W-Shaped Mast Bracket for Adjustable Radio Unit Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cellular communication equipment arrays can put stress on support structures due to their bulky nature and varying sizes, requiring multiple mounting solutions for different diameters and arrangements, which complicates field deployments.
Innovation Solution
A mounting assembly with a w-shaped mast bracket and device bracket system that includes adjustable slots and fasteners, allowing for flexible mounting of transceiver radio units on support masts of varying diameters, with a spacer enhancing rigidity and adjustability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple different mounting hardware solutions are used for different support structure diameters, then adaptability to various support structures is improved, but device complexity and field deployment difficulty worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is designed with a universal interface that can accommodate support structures of different diameters through adjustable mounting mechanisms. The bracket includes slots and adjustable fastening points that allow it to adapt to various pole sizes without requiring different hardware solutions, thereby maintaining adaptability while reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket incorporates dynamic adjustment capabilities through movable components and adjustable fastening systems. This allows the bracket to be configured for different support structure diameters in the field, providing adaptability without requiring multiple fixed-design hardware solutions, thus reducing device complexity while maintaining versatility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If radio equipment arrays are arranged to face different directions, then communication coverage is improved, but the footprint and stress on support structures worsen
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple radio equipment units are merged into a single integrated mounting assembly that shares common support structures and mounting points. This consolidation reduces the overall footprint and distributes the weight and stress more efficiently across the support structure, while still maintaining the ability to face different directions for communication coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system utilizes three-dimensional spatial arrangement to position radio equipment units at different angles and orientations around the support structure. This dimensional approach allows equipment to face different directions for optimal communication coverage while maintaining a compact footprint that minimizes stress on the support structure.
3Productivity
If equipment arrays grow larger to support more radio units, then communication capacity is improved, but stress on support structures and rigidity of covers worsen
Solution Approach 1:
Radio equipment units are arranged in a nested or tiered configuration where smaller units are positioned around or within the structure of larger units. This nesting approach increases communication capacity by accommodating more units in a smaller overall footprint, thereby reducing the stress on support structures compared to a linear or spread-out arrangement.
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AI summary
A mounting assembly for cellular communication components includes a support mast and a mast bracket with w-shaped geometry. The mast bracket includes a central body defining a groove to receive the support mast. The mast bracket also includes a first support tab extending from the central body opposite the groove in a first direction. The first support tab defines a first slot. A second support tab extends from the central body opposite the groove in the first direction with the second support tab substantially parallel to the first support tab and defining a second slot. A device bracket is coupled to the mast bracket and comprises an elongated body to receive cellular equipment. A third support tab extends from the elongated body opposite the mating surface and defines a fifth slot. A fastener extends through the first slot, the second slot, and the fifth slot.