Patent ID: 6542129
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
A microwave reflector antenna with a reduced swept volume, the microwave reflector antenna comprising:a rotary plate, the rotary plate being capable of rotating about an azimuth axis; at least one elevation cradle, the at least one cradle being attached to the rotary plate so that rotation of the rotary plate about the azimuth axis causes the at least one cradle to rotate about the azimuth axis; and a reflector, the reflector traveling along the at least one cradle as the reflector rotates about an elevation axis, the reflector rotating about the azimuth axis with the rotation of the at least one cradle about the azimuth axis, the rotation of the reflector about the azimuth axis and about the elevation axis defining a swept volume of the reflector, and the at least one cradle being positioned on the rotary plate so that an entirety of the at least one cradle is within the swept volume of the reflector.