Patent ID: 6417814
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
A reflector antenna, comprising:a stator portion; a rotor portion supported for rotation relative to the stator portion about at least one rotation axis; a reflector secured to the rotor portion; and an electrical connection for connecting the rotor portion with the stator portion, said electrical connection formed as a flexible connecting cable, with a first end of the connecting cable being attached to the rotor portion and immovable relative to the rotor portion, and a second end of the connecting cable being attached to the stator portion and immovable relative to the stator portion, wherein the first end and the second end face one another in the direction of a vertical rotation axis, with the first end and second end being connected by a rotatable segment of the connecting cable that is capable of rotating in a rotation direction identical to a rotation direction of the rotor portion with a rotation speed that is half of a rotation speed of the rotor portion.