EP2514028A1 - Équipement de formation multi-faisceau - Google Patents

Équipement de formation multi-faisceau

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EP2514028A1
EP2514028A1 EP11706487A EP11706487A EP2514028A1 EP 2514028 A1 EP2514028 A1 EP 2514028A1 EP 11706487 A EP11706487 A EP 11706487A EP 11706487 A EP11706487 A EP 11706487A EP 2514028 A1 EP2514028 A1 EP 2514028A1
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ret
beam shaping
antenna
drive
shaping device
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Wolfgang Voges
Alexander Seeor
Markus Mohr
Stefan Reichelt
Stefan Berger
Hubert Polster
Ralf Häntsch
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Kathrein SE
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
    • H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
    • H01Q1/24—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
    • H01Q1/241—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
    • H01Q1/246—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for base stations
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q25/00—Antennas or antenna systems providing at least two radiating patterns
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q3/00—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
    • H01Q3/26—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
    • H01Q3/30—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array
    • H01Q3/32—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array by mechanical means

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  • the invention relates to a multi-beam shaping device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Beam shaping devices are used in particular in mobile radio technology, i. in mobile radio base stations to adjust the main source of a mobile radio antenna with respect to their radiation angle differently.
  • a respective mobile radio cell can be illuminated to different sizes and thus adjusted.
  • a beam shaping device In such beam shaping devices is usually spoken of a RET unit, ie a so-called "remote electrical tilt” device, as it is known for example from WO 02/061877 A2.
  • a beam shaping device it is not only possible to set a different down-tilt angle in the elevation direction, for example by means of different settings of phase shifters, but it can also be used in particular in the case of an antenna array with a plurality of columns, for example using phase shifters, the main beam direction and thus the main source of an antenna system in the horizontal direction, ie with different azimuth angles, are set.
  • the beam width can be set differently both in the azimuth and in the elevation direction, ie in this case set the half-width of a main beam lobe differently to be able to (half power beam width).
  • the previously known antennas are generally designed so that the so-called RET unit can be installed at a dedicated mechanical interface (for example, at the lower mounting flange of the antenna housing), which in addition to electronics also includes a motor which via a mechanical conversion will initiate the phase shifters integrated in the antenna.
  • the phase change thus achieved has a direct effect on the beam characteristic, i. to the down-tilt angle of the antenna.
  • the beam characteristic of multi-antenna systems can be set differently, wherein the mentioned RET motors for adjusting the main beam direction of the antenna not only in the vertical direction (ie in elevation direction). for setting a different down-tilt angle), but also in the horizontal direction (ie in the azimuth direction) as well as for setting the half-width of a main lobe can be used.
  • control unit the so-called RET unit with the associated motor within the antenna arrangement, i. so can be arranged within the radome.
  • RET unit the so-called RET unit with the associated motor within the antenna arrangement
  • mount such a RET unit outside the radome, preferably directly below a mounting flange of the antenna arrangement, which has the advantage that such a RET unit also retrofits without opening the antenna cover (radome) can be.
  • the control side of the RET actuators is specified in the AISG or 3GPP standard.
  • the RET actuators of various antenna manufacturers can be controlled via this standardized interface.
  • the two device types "Single-RET (device type 0x01) and" Multi-RET (device type 0x11) have been specified.
  • Multi-RET One possible implementation of a multi-RET is e.g. accommodated in a single housing, which is equipped several times with the manufacturer-specific mechanical interfaces.
  • the Multi-RET can then, after being mounted on a corresponding multi-band antenna, controlled by a control unit, control the beam characteristics of the individual bands.
  • the embodiment is only possible or useful if the multi-mechanical interfaces on the antenna allow it to operate with a single device.
  • a multi-beam shaping device in the form of a multi-RET device has become known, which has three manually operable inputs.
  • Stellachsen has to be able to control about it, for example, three separate antenna arrays can.
  • WO 2009/102774 A2 likewise discloses a multi-beam shaping device which has corresponding input and output axes for controlling the antenna device.
  • a possibility has been proposed to decouple the DC motor of the drive device from the phase shifter adjustment shaft in order to be able to manually operate the phase shifter control buttons in an easier manner.
  • Multi-band antennas are thus equipped per band with the already mentioned “single-RET actuators".
  • a generic multi-beam shaping device has become known from WO 2009/102775 A2.
  • This multi-beam shaping device comprises, for example, three manually operated down-tilt adjustment devices, each comprising an adjustment axis, which project on the lower cover plate of the antenna housing and are provided with a dial. There, the individual setting of the down-tilt angle can be done manually.
  • the beam shaping is intended, for example, a different adjustment of the emission direction in the vertical direction (in the elevation direction by using a down-tilt angle) and / or in the horizontal direction (ie for different setting of the azimuth angle of the main lobe) and / or in general for changing the beam characteristic in serve the form that, for example, the half-width of the main lobe of the antenna system is adjustable.
  • the beam shaping device for example a so-called RET device or unit, comprises, for example, only one drive unit (for example an electric motor, an actuator etc.) and only one associated electronics, ie in particular only one Microprocessor and preferably also includes only a motor driver. This so-called.
  • RET device is understood as a short version of the beam shaping device according to the invention, which serves for example for different setting of a down-tilt angle, but also for different setting of Akzimutwinkels, in other words thus allows the main lobe in different Horizontal direction or generally radiates in different directions to a vertical plane.
  • a mechanical interface arrangement is realized, which is designed, for example, in a dual-band or dual-sector antenna configuration such that at least two axle or shaft connections can be driven, whose end facing the mechanical interface arrangement with a respective one Setting and / or transmission device for changing a beam drop angle of the associated radiator device is in communication.
  • the at least one drive device of the multi-jet shaping device is connected via a multi-gear mechanism to the at least two mechanical cutting and / or coupling points, wherein the associated control device in each case at least one via the at least one drive device the multiple drive connections can be actuated in a targeted manner.
  • the invention further assumes that the number of cutting and / or coupling points is greater than the number of drive devices.
  • the structure is preferably such that the individual antennas NEN devices that operate in a particular frequency band and that are provided in a different sector configuration, can be selectively controlled in time only one after the other.
  • Frequency bands or for the individual sectors of the antenna can be selectively set in succession different. Theoretically, it would also be possible to simultaneously actuate all axle or connection devices between the mechanical interface and the corresponding phase shifters.
  • the beamforming device is further distinguished by the fact that it preferably has only one communication interface, via which it receives the corresponding control signals from a control device for the purposeful adjustment of the different down-tilt angles, such a control device, for example, also can be integrated in an associated base station. Also possible is the remote transmission from a remote location, for example, via the base station or via radio, etc.
  • the shafts or axes consist of so-called flexible shafts or axles.
  • axes or shafts with universal joints can be used, which allow a comparable variability.
  • the preferably flexible shafts or axles can be fastened on a mechanical interface to a transmission device of the relevant antenna in order to actually actuate the phase shifters provided in the antenna housing via the transmission device.
  • the flexible shafts or axes can preferably be operated in so-called RETs.
  • Couplings terminate, which, like conventional jet-forming devices, also directly at a corresponding interface - for example, at one down pointing flange of a mobile radio antenna housing (Radom) - can be connected and mounted.
  • a corresponding interface for example, at one down pointing flange of a mobile radio antenna housing (Radom) - can be connected and mounted.
  • the preferably flexible shafts or axes lead directly to the phase slides in order to set the phase shifters directly differently when the shaft or axis is actuated.
  • integration of the complete multi-beam shaping device into the antenna is conceivable, with only the communication interfaces being accessible from the outside.
  • only the multi-gear could be integrated into the antenna and serve as a mechanical interface for the housing with motor and electronics. This multi-gear interface can also be imagined immersed mounted in the antenna, so that an assembly of housing with motor and electronics to this interface is a "quasi-integration".
  • the multi-beam shaping device necessarily comprises at least two interfaces, furthermore generally at least two coupling points and / or at least coupling points.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a first exemplary embodiment of a multi-beam shaping device in relation to a triple-band mobile radio antenna station;
  • FIG. 2 shows an enlarged detailed representation of the multi-beam shaping device according to the invention with respect to a first embodiment of the invention.
  • a flexible axis or shaft for the corresponding control of a transmission device in the individual antenna sectors or individual, transmitted in a given frequency band antenna devices
  • a modified to Figure 2 embodiment example in a schematic representation; a similar representation to Figure 1, depending but tion for a 3-sector Antennenkonfigura; a further embodiment for clarification that the gear assembly may include only one output strands, on which offset lying different interfaces or coupling points can be provided for the branched adjustment of actuators; and
  • Figure 6 another schematically describes a schematic ofsbei- play also with only one output line of the transmission with possibly only one cutting or coupling point, however, can be brought into a plurality of coupling positions for driving different actuators.
  • each of the three frequency bands to be transmitted has a base station BS1, BS2, BS3 is assigned.
  • the various radiator and radiator arrangements for the three-band antenna arrangement are arranged under a radome 3 (generally inside or below an antenna cover 3) and not shown in detail. In this respect, reference is made to known solutions.
  • the radiators and radiator devices are provided below the radome 3 at the upper end of an antenna mast construction 5, with two HF-feeder cables 7 running between the base station and the associated radiator devices of the antenna for each frequency band from each base station BS1 to BS3.
  • an amplifier device TMA1 which is remote from the antennas BS1 to BS3, is provided, and the signals for controlling the multi-beam shaping device also run via the associated RF feeder cables 7 'for this case. If the antenna device according to FIG.
  • the entire antenna arrangement with the three antenna devices radiating in different frequency bands would comprise three single beam shaping devices, each antenna device provided for a frequency band comprising one separate single-beam shaping devices would be assigned, which is usually referred to briefly as a single-RET, where RET again stands for "remote electrical tilt".
  • the amplifier device TMAl would be provided, for example, with an AISG socket (for example an eight-pin socket connection), via which a communication bus, for example in the form of a communication cable, to the first single-RET unit RET1 and from there to a respective next RET unit runs.
  • a single multi-beam shaping device M-RET is provided, so that only one communication bus 11, for example in the form of a communication cable 11 ', leads from the amplifier device TMA1 to this multi-RET unit M-RET.
  • the overall antenna arrangement A T comprises three individual antenna devices ANT1, ANT2 and A T3, which function as separate antenna devices and radiate, for example, transmit and / or receive in three different frequency bands.
  • the three antennas or antenna sectors A T1 to A T3 are indicated only in their abstract position via the connecting couplings 29, which are explained in more detail below, without corresponding antenna elements being shown in FIG.
  • a multi-beam shaping device M-RET provided, hereinafter also referred to as M-RET becomes.
  • arbitrary beam shaping can be carried out in a wide range, so that in other words ultimately by one or more of the abovementioned measures or in another way a radiation pattern of a corresponding antenna device ,
  • a mobile radio antenna device can be adjusted and / or changed accordingly.
  • This multi-beam shaping device M-RET comprises a communication interface 13, via which a communication bus 11, for example in the form of a corresponding (eg 8-wire) communication cable 11 'directly or indirectly with an integrated, for example in a base station BS1, BS2 or BS3 control unit on the mentioned amplifier TMA1 is connected.
  • a communication interface can therefore (similar to the prior art also), for example, an AISG plug serve.
  • the mentioned, e.g. integrated in the base station and not shown control unit can communicate via a suitable protocol, such as an AISG / 3GPP protocol with the mentioned multi-beamforming device M-RET (device-type 0x11).
  • the multi-beam shaping device comprises, for example, a PCB PCB, a lightning protection device 17, a voltage supply device 19 (which is also sometimes referred to below as an internal power supply unit 19 '), a microprocessor 21 with associated motor drivers and an electric motor.
  • actuator 23 for example in the form of an electric motor, a stepping motor, a magnetically actuable adjusting device, etc.
  • actuator 23 with an associated shift and transmission gear 23 'with a first mechanical interface and / or coupling assembly 25 is in communication.
  • the first mechanical interface and / or coupling arrangement 25 comprises three separate first mechanical cutting and / or coupling points 25a to 25c, each of which can be connected or connected to a drive connection 27, in the exemplary embodiment shown, three drive connections 27a to 27c. These lead at their opposite end 125, i. 125a to 125c to a second mechanical interface 35, i. 35a to 35c, about which the respective drive connections 27a to 27c is connected to a connection coupling 29 assigned to it and is in drive connection.
  • interfaces 125 provide a connection from their drive connection 27a to 27c to their associated connection couplings 29, in the illustrated embodiment, connection couplings 29a to 29c, as in the prior art also to a mechanical antenna interface 39 (RET interfaces 39a to 39c) the individual antenna provided for a particular frequency band (with usually a plurality of radiators or radiator arrangements) can be connected and mounted, for example as shown and described in WO 02/061877 A2 for a single retrofittable beam shaping device.
  • RET interfaces 39a to 39c the individual antenna provided for a particular frequency band (with usually a plurality of radiators or radiator arrangements) can be connected and mounted, for example as shown and described in WO 02/061877 A2 for a single retrofittable beam shaping device.
  • connection couplings 29 have for this purpose a coupling housing 31, in which a connection axis or shaft 33 possibly with an additional gear ratio can be accommodated, about which a drive connection between the multi-beam device-side connection point 35 and the antenna-side connection point 37 is made.
  • a screw sleeve 139 can be provided at the antenna-side connection point 37, by way of which the mentioned connection coupling 29 can be attached to the associated antenna device, as described in WO 02/061877 A2, in order to match the phase shifters provided in the antennas via this interface adjust.
  • the mentioned drive connections 27a to 27c preferably consist of a flexible axle or of a flexible shaft 27, but may also be designed and configured such that the respective flexible axle or flexible shaft 27 consists of rigid shaft and axle sections and in each case with elastic or flexible axle or shaft intermediate sections, universal joints, etc. are added to ensure a connection from the mechanical interface 25 a to 25 c to the connection interfaces 125 to the associated coupling housings 31.
  • the structure of the multi-beam shaping device M-RET is thus such that the mechanical and electronic component within the RET housing M-RET-G identical or substantially identical, that is at least similar to a conventional simple, ie so-called single-beam shaping device, wherein in the region of the output shaft of the electric motor 23 in this case a preferably interchangeable multi-axis transmission 23 '(ie generally a transmission with multiple output and / or branching strands, which subsequently partly as a multi-shaft gear or Multi-axis transmission or only briefly as multi-gear or multi-gear device 23 'is called) can be grown, which is provided according to the number of individual antennas to be adjusted a corresponding number of drive shafts 123, at the mechanical cutting and / or Clutch points 25 then the preferred flexible shafts 27 are connected.
  • a preferably interchangeable multi-axis transmission 23 ' ie generally a transmission with multiple output and / or branching strands, which subsequently partly as a multi-shaft gear or Multi
  • Structure and operation of the described multi-beam M-RET molding device is such that now corresponding control signals via the electronics in the multi-beam shaping device M-RET purposeful each control of the specific mechanical first cutting and / or coupling points 25a, 25b or 25c permit, over which the here connected flexible axis or shaft 27a, 27b or 27c is actuated, so that here via the following coupling housing 31 in an antenna device A T1, ANT2 and ANT3 housed phase shifter can be adjusted targeted to the in this specific set antenna devices ANT1 to ANT3 provided radiator devices in their Absenkwinkel specific.
  • the individual mechanical cutting and / or coupling points 25a to 25c are actuated correspondingly in chronological succession in order to always activate and actuate only one drive connection 27a to 27c.
  • a variant embodiment is shown insofar as no separate coupling housings 31 are provided, but here the preferably flexible drive connections 27a to 27c are connected directly to the phase shifters 61, in particular in the form of a flexible axis or flexible shaft (here in the area their mechanical second interface 35, ie 35a, 35b or 35c at the end 125, ie at the respective end 125a, 125b or 125c of the drive connections 27a to 27c), in order to provide a direct connection to the transmission device provided within the antenna arrangement (eg within the radome, ie the antenna cover) and / or Setting means for adjusting the phase shifter 61 and thus to set a down-tilt angle, in Elev vationsplatz, a different radiation angle in azimuth and / or beam forming under adjustment of a different half width, etc.
  • the phase shifters 61 in particular in the form of a flexible axis or flexible shaft (here in the area their mechanical second interface 35, ie 35a,
  • the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 3 may be one in which different phase shifters of a single antenna device are actuated by means of the multi-gear arrangement according to the invention. It is also possible that within the antenna cover 3, several single-band antennas or a combination of multi-band antennas and single-band antennas are provided.
  • the mechanical angle of an antenna can also be set differently with the beam shaping device according to the invention, ie that a different roll, pitch or yaw adjustment ("roll”, "pitch”, “yaw”) can be made.
  • roll roll
  • pitch yaw
  • a different adjustment and / or change of a radiation pattern can be made (ie, a different setting of the radiation pattern of a radiator device, in general an antenna or antenna device and in particular a mobile radio antenna system).
  • phase shifters driven via the flexible shafts or axles 27 may be constructed in a conventional and / or suitable manner.
  • they can comprise, for example, mutually meshing gear wheels 63, whereby a transmission of the rotational movement and / or translation of the rotational movement can be generated.
  • a phase shifter or phase shift lever 65 By means of a phase shifter or phase shift lever 65, the setting of the phase shifter and thus the generation of a desired phase shift can then be effected in each case.
  • phase shifters for example differential phase shifters etc.
  • phase shifter 61 a mechanical coupling of several phase shifters is also conceivable, which can thus be driven synchronously by a flexible shaft 27a to 27c. So, for example, in the embodiment according to FIG. 3, in each case a second phase shifter 61 'is provided which is coupled to the respective first phase shifter 61, for example by means of a mechanical coupling 67 (not shown).
  • the multi-beam shaping device M-RET with its housing M-RET-G is arranged at a distance therefrom, and above all below the antenna cover (ie the radome) can, so that the flexible shafts or axles 27 (for example, bowdenzug similar protected by a sheath not shown) in the open air between the multi-beam shaping device M-RET and the antenna device or the antenna cover.
  • the multi-beam shaping device or parts thereof can be more or less integrated into the housing of the antenna cover.
  • a first integration line 71 is indicated in FIG. 3, which is intended to show that, for example, the multi-axis transmission 23 'can be accommodated partially or completely within the antenna housing cover 3, since according to the arrow representation 3' from the integration line 71 in the direction of the arrow Antenna cover or the so-called. Radome 3 extends, so thus the multi-axis transmission 23 'as mentioned partially or completely within this antenna cover 3 comes to rest.
  • the housing of the multi-beam shaping device M-RET ie, the housing M-RET-G is integrated wholly or partially within the antenna cover 3, if, according to the arrow illustration 3 ", the antenna cover, ie the radome 3 already extending from the integration line 73 in the direction of the arrow 3 "starting.
  • this integration line 73 or also the above-mentioned integration line 71 can move between the two areas shown in FIG. 3, so that the housing M-RET-G is located not only completely but possibly also only partially inside the housing cover 3.
  • the communication interface 13 may lie wholly or partially outside the radome or the antenna cover 3, or only partially or almost entirely within the radome, so that only the actual interface access actually from the outside or accessible from the bottom.
  • the communication interface 13 which has already been mentioned several times, can be embodied differently depending on the type of application to the control system, for example as an AISG plug or as a modem connected to the antenna feeder cable.
  • FIG. 4 describes a corresponding solution according to the invention not for the case of a triple-band antenna arrangement but for tri-sector antenna configuration, in which three individual antennas A T1, ANT2, A T3 are aligned in three different sectors and can be individually controlled via the multi-beam shaping device M-RET in order to obtain the lowering angle and / or the azimuth angle for the beam direction and / or beam shaping for each antenna sector ANT1 or ANT2 or A T3, respectively can be set separately and differently under different settings of the horizontal beam width.
  • three amplifier units TMA1, TMA2 and TMA3 are provided in FIG. 4, which are each fed via the feeder cables 7, and from which the corresponding further feeder cables run for controlling the antennas.
  • the corresponding control signals for the multi-beam shaping device M-RET can be transmitted via one or a pair of feeder cables from a base station, for example to one of the amplifier units, for example the amplifier unit TMA2, the control signals then being in the form of a control line 11, for example a corresponding control cable or control bus 11 'is transmitted to the multi-beam shaping device M-RET, then via the flexible shafts or axles 27 to the optionally provided coupling means 29, the phase shifters 61, 61' accommodated in the individual antenna devices are driven in accordance with the beam shaping can.
  • beam shaping in the vertical direction and / or horizontal direction can be used to set a different down-tilt angle in the direction of elvenation and / or to set a different emission direction in the horizontal direction, ie with a different azimuth angle and / or also a different setting of the antenna characteristic are made in such a way that, for example, a different half-width can be adjusted complementary or alternative to the above-mentioned settings with the aforementioned RET units.
  • the master beam shaping device it is possible within the scope of the invention with the master beam shaping device to be able to adjust the beam characteristics of multi-beam systems, in particular also of multi-mobile systems in different ways depending on circumstances and customer requirements. These different beam characteristics can therefore be adjusted accordingly changed by the RET motors used.
  • FIG. 5 schematically illustrates the multi-gear mechanism 23 ', in which, for example, two offset output shafts 123 are shown. Deviating from this, only a single output shaft could 123 may be arranged.
  • this output shaft 123 On this output shaft 123 are staggered actuators or actuators 71, for example in the form of a screw 71 ', which cooperates with a corresponding transmission and / or adjusting device 73, for example in the form of a gear 73'.
  • the gear wheel is shown schematically in FIG. 5 from its side view, that is to say with an orientation perpendicular to the drawing plane and thus perpendicular to the output axis 123.
  • a phase shifter including a phase shifter assembly 75 can be actuated directly or indirectly.
  • the arrangement may be such that via the multi-gear arrangement 23 ', the shaft 123 can be set in clockwise or counterclockwise rotation to set the phase shifters.
  • each actuating or actuating member 71 is assigned a clutch arrangement 77 which can be actuated via a separate clutch operating mechanism 79.
  • This coupling actuating device 79 can be constructed, for example, from a control device in the form of a cable, a cable, a linkage, a lever, etc. and / or combinations.
  • the coupling device can be mechanically actuated or triggered or actuated or triggered electrically or electronically or actuated from combinations thereof and / or triggered.
  • These coupling actuating devices 79 preferably also lead to the multi-gear mechanism 23 or at least to the housing MRET-G of the Multi-gear device 23 '.
  • phase shifter arrangement 75 is shown in FIG. 6 at the top right, namely with a corresponding transmission and / or adjusting device 73, for example in the form of a toothed wheel 73 ', over which the phase shifter can be set differently, similar to FIG.
  • offset phase shifting means 75 may be provided, in the illustrated embodiment 3, wherein of the other two phase shifters 75 only the associated transmission and / or adjusting device 73, for example in the form of a gear 73 ' is indicated.
  • a plurality of circumferentially offset respective actuators i.e. in the circumferential direction, are present on the output line 123.
  • corresponding adjusting or actuating devices 71 provided, for example in the form of a rack portion 71 ".
  • the output line 125 is adjustable not only clockwise and counterclockwise, so according to the double arrow view 81 rotatable about its longitudinal axis, but also in accordance with the further double arrow representation 83 in the longitudinal direction of the output shaft and retractable, so also adjustable.
  • the phase shifter 75 located on the top right in FIG. 6 is to be adjusted, first the output shaft 123 is extended until the associated one Actuator, ie the rack-shaped actuator 71 in height of the transmission and / or adjusting device 73, for example in the form of the gear 73 'comes to rest. Thereafter, the output train is rotated in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction until the rack-shaped actuator 71 engages the transmission and / or adjusting device 73, for example in the form of the gear 73 '.
  • a cutting and / or coupling point 25 is defined, which in this case also describes a coupling position 25 ', ie a coupling device with three coupling positions 25' a, 25 'b and 25' c.
  • These coupling positions 25 ', ie 25', 25 'b and 25' c represent so far only a special case of the general cutting and / or coupling point 25, ie 25a, 25b and 25c.
  • the output shaft 123 is pivoted, for example clockwise or counterclockwise, for example 90 ', in order then to retract further into the multi-gear housing M-RET-G in the sense of a shortening be, ie by an axial displacement, until the adjusting or actuating device 71 comes to rest in the amount of the second transmission and / or adjusting device 73 of the phase shifter assembly. Also for this position, in FIG. 71 is drawn.
  • the output train 125 would then be rotated again until the rack-like actuating device 71 "shown in the middle position engages the next transmission and / or adjusting device 73 in the form of a next gear 73 ' again a piece off or retracted, this axial movement is converted into a rotational movement of the transmission and / or adjusting device 73 and set the phase shifter above.
  • this intervention can be reversed and the output shaft so further down and retracted until the actuator and / or actuator 71 is at the level of the lowest gear-like transmission and / or adjusting device 73 to lie, so that after a corresponding further rotational movement of the output shaft 123, the lowermost gear 73 'and thus the lowest phase slide assembly can be adjusted accordingly.
  • the embodiment has at least when considering the three transmission and / or Einsteil wornen 73 also three cutting and / or coupling points 25, based on the output line 125 thereby three coupling positions 25 'are defined or to purposefully one of Phase shifter assembly or other Einzustell Roaden the antenna to operate.
  • Such output strands can also be formed several times on the multi-RET unit, whereby the number of selectively controllable phase shifter can be increased.
  • a switchable, in particular electromechanically switchable coupling or adjusting device can be integrated in the transmission, as well as a corresponding drive control with one or more motors to perform the adjustment.
  • a common drive device an actuator, a motor and in particular an electric motor, etc. is provided for at least two cutting or coupling devices or coupling positions for driving at least two adjusting devices, ie in contrast
  • the prior art less drive means, ie electric motors, actuators, etc. are provided as adjustable assemblies such as phase shifter, the purpose of this purpose can be operated directionally. Therefore, in the context of the invention, a correspondingly higher number of interfaces, coupling points 25 or coupling positions 25 'are provided as drive devices or drive units.
  • At least one servomotor may be provided.
  • the servo motor would serve to adjust the output shaft 123 with the associated actuating and actuating elements 71, 71 "such that this actuating and actuating element 71, 71" is moved into a desired position, in which a clutch with a corresponding, in the side embodiment, gear-shaped transmission and / or adjusting device 73 is added.
  • the axial adjustment could be carried out via the drive motor and the rotational movement for the final bringing about of the coupling with the corresponding setting and actuating device 71, 71 "could be brought about by the drive motor
  • the drive unit and the setting unit wherein the one motor, the axial adjustment and the other motor accomplished the twisting movement, ie rotation of the shaft.
  • it is only a division for two different adjustment steps of an otherwise common drive means that is, a common drive means for targeted adjustment of z.
  • two different phase shifters or phase shifter assemblies are two different phase shifters or phase shifter assemblies.
  • the number of cutting and / or coupling points is greater than the number of drive means, that is, the common drive means, wherein, as explained, for example, a drive means may also include one or more additional actuator or coupling drives or motors, to make a drive connection between the corresponding actuators can.
  • a drive means may also include one or more additional actuator or coupling drives or motors, to make a drive connection between the corresponding actuators can.
  • the coupling devices 77 also mentioned with reference to FIG. 5 can be correspondingly actuated and adjusted with the associated coupling actuators 79, wherein after an established coupling connection (by means of a servomotor) then the adjustment z. B. the connected phase shifter can be performed by means of the drive means.
  • phase shifters in the antenna can be controlled, similar to the structure described using flexible shafts or axles. which are positioned at different positions.
  • the bridging between the gear arrangement or the multi-gear housing M-RET-G and the corresponding components to be controlled such as the phase Sliders should be positioned at various points.
  • additional control devices can run from the M-RET unit into the antenna interior, via which electromechanical actuators located there can be actuated, so that the power flow in the drive trains can be separated or closed.
  • coupling devices can be used which are arranged directly on the shaft or the drive train 123 of the gear arrangement or also on the phase shifters themselves or in the vicinity of the phase shifters or other adjustable subassemblies, as can be seen in particular with reference to the embodiment according to FIG. 5 (or also FIG 6).
  • an electric motor is used as a drive device.
  • all other controllable drive devices are basically considered.
  • multi-gear or multi-gear arrangement In general, this involves a transmission or a gear arrangement with a plurality of drive or branching strands, wherein the branching can be coupled to the mentioned cutting and / or coupling points or to the switchable coupling positions with different subsequent sub-elements, phase shifters, etc.
  • the multi-beam shaping device M-RET can also be provided with at least one further communication interface, for example in the sense of daisy-chain cabling to connect another multi-RET unit to control other antenna devices. As a result, the control of a plurality of multi-beam shaping devices interconnected therewith can take place via a communication line 11, 11 '.
  • the described multi-gear can be used in all antenna designs, in single-band antennas as well as dual-band or multi-band antennas.
  • the invention can be used with radiator antenna arrays arranged in one or more columns.
  • the radiator devices can be singly or multiply polarized. There are no restrictions in any direction.

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L'équipement de formation multi-faisceau selon l'invention se distingue par les caractéristiques suivantes : l'équipement de formation multi-faisceau (M-RET) comporte au moins une interface de communication électronique (13) pour la commande de l'équipement de formation multi-faisceau (M-RET) pour un réglage différent d'au moins deux diagrammes de rayonnement, l'équipement de formation multi-faisceau (M-RET) comprend au moins un équipement d'actionnement comportant de préférence un moteur électrique (23) et de préférence un élément de réseau (19), l'équipement de formation multi-faisceau (M-RET) comprend au moins deux premières interfaces et/ou positions de couplage mécaniques (25; 25a, 25b, 25c; 25'; 25'a, 25'b, 25'c) - une liaison d'actionnement (27; 27a, 27b, 27c) agit respectivement sur lesdites deux premières interfaces et/ou positions de couplage mécaniques (25; 25a, 25b, 25c; 25'; 25'a, 25'b, 25'c), le ou les équipement(s) d'actionnement (23) de l'équipement de formation multi-faisceau (M-RET) est connecté au moyen d'un multi-engrenage (23') auxdites deux interfaces et/ou positions de couplage mécaniques (25; 25a, 25b, 25c; 25'; 25'a, 25'b, 25'c), au moins l'une des liaisons d'actionnement (27; 27a, 27b, 27c) pouvant être commandée respectivement dans un but précis au moyen du ou des équipement(s) d'actionnement (23) et de l'équipement de commande associé, et le nombre des interfaces et/ou positions de couplage (25; 25a, 25b, 25c; 25'; 25'a, 25'b, 25'c) étant supérieur au nombre d'équipements d'actionnement (23).
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