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Rotating Antenna Carousel

Assembly

Motorized carousel supporting two antenna panels 180 degrees apart; rotates at constant speed while passenger passes through. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Rotating Antenna Carousel parts and their functions

5 top-level parts · 8 parts in total · full bill of materials below
Rotating Antenna Carousel parts diagram: 1 brushless DC motor, 2 deep groove ball bearing, 3 slip-ring RF coupler, 4 aluminum carousel frame, 5 angular position encoder. 8 parts in 5 top-level items.
Rotating Antenna Carousel parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.
#PartQtyWhat it does
1 Brushless DC Motor 1× BLDC motor, 24 VDC, 1 rpm at full speed, 50 Nm torque
2 Deep Groove Ball Bearing 4× Ball bearing, 100 mm bore, supports rotating antenna mass (~50 kg)
3 Slip-Ring RF Coupler 1× Slip-ring RF coupler, maintains RF connection to rotating antenna elements
4 Aluminum Carousel Frame 1× Aluminum structural frame, supports two antenna panels 180° apart
5 Angular Position Encoder 1× Optical encoder, tracks carousel angular position for image alignment

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Bill of materials for Rotating Antenna Carousel

5 top-level lines · 5 rows shown · 8 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Brushless DC Motor airport-body-scanner-carousel-motor 1× 1 · part
2 Deep Groove Ball Bearing airport-body-scanner-carousel-bearing 4× 4 · part
3 Slip-Ring RF Coupler airport-body-scanner-rotating-rf-coupler 1× 1 · part
4 Aluminum Carousel Frame airport-body-scanner-carousel-frame 1× 1 · part
5 Angular Position Encoder airport-body-scanner-position-encoder 1× 1 · part

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Where the rotating antenna carousel is used

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Used in 1 assembly

Sourcing: possible vendors

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🇮🇳Motherson
motherson.com ↗
Noida, IN Wiring harness & modules 1,000 sets 4–6 wks
🇮🇳Polycab
polycab.com ↗
Mumbai, IN Wires & cables 1,000 sets 4–6 wks
🇨🇳Luxshare
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Dongguan, CN Connectors & cables 1,000 sets 4–6 wks
🇨🇳Hengtong
hengtonggroup.com ↗
Suzhou, CN Cables 1,000 sets 4–6 wks
🇮🇳Finolex
finolex.com ↗
Pune, IN Wires & cables 1,000 sets 4–6 wks