Antenna apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10868367-B2
Application number	US-201716342108-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 18, 2017
Priority date	Oct 31, 2016
Publication date	Dec 15, 2020
Grant date	Dec 15, 2020

Abstract

An antenna apparatus includes: an antenna module having a radiation-oriented surface in a first direction to transmit and receive a radio signal; and a radio-wave reinforcement member arranged in a second direction opposite to the first direction within a preset distance from the antenna module to amplify radiation performance of the antenna module, and including an electric conductor having a curved surface concave to the antenna module.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An antenna apparatus comprising:
an antenna module having a front surface which is a radiation-oriented surface, and a back surface opposite the front surface, and a plurality of antenna devices spaced apart from each other on the front surface so as to form a phased-array antenna to transmit and receive radio signals; and
a radio-wave reinforcement member including an electric conductor having a concave surface with a center that is positioned behind the back surface so as to be behind the antenna module by a preset distance and that faces toward the antenna module, to amplify radiation performance of the phased-array antenna.

2. The antenna apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the preset distance does not exceed a focal distance of the concave surface.

3. The antenna apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the preset distance corresponds to a radiation length of the antenna module and a wavelength corresponding to an operation frequency of the antenna module.

4. The antenna apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna module is provided to transmit and receive the radio signals based on a millimeter wave.

5. The antenna apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a control circuit configured to individually adjust a phase of a voltage applied to the plurality of antenna devices.

6. The antenna apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the radio-wave reinforcement member further includes at least one additional electric conductor, each electric conductor of the at least one additional electric conductor having a concave surface with a center that is positioned behind the back surface so as to be behind the antenna module by a preset distance and that faces toward the antenna module, to amplify radiation performance of the phrased-array antenna,
where each electric conductor of the electric conductor and the at least one additional electric conductor has a different curvature from each other.

7. The antenna apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the concave surfaces of each electric conductor of the electric conductor and the at least one additional electric conductor have different central axial lines with respect to the antenna module.

8. The antenna apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the radio-wave reinforcement member comprises
a base comprising a dielectric,
wherein the electric conductor and the at least one additional electric conductor include
a first electric conductor formed on a front surface of the base facing the antenna module and having a first curvature, and
a second electric conductor formed on a back surface of the base opposite to the front surface of the base and having a second curvature.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Seung-Bok
• Koh Dong-Yean
• Wi Sang-Hyuk

Classifications

• H01Q19/12 Primary

  wherein the surfaces are concave (H01Q19/18 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01Q3/36 Primary

  with variable phase-shifters · CPC title

• H01Q3/26

  varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture ({H01Q3/12,} H01Q3/22, H01Q3/24 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01Q3/24 Primary

  varying the orientation by switching energy from one active radiating element to another, e.g. for beam switching · CPC title

• H01Q3/01

  varying the shape of the antenna or antenna system · CPC title