Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Phased array antenna
- Patent Title (中): 相控阵天线
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Application No.: US10585098Application Date: 2006-03-03
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Publication No.: US07714797B2Publication Date: 2010-05-11
- Inventor: Alan David Couchman , Adrian George Russell
- Applicant: Alan David Couchman , Adrian George Russell
- Applicant Address: GB Hertfordshire
- Assignee: Astrium Limited
- Current Assignee: Astrium Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Hertfordshire
- Agency: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- Priority: EP05251558 20050304; GB0504521.6 20050304
- International Application: PCT/GB2006/000782 WO 20060303
- International Announcement: WO2006/092625 WO 20060908
- Main IPC: H01Q1/28
- IPC: H01Q1/28 ; H01Q3/02

Abstract:
A phased array antenna for a telecommunications satellite, that is deployable from a retracted condition to a deployed condition when the satellite is on-station, comprising a base member of hexagonal form, and a plurality of deployable antenna panels stacked one on top of the other on the base member in the retracted condition, each antenna panel being connected to a respective side edge region of the base by means of a respective back flap hinge, and the hinges having pivot points that are offset relative to one another, such that the antenna panels can be hinged sequentially one after the other from the stick to a position in which each panel is adjacent a respective base side edge region to provide an extended flat two-dimensional area when deployed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080143636A1 Phased Array Antenna Public/Granted day:2008-06-19
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