US 12,230,863 B2
Apparatuses for mounting an antenna assembly
Kenneth J. Larson, Escondido, CA (US); and Steven L. Shrinkle, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Viasat, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Viasat, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/399,590.
Application 17/399,590 is a continuation of application No. 16/255,288, filed on Jan. 23, 2019, granted, now 11,121,448.
Application 16/255,288 is a continuation of application No. 15/296,930, filed on Oct. 18, 2016, granted, now 10,283,837, issued on May 17, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/245,786, filed on Oct. 23, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0376446 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/18 (2006.01); F16F 15/00 (2006.01); F16F 15/133 (2006.01); H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 1/18 (2013.01) [F16F 15/00 (2013.01); H01Q 1/125 (2013.01); H01Q 3/08 (2013.01); F16F 15/133 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
an antenna assembly comprising an alignment control system configured to position a direction of highest signal gain of the antenna assembly according to an elevation angle relative to a reference plane of the antenna assembly and an azimuth angle about an axis perpendicular to the reference plane; and
an antenna mount coupled with the antenna assembly, the antenna mount comprising:
a planar coupling configured to:
permit translations between the alignment control system and a mounting structure of the antenna mount along a plurality of directions parallel to the reference plane; and
prevent rotations between the alignment control system and the mounting structure of the antenna mount about a plurality of axes that are parallel to the reference plane; and
a linear coupling configured to:
permit translations between the alignment control system and the mounting structure of the antenna mount along a direction perpendicular to the reference plane; and
prevent rotations between the alignment control system and the mounting structure of the antenna mount about the plurality of axes that are parallel to the reference plane.