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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2016
Krohne Messtechnik Gmbh, Duisburg, DE;
Mathias Linkies, Mülheim, DE;
Almir Adrovic, Duisburg, DE;
KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBH, Duisburg, DE;
Abstract
An antenna for a level meter and a method for operating such an antenna. The antenna has an antenna housing, at least one supply element and at least one lens, the lens having at least first and second lens surfaces. The supply element guides coupled electromagnetic radiation and emits electromagnetic radiation in the direction of the first lens surface. The electromagnetic radiation received via the first lens surface can be relayed and emitted via the second lens surface. The lens is formed at least in part of a porous material, wherein the porous material connects the first lens surface and the second lens surface to one another, and a flushing device is provided for impinging the lens with a medium that passes through the porous material and through the second lens surface via the first lens surface.