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US 10,455,435 B2Granted
Mobile site platform with descending capability
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorMohamed Nadder Hamdy
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Abstract
A mobile communications site, comprising: a vertical mounting structure resting on an underlying surface; a platform mounted to the vertical mounting structure; one or more electronic communications components mounted on the platform; and an elevation mechanism attached to the platform and configured to move the platform relative to the mounting structure between raised and lowered positions relative to the underlying surface.
Claims16
A mobile communications site, comprising:
- a vertical mounting structure having a bottom portion resting on an underlying surface and a top portion;
- a movable horizontal platform mounted to the vertical mounting structure, the platform including features positioned on adjacent sides of a central opening in the platform that engage with guide rails on the mounting structure to enable the platform to slide relative to the mounting structure and prevent the platform from rotating relative to the mounting structure, wherein the mounting structure extends through the central opening when the platform is in the lowered position;
- one or more mobile communications components mounted on the platform;
- and
- an elevation mechanism attached to the platform and configured to move the platform between a raised position adjacent the top portion of the mounting structure and a lowered position adjacent the bottom portion of the mounting structure.
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A method of servicing a remote radio unit (RRU) at a mobile communications site, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a mobile communications site comprising:
- a vertical mounting structure having a bottom portion resting on an underlying surface and a top portion;
- a movable horizontal platform mounted to the vertical mounting structure, the platform including features positioned on adjacent sides of a central opening in the platform that engage with guide rails on the mounting structure to enable the platform to slide relative to the mounting structure and prevent the platform from rotating relative to the mounting structure, wherein the mounting structure extends through the central opening when the platform is in the lowered position;
- an RRU mounted on the platform;
- and
- an elevation mechanism attached to the platform and configured to move the platform between a raised position adjacent the top portion of the mounting structure and a lowered position adjacent the bottom portion of the mounting structure;
- wherein the platform is in its raised position;
- (b) lowering the platform to the lowered position;
- (c) servicing the RRU as the platform is in the lowered position;
- and
- (d) raising the platform to the raised position.
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A method of adjusting the coverage of a mobile communications site, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a mobile communications site comprising:
- a vertical mounting structure having a bottom portion resting on an underlying surface and a top portion;
- a movable horizontal platform mounted to the vertical mounting structure, the platform including features positioned on adjacent sides of a central opening in the platform that engage with guide rails on the mounting structure to enable the platform to slide relative to the mounting structure and prevent the platform from rotating relative to the mounting structure, wherein the mounting structure extends through the central opening when the platform is in the lowered position;
- an RRU mounted on the platform;
- an antenna connected to the RRU;
- and
- an elevation mechanism attached to the platform and configured to move the platform between a raised position adjacent the top portion of the mounting structure and a lowered position adjacent the bottom portion of the mounting structure;
- (b) determining the coverage area of the RRU and antenna;
- and
- (c) activating the elevation mechanism to adjust a height of the platform to modify the coverage area of the RRU and antenna.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.