Patent ID: 9647333
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H01Q

Claim:
1. An array antenna, comprising: an antenna body, the antenna body being one of a multi-beam antenna, a single-beam antenna without grating lobes, or a single-beam antenna with grating lobes, wherein the antenna body is a directional antenna configured to emit or receive one or more beams of a beam set, wherein each of the one or more beams is oriented in a single direction, and wherein the array antenna is part of a communication system; a planar reflection board comprising a planar reflective surface configured to reflect the beam set, wherein all of the planar reflective surface is in a single plane; and an adjusting unit connected to at least one of the antenna body and the planar reflection board, wherein the adjusting unit is configured to adjust a relative position between the planar reflection board and the beam set, wherein the antenna body is configured by the adjusting the relative position to transmit or receive, in any direction, the beam set after being reflected by the planar reflection board.