EP3087635B1 - Vorrichtung zur ferngesteuerten positionierung einer relaisantenne - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur ferngesteuerten positionierung einer relaisantenne Download PDF

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EP3087635B1
EP3087635B1 EP14831020.4A EP14831020A EP3087635B1 EP 3087635 B1 EP3087635 B1 EP 3087635B1 EP 14831020 A EP14831020 A EP 14831020A EP 3087635 B1 EP3087635 B1 EP 3087635B1
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    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q3/00—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
    • H01Q3/02—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system using mechanical movement of antenna or antenna system as a whole
    • H01Q3/08—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system using mechanical movement of antenna or antenna system as a whole for varying two co-ordinates of the orientation

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  • the present invention relates to the field of devices for remote positioning of a relay antenna for radio-relay system.
  • radio-relay system which is a one-way or bidirectional and generally permanent transmission system.
  • Said radio-relay system exploits the radio-wave carrier, with carrier frequencies ranging from 1 to 40 GHz (microwave range), focused and concentrated by means of directional antennas.
  • these transmissions are particularly sensitive to obstacles and masking such as, for example, relief, vegetation or buildings, precipitation, refractive conditions of the atmosphere, electromagnetic disturbances.
  • obstacles and masking such as, for example, relief, vegetation or buildings, precipitation, refractive conditions of the atmosphere, electromagnetic disturbances.
  • they have a fairly strong sensitivity to reflection phenomena. Therefore, it is necessary to cut the radio path between two end devices in several sections, commonly called “hops", using antennas or relay stations, said hertzian hops can exceed 100 kilometers under conditions optimal, ie clear profile, favorable geo-climatic conditions, low flow, etc.
  • the relay antennas which are conventionally fixed on a mast by a flange, are adjusted in tilt and azimuth thanks to a positioning device having two axes of rotation and, once the pointing and the initial commissioning carried out, the Relay antennas are kept aligned by tightening lock nuts.
  • This type of positioning device is not very accurate and may be misaligned over time because, for example, loosening said lock nuts or wind.
  • the European patent application EP 2 445 052 A1 describes a tri-axis positioner for antenna.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks mentioned above and to propose a device for positioning a relay antenna for a radio link making it possible to quickly, easily and remotely adjust said relay antenna in tilt and azimuth without resorting once to said antenna installed and initially adjusted to one or more pairs of specialized technicians significantly reducing the related risks.
  • the support is generally in the form of a flattened parallelepiped comprising at least two lower and upper longitudinal faces substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said mast and in that the support comprises a generally arcuate shape of light disposed on the upper longitudinal face and through the support from side to side to the lower longitudinal face.
  • the support preferably comprises a plurality of rollers disposed on either side of the light and pivotally mounted on its upper longitudinal side about an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said mast.
  • the guide half-crown advantageously comprises at least two vertical faces whose cross-section is in the overall shape of a semi-circle, said vertical faces being able to cooperate with the outer surface of the rollers, so as to allow the guide half-ring to be secured to the support and to pivot between said rollers around the axis.
  • the connecting half-crown comprises at least two vertical front and rear faces, whose cross section is in the overall shape of a semicircle, and a tongue issuing perpendicularly from said front vertical face and extending outwardly. of the half-crown of connection.
  • the support plate is preferably articulated on the free end of said tongue.
  • the support plate comprises a plurality of holes in order to allow the attachment of relay antennas of all types.
  • the half guide ring and the half connecting ring are one and the same piece.
  • the first actuation means advantageously comprises an actuator disposed under the support on the side of its lower longitudinal face and articulated at one of its ends to said support, and a rod passing through the light of the support and fixed between the other end of said actuator and the guide half-crown.
  • the second actuating means comprises an actuator disposed above the connecting half-ring and articulated at its ends respectively to said connecting half-ring and the support plate.
  • the remote control unit comprises an automaton making it possible in particular to carry out the initial adjustment of the relay antenna at the installation site of the latter or from a control site, and position sensors to determine the position of the relay antenna.
  • the automaton is connected by internet connection in particular to a remote control site.
  • a remote positioning device of a radio relay relay antenna placed on a vertical mast may also be more or less inclined, the terms such as, for example, vertical and / or horizontal will then be adapted according to the inclination of said mast.
  • the device 1 allows the attachment to a mast 2, typically tubular longitudinal axis 3 substantially vertical, and the remote positioning of a relay antenna 4 for radio link.
  • Said device 1 comprises a support 10 provided with fixing means on said mast 2, a half-crown of guide 11 pivotally mounted on said support 10 about an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis 3 of said mast 2, a half-connecting ring 12 integral with the half guide ring 11 and a support plate 13 adapted to support the relay antenna 4 and being articulated substantially right of the middle of the connecting half-ring 12 about a substantially horizontal axis 14 and perpendicular to said pivot axis of the guide half-ring 11.
  • the guide half-rings 11 and support plate 13 are respectively moved by first and second 16 actuating means.
  • the support 10 is generally in the form of a flattened parallelepiped comprising two longitudinal lower faces 101 and 102 which are substantially horizontal and joined to each other by a substantially vertical peripheral face composed of at least one rear face 103 provided with a cut-out 104 capable of conforming generally to the outer surface of the mast 2 to ensure with the fastening means 11 the attachment of the support 10, and therefore the device 1 according to the invention, on said mast 2.
  • the term “before” means the objects or one of their part located on the side of the relay antenna 4 and "back” the objects or one of their part located on the opposite side.
  • the support 10 also advantageously comprises a generally circular arc-shaped light 105 disposed on the upper longitudinal face 102 and passing through the support 10 from one side to the lower longitudinal side 101.
  • the fastening means comprise at least a first rear flange 5 and first connecting members (not shown in the figures) capable of cooperating with said first rear flange 5 and the support 10 for fixing the device 1 on the mast 2, said bodies link 6 being conventionally screws.
  • the fastening means further comprise a second rear flange 6, a front flange 7 and second connecting members (not shown in the figures), typically screws, adapted to cooperate with said second rear flange 6 and the front flange 7 to ensure clamping around the mast 2, said second rear flange 6 and front flange 7 then being secured respectively to the first rear flange 5 and to the support 10 via spacers 8.
  • the support 10 comprises a plurality of rollers 9 disposed on either side of the light 105 and mounted to pivot about a substantially vertical axis on its upper longitudinal face 102.
  • said guide half-crown 11 which comprises two vertical faces 111 whose cross-section is in the overall shape of a semicircle, comprises on each of said vertical faces 111 a rib 112 capable of cooperating with the surface outer rollers 9, which has a shape complementary to that of said rib 112, so as to allow the guide half-ring 11 to be secured to the support 10 and to pivot between said rollers 9 about its pivot axis substantially vertical so as to adjust the relay antenna 4 supported by the device 1 in azimuth.
  • each of the vertical faces 111 may, without departing from the scope of the present invention, have a groove of complementary shape to that of the outer surface of the rollers 9, said outer surface then being provided with a peripheral rib adapted to cooperate with said groove.
  • the connecting half-crown 12 which comprises also two front vertical faces 121 and rear 122 whose cross section is in the overall shape of a semicircle, advantageously comprises a tongue 123 issuing perpendicularly from said vertical front face 121 and extending outwardly of the connecting half-ring 12.
  • the support 10, the guide half-crown 11 and the connecting half-ring 12 are shaped to fit as close as possible to the outer surface of the mast 2 so that the pivot axis of the guide half-ring 11 is substantially coincident with the longitudinal axis 3 of the mast 2.
  • This configuration is very interesting because it makes the device 1 particularly compact and limits the overhang and therefore the wind, which has the effect of reducing the mechanical dimensioning and therefore the cost of the mast 2 receiving the device 1 according to the invention.
  • the guide half-crown 11 and the connecting half-ring 12 may be a single piece, without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the support plate 13 is preferably articulated on the free end of the tongue 123 of the connecting half-ring 12 about the substantially horizontal axis 14 in order to tilt the relay antenna 4 supported by the device 1.
  • the support plate 13 is of the "universal" type, that is to say that it comprises a plurality of holes 131 in order to allow the attachment of relay antennas 4 of all the types offered by the different manufacturers.
  • the first actuating means 15 which makes it possible to set the guide half-ring 11 in motion, comprises an actuator 151 placed under the support 10 on the side of its lower longitudinal face 101 and articulated at one of its ends to said support 10, advantageously via an angle bracket 152 fixed to the support 10.
  • the first actuating means 15 further comprises a rod 153 passing through the light 105 of the support 10 and fixed between the other end of said actuator 151 and the half-guide ring 11, the shape and size of the light 105 determining the amplitude of the azimuth adjustment of the device 1.
  • the second actuating means 16 which enables the support plate 13 to be set in motion, comprises an actuator 161 disposed above the half-connecting ring 12 and articulated at its ends respectively to said connecting half-ring 12, advantageously via a yoke 162 fixed on the top of the latter, and the support plate 13.
  • the actuator 161 which is preferably an electric linear actuator, extends or retracted, the support plate 13 pivots and allows the adjustment of the relay antenna 4 in tilt.
  • actuators 151,161 may be substituted by any other actuator providing similar effects, without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the device 1 also comprises a control unit (not shown in the figures) making it possible to remote control the first and second actuating means 15, 16 to adjust the relay antenna 4 respectively in azimuth and tilt, said control unit being installed at least partly in a box 18 disposed at the rear of the mast 2 and preferably fixed on the first and second rear flanges 5, 6 of the fastening means through a support 19 whose cross section is in the general shape of an omega.
  • a control unit (not shown in the figures) making it possible to remote control the first and second actuating means 15, 16 to adjust the relay antenna 4 respectively in azimuth and tilt
  • said control unit being installed at least partly in a box 18 disposed at the rear of the mast 2 and preferably fixed on the first and second rear flanges 5, 6 of the fastening means through a support 19 whose cross section is in the general shape of an omega.
  • This remote control unit comprises an automaton making it possible, in particular, to carry out the initial adjustment of the relay antenna 4 at the installation site thereof or from a control site, and position sensors for determining the position of the relay antenna 4.
  • relay antenna 4. Said PLC and position sensors make it possible to control the first and second actuating means 15, 16 in order to point with another relay antenna.
  • the automaton can be connected via internet connection, in particular to a remote control site.
  • control unit comprises a memory capable of storing different positions of the relay antenna 4 in order to easily obtain, without the intervention of one or more pairs of specialized technicians, "multipoint" links that is that is, to be able to point said relay antenna 4 as required to a relay antenna or another.
  • the device 1 allows a dynamic adjustment of a relay antenna 4, that is to say that it is possible to install a relay antenna 4 on a mast 2 fixed on a mobile support such that, for example example, a land or sea vehicle.
  • the control unit allows to correct in real time the position of the relay antenna 4 with respect to a target position (or point) initially predetermined.
  • the device 1 for remote positioning of a radio relay relay antenna applies more particularly to the transmission of signals for telecommunication operators, terrestrial digital radio and television operators, but it can also be used to transmit other types of signals such as, for example, signals of military origin.

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  1. Vorrichtung (1) zum Befestigen, an einem Mast (2) mit einer Längsachse (3), und zum Positionieren einer Richtfunk-Relaisantenne (4), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie umfasst:
    - einen Träger (10), der mit Befestigungsmitteln (11) ausgestattet ist, wobei der Träger (10) und die Befestigungsmittel (11) dafür eingerichtet sind, den Träger (10) am Mast (2) zu befestigen,
    - einen Führungshalbkranz (11), der am Träger (10) um eine Achse schwenkbar montiert ist, die im Wesentlichen zur Längsachse (3) des Mastes (2) parallel ist,
    - einen Verbindungshalbkranz (12), der fest mit dem Führungshalbkranz (11) verbunden ist,
    - eine Trägerplatte (13), die in der Lage ist, die Relaisantenne (4) zu tragen und am Verbindungshalbkranz (12) um eine Achse (14) angelenkt ist, die im Wesentlichen zur Schwenkachse des Führungshalbkranzes (11) senkrecht ist,
    - erste (15) und zweite (16) Betätigungsmittel, die in der Lage sind, jeweils den Führungshalbkranz (11) und die Trägerplatte (13) um ihre jeweilige Achse (14) in Bewegung zu setzen, und
    - eine Steuereinheit, die es ermöglicht, die ersten und zweiten Betätigungsmittel (15, 16) aus der Ferne anzusteuern, um die Relaisantenne (4) jeweils im Azimut und im Tilt einzustellen,
    und dadurch, dass der Träger (10), der Führungshalbkranz (11) und der Verbindungshalbkranz (12) dafür eingerichtet sind, sich der Außenfläche des Mastes (2) so eng wie möglich anzuschmiegen, derart, dass die Schwenkachse des Führungshalbkranzes (11) im Wesentlichen mit der Längsachse (3) des Mastes (2) zusammenfällt.
  2. Vorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Träger (10) insgesamt in Form eines abgeflachten Quaders ist, der mindestens zwei, untere (101) und obere (102), Längsseiten umfasst, die im Wesentlichen zur Längsachse (3) des Mastes (2) senkrecht sind, und dadurch, dass der Träger (10) eine Ausnehmung (105) in allgemein kreisbogenförmiger Form umfasst, die auf der oberen Längsseite (102) angeordnet ist und bis zur unteren Längsseite (101) vollständig durch den Träger (10) hindurchgeht.
  3. Vorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Träger (10) eine Vielzahl von Rollen (9) umfasst, die beidseits der Ausnehmung (105) angeordnet und an seiner oberen Längsseite (102) um eine Achse schwenkbar montiert sind, die im Wesentlichen zur Längsachse (3) des Mastes (2) parallel ist.
  4. Vorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Führungshalbkranz (11) mindestens zwei vertikale Seiten (111) umfasst, deren Querschnitt insgesamt in Form eines Halbkreises ist, wobei die vertikalen Seiten (111) in der Lage sind, mit der Außenfläche der Rollen (9) derart zusammenzuwirken, dass sie dem Führungshalbkranz (11) ermöglichen, fest mit dem Träger (10) verbunden zu werden und zwischen den Rollen (9) um seine Schwenkachse zu schwenken.
  5. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Verbindungshalbkranz (12) mindestens zwei, vordere (121) und hintere (122), vertikale Seiten umfasst, deren Querschnitt insgesamt in Form eines Halbkreises ist, und eine Lasche (123), die senkrecht aus der vorderen vertikalen Seite (121) hervorgeht und sich zur Außenseite des Verbindungshalbkranzes (12) hin erstreckt.
  6. Vorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Trägerplatte (13) am freien Ende der Lasche (123) des Verbindungshalbkranzes (12) um die Achse (14) angelenkt ist.
  7. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Trägerplatte (13) eine Vielzahl von Bohrungen (131) umfasst, um das Befestigen von Relaisantennen (4) aller Typen zu ermöglichen.
  8. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Führungshalbkranz (11) und der Verbindungshalbkranz (12) ein und dasselbe Teil sind.
  9. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste Betätigungsmittel (15) einen Aktor (151) umfasst, der unter dem Träger (10) auf Seite dessen unterer Längsseite (101) angeordnet und an einem seiner Enden am Träger (10) angelenkt ist, und einen Stift (153), der durch die Ausnehmung (105) des Trägers (10) hindurchgeht und zwischen dem anderen Ende des Aktors (151) und dem Führungshalbkranz (11) befestigt ist.
  10. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das zweite Betätigungsmittel (16) einen Aktor (161) umfasst, der oberhalb des Verbindungshalbkranzes (12) angeordnet und an seinen Enden jeweils am Verbindungshalbkranz (12) und an der Trägerplatte (13) angelenkt ist.
  11. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Fernsteuereinheit einen Automaten umfasst, der insbesondere ermöglicht, die Ersteinstellung der Relaisantenne (4) am Einbauort der letzteren oder von einem Leitstand aus vorzunehmen, und Positionssensoren, um die Position der Relaisantenne (4) zu bestimmen.
  12. Vorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Automat über Internetverbindung insbesondere mit einer Fernleitstelle verbunden ist.
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