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US 2012/0068040 A1Published application
Mount for a mobile satellite antenna system with vibration and shock isolation
AssigneeWinegard Company
InventorBrent Lee Venghaus
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AssigneeWinegard Company
InventorBrent Lee Venghaus
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A vibration and shock isolation mount for a mobile satellite antenna system securable to a transport vehicle such as a truck or boat. The isolation mount includes three isolators attachable between the mobile satellite antenna system and the transport vehicle. The three isolators are spaced substantially evenly about the central axis of the antenna system. Each isolator has a central spring element extending along a first axis between two block members wherein the spring element permits the two block members to move in virtually all direction relative to each other including toward and away from each other along the first axis of the spring element. Each isolator further includes two attaching members for respectively securing the two block members to the mobile satellite antenna system and the transport vehicle. The first axes of the spring elements are aligned to substantially intersect each other and the central axis of the mobile satellite antenna system within a protective, covering dome of the antenna system. The isolators are preferably positioned outside of the domed antenna system so that the domed antenna system itself can be as compact as possible to minimize its overall size and weight.
A vibration and shock isolation mount for a mobile satellite antenna system (1) securable on a transport vehicle (7), the mobile satellite antenna system (1) having a base portion (13) extending about a substantially central axis (17) and said isolation mount including:
The isolation mount of claim 4 wherein said common point (19) is substantially at the center of gravity of the mobile satellite antenna system (1).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.