1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an indoor antenna, and more particularly to an indoor antenna of which a receiving board detachably installed on a base has alternative installing manners for receiving vertical and horizontal signals.
2. Description of Related Art
A conventional indoor antenna generally includes a base and a receiving board fixedly mounted on the base. The conventional antenna only has a high sensitivity for receiving vertical signals, and can not receive clear horizontal signals. Therefore, a user must adjust the antenna to a proper angle, and even rest the antenna at a horizontal position, for receiving the horizontal signals. However, it is very inconvenient to so adjust the antenna.
Therefore, the invention provides an indoor antenna to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
The main objective of the present invention is to provide an indoor antenna of which a receiving board has alternative installing manners for respectively receiving vertical and horizontal signals.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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The receiving board (10a) for receiving digital signals has a rectangular shape with a front side (11a) and a rear side (12a). A coaxial-cable connector (121a) and a power jack (122a) are provided at the rear side (12a). Two fastening members (15a) are respectively formed at two adjacent edges of the rear side of the receiving board (10a). Each of the fastening members (15a) has a pair of ears (151a), and a pair of channels (152a) respectively defined in the ears (151a). The channels (152a) each have an open end adjacent the respective edges and a closed end away from the respective edges. The channels (152a) of one of the fastening members (15a) are perpendicular to the channels (152a) of the other fastening member (15a).
The seat (20a) has a bottom plate (21a) and a bracket (22a) formed on the bottom plate (21a). The bracket (22a) has a vertical sheet which can be inserted in the channels (152a) for installing the fastening members (15a) on the seat (20a).
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The seat (20b) has a ring (21b) with an outer circumference (212b) and an inner circumference (211b), and a finger (22b) with a free end extending upwards from the inner circumference (211b). The finger (22b) can be inserted in one of the two pairs of channels (152b) to mount the receiving board (10b) on the seat (20b).
Therefore, by inserting the bracket (22a) or finger (22b) into one of the two pairs of channels (152a, 152b), the receiving board (10a, 10b) can be disposed with two statuses for respectively receiving vertical signals or horizontal signals.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
Number | Name | Date | Kind |
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2872677 | Whipple et al. | Feb 1959 | A |
3056925 | Borck et al. | Oct 1962 | A |