Thermoplastic composite for an antenna component and an article comprising the composite

• Main Author: William Blasius
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.01.2024
• Subjects: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; ELECTRICITY; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ASCOMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS

In an aspect, a thermoplastic composite comprises a polypropylene; a plurality of glass fibers; wherein the glass fibers comprise boric acid and CaO, both based on the total weight of the glass fibers; a plurality of clay platelets; and a plurality of clay rods; and wherein the thermoplastic composite comprises 0.5 to 10 weight percent of the of the sum of the plurality of clay platelets and the plurality of the clay nanorods based on the total weight of the thermoplastic composite. In another aspect, an article comprises an antenna array; a reflecting layer located on a surface of the antenna array; and a spacer layer comprising a thermoplastic component located in between the antenna array and the reflecting layer, wherein the thermoplastic composite comprises a thermoplastic polymer; a plurality of glass fibers; a plurality of clay platelets; and a plurality of clay rods.