Commscope Technologies LLC

Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC

ZhaoHui Liu

Ruixin Su

Maosheng Liu

Junfeng Yu

PuLiang Tang

Puliang Tang

Xiaohua Tian

Sean Gregory Thomas

Chen Chen

Guomin Ding

Chongli Yang

Rui An

Martin Lee Zimmerman

Peter John Bisiules

Zhigang Wang

GuoLong Xu

Shanguang Zhang

Dongmin Wang

HanXing Xu

Jun Sun

Base station antennas include an externally accessible active antenna module releasably coupled to a rear of the housing using a field installable mounting system/kit with a mounting frame and active antenna module mounting brackets. The base station antenna housing has a passive antenna assembly that cooperates with the active antenna module.

Base station antennas having an active antenna module(s) and related mounting systems and methods

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.

Antenna mounting device

The invention relates to a cable sealing device comprising: a first plate having a group of first holes and configured to be mounted to a first side of a housing wall; a second plate having a group of second holes and configured to be mounted to a second side of a housing wall; and a soft elastic sealing element configured to be mounted between one of the first and second plates and the housing wall. The group of first holes and the group of second holes and the sealing element are configured to receive a group of cables, and the first and the second plate can be biased toward each other, so that the sealing element can be pressed and elastically deformed. The sealing element can seal and fix the group of cables in the housing wall in a pressed and elastically deformed status. The invention also relates to a cable sealing system comprising a housing wall and the cable sealing device. The cable sealing device is simple in structure and easy to assemble, and can ensure good sealing and fixing of the cables.

Cable sealing device and cable sealing system

The invention relates to a mounting device for mounting a remote radio unit () to a base station antenna () and relates to a base station antenna system formed thereby. The mounting device includes a support base () configured to be mounted to the base station antenna and to support the remote radio unit; a support element configured to be mounted to the remote radio unit and movable together with the remote radio unit between a first position, in which the support element is lifted from the support base, and a second position, in which the support element is supported on the support base; a plug arrangement including a plug element and a socket element, one of which is configured to be mounted to the base station antenna, and the other of which is configured to be mounted to the remote radio unit, wherein in the first position, the plug element and the socket element are separated from each other, and in the second position, the plug element and the socket element are engaged with each other.

Mounting device and base station antenna system and mounting method

A base station antenna includes a remote electronic tilt ('RET') actuator, a phase shifter having a moveable element and a mechanical linkage extending between the RET actuator and the phase shifter. The mechanical linkage includes an adjustable RET linkage that has a first link that has a first connection element, a second link that has a second connection element and a connecting member that includes at least a third link. The adjustable RET linkage includes at least a first hinge and a second hinge.

Remote electronic tilt base station antennas having adjustable RET linkages

The present invention relates to a cable lead-out system, configured to route at least one cable from inside of a device to outside of the device, wherein the cable lead-out system comprises: a first pressing piece having at least one through hole for leading out the cable; a second pressing piece having at least one through hole for leading out the cable; and a seal having a base sandwiched between the first pressing piece and the second pressing piece with two opposite sides thereof, and being deformable when being pressed by the first pressing piece and the second pressing piece, having the base comprising at least one through hole for leading out the cable, and at least one protrusion that protrudes from at least one of the two sides of the base, and each of the at least one protrusion being disposed around a through hole of the base, whereby the through hole of the base passes throughout the protrusion, wherein each of the at least one protrusion completely passes through a corresponding through hole of the first pressing piece or a corresponding through hole of the second pressing piece. The cable lead-out system can protect the cable sheaths from being scratched by metal parts.

Cable lead-out system

An antenna mounting assembly of a base station antenna includes: a pole clamp configured to clamp the pole; and a first pivoting arm and a second pivoting arm, a first end portion of the first pivoting arm being pivotally connected to a radome body of the antenna, a second end portion of the second pivoting arm being pivotally connected to the pole clamp, and an opposing second end portion of the first pivoting arm being pivotally connected to an opposing first end portion of the second pivoting arm through a pivoting portion. One of the second end portion of the first pivoting arm and the first end portion of the second pivoting arm is provided with a guide post, and the other is provided with a guide groove.

Antenna mounting assembly of base station antenna

The present disclosure relates to a mounting assembly and a mounting kit comprising such a mounting assembly for a base station antenna, wherein the mounting assembly has first and second connection parts, an effective length therebetween is related to the mechanical tilt of the base station antenna, and the effective length is continuously adjustable. The mounting assembly comprises a connecting rod mechanism having a first pair of connecting rods, a second pair of connecting rods, and a threaded connection device, wherein the threaded connection device connects two relatively movable hinged connection parts, the distance between the two hinged connection parts can be continuously adjusted by screwing the threaded connection device, so that the effective length can be continuously adjusted to realize continuous adjustment of the mechanical tilt of the base station antenna.

Mounting assemblies and mounting kit for base station antennas

Remote electronic tilt base station antennas having adjustable ret linkages

The present invention relates to an antenna mounting device configured to collectively mount a plurality of base station antennas on the same pole. The antenna mounting device comprises: a bracket () defining a central recess () in a mounted state, the central recess being configured such that the central recess () loosely receives the pole (); a fastening device () configured to fasten the bracket () to the pole (); and a plurality of connecting members (), each of the connecting members being configured for connection with at least one of the plurality of base station antennas (), and the connecting members having a predetermined relative position on the bracket. With such an antenna mounting device, the plurality of base station antennas can be mounted on the same pole at precise positions relative to each other.

The present disclosure has disclosed a base station antenna comprising an antenna core provided with an antenna base at the bottom thereof and provided with an antenna bracket at the top thereof; and a radome sleeved over the antenna core. The radome includes a top wall and a side wall that protrudes downward from the top wall. The antenna core and the radome are connected together by a fixed connection portion located near a bottom end of the radome and a floating connection portion located near a top end of the radome. The floating connection portion fixes a position of the radome on the antenna core in a horizontal direction and allows the radome to float relative to the antenna core in a vertical direction by cooperating the antenna bracket with the top wall of the radome or the side wall at the top of the radome. The base station antenna solves the problem of a tensile force between the antenna core and the radome resulting from the temperature change, thereby improving the performance parameters such as PIM of the base station antenna.

Base station antenna

The present invention relates to an end cover assembly for a base station antenna, comprising: an end cover () having a bottom plate, wherein the bottom plate has a through hole (); an electrical connector () having a flange (), wherein the electrical connector is configured to be received in the through hole. The geometry of the through hole and the geometry of the flange are configured such that the flange can be inserted from an exterior of the end cover and through the through hole, and the flange is capable of abutting against an inner surface of the bottom plate adjacent an inner edge of the through hole inside the end cover, wherein the flange is securable to the bottom plate at a predetermined position of the flange relative to the through hole when the flange abuts against the inner surface. The present invention further relates to a base station antenna comprising the end cover assembly, as well as an assembling method and a disassembling method for the end cover assembly. The risk of falling off of the electrical connector may be reduced, and the electrical connector can be removed more easily.

Base station antenna and end cover assembly as well as assembling method and disassembling method thereof

A base station antenna includes a first reflector structure that extends along a first longitudinal axis, the first reflector structure having a first transverse cross-section, a second reflector structure that extends along a second longitudinal axis, the second reflector structure having a second transverse cross-section that is different from the first transverse cross-section, and the second reflector structure extending above the first reflector structure, a first array of first frequency band radiating elements that are mounted to extend outwardly from the first reflector structure, a second array of second frequency band radiating elements that are mounted to extend outwardly from the second reflector structure, the first frequency band being non-overlapping with the second frequency band, and a radome that extends around the first reflector structure and the second reflector structure.

Compact omnidirectional antennas having stacked reflector structures

The present disclosure discloses a mounting structure, an antenna device and a method for assembling the antenna device. The mounting structure is used for mounting a connector to a first fixing part and a second fixing part, and comprises: a main body portion which defines a hollow cavity for receiving the connector, a first flange arranged on an upper surface of the main body portion around the hollow cavity and a second flange arranged on the upper surface of the main body portion around the first flange and spaced apart from the first flange; a protective pad received in a protective pad receiving portion defined between the first flange and the second flange; a supporting component to be fixed to the second fixing part, the main body portion being fitted within the supporting component; and at least one fastener used for fastening the mounting structure to the first fixing part, so that the first flange comes into direct contact with the lower surface of the first fixing part.

Mounting structure, antenna device and method for assembling antenna device

A linkage device of a linkage mechanism for a base station antenna is integrally formed with: a body; a flange extending outwardly from the body; a mounting portion suspended from the body and configured to mount the linkage device into the base station antenna, and a coupling portion disposed on the body and configured to couple the linkage device to a drive mechanism of the base station antenna, wherein the flange is formed with a guide configured to cause operation of a phase shifter of the base station antenna.

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