MICROSTRIP PATCH ANTENNA ARRAY

摘要

A patch antenna array (16) includes a plurality of patch antenna elements (18) spaced apart from each other and arranged as an array. Each patch antenna element has a substrate (42), a radiating patch (44) associated with the substrate and a ground plane (46) associated with the substrate. The patch antenna elements are discrete and separate from each other. At least one element frame (20) holds the discrete antenna elements in the array. Each element frame captures and positions at least two patch antenna elements relative to each other.