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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frédéric Ngo Bui Hung, Franconville, FR;
William Rebernak, Saint Denis, FR;
Sylvain Kretschmer, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Thomson-CSF, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/24 ;
Abstract
A variable geometry antenna including first and second conducting sections and electrically separated by a gap, and a sliding switching module assigned to the gap. The sliding switching module includes a mechanical relay, a moveable rod having a first end secured to a conducting piece included in the mechanical relay and configured to slide parallel to the first and second conducting sections so as to couple the first and second conducting sections, and a control mechanism.