Antenna feeder line, and antenna module provided with the antenna feeder line

• US 6,359,590 B2
• Filed: 05/25/2001
• Issued: 03/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Takenoshita, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Ho, Tan
• Application Number:
  US09/865,831
• Publication Number:
  US 20020008665A1
• Time in Patent Office: 298 Days
• Field of Search: 343/700.MS, 343/767, 343/770, 343/771, 343/785, 333/240, 333/137
• US Class Current: 343/700.0MS
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 3/121 integrated in a substrate
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/0068 Dielectric waveguide fed arrays
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/045 with particular feeding means for circular polarisation H01Q9/0428

Abstract

An antenna feeder line of the invention comprises a dielectric substrate, a first main conductor layer, a second main conductor layer, through conductor groups in two rows and sub conductor layers, which form a dielectric waveguide line, wherein a slot is provided in the first main conductor layer of the dielectric waveguide line, high-frequency signals are fed to an antenna device disposed above the slot, and a grounding conductor comprising a conducting bar and/or a conductor layer, for electrically connecting the first and second surfaces constituting H surfaces is disposed in a position which is perpendicular to a signal transmission direction and at a distance substantially not more than ½ the distance between E surfaces from side surfaces constituting the E surfaces, in a transmission area within a distance substantially the same as the signal wavelength from the slot to the input side or the side opposite thereto.

Claims

1. An antenna feeder line comprising:

a dielectric substrate composed of a lamination of a plurality of dielectric layers;

a first main conductor layer formed on one surface of the dielectric substrate;

a second main conductor layer formed on the other surface of the dielectric substrate;

two through conductor groups in two rows formed within the dielectric substrate, each of the two through conductor groups being composed of a plurality of through conductors electrically connecting the first main conductor layer and the second main conductor layer at predetermined intervals; and

sub conductor layers for electrically connecting the through conductor groups, interposed between the dielectric layers,

wherein the first main conductor layer, the second main conductor layer, the two through conductor groups and the sub conductor layers form a dielectric waveguide line where a high-frequency signal is transmitted through a transmission area surrounded by the first main conductor layer, the second main conductor layer, the through conductor groups and the sub conductor layers;

a conductor non-formed portion is provided in the first main conductor layer of the dielectric waveguide line,

the high-frequency signal is fed to an antenna device disposed above the conductor non-formed portion, through the conductor non-formed portion; and

a grounding conductor for electrically connecting the first and second main conductor layers constituting H surfaces is disposed in a position which is perpendicular to a signal transmission direction and at a distance substantially not more than ½

a distance between the side surfaces constituting E surfaces of the dielectric waveguide line from the side surfaces, within a distance substantially the same as a wavelength of the high-frequency signal from the conductor non-formed portion to a high-frequency signal input side or a side opposite thereto.

2. An antenna module comprising:

the antenna feeder line of claim 1; and

an aperture antenna or linear antenna, disposed on the first main conductor layer of the antenna feeder line and fed with the high-frequency signal through the conductor non-formed portion.

3. An antenna feeder line comprising:

a dielectric substrate composed of a lamination of a plurality of dielectric layers;

a first main conductor layer formed on one surface of the dielectric substrate;

a second main conductor layer formed on the other surface of the dielectric substrate;

two through conductor groups in two rows formed within the dielectric substrate, each of the two through conductor groups being composed of a plurality of through conductors electrically connecting the first main conductor layer and the second main conductor layer at predetermined intervals; and

sub conductor layers for electrically connecting the through conductor groups, interposed between the dielectric layers,

wherein the first main conductor layer, the second main conductor layer, the two through conductor groups and the sub conductor layers form a dielectric waveguide line where a high-frequency signal is transmitted through a transmission area surrounded by the first main conductor layer, the second main conductor layer, the through conductor groups and the sub conductor layers;

a conductor non-formed portion is provided in the first main conductor layer of the dielectric waveguide line;

the high-frequency signal is fed to an antenna device disposed above the conductor non-formed portion, through the conductor non-formed portion; and

a grounding conductor for electrically connecting the side surfaces constituting H surfaces is disposed in a position which is perpendicular to a signal transmission direction and at a distance substantially not more than ½

a distance between the first and second main conductor layers constituting E surfaces of the dielectric waveguide line from the first and second main conductor layers, within a distance substantially the same as a wavelength of the high-frequency signal from the conductor non-formed portion to a high-frequency signal input side or a side opposite thereto.

4. An antenna module comprising:

the antenna feeder line of claim 3; and

an aperture antenna or linear antenna, disposed on the first main conductor layer of the antenna feeder line and fed with the high-frequency signal through the conductor non-formed portion.