CN108376836B - Single-sector cluster antenna with adjustable horizontal azimuth - Google Patents
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Abstract
A single-sector cluster antenna with adjustable horizontal direction realizes the rotation support of a built-in antenna through the cooperation of an upper rotating shaft and a lower rotating shaft so as to realize the adjustment of the horizontal direction of the built-in antenna. The invention can realize the horizontal azimuth adjustment of a single sector, can well adjust the signal coverage of a single direction in a city, and can well rotate the built-in antenna by aiming at certain signal coverage dead areas so as to realize the optimal signal coverage of a cluster antenna in the single direction.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of beautifying antenna structure design, and more particularly to a single sector horizontally oriented adjustable clustered antenna.
Background
The cluster antenna is formed by combining 3 base station antennas together in a housing to serve as a mobile base station. Because the antenna is generally 3 horizontal beam angles of 65 degrees and is enough to cover the whole area, the antenna is characterized by small volume and convenient installation.
With the development of communication networks, some areas covered by the cluster antenna in the city center sometimes need to be adjusted, and the adjustment of the single-sector horizontal azimuth angle of the cluster antenna can well adjust the areas covered by the cluster antenna, so that the adjustment structure for the single-sector horizontal azimuth angle of the cluster antenna is an important content.
The conventional cluster antenna cannot adjust the horizontal azimuth angle of a single sector after being installed, and cannot meet the coverage adjustment of the current communication area.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the problem that the single-sector horizontal azimuth of the conventional clustered antenna cannot be adjusted, and provides a clustered antenna with an adjustable single-sector horizontal azimuth.
The invention solves the technical problems, and adopts the following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a single sector horizontal direction adjustable antenna tied in a bundle, including support and antenna body, the antenna body supports on the support, the antenna body include base and built-in antenna, built-in antenna rotates through slewing mechanism and supports on the base, single built-in antenna constitutes single sector, slewing mechanism includes the center pole of fixing on the base, center pole is fixed on the base through bottom welded ring flange and the mounting bolt that runs through the ring flange, still be provided with the strengthening rib on center pole and the ring flange simultaneously in order to strengthen the fastness of center pole, install flange on the center pole top, also be provided with the strengthening rib on flange and the center pole lateral wall, offered the pivot constant head tank on the flange, the pivot constant head tank has offered evenly distributed's three, cooperate three built-in antenna respectively, and be fixed with the locating piece on the flange, the positioning block is fixed on the connecting flange through a mounting bolt, an upper rotating sleeve is arranged on the positioning block in a penetrating way, the upper rotating sleeve is arranged in a rotating shaft positioning groove in a penetrating way, an upper rotating shaft is arranged in the rotating sleeve in a penetrating way, a top support is fixed on the bottom of the upper rotating shaft, the upper rotating shaft is fixed on the top support through an inner hexagonal flower-shaped pan head combined screw M5X14, a snap spring retainer ring is arranged behind the upper rotating shaft, so as to limit the upper rotating shaft to separate from the rotating sleeve, the top support is fixed on the top of the built-in antenna, the top support and the built-in antenna are fixed together through the mounting bolt, a bottom support is fixed on the bottom of the built-in antenna, the bottom support and the built-in antenna are fixed together through the mounting bolt, a lower rotating shaft is fixed on the bottom support through the mounting bolt, a lower rotating sleeve is arranged on the lower rotating shaft, the lower rotating sleeve is fixed on the base through the mounting bolt, the rotation support of the built-in antenna is realized through the cooperation of the upper rotating shaft and the lower rotating shaft so as to realize the adjustment of the horizontal direction of the built-in antenna.
The central holding pole is fixed at the center of the base, and the central lines of the upper rotating shaft and the lower rotating shaft are coincident and parallel to the central line of the central holding pole.
The base in be provided with the operation chamber, the horizontal angle regulation hole that runs through the operation chamber top has been seted up at the operation chamber top, is fixed with horizontal angle scale on the operation chamber top surface, has seted up the arc wall on the horizontal angle scale, wears to be equipped with the rotation screw rod in the arc wall, the lemon is equipped with lock nut on the one end that the rotation screw rod is close to the operation chamber, the other end of rotation screw rod runs through horizontal angle regulation hole and fixes on the baffle of built-in antenna, through lock nut cooperation rotation screw rod with the free rotation of built-in antenna with restriction built-in antenna position on the base.
The base is provided with an operation window which penetrates through the base and is communicated with the operation cavity, and a cover plate is arranged on the window upper cover.
The locking nut is a butterfly nut.
The specific operation process comprises the following steps:
the first step: the upper rotating shaft and the top bracket are locked and fixed at the top of the built-in antenna by bolts, the lower rotating shaft and the bottom bracket are locked and fixed at the bottom of the built-in antenna by bolts,
and a second step of: the positioning block is locked and fixed at the rotating shaft positioning groove of the central holding pole by a bolt and is buckled with the rotating sleeve,
and a third step of: the lower rotating sleeve is fixed at the rotating shaft positioning groove of the base by bolts,
fourth step: as shown in fig. 4, the horizontal scale is mounted at the horizontal angle adjusting hole with a screw, and the rotating screw is mounted on the baffle plate of the built-in antenna,
fifth step: the lower rotating shaft of the built-in antenna is sleeved into the lower rotating sleeve on the mounting base, the upper rotating shaft is sleeved into the upper rotating sleeve and is clamped into the clamping spring retainer ring so as to prevent the clamping spring retainer ring from being separated from the positioning groove, meanwhile, the rotating screw rod penetrates through the horizontal angle adjusting hole on the mounting base to be locked by the butterfly nut, the butterfly nut can be unscrewed during rotation, the rotating screw rod is adjusted by hands, and the +/-15 DEG horizontal adjustment of the single-sector built-in antenna of the whole cluster antenna can be realized.
The beneficial effects of the invention are as follows: the invention can realize the horizontal azimuth adjustment of a single sector, can well adjust the signal coverage of a single direction in a city, and can well rotate the built-in antenna by aiming at certain signal coverage dead areas so as to realize the optimal signal coverage of a cluster antenna in the single direction.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic overall structure of the present application.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged partial schematic view at the base of the present application.
Fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a base in the present application.
Fig. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of fig. 3 a of the present application.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an antenna body in the present application.
Fig. 6 is an exploded view of the rotating mechanism of the present application.
Fig. 7 is a schematic view in an installed state at B in the present application.
Fig. 8 is an exploded view at B in the present application.
Fig. 9 is an exploded view at C in the present application.
The graphic indicia: 1. the antenna comprises a bracket, 2, a base, 201, a cover plate, 202, a horizontal angle adjusting hole, 3, an antenna body, 301, a lower rotating sleeve, 302, a lower rotating shaft, 303, a bottom bracket, 304, a central holding pole, 305, a top bracket, 306, an upper rotating shaft, 307, a rotating shaft positioning groove, 308, a positioning block, 309, an upper rotating sleeve, 310, a snap spring retainer ring, 311, a connecting flange, 312, reinforcing ribs, 313, an inner hexagonal flower-shaped pan head combined screw, 4, a locking nut, 5, a rotating screw rod, 6, an arc groove, 7, a horizontal angle scale, 8 and a built-in antenna.
Detailed Description
The specific embodiments shown in fig. 1-9 are as follows:
the utility model provides a single sector horizontal direction adjustable cluster antenna, includes support 1 and antenna body 3, antenna body 3 supports on support 1, antenna body 3 include base 2 and built-in antenna 8, built-in antenna 8 rotates through rotary mechanism and supports on base 2, single built-in antenna 8 constitutes single sector, rotary mechanism includes the center pole 304 of fixing on the base, center pole 304 is fixed on the base through the bottom welded ring flange and the mounting bolt that runs through the ring flange, still be provided with the strengthening rib on center pole 304 and the ring flange simultaneously in order to strengthen the fastness of center pole, install flange 311 on the top of center pole 304, also be provided with strengthening rib 312 on flange 311 and the center pole 304 lateral wall, set up pivot constant head tank 307 on flange 311, three evenly distributed's of pivot constant head tank 307 have been seted up, three built-in antenna 8 of cooperation respectively, the connecting flange 311 is fixedly provided with a positioning block 308, the positioning block 308 is fixed on the connecting flange 311 through a mounting bolt, the positioning block 308 is provided with an upper rotating sleeve 309 in a penetrating way, the upper rotating sleeve 309 is rotatably arranged in a rotating shaft positioning groove 307 in a penetrating way, the bottom of the upper rotating sleeve 306 is fixedly provided with a top bracket 305, the upper rotating shaft 306 is fixed on the top bracket 305 through a model M5X14 of a hexagon-shaped pan head combined screw 313, the top of the upper rotating shaft 306 is provided with a snap spring retainer ring 310 after penetrating through the upper rotating sleeve 309 so as to limit the upper rotating shaft 306 to separate from the upper rotating sleeve 309, the top bracket 305 is fixed on the top of the built-in antenna 8, the top bracket 305 and the built-in antenna 8 are fixed together through the mounting bolt, the bottom bracket 303 is fixed on the bottom of the built-in antenna 8, the bottom bracket 303 and the built-in antenna 8 are fixed together through the mounting bolt, the bottom bracket 303 is fixedly provided with a lower rotating shaft 302, the lower rotating shaft 302 is fixed on the bottom bracket 303 through a mounting bolt, a lower rotating sleeve 301 is sleeved on the lower rotating shaft 302 in a rotating way, the lower rotating sleeve 301 is fixed on the base 2 through a mounting bolt, and the rotating support of the built-in antenna is realized through the cooperation of the upper rotating shaft 306 and the lower rotating shaft 302 so as to realize the adjustment of the horizontal direction of the built-in antenna 8.
The central holding pole 304 is fixed at the center of the base 2, and the central lines of the upper rotating shaft 306 and the lower rotating shaft 302 are coincident and parallel to the central line of the central holding pole 304.
The base 2 in be provided with the operation chamber, the horizontal angle regulation hole 202 that runs through the operation chamber top has been seted up at the operation chamber top, be fixed with horizontal angle scale 7 on the operation chamber top surface, arc wall 6 has been seted up on the horizontal angle scale 7, wear to be equipped with in the arc wall 6 and rotate screw rod 5, the lemon is equipped with lock nut 4 on the one end that rotates screw rod 5 to be close to the operation chamber, the other end that rotates screw rod 5 runs through horizontal angle regulation hole 202 and fixes on the baffle of built-in antenna 8, coordinate rotation screw rod 5 through lock nut 4 and fix the free rotation of built-in antenna 8 positions with restriction built-in antenna on base 2.
The base 2 is provided with an operation window which penetrates through the base and is communicated with the operation cavity, and a cover plate 201 is arranged on the window upper cover.
The locking nut 4 is a butterfly nut.
The specific operation process comprises the following steps:
the first step: the upper rotating shaft and the top bracket are locked and fixed at the top of the built-in antenna by bolts, the lower rotating shaft and the bottom bracket are locked and fixed at the bottom of the built-in antenna by bolts,
and a second step of: the positioning block is locked and fixed at the rotating shaft positioning groove of the central holding pole by a bolt and is buckled with the rotating sleeve,
and a third step of: the lower rotating sleeve is fixed at the rotating shaft positioning groove of the base by bolts,
fourth step: as shown in fig. 4, the horizontal scale is mounted at the horizontal angle adjusting hole with a screw, and the rotating screw is mounted on the baffle plate of the built-in antenna,
fifth step: the lower rotating shaft of the built-in antenna is sleeved into the lower rotating sleeve on the mounting base, the upper rotating shaft is sleeved into the upper rotating sleeve and is clamped into the clamping spring retainer ring so as to prevent the clamping spring retainer ring from being separated from the positioning groove, meanwhile, the rotating screw rod penetrates through the horizontal angle adjusting hole on the mounting base to be locked by the butterfly nut, the butterfly nut can be unscrewed during rotation, the rotating screw rod is adjusted by hands, and the +/-15 DEG horizontal adjustment of the single-sector built-in antenna of the whole cluster antenna can be realized.
The technical scheme and the embodiment of the invention are not limited, and the technical scheme and the embodiment which are equivalent or have the same effect as those of the technical scheme and the embodiment of the invention are all within the protection scope of the invention.
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1. The utility model provides an adjustable bundling antenna in single sector level position, includes support and antenna body, and antenna body supports on the support, its characterized in that: the antenna body comprises a base and an internal antenna, the internal antenna is rotatably supported on the base through a rotating mechanism, the rotating mechanism comprises a central holding rod fixed on the base, the central holding rod is fixed on the base through a flange plate welded at the bottom and a mounting bolt penetrating through the flange plate, a connecting flange is mounted on the top of the central holding rod, a rotating shaft positioning groove is formed in the connecting flange, a positioning block is fixed on the connecting flange, an upper rotating sleeve is penetrated on the positioning block, the upper rotating sleeve is rotatably penetrated in the rotating shaft positioning groove, an upper rotating shaft is penetrated in the upper rotating sleeve, a top support is fixed on the bottom of the upper rotating shaft, a snap spring retainer ring is mounted on the top of the upper rotating shaft after penetrating through the upper rotating sleeve so as to limit the upper rotating shaft to separate from the upper rotating sleeve, the top support is fixed on the top of the internal antenna, a bottom support is fixed on the bottom of the internal antenna, a lower rotating sleeve is fixed on the bottom support, and the lower rotating sleeve is fixed on the base, and the rotating support of the internal antenna is realized through the cooperation of the upper rotating shaft and the lower rotating shaft so as to realize the horizontal direction adjustment of the internal antenna;
the central holding pole is fixed at the center of the base, and the central lines of the upper rotating shaft and the lower rotating shaft are coincident and parallel to the central line of the central holding pole; the connecting flange and the side wall of the central holding pole are provided with reinforcing ribs.
2. The single-sector horizontally oriented adjustable cluster antenna of claim 1 wherein: the base in be provided with the operation chamber, the horizontal angle regulation hole that runs through the operation chamber top has been seted up at the operation chamber top, is fixed with horizontal angle scale on the operation chamber top surface, has seted up the arc wall on the horizontal angle scale, wears to be equipped with the rotation screw rod in the arc wall, the lemon is equipped with lock nut on the one end that the rotation screw rod is close to the operation chamber, the other end of rotation screw rod runs through horizontal angle regulation hole and fixes on the baffle of built-in antenna, through lock nut cooperation rotation screw rod with the free rotation of built-in antenna with restriction built-in antenna position on the base.
3. The single-sector horizontally oriented adjustable cluster antenna of claim 2 wherein: the base is provided with an operation window which penetrates through the base and is communicated with the operation cavity, and a cover plate is arranged on the window upper cover.
4. The single-sector horizontally oriented adjustable cluster antenna of claim 2 wherein: the locking nut is a butterfly nut.
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