US 11,757,165 B2
Folded waveguide for antenna
Shawn Shi, Thousand Oaks, CA (US)
Assigned to Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael (BB)
Filed by Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael (BB)
Filed on Jul. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/812,867.
Application 17/812,867 is a continuation of application No. 17/131,534, filed on Dec. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,444,364.
Prior Publication US 2022/0352616 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01Q 13/22 (2006.01); H01P 3/12 (2006.01); H01P 3/123 (2006.01); H01Q 1/32 (2006.01)
CPC H01P 3/123 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/3233 (2013.01); H01Q 13/22 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
a folded waveguide comprising a hollow core for air, the hollow core forming a sinusoidal shape that folds back and forth about a longitudinal axis that runs in a longitudinal direction through the hollow core; and
a plurality of radiation slots, each of the radiation slots comprising a hole through one of multiple surfaces of the folded waveguide that defines the hollow core, the plurality of radiation slots being arranged on the one of the multiple surfaces to produce a particular antenna pattern at an antenna element that is electrically coupled to the air in the hollow core.