Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Coaxially-fed slot array antenna and vehicle radar apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 同轴馈线槽阵列天线和车辆雷达装置
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Application No.: US11936404Application Date: 2007-11-07
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Publication No.: US09379447B2Publication Date: 2016-06-28
- Inventor: Katsuhisa Kodama
- Applicant: Katsuhisa Kodama
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Agent Richard C. Turner
- Priority: JP2007-139023 20070525
- Main IPC: H01Q13/22
- IPC: H01Q13/22 ; H01Q21/06 ; H01Q13/20 ; G01S7/03 ; H01Q21/00 ; G01S13/93

Abstract:
In a coaxially-fed slot array antenna including a coaxial line unit configured with a coaxial inner conductor and a coaxial outer conductor that incorporates the coaxial inner conductor; a feeding waveguide for feeding an electromagnetic wave to the coaxial line unit by way of a feeding slot; and a sub-array configured, corresponding to the coaxial line unit, with a plurality of emission slots formed on the external wall surface of the coaxial outer conductor, the space enclosed by the coaxial inner conductor and the coaxial outer conductor is filled with a foamed dielectric having a predetermined foaming rate. As a result, provision is made for a coaxially-fed slot array antenna that can enhance the flexibility in arranging the emission slots, change the width and the gradient of the main beam, and suppress a grating lobe.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120038503A1 COAXIALLY-FED SLOT ARRAY ANTENNA AND VEHICLE RADAR APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2012-02-16
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