Title:
MICROLENS ARRAY ANTENNA, AND RADAR DEVICE AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/008268
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided are a microlens array antenna enabling construction of a radar device which is reduced in size to eliminate restrictions in mounting space, and a radar device and a vehicle equipped with the same. A microlens array antenna 1A is composed of a plurality of microlens antennas 3 arranged in an array. Each of the microlens antennas 3 is composed of a patch antenna 4 and a dielectric lens 5. The microlens array antenna 1A is composed of microlens groups. The microlens antennas 3 comprising a first microlens group 5a have a directionality in the elevation angle θ direction that does not intersect a road surface 9. The microlens antennas 3 comprising a second microlens group 5b have a directionality in the elevation angle θ direction that intersects the road surface 9.
Inventors:
KAWAHATA KAZUNARI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2022/028122
Publication Date:
February 02, 2023
Filing Date:
July 19, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO (JP)
International Classes:
H01Q21/06; G01S13/931; H01Q19/06
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2021241125A1 | 2021-12-02 |
Foreign References:
| JP2021507254A | 2021-02-22 | |||
| JP2020178345A | 2020-10-29 | |||
| EP3518342A1 | 2019-07-31 | |||
| JP2021197656A | 2021-12-27 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MINEGISHI Takeshi (JP)
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