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US5712644A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Microstrip antenna

Assignee: Autoilv ASP Inc
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Filing: 1996-03-29
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Granted: 1998-01-27
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Expires: 2016-03-29
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Abstract

Abstract An microstrip antenna for use in a vehicle collision system is described wherein an array of rectangular patch elements are arranged in rows and columns on a substrate. A feed structure is used whereby a high gain highly efficient flat plate antenna is produced. The feed structure includes a pair of main lines to which feed points are connected. A plurality of branch lines connect at right angles to the main lines and extend alongside columns of patch elements. The patch elements are so spaced that they are electrically separated by a whole multiple of the dielectric wavelength. The main lines are connected to the branch lines by coupling traces whose widths are selected to establish a desired power distribution. A plurality of strip transformers are distributed along the main lines and connected to junctions with the branch lines to reduce reflections.

Inventors

  • 👤 Frank Stan Kolak

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 14:21
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S13/00; G01S13/88; G01S13/93; G01S13/931; H; H01; H01Q; H01Q13/00; H01Q13/20; H01Q13/206; H01Q21/00; H01Q21/0006; H01Q21/0075; H01Q21/06; H01Q21/061; H01Q21/065

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 122 words
An antenna comprising: a dielectric substrate on a metal plate, a microstrip structure on the substrate connected to an antenna feed point, the microstrip structure comprising; at least one corresponding main line, branch lines extending transverse to each corresponding main line, patch elements connected to respective branch lines, coupling strips extending between respective branch lines and a corresponding main line, an enlarged impedance transformer within each corresponding main line being connected to one of the coupling strips at a junction of said one of the coupling strips and a corresponding main line, said enlarged impedance transformer not being spaced upstream from said junction, and the coupling strips being of different sizes to distribute different amounts of rf power with respective branch lines.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 122 words
An antenna comprising: a dielectric substrate on a metal plate, a microstrip structure on the substrate connected to an antenna feed point, the microstrip structure comprising; at least one corresponding main line, branch lines extending transverse to each corresponding main line, patch elements connected to respective branch lines, coupling strips extending between respective branch lines and a corresponding main line, an enlarged impedance transformer within each corresponding main line being connected to one of the coupling strips at a junction of said one of the coupling strips and a corresponding main line, said enlarged impedance transformer not being spaced upstream from said junction, and the coupling strips being of different sizes to distribute different amounts of rf power with respective branch lines.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
An antenna as recited in claim 1 wherein, the coupling strips of different sizes comprise coupling strips of different widths.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 16 words
An antenna as recited in claim 1 wherein, the impedance transformers are connected to respective junctions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 38 words
An antenna as recited in claim 1, and further comprising: connecting strips extending between respective patches and respective branch lines, and additional impedance transformers within the branch lines, the additional impedance transformers being connected to respective connecting strips.

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