Antenna device and radar device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9543643-B2
Application number	US-201314133065-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2013
Priority date	Mar 29, 2013
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

An antenna device according to an embodiment includes a dielectric substrate, a housing, and an interference prevention unit. On the top surface side of the dielectric substrate, a plurality of antennas is formed, and on the bottom surface side, a ground is formed, each as a conductive thin film pattern, respectively. The housing is formed of a conductive material, and formed to have a shape configured to function as a waveguide, and the top surface side of the housing is bonded to the bottom surface side of the dielectric substrate. The interference prevention unit is formed between the neighboring antennas to include at least a groove provided on the top surface side of the housing and a slit provided on the ground in the portion corresponding to the groove.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An antenna device comprising:
a dielectric substrate on which top surface side a plurality of antennas is formed and on which bottom surface side a ground is formed, each as a conductive thin film pattern, respectively;
a housing which is formed of a conductive material and formed to have a shape configured to function as a waveguide, and configured that a top surface side thereof is bonded to a bottom surface side of the dielectric substrate; and
an interference prevention unit which is formed between the neighboring antennas to include a groove provided on a top surface side of the housing, and a slit provided in a portion of the ground, which portion corresponding to the groove in an area which is different from an area having the shape configured to function as the waveguide of the housing.

2. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is bonded to the dielectric substrate via a conductive binder.

3. The antenna device according to claim 2 , wherein the interference prevention unit is formed as a hollow groove formed by continuously stacking the groove of the housing, a slit provided on the binder, and the slit provided in the portion of the ground.

4. The antenna device according to claim 2 , wherein the interference prevention unit is formed as a plurality of hollow grooves in which the groove of the housing and the slit of the ground are divided in two stages by the binder.

5. The antenna device according to claim 3 , wherein the hollow groove has a depth in which a quarter wavelength is added or subtracted with a difference including a thickness of the ground and the binder.

6. The antenna device according to claim 4 , wherein the hollow groove has a depth in which a quarter wavelength is added or subtracted with a difference including a thickness of the ground and the binder.

7. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein the slit of the ground at least has a width corresponding to a bottom width of the groove.

8. The antenna device according to claim 2 , wherein the slit of the ground at least has a width corresponding to a bottom width of the groove.

9. The antenna device according to claim 3 , wherein the slit of the ground at least has a width corresponding to a bottom width of the groove.

10. The antenna device according to claim 4 , wherein the slit of the ground at least has a width corresponding to a bottom width of the groove.

11. The antenna device according to claim 5 wherein the slit of the ground at least has a width corresponding to a bottom width of the groove.

12. The antenna device according to claim 6 wherein the slit of the ground at least has a width corresponding to a bottom width of the groove.

13. The antenna device according to claim 3 , wherein:
the antenna has a form of a linear array of a microstrip antenna, in which the linear arrays are arranged in parallel so as to be approximately parallel to each other; and
the hollow groove is linearly provided at a location which is approximately in a middle between the antennas and to be approximately parallel to the antenna.

14. The antenna device according to claim 4 , wherein:
the antenna has a form of a linear array of a microstrip antenna, in which the linear arrays are arranged in parallel so as to be approximately parallel to each other; and
the hollow groove is linearly provided at a location which is approximately in a middle between the antennas and to be approximately parallel to the antenna.

15. The antenna device according to claim 5 , wherein the slit of the ground is divided in a plurality of portions, each portion having a length, in an longitudinal axial direction, in which a half wavelength is added or subtracted with the difference.

16. The antenna device according to claim 6 , wherein the slit of the ground is divided in a plurality of portions, each portion having a length, in an longitudinal axial direction, in which a half wavelength is added or subtracted with the difference.

17. A radar device comprising:
the antenna device according to claim 1 ;
an integrated circuit substrate including a microwave integrated circuit and bonded to the housing;
a casing containing the integrated circuit substrate; and
a radome which is a covering member for covering a top portion of the casing.

18. An antenna device comprising:
a dielectric means on which top surface side a plurality of antennas is formed, and on which bottom surface side a ground is formed, each as a conductive thin film pattern, respectively;
a waveguide means which is formed of a conductive material and formed to have a shape configured to function as a waveguide, and configured that a top surface side thereof is bonded to a bottom surface side of the dielectric means; and
an interference prevention means which is formed between the neighboring antennas to include a groove provided on a top surface side of the waveguide means and a slit provided on the ground in a portion corresponding to the groove in an area which is different from an area having the shape configured to function as the waveguide of the housing.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Ten Ltd
• Nippon Pillar Packing
• Nippon Pillar Packing

Inventors

• Hayakawa Eisuke
• Okunaga Takeshi
• Nakatsu Akira

Classifications

• H01Q1/3233

  particular used as part of a sensor or in a security system, e.g. for automotive radar, navigation systems · CPC title

• H01Q1/38

  formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface  H01Q15/142)} · CPC title

• H01Q1/523 Primary

  between antennas of an array · CPC title

• H01Q13/206

  Microstrip transmission line antennas · CPC title