# US 10,122,083 B2 · Antenna device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,122,083 B2 - Document ID: US10122083B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/584,149 - Filed: 2017-05-02 - Published: 2017-08-17 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2014-11-04 - Assignees: Kmw Inc. - Applicants: Kmw Inc. - Inventors: In-Ho Kim; Hyoung-Seok Yang; Hee Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10122083B2 ## CPC - H01Q 3/06: over a restricted angle - B23P 11/00: Connecting or disconnecting metal parts or objects by metal-working techniques not otherwise provided for (connecting sheet metal or metal tubes, rods or profiles B21D39/00; riveting B21J; soldering, unsoldering, welding B23K; hand tools for connecting wire or strip B25B25/00; connecting metal parts by adhesives F16B11/00) - B23P 19/00: Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformation {(connecting metal parts or objects by metal-working procedures B21J, B23K)}; Tools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes (hand tools in general B25) - B25J 15/04: with provision for the remote detachment or exchange of the head or parts thereof - B64G 1/66: Arrangements or adaptations of apparatus or instruments, not otherwise provided for - G06F 15/02: manually operated with input through keyboard and computation using a built-in program, e.g. pocket calculators - H01F 1/00: Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials therefor; Selection of materials for their magnetic properties - H01Q 1/12: Supports; Mounting means - H01Q 1/246: {specially adapted for base stations} - H01Q 13/08: Radiating ends of two-conductor microwave transmission lines, e.g. of coaxial lines, of microstrip lines - H05K 5/30: Side-by-side or stacked arrangements - H05K 7/12: Resilient or clamping means for holding component to structure - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - B23P: METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS (arrangements for copying or controlling B23Q) - B25J: MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES ({manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery A61B34/70; manipulators used in cleaning hollow articles B08B9/04}; manipulators associated with rolling mills B21B39/20; manipulators associated with forging machines B21J13/10; {manipulators associated with picking-up and placing mechanisms B23P19/007}; means for holding wheels or parts thereof B60B30/00; {vehicles with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members B62D57/02, B62D57/032; devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials between conveyors B65G47/90, B65G47/91; manipulators with gripping or holding means for transferring packages B65H67/065}; cranes B66C; {manipulators used in the protection or supervision of pipe-line installations F17D5/00; walking equipment adapted for nuclear steam-generators F22B37/006}; manipulators specially adapted for, or associated with, nuclear reactors G21C; {apparatus used for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor H10P72/50}) - B64G: COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H01F: MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract An antenna device according to one of various examples of the present invention can comprise: an antenna module; a radio remote head (RRH) for receiving signals from the antenna module and a base station; guide modules for guiding the RRH such that the RRH slidably moves in an inclined state in the antenna module, for providing one end portion of the RRH to be rotated, and for providing the other end portion of the RRH to move vertically in the sliding movement direction; connection modules provided on a surface on which the antenna module and the RRH face each other, and electrically connecting the RRH and the antenna module; and coupling modules provided on one side of the RRH so as to move the connection modules, thereby mutually coupling or separating the connection modules. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An antenna device comprising: an antenna module; a radio remote head (RRH) configured to receive signals from the antenna module and a base station; an attachment/detachment member configured to attach/detach the RRH to/from one surface of the antenna module; connection modules provided on a surface on which the antenna module and the RRH face each other to electrically connect the RRH and the antenna module to each other; and coupling modules provided on one surface of the RRH to move the connection modules so that the connection modules are coupled to or separated from each other; wherein the attachment/detachment member is provided on upper and lower portions of the antenna module and the RRH as guide modules configured to slidably guide the RRH on the antenna module, to cause one end portion of the RRH to be rotatably seated, and to cause the other end portion of the RRH to be seated to be movable toward the antenna module. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The antenna device of claim 1, wherein the guide module comprises: an upper end rail portion provided on an upper portion of the antenna module and coupled to one end portion of the RRH to form a circular hollow portion in a sliding direction so as to slidably move and rotatably support the one end portion of the RRH; an upper end slider provided on an upper portion of the RRH, formed in a bar shape in the sliding movement direction, and seated on the upper end rail portion to slidably move along the first guide module or to be rotated on the first guide module; a lower end rail portion provided on a lower portion of the antenna module, and coupled to the other end portion of the RRH to slidably move the other end portion of the RRH and to movably support the RRH in a direction in which the RRH gets adjacent to or goes away from the antenna module about the one end portion of the RRH as a rotation axis; and a lower end slider provided on a lower portion of the RRH, and seated on a second guide portion to slidably move along the second guide portion or to move in a vertical direction to a sliding movement direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The antenna device of claim 2, wherein the lower end rail portion comprises a first-direction guide groove having the sliding movement direction and a second-direction guide groove having the vertical direction to the sliding movement direction, and the lower end slider is formed to project from at least one of the lower portion of the RRH and a lower portion of the connection module to slidably move along the first-direction guide groove and the second-direction guide groove. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The antenna device of claim 3, wherein the RRH slidably moves in the form of a slant line in a direction that is measured from one side to the other side of the antenna module, and then is coupled to the antenna module through pushing of the lower portion of the RRH toward the antenna module. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The antenna device of claim 4, wherein the upper end rail portion is seated on the upper end slider, the lower end rail portion is seated in the first-direction guide groove, and the RRH slidably moves to a rear surface of the antenna module in the form of a slant line in the direction that is measured from the one side to the other side of the antenna module, and the lower end slider moves along the second-direction guide groove, the upper end slider is rotated on the upper end rail portion, and the RRH is coupled to the rear surface of the antenna module. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The antenna device of claim 1, wherein the coupling module comprises: a locking plate provided on a rear surface of the antenna module, provided with a hook-shaped opening, and detachably coupling and fixing the other end portion of the RRH in at least one of automatic and manual manners; and a locking projection provided to project in a side surface direction from a front surface of the RRH to be locked in or unlocked from the opening of the locking plate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The antenna device of claim 1, wherein the connection module has a blind mating structure, and comprises: a first connection portion formed to project from a rear surface of the antenna module; and a second connection portion provided on the RRH and positioned to face the first connection portion to be elastically engaged with the first connection portion in accordance with a movement in a direction that is vertical to a sliding movement direction of the other end portion of the RRH. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The antenna device of claim 7, wherein the coupling module comprises: a lever portion provided in an opening that is provided on a rear surface of the second connection portion; and a movement portion configured to move the second connection portion so that the second connection portion is electrically coupled to the first connection portion in accordance with a rotation of the lever portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The antenna device of claim 8, wherein the coupling module comprises a locking mode in which the lever portion is seated in the opening to limit a movement of the second connection portion, and a driving mode in which the lever portion secedes from the opening and is rotated to move the second connection portion in a direction in which the second connection portion goes away from or gets near to the first connection portion so that the second connection potion is electrically attached to or detached from the first connection portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The antenna device of claim 9, wherein the first connection portion and the second connection portion push or pull the other end portion of the RRH in a direction in which the other end portion of the RRH moves to get near to or to go away from the antenna module to cause the other end portion of the RRH to be seated on the antenna module, and the first connection portion moves along the movement portion in accordance with rotation driving of the lever portion to be electrically attached to or detached from the second connection portion. ### Claim 11 An antenna device comprising: an antenna module; a radio remote head (RRH) configured to receive signals from the antenna module and a base station; an attachment/detachment member configured to attach/detach the RRH to/from one surface of the antenna module; connection modules provided on a surface on which the antenna module and the RRH face each other to electrically connect the RRH and the antenna module to each other; and coupling modules provided on one surface of the RRH to move the connection modules so that the connection modules are coupled to or separated from each other; wherein the attachment/detachment member is provided on upper and lower portions of the antenna module and the RRH as guide modules configured to cause one end portion of the RRH to be locked and rotatably seated, to guide the other end portion of the RRH to move in a direction in which the other end portion of the RRH gets near to or goes away from the antenna module in accordance with rotation of the RRH, and to cause the other end portion of the RRH to be seated. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The antenna device of claim 11, wherein the guide module comprises: at least one locking bar member provided on an upper side of the antenna module to cause the one end portion of the RRH to be rotatably locked and seated; at least one hook member provided on an upper portion of the RRH to be rotatably locked and seated on the locking bar member; a lower end rail portion provided on a lower portion of the antenna module, and coupled to the other end portion of the RRH to guide and support the other end portion of the RRH to move in a direction in which the other end portion of the RRH gets adjacent to or goes away from the antenna module about the one end portion of the RRH as a rotation axis; and a lower end slider provided on the lower portion of the RRH, and seated on the lower end rail portion to move along the lower end rail portion to be attached or detached. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The antenna device of claim 12, wherein the lower end rail portion comprises a guide groove for guiding the lower end slider in a direction in which the lower end slider gets adjacent to or goes away from the antenna module, and the lower end slider is formed to project from at least one of the lower portion of the RRH and a lower portion of the connection module to slidably move along the guide groove. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The antenna device of claim 13, wherein the RRH is pushed to be coupled to the antenna module after the RRH is seated in a slant line direction on a rear surface of the antenna module. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The antenna device of claim 14, wherein the hook member is seated on the locking bar member, the lower end slider is seated in the guide groove, and if the lower end slider moves from the guide groove toward the antenna module, the hook member is rotated on the locking bar member to cause the RRH to be coupled to the rear surface of the antenna module. ### Claim 16 An antenna device comprising: an antenna module; a radio remote head (RRH) configured to receive signals from the antenna module and a base station; an attachment/detachment member configured to attach/detach the RRH to/from one surface of the antenna module; connection modules provided on a surface on which the antenna module and the RRH face each other to electrically connect the RRH and the antenna module to each other; and coupling modules provided on one surface of the RRH to move the connection modules so that the connection modules are coupled to or separated from each other; wherein the attachment/detachment member is provided on both side surfaces of the antenna module and the RRH as a link module configured to cause the both side surfaces of the RRH to be seated, to rotatably move the RRH from an upper portion to a lower portion of a rear surface of the antenna module, and to cause the RRH to be attached to or detached from the rear surface of the antenna module. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The antenna device of claim 16, wherein the link module comprises: at least one projection portion projecting from the both side surfaces of the RRH; and a link member provided on the both side surfaces of the antenna module, and including a coupling plate having at least one opening in which the projection portion is locked and coupled to the RRH, and a rotator rotatably supporting the coupling plate on the antenna module. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The antenna device of claim 17, wherein the RRH is seated to be spaced apart for a predetermined distance from the rear surface of the antenna module, and then moves from the upper portion to the lower portion of the rear surface of the antenna module to come in close contact with the rear surface of the antenna module, so that the RRH is coupled to the rear surface of the antenna module. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The antenna device of claim 18, wherein if the projection portion is locked in the opening, the RRH is coupled to be spaced apart for the predetermined distance from the rear surface of the antenna module, the rotator rotates the coupling plate, and the coupling plate moves in a direction from the upper portion to the lower portion thereof, so that the RRH is coupled to the rear surface of the antenna module.