Millimeter wave reception device, mounting structure for millimeter wave reception device, and millimeter wave transmission/reception device

• US 8,581,800 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2010
• Issued: 11/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Suematsu, Eiji, Suga, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Ho, Tan
• Application Number:
  US12/963,686
• Publication Number:
  US 20110140984A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,069 Days
• Field of Search: 343/872, 343/753
• US Class Current: 343/872
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/42 Housings not intimately mechanically associated with radiating elements, e.g. radome

Abstract

A millimeter wave reception device includes a base member, an antenna portion placed on an upper surface of the base member, and a cover arranged above the antenna portion to cover the antenna portion. The antenna portion is arranged within a space formed by the upper surface of the base member and an inner surface of the cover. The cover is formed in a tapered shape, and includes not less than one inclined surface having a constant gradient such that the space becomes narrower at a position closer to an upper portion. An angle formed between the inclined surface of the cover and the upper surface of the base member is not less than 60° and not more than 90°.

Claims

1. A millimeter wave reception device, comprising:

a base member;

an antenna portion placed on an upper surface of said base member; and

a cover arranged above said antenna portion to cover said antenna portion,

wherein said antenna portion is formed of a hemispherical lens antenna and arranged within a space formed by said upper surface of said base member and an inner surface of said cover,

said cover is formed in a hollow conical shape or a hollow pyramid shape with a top portion having a peak shape, in a tapered shape, and includes not less than one inclined surface having a constant gradient such that said space becomes narrower at a position closer to an upper portion, and

an angle formed between an inclined surface of said cover and said upper surface of said base member is not less than 60° and

not more than 90°

,

said top portion of said cover and an apex portion and a central portion of said antenna portion are present within a directional region of said antenna portion, and

said top portion of said cover is located above said apex portion and said central portion in a vertical direction connecting said apex portion and said central portion of said antenna portion.

2. The millimeter wave reception device according to claim 1, wherein a bifurcation portion causing a liquid sticking to an outer surface of said cover to flow from a top portion of said cover to a foot portion of said cover in a bifurcated manner is formed on said outer surface of said cover.

3. The millimeter wave reception device according to claim 2, wherein said bifurcation portion in which convex portions or concave portions are spaced from each other is formed on said outer surface of said cover radially over an entire periphery from the top portion of said cover to the foot portion of said cover.

4. The millimeter wave reception device according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of said bifurcation portions in a A-shape in which convex portions or concave portions are spaced from each other are formed on said outer surface of said cover.

5. The millimeter wave reception device according to claim 1, provided with a heater heating said cover.

6. A mounting structure for a millimeter wave reception device, wherein the millimeter wave reception device according to claim 1 is mounted such that an up-down direction of said cover is oriented in a vertical direction and a direction parallel to said upper surface of said base member is oriented in a horizontal direction.

7. A millimeter wave transmission/reception device, comprising:

the millimeter wave reception device according to claim 1; and

a millimeter wave transmission device.

8. The millimeter wave transmission/reception device according to claim 7, wherein

said antenna portion is formed of a lens antenna, and

a central portion of said antenna portion and a top portion of said cover are located within a region in which radio waves transmitted from said millimeter wave transmission device reach.