ENCLOSURE FOR SIGNAL REPEATER

Abstract: The enclosure is delimited by a fence and has inside a tower (2) which supports an antenna (14), as well as a housing (1) which contains the emission and reception equipments. It is characterized in that three of the external walls of the housing (1) are in contact with the fence (3) and the other external face of the housing (1) is separated by a certain distance from the fence (3) section which is parallel to said external wall; this configuration defines a space wherein the tower (2) is located while leaving a free space between the housing (1), the tower (2) and the fence (3). Within said free space are included the door giving access to the housing (5) and the door giving access to the enclosure (4).

Description: OBJECT OF THE INVENTION The present invention, as stated in the preamble to this specification, consists of a signal repeater enclosure the purpose of which is to reduce considerably the space occupied by the repeater, while simultaneously providing a means offering greater security against vandalism. Another object of the invention consists in improving the appearance of this type of enclosure. The invention is preferentially applicable to mobile telephone repeater stations, but is clearly applicable to any type of repeater. BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION In the present state of the art, the use of signal repeaters is well known for increasing the range covered by said signals, for which purpose, at an appropriate location, an enclosure is set up which is demarcated by means of a wire mesh fence, inside which are mounted a cabin and the corresponding antenna. Inside the cabin is mounted the pertinent transmitting and receiving equipment which is connected to the antenna, which is supported by a tower. This type of enclosure has the disadvantage that the wire mesh permits the installations to be seen from the outside, to the extent that it can lead to acts of vandalism. The wire mesh fence, the cabin, and the antenna tower are mounted in a random manner without taking into account the spacing between them, for which reason all repeater enclosures presently take up too much surface area. Moreover, the fact that the fence is made of wire mesh, apart from permitting the installation to be viewed from the outside, as has already been mentioned, gives the whole a rather poor appearance, and in the case where the repeater requires an electricity generator set, provides no kind of acoustic insulation with respect to the noise this produces. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In order to overcome the drawbacks mentioned above, the invention consists of a signal repeater enclosure, which like the standard enclosures has a fence which delimits the enclosure and inside which are located the corresponding tower holding the antenna and the cabin which contains the transmitter and receiver equipment. Now, the novelty of the invention lies in the fact that three of the outside walls of the cabin are situated in contact with the enclosure delimiting fence; said fence being defined by sheets, preferably of concrete, which prevents the inside of the enclosure from being seen. Clearly the fence may be fabricated in any other material which prevents the inside of the enclosure from being seen. Another characteristic of the invention lies in the fact that the fence is separated by a certain distance from the other outside face determined by the cabin, this separation being sufficient to permit the erection of the tower with the antenna in the enclosure, such that the tower is located alongside the cabin and skirted by the fence, leaving a free space delimited by the fence, cabin and tower, where provision is made for the access door to the cabin and the access door to the enclosure fitted in the fence. In addition in the free space, two sloping sheets have been provided which converge towards a rainwater runoff gutter. In this manner, in the event of the installation requiring an electricity generator, the latter can be sited in said free space, so that the fence provides a certain degree of acoustic insulation, causing thereby less environmental impact. The installation is mounted on one of the sheets. The fence advantageously has a height greater than that of the cabin. Here below, in order to facilitate a better understanding of this specification and forming an integral part thereof, a series of figures is attached in which by way of illustration and in no way limiting, the object of the invention is presented. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES Figure 1. - Shows a view in perspective of the external aspect of the enclosure object of the invention. Figure 2 .- Shows a top view in perspective in which can be observed the internal aspect of the enclosure. In this figure part of the tower and the antenna have been suppressed. Figure 3. - Shows a top view corresponding to a horizontal cross section of the previous figures. The tower has been illustrated schematically. Figure 4. - Shows a view according to a vertical section in which is also shown the supporting foundation of the fence and the cabin. The foundation of the antenna tower has not been shown in order to make the figure better understood. DESCRIPTION OF AN EXAMPLE OF EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below a description is provided of the invention based on the aforementioned figures. The enclosure of the invention has a fence 3 on the inside of which a cabin 1 has been provided, three of the walls of which are situated in contact with the fence, the other outside wall being located at a certain distance from the parallel wall of said fence 3, so that a space is defined between the cabin 1 and the fence 3 in which a tower 2 is erected to support an antenna 14, so that a free space is left delimited by the tower, fence and cabin. In said free space is included the access door 5 to the inside of the cabin 1. Likewise, in correspondence with said free space, the access door to the enclosure 4 is provided, said door being located in the fence 3. Consequently the described structure for the enclosure does not hinder access thereto, nor entry to the cabin. In figure 4 is shown the foundation 11 required to support the fence 3 as well as the foundation 12 for supporting the cabin 1. In addition in the free space defined between the fence 3, tower 2 and cabin 1, and at ground level, two sheets 6 and 7 have been provided, preferably of concrete, which slope and converge towards the gutter 8 for collecting rainwater. Clearly the roof 13 of the cabin 1 has a slight slope in order to permit said rainwater to run off. It is also to be mentioned that the cabin 1 can include pertinent and different openings for the installation of air conditioning, ventilators, etc. In the event of it being necessary to include an electricity generator, this can be mounted, for example, on sheet 7.

Claims: Signal repeater enclosure, which is demarcated by a fence (3) on the inside of which there are a tower (2), which supports an antenna (14), and a cabin (1) housing transmitting and receiving equipments, the cabin having an access door (5) and the fence (3) having an access door to the enclosure (4), the cabin (1), the tower (2) and the fence (3) being arranged so that there is free space defined between said cabin (1), tower (2) and fence (3), said free space including the access door to the cabin (5) and the access door to the enclosure (4); characterised in that three of the outside walls of the cabin (1) are situated in contact with the fence (3), a fourth outside wall of the cabin (1) being separated by a certain distance from the section of fence (3) parallel to said fourth outside wall, so that a space is defined between said fourth outside wall and the fence, the tower (2) being located in said space, the fence (3) being constituted by a material which prevents the interior of the enclosure from being seen from outside the enclosure. Signal repeater enclosure, in accordance with claim 1, characterised in that the fence (3) is constituted by concrete sheets. Signal repeater enclosure, in accordance with any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the fence (3) is of a height greater than that of the cabin (1). Signal repeater enclosure, in accordance with any of the preceding claims, characterised in that in the free space defined between the cabin (1), tower (2) and fence (3), and at ground level, inclined sheets (6, 7) are arranged which tend to converge towards a gutter (8) for the collection of rainwater.

Inventors: GONZALEZ REGLERO ROBERTO, GONZALEZ REGLERO, ROBERTO
Applicants: GARCIA GUINEA AGUSTIN, GARCIA GUINEA, AGUSTIN
Application year: 1999
Main classification: E04H5
IPC codes: E04H5, E04H12, H01Q1