Mobile-Beam Antenna Mounting

• US 20120212396A1
• Filed: 10/20/2010
• Published: 08/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thales SA
• Original Assignee: Thales SA
• Inventors: Lepeltier, Philippe, Bosshard, Pierre, Navarre, Gilles
• Granted Patent: US 8,878,745 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/912
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/288 Satellite antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 3/20 wherein the primary active element is fixed and the reflecting device is movable

Abstract

A mobile-beam antenna mounting comprises a supporting base, at least one reflector and a transmission and/or reception feed. The feed is mounted in the mounting so as to be immobile relative to the supporting base and the mounting also comprises a mobile support bearing the reflector, the mobile support being mounted on the supporting base with link means suitable for displacing it about at least one fixed displacement axis passing through the phase center of the feed.

Claims

1. A mobile-beam antenna mounting comprising:

a supporting base, a parabolic primary reflector having a focus and a secondary reflector of ellipsoid type having two focuses, a feed for transmitting and/or receiving RF signals forming a beam mounted in the mounting so as to be immobile relative to the supporting base, a mobile support bearing the primary reflector and the secondary reflector, said reflectors being immobile relative to one another, the mobile support being mounted on the supporting base with link means suitable for displacing the reflectors about at least one fixed displacement axis passing through the phase center of the feed, wherein the focus of the primary reflector is kept positioned on a first focus of the secondary reflector and the second focus of the secondary reflector is kept positioned on the phase center of the feed in any position of the mobile support.

2. The antenna mounting as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile support, the primary reflector and the secondary reflector form a mobile assembly relative to the supporting base.

3. The antenna mounting as claimed in claim 2, wherein the link means are suitable for moving said mobile assembly about two rotation axes convergent at the phase center of the feed.

4. The antenna mounting as claimed in claim 1 wherein the surface area of at least one reflector is substantially greater than the surface area of the beam reflected on the surface of said reflector.

5. The antenna mounting as claimed in claim 2, wherein the surface area of at least one reflector is substantially greater than the surface area of the beam reflected on the surface of said reflector.

6. The antenna mounting as claimed in claim 3, wherein the surface area of at least one reflector is substantially greater than the surface area of the beam reflected on the surface of said reflector.