Antenna radome-enclosures and related antenna structures
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsClaudio Biancotto, Craig Mitchelson, Shuwei Russell, David Walker
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Abstract
An antenna structure includes a radiator element and an enclosure housing the radiator element therein. The enclosure includes a front face that is adjacent a surface of the radiator element and sidewall surfaces that house the radiator element therebetween. The front face of the enclosure has an internal surface that is bounded by the sidewall surfaces and an external surface that is opposite the internal surface. The surface of the radiator element is positioned closer to the external surface than the internal surface of the front face of the enclosure.
Claims22
An antenna structure, comprising:
- a radiator element comprising an array of antenna elements;
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- an enclosure including the radiator element therein, the enclosure comprising a front face that is adjacent a surface of the radiator element, sidewall surfaces that house the radiator element therebetween, and a mounting interface configured to attach the enclosure including the radiator element therein to external telecommunications equipment, wherein the front face of the enclosure comprises an internal surface that is bounded by the sidewall surfaces and an external surface opposite the internal surface,
- wherein the surface of the radiator element is positioned closer to the external surface than the internal surface of the front face of the enclosure.
An antenna structure, comprising:
- a radiator element comprising an array of antenna elements;
- an enclosure including the radiator element therein, the enclosure comprising a front face that is adjacent a surface of the radiator element, sidewall surfaces that house the radiator element therebetween, and a mounting interface configured to accept mounting hardware that secures the enclosure to external telecommunications equipment, the front face comprising an opening extending therethrough from an external surface thereof to an internal surface thereof that is bounded by the sidewall surfaces;
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- a radome on the surface of the radiator element and at least partially exposed by the opening in the front face, wherein the surface of the radiator element including the radome thereon protrudes beyond the internal surface and towards the external surface of the front face.
An antenna enclosure, comprising:
- a plurality of sidewall surfaces configured to house a flat panel antenna element therein;
- a mounting interface configured to accept mounting hardware that secures the antenna enclosure to external telecommunications equipment;
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- a front face configured to be positioned adjacent a surface of the flat panel antenna element, the front face comprising an internal surface that is bounded by the sidewall surfaces, and an external surface opposite the internal surface, wherein the front face comprises a first thickness adjacent the sidewall surfaces and a second thickness adjacent the surface of the flat panel antenna element, wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.