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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2010
Kyle W. Maxhimer, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
David T. Winslow, Culver City, CA (US);
Larry L. Lai, Walnut, CA (US);
Derek Pruden, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Kyle W. Maxhimer, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
David T. Winslow, Culver City, CA (US);
Larry L. Lai, Walnut, CA (US);
Derek Pruden, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to lightweight antenna arrays and more particularly to an attachment mechanism for attaching a lightweight antenna array to a structure. In one embodiment, an antenna structure includes a platform having a first coefficient of thermal expansion; an antenna panel having a second coefficient of thermal expansion different from the first coefficient, and having first and second opposite ends; and a support structure mounting the panel to the platform. The support structure includes a first spacer element with a first height at the first end of the panel, and a second spacer element with a second height less than the first height between the first and second ends of the panel; a first adhesive layer adhering each spacer element to the platform; and a second adhesive layer adhering each spacer element to the antenna panel. A yield strength of the adhesive layers is less than a yield strength of the spacer elements.