Structure of a parabolic antenna

• US 9,627,773 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2015
• Issued: 04/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accton Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Accton Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Dewey, Chad Elliot, Bledsoe, Harold Riber
• Primary Examiner(s): Mai, Lam T
• Application Number:
  US14/753,027
• Publication Number:
  US 20160294069A1
• Time in Patent Office: 659 Days
• Field of Search: 343840, 343872, 343853, 343893, 343711, 343700 MS
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/42 Housings not intimately mechanically associated with radiating elements, e.g. radome
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 19/13 the primary radiating source being a single radiating element, e.g. a dipole, a slot, a waveguide termination H01Q19/15 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 19/17 the primary radiating source comprising two or more radiating elements H01Q19/15, H01Q25/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 3/08 for varying two co-ordinates of the orientation
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/45 using two or more feeds in association with a common reflecting, diffracting or refracting device

Abstract

The parabolic antenna includes a first radiating element, a second radiating element and a parabolic dish. The operating frequency of the first radiating element is different from the operating frequency of the second radiating element. The first radiating element and the second radiating element are disposed in front of the parabolic dish. Under different circumstance, the first radiating element and the second radiating element may operate simultaneously or non-simultaneously.

Claims

1. A parabolic antenna, comprising:

a parabolic dish having a concave side;

a first radiating element disposed above the concave side of the parabolic dish at a focal point of the parabolic dish;

a second radiating element disposed at the focal point of the parabolic dish; and

a housing configured to enclose the parabolic dish, the first radiating element, and the second radiating element;

wherein the first radiating element and the second radiating element uniformly radiate radio frequency (RF) waves to the parabolic dish.

2. The parabolic antenna of claim 1, wherein the housing configured to enclose the parabolic dish, the first radiating element, and the second radiating element comprises:

a radome;

a backing coupled to the radome; and

an alignment bracket coupled to the backing.

3. The parabolic antenna of claim 2, wherein the alignment bracket comprises:

a first fixing mount configured to mount the parabolic antenna to a fixed structure;

a first rotating joint coupled to the first fixing mount and configured to rotate the parabolic antenna along a first direction;

an arm coupled to the first rotating joint;

a second rotating joint coupled to the arm and configured to rotate the parabolic antenna along another direction; and

a second fixing mount coupled to the second rotating joint and configured to mount the parabolic antenna onto the alignment bracket.

4. The parabolic antenna of claim 1, wherein an operating frequency of the first radiating element is greater than an operating frequency of the second radiating element.

5. The parabolic antenna of claim 1, wherein the first radiating element and the second radiating element are positioned to be in perpendicular interlace to each other.

6. The parabolic antenna of claim 1, wherein the first radiating element and the second radiating element work simultaneously.

7. The parabolic antenna of claim 1, wherein the first radiating element and the second radiating element work non-simultaneously.

8. The parabolic antenna of claim 1, wherein operation of the first radiating element and the second radiating element are automatically controlled by a processor or controlled by a user using an interface.

9. A parabolic antenna, comprising:

a parabolic dish having a concave side;

a first radiating element and a second radiating element disposed on the concave side of the parabolic dish at a focal length of the parabolic dish; and

a processor coupled to the first radiating element and the second radiating element using a Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable and at least two coaxial cables and configured to control the operation of the first radiating element and the second radiating element according to an integrity of a signal of the first radiating element;

wherein the concave side of the parabolic dish having a depth and a curvature.

10. The parabolic antenna of claim 9, wherein the focal length is calculated according to following equation:

11. The parabolic antenna of claim 9, wherein the depth is calculated according to following equation:

12. The parabolic antenna of claim 9, wherein the curvature is calculated according to the following equation:

13. The parabolic antenna of claim 12, wherein the distance from the vertex to the focal point and the vertex to the directrix is calculated according to the following equation:

a=√

{square root over ((V_x−

F_x)²+(V_y−

F_y)²)}

where;

a is the distance from the vertex to the focal point and the vertex to the directrix;

Vx is the x-coordinate of the vertex of the parabolic dish;

Vy is the y-coordinate of the vertex of the parabolic dish;

Fx is a x-coordinate of the focal point of the parabolic dish; and

Fy is a y-coordinate of the focal point of the parabolic dish.

14. A parabolic antenna, comprising:

a parabolic dish having a concave side;

a first radiating element disposed in front of the concave side of the parabolic dish at a focal point of the parabolic dish and configured to operate a frequency;

a second radiating element disposed at the focal point of the parabolic dish and configured to operate at a frequency lower than the frequency of the first radiating element;

a processor coupled to the first radiating element using a Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable and the second radiating element using at least two coaxial cables and configured to control the operation of the first radiating element and the second radiating element according to an integrity of a signal of the first radiating element; and

a housing configured to enclose the parabolic dish, the first radiating element, and the second radiating element.

15. The parabolic antenna of claim 14, wherein operation of the first radiating element is switched to the second radiating element when a signal strength of the signal of the first radiating element is less than a predetermined threshold.

16. The parabolic antenna of claim 14, wherein operation of the first radiating element is switched to the second radiating element when the signal of the first radiating element experiences a delay.

17. A parabolic antenna, comprising:

a parabolic dish having a concave side; and

a radiating element of an antenna chipset disposed on the concave side of the parabolic dish at a focal point of the parabolic dish;

wherein the radiating element uniformly radiates radio frequency (RF) waves to the parabolic dish.

18. The parabolic antenna of claim 17, further comprises:

a housing configured to enclose the parabolic dish and the radiating element.

19. The parabolic antenna of claim 18, wherein the housing configured to enclose the parabolic dish and the radiating element comprises:

a radome;

a backing coupled to the radome; and

an alignment bracket coupled to the backing.

20. The parabolic antenna of claim 17, wherein an operating frequency of the radiating element ranges from 23 GHz to 90 GHz.

21. The parabolic antenna of claim 17, wherein the antenna chipset is configured to process transmitted or received signals from the radiating element.