Ka-band antenna with fine azimuth and elevation adjustment
View Patent ↗According to an aspect, an antenna mount includes a pole canister and an assembly. The assembly includes a first bracket coupled in a fixed position to the pole canister. The assembly also includes a second bracket coupled to the first bracket at a pivot. The assembly also includes a third bracket movably coupled to the second bracket. The assembly further includes a first cam adapted to pivot the second bracket about the pivot in relation to the first bracket along a horizontal axis. The assembly also includes a second cam adapted to slide the third bracket in relation to the second bracket.
1. An antenna mount, comprising:
a first bracket comprising a pole canister extending from a horizontal face of the first bracket and adapted to receive a pole along a vertical axis;
a second bracket movably coupled to the first bracket at one or more pivots and adapted to pivot the second bracket in relation to the first bracket in an azimuth direction along a horizontal plane; and
a back bracket movably coupled to the second bracket at a pivot and adapted to attach to a reflector, wherein the back bracket is adapted to slide or rotate along a vertical plane in relation to the second bracket to adjust an elevation of the reflector.
2. The antenna mount of claim 1 , wherein the pole canister is integrally formed with the first bracket.
3. The antenna mount of claim 2 , wherein the first bracket that comprises the pole canister is a single, stamped component.
4. The antenna mount of claim 2 , wherein the first bracket that comprises the pole canister is a single, molded component.
5. The antenna mount of claim 1 , wherein the second bracket comprises an elevation lock configured to secure the elevation of the reflector and a fine azimuth tuner configured to finely tune an azimuth setting for the reflector.
6. An antenna mount, comprising:
a first bracket;
a pole canister adapted to receive a pole along a vertical axis at the bottom end of the pole canister, wherein the pole canister further comprises one or more mounts adapted to couple the pole canister to the first bracket at the top end of the pole canister, wherein the one or more mounts extend out from the pole canister with horizontal faces, and wherein the first bracket is movably coupled to the pole canister at the one or more mounts and adapted to pivot the first bracket in relation to the pole canister in an azimuth direction along a horizontal plane; and
a back bracket coupled to the first bracket at one or more pivots and adapted to attach to a reflector, wherein the back bracket is adapted to slide or rotate along a vertical plane in relation to the first bracket to adjust an elevation of the reflector.
7. The antenna mount of claim 6 , wherein the one or more mounts comprise one or more tabs, each tab having at least one mounting aperture.
8. The antenna mount of claim 6 , wherein the one or more mounts are integrally formed with the pole canister.
9. The antenna mount of claim 8 , wherein the one or more mounts and the pole canister are a single, stamped component.
10. The antenna mount of claim 8 , wherein the one or more mounts and the pole canister are a single, molded component.
11. The antenna mount of claim 6 , wherein the one or more mounts extend from an end of the pole canister such that the end of the pole canister and surfaces of the one or more mounts are in contact with the first bracket when coupled to the first bracket.
12. The antenna mount of claim 6 , further comprising a boom arm coupled to the back bracket at a first end and adapted to position a transceiver at a second end to point towards the reflector.
13. The antenna mount of claim 6 , further comprising a stamped bracket coupled to the boom arm at a pivot located proximate to the second end of the boom arm, the stamped bracket adapted to rotate from a first position pointed along the boom arm towards the first end to a second position that is secured and adapted to attach an antenna transceiver.
14. The antenna mount of claim 13 , further comprising the reflector, wherein the reflector is adapted to collect signals for a plurality of transceivers and wherein the stamped bracket is adapted to attach the plurality of transceivers.