Modular antenna system

• US 6,831,610 B2
• Filed: 04/08/2003
• Issued: 12/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Thales SA
• Original Assignee: Thales SA
• Inventors: Quagliaro, Gilles
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hoang V.
• Application Number:
  US10/408,660
• Publication Number:
  US 20030214454A1
• Time in Patent Office: 616 Days
• Field of Search: 343/705, 343/725, 343/872, 343/893, 455/12.1, 455/188.1, 455/427, 455/428, 455/430, 455/431
• US Class Current: 343/705
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/28 Adaptation for use in or on aircraft, missiles, satellites, or balloons
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/28 Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems multiple beam H01Q25/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 3/00 Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system means for positioning H01Q1/125
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18508 with satellite system used as relay, i.e. aeronautical mobile satellite service

Abstract

An antenna system comprises a Gatelink antenna (1), a Satcom Ku antenna (2), a Satcom Inmarsat antenna (3) positioned on a support that is mobile (5) in rotation and/or in translation and a device for the protection (6) of the antennas. Application to an airliner.

Claims

1. An antenna system comprising at least three directional antennas, a Gatelink antenna, a Satcom Ku antenna and a Satcom Inmarsat antenna, said antennas being positioned on a support that is mobile in rotation and/or in translation, and a device for the protection of the antennas.

2. A system according to claim 1 wherein the protection device is a radome.

3. A system according to claim 1, comprising a GPS type antenna.

4. A system according to claim 1, wherein the three antennas, the Gatelink antenna, the Satcom Ku antenna and the Satcom Inmarsat antenna are arranged in a triangle.

5. The use of the system according to claim 1 on the fuselage of an aircraft.

6. A telecommunications system comprising at least one antenna system according to claim 1 and at least one antenna-aiming device, linked with an inertial guidance unit as well as a transceiver.