Base station and its junction box

Abstract

The present invention provides a base station and its junction box. The junction box of the base station includes: a base; a base seal installed on the base; an upper cover; an upper cover seal installed on the upper cover; a pivot assembly for pivotally connecting the upper cover and the base together; and a latch for snapping the upper cover and the base together. Among them, the upper cover is provided with a pointed convex rib, the upper cover seal is provided with an end lug corresponding to the end of the pointed convex rib, and the end lug covers the end of the pointed convex rib. The base seal is provided with a first sealing strip corresponding to the pointed convex rib on the upper cover. When the upper cover and the base are snapped together, the relatively hard pointed convex rib is embedded in the relatively soft first sealing strip, and the end of the pointed convex rib abuts tightly against the first sealing strip through the end lug on the upper cover seal. It can improve the sealing effect and is beneficial to the long-term reliable operation of the base station.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a base station, in particular to a wiring mechanism for connecting the base station to the outside. Background Art

[0002] A base station is an important device for mobile communication and needs to be installed in various environments. For this reason, a base station installed outdoors on a pole, for example, needs to be designed as a closed system that meets specific dust and waterproof requirements and working temperature requirements. In order to connect to external devices, a dedicated wiring mechanism - a junction box is provided on the base station. In general applications, only the operation of opening and closing the junction box is required to achieve the necessary connection between the base station and external devices.

[0003] The designs of the junction boxes of existing base stations are diverse and usually have various defects, such as: during long-term use, the sealing effectiveness of the junction box gradually decreases, which will affect the long-term reliable operation of the base station. It is necessary to make improvements. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to propose a junction box for a base station that can improve the sealing effect and is beneficial to the long-term reliable operation of the base station in view of the above-mentioned defects of the prior art.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problems is: to provide a junction box for a base station, including a base; a base seal installed on the base; an upper cover; an upper cover seal installed on the upper cover; a pivoting assembly for pivotally connecting the upper cover and the base together; and a locking mechanism for fastening the upper cover and the base together; wherein, the upper cover is provided with a pointed convex rib, the upper cover seal is provided with an end lug corresponding to the end of the pointed convex rib, the end lug covers the end of the pointed convex rib, the base seal is provided with a first sealing strip corresponding to the pointed convex rib on the upper cover, when the upper cover and the base are fastened together, the relatively hard pointed convex rib is embedded in the relatively soft first sealing strip, and the end of the pointed convex rib abuts against the first sealing strip through the end lug on the upper cover seal.

[0006] In some embodiments, at least one side of the pointed convex rib is provided with an avoidance groove for accommodating the deformation of the first sealing strip when the upper cover and the base are fastened together.

[0007] In some embodiments, the first sealing strip is provided with a receiving groove corresponding to the end lug for accommodating the deformation of the end lug when the upper cover and the base are fastened together.

[0008] In some embodiments, the pointed convex rib has two ends; the upper cover seal correspondingly has two end lugs.

[0009] In some embodiments, the upper cover seal includes two second seal seats and a second sealing strip connected between the two second seal seats, and the two end lugs are respectively arranged on one side of the two second seal seats away from the second sealing strip.

[0010] In some embodiments, the base seal further has two first seal seats connected to the first sealing strip, and the two first seal seats correspond to the two second seal seats.

[0011] In some embodiments, the base seal further has two plugs respectively connected to the two first seal seats, and the two plugs are received in the junction box for plugging the openings on the two first seal seats from the inside to the outside.

[0012] In some embodiments, the pointed convex rib has a cross-sectional structure that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, and avoidance grooves are provided on both sides of the pointed convex rib for accommodating the deformation of the first sealing strip when the upper cover and the base are buckled together.

[0013] In some embodiments, the end lug is in an inverted V shape.

[0014] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problems is still: providing a base station, which includes a radiator, which includes a substrate and an end baffle arranged at the end of the substrate; and the junction box as described above, and the junction box is installed on the end baffle.

[0015] The beneficial effect of the present invention is that through the ingenious cooperation between the relatively hard pointed convex rib on the upper cover and the first sealing strip on the relatively soft base seal installed on the base, and between the end lug on the upper cover seal and the end of the pointed convex rib, the sealing effect can be improved, which is beneficial to the long-term reliable operation of the base station. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments. In the drawings:

[0017] Figure 1 is a combined three-dimensional view of the base station of the present invention, and the junction box is in a closed state.

[0018] Figure 2 is a combined three-dimensional view of the base station of the present invention, and the junction box is in an open state.

[0019] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the combination of the radiator and the junction box of the base station of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 4 is Figure 3 a partial enlarged view of the area indicated by arrow A in

[0021] Figure 5Is a perspective view of the base and pivot combination in the junction box of the base station of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 6 Is a perspective view of the base seal in the junction box of the base station of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 7 Is a perspective view of the upper cover in the junction box of the base station of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 8 Is a perspective view of the combination of the upper cover and the upper cover seal in the junction box of the base station of the present invention.

[0025] Among them, the reference numerals are explained as follows: 100 base station, 50 radiator, 510 substrate, 520 fins, 530 end baffle, 540 support leg, 60 junction box, 610 base, 611 receiving groove, 612 receiving cavity, 613 opening, 620 upper cover, 621 pointed convex rib, 6212 avoidance groove, 6215 end, 6216 end avoidance groove, 622 receiving cavity, 623 opening, 624 receiving groove, 630 base seal, 631 first sealing strip, 6311 end avoidance groove, 632 first sealing seat, 633 plug, 640 upper cover seal, 642 second sealing seat, 644 second sealing strip, 645 end lug, 670 pivot combination, 680 buckle. Detailed implementation manners

[0026] Now, in conjunction with the drawings, a detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be given.

[0027] Refer Figures 1 to 4 , Figure 1 Is a combined perspective view of the base station of the present invention, and the junction box is in a closed state. Figure 2 Is a combined perspective view of the base station of the present invention, and the junction box is in an open state. Figure 3 Is a cross-sectional view of the combination of the radiator and the junction box of the base station of the present invention. Figure 4 Is Figure 3 A partial enlarged view of the area indicated by arrow A in . The present invention takes the main device AAU (Active Antenna Unit, active antenna unit) in 5G access applications as an example, and proposes a base station 100, which includes: a radiator 50 and a junction box 60.

[0028] The radiator 50 includes: a substrate 510, a plurality of fins 520 vertically extending from the back surface of the substrate 510, an end baffle 530 vertically extending from the end of the front surface of the substrate 510, and a support leg 540 extending downward from the lower end baffle 530.

[0029] The junction box 60 is installed on the lower end baffle 530 and extends downward. It can be understood that the support legs 540 arranged on both sides of the junction box 60 are beneficial to protecting the junction box 60 from the destructive influence of unnecessary external impacts.

[0030] The junction box 60 includes: a base 610, an upper cover 620, a pivot combination 670 for pivotally connecting the upper cover 620 and the base 610 together, and a latch 680 for fastening the upper cover 620 and the base 610 together in a closed state. The base 610 is installed on the end baffle 530 of the radiator 50. For example, the base 610 and the end baffle 530 are welded together, and the end baffle 530 and the substrate 510 are welded together.

[0031] In some embodiments, the rear wall of the base 610 and the end baffle 530 can be reused, that is, the base 610 borrows the end baffle 530 as the rear wall, and the end baffle 530 is provided with an opening at a position corresponding to the receiving cavity of the base 610 for connecting the receiving cavity of the base 610 with the main receiving cavity of the base station 100.

[0032] In other embodiments, the base 610 is provided with a rear wall independent of the end baffle 530, and the rear wall and the end baffle 530 are provided with openings at positions corresponding to the receiving cavity of the base 610 for connecting the receiving cavity of the base 610 with the main receiving cavity of the base station 100.

[0033] See Figure 5 , Figure 5 , which is a perspective view of the base and the pivot combination in the junction box of the base station of the present invention. The base 610 is provided with a receiving groove 611 and a receiving cavity 612. The base 610 is also provided with an opening 613 at the position where the receiving cavity 612 is located.

[0034] See Figure 6 , Figure 6 , which is a perspective view of the base seal in the junction box of the base station of the present invention. The base seal 630 is provided with a first sealing strip 631, two first sealing seats 632 and two plugs 633. The first sealing strip 631 is divided into two parts. The first part is generally C-shaped and is connected to the outside of the two first sealing seats 632, and the second part is in a shape of a straight line and is connected to the inside of the two first sealing seats 632. The first sealing seat 632 is provided with an opening (corresponding to the opening 613). When the base seal 630 is installed in the base 610, the first sealing strip 631 is correspondingly received in the receiving groove 611, and the first sealing seat 632 is correspondingly received in the receiving cavity 612. The plug 633 is received inside the junction box 60 when the base station 100 has no connection with external devices, for example: in the factory state, and is used to be inserted into the opening on the first sealing seat 632 from the inside to the outside to block the opening, so as to prevent external moisture and dust from entering the inside of the junction box 60 through the opening.

[0035] See Figure 7 , Figure 7 which is a perspective view of the upper cover of the junction box of the base station of the present invention. The upper cover 620 is provided with a pointed convex rib 621, a receiving cavity 622 and a receiving groove 624. Specifically, the extending contour of the pointed convex rib 621 corresponds to the first part of the aforementioned first sealing strip 631, that is, the extending contour of the pointed convex rib 621 is generally C-shaped. The pointed convex rib 621 has a cross-sectional structure that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, which is beneficial for embedding into the first sealing strip 631. In this embodiment, the cross-section of the pointed convex rib 621 is an isosceles triangle with a flattened top, that is, the cross-section of the pointed convex rib 621 is a trapezoid with a shorter upper side. Avoidance grooves 6212 are provided on both sides of the pointed convex rib 621 (in other embodiments, the avoidance groove 6212 can be provided only on one side of the pointed convex rib 621). Two end heads 6215 of the pointed convex rib 621 are correspondingly arranged at the joint of the pointed convex rib 621 and the receiving cavity 622. End head avoidance grooves 6216 are provided on both sides of the end head 6215 of the pointed convex rib. The end head 6215 of the pointed convex rib forms a stop for the avoidance groove 6212, that is, the end head 6215 is the end of the avoidance groove 6212. The receiving groove 624 is connected between the two receiving cavities 622.

[0036] See Figure 8 , Figure 8 which is a perspective view of the combination of the upper cover and the upper cover seal of the junction box of the base station of the present invention. The upper cover seal 640 is provided with two second seal seats 642, a second sealing strip 644 connected between the two second seal seats 642, and two end head lugs 645 respectively arranged on one side of the two second seal seats 642 away from the second sealing strip 644. An opening is provided on the second seal seat 642, which corresponds to the opening on the aforementioned first seal seat 632. When the upper cover seal 640 is installed in the upper cover 620, the second seal seat 642 is correspondingly received in the receiving cavity 622. The second sealing strip 644 is correspondingly received in the receiving groove 624. The two end head lugs 645 correspondingly cover the two end heads 6215. The cross-sectional structure of the end head lug 645 corresponds to the cross-sectional structure of the end head 6215. In this embodiment, the end head lug 645 is in an inverted V shape.

[0037] Please refer back to Figure 4, when the junction box 60 is in the closed state and fastened together by the latch 680, on the left side of the drawing, the relatively hard pointed convex rib 621 on the upper cover 620 (for example: made of metal; similarly, the base 620 can be made of metal) correspondingly embeds into the first sealing strip 631 of the relatively soft base seal 630 (for example: made of silicone; similarly, the upper cover seal 640 can be made of silicone). The deformation generated by the extrusion of the first sealing strip 631 will correspondingly fill into the avoidance groove 6212. At the same time, on the right side of the drawing, the end 6215 on the upper cover 620 together with the end lug 645 covering the end 6215 correspondingly embeds into the first sealing strip 631 of the base seal 630 (at this time, the end lug 645 correspondingly embeds into the end avoidance groove 6311 part of the sealing strip 631), that is, the end 6215 of the pointed convex rib 621 tightly abuts against the first sealing strip 631 via the end lug 645 on the upper cover seal 640. The deformation generated by the extrusion of the end lug 645 will correspondingly fill into the end avoidance groove 6311.

[0038] It can be understood that, first of all, by means of the embedding and extrusion effect of the relatively hard pointed convex rib 621 on the relatively soft first sealing strip 631, a good sealing fit can be formed between the upper cover 620 and the base 610 at the stitching part provided with the pointed convex rib 621 and the first sealing strip 631.

[0039] Secondly, by means of the embedding and extrusion effect of the end 6215 of the pointed convex rib and the end lug 645 on the first sealing strip 631 at the connection with the first sealing seat 632, a good sealing fit can be formed at this joint part.

[0040] Furthermore, by means of the second sealing seat 642 corresponding to the first sealing seat 632, the two can cooperate to well embrace the connection cables correspondingly inserted at the openings 613 and 623, so that a good sealing fit can be formed between the junction box 60 and the cables (not shown in the figure) inserted thereon.

[0041] In addition, by means of the plug 633 usually housed in the junction box 60 to block the openings 613 and 623 where no cables are inserted temporarily, the connection openings not put into use temporarily can be well closed.

[0042] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows. Through the ingenious cooperation between the relatively hard pointed ridges 621 on the upper cover 620 and the relatively soft sealing strips 631 on the base seal 630 installed on the base 610, it can ensure that the junction box 60 is in a very good sealing fit. Further, corresponding to the parts beside the openings 613 and 623, through the ingenious cooperation between the end 6215 of the pointed ridge 621 of the upper cover 620, the end lug 645 on the upper cover seal 640 and the first sealing strip 631 on the base seal 630, the sealing fit of the junction box 60 at these joint parts can be strengthened.

[0043] It should be understood that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and are not intended to limit it. For those skilled in the art, the technical solutions recorded in the above embodiments can be modified, or some of the technical features can be equivalently replaced; and these modifications and replacements should all fall within the protection scope of the appended claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A junction box for a base station, characterized in that: include: base; a base seal mounted on the base; Upper cover; An upper cover sealing member mounted on the upper cover; a pivotal assembly for pivotally connecting the upper cover and the base; and a lock buckle for buckling the upper cover and the base together; wherein the upper cover is provided with a pointed ridge, a receiving cavity and a receiving groove, and the receiving groove of the upper cover is connected between the receiving cavities of the upper cover; the upper cover sealing member is provided with a second sealing seat, a second sealing strip connected between the second sealing seats, and an end lug corresponding to the end of the pointed ridge and respectively provided on a side of the second sealing seat away from the second sealing strip, the second sealing seat is correspondingly received in the receiving cavity of the upper cover, and the end lug The ear covers the end of the pointed ridge; the base is provided with a receiving groove and a receiving cavity, the base seal is provided with a first sealing strip and a first sealing seat, the first sealing strip includes a first portion connected to the outside of the first sealing seat and a second portion connected to the inside of the first sealing seat, the first sealing strip is correspondingly received in the receiving groove of the base, the first sealing seat is correspondingly received in the receiving cavity of the base, the shape of the pointed ridge corresponds to the first portion of the first sealing strip, and the end of the pointed ridge is correspondingly arranged at the junction of the pointed ridge and the receiving cavity of the upper cover; When the upper cover and the base are buckled together, the relatively hard pointed ridge is embedded in the first part of the relatively soft first sealing strip, and the end of the pointed ridge is tightly pressed against the first sealing strip via the end lug on the upper cover seal. The second sealing strip of the upper cover seal is tightly pressed against the second part of the first sealing strip of the base seal, and the second sealing seat and the first sealing seat are used to seal and embrace the inserted cables.

2. The junction box of the base station according to claim 1, characterized in that: At least one side of the pointed ridge is provided with an avoidance groove for accommodating deformation of the first sealing strip when the upper cover and the base are buckled together.

3. The junction box of the base station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first sealing strip is provided with a receiving groove at a position corresponding to the end lug, for accommodating deformation of the end lug when the upper cover and the base are buckled together.

4. The junction box of the base station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pointed ridge has two ends; the upper cover sealing component is correspondingly provided with two end lugs.

5. The junction box of the base station according to claim 4, characterized in that: The upper cover sealing component comprises two second sealing seats and a second sealing strip connected between the two second sealing seats. The two end lugs are respectively arranged on one side of the two second sealing seats away from the second sealing strip.

6. The junction box of the base station according to claim 5, characterized in that: The base sealing member is further provided with two plugs respectively connected to the two first sealing seats. The two plugs are accommodated in the junction box and are used to block the openings on the two first sealing seats from the inside out.

7. The junction box of the base station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pointed ridge has a cross-sectional structure that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. Avoidance grooves are provided on both sides of the pointed ridge for accommodating deformation of the first sealing strip when the upper cover and the base are buckled together.

8. The junction box of the base station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The end lug is in an inverted V shape.

9. A base station, characterized in that: A heat sink is provided, which includes a base plate and an end baffle provided at an end of the base plate; And the junction box according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the junction box is mounted on the end baffle.

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