| US 7,616,169 B2 | ||
| Electrically controlled broadband group antenna, antenna element suitable for incorporation in such a group antenna, and antenna module comprising several antenna elements | ||
| Henrik Holter, Farsta (Sweden) | ||
| Assigned to SAAB AB, Linköping (Sweden) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/520,462 PCT Filed Jun. 25, 2003, PCT No. PCT/SE03/01098 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Aug. 12, 2005, PCT Pub. No. WO2004/006388, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 15, 2004. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 0202123 (SE), filed on Jul. 08, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0285808 A1, Dec. 29, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01Q 21/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 343—844 [343/893] | 21 Claims |
| 1. An electrically controlled broadband group antenna, comprising:
a plurality of antenna radiating elements arranged in a common plane, each antenna radiating element comprising a body arranged
on a ground plane that is common to several of the antenna radiating elements, each body comprising a rotationally-symmetrical
surface having an axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to the ground plane, the surface of each body having a shape
that tapers toward the axis of rotation with increasing distance from the ground plane, the surface of each body being entirely
covered with a metallic casing; and
a feeder unit operatively connected to the antenna radiating elements.
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