Variable directivity mounting means
US4292679A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 7, 1980 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/521
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Means for mounting a member functioning with a directivity to a mounting station of an associated device or the like. A housing for the member with its functional end surface exposed to the exterior is tapered at the periphery toward the other end to be, for example, hemispherical and rotatably born at diametrally opposed positions adjacent the functional end surface by both ends of a semiarcuate bearing means, the mounting station has a hole including peripherally opposing grooves of a size and shape capable of slidably engaging with the tapered periphery of the housing and receiving semiarcuate body of the bearing means, the housing is inserted in the hole on said the other end side, and the semiarcuate body of the bearing means in the inserted position of the member engages slidably with a resilient means acting to resiliently urge the tapered periphery of the housing against peripheral edge of the hole. In this mounted state, the functional surface of the member is allowed to be manually freely inclined in all 360.degree. directions with respect to the plane of the mounting station to set the directivity and normally stably retained in set inclined position.
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