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Flat-plate patch antenna

Assignee: Harada Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-12-22
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Granted: 1993-09-14
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Expires: 2009-12-22
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Abstract

Abstract A flat-plate patch antenna including a ground plate, a radiating element provided on the ground plate with a feeder cable connected thereto, and a wave guide element provided to face the radiating element with a space in between, the wave guide element being movable parallel to the ground plate.

Inventors

  • 👤 Takuji Harada

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 07:54
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q19/00; H01Q19/06; H01Q3/00; H01Q3/12; H01Q3/14; H01Q9/00; H01Q9/04; H01Q9/0407

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 109 words
A flat-plate patch antenna comprising: a ground plate; a circular radiating element provided on said ground plate; a sliding plate spaced apart from said radiating element and slideable in a direction parallel to said radiating element, said sliding plate further having a longitudinally extending slit provided therein; and a circular waveguide element facing said radiating element and provided on said sliding plate, said waveguide element having a diameter less than a diameter of said radiating element; and wherein a straight line drawn between the center of said radiating element and a center of said waveguide element is not parallel to a straight line drawn perpendicular to said ground plate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 109 words
A flat-plate patch antenna comprising: a ground plate; a circular radiating element provided on said ground plate; a sliding plate spaced apart from said radiating element and slideable in a direction parallel to said radiating element, said sliding plate further having a longitudinally extending slit provided therein; and a circular waveguide element facing said radiating element and provided on said sliding plate, said waveguide element having a diameter less than a diameter of said radiating element; and wherein a straight line drawn between the center of said radiating element and a center of said waveguide element is not parallel to a straight line drawn perpendicular to said ground plate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
A flat-plate patch antenna according to claim 1, further comprising a feeder cable connected to said radiating element.

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