Transmission guide buckle of base station antenna and mounting structure thereof

Abstract

The application provides a transmission guide buckle of a base station antenna, characterized in that the transmission guide buckle comprises a guide buckle body, guide holes, auxiliary reverse buckles and nuts; at least one guide hole is arranged on the guide buckle body, and the guide hole is used for penetrating a transmission rod; at least one pair of auxiliary reverse buckles are arranged on the bottom of the guide buckle body on both sides, respectively, and the auxiliary reverse buckles are used for penetrating corresponding reverse buckle grooves on a main reflector plate to be preliminarily fixed; the nuts are arranged on the bottom of the guide buckle body, and the nuts are used for penetrating corresponding nut grooves on the main reflector plate and being fixed by being locked by screws. Correspondingly, the application also provides an installation structure of the transmission guide buckle of the base station antenna. Therefore, the application can greatly improve the structural stability, improve the electrical performance of the product and reduce the manufacturing cost.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of mobile communication technology, in particular to a transmission guide buckle of a base station antenna and an installation structure thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] The transmission guide buckle of the conventional base station antenna is installed on the reflector plate through an inverted buckle structure, and the direction of the burr surface of the reflector plate has a hard requirement, that is, the burr surface must be on the installation surface of the array element, so as to ensure that the inverted buckle must hook the burr surface. If the burr surface is not installed, it is easy to be forced to fall off, causing a reliability risk. The array element is the smallest unit of the base station antenna for radiating signals, and is very sensitive to the installation environment. The burr surface is coplanar with the installation surface of the array element, and the burr may contact the array element, causing a short circuit physical phenomenon, thereby existing a risk of affecting the electrical performance of the antenna, causing low direct pass rate of the electrical performance of the product in the production process, increasing the repair man-hours, increasing the manufacturing cost, and even affecting the customer experience.

[0003] In summary, the prior art has obvious inconvenience and defects in actual use, and therefore needs to be improved. SUMMARY

[0004] In view of the above defects, the present application aims to provide a transmission guide buckle of a base station antenna and an installation structure thereof, which can greatly improve the structural stability, improve the electrical performance of the product, and reduce the manufacturing cost.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application provides a transmission guide buckle of a base station antenna, comprising a guide buckle body, a guide hole, an auxiliary inverted buckle and a nut.

[0006] At least one guide hole is arranged on the guide buckle body, and the guide hole is used for penetrating the transmission rod.

[0007] At least one pair of auxiliary inverted buckles are arranged on the bottom of the guide buckle body on both sides, and the auxiliary inverted buckles are used for penetrating the corresponding inverted buckle slot on the main reflector plate to be preliminarily fixed.

[0008] The nut is arranged on the bottom of the guide buckle body, and the nut is used for penetrating the corresponding nut slot on the main reflector plate and being fixed by the screw.

[0009] According to the transmission guide buckle of the present application, an insulating gasket is arranged between the nut and the screw.

[0010] According to the transmission guide buckle of the present application, at least one tab is arranged on the bottom of the guide buckle body and extends outward along the horizontal direction; after the auxiliary inverted buckle penetrates the corresponding inverted buckle slot on the main reflector plate, the tab abuts against the main reflector plate.

[0011] The transmission guiding buckle body is in the shape of a polygonal column, a cylinder, a trapezoidal column, a tapered column or an irregular column.

[0012] The transmission guiding buckle body is in the shape of a polygonal column, a cylinder, a trapezoidal column, a tapered column or an irregular column.

[0013] The upper guiding hole is used for penetrating the upper transmission rod.

[0014] The lower guiding hole is used for penetrating the lower transmission rod.

[0015] The application further provides a mounting structure of a transmission guiding buckle of a base station antenna, which comprises a main reflecting plate, at least one transmission rod, at least two transmission guiding buckles and at least two screws.

[0016] Each of the transmission guiding buckles comprises a guiding buckle body, a guiding hole, auxiliary reverse buckles and a nut.

[0017] At least one guiding hole is arranged on the guiding buckle body.

[0018] At least one pair of auxiliary reverse buckles is arranged on the bottom of the guiding buckle body, and the auxiliary reverse buckles are used for penetrating corresponding reverse buckle grooves on the main reflecting plate and being preliminarily fixed.

[0019] The nut is arranged on the bottom of the guiding buckle body, and the nut is used for penetrating a corresponding nut groove on the main reflecting plate and being fixed by the screw.

[0020] The transmission rod penetrates the guiding holes of the at least two transmission guiding buckles.

[0021] According to the mounting structure, the nut and the screw are sleeved with an insulating gasket.

[0022] According to the mounting structure, the bottom of the guiding buckle body is outwardly extended in the horizontal direction and is provided with at least one tab, and the tab is abutted against the main reflecting plate after the auxiliary reverse buckle penetrates the corresponding reverse buckle groove on the main reflecting plate.

[0023] The transmission guiding buckle body is in the shape of a polygonal column, a cylinder, a trapezoidal column, a tapered column or an irregular column.

[0024] The transmission guiding buckle body is in the shape of a polygonal column, a cylinder, a trapezoidal column, a tapered column or an irregular column.

[0025] The transmission rod comprises an upper transmission rod and a lower transmission rod.

[0026] The upper transmission rod penetrates the upper guiding holes of the at least two transmission guiding buckles.

[0027] The lower transmission rods respectively pass through lower guide holes of the at least two transmission guide buckles.

[0028] The transmission guide buckle of the base station antenna provided by the present application comprises a guide buckle body, a guide hole, auxiliary reverse buckles and a nut. The guide hole is arranged on the guide buckle body and can pass through a transmission rod. At least one pair of auxiliary reverse buckles are arranged on the bottom of the guide buckle body on both sides, the auxiliary reverse buckles pass through the main reflector plate and preliminarily fix the transmission guide buckle on the main reflector plate. The nut is arranged on the bottom of the guide buckle body, passes through the main reflector plate and is screwed by a screw to lock and fix the transmission guide buckle on the main reflector plate. In this way, the transmission guide buckle is stably fixed on the main reflector plate by the fixing mode of the screw and the auxiliary reverse buckles, compared with the traditional simple reverse buckle fixing mode, the problem that the burr surface of the main reflector plate faces a specified direction is solved, the burr surface no longer requires a specific direction, and the burr surface can be designed according to the direction required by improving the electrical performance of the antenna, so as to improve the electrical performance of the product and reduce the manufacturing cost. In addition, the transmission guide buckle is fixed by the screw, and the structural stability is also greatly improved, and the situation that the reliability risk is caused by falling under stress no longer exists. Preferably, the guide buckle body is provided with an upper guide hole and a lower guide hole, and an upper transmission rod and a lower transmission rod respectively pass through the upper guide hole and the lower guide hole of the transmission guide buckle. In this way, the upper and lower guide hole design is adopted to realize the use of two transmission modules supported by one guide buckle, and in the trend of miniaturization of the multi-frequency co-site base station antenna, the vertical space inside the antenna can be efficiently utilized to solve the problem of insufficient transmission layout space of the antenna, and provide a basic platform support for realizing the miniaturization design of the multi-port antenna. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0029] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a transmission guide buckle of a base station antenna provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0030] Figure 2 is one of use state diagrams of a mounting structure of a transmission guide buckle of a base station antenna provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 3 is another use state diagram of a mounting structure of a transmission guide buckle of a base station antenna provided by an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the present application more clear, the present application is further described in detail below in combination with the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and do not limit the present application.

[0033] It should be noted that references to "an embodiment," "embodiment," "example embodiment," etc., in this specification refer to the described embodiment including specific features, structures, or characteristics, but not every embodiment must include these specific features, structures, or characteristics. Furthermore, such expressions do not refer to the same embodiment. Moreover, when describing specific features, structures, or characteristics in conjunction with embodiments, whether or not explicitly described, it is indicated that incorporating such features, structures, or characteristics into other embodiments is within the knowledge of those skilled in the art.

[0034] Furthermore, certain terms are used in the specification and subsequent claims to refer to specific components or parts. Those skilled in the art will understand that manufacturers may use different names or terms to refer to the same component or part. This specification and subsequent claims do not distinguish components or parts by differences in name, but rather by differences in function. The terms "comprising" and "including" used throughout the specification and subsequent claims are open-ended and should be interpreted as "including but not limited to." Additionally, the term "connection" here includes any direct and indirect electrical connection means. Indirect electrical connection means include connections made through other means.

[0035] like Figures 1-3 As shown, the transmission guide buckle 100 of the base station antenna of the present invention includes a guide buckle body 10, a guide hole 20, an auxiliary buckle 30, and a nut 40. At least one guide hole 20 is provided on the guide buckle body 10, such as... Figure 1 As shown, the guide hole 20 is used to pass through the transmission rod 300 to install the transmission module, and the shape of the guide hole 20 matches the cross-sectional shape of the transmission rod 300. At least one pair of auxiliary buckles 30 are respectively provided on both sides of the bottom of the guide buckle body 10, as shown. Figure 1 As shown, the auxiliary buckles 30 on both sides are used to pass through the corresponding buckle grooves (not shown in the figure) on the main reflector plate 200 for initial fixation, that is, to initially fix the transmission guide buckle 100 on the main reflector plate 200, so as to prevent the transmission guide buckle 100 from falling off when the main reflector plate 200 is flipped and the locking screw 400 is tightened. Preferably, the auxiliary buckles 30 match the shape of the buckle groove. The nut 40 is provided at the bottom of the guide buckle body 10. The nut 40 is preferably a stainless steel nut, but it can also be a plastic nut or a nut made of other metal materials. The nut 40 is used to pass through the corresponding nut groove (not shown in the figure) on the main reflector plate 200 and is locked and fixed by the screw 400. The nut 40 matches the shape of the nut groove. The screw 400 is preferably a stainless steel screw, but it can also be a plastic screw or a screw made of other metal materials.

[0036] The base station antenna transmission guide buckle 100 of the application adopts a fixing mode combining a screw 400 and an auxiliary reverse buckle 30, the screw 400 is fixed through the main reflecting plate 200 and the stainless steel nut nested in the transmission guide buckle 100, compared with the traditional simple reverse buckle fixing mode, the burr surface requirement problem of the main reflecting plate 200 is solved, the burr surface of the main reflecting plate 200 no longer requires a specific direction, the burr surface can be designed according to the direction required to improve the electrical performance of the antenna, which is beneficial to improve the electrical performance of the product and reduce the manufacturing cost, in addition, through the screw 400 fixing, the structural stability is also greatly improved, and the reliability risk caused by stress shedding no longer exists.

[0037] As shown in Figure 2 The nut 40 and the screw 400 are preferably sleeved with an insulating gasket 500 in the embodiment, the insulating gasket 500 is used to realize the sealing and tightness between the nut 40 and the screw 400. Preferably, the screw 400 is an M4 combination screw. The screw 400 locks the nut 40 pre-buried in the transmission guide buckle 100 through the insulating gasket 500, and the transmission guide buckle 100 is firmly fixed on the main reflecting plate 200. The insulating gasket 500 is preferably made of insulating materials such as plastic.

[0038] As shown in Figure 2 The bottom of the guide buckle body 10 extends outward in the horizontal direction and is provided with at least one tab 50. After the auxiliary reverse buckle 30 passes through the corresponding reverse buckle groove on the main reflecting plate 200, the tab 50 abuts against the main reflecting plate 200, and the tab 50 is used to support and fix the guide buckle body 10.

[0039] The guide buckle body 10 in the embodiment is preferably a cuboid, in fact, the shape of the guide buckle body 10 is not limited, and can also be designed as a polygonal column, a cylindrical column, a trapezoidal column, a conical column or an irregular column according to needs.

[0040] As shown in Figures 1-3 The guide buckle body 10 in the embodiment is provided with an upper guide hole 21 and a lower guide hole 22 from top to bottom. The upper guide hole 21 is used to pass through the upper transmission rod 310 to install the upper transmission module. The lower guide hole 22 is used to pass through the lower transmission rod 320 to install the lower transmission module. The shapes of the upper guide hole 21 and the lower guide hole 22 match the cross-sectional shapes of the upper transmission rod 310 and the lower transmission rod 320. The upper and lower guide holes of the application realize that one transmission guide buckle 100 supports two transmission modules, under the trend of miniaturization of multi-frequency co-site base station antennas, the vertical space inside the antenna can be efficiently utilized, the problem of insufficient transmission layout space of the antenna is solved, and a basic platform support is provided for realizing the miniaturization design of the multi-port antenna.

[0041] The preferred installation and implementation scheme of the base station antenna transmission guide buckle 100 of the application is as follows:

[0042] 1、First, the transmission guide buckle 100 is inserted through the main reflector plate 200 through the auxiliary reverse buckle 30 on both sides of the bottom to be fixed on the main reflector plate 200, and the main reflector plate 200 is turned to the front. The auxiliary reverse buckle 30 functions: the transmission guide buckle 100 is preliminarily fixed on the main reflector plate 200, so that the transmission guide buckle 100 will not fall off when the main reflector plate 200 is turned to lock the screw 400.

[0043] 2, The screw 400 is locked through the insulating gasket 500 to lock the nut 40 embedded in the transmission guide buckle 100, and the transmission guide buckle 100 is firmly fixed on the main reflector plate 200.

[0044] 3, Finally, the upper transmission rod 310 and the lower transmission rod 320 are sequentially inserted through the upper guide hole 21 and the lower guide hole 22 of the two transmission guide buckles 100 to install the transmission module.

[0045] As shown in Figures 1-3 , the installation structure of the transmission guide buckle of the base station antenna of the application comprises a main reflector plate 200, at least one transmission rod 300, at least two transmission guide buckles 100 and at least two screws 400.

[0046] Each transmission guide buckle 100 comprises a guide buckle body 10, a guide hole 20, an auxiliary reverse buckle 30 and a nut 40.

[0047] At least one guide hole 20 is arranged on the guide buckle body 10, as shown in Figure 1 , the guide hole 20 is used for inserting the transmission rod 300 to install the transmission module.

[0048] At least one pair of auxiliary reverse buckles 30 is arranged on both sides of the bottom of the guide buckle body 10, as shown in Figure 1 , the auxiliary reverse buckles 30 on both sides are used to preliminarily fix through the corresponding reverse buckle grooves (not shown in the figure) on the main reflector plate 200, that is, the transmission guide buckle 100 is preliminarily fixed on the main reflector plate 200, so that the transmission guide buckle 100 will not fall off when the main reflector plate 200 is turned to lock the screw 400. Preferably, the shape of the auxiliary reverse buckle 30 matches the shape of the reverse buckle groove.

[0049] The nut 40 is arranged at the bottom of the guide buckle body 10, and the nut 40 is preferably a stainless steel nut. Of course, the nut 40 can also be a plastic nut or a nut made of other metal materials. The nut 40 is used to pass through the corresponding nut groove (not shown in the figure) on the main reflector plate 200 and is locked and fixed by the screw 400. The shape of the nut 40 matches the shape of the nut groove. The screw 400 is preferably a stainless steel screw. Of course, the screw 400 can also be a plastic screw or a screw made of other metal materials.

[0050] The transmission rod 300 is inserted through the guide hole 20 of at least two transmission guide buckles 100 to install the transmission module, asFigure 1 As shown, the shape of the guide hole 20 matches the cross-sectional shape of the transmission rod 300.

[0051] The mounting structure of the transmission guide buckle of the base station antenna of the present application adopts a fixing mode combining a screw 400 and an auxiliary reverse buckle 30. The screw 400 is fixed through the main reflector plate 200 and a stainless steel nut nested in the transmission guide buckle 100. Compared with the traditional simple reverse buckle fixing mode, the problem of burr surface requirement of the main reflector plate 200 is solved. The burr surface of the main reflector plate 200 no longer requires a specific orientation, so that the burr surface can be designed according to the direction required to improve the electrical performance of the antenna, which is beneficial to improve the electrical performance of the product and reduce the manufacturing cost. In addition, through the fixation of the screw 400, the structural stability is also greatly improved, and the situation of falling off under stress and causing reliability risk no longer exists.

[0052] As Figure 2 shown, an insulating gasket 500 is preferably sleeved between the nut 40 and the screw 400 in the embodiment. The insulating gasket 500 is used to realize the sealing and tightness between the nut 40 and the screw 400. Preferably, the screw 400 is an M4 combination screw. The screw 400 locks the nut 40 pre-buried in the transmission guide buckle 100 through the insulating gasket 500, and firmly fixes the transmission guide buckle 100 on the main reflector plate 200. The insulating gasket 500 is preferably made of insulating materials such as plastic.

[0053] As Figure 2 shown, the bottom of the guide buckle body 10 extends outward in the horizontal direction and is provided with at least one tab 50. After the auxiliary reverse buckle 30 passes through the corresponding reverse buckle groove on the main reflector plate 200, the tab 50 abuts against the main reflector plate 200, and the tab 50 is used to support and fix the guide buckle body 10.

[0054] As Figures 1-3 shown, the guide buckle body 10 in the embodiment is preferably a cuboid. In fact, the shape of the guide buckle body 10 is not specifically limited and can also be designed as a polygonal column, a cylindrical column, a trapezoidal column, a conical column or an irregular column according to needs.

[0055] As Figures 1-3As shown, the guide buckle body 10 in the embodiment is respectively provided with an upper guide hole 21 and a lower guide hole 22 from top to bottom. The upper guide hole 21 is used for penetrating the upper transmission rod 310 to install the upper transmission module. The lower guide hole 22 is used for penetrating the lower transmission rod 320 to install the lower transmission module. The upper transmission rod 310 penetrates the upper guide hole 21 of at least two transmission guide buckles 100 respectively. The lower transmission rod 320 penetrates the lower guide hole 22 of at least two transmission guide buckles 100 respectively. The shapes of the upper guide hole 21 and the lower guide hole 22 match the cross-sectional shapes of the upper transmission rod 310 and the lower transmission rod 320. The upper and lower guide hole design is adopted in the application, one transmission guide buckle 100 supports the use of two transmission modules, under the trend of miniaturization of multi-frequency co-site base station antennas, the vertical space inside the antenna can be efficiently utilized, the problem of insufficient antenna transmission layout space is solved, and a basic platform support is provided for realizing the miniaturization design of the multi-port antenna.

[0056] The preferred installation implementation scheme of the transmission guide buckle installation structure of the base station antenna of the application is as follows:

[0057] 1. First, insert the transmission guide buckle 100 through the main reflector plate 200 to fix it on the main reflector plate 200 through the two auxiliary reverse buckles 30 on the bottom, and turn over the main reflector plate 200 to the front. The function of the auxiliary reverse buckle 30 is to preliminarily fix the transmission guide buckle 100 on the main reflector plate 200, so that the transmission guide buckle 100 will not fall off when the main reflector plate 200 is locked with the screw 400.

[0058] 2. Lock the nut 40 preliminarily embedded in the transmission guide buckle 100 with the screw 400 penetrating the insulating gasket 500 to firmly fix the transmission guide buckle 100 on the main reflector plate 200.

[0059] 3. Finally, insert the upper transmission rod 310 and the lower transmission rod 320 through the upper guide hole 21 and the lower guide hole 22 of the two transmission guide buckles 100 in sequence to install the transmission module.

[0060] In summary, the transmission guide buckle of the base station antenna of the present application comprises a guide buckle body, a guide hole, an auxiliary undercut and a nut; the guide hole is arranged on the guide buckle body, and the guide hole can be penetrated by a transmission rod; at least one pair of auxiliary undercuts is arranged on the bottom of the guide buckle body on both sides, the auxiliary undercut penetrates the main reflector plate and preliminarily fixes the transmission guide buckle on the main reflector plate; the nut is arranged at the bottom of the guide buckle body, the nut penetrates the main reflector plate and is screwed by a screw to lock and fix the transmission guide buckle on the main reflector plate. In this way, the fixing mode of the screw and the auxiliary undercut is combined to stably fix the transmission guide buckle on the main reflector plate, compared with the traditional simple undercut fixing mode, the problem of the burr surface of the main reflector plate facing a specified direction is solved, the burr surface is no longer required to face a specific direction, and the burr surface can be designed according to the direction required to improve the electrical performance of the antenna, so as to improve the electrical performance of the product and reduce the manufacturing cost; in addition, the transmission guide buckle is fixed by a screw, and the structural stability is also greatly improved, and the situation of falling off under stress to cause reliability risk no longer exists. Preferably, the guide buckle body is provided with an upper guide hole and a lower guide hole, and an upper transmission rod and a lower transmission rod penetrate the upper guide hole and the lower guide hole of the transmission guide buckle respectively. In this way, the upper and lower guide holes are designed to realize the use of two transmission modules supported by one guide buckle, and under the trend of miniaturization of multi-frequency co-station base station antennas, the vertical space inside the antenna can be efficiently utilized to solve the problem of insufficient transmission layout space of the antenna, and to provide a basic platform support for realizing the miniaturization design of multi-port antennas.

[0061] Of course, the present application can have other various embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make various corresponding changes and modifications according to the present application without departing from the spirit and essence of the present application, but these corresponding changes and modifications should all belong to the protection scope of the claims attached to the present application.

Claims

1. A transmission guide buckle for a base station antenna, characterized in that, It includes a guide buckle body, a guide hole, an auxiliary buckle, and a nut; At least one of the guide holes is provided on the guide buckle body, and the guide hole is used to pass through the transmission rod; At least one pair of auxiliary buckles are respectively provided on both sides of the bottom of the guide buckle body. The auxiliary buckles are used to pass through the corresponding buckle grooves on the main reflector for initial fixation. The nut is located at the bottom of the guide buckle body, and the nut is used to pass through the corresponding nut groove on the main reflector plate and be locked and fixed by screws; At least one protrusion is provided at the bottom of the guide buckle body extending outward in the horizontal direction; after the auxiliary buckle passes through the corresponding buckle groove on the main reflector, the protrusion abuts against the main reflector. An insulating washer is fitted between the nut and the screw.

2. The transmission guide buckle according to claim 1, characterized in that, The guide buckle body can be polygonal, cylindrical, trapezoidal, conical, or irregular in shape.

3. The transmission guide buckle according to any one of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that, The guide buckle body is provided with an upper guide hole and a lower guide hole from top to bottom; The upper guide hole is used to pass through the upper transmission rod; The lower guide hole is used to pass through the lower transmission rod.

4. An installation structure for a transmission guide buckle of a base station antenna, characterized in that, It includes a main reflector, at least one drive rod, at least two drive guide buckles, and at least two screws; Each of the aforementioned transmission guide buckles includes a guide buckle body, a guide hole, an auxiliary buckle, and a nut; At least one of the guide holes is provided on the guide buckle body; At least one pair of auxiliary buckles are respectively provided on both sides of the bottom of the guide buckle body. The auxiliary buckles are used to pass through the corresponding buckle grooves on the main reflector for initial fixation. The nut is located at the bottom of the guide buckle body, and the nut is used to pass through the corresponding nut groove on the main reflector plate and be locked and fixed by screws; The transmission rods pass through the guide holes of at least two of the transmission guide buckles; At least one protrusion is provided at the bottom of the guide buckle body extending outward in the horizontal direction; after the auxiliary buckle passes through the corresponding buckle groove on the main reflector, the protrusion abuts against the main reflector. An insulating washer is fitted between the nut and the screw.

5. The installation structure according to claim 4, characterized in that, The guide buckle body can be polygonal, cylindrical, trapezoidal, conical, or irregular in shape.

6. The installation structure according to any one of claims 4 to 5, characterized in that, The guide buckle body is provided with an upper guide hole and a lower guide hole from top to bottom; The transmission rod includes an upper transmission rod and a lower transmission rod; The upper transmission rod passes through the upper guide holes of at least two of the transmission guide buckles; The lower transmission rod passes through the lower guide holes of at least two of the transmission guide buckles.

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