Rf multi connector unit for antennas, antenna system and base station

The RF multi connector unit (100) according to the preceding claim, wherein

• the at least one of the multiple of RF-plug connectors (111, 112, 113, 114;
• 121, 122, 123, 124) is spring loaded in mating direction (A) by means of an elastic element (130), being electrically insulated from said RF-plug connector.

The RF multi connector unit (100) according to any preceding claim, wherein the array is a linear array (110;

• 120) which may be divided in subarrays (110, 120), and/or wherein
• the array or any one of the subarrays (110;
• 120) may be supported floatingly, at least in a plane being perpendicular to the mating direction (A).

The RF multi connector unit (100) according to any preceding claim, further comprising

• at least one bracket element (140), the bracket element at least partially surrounding at least one of the RF-plug connectors (111, 112, 113, 114;
• 121, 122, 123, 124).

The RF multi connector unit (100) according to any preceding claim, wherein

• the RF multi connector unit (100) further comprises at least one guiding means (150), for guiding a radio unit (20, 22) to be mounted to a locked and electrically connected position.

The RF multi connector unit (100) according to any preceding claim, wherein the RF multi connector unit (100) further comprises at least one securing means, for securing a radio unit (20, 22) to be mounted in a locked and electrically connected position.

The RF multi connector unit (100) according to any preceding claim, further comprising at least one alignment funnel (160), the alignment funnel (160) being located so as to receive and center a corresponding RF-counter connector to a respective one of the multiple RF multi connectors.

The RF multi connector unit (100) according to any preceding claim, further comprising a release element, the release element being adapted to unlock a mounted radio unit (20, 22) from a locked and electrically connected position, and/or the release element is adapted to unlock the RF multi connector unit (100) from a locked and electrically connected position on a back side of a multi-band antenna (10).

The RF multi connector unit (100) according to any preceding claim, further including at least one power connector and/or at least one sensor signal line connector.