US4958165A
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Circular polarization antenna
Assignee: EMI Group Ltd
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Filing: 1988-06-09
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Granted: 1990-09-18
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Expires: 2008-06-09
Abstract
Abstract An element which acts as an antenna and circular-polarizer for the domestic reception of DBS signals has a front plate of aluminum alloy, with two slots and of differing length and orthogonally crossing at their midpoints. The width and length of slots and are chosen in order to provide equal power flow through the slots and adequate bandwidth appropriate to the format of the DBS frequency band. Behind the plate the element has a rectangular housing to form a cavity containing a suspended strip line with a support whose free end is located below the point of crossing the two slots, and which extends outwardly therefrom in a straight line bisecting the angle formed by adjacent arms of the slots and being in a plane parallel to the plate.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter J. Axford
- 👤 Satwinder S. Chana
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:44
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q21/00; H01Q21/24; H01Q13/00; H01Q13/10; H01Q13/18; H01Q21/0006; H01Q21/0075; H01Q21/0081
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
An antenna comprising an antenna element having; an electrically conductive front plate having at least one slot, which slot comprises at least one pair or orthogonal slots of differing dimensions to provide transfer of circularly-polarised signals through the said slots; a first array of spacer elements on one side of the front plate, said spacer elements comprising indentations of the surface profile of the one side of the front plate such that corresponding protrusions are formed around and aligned with said indentations on the other side of the front plate; an electrically conductive back plate having a second array of spacer elements on one side of the back plate, arranged to correspondingly align with and face towards said first array, a feed conductor arrangement supported on a dielectric substrate placed between said front plate and said back plate to allow pairs of corresponding spacer elements on each of said plates to support said substrate, the feed conductor arranged to be situated intermediate successive spacer elements.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
An antenna comprising an antenna element having; an electrically conductive front plate having at least one slot, which slot comprises at least one pair or orthogonal slots of differing dimensions to provide transfer of circularly-polarised signals through the said slots; a first array of spacer elements on one side of the front plate, said spacer elements comprising indentations of the surface profile of the one side of the front plate such that corresponding protrusions are formed around and aligned with said indentations on the other side of the front plate; an electrically conductive back plate having a second array of spacer elements on one side of the back plate, arranged to correspondingly align with and face towards said first array, a feed conductor arrangement supported on a dielectric substrate placed between said front plate and said back plate to allow pairs of corresponding spacer elements on each of said plates to support said substrate, the feed conductor arranged to be situated intermediate successive spacer elements.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
171 words
An antenna comprising an antenna element having; an electrically conductive front plate having at least one slot, which slot comprises at least one pair of orthogonal slots, which pair of slots are crossed, and of differing dimensions to provide transfer of circularly-polarised signals through said slots; a first array of spacer elements on one side of the front plate, said spacer elements comprising indentations of the surface profile of the one side of the front plate such that corresponding protrusions are formed around and aligned with said indentations on the other side of the front plate; an electrically conductive back plate having a second array of spacer elements on one side of the back plate, arranged to correspondingly align with and face towards said first array; a feed conductor arrangement supported on a dielectric substrate placed between said front plate and said back plate to allow pairs of corresponding spacer elements on each of said plates to support said substrate, the feed conductor arranged to be situated intermediate successive spacer elements.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
171 words
An antenna comprising an antenna element having; an electrically conductive front plate having at least one slot, which slot comprises at least one pair of orthogonal slots, which pair of slots are crossed, and of differing dimensions to provide transfer of circularly-polarised signals through said slots; a first array of spacer elements on one side of the front plate, said spacer elements comprising indentations of the surface profile of the one side of the front plate such that corresponding protrusions are formed around and aligned with said indentations on the other side of the front plate; an electrically conductive back plate having a second array of spacer elements on one side of the back plate, arranged to correspondingly align with and face towards said first array; a feed conductor arrangement supported on a dielectric substrate placed between said front plate and said back plate to allow pairs of corresponding spacer elements on each of said plates to support said substrate, the feed conductor arranged to be situated intermediate successive spacer elements.
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