Patent ID: 6384788
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
An array antenna which comprises:an array of radiator elements; a stripline feed for the radiator elements; a metal component which includes a first portion having an upwardly facing surface at a first level, and a second portion having a downwardly facing surface at a second level, the radiator elements being above the first portion, the second level being higher than the first level, and the stripline feed being at a third level between the first and second levels; the metal component being in the form of a metal sheet which is shaped to form said first portion, said second portion, and an intermediate portion which extends from the first portion to the second portion; the intermediate portion having, in respect to each of the radiator elements, an opening therein; and the stripline feed having, in respect to each of the radiator element, an extension which passes through the respective opening to the respective radiator element.