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Antenna device and transmitting/receiving device

US7064726B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 13, 2003
Grant dateJun 20, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q13/02
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An antenna apparatus includes two circular waveguides including a fixed-side circular waveguide and a rotation-side circular waveguide, each having a propagation mode in a TM01 mode, and being arranged coaxially with each other while a waveguide-side choke is provided between the two waveguides. A rectangular waveguide is connected to the fixed-side circular waveguide. Thereby, the high-frequency signal fed from the rectangular waveguide to the fixed-side circular waveguide can be radiated from a primary radiator to which the rotation-side circular waveguide is connected. While the circular waveguides and the waveguide-side choke can constitute a rotary joint, by rotating the primary radiator together with the rotation-side circular waveguide, scanning can be carried out with a high-frequency signal radiated from the primary radiator.

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