IP Library Granted Patent US 12,224,505
Granted Patent B2
US 12,224,505 · App. 17/949,341 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Antenna and base station

Inventors: Wenmin Yang (Shanghai, CN); Qiang Liu (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Nokia Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd.
H01Q9/0421H01Q1/246H01Q1/36
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Patent No.
US 12,224,505
App. No.
17/949,341
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The antenna includes a plurality of radiating units arranged by column and including a plurality of radiating bodies and a reflecting plate which is configured to reflect a portion of electromagnetic waves radiated by the plurality of radiating bodies, such that the electromagnetic waves are radiated in a radiation orientation; and a dielectric component arranged in the radiation orientation of at least one radiating unit of the plurality of radiating units and including an undulating portion spaced apart from the at least one radiating unit by a distance, wherein a first undulating structure is provided on a lower surface of the undulating portion at least facing the at least one radiating unit in a transverse direction, the transverse direction being vertical to the column and parallel to the reflecting plate.

Claims (20)

1. An antenna, comprising:

a plurality of radiating units arranged by column and comprising a plurality of radiating bodies and a reflecting plate which is configured to reflect a portion of electromagnetic waves radiated by the plurality of radiating bodies, such that the electromagnetic waves are radiated in a radiation orientation; and

a dielectric component arranged in the radiation orientation of at least one radiating unit of the plurality of radiating units and comprising an undulating portion spaced apart from the at least one radiating unit by a distance,

wherein a first undulating structure includes at least two adjacent first undulating units is provided on a lower surface of the undulating portion at least facing the at least one radiating unit in a transverse direction, the transverse direction being vertical to the column and parallel to the reflecting plate,

wherein a second undulating structure includes at least two adjacent second undulating units is provided on an upper surface of the undulating portion away from the at least one radiating unit in the transverse direction, and

wherein the second undulating structure and the first undulating structure have a same shape and dimension, such that the dielectric component has a uniform thickness.

2. The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the dimension of the undulating portion is related to radiation frequency of the at least one radiating unit.

3. The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the distance is an integer multiple of ¼ of a radiation wavelength of the at least one radiating unit.

4. The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the undulating portion comprises:

a plurality of undulating units arranged along the transverse direction and each extending along the column, and wherein a width of each of the plurality of undulating units in the transverse direction is inversely proportional to a central frequency of a radiation band of the at least one radiating unit.

5. The antenna of claim 4 , wherein an undulating unit of the plurality of undulating units comprises:

a pair of inclined segments at a predetermined angle to each other, wherein the predetermined angle is related to a band of the at least one radiating unit and the distance.

6. The antenna of claim 1 , wherein a height of the undulating portion is inversely proportional to a central frequency of a radiation band of the at least one radiating unit.

7. The antenna of claim 1 , wherein a sectional shape of the undulating portion comprises at least one of triangular wave shape, trapezoidal wave shape and sinusoidal wave shape.

8. The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the at least one radiating unit is a high-frequency radiating unit of the plurality of radiating units.

9. The antenna of claim 1 , further comprising:

an antenna radome arranged in the radiation orientation to cover the plurality of radiating units.

10. The antenna of claim 9 , wherein the dielectric component is arranged inside the antenna radome or as at least a part of the antenna radome.

11. The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the dielectric component is supported on the reflecting plate.

12. A base station, comprising at least one antenna of claim 1 .

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 31, 2026
From: NOKIA SHANGHAI BELL CO., LTD.
To: NOKIA SOLUTIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075317/0875 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2022
From: YANG, WENMIN; LIU, QIANG
To: RFS RADIO FREQUENCY SYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061228/0387 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2022
From: RFS RADIO FREQUENCY SYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
To: NOKIA SHANGHAI BELL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061228/0842 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202111107680.3 · Sep 22, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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