Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for the automated alignment of antennas
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Application No.: US15539933Application Date: 2016-01-20
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Publication No.: US10530035B2Publication Date: 2020-01-07
- Inventor: Roland Gabriel
- Applicant: KATHREIN-Werke KG
- Applicant Address: DE Rosenheim
- Assignee: KATHREIN SE
- Current Assignee: KATHREIN SE
- Current Assignee Address: DE Rosenheim
- Agency: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman
- Agent Niels Haun
- Priority: GB1500936.8 20150120
- International Application: PCT/EP2016/051152 WO 20160120
- International Announcement: WO2016/116516 WO 20160728
- Main IPC: H01Q3/08
- IPC: H01Q3/08 ; H01Q1/12 ; H04B17/00 ; H01Q19/18 ; H01Q3/34

Abstract:
An antenna comprising a reflector (20) connected to a motor drive (30), a primary radiator (30) for transceiving a radio beam at an operating frequency impinged on the reflector (20) is disclosed. A coarse alignment system comprising a motor drive is connected to the reflector (20) for driving at least one of the rotation and the tilting of the reflector. The coarse alignment system (70; 270; 370; 470) comprising an auxiliary antenna (50) connected to the control device (60) for communicating with a further auxiliary antenna (10b), at a second frequency different from the operating frequency. A fine alignment system is also present for electronic adjustment of the radio beam. A control device controls the coarse alignment system and the fine alignment system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170373371A1 Method and System for the Automated Alignment of Antennas Public/Granted day:2017-12-28
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