EP1006608B1 - Agencement d'antenne à couches multiples - Google Patents

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EP1006608B1
EP1006608B1 EP99123247A EP99123247A EP1006608B1 EP 1006608 B1 EP1006608 B1 EP 1006608B1 EP 99123247 A EP99123247 A EP 99123247A EP 99123247 A EP99123247 A EP 99123247A EP 1006608 B1 EP1006608 B1 EP 1006608B1
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    • H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
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  • the invention relates to a multilayer antenna arrangement with at least one in a first conductive Layer-formed patch element, which in at least one another conductive layer, an excitation element with a Feed line is assigned, the feed line to Aligned patch element and electromagnetically coupled with it is.
  • a multi-layer antenna arrangement of the aforementioned Art is, for example, on an Internet page of the institute for ultra-high frequency technology and electronics at the university Düsseldorf (www-ihe.etec.uni-karlsruhe.de/utz/wwwadm/mikroststMail antennen.html) from November 4, 1998.
  • Patch antenna arrays are used, for example Reception of satellite broadcast signals used.
  • the satellite broadcast signals are used by geostationary broadcasting satellites radiated in the frequency range from 10.7 to 12.75 GHz.
  • the radiated signals of neighboring channels are different polarized, preferably vertical and horizontal.
  • planar antennas have a plurality of Patch antenna elements arranged in a matrix.
  • a conductive layer facing the satellite are in a rectangular matrix a plurality of preferably Equidistantly arranged patch structures are formed.
  • the Patch structures can be circular or rectangular.
  • the patch structures are used for the publication mentioned at the beginning rectangular, with the outer edges of the rectangular Patch elements to the polarization directions vertical and horizontally polarized satellite broadcast signals are.
  • Excitation systems for decoupling the received signals arranged.
  • the excitation systems have feed lines, which, for example, are designed as strip lines and Reception of the mutually orthogonally polarized satellite broadcast signals arranged at right angles to each other and closed of the patch structure.
  • EP 0 342 175 A2 describes a dual-polarized antenna, those made from printed circuit boards Radiation elements and food levels exist. supply lines are capacitively coupled with radiation elements.
  • the multilayer antenna arrangement includes a rear all-over ground plane, a first arranged above it Feeder level, a first level of Radiating elements, a second one arranged above Feeder level and a second one located at the top Level of radiation elements. It becomes a structure described in the multiple levels of radiation elements are stacked one on top of the other, with a corresponding number is arranged between feeder levels. It will lattice-shaped structures created in radiation elements, which are transparent to a plane of polarization, while it as a continuous conductive level for the other Polarization work. With the structures described there will have a higher gain and a higher level of isolation between the two orthogonal polarizations.
  • US 5,241,321 A describes a microwave antenna arrangement for processing circularly polarized signals.
  • the Antenna comprises several levels stacked on top of each other.
  • conductive radiation patch elements On a first planar dielectric layer are located conductive radiation patch elements. With the patch elements are adjustment elements (spur lines) for converting linear polarized signals into circularly polarized signals attached.
  • patch elements On the other side of the dielectric layer there is a conductive ground plane with two orthogonal mutually extending apertures, one form a cross-shaped slot. Spaced behind the ground plane the feeder line levels are arranged.
  • the Indian The described antenna structure allows the simultaneous treatment of two signals with different Frequencies.
  • the invention has for its object the mutual Decoupling of the orthogonally polarized received signals receiving excitation systems at simple To improve manufacturability.
  • the invention Antenna arrangement has several in a first conductive layer formed from patch elements rectangular shape with in a first or an orthogonal, second direction extending outer boundaries on those in a second and a third conductive Layer first and second excitation elements are assigned.
  • the first excitation elements each point in the first Direction oriented first feed lines and the second Excitation elements oriented in the second direction Feed lines on.
  • Each feed line is associated with it Patch element aligned and with it electromagnetic coupled.
  • the multilayer antenna arrangement can, for example flat (planar antenna) or as a cylindrical multilayer Arrangement can be formed.
  • the conductive layers are preferably copper, aluminum or gold metal layers.
  • the substructure is an essential feature of the patch elements.
  • the first conductive layer is in the patch elements formed such that they have a plurality from along the first direction and along the second Directionally arranged recesses.
  • the conductive layer is completely removed from the recesses.
  • Recesses Arranged in rows and columns in a matrix Recesses can be circular or rectangular, for example his. These recesses form along the Row and orthogonal column direction preferred Current flow directions. The flow of electricity along the lines and splitting is preferred because of filtering takes place.
  • the matrix of the recesses is arranged that the preferred current flow directions to those Current flows are aligned with the excitation the mutually orthogonal satellite reception signals flow should.
  • the first and the second feed line are each associated with a center line rectangular patch element.
  • Behind the second and before the third conductive layer is a fifth conductive layer arranged in association with each of the at least one patch elements essentially one congruent behind the first feed line and before the second Has feed line arranged cross slot opening.
  • congruent arrangement means that the Phillips openings are in the direction of the normal of the Patch element level exactly in the middle of the patch structure behind or in front of the associated first or second feed line are arranged.
  • the structuring of the patch elements in combination with the layer arrangement and the cross-slot opening improves cross polarization decoupling; it becomes a direction of excitation (in the direction of a patch outer edge) flowing currents preferred, during orthogonal currents (the other polarization direction) and transverse currents (those from neighboring antenna elements originate) are filtered.
  • a preferred embodiment of the multi-layer antenna arrangement is characterized in that at least has a patch element N * M recesses, each N recesses in the first direction and M recesses each arranged one behind the other in the second direction are.
  • the N * M recesses form a rectangular matrix within the patch structure. They can each be outside arranged recesses in the boundary area of the patch be arranged so that the outer boundary is meandering Maintains structure.
  • the patch structure consists of the first functionally or second direction extending metal webs or strip lines. During the current flow along these strip lines is relieved, any current flow is across the strip lines, in particular a diagonal current flow, difficult.
  • the length of the side edges of the rectangular patch element is ⁇ g / 2, where ⁇ g is the guided wavelength, which depends on the permittivity of the substrate.
  • the patch element is generally not of a square shape, since ⁇ g is different for the two polarization directions.
  • the different side lengths of the patch element are based, among other things, on the different distance between the second and third conductive layers from the patch structure and the different thickness and type of dielectrics present between the conductive layers.
  • the recesses arranged in a matrix can, for example be circular.
  • the recesses are essentially rectangular, the bounding edges of which are in the first or second direction.
  • Another preferred embodiment of the multilayer Antenna arrangement is characterized in that the N recesses in the first direction and the M recesses in in the second direction one after the other at equal intervals are arranged to each other.
  • the latter two On the one hand, embodiments allow a simple one Manufacture, on the other hand, they cause a good and over the patch evenly suppression diagonally flowing Streams. With an excitation in one of the two directions also finds a suppression of the currents in the other orthogonal direction and of transverse currents instead.
  • the at least one patch element has a grid-like one Structure by a first number of in the first Direction of parallel first strip conductors and a second number of parallel in the second direction extending and connected to the first strip conductors second strip conductors is formed.
  • the first conductive layer actually exists from two superimposed conductive sub-layers, with strip conductors in one conductive sublayer in the first direction and in the other conductive sublayer strip line in the second direction are trained.
  • the first strip conductors are preferably with the second strip conductors on the whole Surface of mutual overlap electrically connected.
  • the first and second strip lines are each from same width and length and at the same distance from each other arranged.
  • the uniform structure of the intersecting Stripline facilitates production and ensures an even distribution of current density.
  • the lengths of the first and second striplines are on the guided wavelength tuned for the radio signals to be received.
  • first and second strip conductors there are four each to eight, preferably six, first and second strip conductors intended. In the practical antenna arrangements turned out to be six each Strip lines in the first and in the second direction as advantageous.
  • a preferred embodiment is characterized in that that the width of the stripline is greater than the distance the stripline is, preferably 5 to 12 times, in particular is 10 times the distance.
  • the so formed recesses occupy only a small part the entire metal surface of the patch element, so that they the Current flow in the first and in the second direction only minimal hinder.
  • the number of apprentices in the first and second direction Stripline and their distance depend on both on the frequency range, the constructive design of the excitation systems and their distance from the patch element as well of the dielectric materials and metals used from.
  • the design of the patch arrangement is such that the first conductive layer on one facing the ground plate Back of a first insulating plate applied Metal layer is the second conductive layer an on an upper side facing away from the ground plate second insulating plate applied metal layer, and that the metal layers of the first and the second insulating Plate separated by a first insulating layer and are spaced.
  • the insulating plates are for example made of plastic (a polyethylene, polyester, Polycarbonate, PVC), which can be ceramic-filled, whereupon the metal layer (e.g. copper, aluminum, Gold) evaporated, sputtered and / or galvanically deposited is.
  • the first insulating layer separates and spaces the patch elements from the first excitation system. you Distance affects the bandwidth of the receiving system.
  • the first isolating Layer a foam layer with a relative dielectric constant less than 1.2, the thickness of which is greater than the thickness of the first and second insulating plates is. The relatively thick insulating layer increases the bandwidth.
  • the third is conductive Layer one on a back side facing the ground plate a third insulating plate applied metal layer and are the metal layer of the third insulating plate and the ground plate through a second insulating layer Cut.
  • the second insulating layer is also preferred here a foam layer with a relative dielectric constant less than 1.2, the thickness of which is greater than the thickness of the third insulating plate.
  • the first, second and third insulating plates can be of the same Be kind, just like the first and the second isolating Layer can be formed the same. This simplifies it the manufacture of the antenna arrangement.
  • An advantageous development of insulating Plates and insulating layers built antenna array is characterized in that behind the metal layer the second insulating plate and in front of the metal layer the third insulating plate one on one of the Earth plate facing back of the second and / or on a top of the third insulating facing away from the ground plate Plate applied metal layer is arranged which in association with each of the at least one patch elements one essentially congruent behind the first feed line arranged first slot-like opening and one essentially congruent before the second feed line arranged second slot-like opening.
  • This additional Metal layer which is connected to a ground potential is, as already explained above, increases the cross-polarization decoupling and thus reduces the unwanted mutual influence of the two polarization directions associated systems.
  • this multilayer antenna arrangement designed so that isolating between the second and third Plate arranged metal layer the second and the third insulating plate connects together.
  • An advantageous embodiment of the isolating from several This is due to the built-up patch arrangement characterized in that with one or more metal layers provided insulating plates made of a circuit board base material with a metal lamination.
  • the use of standard materials from the electronics device industry ensures simple and economical production the antenna arrangement.
  • this embodiment is on the structured metal lamination of the PCB base material is an insulating one Protective layer applied.
  • the metal structures are between the insulating base material and the protective layer enveloped and thus against various environmental influences (e.g. humidity) protected.
  • a preferred flat embodiment of the multilayer Antenna arrangement for example for producing a planar satellite receiving antenna can be used is characterized in that the one or more Metal layers provided insulating plates and the insulating Layers (e.g. thick layers of foam) mechanically by means of insulating, through holes in the plates or Layers of bolts passed through firmly connected are. This arrangement allows easy assembly the antenna.
  • the one or more Metal layers provided insulating plates and the insulating Layers (e.g. thick layers of foam) mechanically by means of insulating, through holes in the plates or Layers of bolts passed through firmly connected are. This arrangement allows easy assembly the antenna.
  • the multilayer antenna arrangement shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 consists of several conductive and insulating Layers, the vast majority of which are conductive Layers by structuring one on an insulating one Plate made of metal lamination is.
  • FIG. 1 shows a view in which the tops of the Layers are shown;
  • Figure 2 shows the associated Under Views.
  • the multilayer antenna arrangement 10 has a first insulating plate 11 on the underside there is a matrix-like arrangement of rectangular patch elements 12 is located.
  • the rectangular patch elements 12 are one of a kind thanks to a conventional structuring technique metal layer applied to the insulating plate 11 manufactured.
  • the one on the Underside of the plate 11 structured metal lamination can also be protected by another protective plastic layer be covered.
  • the in Figures 1 and 2 as Patch elements 12 shown in small rectangles have a Substructure, which is explained in more detail below with reference to FIG. 3 becomes.
  • the antenna arrangement 10 has a second insulating one Plate 13 on the top (see Fig. 1) a first Excitation system 14 is applied, which by structuring a metal layer applied to the plate 13 is made.
  • the first excitation system 14 comprises excitation elements with first feed lines 15, each a feed line 15 is assigned to a patch element 12. The first feed lines 15 are thus to the patch elements 12 is oriented to signals of a first polarization direction are adjusted.
  • the antenna arrangement 10 also has a third insulating one Plate 16 on the underside (see Fig. 2) a second excitation system 17 is formed in a similar manner is how the excitation system 14 on top of the insulating plate 13.
  • the second excitation system 17 includes second excitation elements with feed lines 18, wherein one feed line 18 is assigned to each patch element 12 is.
  • the excitation elements 18 of the second excitation system 17 are oriented so that they are based on signals of a polarization direction are adapted to the direction of polarization of the first excitation system 14 is orthogonal.
  • the orientation of the feed lines in relation to the Patch elements are explained in more detail below with reference to FIG. 4 described.
  • the orientations of the excitation systems of the isolating Plates 13 and 16 are interchanged can.
  • the structured metal layers can also be applied the insulating plates 11, 13 and 16 also on the respective opposite surface to be applied.
  • Finally in preferred embodiments are those on the surface of the insulating plates 13 and 16 applied structured Metallic layers by another insulating and protective plastic layer covered. Is too it is possible to connect only one feed line to each patch element 12, either in the excitation system 14 or in the excitation system 17, assign, with adjacent patch elements alternating assigned first feed lines 15 and second feed lines 18 become.
  • the excitation systems 14 and 17 contain in addition to the feed lines 15 and 18 supply systems, all Excitation elements with an output connection of the antenna arrangement Pair 10.
  • All Excitation elements with an output connection of the antenna arrangement Pair 10.
  • the antenna arrangement 10 also has a conductive Ground plate 19, which on the one hand has a rear shielding function fulfilled, on the other hand falling from above Signals reflected.
  • the metal plate 19 is either as solid metal plate or as a metallization layer on one insulating plate. In alternative embodiments the metal plate can also have a fine lattice structure have, the grid spacing well below the wavelength.
  • the second and third insulating plate including the metallization levels of the first excitation system 14, the layer 20 and the second Excitation system 17 can form a multilayer plate, for example from a three-layer circuit board base material is made.
  • the metallization layer 20 has 12 cross slots in association with each patch element 21 on.
  • the cross slots 21 each consist of a a first direction trained slot that is just behind a first feed line 15 is arranged and one slot formed in a second direction, the congruent is arranged in front of a feed line 18.
  • the length of the Slits depend on the resonance frequency and the dimensioning from the feed lines; the width of the cross slots 21 is on the strip conductors of the feed lines 15 and 18 coordinated, taking into account the dimensioning of the cross slots the distances of the metallization levels from one another and the Properties of the dielectric materials are incorporated.
  • the ground metallization level arranged between the excitation systems 14 and 17 20 minimizes any electromagnetic Coupling outside the feed lines 15 and 18. Due the mutually orthogonal directions of the two Cross-slit-forming slots and their congruent assignment cross-polarization decoupling becomes the excitation systems elevated.
  • an alternative or additional shielding metal layer with slots arranged between the patch elements and the excitation systems his.
  • An insulating layer 22 is arranged between the first insulating plate 11 and the second insulating plate 13.
  • the insulating layer is relatively thick in comparison to the insulating plates 11, 13 and 16 and consists of a material with a relative dielectric constant ⁇ r of less than 1.2. Such a material is, for example, a foamed plastic with a 5-fold or a higher foaming rate.
  • the insulating layer 22 not only serves for electrical insulation between the patch elements 12 and the excitation system 14, it also creates a spacing between the patch elements and the excitation systems that lead to an increase in bandwidth.
  • a similar insulating layer 23 is arranged between the insulating plate 16 carrying the second excitation system 17 and the ground plate 19. Layer 23 preferably consists of the same material as layer 22. The layer thickness of layer 23 also influences the bandwidth and the cross-polarization decoupling.
  • the antenna assembly 10 is constructed by the ground plate 19, the insulating layer 23, the insulating Plates 16 and 13, the insulating layer 22 and the insulating Plate 11 stacked on top of each other and with the help of Screws or bolts are firmly connected.
  • the Screws or bolts are passed through holes, which are preferably in the edge area or outside the excitation systems 20 and 21 are introduced.
  • the so made Layer structure can be built into a weather protection housing to equip the antenna for outdoor use.
  • the received signals are decoupled for each Excitation system separated by means of electromagnetic Coupling via a centrally on the back of the antenna layer structure applied and electrical to the ground plate 19 connected waveguide to a down converter.
  • the converted useful signals are then via coaxial cables forwarded to the corresponding receiving system.
  • the layers shown in Figures 1 and 2 just alternative embodiments, it is possible Form layers as curved surfaces.
  • the layers can each have a cylindrical structure exhibit.
  • the mutual overlap of the patch elements, however, the feed lines and the cross slots must be guaranteed stay, i.e. the radius of curvature of the curved Area is much larger than the total thickness of the Layer structure.
  • FIG. 3 shows the substructure of the invention Patch element.
  • the patch element 12 essentially has one rectangular contour. Parallel to the outer edges 24A, 24B, 25A and 25B are rectangular recesses 26 in the form of a matrix arranged in rows and columns. Further exceptions 27 are arranged on the peripheral edge of the patch element 12, that a meandering outer contour is created. Different considered, the remaining metal layer of the Patch elements 12 made of several extending in a first direction Strip lines 28 and more in one first direction orthogonal second direction second strip lines 29 are formed.
  • the patch element 12 of six to each other strip lines 28 and 29 running at right angles educated The six strip lines 28 are the same Width, the width b1; the six transverse to it Strip lines 29 have the width b2.
  • the distance a1 between the strip lines 28 corresponds to the width of the Recesses 26 in the second direction; the distance a2 between the strip lines 29 corresponds to the width of the Recesses 26 in the first direction.
  • the respective outer Strip lines 28 are opposite the outer edges 25A and 25B indented the rectangular contour of the patch element 12, as well as the strip lines 29 located on the outside are indented in relation to the outer contour 24A and 24B. Thereby recesses 27 are formed along the outer contour.
  • the lattice-shaped structure shown in Figure 3 can in a metallization level, for example by etching out the recesses 26 and 27 may be formed.
  • this structure by means of two superimposed and successively produced metal layers are produced, the striplines in the first metal layer 28 and the strip lines 29 in the second metal layer are trained. In the latter case, the strip lines are 28 and 29 on the surface of their mutual overlap electrically connected to each other.
  • the preferred embodiment shown in Figure 3 has six strip lines 28 and 29, respectively. Such a number has been in the frequency range from 10.7 to 12.75 GHz in the constructive shown in Figures 1 and 2 Design proved to be advantageous.
  • the number, The spacing and width of the strip lines 28 and 29 depend of the frequency range and of the layer structure, in particular from the mutual distance of the individual shown in Figure 1 Layers and the dielectric constant of the Layers, ab. In alternative embodiments more or fewer strip lines can also be used.
  • An embodiment of the patch element 12 is also conceivable of the recesses 26 and 27 circular boundaries exhibit. A non-equidistant arrangement of the Recesses can be selected.
  • FIG. 4 shows the assignment of the feed lines 15 and 18 to the patch elements 12.
  • Both the feed lines 18 as well as the feed lines 15 run among the associated Patch elements 12 in the middle, so that the feed lines 18 emerge from the patch element 12 at a point V, where V is the center of one side edge of the rectangular Patch elements 12 is.
  • the arrangement shown in patch elements couple the two Excitation systems 17 and 14 mutually orthogonally linearly polarized Signal components.
  • Figure 5 shows the current distribution in a rectangular Patch element 12 that results when the patch element 12 applied with a linearly polarized signal whose direction of polarization is parallel to the direction of lateral boundaries 25A and 25B.

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  1. Structure d'antenne multicouche (10) comportant
       au moins un élément patch (12) de forme rectangulaire formé dans une première couche conductrice et ayant des limites extérieures (24, 25) s'étendant respectivement dans une première direction et dans une deuxième direction perpendiculaire à la première,
       auquel sont associés, dans une deuxième couche conductrice, un premier élément d'excitation et, dans une troisième couche conductrice, un deuxième élément d'excitation,
       le premier élément d'excitation comprenant une première ligne d'alimentation (15) orientée dans la première direction et le deuxième élément d'excitation comprenant une deuxième ligne d'alimentation (18) orientée dans la deuxième direction,
       chacune des lignes d'alimentation (15, 18) étant alignée sur l'élément patch (12) associé et couplée électromagnétiquement à celui-ci,
       la première et la deuxième lignes d'alimentation étant alignées chacune sur une ligne médiane d'un élément patch rectangulaire associé,
       le deuxième et la troisième couches conductrices étant placées derrière la première couche conductrice,
       la première, la deuxième et la troisième couches conductrices étant placées devant une quatrième couche conductrice non structurée (19), cette quatrième couche conductrice formant une plaque de masse,
    caractérisée par le fait que
       la première couche conductrice présente dans le ou chaque élément patch (12) un certain nombre d'évidements (26, 27) disposés en matrice le long de la première direction et le long de la deuxième direction, et
       derrière la deuxième et devant la troisième couche conductrice est placée une cinquième couche conductrice (20) qui présente, associée à l'élément patch ou chacun des éléments patch (12), une ouverture qui est du genre fente cruciforme et est placée de manière sensiblement congruente derrière la première ligne d'alimentation (15) et devant la deuxième ligne d'alimentation (18).
  2. Structure d'antenne multicouche selon la revendication 1, caractérisée par le fait que le ou chaque élément patch (12) présente N'M évidements (26, 27), chaque fois N évidements étant placés les uns derrière les autres dans la première direction et chaque fois M évidements étant placés les uns derrière les autres dans la deuxième direction.
  3. Structure d'antenne multicouche selon la revendication 2, caractérisée par le fait que les évidements (26, 27) sont sensiblement rectangulaires et leurs côtés limites s'étendent respectivement dans la première et dans la deuxième direction.
  4. Structure d'antenne multicouche selon l'une des revendications 2 et 3, caractérisée par le fait que les N évidements sont placés dans la première direction et les M évidements placés dans le deuxième direction les uns derrière les autres à des distances égales les uns des autres.
  5. Structure d'antenne multicouche selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée par le fait que le ou chaque élément patch (12) a une structure du genre grille qui est formée par un premier nombre de premiers conducteurs en ruban (28) s'étendant parallèlement dans la première direction et un deuxième nombre de deuxièmes conducteurs en ruban (29) s'étendant parallèlement dans le deuxième direction et joints aux premiers conducteurs en ruban (28).
  6. Structure d'antenne multicouche selon la revendication 5, caractérisée par le fait que les premiers conducteurs en ruban (28) sont joints aux deuxièmes conducteurs en ruban (29) sur toute leur surface de recouvrement mutuel.
  7. Structure d'antenne multicouche selon l'une des revendications 5 et 6, caractérisée par le fait que les premiers et les deuxièmes conducteurs en ruban (28, 29) sont respectivement de même largeur (b1, b2) et de même longueur et placés respectivement à égale distance (a1, a2) les uns des autres.
  8. Structure d'antenne multicouche selon l'une des revendications 5 à 7, caractérisée par le fait que le premier nombre et/ou le deuxième nombre sont ou est de quatre à huit, de préférence de six.
  9. Structure d'antenne multicouche selon l'une des revendications 5 à 8, caractérisée par le fait que la largeur (b1, b2) des conducteurs en ruban (28, 29) est de 5 à 12 fois, de préférence de 10 fois, la distance (al, a2) de ceux-ci.
  10. Structure d'antenne multicouche selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisée par le fait    que la première couche conductrice est une couche métallique appliquée sur la face arrière, dirigée vers la plaque de masse (19), d'une première plaque isolante (11),
       que la deuxième couche conductrice est une couche métallique appliquée sur la face supérieure, opposée à la plaque de masse (19), d'une deuxième plaque isolante (13), et
       que les couches métalliques de la première et de la deuxième plaque isolante sont séparées et espacées par une première couche isolante (22).
  11. Structure d'antenne multicouche selon la revendication 10, caractérisée par le fait que la première couche isolante (22) est une couche de matière alvéolaire qui a une permittivité relative inférieure à 1,2 et dont l'épaisseur est supérieure à celle de la première et de la deuxième plaque isolante.
  12. Structure d'antenne multicouche selon l'une des revendications 10 et 11, caractérisée par le fait    que la troisième couche conductrice est une couche métallique appliquée sur la face arrière, dirigée vers la plaque de masse (19), d'une troisième plaque isolante (16), et
       que la couche métallique de la troisième plaque isolante et la plaque de masse sont séparées par une deuxième couche isolante (23).
  13. Structure d'antenne multicouche selon la revendication 12, caractérisée par le fait que la deuxième couche isolante (23) est une couche de matière alvéolaire qui a une permittivité relative inférieure à 1,2 et dont l'épaisseur est supérieure à celle de la troisième plaque isolante.
  14. Structure d'antenne multicouche selon l'une des revendications 12 et 13, caractérisée par le fait    que derrière la couche métallique de la deuxième plaque isolante et devant la couche métallique de la troisième plaque isolante est placée une couche métallique (20) qui est appliquée sur la face arrière, dirigée vers la plaque de masse, de la deuxième plaque isolante et/ou sur la face supérieure, opposée à la plaque de masse, de la troisième plaque isolante, et qui présente, associées à l'élément patch ou à chacun des éléments patch (12), une première ouverture du genre fente située sensiblement de manière congruente derrière la première ligne d'alimentation (15) et une deuxième ouverture du genre fente située sensiblement de manière congruente devant la deuxième ligne d'alimentation (18).
  15. Structure d'antenne multicouche selon la revendication 14, caractérisée par le fait que la couche métallique (20) placée entre les deuxième et troisième plaques isolantes joint ces plaques isolantes (13, 16).
  16. Structure d'antenne multicouche selon l'une des revendications 10 à 15, caractérisée par le fait que les plaques isolantes (11, 13, 16) pourvues d'une ou de plusieurs couches métalliques sont constituées d'un matériau de base de carte imprimée pourvu d'un revêtement métallique.
  17. Structure d'antenne multicouche selon la revendication 16, caractérisée par le fait que sur le revêtement métallique structuré du matériau de base de carte imprimée est appliquée une couche protectrice isolante.
  18. Structure d'antenne multicouche selon l'une des revendications 10 à 17, caractérisée par le fait que les plaques isolantes (11, 13, 16) pourvues d'une ou de plusieurs couches métalliques et la couche isolante ou les couches isolantes (22, 23) sont jointes rigidement mécaniquement entre elles au moyen de broches isolantes qui passent par des trous des plaques ou des couches.
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