IP Library Granted Patent US 9,490,522
Granted Patent B2
US 9,490,522 · App. 14/507,846 · Granted Nov 8, 2016

Foldable satellite antenna

Inventors: Lan-Chun Yang (Hsinchu, TW); Shun-Chung Kuo (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation
H01Q1/1235
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Patent No.
US 9,490,522
App. No.
14/507,846
Granted
Nov 8, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A foldable satellite antenna includes a dish reflector formed with an opening, a connecting rod having a section smaller than the opening such that the connecting rod is able to be inserted through the opening to penetrate the dish reflector, a compensating structure for being disposed in an area enclosed by the opening to fill an area other than where the connecting rod penetrating the opening after the connecting rod is inserted through the opening to penetrate the dish reflector, and a dish bracket for riveting the dish reflector and the connecting rod such that the connecting rod is folded around a rotating center of the dish bracket after the connecting rod is inserted through the opening to penetrate the dish reflector.

Claims (15)

1. A foldable satellite antenna, comprising:

a dish reflector formed with an opening;

a connecting rod having a section smaller than the opening such that the connecting rod is able to be inserted through the opening to penetrate the dish reflector;

a compensating structure fixed on the connecting rod, wherein the compensating structure fills an area other than where the connecting rod penetrating the opening after the connecting rod is inserted through the opening to penetrate the dish reflector; and

a dish bracket connected to the dish reflector and pivotally connected to the connecting rod such that the connecting rod and the compensating structure rotate relative to the dish bracket after the connecting rod is inserted through the opening to penetrate the dish reflector.

2. The satellite antenna of claim 1 , wherein the dish bracket comprises:

a first connector for connecting the dish reflector; and

a first pivot pivotally connected to the connecting rod, such that the connecting rod rotates around the first pivot.

3. The satellite antenna of claim 2 , wherein the dish bracket further comprises a second connector for fixing the dish bracket and the connecting rod in position.

4. The satellite antenna of claim 2 , wherein the first connector and the first pivot are disposed at a same side of the dish reflector.

5. The satellite antenna of claim 2 , wherein the first connector and the first pivot are disposed at different sides of the dish reflector.

6. The satellite antenna of claim 1 , wherein the compensating structure comprises:

a compensating plate; and

a holder connected to the compensating plate and the connecting rod for fixing the compensating plate, and fixing the compensating structure on the connecting rod.

7. The satellite antenna of claim 6 , wherein the compensating plate formed with a plurality of holes.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
To: WNC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072255/0226 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2014
From: YANG, LAN-CHUN; KUO, SHUN-CHUNG
To: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033897/0130 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 103124142 A · Jul 14, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160013562A1 · Jan 14, 2016