Deployable satellite antenna for use of vehicles
US5515065A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 7, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q1/3275
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A deployable satellite antenna system permits an antenna with elevation control to be mounted. The elevation control assembly for the antenna system has a base with two parallel tracks and a slider that moves along these tracks. The antenna is connected to a support frame pivotally attached to the slider. Pivot arms are pivotally attached between the reflector and the base adjacent to the parallel tracks. The elevational position of the antenna is adjusted by a motor that controls the position of the slider along the parallel tracks between a stowed position in which the antenna is stowed facing the vehicle and a deployed position in which the antenna is rotated to a maximum elevational angle.
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