Rotatable Antenna Apparatus
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    发明申请
    Rotatable Antenna Apparatus 审中-公开
    可旋转天线装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160380350A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-29

    申请号:US15186955

    申请日:2016-06-20

    Abstract: A rotatable antenna apparatus has a fixed unit for attachment of the apparatus to an external structure, and a rotatable unit mounted on the fixed unit for rotation relative to the fixed unit. The rotatable unit comprises both an antenna assembly and processing circuitry coupled to the antenna assembly for performing signal processing operations. The apparatus further includes a thermally conductive shaft connected to the rotatable unit and located for rotation within the fixed unit, and a thermally conductive coupling structure to conduct heat from one or more heat generating components of the processing circuitry into the thermally conductive shaft. A heat sink within the fixed unit is thermally coupled to the thermally conductive shaft to draw heat away from the thermally conductive shaft. This provides an efficient mechanism for removing heat from the rotatable unit, whilst still allowing the rotatable unit to be sealed against external environmental conditions.

    Abstract translation: 可旋转天线装置具有用于将装置附接到外部结构的固定单元和安装在固定单元上以相对于固定单元旋转的可旋转单元。 可旋转单元包括耦合到天线组件的天线组件和处理电路,用于执行信号处理操作。 该装置还包括连接到可旋转单元并且定位成用于在固定单元内旋转的导热轴,以及导热耦合结构,以将热量从处理电路的一个或多个发热部件传导到导热轴中。 固定单元内的散热器热耦合到导热轴以将热量从导热轴上吸走。 这提供了用于从可旋转单元去除热量的有效机构,同时仍允许可旋转单元被密封以抵抗外部环境条件。

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