US 11,539,127 B2Granted

Wireless telecommunication antenna mount and control system

AssigneeRadiarc Technologies, LLC

InventorsArthur P. Clifford, Stephen J. Holmes

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Abstract

A remotely controllable antenna mount (100) for use with a wireless telecommunication antenna (102) provides mechanical azimuth and tilt adjustment using AISG compatible motor control units (171/192) and AISG control and monitoring systems to remotely adjust the physical orientation of the antenna. The mount control units are serially interconnected with AISG antenna control units (ACUs) (104) which adjust electronic tilt mechanisms within the antenna itself. An AISG compatible mount azimuth control unit (MACU) (171) drives rotatable movement of the antenna through a range of azimuth angle positions. The antenna mount further includes a mechanical downtilt assembly interconnected between the antenna interface and the antenna. An AISG compatible mount tilt control unit (MTCU) (192) drives a linear actuator for physical downtilt of the antenna through a range of tilt angle positions.

Claims17

Dependent claims

An antenna mount for use with a telecommunication antenna having at least one AISG antenna control unit (ACU), said antenna mount comprising:

an antenna interface mounted to said antenna, said antenna interface comprising,
an antenna mast having an upper mast pivot and a lower mast pivot, and
a mechanical downtilt assembly including a lower hinge assembly connected between said antenna mast and a lower portion of said antenna, and an extensible upper hinge assembly connected between said antenna mast and an upper portion of said antenna;
and
a structure interface mounted to a mounting pole of an installation structure, said structure interface comprising,
an upper mount body secured to said mounting pole and having a pivot rotatably receiving said upper mast pivot,
a lower mount body secured to said mounting pole and having a pivot rotatably receiving said lower mast pivot, and
a mount azimuth control unit (MACU) having a motor, a drive gear interconnected between said motor and said antenna interface, and an AISG compatible motor controller,
said motor being controllable to drive rotatable movement of said antenna interface about a vertical axis through a range of azimuth angle positions,
wherein the ACU and the MACU are serially interconnected through respective AISG communication ports to an AISG control interface for serial remote control thereof.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/183,151Filed 23 Feb 2021 · continuation
Priority: 11 Jul 2016
Published: US 2021/0175619 A110 Jun 2021
Granted: 27 Dec 2022
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

H01Q 3/08
Using mechanical movement of antenna or antenna system as a whole: for varying two co-ordinates of the orientation
H01Q 1/1228
For fastening a rigid aerial element: on a boom
H01Q 1/125
Supports; Mounting means: means for positioning
H01Q 1/246
Used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM: specially adapted for base stations

Family

Application15/207,159Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 11 Jul 2016
Application62/383,647Us provisional application · filed 6 Sep 2016
PCT/US2017/041586Parent of this continuation · filed 11 Jul 2017
US 10,511,090 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 17 Dec 2019
US 2021/0175619 A1Pre-grant publication · published 10 Jun 2021
Application16/315,229Parent of this continuation
US 10,944,169 B2Parent of this continuation
Application16/315,229Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 2018/0013200 A1Published application
US 2020/0194884 A1Published application
US 11,539,127 B2This patent

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