EP2850693A1 - Ensemble d'antennes patch - Google Patents

Ensemble d'antennes patch

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EP2850693A1
EP2850693A1 EP13718301.8A EP13718301A EP2850693A1 EP 2850693 A1 EP2850693 A1 EP 2850693A1 EP 13718301 A EP13718301 A EP 13718301A EP 2850693 A1 EP2850693 A1 EP 2850693A1
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antenna arrangement
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Nikola Dobric
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Kathrein SE
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q19/00—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic
    • H01Q19/005—Patch antenna using one or more coplanar parasitic elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
    • H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
    • H01Q9/0407—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna
    • H01Q9/0414—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna in a stacked or folded configuration
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
    • H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
    • H01Q9/0407—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna
    • H01Q9/0428—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna radiating a circular polarised wave

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  • the invention relates to a patch antenna arrangement according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Patch antennas of the type in question are often used as motor vehicle antennas.
  • Motor vehicle antennas may have, for example, a fin-like structure. They are often mounted on the body and in particular in the roof area of a motor vehicle just before the rear window.
  • On a chassis below the hood of the antenna array are usually a variety of individual antennas for the different services provided, ie antennas for receiving terrestrially radiated radio programs, GPS Patchanten- NEN, antennas for the mobile sector for sending and receiving mobile calls in the Different frequency ranges, possibly also other antenna arrangements for receiving radiated via satellite radio programs such as SDARS programs, etc.
  • Such an antenna is for example from the EP 1 616 367 Bl became known.
  • a patch antenna With regard to the basic construction of a patch antenna, reference is also made, inter alia, to DE 10 2004 016 158 B4, which describes a conventional patch antenna with a ground plane, a substrate layer located thereon and a patch electrode provided on the top a dielectric-forming layer may be coated.
  • a patch antenna has become known, for example, from DE 10 2006 038 528 B3. With such an antenna can be realized in a simple way influencing the antenna pattern.
  • This generic patch antenna comprises a dielectric having a ground plane located on the underside of the dielectric and a radiating surface formed on the top of the dielectric.
  • a support device which likewise comprises a dielectric, on which a further passive electrically conductive patch element is provided.
  • a comparable or similar patch antenna arrangement has also become known from DE 10 2006 027 694 B3. Also, this patch antenna arrangement has, above the radiation surface of the patch antenna at a distance to another electrically conductive patch element, whereby the electrical properties of the antenna to be improved.
  • the peculiarity of this pre-published patch antenna is that the, the upper passive patch electrode carrying support has a thickness and a height which is smaller than the thickness or height of the patch element itself.
  • This antenna arrangement is a linearly polarized antenna whose ground plane has two mutually perpendicular, non-intersecting slots, which are needed to feed the active patch located above it.
  • Another peculiarity of this linearly polarized patch antenna arrangement is that the base plate, the active patch area located at a distance above it and the upper patch arrangement located above it are each connected to one another via a central spacer, which is electrically conductive. As a result, a short circuit is realized, namely between the ground plane, the actively radiating patch surface and the uppermost deck patch.
  • an antenna module in the form of a patch antenna arrangement is also known from DE 10 2004 035 064 AI become.
  • This patch antenna arrangement comprises a lower patch antenna and a small sized upper patch antenna positioned above, having an upper dielectric substrate, an upper ⁇ / 2 antenna structure formed on top of the upper substrate for frequencies in the GHz range for satellite reception , wherein below the upper substrate, a metallization is provided.
  • an antenna which can also receive, inter alia, signals with circular polarization at an elevation angle, for example, 30 ° to 90 ° relative to the horizontal.
  • This advantage is, however, associated with a considerable increase in construction costs, which in turn proves to be disadvantageous.
  • an upper patch arrangement which is offset again, is provided between a ground plane and a patch area arranged at a distance therefrom with the interposition of a dielectric.
  • the feeds can be done differently.
  • intermediate patch located between the ground plane and the upper patch antenna arrangement is actively fed, wherein this intermediate patch is then electrically connected via a further connection line to the patch element resting on top.
  • the uppermost patch is actively fed, with the intermediate patch antenna located between the upper patch antenna array and the ground plane only being connected via a line connection from the upper patch.
  • a galvanic line connection is further provided between the ground plane and the intermediate patch located between the ground plane and the upper patch antenna arrangement. This electrical line connection is used as a tuning structure.
  • a multilayer structure with an active patch electrode and a patch patch covering the patch electrode, which can be referred to as a passive patch electrode.
  • the passive attachment patch comprises an electrically conductive connection, for example in the form of a line or through-connection between the active-fed patch electrode and the attachment patch.
  • an electrically conductive connection for example in the form of a line or through-connection between the active-fed patch electrode and the attachment patch.
  • one or more of these plated-through holes can be provided.
  • connection line provided between the active patch electrode and the attachment patch has a length which is greater than the distance between these two electrodes.
  • the connecting line between the patch electrode and the attachment patch comprises at least one line section which runs with a component across the central axis passing through the entire antenna arrangement in order to contribute to an extension of the connection line.
  • this can also be achieved, inter alia, by the fact that the respective connection points of the connection line to the patch electrode and to the attachment patch are not in alignment with one another in plan view, ie are not arranged one behind the other when viewed parallel to the central axis offset from one another, whereby the connecting line is in turn extended.
  • connection line comprises a line section, which is formed for example in side view in the manner of a horizontal U, ie line sections which extend transversely to the direction of the central axis, to produce the line extension.
  • the director used in the context of the invention ie the essay patch used, not only serves to bundle the antenna lobe (ie to change the radiation diagram of the antenna or to change the directional characteristic of the antenna), but on top of that also generates a resonance to Receiving terrestrial signals, for example for the DAB-L band.
  • the generated resonance can also be used to manipulate the directional characteristic of the patch antenna by interfering with the linear resonance of the patch (patch patch) with the circular resonance of the patch antenna.
  • the patch patch may also be located on a printed circuit board material which is arranged or glued on the patch electrode.
  • the upper attachment patch and the printed circuit board material have a correspondingly larger-sized recess, for example a circular or oval-shaped recess, within which the through-connection is provided or a corresponding block-shaped or bolt-shaped electrically conductive connection is formed.
  • the line connecting the patch antenna with the patch electrode which connects the patch antenna to the director galvanically or capacitively, results in a circular resonance of the patch antenna and an additional resonance with terrestrial resonance Directional characteristic z. B. for the digital radio service DAB-L can be used.
  • the line electrically or capacitively connecting the director to the active patch electrode can be realized not only as a connecting line oriented perpendicular to the patch electrode surface or perpendicular to the director surface, contacting line, for example in the form of a plated through hole, but instead all by a line whose galvanic or capacitive connection point to the essay patch, ie to the director on the one or on the on the other hand, offset from one another in plan view of the entire patch antenna arrangement.
  • this bow-shaped connection line used in side view may be Z-shaped or similar, for example, with a central line section, for example, which runs parallel or at least approximately parallel to the director surface or to the active patch electrode surface.
  • the director, so the attachment patch is formed of an electrically conductive metal sheet, which may optionally also be provided with at its peripheral edge partially or circumferentially formed edge portions that can be aligned and / or folded differently.
  • Figure 1 a perspective view of a
  • Figure 2 is a plan view of the patch antenna shown in Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view through the patch antenna shown, taken along the line III -III in Figure 2;
  • Figure 4 is a schematic side view of an embodiment of the invention, which is modified from the example of Figure 3;
  • FIG. 4a shows a schematic representation of the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 4 in side view
  • FIG. 4b shows a modified representation with respect to FIG
  • FIGS. 4a and 4b shows a further modification with respect to the exemplary embodiments according to FIGS. 4a and 4b in plan view with a so-called three-dimensionally folded line connection with omission of the attachment patch;
  • FIG. 5 shows a schematic spatial representation of the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 6 a resonance diagram with respect to FIG.
  • FIG. 7 shows a radiation diagram with respect to a patch antenna arrangement mounted on a motor vehicle in the roof area shortly in front of the rear window, the directional characteristic without an antenna arrangement according to the invention being dashed and the directional line being indicated by a solid line. characteristic in inclined orientation (now in the vertical direction) is shown; a not belonging to the invention modified embodiment to explain that basically also in the embodiments of the invention, two connecting lines between the patch electrode and the patch patch in schematic side view; a perspective view of the patch antenna of Figure 8; a diagram to illustrate that when using the patch antenna arrangement shown in Figure 8 and 9, a resonance in the LTE range of 2.6 GHz, for example, can be generated; a modified example of Figure 1 in cross-sectional representation; a plan view of the modified patch antenna of Figure 11; a cross-sectional view through the patch antenna shown in FIGS 11 and 12; FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view through a modified patch as compared to FIG. tenna;
  • FIG. 14a an enlarged detailed representation
  • FIG. 15 is a perspective view of another patch antenna
  • FIG. 16 a plan view of the patch antenna according to FIG. 15;
  • FIG. 17 shows a cross-sectional view in the longitudinal direction through the patch antenna shown in FIG. 16, namely through the slot shown in FIG. 16;
  • FIG. 18a is a diagrammatic representation of FIG. 18a
  • FIG. 19a is a diagrammatic representation of FIG. 19a
  • FIG. 19f further schematic representations of further modified exemplary embodiments according to the invention.
  • FIG. 20a is a diagrammatic representation of FIG. 20a
  • FIG. 20c shows a schematic top view for explaining that the attachment patch, ie the director, in addition to a square shape, can also have round or polygonal shapes, in particular in the case of an attachment patch in the form of a metal sheet; an example of a circuit concept using the patch antenna arrangement according to the invention, and
  • the either right- or left-circularly polarized patch antenna arrangement comprises a substrate or dielectric 5, on the upper side 5a of which a metallized or metallic surface is provided, whereby an active patch area 7 is formed, which is also sometimes referred to below as fed patch area 7 or patch electrode 7.
  • a ground surface 9 is provided as a counterweight.
  • a feed line 11 is provided, which is usually fed from a region below the ground surface 9, via which via the aforementioned feed line 11 then the active patch electrode 7 is fed.
  • the feed line 11 is connected at a feed point IIa with the patch electrode 7, namely galvanically or capacitively.
  • the section of the feed line 11 which extends beyond the lower ground surface 9 is denoted by IIb and indicated by dashed lines.
  • a recess 9a is usually provided in the ground surface, via which the feed line 11 is passed without contact. It can also be seen from FIGS.
  • an uppermost patch patch 23 which, in a direct plan view according to FIG. 2, has the actively spaced patch electrode 7 located below it both in the longitudinal and in the transverse direction surmounted, similar borrowed as well as the underlying dielectric 5, which slightly protrudes outwardly only at two opposite corner regions in plan view of the patch antenna assembly.
  • Patch electrode 7 is therefore shown in Figure 2 only by dashed lines.
  • the essay patch will be discussed later. From this arrangement it can be seen that the patch electrode 7 is formed in plan view at least approximately rectangular or square with two parallel longitudinal sides 15b and two perpendicular thereto and thus also aligned parallel transverse sides 15c, wherein the patch electrode 7 at two opposite corners 13 is provided with a flattening or bevel 15, so here is the patch electrode
  • the patch antenna 7 is provided with a perpendicular to the diagonal (the patch electrode) extending edge 15a.
  • a recess 15d adjacent to the two opposite transverse sides 15c also a recess 15d, ie provided with a shallow depth rectangular recess portion 15d provided.
  • the ground surface 9 in the exemplary embodiment shown covers the entire underside 5 a of the dielectric 5.
  • the ground surface 9 can also be smaller, ie shorter in the longitudinal and / or transverse direction, or also designed such that the dielectric 5 in one or more protrudes beyond the lateral boundary of the dielectric 5 in the two mutually perpendicular extension directions to the outside.
  • the patch electrode 7 lies in a plane EP and the attachment patch 23 lies in a plane EA arranged parallel thereto at a distance D, whereas the ground plane is arranged on the underside 5b of the dielectric in a plane EM. All three planes are parallel, the overall structure being made along a central axis direction Z or a central axis Z perpendicular thereto.
  • the feed lines and the at least one or more connecting lines 29 are generally aligned perpendicular to the mentioned levels EM, EP or EA and thus parallel to the central direction Z.
  • the all-overlapping attachment patch 23 with an attachment patch surface 23 'again likewise consists of a metallized layer, in the embodiment shown preferably of a metal plate or a metal sheet, ie a material with good electrical conductivity.
  • this attachment patch 23 is designed in plan view so that it is opposite to two.
  • the corner regions 25 is provided with a corresponding flattening or chamfer 27, so here again electrically conductive material along a perpendicular to the diagonal (through the attachment patch 23) extending edge 27a is removed.
  • the flats or chamfers 27 thus formed are provided precisely at those corner regions or corners 25 at which the corresponding flats or chamfers 15 are formed on the feed patch 7 located underneath.
  • the attachment patch 23 is mechanically anchored and held in a suitable manner, for example by separate spacers, etc., which consist of insulation material or generally of a dielectric.
  • a line 29 is provided at a location between the patch electrode 7 and the patch patch 23, i. a short-circuit line 29, which in this exemplary embodiment is galvanically connected both at the connection point 29a to the attachment patch 23 and at the connection point 29b to the patch electrode 7, thus thus a short-circuit connection between the patch electrode 7 and the attachment Patch 23 is made.
  • a capacitive contacting or connection between the director, ie the attachment patch 23 and the patch electrode 7 may also be provided.
  • the entire structure is thus such that the patch electrode 7 is excited by means of the aforementioned galvanic or capacitive feed via the feed line 11.
  • the position of the feed, ie the feed line 11 and in particular the feed point IIa with respect to the patch electrode as well as the mentioned flats or bevels 15 on the patch electrode surface 7 ultimately determine the polarization direction of the radiated or received electromagnetic field.
  • the patch electrode is preferably polarized left-circular in order to be able to receive, for example, the Sirius / XM services broadcast via satellite, as are offered, in particular, in the North American region.
  • the patch electrode 7 may be formed, shaped and / or welded within the overall structure of the patch antenna arrangement such that the patch electrode is either a left circularly polarized patch antenna or a right Circular polarized patch antenna or patch electrode 7 can be used for this purpose.
  • FIG. 4 an embodiment according to the invention in a schematic vertical cross-sectional view and in FIG. 5 a schematic perspective representation of an improved embodiment of the above-described patch antenna arrangement is shown, in which the mentioned line connection 29 is Z-shaped, ie with a first line section 29c, a middle line section 29d and a third or last line section 29e, wherein preferably the first and third line sections 29c and 29e are transversely and in particular perpendicular to the respective surface 7 'of the patch 7 and transversely and in particular perpendicular to the director surface 23 'are aligned, which are connected to each other via the above-mentioned central line section 29d, preferably parallel to the patch electrode surface 7' or to the likewise parallel thereto director- Surface 23 '(surface 23' of the attachment patch 23) runs.
  • the mentioned line connection 29 is Z-shaped, ie with a first line section 29c, a middle line section 29d and a third or last line section 29e, wherein preferably the first and third line
  • the first and second line sections 29 c, 29 e may, for example, have a length of 0.5 mm to 4 mm, in particular 1 mm to 3 mm, preferably 1.5 mm to 2.5 mm, in particular be 2 mm long.
  • the horizontal line portion 29d generating the horizontal offset may be, for example, 5 mm to 15 mm, particularly 5 mm to 15 mm, especially 6 mm to 15 mm, 7 mm to 13 mm, 8 mm to 12 mm, and preferably 9 mm to 11 mm long , ie in particular by 10 mm.
  • the line may have a circular or oval cross-section or, for example, a rectangular cross-section, so be designed in the manner of a band-like line connection, as is indicated only schematically with reference to FIG.
  • the illustrated embodiment applies to a distance D, for example, in a preferred order of magnitude of 4 mm, which distance may vary in accordance with the above-mentioned sizes for the individual Ardslei- tions sections.
  • a linearly polarized field is generated, as can be seen in principle from the diagram representation of Figure 6, wherein in Figure 6 the two resonance frequencies FR Z for the circularly polarized patch electrode 7 and the linear resonance RF L are drawn in and through the electric Attachment patch 23 connected to the patch electrode 7 is generated.
  • the position and the number of the line connection 29 ultimately determine the resonance frequency of the linearly polarized field thus generated.
  • the frequency in GHz is indicated in FIG. 6 on the X axis, and the size of the S parameters in dB on the Y axis.
  • an additional resonance is generated by means of the mentioned galvanic ontacting by the mentioned line connection 29 between the director 23 and the patch electrode 7.
  • the contacting (line connection 29) can, as can be seen in FIGS. 4 and 5, consist of a bracket, that is to say be configured in the form of a band.
  • the additionally generated resonance has a terrestrial directional characteristic and may e.g. be used to receive the DAB-L band.
  • FIG. 4 is again shown schematically as a sketch according to FIG. 4 a, in schematic simplified page representation, specifically with the line connection 29, which is folded in a side view, which was also sometimes referred to as bow-shaped.
  • this line connection can also be folded several times, namely repeatedly leading back and forth. This convolution is also called two-dimensional.
  • FIG. 4c it is indicated in a schematic plan view that the line connection 29 can also be configured in three dimensions, namely with a transverse line section such that the first and the last line section do not lie in a common plane. Due to this different design, the line connection 29 can also be designed differently long. It is generally noted that there is a relationship between the length of the line connection 29 and the frequency. The longer the line connection 29, the lower the frequency with respect. the linear resonance and vice versa.
  • the bow-shaped cable connection 29 may have many different designs, may be strip-shaped, may have areas where it is thinner, etc ..
  • a limitation to certain shapes and / or geometries with respect to the line connection is not so far.
  • so-called so-called two-dimensional or three-dimensional design it is possible, if necessary, to make the line connection with a small space correspondingly large and long, if this is to be made a corresponding adjustment to the frequency.
  • the displacement of the linear resonance RF L in the direction of the circular resonance RF Z is effected by the position and number of the line connections 29, for example in the form of the plated-through holes.
  • FIG. 7 shows the directional characteristic in a dashed arrangement without beamforming according to the invention and with a continuous line when the beam shaping according to the invention is used.
  • beamforming can be carried out by using the patch antenna arrangement according to the invention, such that the directional characteristic can thereby be adapted to the vehicle body.
  • the patch electrode 7 can be excited by means of a galvanic or capacitive feed 11.
  • the position of the antenna feed IIa (feed point IIa at the patch electrode 7) and the phase at this antenna feed IIa determine the polarization of the radiated electromagnetic field. field.
  • the patch electrode 7 is left circular polarized (Sirius / XM / Lite).
  • the connecting line 29 for example in the form of contact legs, a linearly polarized field is generated.
  • the position and the number of contacts or connecting lines determine the resonant frequency.
  • the connection lines for example in the form of contact legs, can be capacitively or galvanically connected to the patch electrode 7.
  • the linear resonance is pushed into the circular resonance.
  • the electromagnetic field of the circularly radiated resonance deforms.
  • a metallic cylinder or bolt or e.g. Klotz as a connecting line 29 has the same effect. It is crucial that the line connection or the contacts, no matter how they are or are, generate a resonance that is as possible at the same frequency as the circular resonance.
  • the shift of the linear resonance can - as already indicated - even more optimally effected and adjusted when the number of connecting lines, for example in the form of contacts or contact legs is increased, as shown in principle with reference to FIGS 8 to 10.
  • the X and Y axes basically correspond to the illustration according to FIG. 6.
  • the two connecting lines 29 are arranged at 180 ° in the vicinity of two opposite longitudinal sides of the rectangular or square attachment patch 23 or patch electrode 7.
  • FIGS. 11 to 13 show an analogous exemplary embodiment, comparable to FIGS. 1 to 3, but with the FIG
  • connecting lines 29 are provided, all of which are perpendicular to the orientation of the dielectric 5, ie perpendicular to the top or bottom 5a, 5b and thus perpendicular to the surface EP of the patch electrode 7 and thus also perpendicular to the surface EA of the attachment patch 23 run. Therefore, these examples do not belong to the invention. If, however, the mentioned connecting lines 29 are replaced by other connecting lines 29, as explained with reference to the exemplary embodiments according to the invention, a patch antenna arrangement according to the invention is obtained. In the exemplary embodiment shown, four connecting lines 29 are used, which are each provided offset by 90 ° about the central axis Z, and are preferably indicated approximately centrally to the respective longitudinal or transverse side of the patch electrode 7.
  • the attachment patch 23 (director 23) is designed such that it has a central opening 33, but this is not mandatory.
  • the central opening is also modeled on the attachment patch in plan view, thus has internal longitudinal and transverse edges 33a, 33b which are parallel to the longitudinal and transverse sides 15b and 15c of the outer edges of the patch electrode 7 or parallel to the longitudinal or transverse sides 23a, 23b of the attachment patch 23.
  • the central opening 33 has internal, to the metallized surface of the attachment patch 23 belonging oblique material portions or edges (chamfers) 35, so that the central opening 33 from the course of their boundary edges so far is largely similar to the course and the design of the outer edges 15b, 15c of the active patch electrode 7 including the Both opposite, inclined chamfers 15a and / or is substantially similar to the course of the outer edges 23a, 23b of the attachment patch 23 including there opposite by 180 °, obliquely extending chamfers 27, 27a. That is, the respective edge portions are each aligned parallel to each other and differ in principle only by their length.
  • all the obliquely running edges or chamfer portions 35 of the central opening 33 and the edges or chamfers 15, 15a of the patch electrode 7 and the chamfer or edge 27, 27a of the attachment patch 23 are each arranged in the same alignment position in plan view, ie in each case parallel to one another ,
  • the mentioned connecting lines 29 and their connection points 29a are arranged offset directly to the circumferential longitudinal and transverse edges 33a, 33b of the central opening 33 or slightly outwardly lying.
  • the mentioned dimensioning of the patch antenna can vary within wide ranges.
  • the dimensioning of the substrate or dielectric 5 for example, between 15 mm and 35 mm, in particular between 20 mm and 30 mm, in particular by 25 mm in Longitudinal and transverse directions lie.
  • the patch size in the longitudinal and transverse directions may, for example, be between 10 mm and 30 mm, in particular between 15 mm and 25 mm, in particular around 20 mm (for example around 19.6 mm).
  • the patch length in the longitudinal and transverse directions should be about 1 mm to 10 mm, preferably 3 mm to 8 mm, especially 5 mm shorter than the longitudinal or transverse extent of the dielectric.
  • the attachment patch 23 can again have a length which is preferably 1 mm to 10 mm, preferably 3 mm to 8 mm, in particular 5 mm longer than the values given above for the longitudinal and transverse extent of the substrate or dielectric 5.
  • the height ie the distance D between patch electrode 5 and attachment patch 23 corresponds approximately to the thickness H of the dielectric 5.
  • This value may preferably be between 2 mm to 6 mm, in particular 3 mm to 5 mm, preferably 4 mm.
  • Favorable values for the dielectric r are 8 to 11, in particular 8.5 to 10.5 or 9 to 10, preferably around 9.5.
  • the electrical connection between the attachment patch 23 and the patch electrode 7 can not only be galvanic, but also capacitive.
  • such a comparable coupling surface could also be galvanically separated from the underside of the attachment patch 23, so that alternatively to the variant according to FIG. 11, a capacitive coupling in the upper region of the attachment patch 23 may be alternative or supplementary to The embodiment of FIG 11 is realized.
  • connecting lines 29 between the coupling surface 39 and the attachment patch 23 may be provided to shift the linear resonance as desired in the circular resonance and thereby to change the main lobe direction accordingly.
  • the main lobe position change can be, for example, an inclination of the main beam direction relative to the vertical from about to to or more than 11 °.
  • the attachment patch 23 is not arranged over a dielectric consisting of air at a distance D from the substrate electrode surface 7 '(or the coupling surface 39 located thereon), but a substrate or dielectric 41 deviating from Air used in the embodiment shown in the form of printed circuit board material, for example, a substrate 41 consisting of 2FR4.
  • the distance D between the patch electrode 7, 7 'or the top side 5a of the dielectric 5 and the underside of the attachment patch 23, 23 'lower for example, vary between 1 mm to 2 mm, in particular by 1.5 mm.
  • a metallization here - Tes slot 43 may be provided, which passes through the substrate 41 with the patch patch 23 thereon.
  • This slot 43 that is generally this recess 43, which passes through the substrate 41 of its upper and lower sides 41a, 41b preferably perpendicular to the surfaces EM, EP or EA and thus parallel to the central axis Z, has in the embodiment shown two parallel longitudinal sides and two semi-cylindrical opposite end faces, which are all designated by the reference numeral 41 c.
  • the peculiarity in this exemplary embodiment is that the interior or vertical surfaces 41c, which are also referred to below as side surface 41c, are coated with an electrically conductive layer, whereby a galvanic connection line 29 in the manner of a through-connection of the patch electrode 7 underneath or coupled thereto Coupling surface 39 is formed to the attachment patch 23 or capacitively coupled thereto and located below the attachment patch 23 coupling surface.
  • a corresponding metallic cylinder or block or a cylinder or block with at least one metallic surface can also be used here, which has the same effect as already indicated.
  • an electrical connection or connecting line 29 could also be realized using a metallic cylinder or, for example, metallic pad, which is arranged in the region of the recess or opening 43 shown in the drawings .
  • a metallic and therefore electric conductive cylinder or block or the like can thus be made an electrical / galvanic connection from the attachment - patch 23 to the active patch electrode 7.
  • a coupling surface could also be provided parallel to the patch electrode 7 and / or parallel to the attachment patch 23, so that the electrically conductive cylinder or pad or the like is galvanically connected to the relevant coupling surface.
  • the corresponding arrangement is shown in plan view, wherein once provided in the slot 43 via 42 is shown with the conductive surfaces 41c, as well as the thereto usually alternatively or additionally provided through holes in the form of the connecting line 29, which are offset to the central opening 33 or the slot 43 to the outside.
  • the representation also shows that the slot is not completely centric to the center of the patch antenna thus formed, but is slightly shifted in the longitudinal direction of the elongated hole to a side edge of the patch electrode.
  • FIGS. 15 to 17 also show that the feed line 11 lies with its overhead feed point IIa in the region of the recess, ie the central opening 43, and ends. In this recess, two feeding points IIa are indicated. However, it is - as described - a supply line sufficient, which can be arranged so that the relevant feed line either at one or the other feed point IIa ends.
  • the other point shown in FIG. 15 therefore relates to an optional second feed line.
  • the patch antenna arrangements described with reference to FIGS. 15 to 17 can also have a through-connection 42 and / or a cylinder or block provided in the corresponding recess as a line connection between the patch electrode and the attachment patch.
  • this through-hole 42 or the mentioned cylinder or pebble may be formed obliquely with respect to the central axis Z, that is, for example, ur central axis Z running away, i. be provided extending obliquely, so that the connection points 29a and 29b on the attachment patch or at the patch electrode as explained in the context of the embodiments according to the invention, are not in alignment with each other.
  • connection tion line 29 is electrically connected both to the director 23 and to the patch electrode 7.
  • this contacting has been carried out capacitively in the form of the connection line 29, namely with the interposition of an electrical coupling surface 107, 39 which is arranged at a small distance from the patch electrode 7 and thus from the patch electrode surface 7 ' is, which results in a capacitive coupling.
  • a corresponding electrical coupling surface may be arranged parallel and below the director surface 23 ', so that here the feed point IIa is provided at the additionally provided coupling surface 107 at a short distance from the director surface 23'.
  • the space between the patch electrode 7 and the attachment patch 23 (director 23) is filled with a dielectric.
  • the filling area with the dielectric 105 can be provided in the entire spacing space or else only in partial areas, for example in those partial areas in which the connecting line 29 is not formed.
  • FIG. 18d is intended to show only diagrammatically that a plurality of contacts or connecting lines 29 may also be provided between the patch electrode 7 and the attachment patch 23, as has already been shown with reference to the exemplary embodiments according to FIGS. 11 to 13.
  • FIG. 18e similar to the modification according to FIG. 18b, it is shown with respect to FIG.
  • a capacitive coupling instead of a galvani Image connection may be provided.
  • a capacitive coupling surface 107, 39 may be provided in the region of the patch electrode and / or else in the region of the director attachment patch 23.
  • the distance space between the patch electrode 7 or, for example, the additionally provided capacitive coupling surface 107 on the one hand and the director surface 23 on the other hand can be filled with a dielectric 105, as shown for example with reference to FIG. 18f , As a result, the height D of the Abridsbatteries may also be reduced.
  • the director 23 and thus the director surface 23 'in particular on the peripheral edge 23' a of the central portion 23 'b of the director 23 on a circumferential, angled, ie simply angled or multi-angled edge 23' c, the circumferentially closed or in Subsections can be provided in the circumferential direction.
  • These edge sections 23 'c can be aligned in the emission direction, directed perpendicularly or obliquely preferably away from the substrate 5, or else aligned in a tapering manner on the substrate 5. This is based on the different variants according to FIGS. 19b shown until 19d.
  • the edge 23 'a formed on the attachment patch 23 is designed as a step-shaped or angled edge with preferably parallel outwardly directed edge surface 23' c.
  • the additionally provided coupling surface 107, 39 effecting a capacitive coupling can have an edge section 107a which is folded and revolving or provided only in sections.
  • connection line 111 which is connected to the patch electrode 7 (preferably galvanically connected, but possibly can also be connected capacitively) , an amplifier 113 connected in series with an input of a diplexer 115 for separating the GPS signal from, for example, the DAB-L signal.
  • the DAB-L signal is present at one output 115a of the diplexer 115, and the GPS signal at the other output 115b, which can be supplied, for example, to a second amplifier stage 117.
  • a common first amplifier stage 113 is used to amplify the DAB-L signal and the GPS signal, wherein the diplexer is used to separate these two signals, so that via the provided second amplifier stage 117, the GPS signal can be amplified again.
  • connection lines 29 are not only multi-stepped and / or meander-shaped, U-shaped or Z-shaped, etc., between the Patch electrode 7 and the director 23 can run, but also, for example, obliquely, so with an alignment component that is not perpendicular between the levels of the director 23 and the patch electrode 7, as shown in Figure 22 or, for example, even curved can be ( Figure 23). It is common in all these embodiments, that ultimately the connecting line in its length is greater than the shortest and thus perpendicular distance between the patch electrode 7 and the director 23.
  • the connecting line 29 can also have any desired arcuate shape, with the respective connection points on the patch electrode 7 and the director 23 in a vertical plan view of the antenna arrangement and thus on the patch electrode or the director 23 can be congruent or offset to each other.
  • the patch electrode 7 is connected to the patch Electrode surface 7 'and the attachment patch 23 with the attachment patch surface 23' are preferably galvanically or capacitively, so electrically connected to each other, but that in all the aforementioned embodiments, the ground surface 9 and the patch electrode 7 gleichs - Are designed freely, so here neither a galvanic nor a capacitive connection is provided, since such a short-circuit connection or capacitive connection would negate the advantages explained.

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L'invention concerne un ensemble amélioré d'antennes qui se caractérise par les caractéristiques suivantes : une électrode patch (7) présentant une surface d'électrode patch (71) est prévue au-dessus du diélectrique (5) ou sur la face supérieure (5a) du diélectrique (5). L'électrode patch (7) est alimentée par une ligne d'alimentation (11) qui traverse le diélectrique (5) et est menée par ce moyen jusqu'à un point d'alimentation (11a) qui est relié à l'électrode patch (7) par voie galvanique ou capacitive à la distance (D). Un patch de recouvrement (23) électriquement conducteur présentant une surface de patch de recouvrement (23') est prévu au-dessus de l'électrode patch (7) à une distance (D). L'électrode patch (7) et le patch de recouvrement (23) sont disposés verticalement par rapport à un axe central (Z) traversant l'ensemble d'antennes, l'ensemble d'antennes étant conçu sous la forme d'un ensemble d'antennes à polarisation circulaire gauche ou droite. La au moins une ligne de raccordement (29) électrique située entre l'électrode patch (7) et le patch de recouvrement (23) présente au moins des segments de ligne (29d) qui sont orientés perpendiculairement à l'axe central (Z).
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