US6018327A
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Single-wire spiral antenna
Assignee: ANTENA KK
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Filing: 1997-02-24
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Granted: 2000-01-25
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Expires: 2017-02-24
Abstract
Abstract Taking the spiral circumference, C, of a single wire spiral antenna as 2.3 λ (λ being the wavelength at the operating frequency), for example, the beam radiated from an axis Z perpendicular to the antenna surface is tilted. The beam tilt angle changes with the spiral circumference, C, and the spiral circumference, C, is set to between 2 λ and 3 λ.
Inventors
- 👤 Hisamatsu Nakano
- 👤 Mitsuya Makino
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 13:41
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/36; H01Q1/12; H01Q1/22; H01Q1/24; H01Q1/241; H01Q1/246; H01Q21/00; H01Q21/06; H01Q21/08; H01Q21/24; H01Q9/00; H01Q9/04; H01Q9/16; H01Q9/26; H01Q9/27
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
An antenna for producing a beam that is tilted from a direction perpendicular to a surface of said antenna, comprising a single arm spiral antenna consisting of a single wire arranged in a circular spiral configuration extending outwards of a central axis, said single wire circular spiral configuration being located in a flat plane that is parallel to and spaced from a ground plane by about 1/4λ, λ being the wavelength of the operating frequency of said single wire spiral antenna, said spiral antenna being electrically disconnected from said ground plane, said surface of said single wire spiral antenna being in said flat plane, and means for supplying a high frequency signal of wavelength λ to said single wire spiral antenna, said circular spiral configuration in said single wire spiral antenna having a spiral circumference that is greater than 2λ and no greater than 3λ.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
An antenna for producing a beam that is tilted from a direction perpendicular to a surface of said antenna, comprising a single arm spiral antenna consisting of a single wire arranged in a circular spiral configuration extending outwards of a central axis, said single wire circular spiral configuration being located in a flat plane that is parallel to and spaced from a ground plane by about 1/4λ, λ being the wavelength of the operating frequency of said single wire spiral antenna, said spiral antenna being electrically disconnected from said ground plane, said surface of said single wire spiral antenna being in said flat plane, and means for supplying a high frequency signal of wavelength λ to said single wire spiral antenna, said circular spiral configuration in said single wire spiral antenna having a spiral circumference that is greater than 2λ and no greater than 3λ.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
89 words
The antenna of claim 1 comprising a plurality of said single arm single wire spiral antennas, each having a spiral circumference greater than 2λ and less than 3λ, disposed in fixed positions relative to one another and in coplanar spaced relation to one another in a single common plane that is parallel to and spaced from a planar reflector by a distance of about 1/4λ, and means for energizing each of said plurality of fixed position single wire spiral antennas in phase with one another at said operating frequency.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The antenna of claim 2 wherein the space between said common plane and said planar reflector is evacuated.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The antenna of claim 2 wherein the space between said common plane and said planar reflector contains a dielectric material.
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