Patent ID: 6417815
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: H01P,H01Q,Y10S

Abstract:
An antenna for transmitting and/or receiving signals, comprising:a reflector that directs signals transmitted to or from the antenna; a feed mounted forwardly of said reflector and directed at the reflector for receiving or transmitting signals, wherein said feed has a proximal end directed at the reflector of the antenna and a distal end directed away from the reflector; a support stricture having a first port communicatively connected to said feed and having a second port, and wherein said first port of said support structure has an end surface oriented toward the reflector for connecting to the distal end of said feed, said end surface defining a plane which is spaced forwardly of the reflector; and a wave-guide comprising a body having a first end connected to said second port of said support structure and a second end connected to an electronic signal transmitting or receiving component, wherein at least a portion of said wave-guide body extends towards the reflector, wherein said extending portion of said wave-guide body which extends towards the reflector projects beyond said plane, and wherein said extending portion extends along a first axis of extension at an offset angle that is less than 90 degrees with respect to an axis extending between the proximal and distal ends of said feed.