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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2002
Jan Westerling, Linköping, SE;
Torbjörn Krig, Mariannelund, SE;
Saab Marine Electronics AB, Göteborg, SE;
Abstract
Radar antenna ( ) for the transmission and reception of radar waves ( ) for measuring the level of a surface of a liquid enclosed in a tank, wherein the radar antenna ( ) is arranged above the surface ( ) of the liquid and substantially directed downwards towards said surface and said level determined by evaluation of the time lapsed between the transmission and reception of a signal included in said radar waves and wherein said radar antenna ( ) has a front surface ( ) for transmission and reception of said radar waves, wherein said antenna ( ) is a planar antenna having a sheet arranged on the surface ( ) of the antenna, wherein said sheet has a sheet surface ( ) between said antenna front surface ( ) and the surface ( ) of the liquid and said sheet surface ( ) being arranged in a predetermined angle &agr; being greater than 0° in relation to the horizontal plane H, whereby a fluid occurring on the surface ( ) of the sheet is drained off by means of gravity.