Granted Patent B2

US 12,261,367 · App. 17/688,948 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Inventors: Ryuta Sonoda (Tokyo, JP); Masaki Horie (Tokyo, JP)

Assignees: AGC Inc.; AGC GLASS EUROPE; AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC.; AGC Vidros do Brasil Ltda.

H01Q21/065H01Q1/1271H01Q19/021

Abstract

Claims (23)

1. An antenna unit to be used by being installed so as to face window glass for a building, the antenna unit comprising:

a radiating element;

a phase control member situated on an exterior-side with reference to the radiating element and configured to control a phase of an electromagnetic wave radiated from the radiating element; and

a conductor situated on an interior-side with reference to the radiating element,

wherein the phase control member is a member including a dielectric, a wave directing member and a plurality of conductor portions,

wherein the plurality of conductor portions include conductor portions that are different in shape,

wherein the plurality of conductor portions include conductor portions having different lengths in a polarization direction of the radiating element,

wherein a distance between the radiating element and the wave directing member is equal to or more than (2.11×E r −1.82) mm, where E r is a relative permittivity of the dielectric, and

wherein a gain difference between a main lobe and a grating lobe is equal to or more than 3 dB.

2. The antenna unit according to claim 1 , wherein, where the different lengths are denoted as A and B, a ratio A/B is equal to or more than 1.1 and equal to or less than 2.0.

3. The antenna unit according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of conductor portions are on a same plane.

4. The antenna unit according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of conductor portions are not on a same plane.

5. The antenna unit according to claim 1 , wherein the radiating element is a patch element.

6. The antenna unit according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of conductor portions are situated along an outer edge of the patch element in a plan view.

7. The antenna unit according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of conductor portions are line-shaped or belt-shaped conductor elements.

8. The antenna unit according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of conductor portions transmit visible light.

9. The antenna unit according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one passive element in proximity to at least one conductor portion of the plurality of conductor portions.

10. The antenna unit according to claim 1 , wherein the radiating element includes a plurality of antenna elements, and

the plurality of conductor portions are provided for the plurality of respective antenna elements.

11. A window glass comprising the antenna unit according to claim 1 .

12. The antenna unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a substrate positioned between the conductor and the radiating element,

wherein the radiating element is provided on an exterior side surface of the substrate.

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