JP2014216747A - Radio communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a radio communication device capable of easily converting a polarization plane without using a polarization conversion adapter.SOLUTION: A radio communication device 1 includes: an outer housing 10 comprising a mount 12 for supporting an antenna 4 and a fitting part 11 to an installation structure 2; and an inner structure 30 that comprises a radio communication circuit 32 connected with the antenna 4 via an antenna connection part 33 and is housed in the outer housing 10. The inner structure 30 is able to be housed in the outer housing 10 in any position of a first position in which polarization passing through the antenna connection part 33 is in a predetermined direction and a second position in which polarization is rotated 90 degrees in a rotating direction relative to the first position.

Description

  The present invention relates to a wireless communication apparatus that performs wireless communication using polarized waves.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a portable wireless communication device called an FPU (Field Pick-up Unit) has been used to wirelessly transmit data such as video and audio shot at an outdoor site to a broadcasting station. The wireless communication device brought to the site is installed on a tripod or other installation structure, modulates data such as video input from a TV camera, etc., and transmits it to a receiver installed at a broadcasting station or base station To do.

  For radio transmission using such a radio communication device, radio waves of a microwave band or a millimeter wave band are used. In this case, radio transmission using vertical polarization or horizontal polarization is performed as necessary. When vertical polarization or horizontal polarization is used for wireless transmission, it is necessary to match the polarization plane on the transmitter side with the polarization plane on the receiver side. For this reason, the radio communication device needs a polarization conversion mechanism for enabling the conversion of the polarization plane in the field.

  For example, in a wireless communication device in which an antenna is detachably attached to the radio main unit by a bayonet mount or the like, a polarization conversion adapter such as a waveguide called a twist or a conversion plate is attached between the antenna and the radio main unit. In general, the configuration for converting the plane of polarization is used (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

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  However, in the conventional wireless communication apparatus shown in Patent Document 1, since the polarization conversion adapter is attached and detached to convert the polarization plane, it is necessary to carry the polarization conversion adapter to the photographing site, and its management Was cumbersome.

  In addition, in the configuration in which a polarization conversion adapter is mounted between the antenna and the radio main body, there is a problem that radio waves are attenuated particularly when a waveguide called a twist is used as the polarization conversion adapter. .

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication apparatus that can easily convert the plane of polarization without using a polarization conversion adapter. .

The wireless communication device of the present invention includes an external housing including a mount for supporting an antenna and a mounting portion to an installation structure, and a wireless communication circuit unit connected to the antenna via an antenna connection unit, A wireless communication device having an internal structure housed in an external housing,
Any attitude of the first attitude in which the internal structure is polarized in a predetermined direction through the antenna connecting portion and the second attitude rotated by 90 degrees in the direction in which the polarization rotates with respect to the first attitude However, it can be accommodated in the external casing.

  In the above-described configuration, the wireless communication device of the present invention preferably includes fastening means capable of fixing the internal structure to the external housing in any of the first posture and the second posture.

  In the wireless communication device according to the present invention, in the above configuration, the internal structure is fixed to an inner surface of a front wall on which the mount of the outer casing is provided, and the front wall is fixed to the outer casing by the fastening means. The internal structure can be taken out from the external housing by removing the fastening means, and the internal structure is accommodated in the external housing in either the first posture or the second posture. Further, it is preferable that the front wall can be fixed to the outer casing by the fastening means.

  In the wireless communication device according to the present invention, in the above configuration, a rotating frame provided with a user interface unit in the internal structure is connected to the internal structure so as to be relatively rotatable in a direction in which polarized waves rotate. It is preferable that the user interface can be maintained in a predetermined posture with respect to the external housing regardless of the housing posture of the structure in the external housing.

  The wireless communication device according to the present invention has the above-described configuration, wherein a positioning hole is provided in the rotating frame, and the positioning pin engages with the positioning hole on the inner surface of the outer casing to position the rotating frame in the outer casing. Is preferably provided.

  In the above-described configuration, the wireless communication device of the present invention preferably has a fan attached to the rotating frame.

  According to the present invention, the internal structure can be accommodated in the external housing in either the first posture or the second posture rotated by 90 degrees in the direction in which the polarization rotates with respect to the first posture. Therefore, by changing the housing posture of the internal structure from the first posture to the second posture or from the second posture to the first posture, the polarization plane can be easily converted without using the polarization conversion adapter.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the radio | wireless communication apparatus which is one embodiment of this invention. It is a bottom view of the radio | wireless machine main body shown in FIG. It is a front view of the radio | wireless machine main body shown in FIG. It is a rear view of the radio | wireless machine main body shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of the radio | wireless machine main body shown in FIG. 1 with the half cross section of an external housing | casing. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing which shows typically the rotation structure of the user interface part shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the support structure of the internal structure to an external housing | casing. (A)-(d) is explanatory drawing which shows typically the procedure which switches the polarization plane of a radio | wireless machine main body. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows typically the modification of the radio | wireless communication apparatus shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  A wireless communication apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is a portable wireless communication apparatus 1 also called an FPU (Field Pick-up Unit), and is a structure for installing a tripod or the like at an outdoor shooting site or the like. Used by being installed on the object 2. In the present embodiment, the wireless communication apparatus 1 is configured as a transmitter, modulates video and audio data input from a television camera (not shown), etc., and uses a millimeter-wave radio wave to transmit a base station or a broadcast. Transmit to the receiver installed in the station.

  The wireless communication device 1 has a wireless device body 3 and an antenna 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the radio main body 3 has an external housing 10, and the external housing 10 has a top wall 10 a, a pair of side walls 10 b and a bottom wall 10 c formed in a rectangular shape, respectively. Each has a rectangular parallelepiped shape including a front wall 10d and a back wall 10e formed in a square shape. As shown in FIG. 2, an attachment portion 11 is provided on the bottom wall 10 c, and the wireless device main body 3 is attached to the installation structure 2 in the attachment portion 11. The configuration for attaching the wireless device main body 3 to the installation structure 2 is not limited to the configuration in which the attachment portion 11 is provided on the bottom wall 10c. For example, the attachment portions 11 are provided on both side walls 10b of the external housing 10 and wireless. Various configurations can be adopted as long as the wireless communication device 1 can be supported by the installation structure 2 such as a configuration in which the side surface of the machine body 3 is supported by the installation structure 2 at two points. .

  The antenna 4 is a parabolic antenna and has a parabolic portion 4a and a radiating portion 4b. The antenna 4 is attached to a bayonet-type mount 12 provided on the front wall 10d of the radio device body 3 at the radiating portion 4b, and the radio wave output from the radio device body 3 supported by the mount 12 is parabolic from the radiating portion 4b. Radiation is directed toward a predetermined direction through the portion 4a. The antenna 4 is not limited to a parabolic antenna, and various antennas such as an electromagnetic horn antenna can be used.

  A user interface unit 20 is provided on the back wall 10 e of the external housing 10. The user interface unit 20 includes a meter 21, various switches 22a and 22b, external input connectors 23a and 23b, various indicator lamps 24a to 24c, and the like. The user interface unit 20 can be connected to an external device such as a TV camera and can be operated in various ways. The user interface unit 20 is not limited to the meter 21 and the like, and various devices can be provided as long as they are necessary for the operation and connection.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the radio main body 3 has a structure in which an internal structure 30 is accommodated inside an external housing 10. The internal structure 30 is configured as one unit and can be taken out from the external housing 10.

  The internal structure 30 has a frame body 31, and the frame body 31 is fixed to the inner surface of the front wall 10 d of the external housing 10. A radio communication circuit unit 32 and an antenna connection unit 33 are fixed to the frame 31. The wireless communication circuit unit 32 includes a circuit unit main body 32a and a pair of substrates 32b and 32c connected to the circuit unit main body 32a by wires (not shown). The antenna connecting portion 33 is connected to the circuit portion main body 32a, and as shown in FIG. 3, the tip portion thereof is disposed in the opening of the mount 12 provided on the front wall 10d. When the antenna 4 is attached to the mount 12, the circuit unit main body 32 a is connected to the radiation unit 4 b of the antenna 4 via the antenna connection unit 33.

  The antenna connecting portion 33 is configured as a hollow waveguide that flows an RF signal (Radio Frequency) between the circuit portion main body 32a and the antenna 4, and as shown in FIG. A rectangular waveguide opening 33a is opened. In the illustrated case, the wireless device body 3 is designed to output horizontally polarized waves, and the wireless device body 3 is installed on the installation structure 2 with the bottom wall 10c facing downward and the top wall 10a facing upward. Then, the waveguide opening 33a is in a horizontal posture with the long side facing the horizontal direction. In this state, the polarization output from the wireless communication device 1 is horizontal polarization.

  Block members 13 are fixed to one end of the external housing 10 to which the front wall 10d is attached at the four corners (only two are shown in FIG. 5) of the side wall 10b. On the other hand, through holes are provided in the four corners of the front wall 10d of the external housing 10, and as shown in FIG. 3, male screws 14 as fastening means inserted into these insertion holes are provided in the block member 13. The front wall 10d is fixed to the outer housing 10 by being screwed to 13a. Then, by removing these male screws 14 from the block member 13, the front wall 10 d can be removed from the external housing 10, and the internal structure 30 can be taken out from the external housing 10 together with the front wall 10 d. Yes.

  As the male screw 14, a thumbscrew or the like can be used so that it can be attached and detached without using a tool or the like. In addition, as long as the front wall 10d can be fixed to the external housing 10, other members such as a clip can be used as the fastening means instead of the male screw 14 screwed to the female screw 13a. Further, the front wall 10d may be fixed to the external housing 10 by another structure such as a fitting structure.

  A rectangular rear end wall 31a parallel to the front wall 10d is provided at the rear end portion of the frame 31 constituting the internal structure 30, and a rotating frame 34 is connected to the rear end wall 31a. The rotating frame 34 has a rectangular connecting wall 34a that is disposed so as to overlap the rear end wall 31a. The connecting wall 34 a is connected to the rear end wall 31 a so as to be rotatable relative to the rear end wall 31 a by a pivot 35 disposed coaxially with the axis of the waveguide opening 33 a provided in the antenna connection portion 33. The connecting wall 34a is provided with an arc-shaped guide groove 36 centered on the pivot 35. The guide groove 36 extends within a range of 90 degrees about the pivot 35, and a projection 37 fixed to the rear end wall 31a is disposed in the guide groove 36. With such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 6, the rotating frame 34 can rotate relative to the internal structure 30 within a range of 90 degrees around the pivot 35. The rotation direction of the rotating frame 34 with respect to the internal structure 30 is coincident with the direction in which the polarized wave passing through the antenna connecting portion 33 rotates.

  The rotating frame 34 has a configuration in which a connecting wall 34a and a square mounting wall 34b arranged in parallel with a space therebetween are connected by upper and lower connecting walls 34c and 34d. A meter 21, various switches 22 a and 22 b, external input connectors 23 a and 23 b, and various indicator lamps 24 a to 24 c constituting the interface unit 20 are attached. These members are exposed to the outside through an opening provided in the back wall 10 e of the external housing 10 to constitute the user interface unit 20. An exhaust fan 38 is attached to the lower connecting wall 34d of the rotating frame 34. As shown in FIG. 2, the fan 38 faces the exhaust port 15 provided in the bottom wall 10 c of the external housing 10, and the wireless communication circuit unit 32 and the like generate heat generated inside the external housing 10 to the outside. Can be exhausted. The exhaust port 15 of the fan 38 is provided in the bottom wall 10c of the radio main body 3 and is directed downward when the radio communication device 1 is installed. Intrusion of rainwater or the like from the exhaust port 15 can be minimized.

  As schematically shown in FIG. 7, a pair of positioning holes 39 a and 39 b are provided in the mounting wall 34 b of the rotating frame 34, and the rear wall 10 e of the external housing 10 corresponds to the positioning holes 39 a and 39 b. A pair of positioning pins 16a and 16b are provided on the inner surface. When the internal structure 30 is accommodated in the outer casing 10, the mounting wall 34 b of the rotating frame 34 faces the inner surface of the rear wall 10 e of the outer casing 10 and is provided on the mounting wall 34 b of the rotating frame 34. Positioning pins 16a and 16b provided on the back wall 10e engage with the positioning holes 39a and 39b. Thereby, since the rotation frame 34 is positioned inside the external housing 10, the user interface unit 20 can be accurately placed at a predetermined position, and the visibility and operability of the user interface unit 20 can be improved. In addition, the internal structure 30 is fixed to the front wall 10d on one end side in the longitudinal direction, and the rotating frame 34 is positioned and supported on the back wall 10e on the other end side, so that the front wall 10d and the back wall 10e The internal structure 30 can be reliably supported inside the outer casing 10.

  The positions where the positioning holes 39a and 39b and the positioning pins 16a and 16b are provided, and the number or the number thereof can be arbitrarily set.

  Next, a procedure for switching the polarization plane of the wireless communication device 1 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, in the normal state, the radio device body 3 is arranged so that the waveguide opening 33a provided at the tip of the antenna connection portion 33 is horizontally arranged in the horizontal direction longer than the vertical direction. The internal structure 30 is accommodated in the outer casing 10 in the first posture. In this state, the plane of polarization of the wireless device body 3 is set to be horizontal, and the horizontally polarized wave is output from the antenna 4.

  On the other hand, in the wireless communication device 1 according to the present invention, the radio body 3 designed to be horizontally polarized is rotated by 90 degrees in the housing posture of the internal structure 30 in the external housing 10 as necessary. The polarization plane can be switched from parallel to vertical.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, the internal structure 30 can be slid out from the external housing 10 together with the front wall 10d by removing the male screw 14 on the front wall 10d of the external housing 10.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 8C, the internal structure 30 taken out from the external housing 10 is rotated 90 degrees about its axis, that is, the axis of the waveguide opening 33 a of the antenna connection 33. This rotation direction is the direction in which the polarization rotates.

  At this time, the rotation frame 34 is rotated 90 degrees relative to the internal structure 30 in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the internal structure 30 itself. Accordingly, as can be seen from FIG. 6, even if the internal structure 30 is rotated by 90 degrees with respect to the external housing 10, the rotating frame 34, that is, the user interface unit 20 is not rotated with respect to the external housing 10. The same posture can be maintained.

  As shown in FIG. 8D, the internal structure 30 pulled out from the external housing 10 is rotated 90 degrees and inserted into the external housing 10 in a sliding manner. Is housed in the outer casing 10 in a second posture rotated 90 degrees in the direction in which the polarization rotates. As a result, the waveguide opening 33a provided in the antenna connecting portion 33 has a vertical arrangement in which the long side faces the vertical direction, and the polarization plane is switched to the vertical direction. As described above, by accommodating the internal structure 30 rotated 90 degrees with respect to the outer casing 10, the radio wave of the wireless communication device 1 can be easily switched from horizontal polarization to vertical polarization.

  Since the front wall 10d of the outer casing 10 is formed in a square shape and is screwed to the outer casing 10 with male screws 14 at the four corners, even if rotated 90 degrees together with the inner structure 30, it is the same as before the rotation. In addition, the male screw 14 can be fixed to the outer housing 10 by screwing with the female screw 13a. That is, by rotating the front wall 10d removed from the external housing 10 together with the internal structure 30 by 90 degrees and fixing it to the external housing 10, the internal structure 30 can be accurately moved from the first posture to the second posture. It can be rotated 90 degrees.

  On the other hand, the male screw 14 is removed again to take out the internal structure 30 from the external housing 10, and the internal structure 30 is rotated from the second posture to the first posture by 90 degrees in the opposite direction to the above. 10, the internal structure 30 is accommodated in the outer casing 10 in the original first posture as shown in FIG. 8A, and the radio waves of the wireless communication device 1 are vertically polarized. The wave can be easily returned to horizontal polarization. Even in this case, by fixing the front wall 10d to the external housing 10 in the original posture corresponding to the first posture of the internal structure 30, the internal structure 30 can be accurately attached to the external housing 10 in the first posture. Can be fixed inside.

  By rotating the rotary frame 34 relative to the internal structure 30, the posture of the user interface unit 20 with respect to the external housing 10 can be maintained the same before and after the rotation. The switches 22a and 22b, the external input connectors 23a and 23b, and the various indicator lamps 24a to 24c can be arranged in a normal orientation without being oriented sideways. Therefore, even when the internal structure 30 is housed in the outer casing 10 in a posture rotated 90 degrees and the polarization plane is switched from horizontal to vertical, the visibility of the meter 21 is maintained, and the various switches 22a and 22b The operability and connectivity of the user interface unit 20 can be favorably maintained such that operability can be maintained.

  Further, since the exhaust fan 38 for releasing the hot air inside the outer casing 10 is attached to the rotating frame 34, the inner structure 30 is accommodated in the outer casing 10 in a posture rotated 90 degrees and biased. Even if the wavefront is switched from horizontal to vertical, the fan 38 can always be oriented downward to the external housing 10. Accordingly, since the fan 38 can be disposed in the exhaust port 15 provided in the bottom wall 10c of the external housing 10 regardless of the posture of the internal structure 30, the entry of rainwater or the like from the exhaust port 15 is minimized. Can be suppressed. The fan 38 can be used not only for exhaust but also for intake.

  FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing a modification of the wireless communication apparatus shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, members corresponding to the members described above are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  In this modification, the internal structure 30 has a configuration in which a wireless communication circuit unit 32 and an antenna connection unit 33 are accommodated in a case 40. That is, the wireless communication circuit unit 32 and the antenna connection unit 33 are sealed in the case 40, and the frequency and the like cannot be adjusted. The antenna 4 is integrally connected to the antenna connection portion 33 and cannot be replaced with another antenna or the like.

  In this modification, the internal structure 30 is taken out from the external housing 10 integrally with the antenna 4, and the configuration of the internal structure 30, that is, the wireless communication circuit unit 32 and the antenna connection unit 33 are hermetically accommodated by the case 40. Therefore, the wireless communication device 1 can be configured as a specific low-power wireless station that has received technical standard conformity certification based on radio wave laws and regulations. Therefore, even when the internal structure 30 can be taken out from the external housing 10 for switching the polarization plane, the wireless communication device 1 is configured as a specific low-power wireless station that does not require a radio station license by the Radio Law. Thus, the range of use can be expanded.

  It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, in the embodiment described above, the wireless device body 3 is designed to output horizontal polarization, but the wireless device body 3 may be designed to output vertical polarization.

  Moreover, although the case where the radio | wireless communication apparatus 1 was comprised in the transmitter was shown in the said embodiment, the radio | wireless communication apparatus 1 of this invention can also be comprised as a receiver. In this case, the wireless communication circuit unit 32 is configured to demodulate data input from the antenna 4 via the antenna connection unit 33 and output the data to the outside.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the outer casing 10 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape in which the front wall 10d and the rear wall 10e are square. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the internal structure 30 is rotated 90 degrees. If it can be accommodated, it can be made into various shapes. In particular, it is preferable that the front wall 10d has a shape that is the same shape when rotated 90 degrees around its axis, such as a circular cross section.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the wireless communication apparatus 1 using millimeter wave radio waves is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the antenna connection portion 33 is a microwaveguide having a waveguide structure. The present invention can also be applied to a radio communication device in a waveband.

  Further, the positioning structure of the rotating frame 34 is not limited to the configuration using the positioning holes 39a and 39b and the positioning pins 16a and 16b as shown in FIG. 7, but for example, by a guide rail provided on the inner surface of the external housing 10. Other configurations such as a configuration for supporting the internal structure 30 may be used.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the wireless communication device 1 has the structure including the wireless device main body 3 and the antenna 4. However, the wireless communication device 1 includes only the wireless device main body 3, and various types of wireless communication device 1 are provided. It is good also as a structure which can attach the antenna 4 separately.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wireless communication apparatus 2 Installation structure 3 Radio | wireless machine main body 4 Antenna 4a Parabolic part 4b Radiation part 10 External housing | casing 10a Top surface wall 10b Side wall 10c Bottom wall 10d Front wall 10e Back wall 11 Attachment part 12 Mount 13 Block member 13a Female screw 14 Male screw 15 Exhaust port 16a, 16b Positioning pin 20 User interface part 21 Meter 22a, 22b Switch 23a, 23b External input connector 24a-24c Indicator lamp 30 Internal structure 31 Frame 31a Rear end wall 32 Wireless communication circuit part 32a Circuit part Main body 32b, 32c Substrate 33 Antenna connection portion 33a Waveguide opening 34 Rotating frame 34a Connection wall 34b Mounting wall 34c, 34d Connection wall 35 Axis 36 Guide groove 37 Projection 38 Fan 39a, 39b Positioning hole 40 Case

Claims (6)

An external housing having a mount for supporting an antenna and a mounting portion to an installation structure, and a wireless communication circuit portion connected to the antenna via an antenna connecting portion, and being housed in the external housing A wireless communication device having a structure,
Any attitude of the first attitude in which the internal structure is polarized in a predetermined direction through the antenna connecting portion and the second attitude rotated by 90 degrees in the direction in which the polarization rotates with respect to the first attitude However, the wireless communication apparatus can be accommodated in the external casing.   The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a fastening unit capable of fixing the internal structure to the external housing in any of the first posture and the second posture.   The internal structure is fixed to an inner surface of a front wall on which the mount of the outer casing is provided, the front wall is fixed to the outer casing by the fastening means, and the internal structure is removed by removing the fastening means. Can be removed from the external housing, and the front wall is attached to the external housing by the fastening means even if the internal structure is accommodated in the external housing in either the first posture or the second posture. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the wireless communication apparatus can be fixed to a body.   A rotating frame provided with a user interface unit on the internal structure is connected to the internal structure so as to be rotatable relative to the internal structure in a direction in which polarized light rotates, so that the internal structure is accommodated in the external housing. 4. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user interface can be maintained in a predetermined posture with respect to the external casing.   5. The positioning frame according to claim 4, wherein a positioning hole is provided in the rotating frame, and a positioning pin is provided on an inner surface of the outer casing to engage the positioning hole and position the rotating frame within the outer casing. The wireless communication device described.   The wireless communication device according to claim 4, wherein a fan is attached to the rotating frame.

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