the size of patch（And shape）All can be slightly different, still In the preset range relative to the operative wavelength of paster antenna.For example, each feed in array can be as noted above It arrives, length is close to 1/2 wavelength.However, if（As prior art device）Feed length is all equally just 1/2 wave Long, then obtained array factor will provide high secondary lobe, this may be undesirable.It is neighbouring when as described in this article Connection patch（It can " length " at one（Such as x）On direction and " width " is at another（Such as y）On direction） The distance between it is slightly different, but when centered on the desired frequency of antenna, which can reduce.Due to all patches Phase be optimised in the ideal case so that patch have approximately uniform power and identical phase, thus if come The radio connection point from identical patch is returned to from the reflection of patch, then four patches will be tied under the frequency Conjunction in phase sends back energy at the radio point.By the size for slightly changing patch（So that each length is different）, should Effect can be minimized in the case where not sacrificing total phase and power.Tighter accumulation between permission patch described above , the inclination feeder line of oblique ascension can also help the energy for inhibiting to emit in the x and y direction between patch.

Figure 14 A are that may be embodied in shell the radio and antenna equipment formed for providing wireless broadband Internet access Array antenna subsystem another example.In Figure 14 A, top view（Look down the patch to form paster antenna）For patch Piece 1403,1403 ', 1403 ' ', 1403 ' ' ' shows each of slightly different dimensional attributes.Each in these patches It is connected to ground plane 1413 via screw 1419.It is connected respectively to v-pol and h-pol antenna feeds network 1407,1409 Radio feed 1415,1415 ' is also shown as.

In the side perspective view of the antenna feed antenna shown in Figure 14 B, it can be seen that patch emitting surface 1413 ' ' ', the spacing between antenna feed 1409 and ground plane 1413（On z）.The side view of Figure 14 C makes this even more Add apparent.For example, the interval between ground plane and antenna feed can be about 6mm, and ground plane and antenna feed Between interval may be about 6mm.

In general, patch can be by using plug or other equipment to transmitter（Patch）Surface rolling/formation/setting And formed, it tilts feeder line and antenna feed can be by single piece of material（Such as steel, brass, copper or any other suitable material Plate）It is formed.Patch tilts feeder line and antenna feed（Including radio feed）Shape can cut material in advance before pressing In；In some variations, compacting and cutting can be combined.Once the material piece of setting is formed more flat shapes（Such as The plane of emitter surface and the plane of antenna feed are separated according to scheduled amount）, then the structure can be connected（Such as through By screw, welding etc.）To ground plane.For example, both parts can be spot-welded together.The structure can be simultaneously or suitable Sequence it is connected to controller hardware/firmware（Or it will）The printed circuit board of attachment（PCB）.

Figure 16 and Figure 17 respectively illustrate another modification of paster antenna before/top view and side view；The modification packet Include nine patches.The same operation principle and construction discussed above for four paster antennas in Figure 13 A-14D is equally applicable. As in four patch examples, this nine patches can be arranged in above ground plane, and antenna feed is between earth plate and patch Between the plane of piece emitter surface.In the two examples, antenna feed is arranged to v-pol and h-pol networks, and antenna Feed has the width that can be changed along its length；In figure 16, antenna feed has angled, some sides occurred irregularly Face.

As discussed above, these paster antennas are configured so that phase by having 180 ° with line connection（Half-wave It is long）Or 360 °（All-wave length）Phase lengths patch and be maintained.This design can not include the electricity that wave can be made to slow down Medium（Such as earth plate）.In the case of between patch and antenna feed without tilting connection, the spacing of patch should be half Wavelength；Allow spacing closer however, tilting connection.The closer spacing also helps to that gain can be reduced and causes The graing lobe of secondary lobe.Figure 18 A and Figure 18 B illustrate the performance of the paster antenna as shown in Figure 16 and Figure 17.

Figure 19, Figure 20, Figure 21, Figure 22, Figure 23, Figure 24, Figure 25 and Figure 26 are shown for providing wireless broadband Internet access A kind of different views of the outside of modification of radio and antenna equipment.The modification include with above for described in Fig. 1-3 Similar holder and bracket base.Figure 27, Figure 28, Figure 29, Figure 30, Figure 31, Figure 32 and Figure 33 are also shown wireless for providing A kind of different views of the outside of modification of the radio and antenna equipment of broadband access, the modification also include with for Fig. 1-3 Described similar holder and bracket base.Figure 34, Figure 35, Figure 36, Figure 37, Figure 38, Figure 39 and Figure 40, which are also shown, to be used for A kind of different views of the outside of modification of the radio and antenna equipment of wireless broadband Internet access are provided, which also includes and needle To holder and bracket base similar described in Fig. 1-3.Finally, Figure 41, Figure 42, Figure 43, Figure 44, Figure 45, Figure 46, Tu47He Figure 48 shows a kind of different views of the outside of modification of radio and antenna equipment for providing wireless broadband Internet access, should Modification has and the holder and bracket base for ball-jack type similar described in Fig. 9 A-11B.Figure 49 shows peace It is attached to a kind of modification of the radio and antenna equipment for providing wireless broadband Internet access of column；The angle of the equipment is adjustable , as shown in the arrow in Figure 49.

Any wireless broadband Internet access device described herein may be adapted to minimize such as described above and diagram The antenna of array antenna etc and such as printed circuit board（PCB）, the impedance especially between the circuit system of stratiform PCB etc Mismatch.Importantly, the interface between PCB and antenna is electrical matched so that impedance mismatching minimizes.Described herein In wireless broadband Internet access equipment, this can be clear by being formed around the RF input/output pins for the layer for connecting the antenna to PCB It is realized except area.These clear (area)s can be that pin passes through and/or contact PCB wherein and they form electrical contact therewith The different layer of layer pin around be not present a large amount of conductors（Such as copper）Or the region of conductive material.Such region can be with Referred to as " clear (area) " either conducts dead zone or copper dead zone.

Figure 50 A-50C illustrate the section in the region by antenna, earth plate and stratiform PCB, show antenna port RF Clear (area) around pin.Antenna port RF pins 5003 provide the input of the antenna from such as array antenna etc/defeated Go out.In some variations, antenna port RF5003 is connected to horizontal polarization feed；In other modifications, it is connected to vertical pole Change feed.In Figure 50 A, clear (area) 5001 extends downwardly into first layer with antenna port RF pins（Layer 1）Be formed as these Layer（Layer 2-6）Physics vacant lot between earth plate 5005, in first layer, which contacts 5007 formation with antenna and is electrically connected It connects.In this example, clear (area) is that amplification cuts out region 5001, wherein PCB5009 in addition to keeping antenna contact 5007 All layers except layer are all in 5003 peripheral recesses of antenna port pin.In some variations, these are additional（Non-wetting layer 2-6） It is not cut off from pin 5003, but no conductive material is present in clear (area) on these layers.For example, pin 5003 can lead to Cross these different layers（Layer 2-6）Extend, and can even contact the layer, but in the clear (area) of pin in each layer （Such as in 0.5mm, 1mm, 1.5mm, 1.9mm etc.）There is no conductive materials（Such as copper）.

Figure 50 B show that pin 5003 passes through but do not form any middle layer of electrical contact（Layer 2-6）Top view.Scheming In 50A and Figure 50 B, grounding pin 5011 matches neighbouring 5003 ground of antenna port RF pins from antenna and extends.Grounding pin Also these layers are passed through as shown in Figure 50 B, but not including that the basic clear (area) around them, and can in layer 2-6 One or more forms electrical contact.Figure 50 C show the bottom view for the layer 1 for not including clear (area)；In layer 1, antenna port RF Pin 5003 and connector（Such as antenna contact 5007）Form electrical contact.The connector is then from antenna end in the layer 1 of PCB Mouth RF pins extend, but do not pass through between grounding pin 5003.In Figure 50 C, antenna is contacted opposite with grounding pin Side upwardly extend.

In operation, the clear (area) around each antenna port RF pins is sky（Such as not cupric or be free of electric conductor） Area is passing through these layers（Such as from layer 6 to layer 1）When transition almost coaxial knot is created around pin in the z-axis of PCB Structure.In example illustrated above, layer 1 is RF PCBA design contacts.

Figure 51 A-51D illustrate the radio and antenna equipment for providing wireless broadband Internet access（Wireless broadband Internet access is set It is standby）A kind of modification, which is configured to serve as point-to-point or point-to-multipoint station, combines two antenna port RF and draw Foot（One is used for vertical polarization, and one is used for horizontal polarization）In each around clear (area).Figure 51 A show tool There are antenna port RF pins to match the posterior view of 5101,5101 ' PCBA antennas.Each pin 5101,5101 ' with it is separate （And do not pass through）The antenna connector 5103,5103 ' that the grounding pin pairing 5105 extended from earth plate extends forms electricity and connects It touches.Figure 51 A can be corresponding to " layer 1 " in example described above modification.

Figure 51 B show the example of one of extra play that pin 5101 passes through.The most surfaces of this layer include such as copper Etc conductive material, but there are rectangle clear (area)s 5109,5109 ' around antenna port RF pins 5101,5101 '. In the example, the space without conductive material is in the directions y（Up/down axis relative to Figure 51 B）Upper extension approximation 1.91mm, And in the directions x（Relative to Figure 51 B to the right/to left axle）Upper extension approximation 2.14mm.Therefore, in this layer from pin to copper The distance of trace is both greater than about 1.9mm at four sides.In Figure 51 C similar clear (area) is shown around pin 5101,5101 ' 5109,5109 ', and these clear (area)s are repeated across all copper containing layers to help to realize the coaxial configuration type around pin.

Figure 51 D show the combination PCB for wireless broadband Internet access equipment for being connected to earth plate 5111.

Figure 52 A-52C illustrate two kinds of modifications of the wireless broadband Internet access equipment including shell, which is formed as flat Disk and include bracket base as the part of shell back side.Figure 52 A are that the back side of wireless broadband Internet access equipment 5200 is saturating （It is vertical）View, the equipment have the integrated bracket base for being configured to ball seat so as to the spherojoint for receiving holder 5205（Figure 52 A In it is invisible）.In this example, annular holder 5207 is tightened in bracket base and finger-tight can be used so as to adjustable The power of section is by pedestal（The spherojoint 5205 of pedestal）It is maintained in bracket base.For example, fixture（Annular holder 5207）It can be to Under relatively loosely fasten to allow artificially to move spherojoint by user to adjust the position of wireless broadband Internet access equipment, example Such as the equipment is aligned with another or some wireless broadband Internet access equipment.

Shown in modification as described above, the equipment in Figure 52 A also includes the alcohol in the upper area at the back side（Bubble）Water Level.The air-bubble level can also be used to by indicating when equipment level（Relative to bubble）Help positioning device.Bubble Fixture may be configured to the predetermined side of the aerial array in shell in face of standard（Such as in horizontal polarization axis or alternatively On the direction of vertical polarization axis）, this can further help to guide positioning.In Figure 52 A, shell also includes having finger sliding The door 5215 in device region 5217, the region can be used for opening door 5215, can wherein connect in exposed housings（In Figure 52 A It is invisible）Plug region（Such as PoE plugs and cable）Zhongting chamber.It can allow line by the opening 5221 of door 5215 Cable（Power cable and/or PoE cables）Pass through.

Figure 52 B show the first modification of the shell for the wireless broadband Internet access equipment similar with shown in Figure 52 A. In this variant, it is visible to be formed as being formed the integrated bracket base 5203 of the part of the identical process of shell rest part , because holder 5205 shown in Figure 52 A is removed as fixture 5207, to show the inside of bracket base.Scheming In 52B, bracket base includes the part of ratchet mechanism, allow annular holder be selectively tightened down the back side of shell with Just spherojoint is fixed in ball seat 5203, but prevents annular holder and holder from unclamping in the case where not engaging release （Such as unscrew）.Release may include for inciting somebody to action（Such as in annular holder）The bracket base part of pawl element and shell Either the ratchet of shell pushes button or other control sections of the tooth disengaging in area 5231.

The ball seat area of the inside of bracket base, especially bracket base shown in the example can be particularly adapted to for ball Seat uses that connector is allowed even also to stably keep pedestal under the weight of wireless broadband Internet access equipment.For example, basal seat area Receptacle-shaped inner surface can pass through and sandblasting or be otherwise roughened, to be easier to engage with the surface of ball seat.With The ball connected surfaces of ball seat engagement can also texture, and be roughened or otherwise change to prevent undesirable cunning It moves.

In Figure 52 B, the inside in ball seat area 5203 also includes multiple pressure ridges that can be used（Although in single pressure ridge On）.In this example, pressure ridge 5233 is the microspike in the surface in the ball seat area with general triangular section.It is multiple Pressure ridge 5233 is illustrated as with arranged in concentric circles.In operation, these pressure ridges help prevent holder in bracket base（Such as ball Connector）Interior sliding；Once passing through annular holder（Such as by further artificially fastening it）Apply enough power, then ball connects Head will for good and all squeeze pressure ridge（Make its deformation）, and deform surface will as described below in ball joint surface Any irregular cooperation.This interaction can help the position for locking spherojoint and keeping wireless broadband Internet access equipment It sets.In Figure 52 A-52B, which can be kept, and until activating control section, allow by being discharged from the tooth 5231 of equipment Pawl and unscrew annular holder.

The wireless broadband Internet access that Figure 52 C illustrate wireless broadband Internet access equipment etc shown in such as Figure 52 A and Figure 52 B is set Standby slightly greater version.Bracket base area 5203 ' is almost the same between the two areas, to allow identical marmon clamp Tool（5207, such as shown in Figure 52 A）It is used together with these various sizes of equipment.In some variations, such as Figure 52 A and Smaller equipment shown in Figure 52 B accommodates the small modification of array antenna（Such as there are four the 2x2 antennas of radiated element for tool）. Larger size equipment shown in Figure 52 C can be used for accommodating the array antenna of bigger, including the hairs of 3x3 described above or 9 Penetrate element modification.In the modification shown in Figure 52 C, entire shell bigger, but essential characteristic is almost the same；In Figure 52 C, Basal seat area is placed in the middle, and in Figure 52 B, basal seat area is eccentric.

Figure 53 A-53B show that the WiMAX of wireless broadband Internet access equipment etc shown in such as Figure 52 A and Figure 52 B connects Enter the exploded view of equipment.In this example, shell 5303 for device, wherein annular holder 5307 and spherojoint portion are shown It is separated to divide 5309, shows the relationship for these elements.Figure 53 B show the same item of Figure 53 A from side view.

Being illustrated in greater detail in Figure 54 A-54C can be used for keeping equipment and/or irrevocable squeeze extrusion ring One example of the pedestal including spherojoint part.In this example, holder 5400 includes the spherojoint 5405 of distal end.The ball connects Head has region generally spherical in shape, and may include the one or more features for allowing preferably to interact in ball seat.Example Such as, the surface of spherojoint can have relatively high friction relative to the surface of ball seat；The surface of spherojoint can be roughened, Or may include cutting out region 5409.In some variations, the surface is at least partially through scraping（Such as sandblasting）So as to Remove some or all flatness.

Holder can also include the elongate body for the opposite end for extending to spherojoint；" close " should holding for holder may be adapted to connect It is connected to wall, bar, pallet etc..For example, in Figure 54 B, holder is shown to have open central shaft 5413, allow nail, Screw or other fasteners pass through it and are attached to surface（Such as wall）.The central shaft may be adapted to（Such as plus screw thread, can With the region, etc. including different-diameter）Promote to be attached to surface using single screw or nail.The proximal end can also include increasing The bending of the strong attachment to column or bar and/or rounding area.

Another modification of back side of shell is shown in Figure 55 A.In this example, covering Zhongting area 5503 is removed Door, to exposure port or plug region（Such as ethernet port 5509）.One or more additional control portions（Such as it resets Button 5511）And instruction can also be included in the Zhongting area 5503 about the label of the specific information of wireless broadband Internet access equipment It is interior.In Figure 55 A, the back side also includes air-bubble level 5507 above-mentioned.

Wireless broadband Internet access equipment can also include on shell 5501 and/or passing through 5501 visible indicator of shell（Example Such as indicator lamp or LED）Set.In the modification shown in Figure 55 A, LED may remain in shell 5501, and can pass through Shell 5501 illuminates；Shell can be in optical indicator（LED5519）Region in it is thinner so that they more clearly and be easy Ground is visible by translucent or part translucent shell 5501.Figure 55 B show the enlarged drawing of hull outside, wherein optics Indicator by shell as it can be seen that because shell wish they should by 5521 visible region of shell in be made more It is thin.On these regions or neighbouring label can indicate the meaning of these optical indicators.The reality for the indicator that can be used Example includes power indicator（Such as it is illuminated when equipment is connected to power supply）, Ethernet link indicator（Such as it is being formed with It is illuminated and/or is flickered when there is activity when the Ethernet connection of effect）, signal indicator（It can be with indication signal intensity）. For example, signal indicator can be based on for each indicator（Such as LED）Intensity threshold indication signal intensity it is increased Multiple lamps；For example, the first indicator can be illuminated when wireless signal strength is higher than -94dBm, the second indicator can be in nothing Line signal strength is illuminated when being higher than -80dBm, and third indicator can be illuminated simultaneously when wireless signal strength is higher than -73dBm And the 4th indicator can wireless signal strength be higher than -65dBm when be illuminated.

The method that Figure 56 A-56F and Figure 57 A-57C illustrate connection and/or positions wireless broadband Internet access equipment.For example, can Wireless broadband Internet access equipment is installed to column or is installed to wall.In some variations, additional attachment element can be used, Such as screw, cuff etc..For example, metallic sheath band can be used for carrying out column installation for modification shown in Figure 56 A-56F；It is right For wall installation, as shown in Figure 57 A-57C, the appropriate fastener of such as screw or bolt etc can be used.Any In these modifications, the 5th（More than or）Type shielding wiring should can be used for wired ethernet connection, and can be for example, by The AC of PoE connections it is grounded.

In Figure 56 A-56F, Ethernet can be connected（Cable）It is attached to the port in equipment.In Figure 56 A, door 5603 slide downwards（Arrow）To open the Zhongting area of closing ethernet port 5605.In Figure 56 A, door is adapted so that it can be with Use 5613 sliding opening of finger contact zone and removal；It can be again attached by overturning these steps.Connection/the wiring Equipment can be attached to before execution connects devices to holder, as shown in Figure 56 A-56B or it can be attached to It is carried out after holder and/or installation.In Figure 56 B, the cable with connector 5609 is connected to port 5605.Once being connected to Cable can then be attached door again（Such as by sliding back into appropriate location）, and the cable/rope can be from door and/or shell Leave opening 5611 in the Zhongting area of body.

Wireless broadband Internet access equipment can be connected to pedestal via integrated bracket base 5619.In Figure 56 C and Figure 56 D In, the spherojoint 5621 of holder can be by being placed in the ball seat 5623 of bracket base 5619 by holder as described above It is coupled to bracket base.In general, spherojoint 5621 can refer to the spherical distal ends of holder 5620.In Figure 56 C and Figure 56 D, holder Spherojoint 5621 by that can be screwed into shell（Such as in the base portion of shell）Annular holder 5631 be maintained at bottom In the ball seat 5623 of seat 5619, and ratchet can be formed with the annular holder and connect.As shown in Figure 56 D, annular holder 5631 are screwed on the screw thread 5633 on bracket base 5619.Bracket base also includes engaging tooth 5635, these engagement indented joint rings Pawl structures on shape pedestal（It is invisible in Figure 56 D）, this prevents annular base to be unscrewed（Counterclockwise）To unclamp annular Pedestal, and to unclamp spherojoint/holder relative to apparatus casing.Annular base includes that pawl can be made to shift and allowed Unclamp or remove the control section of annular base（Button 5641）.Annular base can be attached to the proximal end of holder so that ball connects Head is maintained between annular base and the ball seat of bracket base.

In Figure 56 C and Figure 56 D, ball seat can also include one or more extrudable, deformable ridges（In Figure 56 C and It is invisible in Figure 56 D）, these ridges can be more than some threshold by the power that annular base applies due to hand torsion annular base It is deformed when value.The deformation can help to lock the relative position of holder and pedestal.

Once the locking ring as shown in Figure 56 D（Fixture ring 5641）It is placed on holder and rotates（Such as it is square clockwise To）, then it can be fastened, but pine is to allow equipment to be pivoted enough so that it can be aimed.Such as Figure 56 E and Shown in Figure 56 F, then equipment can be installed to such as column.In Figure 56 E, pass through the base portion of holder or proximal end feeding set Band（Such as metallic sheath band）5650.As shown in Figure 56 F, then which is fastened on around column or bar 5660.In Figure 56 F, Tool（Such as screwdriver）For cuff is fastened to column 5660.

Figure 57 A-57C illustrate another fixed described device, including the method for mounting a device onto wall.Holder 5720 is straight Connect the surface for being installed to such as wall etc（Such as the region stablized in column or other structures）.It in this variant, can be first First hole or guide hole 5702 are formed into the surface.In Figure 57 A, then by fixture（Locking ring 5731）It is placed in holder On 5720, fixture is threadedly engaged the bracket base towards spherojoint.Then, as shown in Figure 57 B, screw 5752 can be made to wear The access for crossing the center of scaffold, passes through spherojoint.Then, can screw 5752 be fastened to wall as shown in the figure（Using leading Hole 5701）So that holder to be attached to the surface of wall securely.

It hereafter, can be by the way that fixture to be twisted to the shell such as wireless broadband Internet access equipment as shown in Figure 57 C（Such as holder Pedestal）In and fully fasten it（Such as by deasil rotating it at the device oriented back side）And shell is coupled To holder so that the position of shell and antenna can be for example by surrounding spherojoint rotation, but is sufficiently tightly clamped to it Surface and be adjusted.

Figure 58 shows the equipment for being installed to column, illustrates the position of adjustment housings and antenna relative to column.Antenna and Shell can be by aiming at such as another wireless broadband Internet access equipment towards the other end of wireless link or aiming at another Broadband target（Transmission/receiver etc.）And it positions.Cable can be allowed to extend towards ground.As shown in Figure 58（Arrow）, due to ball The reason of connector, antenna and shell can rotate, tilt or lateral movement.Spirit level at the top of back side of shell（Gas Soaked level）It can indicate the antenna being related in shell（Such as array antenna as described above）The "horizontal" at top, and And the level can contribute to positioning and sight device.Once it is determined that position, then it can be by further using hand fastening clips （Locking ring）And in place by case lock.As discussed above, can for good and all be made in ball seat with hand fastening clips（And/or On spherojoint in some modifications）One or more pressure ridges deformation（It squeezes）.Pressure ridge material can engage spherojoint Surface（Or in the modification with the spherojoint with pressure ridge ball seat surface）So as to further by equipment lock into place. Although the fixture in described device may loosen（Such as by discharging pawl and unscrewing fixture）, but crush rib item can be made It for good and all deforms, and it can also help to guide that equipment is targeted to identical base again in the case of mobile after equipment This position.

Any equipment described herein can be directly connected to power supply（To power to antenna and/or wireless device）, Or they can be via Power over Ethernet（PoE）It connects and connects.For example, such as the illustrated ether for being connected to device above The opposite end of cable cable may be coupled to PoE adapters, and the PoE adapters be connected to the adapter together with power supply so as to It provides for such as LAN（LAN）Etc network access.

Wireless broadband Internet access device described herein orients RF energy with relatively compact beam angle, this may be crowded with it It is particularly helpful in the region of his RF signals.Wireless device and antenna are integrated, eliminated for independent between both Cable connection needs, reduce or eliminate cable waste and improve performance.Therefore, device illustrated above is one The radio and antenna equipment of the combination of body, wherein both wireless device and antenna are contained in efficient floor space In compact shell body, and relatively small floor space is provided for relatively large gain.

In operation, wireless broadband Internet access device described herein can be small（Such as about 140x140x54mm or Person 180x180x54mm, including pedestal）And light（Such as about 320g）.As described above, which can be configured It is operated in any desired frequency range.For example, between about 5170-5875MHz, such as between about 5725- Between 5850MHz, between 5250-5850MHz etc..Gain can be between about 20dBi and about 15dBi（Such as 16dBi, 19dBi etc.）.In some variations, equipment is suitable for making for the network interface with 10/100/1000 ethernet port With.Maximum power dissipation can be limited to such as 7W（6.5W, 6W, 5.5W, 5W etc.）.

Figure 59-62D illustrate the exemplary antenna characteristic of several equipment described above.Figure 59 shows that WiMAX connects Enter equipment（The radio and antenna of combination）A kind of exemplary variation return loss plot, the equipment have nine compact reactors The array of long-pending antenna radiating element, these elements are arranged in the feed of connection transmitting antenna transmitter（Such as antenna feed）On In the plane of side.Return loss be commonly referred to as by（Such as caused by interruption）The loss of signal power caused by reflection, indicates For with decibel（dB）For the ratio of unit.In Figure 59, show for vertical polarization 5903 and horizontal polarization 5905 across not Same frequency（Between 5.25 and 5.85）Return loss.Figure 60 A and Figure 60 B are for vertical polarization in antenna mode（Radiation Pattern）Polar diagram in illustrate Vertical Square parallactic angle and the elevation angle, and Figure 60 C and Figure 60 D are for the identical dress described in Figure 59 The horizontal polarization set shows similar curve graph.

Figure 61 is shown for wireless broadband Internet access equipment（The radio and antenna of combination）Modification another example Return loss plot an example；There are four the array of closelypacked antenna radiating element, these elements for example tool It is arranged in the feed of connection transmitting antenna transmitter（Such as antenna feed）In the plane of top.Figure 61 shows vertical polarization Both 6103 and horizontal polarization 6105.Figure 62 A and Figure 62 B show the Vertical Square parallactic angle for the same apparatus described in Figure 61 （Figure 62 A）, vertical elevation（Figure 62 B）, horizontal azimuth（Figure 62 C）And horizon elevation angle（Figure 62 D）Antenna mode polar coordinates Curve graph.

As shown in above for Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 8 A-8D, Figure 12, Figure 13 A-13B and Figure 14 A-14D, Figure 16 and Figure 17 Patch array antenna discussed that any antenna in these patch array antennas may include：Ground connection in first plane Plate；Mutiple antennas radiating element, each radiating element of antenna, which has in one or more planes square on the first plane, to be extended Radiating surface；The antenna feed in third plane between the first plane and radiating surface；And more feeder lines, from Three planes extend each radiating element of antenna being connected to antenna feed.Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 8 A-8D, Figure 12, Figure 13 A-13B It is located in third plane with antenna feed shown in Figure 14 A-14D, Figure 16 and Figure 17, but is divided into different antenna feeds Source region, and it is properly termed as mutiple antennas feed, but they are connected to identical antenna wireless power supply（Such as it is horizontal and vertical Polarization source）.Figure 63 A-63C and Figure 64 A-64B, Figure 65 and Figure 66 A-66B are illustrated with which use individual antenna feeds （Antenna feed plate）Patch array antenna device another modification.

For example, Figure 63 A-63C illustrate the wireless device that can close any patch array antenna described herein（Shell Body）.The modification be similar to above shown in Fig. 9 A-11B, Figure 41-49 and Figure 55 A-58 and description modification.

Figure 64 A illustrate the shell that can be used in device shown in Figure 63 A-63C（Or any other shell, including Other shells described herein）Interior patch array antenna.For example, patch array antenna shown in Figure 64 A includes earth plate 6401；What it is in earth plate side is four（2x2）Radiating element of antenna 6403,6403 ', 6403 ' ', 6403 ' ' ', each antenna Radiating element has the radiating surface 6405,6405 ', 6405 ' ', 6405 ' ' ' extended in one or more planes above. Each in this four radiating element of antenna is maintained in the plane of 6409 top of earth plate 6401 and antenna feed.In the reality In example, antenna feed 6409 is to be connected to single area or the veneer of each radiating element of antenna 6403-6403 ' ' '.The antenna feed It is more easily visible in Figure 46 B, this, which is illustrated, wherein removes radiating element of antenna, to disclose the figure of following feedback plate 6409 The patch array antenna of 64A.Feedback plate is shown connected to vertical polarization radio connection point 6412 and horizontal polarization is wirelessly electrically connected Contact 6411.Electrical connection is formed by feeder line 6520 between radiating element of antenna and antenna feed.In Figure 64 B, feeder line 6420,6420 ', 6420 ' ', 6420 ' ' ' as the cylindrical extension from antenna feed and.Every feeder line will contact day Beta radiation element（It is individually contacted per radiating element in this example）.Contact point is relative to radiating element of antenna（Such as antenna spoke Penetrate the radiating surface of element）It is eccentrically located.Spacer 6425,6425 ', 6425 ' ', 6425 ' ' ' is also shown in Figure 64 B；This A little spacers can connect each radiating element of antenna and earth plate（But it is electric between each radiating element of antenna and earth plate Isolation）.Radio circuitry（It is invisible in Figure 64 A-64B）The opposite side of earth plate can be connected to by earth plate.

Figure 65 shows the patch of patch array antenna etc shown in such as Figure 64 A-64B in wireless device A kind of exploded view of modification of array antenna.In this example, four（2x2 arrays）Antenna radiating element formed antenna feed and Second plane of 6513 top of earth plate.Screw 6505 is used for will be each via the cylindrical feeder line extended from antenna feed plate 6509 Radiated element 6503 is connected to antenna feed.Antenna feed is connected to earth plate by washer 6511；Feed is also by earth plate 6512 are connected to the vertically and horizontally polarization connection of radio circuitry 6515.In addition, spacer 6507 can be used for day Line radiated element is connected to earth plate（But radiated element is not set to be grounded）.Radio circuitry can also be connected to output 6514, which includes that can pass through shell（It is not shown）See and can with the LED of the state of indicating equipment and/or operation or Other indicators of person.

Patch array antenna usually can be a kind of construction of stratification, have：Outer layer is emitted by the antenna of tight spacing Element（Patch）It is formed；Internal layer forms the antenna feed being placed between radiated element and earth plate.Form the nothing of described device Line electricity part may include hardware, software and/or firmware the circuit system for radio（Such as PCB）It can be located at and connect The side opposite with antenna radiating element on floor, as shown in Figure 66 A and Figure 66 B.Figure 66 A are shown shown in Figure 64 A The side view of patch array antenna, the patch array antenna include radiated element 6603,6603 ', antenna feed 6605 and ground connection Plate 6607, and from feedback plate extend cylindrical feeder line 6609 and on the opposite flank of earth plate include radio component 6611 PCB, radio component are connected to feedback plate in order to provide vertical 6621 and the polarization feed of level 6625.Figure 66 A are also showed that The spacer 6653 that antenna radiating element is supported against earth plate keeps the screw 6659 of antenna radiating element against feeder line, By present plate remain to earth plate screw and（Insulation）The PCB of radio circuitry is remained to earth plate by washer 6671 The some parts of screw and the radio circuitry on washer 6688 and PCB（Including indicator LED6699）.Figure 66 B show The simple version of Figure 66 B is gone out, wherein illustrate only antenna radiating element 6603,6603 ', antenna feed 6605, earth plate 6607, cylindrical feeder line 6609 and radio PCB6611（Include the level 6625 to feedback plate and vertical 6621 polarization connection）.This A little elements show the layer structure of antenna, including first（Earth plate）Plane, third（Feed）Plane and second（Antenna emits Element）Plane.Radio PCB is shown in the fourth plane below earth plate.Finally, the company between this four planes is also shown It connects.This arrangement can provide compact and powerful robust antenna.

The example and diagram for including herein are by illustrating and being shown in which that the spy of this theme can be implemented without limitation Determine embodiment.As previously mentioned, it can utilize and therefrom export other embodiment, so as to not depart from the disclosure The replacement and change of structure and logic are made in the case of range.Such embodiment of present subject matter can be merely for the purpose of side Just it is individually or collectively quoted by term " invention " for the sake of, and is not intended to automatically be limited to scope of the present application Any single invention or inventive concept, if in fact disclosed more than one.Therefore, while there have been illustrated and Any arrangement for describing specific embodiment, but being suitable for realizing identical purpose can replace shown in specific embodiment.This The open expected any and whole adaptation for covering each different embodiment or variation.When review above description When, the combination of above embodiment and the other embodiment being not explicitly described herein will be clear for those skilled in the art Chu Mingbai's.

When mentioning a feature or element in another feature or element "upper" herein, it can be directly another Feature and/or element in a feature or element, or between two parties there may also be.In contrast, when mentioning a feature Or feature between two parties or element is not present in another feature or element "upper" in element " direct ".It should also be understood that working as A feature or element " connection ", " attachment " or when " coupled " to another feature or element are mentioned, it can be directly connected to, It is attached and is either coupled to another feature or element or feature between two parties or element may exist.In contrast, when carrying When arriving another feature or element to a feature or element " being directly connected to ", " directly attachment " or " direct-coupling ", do not deposit Between two parties feature or element.Although being described or showing about one embodiment, the feature that describes or show in this way It can be adapted for other embodiment with element.Those skilled in the art are it should also be understood that for " neighbouring " another feature The reference of some structure for being arranged or feature can with overlying adjacent features or thereunder part.

Terms used herein are used only for the purpose of description specific embodiment, and are not intended to the limitation present invention.For example, As used herein, singulative " one ", "one" and "the" are expected also to include plural form, unless context is in addition bright Really indicate.It is to be further understood that when used in this manual, word " include " and or " include " regulation exists Illustrated feature, step, operations, elements, and/or components, but without exclude to exist or addition one or more other are special Sign, step, operation, component, assembly unit and/or its group.As used herein, word "and/or" includes associated list items Any one of purpose one or more and all combinations, and "/" can be write a Chinese character in simplified form into.

Spatially opposite word, for example, " lower section ", " under ", " following ", " top ", " above " etc., herein It can be used for describing an elements or features as illustrated in the figures relative to another elements or features for ease of description Relationship.It should be understood that spatially opposite word is expected to cover the equipment in use or operation in addition to that describes in figure takes Different orientation except.For example, if equipment in figure is reverse, be described as other elements or feature " lower section " or The element of " beneath " will be orientated in other elements or feature " top ".Therefore, exemplary word " lower section " can cover top and The orientation of both lower sections.Equipment can be otherwise orientated（It is rotated by 90 ° or under other orientations）, and make herein Spatially opposite descriptor is correspondingly explained.Similarly, word " upward ", " down ", " vertical ", " water It is flat " etc. be used only for the purpose explained herein, unless in addition specially indicating.

Although word " first " and " second " can be used for describing each different feature/element herein, this A little feature/elements should not be limited by these words, unless context is otherwise indicated.These words can be used for a spy Sign/element is mutually distinguished with another feature/element.Therefore, the fisrt feature/element being discussed below is properly termed as the second spy Sign/element, and similarly, the second feature/element being discussed below is properly termed as fisrt feature/element, without departing from this The introduction of invention.

Herein, when in the specification and in the claims in use, including when using in instances and unless another Have clearly stipulate that all numbers can be read as just as front is added with word " about " or " approximation ", even if the word is simultaneously Do not occur explicitly.It is described to indicate that word " about " or " approximation " can be used in description amplitude and/or position Value and/or position are in rational desired value and/or position range.For example, some numerical value may have a value that, it should Value is +/- the 0.1% of illustrated value（Or value range）, illustrated value +/- 1%（Or value range）, illustrated value +/- 2%（Or value range）, illustrated value +/- 5%（Or value range）, illustrated value +/- 10%（Or value model It encloses）Etc..Any numberical range described herein is expected to include being included into all subranges therein.

Although described above is each different illustrative embodiment, do not departing from described in claims Any change in several changes can be made in the case of the scope of the present invention to each different embodiment.For example, executing The sequence of each different described method and step can often change in alternative embodiments, and replaceable at other In embodiment, one or more method and steps can be skipped completely.The optional feature of each different equipment and system embodiment May include in some embodiments, and not include in other embodiments, therefore, the description of front is primarily for demonstration Purpose and provide, and should not be construed as limited to its in detail in the claims as illustrated in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. a kind of radio and antenna equipment for providing wireless broadband Internet access, the equipment include：

Disc-shaped housing body, the back of the body area with flattened dome shape proparea and with integrated bracket base, which further includes screw thread Area and tooth；

Mutiple antennas transmitter is maintained in shell and is arranged to array antenna；

Holder, the holder include ball area and stem area, which is configured to support the equipment, which is further configured It is engaged at bracket base, wherein the holder and bracket base can be adjusted to be formed with the differing tilt angles relative to holder Multiple selectable position of fixed shell；And

Fixing piece, the fixing piece include with the matched screw thread in the threaded area of the shell, being configured to can be by tightening this The ball area of the holder is maintained in the bracket base by screw thread, and the fixing piece further includes being engaged with the tooth of the shell Pawl and the engagement release, the engagement of the pawl and the tooth allows limiting the rotation direction of the fixing piece The fixing piece is adjusted simultaneously, the release is for making the pawl be detached from the tooth.

2. the equipment of claim 1, wherein holder include ball seat and Threaded clamp.

3. the equipment of claim 1 further comprises the air-bubble level being integrated into shell.

4. the equipment of claim 1, wherein bracket base include deformable locking projection.

5. the equipment of claim 1 further comprises the lock for being configured to secure the stand to shell.

6. the equipment of claim 1, wherein holder include the spherojoint of arm and the arm one end.

7. the equipment of claim 1 further comprises the visible optical indicator of the wall by shell in shell.

8. the equipment of claim 1 further comprises the region of the wall of shell, the region is thinner than other regions of wall, shell Interior multiple lamps can be visible by the region.

9. the equipment of claim 1, wherein disc-shaped housing body form the waterproof case around the multiple antenna emitter.

10. the equipment of claim 1, wherein the multiple antenna emitter includes across the surface layout in shell into array antenna At least four paster antennas.

11. the equipment of any one of claim 1-10, wherein the multiple antenna emitter includes across the surface cloth in shell It is set at least nine paster antennas of array antenna.

12. the equipment of any one of claim 1-10 further comprises through shell and is configured to that Ethernet is received to supply The Power over Ethernet port of electric wire cable.

13. the equipment of any one of claim 1-10, wherein holder include being configured to connect at least partly around column Concave column installing zone.

14. the equipment of any one of claim 1-10, further comprises controller, which is connected to antenna emitter simultaneously And it is configured to send and receive wireless wide band signal from antenna.

15. the equipment of any one of claim 1-10, further comprises controller, which is connected to antenna emitter simultaneously And it is configured to send and receive wireless wide band signal using time division multiple access protocol.

16. a kind of radio and antenna equipment for providing wireless broadband Internet access, the equipment include：

Disc-shaped housing body comprising there is the back zone of integrated bracket base and be configured to the proparea of dome, wherein bracket base Including ball seat, which further includes threaded area and tooth；

Air-bubble level is integrated into shell；

Mutiple antennas transmitter, is maintained in shell, is arranged to array antenna；

Control circuit system is connected to array antenna and is configured to send and receive WiMAX letter using array antenna Number；

Holder comprising arm has a spherojoint in the end of arm, which is configured to support the equipment, wherein holder and Multiple optional obliquities that bracket base cooperates in order to provide shell relative to holder；And

Fixing piece, the fixing piece include with the matched screw thread in the threaded area of the shell, being configured to can be by tightening this The spherojoint of the holder is maintained in the bracket base by screw thread, and the fixing piece further includes connecting with the tooth of the shell The engagement of the pawl of conjunction and the release of the engagement, the pawl and the tooth allows in the rotation direction for limiting the fixing piece While adjust the fixing piece, the release is for making the pawl and the tooth be detached from.

17. the equipment of claim 16, wherein control circuit are configured to send and receive no line width using time division multiple access protocol Band signal.

18. the equipment of claim 16 further comprises the visible optical indicator of the wall by shell in shell.

19. the equipment of any one of claim 16-18 further comprises the region of the wall of shell, the region than wall other Region is thinner, and multiple lamps in shell can be visible by the region.

20. the equipment of any one of claim 16-18, middle casing is configured for outdoor application and is water-fast.

21. a kind of radio and antenna equipment for providing wireless broadband Internet access, the equipment include：

Air-bubble level is integrated into shell；

Mutiple antennas transmitter, is maintained in shell, and across the surface layout in shell at array antenna；

Holder, the holder include ball area and stem area, are used to install the equipment, which is configured to connect with bracket base It closes, wherein holder and bracket base cooperation relative to the differing tilt angles of holder in order to provide to fix the multiple optional of shell Select position；And