EP2385576B1 - Mounting device for satellite reception - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a chair with a positioning device for satellite reception.

The rapid developments of recent years in the telecommunications sector have opened up a variety of opportunities for consumers to receive television programs. This is still possible in analog form, but increasingly find digitally broadcast channels distribution. Television can be made available, for example, via a broadband cable and a home distribution system in the living area (so-called cable television) or received via antenna from terrestrial stations.

Increasingly popular is the satellite reception of television programs, with a receiving antenna aligned with a geostationary satellite. For this purpose, the receiving antenna usually located outdoors (roof, garden, balcony) must be aligned on the one hand and on the other hand firmly mounted or locked in the appropriate position, so that the reception is not clouded by external influences such as strong wind.

Conventional satellite receiver deployments are commonly implemented as mast devices, wall mounts or stands to which the receiving antenna is attached. A mobile stand for attachment of satellite receiving antennas is for example from DE 20 2004 019 387 U1 known.

Furthermore, erection devices are known in which the actual receiving antenna, usually a parabolic antenna, is camouflaged by a protuberance. An erection device with a slide-over housing, which is designed in the form of a garden furniture is in the DE 20 2009 000 535 U1 disclosed. A disadvantage of conventional installation devices, especially when they are used on balconies or in the living area, is that they are often directly recognizable as such and / or are dimensioned correspondingly large when using protuberances. Especially in the living area with many parties satellite receiving antennas (especially large parabolic antennas) are perceived as unaesthetic. In extreme cases, the landlord may prohibit the installation of such a system.

The invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide an erection device for satellite reception, which integrates particularly low in the living environment with low space requirements.

This object is achieved with a chair with an erector with a seat element with a seat, a backrest bracket and an attached pivoting backrest element, wherein the backrest is formed by a satellite receiving flat antenna.

Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

The invention is based on the consideration that installations of satellite systems, for example installations on balconies in residential areas, often do not do justice to aesthetic ideas of tenants and landlords. In addition, the space required for installation usually can not be used elsewhere. It would therefore be regarded as advantageous if such an installation or the erection device used therefor would not be visible or could not be recognized as such. At the same time, the antenna should preferably have an unobstructed or unobstructed connection to the satellite in order to be able to receive as high a signal strength as possible and to be able to receive as undisturbed a signal as possible.

A protuberance or a cover that camouflages the antenna so to speak, while the first, but not necessarily meets the second requirement. moreover It requires a comparatively large amount of space, which limits their installation options.

Seamless integration of a satellite reception set up in the living area would be given by the shape of a seating element, as seating is usually a fixed feature in gardens and on balconies. As has now been recognized, such a construction can be realized particularly well by the use of a flat antenna for satellite reception by being used as the back of a chair or otherwise designed seating. Due to its flat design, the antenna resembles ordinary backrests, so that the set-up device realized in this way is not readily recognizable as a satellite receiving installation. The antenna can be aimed directly at the satellite - a weakening of the signal by material between antenna and satellite is avoided.

Advantageously, the satellite receiving flat antenna for the reception of satellite signals in the frequency range 10.7 -12.75 GHz designed, this reception area corresponds to the Ku-band in Europe. The satellite signals can be amplified by a Low Noise Block Converter (LNB), which converts the signal into a frequency range of 950 to 2150 MHz, which can be received by a satellite receiver. Such flat antennas are for example the model series SelfSat H10D or SelfSat H21D and http://www.selfsat.ch visible.

In a preferred embodiment of the chair with an erection device, the backrest element is pivotally mounted on the backrest support. This allows the flat antenna to be aligned with the satellite for its position relative to the elevation. The azimuthal orientation of the antenna can be achieved by an alignment of the positioning device as a whole, for example by turning.

An embodiment of the seat element with four legs in the manner of a chair integrates to a particularly advantageous extent in the surroundings of gardens or balconies. However, fewer or more than four legs may be provided. If the seat element has a box-shaped area, this can serve for the stowage of things. It can also accommodate electronic components such as the satellite receiver, power supplies and similar components. The box-shaped area is advantageously accessible at least from one side by a removable, hinged, or displaceable wall. The seat member may alternatively be formed as a slanted seat. The invention is not limited to particular embodiments of the seat member, so that other types of seating are included by the spirit of the invention.

In a preferred embodiment, the seat is resiliently designed for a person, so that a person can sit on the chair, without the erection device gives much under it or even breaks. In this case, the stand-up device in addition to the aesthetic component has an additional function, it can be used in this case as a seat opportunity actually. In a correspondingly stable construction of the seat, this is also suitable for storing objects whose weight does not exceed the weight of a person.

The dimensioning of the seat can be aligned with whether it should be designed to be resilient and comfortable to provide space for a person. Sizes from 42 to 52 cm by 42 to 52 cm are particularly suitable to provide a person a comfortable seat.

The backrest support can be designed so that it is aligned in the normal position in the receiving position of the antenna and when sitting a person adapts via a spring device of the back position of this person and spring back after relief in the receiving position.

A positioning device positioned on a balcony is usually exposed to the influence of the wind. In addition to the risk that they can overturn in strong winds, even small movements can receive the satellite signal disturbing. Even small touches of the set-up device (for example, by humans or pets) can interfere with their orientation, so that a readjustment is required. A stabilization against these influences can be achieved if the seat element has a receiving device for receiving a device stabilizing weight. This receiving device can be realized for example by connected to the seat element, ground-level recording device, then the weight is placed. The weight is advantageously designed as a solid plate, in particular a stone or concrete slab. The receiving device advantageously has the dimensions of commercially available solid plates of 40 by 40 cm ² or 50 by 50 cm ² and the seat is adapted in size to the size of the receiving device.

The backrest holder can be configured as a screw device or as a clamping device. It may also have an application mechanism by which the flat antenna can be fixed after insertion of the flat antenna in the holder. Also, a movable holder may be provided. The satellite antenna should be aligned in the normal position to receive. When a person is sitting, the antenna designed as a backrest can adapt to the back position of this person via a spring device and spring back into the receiving position after relief.

Fig. 1 und Fig. 4

jeweils eine Aufstellvorrichtung mit einem als Stuhl ausgebildeten Sitzelement mit einer Sitzfläche, einer Lehnenhalterung und einem als Satellitenempfangsflachantenne ausgebildeten Lehnenelement in jeweils einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform,

Fig. 2

einen Stuhl mit einer Aufstellvorrichtung, die ein Sitzelement mit einem kastenförmigen Bereich und eine Sitzfläche aufweist in einer dritten Ausführungsform,

Fig. 3

einen Stuhl mit einer Aufstellvorrichtung mit einem als Schrägsitz ausgebildeten Sitzelement in einer vierten Ausführungsform, und

Fig. 5

einen Stuhl mit einer Aufstellvorrichtung für Satellitenempfang in einer fünften Ausführungsform.

The advantages of the invention are in particular that can be realized by a chair with an erector with a seat element, a fuselage mount and mounted therein, the shape of a back having satellite receiving flat antenna a particularly practical and well integrated into the environment positioning a flat antenna for satellite reception , The seat fulfills a double function thanks to a seat that can be loaded for one person, as it can be used as a stand-up device and as an actual seat. Several embodiments of the invention will be explained with reference to a drawing. In it show in a highly schematic representation:

Fig. 1 and Fig. 4

in each case one positioning device with a seat element designed as a chair with a seat surface, a backrest support and a backrest element designed as a satellite receiving flat antenna in a respective preferred embodiment,

Fig. 2

a chair with a stand-up device, which has a seat element with a box-shaped area and a seat surface in a third embodiment,

Fig. 3

a chair with a stand-up device with a seat element formed as an oblique seat in a fourth embodiment, and

Fig. 5

a chair with a satellite receiver in a fifth embodiment.

Identical parts are provided with the same reference numerals in all figures. In the Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 Chairs shown with Aufstellvorrichtungen 2 each comprise a seat member 8 with a seat surface 14. The seat member 8 is designed as a chair with four chair legs 20. The erection device 2 further comprises a backrest holder 26 with a backrest element 32 attached thereto. The backrest element 32 is designed as a satellite receiving flat antenna or flat antenna, which effectively functions as a backrest dummy.

The chair with an erector 2 thus has the appearance of a seat or a chair and is not readily apparent as a satellite reception installation. It is therefore particularly suitable for providing satellite reception in areas where an ordinary installation, such as a parabolic antenna, of aesthetic, technical and / or for practical reasons not desired or possible. Flat antennas have a smaller footprint than conventional antennas and have based on the receiving surface same reception parameters.

The seat 14 of in Fig. 1 illustrated chair with an erector 2 is resilient for one person (for example, a maximum weight of 100 kg) designed. Thus, the chair can actually be used as a seating with a stand-up device. Alternatively, the seat 14 and the plate in the floor can also be used as a storage for light and heavy items. Seat element 8 and seat and chair legs 20 are preferably made of aluminum, aluminum composite, sheet metal, solid plastic, plastic composite or wood. The chair with a stand-up device 2 has a receiving device 38 for receiving a weight by which the chair is stabilized with a positioning device 2 against external influences such as wind and / or shock movements. The receiving device 38 comprises four horizontally oriented, near the bottom between each two chair legs 20 mounted angle sections 44, and four each at right angles thereto attached angle profiles 44. It can accommodate a massive plate, almost near the bottom of the seat 14 in the receiving device 38th can be placed. By positioning the plate near the ground, the chair with a stand-up device 2 has a low center of gravity and is thus secured against overturning.

The alignment of the planar antenna in the azimuthal direction can be done by a rotation of the erector 2. This alignment can also be done by a further variant of a rotatable backrest holder 26. To adjust the angle of the flat antenna relative to the horizontal (elevation), the flat antenna or the backrest element 32 is pivotally attached to the backrest holder 26. The associated bracket is in Fig. 4 illustrated in connection with a similarly configured embodiment.

Another preferred embodiment of the chair with an erector 2 is in Fig. 2 shown. The seat member 8 of the chair with an erector 2 according to Fig. 2 has one box-shaped area on. For the realization of the box are on four chair legs 20 (similar to in Fig. 1 , not visible in Fig. 2 ) four walls 50 attached. One or more of the walls may be provided as a removable wall, hinged door or drawer so that the box can be used as a stowage space. The in Fig. 2 shown chair with an erector 2 has - similar to the in Fig. 1 illustrated embodiment - a receiving device 38 for a solid plate, such as a walkway plate on. In Fig. 3 is a further preferred embodiment of the chair with a positioning device 2 shown. The chair with an erector 2 according to Fig. 3 has a seat element 8 designed as an inclined seat. Of the receiving device 38, two parallel struts 56 are guided obliquely upwards, wherein between the struts 56, the seat 14 mounted, for example, is screwed. At the upper ends of the struts 56 designed as a flat antenna back element 32 is attached.

A chair with an erection device in a further embodiment is in Fig. 4 shown in perspective. This embodiment differs essentially from the embodiment according to FIG Fig. 1 by a differently formed, the upper angle profiles enclosing seat 14. In the receiving device 38, a walkway plate 62 is inserted. The backrest holder 26 is formed in the form of two angle profiles. On the back element 32, a block-shaped holding element 68 is attached, for example glued or screwed. Backrest element 32 and retaining element 68 can also be manufactured from one piece. Retaining element 68 and backrest element 32 each comprise an internal thread into which a screw 74 is guided. By means of a nut (not shown) so the inclination of the backrest element 32, so the inclination of the flat antenna, can be adjusted. The rotation of the flat antenna (tilt) can also be realized by this holder. The single signal line or lines 80, implemented as a commercially available cable for satellite reception, carry the satellite signals received from the flat antenna to a satellite switching distributor for a satellite distribution system, to the satellite receivers or televisions / recorders built-in satellite receiver for receiving the broadcast via satellite television and radio signals.

Another variant of a chair with a satellite receiver 2 is in FIG. 5 shown. It is designed in the manner of a chair with four chair legs 20 and has a receptacle 38 for a concrete slab 62, such as a standard sidewalk plate on. Unlike the in FIG. 4 illustrated variant, the concrete slab 62 itself forms the seat 14th

In a particularly advantageous example, the chair with an erection device 2 in the delivery-ready packed delivery state consists essentially only of five parts, which are only put together by the purchaser during assembly and not screwed. These five parts are: four rod-shaped chair legs 20, wherein at least one chair leg is designed adjustable in height for wobble-free installation, and a central unit 82, which has both a receptacle 38 for a concrete slab 62 and a backrest bracket 26 with attachment means for a Sattelitenempfangsflachantenne as a back element 32. The receptacle 38 is formed from two mutually opposite U-profile elements 84, so that the concrete slab 62 can be inserted, for example, from the front and then forms the seat surface 14. On the side surfaces of the profile elements 84 each formed from a curved piece of pipe bracket member 86 is mounted, in particular welded, on the one hand forms a side back, and on the other hand a receptacle for the respective front chair leg 20 forms (plug connection). At the rear end side, a corresponding bracket member 88 is connected to the profile elements 84, in particular welded, on the one hand forms the rear backrest bracket 26 and holds fastening means of the type described above for mounting a Sattelitenempfangsflachantenne, and on the other hand, the two rear chair legs 20 receives (plug connection ). The concrete slab 68 is expediently covered with a tarpaulin (not shown) which can be inserted or clamped in place for fixing between the concrete slab 68 and the profile elements 84.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

2

Chair with a stand

8th

seat element

14

seat

20

chair leg

26

back support

32

rest element

38

Recording / recording device

44

angle section

50

wall

56

brace

62

Concrete slab / walkway slab

68

retaining element

74

screw

80

signal line

82

central processing unit

84

profile element

86

bracket element

88

bracket element

Claims (13)

1. Chair having a mounting device (2) for satellite reception, comprising a seat element (8) which has a seat (14), a backrest support (26) and a backrest (32) which is fastened thereto and formed by a flat antenna for satellite reception, characterised in that the backrest (32) is pivotable.
2. Chair according to claim 1, wherein the flat antenna for satellite reception is designed to receive satellite signals within a frequency range of between 10.7 and 12.75 GHz.
3. Chair according to either claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the backrest (32) is pivotally attached to the backrest support (26).
4. Chair according to any of claims 1 to 3, comprising one, two, three, four, or more than four legs (20).
5. Chair according to any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the seat element (8) comprises a box-shaped region.
6. Chair according to any of claims 1 to 3, comprising a seat element (8) which is formed as an inclined seat.
7. Chair according to any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the seat (14) is designed to support a person.
8. Chair according to any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the seat (14) measures between 42 and 52 cm by between 42 and 52 cm.
9. Chair according to any of claims 1 to 8, wherein the backrest support (26) comprises a spring apparatus which allows two orientation states of the backrest (32): a stable state for maintaining a main orientation for satellite reception and a second state in which the orientation adapts to a load of a seated person.
10. Chair according to any of claims 1 to 9, wherein the seat element (8) comprises a receiving device (38) for receiving a weight which stabilises the device.
11. Chair according to claim 10, wherein the weight is in the form of a solid slab, in particular a stone slab or a concrete slab.
12. Chair according to claim 11, wherein the solid slab has commercial dimensions, namely 40 by 40 cm² or 50 by 50 cm².
13. Chair according to either claim 11 or claim 12, wherein the slab forms the seat (14) in the final assembled state.

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