Patent ID: 11901606
Assignee: SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F | IPC F  H

Claim 0:
1. An antenna apparatus having a housing enclosing antenna components and a leg extending from the housing, the antenna apparatus comprising:
a pan/tilt assembly comprising:
a first actuator for rotating a first gear;
a second actuator for rotating a second gear;
a third gear coupled to the leg and engaged by the first and second gears; and
a tee having a first portion substantially transverse to a second portion, wherein the first portion has a first end rotatably received within the first gear and a second end rotatably received within the second gear, wherein the second portion is rotatably received within the third gear, wherein the first and second gears can be rotated in a direction, wherein the housing tilts relative to the leg when the first and second gears are rotated in a same direction, and wherein the housing pans relative to the leg when the first and second gears are rotated in opposite directions.