阅读说明：本技术 网络设备 (Network device ) 是由 刘畅 于 2019-11-08 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请提供了一种网络设备。所述网络设备包括第一信号接收天线、及信号转换装置，所述第一信号接收天线可旋转以从不同方向接收第一网络信号，所述信号转换装置将所述第一信号接收天线从不同方向接收的所述第一网络信号中信号最强的第一网络信号转换成第二网络信号。本实施方式中的网络设备中的信号转换装置将从不同方向接收的所述第一网络信号中信号最强的第一网络信号转换为第二网络信号从而保证了第二网络信号的信号强度，进而保证了利用所述第二网络信号通信时的通信质量。(The application provides a network device. The network equipment comprises a first signal receiving antenna and a signal conversion device, wherein the first signal receiving antenna can rotate to receive first network signals from different directions, and the signal conversion device converts the first network signals with the strongest signals in the first network signals received by the first signal receiving antenna from different directions into second network signals. The signal conversion device in the network device in this embodiment converts the strongest first network signal of the first network signals received from different directions into the second network signal, thereby ensuring the signal strength of the second network signal and further ensuring the communication quality when the second network signal is used for communication.)

1. A network device comprising a first signal receiving antenna rotatable to receive first network signals from different directions, and signal conversion means for converting the strongest first network signal of said first network signals received by said first signal receiving antenna from different directions into a second network signal.

2. The network device of claim 1, wherein the signal conversion device is configured to determine the direction of the strongest signal strength according to the signal strength of the first network signal, and to control the first signal receiving antenna to rotate to the direction of the strongest first network signal.

3. The network device of claim 1, wherein the network device further comprises a plurality of second signal receiving antennas, the second signal receiving antennas being configured to receive a third network signal, the signal conversion device being further configured to convert the third network signal into a fourth network signal, the first signal receiving antennas being disposed at a top of the network device compared to the plurality of second signal receiving antennas, the plurality of second signal receiving antennas being distributed along a periphery of the network device.

4. The network device of claim 3, wherein the number of second signal receiving antennas is M, the signal conversion device is used for selecting one or N second signal receiving antennas from the M second signal receiving antennas according to the strength of the third network signal received by the second signal receiving antennas, when the number of the selected second signal receiving antennas is one, the strength of the third network signal received by the selected second signal receiving antennas is greater than that of the third network signal received by each of the other second signal receiving antennas, when the number of the selected second signal receiving antennas is N, the sum of the signal strengths of the N selected second signal receiving antennas is greater than the sum of the strengths of the third network signals received by any remaining N of the M second signal receiving antennas.

5. The network device according to claim 2, wherein the network device further comprises a base, a bracket, and a driver, the base is rotatably connected to the bracket, the first signal receiving antenna is disposed on the bracket, and the driver is configured to receive a control signal from the controller and drive the bracket to rotate relative to the base to a direction in which the first network signal is strongest under the control of the control signal.

6. The network device according to claim 5, wherein the driver includes a driving motor and a speed reducer, the driving motor is fixed to the base, the driving motor rotates under the control of the control signal, and a step angle of the driving motor is a first angle, the speed reducer engages with an output shaft of the driving motor and is rotatably connected to the bracket, the speed reducer is configured to convert the first angle into a second angle, and the second angle is smaller than the first angle.

7. The network device of claim 6, wherein the reducer comprises P-stage gear sets, each gear set comprising a first gear and a second gear that are coaxially and fixedly connected, a radius of the first gear in each gear set being greater than a radius of the second gear in the same gear set, the first gear in the first gear set in the P-stage gear set engaging the output shaft of the motor, the second gear in the first gear set engaging the first gear in the second gear set, the first gear in the Q-stage gear set engaging the second gear in the Q-1-stage gear set, the second gear in the Q-stage gear set engaging the first gear in the Q + 1-stage gear set, the second gear in the P-stage gear set engaging the drive gear, the drive gear being fixedly connected to the bracket, Q and P being positive integers, q is larger than 1 and Q is smaller than P, the radius of a first gear in the Q-th stage gear set is smaller than that of a first gear in the Q + 1-th stage gear set, and the radius of the first gear in the P-th stage gear set is smaller than that of the driving gear.

8. The network device of claim 7, wherein the drive motor is fixed to the base, P-3, and a first gear of the first stage gear set is disposed away from the base as compared to a second gear of the first stage gear set; a first gear in the second gear set is arranged to be deviated from the base compared with a second gear in the second gear set; the first gear of the third gear set is disposed adjacent to the base in comparison to the second gear of the third gear set.

9. The network device of claim 7, further comprising a position monitor for monitoring an angle of rotation of the stand relative to the base, the controller correcting the control signal based on the angle of rotation of the stand relative to the base.

10. The network device of claim 9, wherein the gear reducer further comprises a drive shaft and a circuit board, the drive gear being fixedly coupled to the bracket via the drive shaft, the position monitor comprising a magnet disposed at an end of the drive shaft adjacent the circuit board and a magnetic encoder on the circuit board.

11. The network device of claim 5, further comprising a circuit board secured to the bracket, the circuit board electrically connected to the first signal receiving antenna and disposed adjacent to the bracket relative to the first signal receiving antenna.

12. The network device of claim 1, wherein the first signal receiving antenna comprises a receiving face that receives the first network signal, the network device further comprising a heat dissipation element disposed directly or indirectly on a surface of the first signal receiving antenna that faces away from the receiving face.

13. The network device of claim 1, further comprising a fan disposed in correspondence with the first signal receiving antenna for dissipating heat.

14. The network device of any one of claims 1-13, wherein the first signal receiving antenna is rotatable in a first plane and further rotatable in a second plane, wherein the first plane is different from the second plane.

15. A network device, comprising a housing, a first signal receiving antenna, a plurality of second signal receiving antennas, and a signal conversion device, the shell is provided with a containing space, the first signal receiving antenna, the second signal receiving antenna and the signal conversion device are contained in the containing space, the first signal receiving antenna is rotatable in comparison to the housing to receive first network signals from different directions, when the first signal receiving antenna is positioned in the direction of the strongest first network signal, the signal conversion device converts the first network signal into a second network signal, the plurality of second signal receiving antennas are fixed compared with the shell, and the signal conversion device converts the third network signal received by at least one or more second signal receiving antennas with the strongest signal strength in the plurality of second signal receiving antennas into the fourth network signal.

16. The network device of claim 15, further comprising a base, a bracket, a driver, and a controller, wherein the base is fixed to the housing, the bracket is pivotally connected to the base, and the bracket is configured to carry the first signal receiving antenna, and the driver is configured to drive the bracket to move under the control of the controller.

17. The network device of claim 16, wherein the driver includes a drive motor, a first stage gear set, a second stage gear set, a third stage gear set, and a drive gear, the drive motor secured to the base, the first stage gear set, the second stage gear set, and the third stage gear set each including first and second gears that are coaxially and fixedly connected, a first gear of each stage gear set having a radius that is greater than a radius of the second gear of a stage gear set, a first gear of the first stage gear set engaging an output shaft of the motor, a second gear of the first stage gear set engaging a first gear of a second stage gear set, a second gear of the second stage gear set engaging a first gear of a third stage gear set, a second gear of the third stage gear set engaging the drive gear, the drive gear is fixedly connected to the support, wherein the radius of the drive gear is the largest, the radius of the first gear in the third-stage gear set is larger than that of the first gear in the second-stage gear set, and the radius of the first gear in the second-stage gear set is larger than that of the first gear in the first-stage gear set.

18. The network device according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the bracket includes a bracket body, a first extension portion, and a second extension portion, the first extension portion is connected to one end of the bracket body in a bent manner, the second extension portion is connected to the other end of the bracket body in a bent manner, the second extension portion and the first extension portion are located on the same side of the bracket body and both face away from the base, the circuit board is fixed to the first extension portion and the second extension portion through fixing members, respectively, and the first signal receiving antenna is disposed on one side of the circuit board facing away from the base.

19. The network device of claim 18, further comprising a plurality of fins disposed on a side away from a receiving face of the first signal receiving antenna, wherein a dimension of the fins proximate to a rotational axis of the first signal receiving antenna is greater than a dimension of the fins distal from the rotational axis.

20. A network device is characterized by comprising a first signal receiving antenna, a support, a base and a signal conversion device, wherein the first signal receiving antenna is borne on the support, the support is rotatably connected to the base, when the network device is in a working state, the first signal receiving antenna is in a preset position compared with the base, when the first signal receiving antenna is in the preset position compared with the base, the signal intensity of the first signal receiving antenna for receiving a first network signal is greater than the signal intensity of the first network signal received by the first signal receiving antenna when the first signal receiving antenna is in other positions, and the signal conversion device is used for converting the first network signal with the strongest signal received by the first signal receiving antenna into a second network signal.

21. The network device according to claim 20, wherein the network device further includes a driver and a controller, the network device further has a test state before the operating state, when the network device is in the test state, the first signal receiving antenna receives a test command, the controller controls the driver to drive the rack to rotate at least one circle compared to the base to obtain the signal strength of the first network signal in each direction, the controller determines the direction with the strongest signal strength according to the signal strength of the first network signal in each direction, and the controller controls the driver to drive the rack to rotate to the direction with the strongest signal strength.

22. The network device of claim 20, wherein the network device further has a test state prior to the operational state, the network equipment also comprises a memory, a comparison table is stored in the memory, the comparison table comprises the position of the network equipment and the corresponding relation of the direction with the strongest first network signal strength corresponding to the position of the network equipment, when the network equipment is in a test state, the first signal receiving antenna receives a test instruction, the controller compares the current position of the network equipment with the comparison table, and when the current position of the network equipment is matched with the position of the network equipment in the comparison table, the controller controls the work of the driver according to the comparison table, so that the first signal receiving antenna is located in the direction of the strongest first network signal strength corresponding to the matched position.

Technical Field

The present application relates to communications technologies, and in particular, to a network device.

Background

Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) is a network device for wireless broadband access. The CPE typically converts the network signals transmitted by the base stations into Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) signals. Because the network signal that CPE can receive is the wireless network signal, can save the expense of laying the line network. Therefore, the CPE can be widely applied to occasions without a wired network, such as rural areas, towns, hospitals, factories, cells and the like. The fifth generation mobile communication technology (5G) is favored by users due to its higher communication speed. For example, the transmission rate when data is transmitted by 5G mobile communication is hundreds of times faster than the transmission rate when data is transmitted by 4G mobile communication. Millimeter wave signals are the main means for implementing 5G mobile communications. However, when the millimeter wave antenna is applied to a network device, it is easily blocked by an object, so that the received signal is weak, and the communication effect of the network device is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a network device. The network equipment comprises a first signal receiving antenna and a signal conversion device, wherein the first signal receiving antenna can rotate to receive first network signals from different directions, and the signal conversion device converts the first network signals with the strongest signals in the first network signals received by the first signal receiving antenna from different directions into second network signals.

The application also provides a network device. The network equipment comprises a shell, a first signal receiving antenna, a plurality of second signal receiving antennas and a signal conversion device, the shell is provided with a containing space, the first signal receiving antenna, the second signal receiving antenna and the signal conversion device are contained in the containing space, the first signal receiving antenna is rotatable in comparison to the housing to receive first network signals from different directions, when the first signal receiving antenna is positioned in the direction of the strongest first network signal, the signal conversion device converts the first network signal into a second network signal, the plurality of second signal receiving antennas are fixed compared with the shell, and the signal conversion device converts the third network signal received by at least one or more second signal receiving antennas with the strongest signal strength in the plurality of second signal receiving antennas into the fourth network signal.

The application also provides a network device. The network equipment comprises a first signal receiving antenna, a support, a base and a signal conversion device, wherein the first signal receiving antenna is borne on the support, the support is rotatably connected to the base, when the network equipment is in a working state, the first signal receiving antenna is at a preset position compared with the base, when the first signal receiving antenna is at the preset position compared with the base, the signal intensity of a first network signal received by the first signal receiving antenna is greater than that of the first network signal received by the first signal receiving antenna when the first signal receiving antenna is at other positions, and the signal conversion device is used for converting the first network signal with the strongest signal received by the first signal receiving antenna into a second network signal.

The first signal receiving antenna in the network device provided by the present application is rotatable, and when the first signal receiving antenna is located in the direction where the signal strength of the first network signal is strongest, the signal conversion device converts the first network signal with the strongest signal received by the first signal receiving antenna into the second network signal. The signal conversion device in the network device in this embodiment converts the first network signal with the strongest signal into the second network signal, thereby ensuring the signal strength of the second network signal and further ensuring the communication quality when communicating by using the second network signal.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic application environment diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a circuit block diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a circuit block diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a driver according to an embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a driver according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 is an exploded view of a driver according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a reduction gear according to another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a reduction gear according to still another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 11 is a circuit block diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a network device according to still another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the network device of fig. 12.

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of a stent according to one embodiment.

Fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to yet another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 16 is a top view of fig. 15.

Fig. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to yet another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to still another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 19 is a circuit block diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 20 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to still another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 21 is a circuit block diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 22 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to still another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 23 is a schematic structural diagram of the network device in fig. 22 with the housing removed.

Fig. 24 is a circuit block diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 25 is a table comparing the location of the network device with the corresponding direction in which the first network signal is strongest.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without inventive step, are within the scope of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic view of an application environment of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The network device 1 is a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). The network device 1 communicates with the base station 3, receives a first network signal sent by the base station 3, and converts the first network signal into a second network signal. The second network signal can be used by terminal equipment 5 such as a tablet computer, a smart phone, a notebook computer and the like. The first network signal may be, but is not limited to, a fifth generation mobile communication technology (5G) signal, and the second network signal may be, but is not limited to, a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) signal. The CPE can be widely applied to rural areas, towns, hospitals, factories, cells and the like, and the first network signals which can be accessed by the CPE can be wireless network signals, so that the cost of laying a line network can be saved.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 4 together, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present application; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the network device of FIG. 2 with the housing removed; fig. 4 is a circuit block diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application. The network device 1 comprises a housing 220. The housing 220 may be in the shape of a multi-sided cylindrical barrel, or a cylindrical barrel. The material of the housing 220 may be, but is not limited to, an insulating material such as plastic. It is understood that in other embodiments, the network device 1 may not include the housing 220.

The network device 1 further comprises a first signal receiving antenna 110 and a signal conversion device 120. The first signal receiving antenna 110 is rotatable to receive the first network signals from different directions, and the signal conversion device 120 converts the first network signal with the strongest signal from the first network signals received by the first signal receiving antenna 110 from different directions into the second network signal.

When the network device 1 includes a housing 220, the first signal receiving antenna 110 and the signal conversion apparatus 120 may be disposed in the housing 110.

The first signal receiving antenna 110 may be, but is not limited to, a millimeter wave signal receiving antenna or a terahertz signal receiving antenna. Accordingly, the first network signal may be, but is not limited to, a millimeter wave signal or a terahertz signal. Currently, in the fifth generation mobile communication technology (5th generation wireless systems, 5G), according to the specification of the 3gpp ts 38.101 protocol, a New Radio (NR) of 5G mainly uses two sections of frequencies: FR1 frequency band and FR2 frequency band. Wherein, the frequency range of the FR1 frequency band is 450 MHz-6 GHz, also called sub-6GHz frequency band; the frequency range of the FR2 frequency band is 24.25 GHz-52.6 GHz, and belongs to the millimeter Wave (mm Wave) frequency band. The 3GPP Release 15 specification specifies that the current 5G millimeter wave frequency band includes: n257(26.5 to 29.5GHz), n258(24.25 to 27.5GHz), n261(27.5 to 28.35GHz) and n260(37 to 40 GHz). Millimeter wave or terahertz signal have transmission speed advantage such as fast, however, millimeter wave or terahertz signal are sheltered from by external object easily. When there is an object block between the first signal receiving antenna 110 and the base station 3, the signal strength of the first network signal received by the first signal receiving antenna 110 is weak, and at this time, if the first network signal with weak signal strength is converted into the second network signal, the signal strength of the obtained second network signal may also be weak.

For the network device 1 placed at a certain position, the signal strength of the first network signal in each direction of the first signal receiving antenna 110 is different. In the network device 1 provided in this embodiment, the first signal receiving antenna 110 is rotatable, and when the first signal receiving antenna 110 is located in the direction in which the signal strength of the first network signal is strongest, the first signal receiving antenna 110 stays in the direction in which the signal strength of the first network signal is strongest. The signal conversion device 120 converts the first network signal with the strongest signal received by the first signal receiving antenna 110 into the second network signal. The signal conversion device 120 in the network device 1 in this embodiment converts the first network signal with the strongest signal into the second network signal, so as to ensure the signal strength of the second network signal, and further ensure the communication quality when communicating by using the second network signal.

In one embodiment, the first signal receiving antenna 110 can be rotated manually or automatically, as long as the first signal receiving antenna 110 can be rotated. In this application, a device for driving the first signal receiving antenna 110 to rotate automatically will be described later, taking as an example that the first signal receiving antenna 110 can be rotated automatically.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the network device 1 further includes a controller 130. The controller 130 is configured to determine a direction of the strongest signal strength according to the signal strength of the first network signal, and control the first signal receiving antenna 110 to rotate to the direction of the strongest first network signal.

Specifically, the controller 130 is electrically connected to the first signal receiving antenna 110, when the first signal receiving antenna 110 rotates, the first signal receiving antenna 110 can receive the first network signals in each direction, and the controller 130 compares the strength of the first network signals in each direction and determines the direction with the strongest signal strength. In this embodiment, the controller 130 controls the first signal receiving antenna 110 to rotate to the direction in which the first network signal is the strongest, so as to realize the automatic control of the rotation of the first signal receiving antenna 110.

Referring to fig. 5 and fig. 6 together, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application; FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a driver according to an embodiment. Only the components of the network device 1 related to the first signal receiving antenna 110 and driving said first signal receiving antenna 110 are illustrated in fig. 5, while other components of said network device 1 are omitted. The network device 1 further comprises a base 140, a bracket 150, and a driver 160. The base 140 is rotatably connected to the bracket 150, the first signal receiving antenna 110 is disposed on the bracket 150, and the driver 160 is configured to receive a control signal from the controller 130 and drive the bracket 150 to rotate to a direction in which the first network signal is strongest relative to the base 140 under the control of the control signal.

The base 140 is stationary, for example, the base 140 may be directly or indirectly fixed to a housing 220 (see fig. 2) of the network device 1. The bracket 150 is rotatably connected to the base 140, and when the first signal receiving antenna 110 is disposed on the bracket 150, and the driver 160 drives the bracket 150 to rotate, the bracket 150 drives the first signal receiving antenna 110 to rotate. The driver 160 may include, but is not limited to including, a motor, etc. The base 140 forms an enclosure and the driver 160 is disposed within the enclosure formed by the base 140.

The first signal receiving antenna 110 includes a plurality of receiving units 112 to form an antenna array. In the present embodiment, the number of the receiving units 112 is 2 as an example. The receiving unit 112 is disposed on a substrate 113. The substrate 113 may be, but not limited to, a circuit board or the like.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 6, the driver 160 includes a driving motor 161 and a reducer 162. The driving motor 161 is fixed on the base 140, the driving motor 161 is controlled by the control signal to rotate, the step angle of the driving motor 161 is a first angle, the speed reducer 162 is engaged with the output shaft of the driving motor 161 and the speed reducer 162 is rotationally connected to the support 150, and the speed reducer 162 is used for converting the first angle into a second angle, wherein the second angle is smaller than the first angle.

The driver 160 further includes a driving shaft 165, the driving shaft 165 is fixedly connected to the driving gear 164, and the driving shaft 165 is further fixedly connected to the bracket 150. When the driving gear 164 rotates, the driving shaft 165 rotates to drive the bracket 150 to rotate, and when the bracket 150 rotates, the first signal receiving antenna 110 disposed on the bracket 150 is driven to rotate.

Further, the driver 160 further includes a bearing 166, the bearing 166 is sleeved on the driving shaft 165, and the driving gear 164 is connected to the driving shaft 165 through the bearing 166.

The network device 1 further comprises a circuit board 180. The signal conversion device 120 and the controller 130 in the network device 1 are both disposed on the circuit board 180. The circuit board 180 is also referred to as a platelet. The components for driving the first signal receiving antenna 110 to operate are mainly disposed on the circuit board 180. For example, the circuit board 180 may further be provided with a power supply circuit, a protection circuit, and the like, so as to assist the signal conversion device 120 to convert the first network signal into the WiFi signal.

The step angle is a mechanical angle that the output shaft of the drive motor 161 rotates for one pulse of the control signal. The pitch angle of the drive motor 161 may be, but is not limited to, 3 °, 1.5 °, 0.75 °, 3.6 °, or 1.8 °. The larger the step angle is, the larger the angle of rotation of the output shaft of the driving motor 161 caused by one pulse of the control signal is, the larger the angle of rotation of the first signal receiving antenna 110 is driven to be; conversely, the smaller the step angle, the smaller the angle by which the output shaft of the driving motor 161 is rotated by one pulse of the control signal, and the smaller the angle by which the first signal receiving antenna 110 is rotated. When the step angle is larger, one pulse of the control signal causes the output shaft of the driving motor 161 to rotate by a larger angle, and the output shaft of the driving motor 161 needs to rotate by one circle with fewer pulses; conversely, when the step angle is smaller, one pulse of the control signal causes the output shaft of the drive motor 161 to rotate by a smaller angle, and the output shaft of the drive motor 161 needs to rotate by one turn more pulses. For example, for a drive motor 161 with a step angle of 1.8 °, the number of pulses required for one revolution is 360/1.8 — 200. Generally speaking, the step angle of the driving motor 161 is larger, if the reducer 162 is not used, and if the driving motor 161 is directly used to drive the bracket 150, the angle of each rotation of the bracket 150 is larger, then the angle of each rotation of the first signal receiving antenna 110 disposed on the bracket 150 is larger, which further results in that the number of the first network signals received by the first signal receiving antenna 110 during one rotation cycle is smaller, and further may cause inaccurate subsequent judgment of the first network signal with the strongest signal according to the signal strength of each acquired first network signal. For example, when the step angle of the rotation of the driving motor 161 is a first angle and the reducer 162 is not used, one pulse of the control signal causes the bracket 150 to rotate from the position a to the position B, and the direction of the first network signal with the strongest signal is located at the position C between the position a and the position B, so that the driving motor 161 cannot drive the first signal receiving antenna 110 to rotate to the point C because the step angle is too large, and the judgment of the first network signal with the strongest signal according to the signal strength of each acquired first network signal is inaccurate.

The speed reducer 162 is arranged in the network device 1, the first angle is converted into a smaller second angle, and when the driving motor 161 drives the support 150 through the speed reducer 162, the support 150 can rotate for a circle for a plurality of times. In other words, compared to the network device 1 without using the reducer 162, the reducer 162 in this embodiment may enable the first signal receiving antenna 110 to receive the first network signals in more directions, so as to improve the accuracy of determining the first network signal with the strongest signal according to the signal strength of each acquired first network signal.

In one embodiment, the reducer 162 includes a P-speed gear set 163 and a drive gear 164. Each stage of gear set 163 includes a first gear 1631 and a second gear 1632 that are coaxially and fixedly connected. The radius of the first gear 1631 in each stage of gear set 163 is greater than the radius of the second gear 1632 in the same stage of gear set 163. A first gear 1631 of the first gear set 163 of the P-gear set 163 engages the output shaft of the motor, and a second gear 1632 of the first gear set 163 engages the first gear 1631 of the second gear set 163. A first gear 1631 of the Q-th stage gear set 163 engages a second gear 1632 of the Q-1 th stage gear set 163, and a second gear 1632 of the Q-th stage gear set 163 engages a first gear 1631 of the Q +1 th stage gear set 163. The second gear 1632 of the P-th gear set 163 engages the driving gear 164, and the driving gear 164 is fixedly connected to the bracket 150. Q and P are positive integers, Q is greater than 1 and Q is less than P, the radius of the first gear 1631 in the Q-th gear set 163 is less than the radius of the first gear 1631 in the Q + 1-th gear set 163, and the radius of the first gear 1631 in the P-th gear set 163 is less than the radius of the driving gear 164.

In the present embodiment, the reduction gear 162 is illustrated as including a 2-stage gear set 163. It will be appreciated that reducer 162 may also include a stage 1 gear set 163, a stage 2 gear set 163, a stage 3 gear set 163, or even more stage gear sets 163.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8 together, fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a driver according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 8 is an exploded view of a driver according to an embodiment of the present application. In the present embodiment, the decelerator 162 includes a 2-stage gear set 163. Each stage of gear set 163 includes a first gear 1631 and a second gear 1632 that are coaxially and fixedly connected. The radius of the first gear 1631 in each stage of gear set 163 is greater than the radius of the second gear 1632 in the same stage of gear set 163. For purposes of this description, the 2-stage gear sets are designated as first stage gear set 163a and second stage gear set 163b, respectively. A first gear 1631 of the first stage gear set 163a engages the output shaft of the driving motor 161, and a second gear 1632 of the first stage gear set 163a engages the first gear 1631 of the second stage gear set 163 b. The second gear 1632 of the second stage gear set 163b engages the drive gear 164. The radius of the first gear 1631 in the first stage gear set 163a is smaller than the radius of the first gear 1631 in the second stage gear set 163, and the radius of the first gear 1631 in the second stage gear set 163b is smaller than the radius of the driving gear 164.

Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a speed reducer according to another embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, when the speed reducer 162 includes the 1-stage gear set 163, the gear set 163 includes a first gear 1631 and a second gear 1632 which are coaxially and fixedly connected, and the radius of the first gear 1631 is larger than that of the second gear 1632; the first gear 1631 and an output shaft of the driving motor 161, and the second gear 1632 engages with the driving gear 164.

Referring to fig. 10, fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a speed reducer according to another embodiment of the present application. In the present embodiment, when the speed reducer 162 includes the 3-stage gear set 163, each stage of the gear set 163 includes a first gear 1631 and a second gear 1632 which are coaxially and fixedly connected. The radius of the first gear 1631 in each stage of gear set 163 is greater than the radius of the second gear 1632 in the same stage of gear set 163. For purposes of the description, 3-stage gear set 163 is named first stage gear set 163a, second stage gear set 163b, and third stage gear set 163c, respectively. A first gear 1631 of the first stage gear set 163a engages the output shaft of the motor, and a second gear 1632 of the first stage gear set 163a engages the first gear 1631 of the second stage gear set 163 b. The second gear 1632 of the second stage gear set 163b engages the first gear 1631 of the third gear set 163, and the second gear 1632 of the third gear set 163 engages the drive gear 164. The driving gear 164 is fixedly connected to the bracket 150. The radius of first gear 1631 in first stage gear set 163a is smaller than the radius of first gear 1631 in second stage gear set 163b, the radius of first gear 1631 in second stage gear set 163b is smaller than the radius of first gear 1631 in third stage gear set 163c, and the radius of first gear 1631 in third stage gear set 163c is smaller than the radius of drive gear 164.

When the number of the gear sets 163 is larger, the smaller the second angle is, the more the accurate control of the rotation angle of the bracket 150 is facilitated, the more the first network signals in more directions are received, and the accuracy of judging the first network signal with the strongest signal according to the signal strength of each acquired first network signal is further facilitated. However, the more gear sets 163, the more time is required for installation of the gear sets 163, and the more space is occupied by the gear sets 163. Therefore, the number of the rotating gear sets 163 can be comprehensively considered in consideration of the accuracy of the rotational angle control of the carrier 150, the time taken to install the gear sets 163, and the space occupied by the gear sets 163.

In the present embodiment, the decelerator 162 includes 3 sets of gear sets 163. The driving motor 161 is fixed to the base 140, P is 3, and the first gear 1631 of the first-stage gear set 163 is disposed away from the base 140 compared with the second gear 1632 of the first-stage gear set 1631 and the gear set 163; a first gear 1631 of the second gear 1632 gear set 163 is disposed away from the base 140 as compared to a second gear 1632 of the second gear 1632 gear set 163; the first gear 1631 of the third gear set 163 is disposed adjacent to the base 140 compared to the second gear 1632 of the third gear set 163. In this embodiment, the gear set 163 is disposed in a manner such that the gear set 163 occupies a small volume, which is beneficial to improving the integration level of the speed reducer 162.

In this embodiment, the driver 160 drives the bracket 150 to rotate, so as to drive the first signal receiving antenna 110 to rotate in the first plane. In other embodiments, the driver 160 can further drive the bracket 150 to rotate to drive the first signal receiving antenna 110 to rotate in a first plane, and can further drive the bracket 150 to drive the first signal receiving antenna 110 to rotate in a second plane, where the first plane is different from the second plane. For example, the first plane may be an XY plane and the second plane may be a YZ plane.

When the driver 160 drives the bracket 150 to rotate to drive the first signal receiving antenna 110 to rotate in the first plane and the second plane, the first signal receiving antenna 110 can receive the first network signals in more directions. And the accuracy of judging the first network signal with the strongest signal according to the signal strength of the acquired first network signals is improved.

Referring to fig. 11, fig. 11 is a circuit block diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application. The network device 1 further comprises a position monitor 170, the position monitor 170 is configured to monitor an angle of rotation between the stand 150 and the base 140, and the controller 130 corrects the control signal according to the angle of rotation between the stand 150 and the base 140. Specifically, the position monitor 170 includes a magnet 171 and a magnetic encoder 172. The magnet 171 is provided on a drive shaft 165 (see fig. 6 to 7) connected to the drive gear 164. The magnetic encoder 172 is disposed on the circuit board 180. Optionally, the magnet 171 is disposed on the drive shaft 165 adjacent to an end of the circuit board 180. And is also disposed on a side of the driving gear 164 facing the circuit board 180 to improve detection accuracy.

Please refer to fig. 12, 13 and 14 in combination with fig. 6 and 7, in which fig. 12 is a perspective structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application; FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the network device of FIG. 12; FIG. 14 is a schematic view of a stent according to one embodiment. In this embodiment, the network device 1 further includes an auxiliary support 270. The network device 1 including the accessory bracket 270 may be incorporated into the network device 1 provided in any of the previous embodiments.

The auxiliary bracket 270 is fixed to the bracket 150. The auxiliary bracket 270 is used to assist the bracket 270 in fixing the first signal receiving antenna 110, so that the first signal receiving antenna 110 is more firmly fixed on the bracket 150.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the bracket 150 includes a bracket body 151, a first extension portion 152, and a second extension portion 153. The first extending portion 152 is connected to one end of the bracket body 151 in a bent manner, the second extending portion 153 is connected to the other end of the bracket body 151 in a bent manner, and the second extending portion 153 and the first extending portion 152 are located on the same side of the bracket body 151 and both deviate from the base 140. The circuit board 180 is fixed to the first extension portion 152 and the second extension portion 153 by a fixing member. The first signal receiving antenna 110 is disposed on a side of the circuit board 180 away from the base 140.

The first extending portion 152 and the second extending portion 153 are both provided with a positioning element 1531, and the positioning element 1531 cooperate to fix the first signal receiving antenna 110 to the first extending portion 152 and the second extending portion 153, respectively. In this embodiment, the positioning element 1531 is a positioning hole, the inner wall of the positioning hole is provided with a thread, the fixing element is a screw, and the circuit board 180 is provided with a through hole. During assembly, the through hole is aligned with the positioning hole, and screws are sequentially inserted through the through hole and the positioning hole to fix the circuit board 180 on the first extending portion 152 and the second extending portion 153 of the bracket 150. It is understood that in other embodiments, the positioning member 1531 is a screw, and the length of the screw is generally greater than the thickness of the circuit board 180. The fixing member is a nut, and a through hole is formed in the circuit board 180. During assembly, the through hole of the circuit board 180 is aligned with the screw and sleeved on the screw, and then the nut is sleeved on the screw, so that the circuit board 180 is fixed on the first extension portion 152 and the second extension portion 153 of the bracket 150. The way of fixing the circuit board 180 to the first extension portion 152 and the second extension portion 153 is not limited to the above two embodiments, as long as the circuit board 180 is fixed to the bracket 150.

Referring to fig. 15 and 16 together, fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application; fig. 16 is a top view of fig. 15. The network device 1 of the present embodiment further includes a heat sink 190. The network device 1 comprising the heat sink 190 may be incorporated into the network device 1 provided in any of the previous embodiments. The first signal receiving antenna 110 comprises a receiving face 111 for receiving the first network signal. The network device 1 further comprises a heat dissipation element 190, wherein the heat dissipation element 190 is directly or indirectly disposed on a surface of the first signal receiving antenna 110 facing away from the receiving surface 111.

The heat sink 190 may be made of, but not limited to, metal with good thermal conductivity. The heat dissipation member 190 is used for dissipating heat when the first signal receiving antenna 110 operates, so as to prevent the first signal receiving antenna 110 from being unstable in performance due to overheating when the first signal receiving antenna 110 operates. In the present embodiment, the heat sink 190 further includes a plurality of heat dissipation fins 191, and the plurality of heat dissipation fins 191 are spaced apart from each other to improve a heat dissipation effect. Further, the size of the heat radiating fins 191 adjacent to the rotational axis of the first signal receiving antenna 110 is larger than the size of the heat radiating fins 191 away from the rotational axis.

Since there is a gap between the two ends of the first signal receiving antenna 110 and the housing 220 of the network device 1, the two ends of the first signal receiving antenna 110 are more easily heat-dissipated than the portion of the first signal receiving antenna 110 close to the rotation axis. In the network device 1 of the present application, the size of the heat radiation fins 191 adjacent to the rotation axis of the first signal receiving antenna 110 is set larger than the size of the heat radiation fins 191 distant from the rotation axis, and therefore, the uniformity of the heat radiation effect at each portion of the first signal receiving antenna 110 can be improved.

Further, in one embodiment, the length of the heat sink 191 is increased in the direction of the rotation axis from the end of the first signal receiving antenna 110. Such arrangement of the heat sink 191 can improve uniformity of heat dissipation effect at each portion of the first signal receiving antenna 110, and on the other hand, the heat sink does not easily touch other components in the network device 1 when the first signal receiving antenna 110 rotates.

Further, the heat sink 190 further includes a heat sink body 192, and the heat sink body 192 is attached to a surface of the first signal receiving antenna 110 away from the receiving surface 111. The plurality of fins 191 are provided on a surface of the heat dissipating body 192 facing away from the receiving surface 111. The heat dissipating body 192 may be, but is not limited to, rectangular in shape.

When the heat sink 190 further includes a heat sink body 192, the contact area between the heat sink body 192 and the first signal receiving antenna 110 is large, so that the heat of the first signal receiving antenna 110 can be rapidly dissipated.

Referring to fig. 17, fig. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, the network device 1 further includes a fan 240. The network device 1 comprising the fan 240 may be incorporated into the network device 1 provided in any of the previous embodiments. In the present embodiment, the network device 1 including the fan 240 is shown in the diagram of fig. 2. The fan 240 is disposed corresponding to the first signal receiving antenna 110 for dissipating heat. The fan 240 is used to accelerate the air circulation near the first signal receiving antenna 110, so as to further improve the heat dissipation effect.

Further, a heat dissipation hole 221 is disposed on the housing 220 of the network device 1. The heat dissipation hole 221 communicates with a receiving space formed by the housing 220. When the fan 240 rotates, the air in the housing 220 is driven to interact with the air outside the housing 220 through the heat dissipation hole 221 to dissipate heat.

In some embodiments, the network device 1 further includes a circuit board 260, and the circuit board 260 is disposed at a bottom end of the network device 1 and provides a guarantee for the operation of the network device 1. The circuit board 260 is also referred to as a large board.

In some embodiments, the network device 1 further comprises a heat dissipation plate 280, and the heat dissipation plate 280 is disposed adjacent to the circuit board 260 to dissipate heat.

Referring to fig. 18, fig. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, the network device 1 further includes a fan 240. The network device 1 comprising the fan 240 may be incorporated into the network device 1 provided in any of the embodiments referred to in fig. 1 to 16.

The fan 240 is disposed at the bottom of the network device 1. When the fan 240 rotates, the air inside the housing 220 and the air outside the housing 220 are driven to interact to dissipate heat.

In some embodiments, the network device 1 further includes a circuit board 260, and the circuit board 260 is disposed at a bottom end of the network device 1 and provides a guarantee for the operation of the network device 1. The circuit board 260 is also referred to as a large board.

In some embodiments, the network device 1 further comprises a heat dissipation plate 280, and the heat dissipation plate 280 is disposed adjacent to the circuit board 260 to dissipate heat.

Referring to fig. 19, fig. 19 is a circuit block diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application. The network device 1 further comprises a signal transmitting antenna 200. The signal transmitting antenna 200 is electrically connected to the signal conversion device 120 to radiate the second network signal. When the second network signal is a WiFi signal, the signal transmitting antenna 200 is a WiFi antenna.

Referring to fig. 2, 20 and 21 together, fig. 20 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application; fig. 21 is a circuit block diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application. In the present embodiment, for convenience of illustration, the housing 220 in the network device 1 is removed, and the network device 1 further includes a plurality of second signal receiving antennas 210. The plurality of second signal receiving antennas 210 are configured to receive a third network signal, and the signal conversion apparatus 120 is further configured to convert the third network signal into a fourth network signal. The first signal receiving antenna 110 is disposed on the top of the network device 1 compared to the second signal receiving antenna 210, and the plurality of second signal receiving antennas 210 are distributed along the periphery of the network device 1. The network device 1 may include, but is not limited to, 8 second signal receiving antennas 210. Alternatively, two second signal receiving antennas 210 may constitute an antenna group 210a, which is disposed on the same substrate.

Due to the uncertainty of the position of the base station 3 transmitting the third network signal, there is also an uncertainty of the direction of transmission of the third network signal. The plurality of second signal receiving antennas 210 are fixed in position and are not rotatable. By distributing the second signal receiving antennas 210 along the circumference of the network device 1, a third network signal in multiple directions can be detected. And further, the accuracy of judging the third network signal with the strongest signal according to the signal strength of each acquired third network signal can be improved.

The second signal receiving antenna 210 may be, but is not limited to, a sub-6G signal receiving antenna, and accordingly, the third network signal may be, but is not limited to, a sub-6G signal receiving antenna, and the fourth network signal may be, but is not limited to, a WiFi signal.

The network device 1 further comprises a housing 220, the plurality of second signal receiving antennas 210 are distributed along the periphery of the network device 1, including but not limited to the plurality of second signal receiving antennas 210 being directly or indirectly attached to the housing 220; alternatively, the second signal receiving antenna 210 is disposed in the housing 220 of the network device 1, and the second signal receiving antenna 210 is not in contact with the housing 220.

The housing 220 may be a multi-surface cylindrical tube or a cylindrical tube, which is not described in detail. The first signal receiving antenna 110, the signal conversion device 120, the controller 130, the plurality of second signal receiving antennas 210, and the like may be disposed in an accommodating space formed by the housing 220. The material of the housing 220 may be, but is not limited to, an insulating material such as plastic.

In one embodiment, the signal conversion device 120 converts at least one or more third network signals with the strongest signal strength from the plurality of second signal receiving antennas 210 into a fourth network signal.

For example, the number of the second signal receiving antennas 210 is M, and the signal conversion apparatus 120 is configured to select one or N second signal receiving antennas 210 from the M second signal receiving antennas 210 according to the strength of the third network signal received by the second signal receiving antennas 210. When the number of the selected second signal receiving antennas 210 is one, the strength of the third network signal received by the selected second signal receiving antennas 210 is greater than the strength of the third network signal received by each of the remaining second signal receiving antennas 210 alone. When the number of the selected second signal receiving antennas 210 is N, the sum of the signal strengths of the selected N second signal receiving antennas 210 is greater than the sum of the strengths of the third network signals received by any remaining N second signal receiving antennas 210 of the M second signal receiving antennas 210. Wherein M and N are both positive integers, for example, M is equal to but not limited to 8, and N is equal to but not limited to 4.

Referring to fig. 22, 23 and 24 together, fig. 22 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application; FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram of the network device of FIG. 22 with the housing removed; fig. 24 is a circuit block diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application. The network device 1 includes a housing 220, a first signal receiving antenna 110, a plurality of second signal receiving antennas 210, and a signal conversion apparatus 120. The housing 220 has an accommodating space, the first signal receiving antenna 110, the second signal receiving antenna 210, and the signal conversion device 120 are all accommodated in the accommodating space, the first signal receiving antenna 110 is rotatable to receive a first network signal from different directions compared to the housing 220, when the first signal receiving antenna 110 is located in a direction where the first network signal is strongest, the signal conversion device 120 converts the first network signal into a second network signal, the second signal receiving antennas 210 are fixed compared to the housing 220, and the signal conversion device 120 converts a third network signal received by at least one or more second signal receiving antennas 210 with strongest signal strength among the second signal receiving antennas 210 into a fourth network signal.

Please refer to the foregoing description for the first signal receiving antenna 110, the second signal receiving antenna 210, the first network signal, the second network signal, the third network signal, and the fourth network signal, which is not repeated herein.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 4 and 13, the network device 1 further includes a base 140, a support 150, a driver 160, and a controller 130. The base 140 is fixed to the housing 220, the bracket 150 is rotatably connected to the base 140, the bracket 150 is used for carrying the first signal receiving antenna 110, and the driver 160 is used for driving the bracket 150 to move under the control of the controller 130. The structure of the driver 160 is described in the foregoing, and is not described herein again.

The network device 1 includes a first signal receiving antenna 110, a bracket 150, a base 140, and a signal conversion device 120, wherein the first signal receiving antenna 110 is supported on the bracket 150, the bracket 150 is rotatably connected to the base 140, when the network device 1 is in a working state, the first signal receiving antenna 110 is at a preset position compared with the base 140, when the first signal receiving antenna 110 is at the preset position compared with the base 140, the signal strength of the first signal receiving antenna 110 receiving the first network signal is greater than the signal strength of the first network signal received by the first signal receiving antenna 110 at other positions, and the signal conversion device 120 is configured to convert the first network signal with the strongest signal received by the first signal receiving antenna 110 into a second network signal.

Please refer to the foregoing description for the first signal receiving antenna 110, the bracket 150, the base 140, the signal conversion device 120, the first network signal, and the second network signal, which is not described herein again. In an embodiment, the network device 1 further includes a driver 160 and a controller 130, when the first signal receiving antenna 110 receives a test command, the controller 130 controls the driver 160 to drive the bracket 150 to rotate at least one circle compared to the base 140 to obtain signal strengths of the first network signals in various directions, the controller 130 determines a direction with the strongest signal strength according to the signal strengths of the first network signals in various directions, and the controller 130 controls the driver 160 to drive the bracket 150 to rotate to a direction with the strongest signal strength.

The network device 1 has a test state and an operating state, the test state being located before the operating state. When the network device 1 is in the test state, the first signal receiving antenna 110 in the network device 1 receives the test signal and determines the direction in which the strength of the first network signal is strongest. And when the network device 1 determines the direction of the strongest first network signal in the test state, entering the working state. In other words, when the network device 1 is in an operating state, the first signal receiving antenna 110 is located at a predetermined position compared to the base 140, and at this time, the strength of the first network signal received by the first signal receiving antenna 110 is greater than the strength of the first network signal when the first signal receiving antenna 110 is located at other positions compared to the base 140.

Specifically, the network device 1 further includes a driver 160 and a controller 130. When the network device 1 is in a test state, the first signal receiving antenna 110 receives a test instruction, the controller 130 controls the driver 160 to drive the bracket 150 to rotate at least one circle compared with the base 140 to obtain the signal strength of the first network signal in each direction, the controller 130 determines the direction with the strongest signal strength according to the signal strength of the first network signal in each direction, and the controller 130 controls the driver 160 to drive the bracket 150 to rotate to the direction with the strongest signal strength.

In one embodiment, the network device 1 has a test state and an operating state, the test state preceding the operating state. The network device 1 further includes a memory 230, where the memory 230 stores a comparison table, where the comparison table includes a correspondence between the location of the network device 1 and a direction in which a first network signal strength corresponding to the location of the network device 1 is strongest, when the network device 1 is in a test state, the first signal receiving antenna 110 receives a test instruction, the controller 130 compares the current location of the network device 1 with the comparison table, and when the current location of the network device 1 matches the location of the network device 1 in the comparison table, the controller 130 controls the driver 160 to operate according to the comparison table, so that the first signal receiving antenna 110 is located in the direction in which the first network signal strength corresponding to the matched location is strongest.

For example, referring to fig. 25, fig. 25 is a comparison table of the location of the network device and the direction of the strongest first network signal. The locations of the network device 1 in the lookup table are L1, L2, L3, …, Ln. When the location of the network device 1 is L1, the direction of the strongest corresponding first network signal is P1; when the location of the network device 1 is L2, the direction of the strongest corresponding first network signal is P2; when the location of the network device 1 is L3, the direction of the strongest corresponding first network signal is P4; …, respectively; when the location of the network device 1 is Ln, the direction of the strongest corresponding first network signal is Pn. When the network device 1 is in a test state, the current position of the network device 1 is Lx, and when the current position Lx of the network device 1 matches L3 in the lookup table, if the first signal receiving antenna 110 is not in the direction P3 corresponding to L3, the controller 130 directly controls the driver 160 to drive the bracket 150 to move so as to drive the first signal receiving antenna 110 to move to the direction P3; if the first signal receiving antenna 110 is in the direction P3 corresponding to L3, the controller 130 does not need to drive the driver 160 to rotate any more.

The network device 1 according to this embodiment can control the driver 160 to operate according to the current location of the network device 1 and the comparison table, so as to quickly drive the first signal receiving antenna 110 to the direction in which the signal strength of the first network signal is strongest.

Although embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it is understood that the above embodiments are illustrative and not restrictive, and that those skilled in the art may make changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations to the above embodiments without departing from the scope of the present application, and that such changes and modifications are also to be considered as within the scope of the present application.