Patent Application
20110005965
This application claims priority of Taiwan Patent Application No. 098123179, filed on Jul. 9, 2009, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference herein.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a satellite antenna package, and in particular relates to a smaller sized satellite antenna package.
2. Description of the Related Art
For conventional satellite antenna packages, a device body of a satellite antenna device and a cable thereof are packaged separately. The device body is packaged with packaging material such as cardboard or Styrofoam and the cable is bent, tied up and packaged separately. Because the device body and cable are individually packaged, required space for both, is relatively large; thus, increasing costs for transmitting conventional satellites using the same. Additionally, if the packaged cable is over bent, strength of the cable at the over bent section is weakened. Specifically; breakage occurs more frequently for cables with over bent sections than those with correctly bent sections.
A detailed description is given in the following embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.
A satellite antenna package is provided. The satellite antenna package includes a receiving structure, antenna devices and cables. A plurality of recesses and a plurality of grooves are formed on the receiving structure. The recesses respectively communicate with the grooves. The antenna devices are disposed in the recesses. The cables are connected to the antenna devices, wherein each cable is connected with the antenna device partially disposed in the groove, travels along an edge of the receiving structure, and surrounds the antenna devices.
In the embodiment of the invention, the cables are received in the space formed between the antenna devices exposed above the receiving structure and the inner wall of a box. Therefore, no cable package is required, decreasing required space when compared to conventional methods. As well, the cables travel along the edge of the receiving structure to surround the antenna devices. Thus, weakening of the cables at bent sections is prevented, as the cables are not bent but curved with a large radius.
The present invention can be more fully understood by reading the subsequent detailed description and examples with references made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
a is a top view showing antenna devices disposed in a receiving structure;
b is a perspective view showing antenna devices disposed in the receiving structure;
The following description is of the best-contemplated mode of carrying out the invention. This description is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention and should not be taken in a limiting sense. The scope of the invention is best determined by reference to the appended claims.
With reference to
The first groove 155, the second groove 156, the third groove 157 and the fourth groove 158 are parallel to each other. The first groove 155 and the fourth groove 158 are aligned in a straight line.
The first antenna device 110 is disposed in the first recess 151. The second antenna device 120 is disposed in the second recess 152. The third antenna device 130 is disposed in the third recess 153. The fourth antenna device 140 is disposed in the fourth recess 154.
A first cable 111 connects to the first antenna device 110, and the first cable 111 is connected with the first antenna device 110 and passing through the first groove 155. A second cable 121 connects to the second antenna device 120, and the second cable 121 is connected with the second antenna device 120 and partially disposed in the second groove 156. A third cable 131 connects to the third antenna device 130, and the third cable 131 is connected with the third antenna device 130 and partially disposed in the third groove 157. A fourth cable 141 connects to the fourth antenna device 140, and the fourth cable 141 is connected with the fourth antenna device 140 and partially disposed in the fourth groove 158.
The first antenna device 110 has a first wave guide 112, the second antenna device 120 has a second wave guide 122, the third antenna device 130 has a third wave guide 132, and the fourth antenna device 140 has a fourth wave guide 142. The first wave guide 112, the second wave guide 122, the third wave guide 132 and the fourth wave guide 142 are parallel to each other.
The first wave guide 112 and the second wave guide 122 are located between the first groove 155 and the second groove 156. The third wave guide 132 and the fourth wave guide 142 are located between the third groove 157 and the fourth groove 158. The first groove 155 and the fourth groove 158 are located between the second wave guide 122 and the third wave guide 132.
With reference to
A box height H is formed between the bottom surface 172 and the top surface 171. A height of the receiving structure 150 is about half that of the box height H. Therefore, the cables are received in a space formed between the antenna devices exposed above the receiving structure 150 and an inner wall of the box. The first cable 111, the second cable 121, the third cable 131 and the fourth cable 141 travel along an edge of the receiving structure 150, and surround the first antenna device 110, the second antenna device 120, the third antenna device 130 and the fourth antenna device 140. In one embodiment, the first cable 111, the second cable 121, the third cable 131 and the fourth cable 141 are partially extended in the receiving groove 161.
In the embodiment of the invention, the cables are received in the space formed between the antenna devices exposed above the receiving structure and the inner wall of the box. Therefore, no cable package is required, decreasing required space when compared to conventional methods. As well, the cables travel along the edge of the receiving structure to surround the antenna devices. Thus, weakening of the cables at bent sections is prevented, as the cables are not bent but curved with a large radius.
While the invention has been described by way of example and in terms of the preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. To the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements (as would be apparent to those skilled in the art). Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| TW98123179 | Jul 2009 | TW | national |
