Parapet-Hanging Antenna Mount With Inward-Pull Maintenance Access
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
The installation of pole-type antennas on rooftops can spoil the landscape, and existing methods for mounting antennas on parapets require workers to lean forward during maintenance, posing safety and workability issues.
Innovation Solution
A parapet-hanging-type antenna mount with a vertical support column that hangs down along the outer wall surface, featuring a horizontal support column part that can be rotated and moved to allow the antenna to be pulled inward for safe maintenance, incorporating a counterweight for balance and a guide system for smooth operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a pole-type mount is installed on a parapet to support an antenna, then the antenna can be installed on the rooftop, but the landscape is spoiled by the protruding structure
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of having the support structure protrude outward from the parapet, the invention inverts the configuration by having the vertical support column hang down along the outer wall surface of the parapet, with the antenna mounted on the inner wall side. This inversion allows the antenna to be installed while maintaining a clean exterior appearance that preserves the landscape.
2Shape
If the antenna is mounted on a vertical support column hanging along the outer wall surface, then the landscape is preserved, but workers must lean forward from the inner wall side to perform maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The invention introduces a rotatable connection between the vertical support column and the mount main body, allowing the vertical support column to be rotated between a first position (hanging along the outer wall surface for installation) and a second position (facing heavenward for maintenance). This dynamic adjustment enables workers to perform maintenance in a safe posture while preserving the landscape appearance during normal operation.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the vertical support column is fixed in position, then the structure is stable, but the antenna cannot be repositioned for maintenance access
Solution Approach 1:
The mount main body is designed with a rotatable connection mechanism that allows the vertical support column to be rotated to different positions. In the first position, the column hangs stably along the outer wall surface for landscape preservation. In the second position, the column rotates to face heavenward, providing accessibility for maintenance operations. This dynamic capability provides both stability during operation and adaptability during maintenance.
Data Source
AI summary
A mount main body for a parapet-hanging-type antenna is provided with a vertical support column part (or VSC part) that vertically hangs down along an outer wall surface of parapet. The antenna is installed to VSC part so as not to protrude upward from the parapet. A horizontal support column part (or HSC part) that bends and horizontally extends in a direction orthogonal to the parapet is provided at an upper end of VSC part. The mount main body is provided with a cylinder holding HSC part such that HSC part is movable frontward/backward along a central axis thereof and is rotatable about the central axis. VSC part is made pullable to an inner wall side of the parapet by rotating HSC part about the central axis, and moving HSC part to the inner wall side of the parapet along the central axis.