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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2020
Harada Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hidekazu Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Sakano, Tokyo, JP;
HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An antenna module configured to receive a radio communication signal includes: a circuit board on which a signal processing circuit is placed; a patch antenna stacked on the circuit board; a parasitic element disposed above the patch antenna, having held portions having at least two sides opposed to each other, and configured to improve elevation angle reception characteristics of the patch antenna; an integrated resin holder supporting the circuit board and the parasitic element, having at least a pair of parasitic element locking pawls that sandwich and support the two sides of the held portions of the parasitic element from both sides such that the distance between the patch antenna and the parasitic element is kept constant.