US4495505A
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Printed circuit balun with a dipole antenna
Assignee: United States Department of the Air Force
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Filing: 1983-05-10
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Granted: 1985-01-22
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Expires: 2003-05-10
Abstract
Abstract A coplanar printed circuit balun for connecting an unbalanced feedline to a balanced dipole antenna.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael W. Shields
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 23:21
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q9/00; H01Q9/04; H01Q9/06; H01Q9/065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
An improved printed circuit balun comprising: a dielectric substrate, first, second, third and fourth spaced conductive strips each having a first and second end and disposed in parallel in an uninterrupted numerical order upon a surface of said substrate, a first conductive member connected to the first end of said first conductive strip, a second conductive member connected to the first end of said third and fourth conductive strips, said first end of said second conductive strip and said first and second conductive members providing a means for connecting an unbalanced transmission line to said balun, a pair of balanced output lines, a third conductive member connected between the second end of said first conductive strip and one of said pair of balanced output lines, a fourth conductive member connected between the second end of second conductive strip and the other one of said pair of balanced output lines, and a fifth conductive member connected between the second end of said fourth conductive strip and the other of said pair of balanced output lines.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
An improved printed circuit balun comprising: a dielectric substrate, first, second, third and fourth spaced conductive strips each having a first and second end and disposed in parallel in an uninterrupted numerical order upon a surface of said substrate, a first conductive member connected to the first end of said first conductive strip, a second conductive member connected to the first end of said third and fourth conductive strips, said first end of said second conductive strip and said first and second conductive members providing a means for connecting an unbalanced transmission line to said balun, a pair of balanced output lines, a third conductive member connected between the second end of said first conductive strip and one of said pair of balanced output lines, a fourth conductive member connected between the second end of second conductive strip and the other one of said pair of balanced output lines, and a fifth conductive member connected between the second end of said fourth conductive strip and the other of said pair of balanced output lines.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein the lengths of said conductive strips are one quarter wavelength of the center frequency applied to said balun.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 2 wherein the length of said third, fourth and fifth conductive members do not extend more than one eighth wavelength of the center frequency of said balun beyond the end of said conductive strips.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 3 wherein the width of said second conductive strip differs from that of said first and third conductive strips.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 4 and further including a printed circuit dipole antenna connected to said pair of output lines.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
Appartus of claim 5 wherein said dielectric substrate is formed of epoxy impregnated fiberglass material.
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