Communications: radio wave antennas – Antennas – With means for moving directive antenna for scanning,...
Patent
1997-02-19
2000-02-08
Wimer, Michael C.
Communications: radio wave antennas
Antennas
With means for moving directive antenna for scanning,...
343766, 343882, H01Q 134, H01Q 308
Patent
active
060232471
ABSTRACT:
A stabilizer platform mounted to a vessel for positioning a satellite dish antenna in the azimuth and elevation directions. An azimuth motor and an elevation motor are mounted in a formed hollow interior of a housing. Azimuth motor control cables and elevation motor control cables are connected to the motors to carry signals and power for controlling the operation of the motors. On top of housing is mounted a platform which rotates in the azimuth direction with respect to the housing. The azimuth motor is coupled to the platform through a gear arrangement and rotates the platform. On top of the platform is mounted an elevation drive which holds the satellite dish antenna. Mounted in the platform is an elevation gear cluster which rotates with respect to the platform. The elevation gear cluster is coupled to the elevation drive. The elevation motor drives the elevation gear cluster so that the elevation motor can move the satellite dish antenna in the elevation direction. The satellite dish antenna can be rapidly positioned in both the azimuth and elevation directions, independently of each other, without the elevation motor control cables or the azimuth control cables becoming entangled or moving.
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Wimer Michael C.
Winegard Company
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