Polygon Antenna Mounting Structure for Compact Mast Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing antenna mounting systems for communication towers require a large outer profile due to the need for sufficient circumferential distance between base station antennas to facilitate tool access, leading to a less compact installation.
Innovation Solution
A polygon-shaped antenna mounting device with elongated brackets and a bracket fastening mechanism that allows adjacent ends to pivot and clamp together, enabling a compact arrangement of multiple base station antennas around a mast while ensuring tool accessibility during installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If sufficient circumferential distance is left between base station antennas to ensure tool accessibility, then ease of installation is improved, but the outer profile of the antenna assembly becomes large
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device employs a dynamic clamping mechanism where brackets can be positioned away from each other during installation to allow tool access, then moved close together after installation. The fastening mechanism transitions from a loose state during mounting to a tight clamped state after mounting, enabling both easy installation and compact final configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting device is divided into multiple separable brackets that can be independently positioned and adjusted. Each bracket can be manipulated separately during installation, allowing tools to access mounting positions without requiring large gaps between antennas. After installation, the brackets are brought together to form a compact assembly.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple base station antennas are mounted around the same mast, then network coverage and anti-interference requirements are met, but the mounting complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device uses standardized brackets and fastening mechanisms that can be universally applied to mount multiple antennas of different types and sizes around the same mast. The same bracket design accommodates various antenna configurations, reducing the need for specialized mounting solutions for each antenna and simplifying the overall mounting process.
Solution Approach 2:
The brackets are designed with movable and adjustable features that allow them to adapt to different antenna positions and orientations. The fastening mechanism can be easily adjusted to secure antennas at various locations around the mast, providing flexibility in configuration without increasing structural complexity.
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AI summary
The present disclosure has disclosed an antenna mounting device configured to collectively mount a plurality of base station antennas on a mast of a communication tower. The antenna mounting device is substantially in the shape of a polygon, and the mast is disposed at a center of the polygon. The antenna mounting device comprises: a plurality of brackets, which are elongated and include a head bracket, at least one intermediate bracket and a tail bracket attached sequentially; and a bracket fastening mechanism which is disposed between two adjacent ends of the head bracket and an adjacent intermediate bracket, or disposed between two adjacent ends of the adjacent intermediate brackets, or disposed between two adjacent ends of the tail bracket and the adjacent intermediate bracket, and which is configured to move two adjacent ends of the adjacent brackets from a position away from each other to a position close to each other. The antenna mounting device according to the present invention is capable of mounting a plurality of base station antennas on a mast by surrounding the mast in a compact manner, thereby realizing a small-form factor mounting structure.