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US 12,429,557 · App. 17/911,917 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Pseudo sheet structure, sheet conductive member, and sensor device

Inventors: Masaharu Ito (Tokyo, JP); Takashi Morioka (Tokyo, JP); Taiga Matsushita (Tokyo, JP); Yuma Katsuta (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATION
G01S7/4047G01S7/023
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Patent No.
US 12,429,557
App. No.
17/911,917
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pseudo sheet structure is usable for a sensor configured to emit an electromagnetic wave in a band ranging from 20 GHz to 100 GHz. The pseudo sheet structure includes a plurality of conductive linear bodies arranged at an interval L satisfying a formula (1) below, 0.034×λ S ≤L≤20 mm (1). In the formula (1), L is the interval between the plurality of conductive linear bodies, λ S is a wavelength of the electromagnetic wave emitted by the sensor, and a unit for each of L and λ S is mm.

Claims (26)

1. A pseudo sheet structure used for a sensor configured to emit an electromagnetic wave in a band ranging from 20 GHz to 100 GHz, the pseudo sheet structure comprising:

a plurality of conductive linear bodies arranged at an interval therebetween, wherein the interval L between the plurality of conductive linear bodies is determined by a formula (1) below,

0.034×λ S ≤L≤ 20 mm  (formula 1)

where λ S is a wavelength of the electromagnetic wave emitted by the sensor, and a unit for each of L and λ S is mm.

2. The pseudo sheet structure according to claim 1 , wherein the interval L between the plurality of conductive linear bodies is determined by a formula (2) below,

0.034×λ S <<0.86×λ S   (formula 2)

where λ S is the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave emitted by the sensor, and the unit for each of L and λ S is mm.

3. The pseudo sheet structure according to claim 1 , wherein a width D of each of the conductive linear bodies in a plan view of the pseudo sheet structure satisfies is determined by a formula (3) below,

D≤ 0.013×λ S   (formula 3)

where λ S is the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave emitted by the sensor, and the unit for each of D and λ S is mm.

4. The pseudo sheet structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the electromagnetic wave emitted by the sensor is a linearly polarized wave, and

the conductive linear bodies are arranged so that a longitudinal direction of the conductive linear bodies is inclined in a range from 70 to 110 degrees with respect to a polarized wave plane of the linearly polarized wave.

5. The pseudo sheet structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the pseudo sheet structure is used as a heating device and as an electromagnetic wave filter for restraining transmission of an electromagnetic wave emitted by an oscillation source different from the sensor.

6. A sheet-shaped conductive member comprising:

the pseudo sheet structure according to claim 1 ; and

a base member that supports the pseudo sheet structure.

7. The sheet-shaped conductive member according to claim 6 , wherein the pseudo sheet structure is fixed on the base member through a resin layer.

8. The sheet-shaped conductive member according to claim 7 , wherein the resin layer comprises a cured product of a curable resin.

9. A sensor system comprising:

the sheet-shaped conductive member according to claim 6 ; and

the sensor configured to emit the electromagnetic wave in the band ranging from 20 GHz to 100 GHz.

10. A sensor system comprising:

the pseudo sheet structure according to claim 1 ; and

the sensor configured to emit the electromagnetic wave in the band ranging from 20 GHz to 100 GHz.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2022
From: ITO, MASAHARU; MORIOKA, TAKASHI; MATSUSHITA, TAIGA; KATSUTA, YUMA
To: LINTEC CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-045691 · Mar 16, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230139564A1 · May 4, 2023
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