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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2001
Robert G. Ehrenberg, Torrance, CA (US);
Michael Sorensen, Ashland, OR (US);
NeTune Communications, Inc., Culver City, CA (US);
Abstract
A feed legs assembly connects a horn and mount assembly to a back frame in an antenna assembly. The feed legs assembly includes a main feed leg , a right side feed leg , and a left side feed leg . The main feed leg includes an amp frame , a feed strut , a quick release latch , an amplifier , a mating wave guide fitting , a flexible wave guide , wave guide end fitting , and a horn mount attachment . The amp frame provides a protective structure around the amplifier , and wave guide end fitting , as well as lowering the overall profile and center of balance of the main feed leg . The wave guide end fitting of the flexible wave guide attaches to the mating wave guide fitting of the amplifier and carries the transmission signal to the horn. The side feed legs connect to the main feed leg to the back frame. The side feed legs attach to the main feed leg and back frame through Hein joints , and and act as long turnbuckles. By rotating the entire side feed legs along the side feed leg longitudinal axes, the effective length of the side feed legs is adjusted, thereby raising the main feed leg (and attached horn and mount assembly) upwards and inwards towards a dish assembly or downward and away from a dish assembly. Lockdown nuts , and can be tightened to secure the side feed legs into position and prevent undesired movement of the turnbuckles.