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US 11,289,800 B2Granted
Remote electronic tilt base station antennas having adjustable ret rod supports
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorShital Sawanta Udagave
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Abstract
A base station antenna includes a remote electronic tilt (“RET”) actuator, a phase shifter having a moveable element and a mechanical linkage extending between the RET actuator and the phase shifter. The mechanical linkage includes a RET rod. An adjustable RET rod support includes a base member and an adjustable member, the adjustable member has a RET rod holder and is movably mounted to the base member.
Claims20
A base station antenna, comprising:
- a remote electronic tilt (“RET”) actuator;
- a phase shifter having a moveable element;
- and
- a mechanical linkage extending between the RET actuator and the phase shifter, the mechanical linkage including a RET rod;
- an adjustable RET rod support comprising a base member and an adjustable member, the adjustable member comprising a RET rod holder and being movably mounted relative to the base member.
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A method of mounting a RET rod in a base station antenna, comprising:
- mounting an adjustable RET rod support on a backplane of the base station antenna wherein the adjustable RET rod support comprises a base member and an adjustable member, the adjustable member comprising a RET rod holder and being movably mounted relative to the base member;
- moving the adjustable member relative to the base member to position the RET rod holder relative to the backplane;
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- inserting a RET rod into the RET rod holder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.