Adjustable paneling system for a phasing structure
AssigneeCommunications & Power Industries, Inc.
InventorsDino C. Gonzalez, Daniel G. Gonzalez, Leslie E. Oliver
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Abstract
A phasing structure includes a support matrix for a reflective surface which reflects microwaves within an operation frequency band. The reflective surface includes a plurality of adjustable sub-panels. In one embodiment, the phasing structure may include a phasing arrangement of electromagnetically-loading structures supported by the support matrix. The sub-panels may be secured to the support matrix and individually adjustable using a securing means which, in one embodiment, includes one or more differential bolts.
Claims18
A microwave phasing structure comprising:
- a support structure;
- a plurality of adjustable sub-panels coupled to the support structure and forming a reflective surface for reflecting microwaves within an operation frequency band;
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- a securing means for securing said plurality of adjustable sub-panels to said support structure and for individually adjusting a position of at least one of the plurality of adjustable sub-panels, said securing means comprising a plurality of differential bolts for securing and differentially adjusting the plurality of sub-panels such that a distance between the support structure and corners of at least one of the plurality of sub-panels can be individually adjusted with at least one degree of freedom, thereby enabling the at least one sub-panel to be tilted with respect to the support structure, the support structure to which the plurality of adjustable sub-panels are coupled comprising a flat planar surface extending continuously under each of the plurality of adjustable sub-panels.
A microwave phasing structure comprising:
- a support structure;
- a plurality of adjustable sub-panels coupled to the support structure and forming a reflective surface for reflecting microwaves within an operation frequency band;
- a phasing arrangement of electromagnetically-loading structures disposed on one or more of the plurality of adjustable sub-panels;
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- a plurality of actuators each coupled to the support structure and to one of the plurality of adjustable sub-panels, said plurality of actuators being configured to individually adjust a position of at least one of the plurality of adjustable sub-panels, said plurality of actuators comprising securing means comprising a plurality of differential bolts for securing and differentially adjusting the plurality of sub-panels such that a distance between the support structure and corners of at least one of the plurality of sub-panels can be individually adjusted with at least one degree of freedom, thereby enabling the at least one sub-panel to be tilted with respect to the support structure, the support structure to which the plurality of adjustable sub-panels are coupled comprising a flat planar surface extending continuously under each of the plurality of adjustable sub-panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.