Integrated GPS and SDARS antenna
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsKorkut Yegin, Daniel G. Morris, Nazar F. Bally, Randall J. Snoeyink, William R. Livengood
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Abstract
An integrated patch antenna is disclosed. The integrated patch antenna receives at least a first and second band of signals. The integrated patch antenna includes a bottom metallization and first and second upper metallizations disposed about a dielectric material to receive the first and second signal bands. The first and second signal bands may be, for example, a satellite digital audio radio systems (SDARS) band and a global positioning system (GPS) band.
Claims13
An antenna for receiving a first and second signal band comprising:
- an integrated patch antenna including
- a bottom metallization;
- and
- first and second upper metallizations disposed about a dielectric material to receive the first and second signal bands,
- wherein the first and second upper metallizations are a first top metallization element and a second top metallization element, wherein the second top metallization is shaped as a substantially rectangular ring of material that encompasses the first top metallization that is shaped to include a substantially rectangular sheet of material, and
- wherein the first top metallization includes opposing cut corners, and the second top metallization includes non-perpendicular interior corners.
An antenna for receiving a first and second signal band comprising:
- an integrated patch antenna including
- a bottom metallization;
- and
- first and second upper metallizations disposed about a dielectric material to receive the first and second signal bands,
- wherein the first and second upper metallizations are stacked metallization geometry including
- an upper metallization element, and
- an intermediate metallization element, and
- wherein said bottom metallization element is substantially rectangular, and
- wherein the upper metallization element includes opposing cut corners, and the intermediate metallization element includes non-perpendicular interior corners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.