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Title:
ANTENNA ELEMENT FOR ARRAY ANTENNA
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011050114
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a compact antenna element that operates in a high-density circuit environment, is relatively low-cost, and can be used to provide an array antenna having relatively higher performance.

An antenna element includes a cover layer disposed over a radiator layer, has a first ground plane disposed on the radiator layer, and has an aperture inside the ground plane. The radiator layer is disposed over a feed circuit layer which has a second ground plane disposed thereon. A cavity is provided in the radiator layer and the feed circuit layer by disposing a plurality of via holes between the first and second ground planes. An antenna element feed couples energy between the feed circuit and the antenna element.


Inventors:
BREGLIA CAROLINE
FRENCH THOMAS W
PLEVA JOSEPH S
Application Number:
JP2010274189A
Publication Date:
March 10, 2011
Filing Date:
December 09, 2010
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
VALEO RADAR SYSTEMS INC
International Classes:
B60R21/00; H01Q13/10; B60K31/00; B60Q1/26; B60Q1/52; G01S7/02; G01S7/03; G01S7/26; G01S7/285; G01S7/35; G01S7/40; G01S13/04; G01S13/28; G01S13/34; G01S13/48; G01S13/87; G01S13/89; G01S13/931; H01Q1/32; H01Q1/38; H01Q1/42; H01Q3/24; H01Q3/26; H01Q3/40; H01Q13/06; H01Q21/00; H01Q21/06; H01Q25/00; H03F1/30; H03H7/01; H03H21/00; G01S7/288; G01S13/02; G01S13/58; G01S13/72
Domestic Patent References:
JPH03107203A1991-05-07
JPH11239017A1999-08-31
JPH0697724A1994-04-08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinjiro Ono
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Otsuka Naruhiko