Abstract:
A radio wave sensor includes a transmitting antenna configured to radiate radio waves, a receiving antenna configured to receive incoming radio waves, and a housing that is composed of dielectric material and faces the transmitting and receiving antennas. The housing has a first part that faces the transmitting antenna, a second part that faces the receiving antenna, and a third part between the first and second parts. In a facing direction in which a bottom board of the housing faces the transmitting and receiving antennas, respective thickness of the first and second parts is thicker than thickness of the third part.
Abstract:
An antenna apparatus includes a dielectric substrate, a feed element, a front array, and side arrays. The feed element, front array, and side arrays are formed on the dielectric substrate. The antenna apparatus includes mounting pads on the dielectric substrate, for coupling the antenna apparatus to another substrate by means of soldering. A part of the mounting pads are formed in a region located in a first direction when viewed from the feed element and front array, with a part of parasitic elements of the side arrays being interposed between these mounting pads and the feed element and front array. The other part of the mounting pads are formed in a region in a second direction when viewed from the feed element and front array, with another part of the parasitic elements of the side arrays being interposed between these mounting pads and the feed element and front array.
Abstract:
A radio wave sensor includes a transmitting antenna configured to radiate radio waves, and a housing that is composed of dielectric material and faces the transmitting antenna. The housing has a first protrusion that protrudes from a region facing the transmitting antenna towards the transmitting antenna. The first protrusion has an entrance surface that allows the radio waves from the transmitting antenna to enter. The entrance surface contains a flat surface parallel to a surface of the transmitting antenna, and an inclined surface that inclines relative to the flat surface in a direction apart from the flat surface.