Systems and methods for providing antennas with mechanically coupled offset positions
US11223111B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q15/161
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for deploying an extendable reflector structure. The methods comprise: transitioning the extendable reflector structure from a stored configuration to a deployed configuration; and causing expansion of a pantograph coupling structure while the extendable reflector structure is being transitioned from the stored configuration to the deployed configuration. The pantograph coupling structure indirectly couples the extendable reflector structure to a boom such that a beam produced by the extendable reflector structure during operation is offset from a focal axis of the extendable reflector structure by a certain amount.
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