Patent ID: 7123193
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. A flat antenna (A) for receiving digital or analogue broadcasts from a satellite (S), comprising at least one layer of individual receiver elements, the elements in the layer being interconnected by means of conductive paths in such a manner that the signal's phase shift due to the position of the elements in the layer is compensated for by means of length variations in the conductive paths, where the individual receiver elements are connected in pairs by means of conductive paths to a pair collector point, the pairs are connected by means of conductive paths into sub-arrays with a sub-array collector point, the sub-arrays are connected by means of conductive paths into arrays with an array collector point, and the arrays are connected by means of conductive paths into groups with a group collector point, where the conductive paths comprise at least one straight segment extending in a first direction and one straight segment extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, characterized in that the conductive paths further comprise at least one straight segment extending on a third direction inclined or angled in relation to the first and the second directions or a bent segment comprising two or more polygonal sections and/or one or more curvilinear sections.