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Title:
ARRAY ANTENNA DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/073429
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An antenna unit (2) is provided with: variable directivity antennas (11, 12, 13) each of which has a power feed antenna element and two passive antenna elements; and metal blocks (21, 22, 23).  At least one of the metal blocks is provided on each power feed antenna element at a predetermined distance, and the metal block operates as a reflector for the power feed antenna element.  Each of the passive antenna elements is provided with a switch circuit so as to switch the electrical length of the passive antenna element, and by switching the electrical length by the switch circuit, the passive antenna element operates as the reflector for the power feed antenna element included in the same variable directivity antenna wherein the passive antenna element is included.

Inventors:
SHINKAI SOTARO
NOGUCHI WATARU
YURUGI HIROYUKI
NAGOSHI MASAHIKO
SHIOTSUKI AKIHIKO
TANAKA OSAMU
YAMADA TOYOSHI
ARASHIN NOBUHIKO
Application Number:
PCT/JP2009/004025
Publication Date:
July 01, 2010
Filing Date:
August 21, 2009
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Assignee:
PANASONIC CORP (JP)
SHINKAI SOTARO
NOGUCHI WATARU
YURUGI HIROYUKI
NAGOSHI MASAHIKO
SHIOTSUKI AKIHIKO
TANAKA OSAMU
YAMADA TOYOSHI
ARASHIN NOBUHIKO
International Classes:
H01Q3/26; H01Q3/44; H01Q9/40; H01Q19/28; H01Q19/32; H01Q21/06
Domestic Patent References:
WO2006049002A12006-05-11
Foreign References:
JP2008109214A2008-05-08
JP2008072701A2008-03-27
JP2007013692A2007-01-18
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TANAKA, Mitsuo et al. (JP)
Mitsuo Tanaka (JP)
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