CN1163494A - Directional antenna mounting - Google Patents

Directional antenna mounting Download PDF

Info

Publication number
CN1163494A
CN1163494A CN 97104803 CN97104803A CN1163494A CN 1163494 A CN1163494 A CN 1163494A CN 97104803 CN97104803 CN 97104803 CN 97104803 A CN97104803 A CN 97104803A CN 1163494 A CN1163494 A CN 1163494A
Authority
CN
China
Prior art keywords
antenna
support
antenna module
directional
positioner
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Pending
Application number
CN 97104803
Other languages
Chinese (zh)
Inventor
G·A·卡西迪
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
First National Bank of Southern Africa Ltd
Original Assignee
First National Bank of Southern Africa Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by First National Bank of Southern Africa Ltd filed Critical First National Bank of Southern Africa Ltd
Priority to CN 97104803 priority Critical patent/CN1163494A/en
Publication of CN1163494A publication Critical patent/CN1163494A/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Abstract

The installation of directional antenna such as satellite parabolic antenna and the like is carried out by erecting frame such as pillar and so on and pre-positioning a positioning mechanism on the pillar in order to simply fit antenna assembly to the pillar and lock the same in position. In an embodiment, the pillar has positioning lock which can adjustably fit the pillar and pre-position the antenna, and elevation of the antenna is determined by installing bracket during manufacturing. In another embodiment, installation member of the adjustable antenna is fixed to top of the pillar where the directional antenna is fixed and correctly positioned corresponding to signal source. Then the antenna installation member is locked in position and the directional antenna is removed as to provide the antenna installation member for the further installation of similar antenna assembly.

Description

Directional antenna is installed
The present invention relates to the directional antenna installation method, the antenna module that uses in antenna equipment and this method.
It is more time-consuming usually that big directional antenna is installed, and require to have suitable technical merit.For example, need set up or fixed antenna bar or post, antenna is installed on the mast, and regulate its position, correctly aim at respect to satellite or other signal source up to it by means of receiver or miscellaneous equipment for setting up Ku band satellite parabola antenna.This method is more time-consuming, and is therefore relatively more expensive, all the more so when particularly in the isolated area satellite parabola antenna being installed.
According to a first aspect of the invention, provide a kind of method that directional antenna is installed, comprise step:
Determine the antenna infield;
The erect a television antenna support of assembly, this support has the positioner that is used to hold antenna module;
Orientation for place holder device according to signal source; With
Positioner by support will comprise that the antenna module of directional antenna is installed to this support, and the complementary geared assembly of this support engagement component is with respect to correctly directed this directional antenna of signal source.
This support can be post or the bar that has one or more location structures on it, and this method comprises by suitably directed location structure post or bar are fixed in the support element.
For example, the post that has at least one alignment pin on it can be fixed in the casting pedestal, rotates this post so that correctly locate to alignment pin of major general, so that accurate directional correction is provided when directional antenna is installed on the post.
Antenna module can comprise directional antenna and can with the erecting device of the positioner of support engagement, this method comprise according to the geographical position preconditioning antenna in definite place with respect to the elevation angle of erecting device.
On the other hand, positioner on the support can be an adjustable device, this method comprises antenna module is installed on this device temporarily, regulate the orientation and/or the elevation angle of this device, so that correctly locate this directional antenna with respect to signal source, with this device fix in position, remove antenna module, after this another antenna module is fixed to this device.
According to a second aspect of the invention, antenna equipment comprises:
Be fixed in the pedestal or top support;
The positioner of location positioning on support according to signal source; With
The antenna module that comprises directional antenna and erecting device, this erecting device can mesh with the positioner of support, so that this antenna is correctly located with respect to signal source.
This support preferably has the post or the bar of at least one location structure on it.
Location structure preferably with erecting device on complementary structure mesh, rotate on support to prevent antenna module.
For example, support can comprise the post that has alignment pin above, and this post is fixed in the casting pedestal and turns so that alignment pin is correctly located, so that accurate directional correction is provided when directional antenna is installed on the post.
Antenna module can comprise a satellite parabola antenna that is installed on the carriage, sets the elevation angle of parabola antenna before antenna module is installed with respect to this carriage preset.
On the other hand, positioner can comprise the adjustable apparatus at a scalable orientation and/or the elevation angle, and can comprise a mounting structure, and assembling is used for holding the complementary structure on the antenna module erecting device.
Mounting structure on the adjustable apparatus can be that an assembling is used for holding the complementary dull and stereotyped installation flat board on the antenna module.
Mounting panel preferably includes at least one location hole, is used to hold complementary locating convex block and a locking mechanism that has locating convex block on the antenna module flat board, be used for antenna module on complementary dull and stereotyped go up at least one location hole engagement that is provided with.
The invention provides a kind of antenna module, in an embodiment of this antenna module, comprise a directional antenna that is installed on the carriage.Before antenna module is installed with respect to the elevation angle of this carriage preset parabola antenna and the erecting device that can mesh with at least one location structure on the support so that when this assembly is rack-mount with respect to signal source positioning and directing antenna correctly.
On the other hand, this assembly can comprise directional antenna with can with the relevant erecting device of the complementary positioner engagement of support, erecting device comprises at least one locking mechanism, is used for erecting device is locked onto complementary positioner.
Fig. 1 is the end view according to antenna equipment first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the sectional view along 2-2 line among Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the end view with another equipment of the unit affinity of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is the end view according to antenna equipment second embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the assembling structure schematic diagram of Fig. 4 equipment;
Fig. 6 is the sectional view along 6-6 line among Fig. 5;
Fig. 7 is the sectional view along 7-7 line among Fig. 5;
Fig. 8 is the sectional view along 8-8 line among Fig. 7;
Fig. 9 is that the supporting installation of this equipment is dull and stereotyped; With
Figure 10 illustrates the installation flat board that locks together.
Method of the present invention will be divided into two key steps such as the installation of the directional antenna the satellite parabola antenna.At first, the predetermined area of exploration antenna equipment is so that set up geographical position accurately, this place with respect to employed satellite (or other signal source).In case obtain this information, then set up steel column 10 or another suitable support and be fixed in the suitable pedestal or substrate such as concrete block.In some cases, when building construction, pillar can be fixed in floor or ceiling or the wall.
In first embodiment of Fig. 1 to 3, pillar 10 has a pin 14 towards its top, sees that as knowing in Fig. 2 pin 14 passes pillar 10 diametric holes, stretches out about one centimetre in the pillar both sides.Should lock the welding location.
When setting up pillar, pillar rotates around its axle, so that sell 14, the orientation that preset effectively fixed up an aerial wire by means of the compass of precision with respect to the measuring position of satellite is suitably directed.
Use the position signalling that obtains by exploration antenna infield, the antenna module of making comprises satellite parabola antenna 16, have installation bracket 18 and an erecting device that is long socket or cup 20 shapes of 18.1 and 18.2 of a pair of arm, and the big I of this socket or cup 20 is fixed on pillar 10 tops hidingly.
Cup 20 is provided with a pair of relative axially extended groove 22, opens to the openend 24 of cup, and its big I is fixed on the free end of pin 14, as shown in Figure 1 hidingly.When antenna module had been assembled to the top of pillar, as shown in Figure 2, the straight hole that bolt 26 matches in cup was screwed in the screw of pillar 10, with the assembly fix in position.
Make antenna module by satellite parabola antenna 16, satellite parabola antenna 16 has the preset bearing and the elevation angle with respect to cup 20, calculates the elevation angle according to the geographical position and the preset bearing of predetermined infield.Therefore, when at pillar 10 mounted antennas assemblies, with respect to employed satellite position location satellite parabola antenna 16 correctly, the tolerance of supposing entire process is all in desired limit.
Fig. 3 illustrates a kind of variation of this embodiment of the invention, and satellite parabola antenna 28 is installed on horizontally extending short column 30, and pillar 30 is fixed in the wall 32.
Fig. 4 to 10 illustrates the second embodiment of the present invention.Among Fig. 4, pillar 10 has by means of bolt 38 and is fixed to substrate 34 on the concrete floor 36.Antenna mount part 40 is fixed to the upper end of pillar 10 and supports parabola antenna 42.She Ji parabola antenna 42 has a spherical reflecting surface that is supported on the framework 44 routinely.The carriage 46 that is attached to framework supports installs flat board 48, and peace trim plate 48 is generally rectangle and forms a upright locating convex block or sell 50 at the one end, sees as clear in Fig. 9 and 10.
Dull and stereotyped 48 the other end is installed is one and have handle 52 and pin and decide projection or sell 54 eccentric lock mechanism, its operation is described below.
The rotatable parts explanation antenna mounting portion of Fig. 5 to 8 to amplify.The mounting portion comprises an annulus that is slidingly matched or sleeve pipe 56 on the top of pillar 10.Annulus is provided with a locking mechanism, and locking mechanism comprises three 120 ° of lock tab around the annulus configuration of being separated by.Each lock tab comprises a bolt 58 that has square steel disc packing ring 60, and steel disc is configured on the body of bolt 62 and is welded to head 58 downsides.The width of packing ring 60 or diameter are enough to make them to be engaged between pillar 10 upper interior end surface 5 and the 10mm, see as clear in Fig. 8.The threaded body of each bolt 58 is assembled to lock nut 64.
When being appreciated that in the position on fastening nut is fixed to annulus 58 on pillar, can be swayed in the antenna mounting portion by unclamping nut 64, up to finding out correct orientation.
See that as clear in Fig. 5 and 6 the antenna mounting portion comprises a supporting bracket 66, supporting bracket 66 basic first and second grooves 68 and 70 of being formed with for flat rectangle and in its opposite end.The carriage 72 and 74 of pair of upright is welded to the downside of flat board 66 and assembles around the sleeve pipe of horizontal expansion or the opposite end of conduit 76, and sleeve pipe or conduit are welded to the tubular extension 78 that annulus 56 matches and is shaped.
Three bolts 80 extend between carriage 72 and 74 and are spaced from each other so that its threaded body 82 is assemblied in sleeve pipe 76 inside, and slightly band gap is separated by 120 °, as shown in Figure 6 between the bolt.Carriage is rotated around the axle of sleeve pipe 76, thereby regulate the elevation angle of support plate 66.For making support plate be fixed on the correct elevation angle, firmly fastening nut 84 is so that lock onto sleeve pipe 76 ends with carriage 72 and 74.
In some applications, when reaching predetermined tension or applying predetermined torque, can require to use the securing member of more advanced internal shear and so on, so forbid changing without approval the location that antenna is installed.
Be the build-up member that fixes up an aerial wire, the relevant assembling plate 48 with it of satellite parabola antenna 42 is installed on the supporting bracket 66, and lock it in position on the supporting bracket with the lock tab 50 that is arranged in groove 68, near its semicircle the inner, make the semicircle inner face secure engagement of lock tab 54 and groove 70 by the handle 52 of operation eccentric lock mechanism.Use compass and inclinometer roughly to regulate the correct orientation, antenna mounting portion and the elevation angle, the RF of monitor satellite parabola antenna output when regulating the antenna bearingt and the elevation angle in trace increase mode, up to antenna correctly to satelloid (or other signal source)., respective nut is tightened fully this moment, the locking of antenna mounting portion is put in place, remove satellite parabolic sky then and adopt next the installation to handle.
When needs utilize pre-determined bit antenna mount part, be installed in essentially identical satellite parabola antenna on dull and stereotyped 66 simply and available bolt location, bolt provides and projection 50 and 54 same accurate in locating.
Be appreciated that, owing to need the technical staff of the receiving equipment of position location satellite position only to need to install and location pillar, bar or other support and do not need complete whole erection process, two kinds of schemes of described method and apparatus can be simplified and make the flow process that the directional antenna task is installed.Can make antenna module in suitable concentration point, to raise the efficiency and to save relevant cost.Because the pre-determined bit of support and positioner is on the one hand, and the satellite parabola antenna is on the other hand with respect to its erecting device, can guarantee that when final the installation antenna accurately proofreaies and correct, the final installation of antenna module reality can be undertaken by the relatively low personnel of technology.

Claims (15)

1, a kind of method that directional antenna is installed comprises
Determine the antenna infield;
The erect a television antenna support of assembly, this support has the positioner that holds antenna module;
According to the directed holder device of source location; With
Positioner by means of support will comprise that the antenna module of directional antenna is installed to this support, and the complementary geared assembly of this support engagement component is with respect to correctly directed this directional antenna of signal source.
2, method according to claim 1, its medium-height trestle are post or the bars that has one or more location structures above, and this method comprises that the location structure by means of suitable orientation is fixed on post or bar in the support element.
3, method according to claim 2, the post that has at least one alignment pin above wherein is fixed in the casting pedestal, rotates this post so that correctly locate to alignment pin of major general, so that accurate directional correction is provided when directional antenna is installed on the post.
4, according to any method described in one of claim 1 to 3, wherein antenna module comprise directional antenna and with the erecting device of the positioner of support engagement, this method comprise the geographical position preconditioning antenna in definite place with respect to the elevation angle of erecting device.
5, method according to claim 1, positioner on its medium-height trestle is adjustable installing component, this method comprises be assemblied in antenna module on the installing component temporarily, regulate the orientation and/or the elevation angle of installing component, so that correctly locate this directional antenna with respect to signal source, with the installing component fix in position, remove antenna module, after this another antenna module is fixed to installing component.
6, a kind of antenna equipment comprises:
Be fixed in the pedestal or top support;
According to the positioner on the support of source location location; With
The antenna module that comprises directional antenna and erecting device, this erecting device can mesh with the positioner of support, so that this antenna is correctly located with respect to signal source.
7, antenna equipment according to claim 6, its medium-height trestle have the post or the bar of at least one location structure above being.
8, according to the antenna equipment of claim 7, the wherein engagement of the complementary structure on location structure and the erecting device is rotated on support to prevent antenna module.
9, antenna equipment according to claim 8, its medium-height trestle comprise a post that has alignment pin on it, and this post is fixed in the casting pedestal and rotates so that alignment pin is correctly located, so that directional antenna provides accurate directional correction when being installed on the post.
10, according to any antenna equipment described in one of claim 6 to 9, wherein antenna module comprises a satellite parabola antenna that is installed on the carriage, before antenna module is installed with respect to the elevation angle of this carriage preset parabola antenna.
11, antenna equipment according to claim 6, wherein positioner comprises the adjustable mount spare at a scalable orientation and/or the elevation angle, and comprises a mounting structure, assembling is used for holding the complementary structure on the antenna module erecting device.
12, antenna equipment according to claim 11, the mounting structure on the adjustable mount spare are that an installation is used for holding the complementary dull and stereotyped installation flat board on the antenna module.
13, antenna equipment according to claim 12, flat board wherein is installed is comprised at least one location hole, be used to hold the complementary locating convex block on the antenna module flat board, with a locking mechanism that has locating convex block, be used for antenna module on complementary dull and stereotyped go up at least one location hole engagement that is provided with.
14, a kind of antenna module, comprise a directional antenna that is installed on the carriage, before antenna module is installed with respect to the elevation angle of this carriage preset parabola antenna, with can with the erecting device of at least one location structure engagement on the support so that when this assembly is rack-mount with respect to signal source positioning and directing antenna correctly.
15, a kind of antenna module, comprise directional antenna with can with the relevant erecting device of the complementary positioner engagement of support, erecting device comprises at least one locking mechanism, is used for erecting device is locked onto complementary positioner.
CN 97104803 1996-02-05 1997-02-05 Directional antenna mounting Pending CN1163494A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CN 97104803 CN1163494A (en) 1996-02-05 1997-02-05 Directional antenna mounting

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ZA96/0884 1996-02-05
CN 97104803 CN1163494A (en) 1996-02-05 1997-02-05 Directional antenna mounting

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
CN1163494A true CN1163494A (en) 1997-10-29

Family

ID=5167525

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CN 97104803 Pending CN1163494A (en) 1996-02-05 1997-02-05 Directional antenna mounting

Country Status (1)

Country Link
CN (1) CN1163494A (en)

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN103441320A (en) * 2013-07-23 2013-12-11 中国人民解放军63892部队 Method for stably erecting and accurately aiming at horn antenna and triangular support for measurement
CN109643840A (en) * 2016-06-21 2019-04-16 米怀尔公司 Orient the pointing method of hotspot equipment and directional aerial

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN103441320A (en) * 2013-07-23 2013-12-11 中国人民解放军63892部队 Method for stably erecting and accurately aiming at horn antenna and triangular support for measurement
CN103441320B (en) * 2013-07-23 2016-04-27 中国人民解放军63892部队 A kind of method of stable erection fine sight horn antenna and test A-frame
CN109643840A (en) * 2016-06-21 2019-04-16 米怀尔公司 Orient the pointing method of hotspot equipment and directional aerial

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US6768474B2 (en) Antenna mounting assembly and method
US6664937B2 (en) Two-axis pole mount assembly
US7557764B2 (en) Means for mounting a portable satellite antenna on a vehicle
EP0707356A1 (en) Multiple beam lens antenna
US8780008B2 (en) Reinforced mount for an antenna assembly
US20130048815A1 (en) System and method for installation of photovoltaic modules
US4602259A (en) Polar mount antenna satellite tracking apparatus and method of alignment thereof
CN1568560A (en) Antenna mounting assembly for cars
US9394689B2 (en) Tiltable beams for flat roof solar sensor structures
CN101377452A (en) Apparatus and method for wheel alignment
CN1163494A (en) Directional antenna mounting
US20040135047A1 (en) Tie-back assembly and method
US2605417A (en) Transmission tower
CN213118160U (en) Fixing device of laser emitter
CN2736951Y (en) Antenna mounting fixture
EP0931223A1 (en) Universal mounting
CN218064218U (en) Modular free field rod type overpressure sensor fixing device
MXPA97000898A (en) Installation of an address antenna
CN211426889U (en) Reflector panel fixed bolster
CN213093550U (en) Adjusting device for fixing laser transmitter
CN220647478U (en) Road side standard support
JP2003331639A (en) Adjustable mount for lighting equipment
JP2633140B2 (en) Panel mounting method
GB2215135A (en) A support for a satellite tracking dish
JPH0832329A (en) Antenna attaching device

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
C06 Publication
PB01 Publication
C01 Deemed withdrawal of patent application (patent law 1993)
WD01 Invention patent application deemed withdrawn after publication