Antenna Mount System With Dynamic Stabilization For Small Cells
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Solution Overview
Problem
Small cell antennas deployed outdoors on existing structures like utility wires face challenges in maintaining a consistent radiation pattern due to environmental factors like wind, which affects network coverage.
Innovation Solution
An antenna mount system with an outer housing and inner antenna enclosure, where the inner enclosure is movably coupled to the outer housing and includes an orientation member, allowing the antenna to maintain a defined radiation pattern independent of the mount's position relative to the deployment object.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If small cell antennas are deployed outdoors on existing structures like utility wires, then deployment flexibility and ease of installation are improved, but the ability to maintain consistent radiation pattern and network coverage deteriorates due to environmental factors like wind
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic stabilization mechanism where the antenna enclosure can rotate independently from the outer housing. This dynamic coupling allows the antenna to maintain its orientation and radiation pattern despite movement of the outer housing caused by wind or other environmental factors, thus resolving the contradiction between deployment flexibility and radiation pattern consistency.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount system is divided into two independent segments: an outer housing that attaches to the utility wire and an inner antenna enclosure that houses the antenna. These segments are coupled through a rotational joint, allowing independent movement of each segment. This segmentation enables the outer housing to move with the wind while the inner antenna enclosure maintains stable orientation, preserving radiation pattern consistency.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the antenna mount system allows movement to adapt to environmental factors, then adaptability is improved, but the stability of the radiation pattern deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The dynamic rotational coupling between the outer housing and inner antenna enclosure allows the system to adapt to environmental movements while maintaining radiation pattern stability. The antenna enclosure can rotate independently to compensate for housing movement, ensuring the radiation pattern remains stable despite environmental adaptability.
3Strength
If the antenna is fixed rigidly to the mount structure, then structural stability is improved, but the ability to maintain radiation pattern independent of mount position deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of a rigid fixed connection, the patent uses a dynamic rotational joint between the outer housing and inner antenna enclosure. This connection provides structural stability while allowing the antenna enclosure to rotate independently, enabling the radiation pattern to remain independent of the mount's position and orientation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the mounting structure into an outer housing and inner antenna enclosure connected by a rotational joint. This segmentation allows the antenna enclosure to maintain its orientation independently from the outer housing's position, achieving radiation pattern independence while preserving structural integrity.
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AI summary
Antenna mount systems and methods for deploying small cells are disclosed. The antenna mount system may include an outer housing and an inner antenna enclosure at least partly positioned inside the outer housing, with the inner antenna enclosure movably coupled to the outer housing. The antenna mount system can include an orientation member that can aid in maintaining a particular orientation of an antenna so as to maintain a radiation pattern substantially on a defined area, independent of the position of the antenna mount system.