Electromagnetic Wave Absorber Layout for Stable Thickness Tolerance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electromagnetic wave absorbing members with varying spacer layer thicknesses exhibit unstable performance.

Innovation Solution

An electromagnetic wave absorbing member comprising a resistive layer, a spacer layer, and a reflective layer, where the resistive layer has regions with different conductor patterns arranged in specific configurations to stabilize performance despite thickness variations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If the spacer layer thickness is allowed to vary, then manufacturing flexibility and ease of manufacture are improved, but electromagnetic wave absorption performance stability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing flexibilityVSAvoidperformance stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The resistive layer is divided into multiple regions with different conductor patterns, where each region has locally optimized electromagnetic wave absorption characteristics. This local differentiation compensates for spacer layer thickness variations, maintaining overall performance stability while allowing manufacturing flexibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the electromagnetic wave absorption parameters by varying the conductor pattern configurations (shape, size, arrangement) across different regions. This parameter variation enables the structure to adapt to spacer layer thickness changes, preserving absorption performance despite manufacturing tolerances.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple types of conductor patterns are formed in each region, then electromagnetic wave absorption coverage and frequency band are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefrequency band coverageVSAvoidpattern configuration complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The resistive layer is segmented into multiple regions, each containing different conductor patterns. This segmentation allows the system to handle multiple frequency bands by distributing different pattern types across regions, achieving broad coverage while maintaining manageable complexity through modular organization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Each region with its specific conductor patterns serves multiple functions: absorbing electromagnetic waves at different frequencies, compensating for thickness variations, and contributing to overall polarization independence. This multi-functionality achieves broad frequency coverage without proportionally increasing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The design ensures stable electromagnetic wave absorption performance even with significant variations in spacer layer thickness, expanding the frequency band of absorption.

Implementation Method 1

the resistive layer has a plurality of regions that are equal to each other in area in a plan view of the electromagnetic wave absorbing member and that are different from each other in electromagnetic wave absorption characteristics

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectResistive heating: Joule Heating

Implementation Method 2

the resistive layer, the spacer layer, and the reflective layer are laminated in that order

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectromagnetic wave reflection: Reflection

Data Source

PatentEP4694603A1Electromagnetic wave absorbing member
Publication Date: 2026.02.11 LINTEC CORP
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AI summary

Disclosed is an electromagnetic wave absorbing member (10) including a resistive layer(20), a spacer layer (30), and a reflective layer (40), wherein the resistive layer (20), the spacer layer (30), and the reflective layer (40) are laminated in that order, wherein the resistive layer (20) has a plurality of regions that are equal to each other in area in a plan view of the electromagnetic wave absorbing member (10) and that are different from each other in electromagnetic wave absorption characteristics, wherein each of the regions has two or more types of conductor patterns (22) formed parallel to each other on the spacer layer (30), wherein each of the two or more types of conductor patterns (22) is constituted by a plurality of units arranged in one direction at regular intervals, and wherein each region is different from another adjacent region in at least one of a shape of the unit constituting the conductor pattern (22), a size of the unit, and an arrangement interval between the units.