Multi-Axis Bracket Structure for Wireless Device Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bracket structures for communication devices, such as wireless routers, lack sufficient freedom of adjustment, limiting their ability to optimally orientate for effective wireless signal transmission, especially in urban environments with tall buildings.
Innovation Solution
A bracket structure that allows for multiple rotational freedoms by connecting a communication device to a first and second bracket, enabling rotation around perpendicular axes, with features like joint elements, fasteners, and pivot members for precise adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional bracket structure is used to affix the communication device, then the device can be installed in a building, but the adjustment angle of the communication device is restricted and cannot satisfy the orientation adjustment requirement
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket structure is divided into multiple independent brackets (first bracket, second bracket, third bracket) that can be adjusted independently. Each bracket provides a rotational degree of freedom around a specific axis, allowing the communication device to be oriented in multiple directions to achieve optimal signal transmission while maintaining manageable structural complexity through modular design.
2Reliability
If the communication device is fixed in a single orientation, then the bracket structure is simple, but wireless signal transmission is inadequate in urban environments with tall buildings
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket structure transforms from a fixed configuration to a dynamic, multi-axis adjustable system. The first bracket rotates around a first axis, the second bracket rotates around a second axis perpendicular to the first, and the third bracket rotates around a third axis perpendicular to both previous axes. This dynamic capability allows the communication device to be precisely oriented toward the base station for reliable wireless signal transmission in challenging urban environments.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple rotational freedoms are added to the bracket structure, then the communication device can be optimally oriented, but the bracket structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket structure employs a nested arrangement where the second bracket is positioned on the first bracket, and the third bracket is positioned on the second bracket. Each subsequent bracket is rotated 90 degrees relative to the previous one, creating a compact multi-axis adjustment mechanism. This nesting approach provides three rotational freedoms while minimizing the overall structural footprint and complexity.
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AI summary
A communication apparatus is provided. The communication apparatus includes a communication device and a bracket structure. The communication device includes a device housing and a connection unit, wherein the device housing includes a housing surface, and the connection unit is disposed on the housing surface. The communication device is connected to the bracket structure. The bracket structure includes a first bracket and a second bracket. The first bracket is rotatably connected to the connection unit, wherein the communication device is adapted to be rotated around a first axis relative to the first bracket, and the first axis is perpendicular to the housing surface. The second bracket is rotatably connected to the first bracket, wherein the first bracket is adapted to be rotated around the second axis relative to the second bracket, and the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis.