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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1999
Ewald Schmidt, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Klaus Voigtlaender, Wangen, DE;
Bernhard Lucas, Besigheim, DE;
Thomas Beez, Weinsberg, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A device for directionally emitting and/or receiving electromagnetic radiation includes at least one printed circuit board having at least one transmitting/receiving element, at least one focusing dielectric lens, and at least one additional prefocusing body, which is positioned between the transmitting/receiving element and the dielectric lens. A cover is positioned in the plane between the transmitting/receiving element and the dielectric lens, the cover having at least one bushing for the additional prefocusing body, and the cover surrounding and fixing in place the additional prefocusing body held in the bushing.