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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Daisuke Iwanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 13/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/50 (2006.01); H01Q 13/02 (2006.01); H01Q 1/36 (2006.01); H01Q 21/00 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/50 (2013.01); H01Q 1/36 (2013.01); H01Q 13/02 (2013.01); H01Q 21/0006 (2013.01); H01Q 21/0087 (2013.01); H01Q 21/064 (2013.01);
Abstract
An antenna includes an antenna layer, a coupling layer, and a feeder circuit layer. The antenna layer includes antennas elements. First and second antenna elements are arranged in such a manner that the centers thereof are aligned in a first direction. A third antenna element is arranged in such a manner that the third antenna element is separated from the first antenna element in a second direction and centers of the antenna elements are not aligned in the second direction. A waveguide is formed in the coupling layer.