US5828339A
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Integrated directional antenna
Assignee: Airspan Networks Inc
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Filing: 1995-11-17
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Granted: 1998-10-27
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Expires: 2015-11-17
Abstract
Abstract An integrated directional antenna includes a radome, a resonant cavity within the radome, a microstrip radiator and a patch re-radiator positioned within the resonant cavity to provide a directed or focused beam. A first radiator can be provided for signal transmission and a second radiator for signal reception. A chassis member is located within the radome and defines the resonant cavity/ies and a rear cavity for electronic components. A rear cover can incorporate an integral heat sink for dissipating heat from electronic components within the rear cavity. An antenna mounting bracket has first and second spaced mounting points to allow a large range of mounting angles with a compact construction. The chassis member, the radio transmission and/or receiving elements and the electronic circuit elements can be sandwiched together in a desired configuration by fixing the rear cover to the radome. The antenna finds particular application in the field of radio telephony systems.
Inventors
- 👤 Mineshkumar R. Patel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 12:05
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q9/00; H01Q9/04; H01Q9/0407; H01Q9/0414; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/12; H01Q1/22; H01Q1/24; H01Q1/241; H01Q1/246; H01Q1/42; H01Q23/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
48 words
An integrated directional antenna comprising: a radome, means defining a first resonant cavity within said radome, means for defining a second resonant cavity within said radome wherein each of said first and second resonant cavities include a microstrip radiator and a patch re-radiator to provide a directed beam.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
An integrated directional antenna comprising: a radome, means defining a first resonant cavity within said radome, means for defining a second resonant cavity within said radome wherein each of said first and second resonant cavities include a microstrip radiator and a patch re-radiator to provide a directed beam.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
An antenna according to claim 1, wherein said means defining said first and second resonant cavities comprise a reflective rear wall substantially parallel to said microstrip radiator and side walls around said microstrip radiator.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
An antenna according to claim 1, wherein said radome is provided with means for locating each patch re-radiator a predetermined distance in front of a ground plane of each microstrip radiator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
An antenna according to claim 1, wherein the first resonant cavity is for signal transmission and the second resonant cavity is for signal reception.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
An antenna according to claim 1, further comprising a chassis member locatable within said radome, said chassis member having a rear wall with a rim projecting forwards from said wall to define a dished cavity.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
An antenna according to claim 5, wherein said chassis member is made of plastics material with a metallised layer within said dished cavity for forming said resonant cavity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
An antenna according to claim 5, wherein said radome and said chassis member are provided with formations permitting the selective location of alternative microstrip/patch combinations for accommodating different frequencies.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
An antenna according to claim 5, wherein said radome and said chassis member are provided with cooperating features for locating a said microstrip radiator at a predetermined distance in front of said rear wall.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
An antenna according to claim 5, wherein said chassis member and said radome includes a central wall for providing separate transmitter and receiver cavities.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
An antenna according to claim 5, wherein said chassis member has a further rim projecting rearwardly from said rear wall to define a rear cavity.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
An antenna according to claim 10, wherein said chassis member is made of plastics material with a metallised layer within said rear cavity for electromagnetically shielding electronic components within said rear cavity.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
An antenna according to claim 10, further comprising a rear cover for closing said rear cavity.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
An antenna according to claim 12, wherein said rear cover is made at least partially of plastics material with a metallised layer thereon.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
An antenna according to claim 12, wherein said rear cover is made at least partially of cast metal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
An antenna according to claim 14, wherein said rear cover incorporates and integral heat sink for dissipating heat from electronic components within said rear cavity.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
An antenna according to claim 15, further comprising electronic circuit components within said rear cavity, and means for thermally coupling said electronic components to said heat sink.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
An antenna according to claim 16, wherein said thermal coupling means comprises thermally conducting foam.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
An antenna according to claim 17, further comprising pedestals for thermally coupling said electronic components to said heatsink.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
An antenna according to claim 12, wherein said rear cover comprises an integral antenna mounting bracket.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
51 words
An antenna according to claim 5, further comprising a rear cover and fixing means for said rear cover, said radome, said rear cover, and said chassis member being configured such that fixing of said rear cover sandwiches the component parts of said antenna in a fixed spatial relationship within said radome.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
12 words
An antenna according to claim 1, further comprising an antenna mounting bracket.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
92 words
An antenna according to claim 21, wherein said antenna mounting bracket comprises first and second spaced mounting points, said mounting bracket being arranged to cooperate with a further mounting bracket for connection to a fixed support, said further mounting bracket being arranged to support said antenna mounting bracket at a selected one of said first and second mounting points for selecting a pivot point for rotating said antenna at a selected side of said antenna, thereby to provide a high angular range of mounting positions of said antenna to said fixed support.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
103 words
An integrated directional antenna comprising: a radome, means defining a first resonant cavity within said radome, means for defining a second resonant cavity within said radome wherein each of said first and second resonant cavities include a microstrip radiator and a patch re-radiator to provide a directed beam, wherein each microstrip radiator is a compound radiator comprising a single microstrip having a ground plane on a first side of the single microstrip with first and second coupling slots in said ground plane, said coupling slots being spaced from each other, and two reflector patches, each located in front of a respective coupling slot.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
103 words
An integrated directional antenna comprising: a radome, means defining a first resonant cavity within said radome, means for defining a second resonant cavity within said radome wherein each of said first and second resonant cavities include a microstrip radiator and a patch re-radiator to provide a directed beam, wherein each microstrip radiator is a compound radiator comprising a single microstrip having a ground plane on a first side of the single microstrip with first and second coupling slots in said ground plane, said coupling slots being spaced from each other, and two reflector patches, each located in front of a respective coupling slot.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
34 words
An antenna according to claim 23, wherein each single microstrip comprises a long line RF feeder to an RF feeder strip to said two coupling slots on a second side of said single microstrip.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
49 words
An antenna according to claim 24, wherein said single microstrip radiator within said first resonant cavity is for signal transmission and said single microstrip radiator within said second resonant cavity is for signal reception, wherein said long line RF feeder for at least one microstrip includes a tuning stub.
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