VEHICULAR ANTENNA

• US 20130307747A1
• Filed: 05/15/2013
• Published: 11/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: Koide, Shiro
• Application Number:
  US13/894,775
• Publication Number:
  US 20130307747A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/853
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/3233 particular used as part of a sensor or in a security system, e.g. for automotive radar, navigation systems
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/525 between emitting and receiving antennas

Abstract

A vehicular antenna includes a transmitting antenna element, a receiving antenna element, a coupling portion, and an adjusting portion. The transmitting antenna element transmits a radio wave as a transmission wave. The receiving antenna element receives a radio wave as a receiving wave. The coupling portion electromagnetically couples a transmitting line through which the transmission wave passes with a receiving line through which the receiving wave passes. The adjusting portion adjusts, within the coupling portion, a mutual coupling amount between the transmission wave in the transmitting line and the receiving wave in the receiving line. The adjusting portion further adjusts a phase of the transmission wave to be coupled with the receiving wave by the coupling portion.

Claims

1. A vehicular antenna comprising:

a transmitting antenna element that transmits a radio wave, which is also referred to as a transmission wave;

a receiving antenna element that receives a radio wave, which is also referred to as a receiving wave;

a coupling portion that electromagnetically couples a transmitting line through which the transmission wave passes with a receiving line through which the receiving wave passes, the transmitting line coupling the transmitting antenna element to a transmitter and the receiving line coupling the receiving antenna element to a receiver; and

an adjusting portion that adjusts, within the coupling portion, a mutual coupling amount between the transmission wave in the transmitting line and the receiving wave in the receiving line, the adjusting portion further adjusting a phase of the transmission wave to be coupled with the receiving wave by the coupling portion.

2. The vehicular antenna according to claim 1,

wherein the coupling portion is provided by a distributor,

wherein the distributor distributes the transmission wave to be coupled with the receiving wave from the transmitting line to the receiving line,

wherein the adjusting portion is provided by a phase shifter, and

wherein the phase shifter shifts the phase of the transmission wave, which is to be coupled with the receiving wave and is distributed by the distributor.

3. The vehicular antenna according to claim 1,

wherein the coupling portion is provided by a magic tee,

wherein the magic tee distributes the transmission wave to be coupled with the receiving wave from the transmitting line to the receiving line,

wherein the adjusting portion is provided by an attenuator, and

wherein the attenuator attenuates the transmission wave, which is to be coupled with the receiving wave and is distributed by the magic tee.