Waveguide

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12155109-B2
Application number	US-202017769227-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 8, 2020
Priority date	Oct 15, 2019
Publication date	Nov 26, 2024
Grant date	Nov 26, 2024

Abstract

The present invention relates to a waveguide comprising: a first body and a second body which are injected-molded, have metal-coated surfaces, and are connected in the up-down or left-right direction so as to form a transmission space in which radio waves can move in the longitudinal direction; and a first coupling surface and a second coupling surface which come into surface contact with each other when the first body and the second body are coupled, wherein the coupling surfaces are coupled through a coupling body, or by forming a bending structure in which protrusions and grooves formed on the coupling surfaces are engaged with each other.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A waveguide comprising:
a first body and a second body injected-molded and having metal-coated surfaces and coupled in the up-down or left-right direction to form a transmission space in which a radio wave is movable in a longitudinal direction; and
a first coupling surface and a second coupling surface being in surface contact with each other when the first body and the second body are coupled,
wherein the first coupling surface and the second coupling surface are formed with a projection and a groove over the entire length adjacent to the transmission space, respectively, and the coupling surfaces where the projection and the groove of the first coupling surface and the groove and the projection of the second coupling surface are engaged with each other have a bending structure,
wherein portions, which are exposed to the transmission space among the coupling surfaces where the projection and the groove of the first coupling surface and the groove and the projection of the second coupling surface are engaged with each other, are positioned at positions shifted from each other at upper and lower sides or left and right sides of the transmission space.

2. The waveguide of claim 1 ,
wherein the surfaces where the grooves and the projections are engaged with each other are formed symmetrically at upper and lower sides or left and right sides of the transmission space.

3. The waveguide of claim 1 ,
wherein one or more transmission spaces are formed, and each of coupling surfaces on an upper side of an uppermost transmission space and a lower side of a lowermost transmission space among the transmission spaces forms a bending structure.

4. The waveguide of claim 1 , further comprising: a coupling body bonding the first coupling surface and the second coupling surface,
wherein the coupling body is a bonding material that epoxy-bonds the first coupling surface and the second coupling surface when the first body and the second body are coupled.

5. The waveguide of claim 1 , further comprising: a plurality of coupling grooves formed to be recessed in at least one of the first coupling surface and the second coupling surface; and
a coupling body that is a bonding material disposed in the coupling groove to epoxy-bond the first coupling surface and the second coupling surface when the first body and the second body are coupled.

6. The waveguide of claim 1 , further comprising: one or more first pinholes formed in the first body;
a second pinhole formed in the second body to be communicable with the first pinhole; and
a guide pin inserted into the first pinhole to protrude therefrom and inserted into the second pinhole when the first body and the second body are coupled to guide a coupling position of the second body with respect to the first body.

7. The waveguide of claim 1 ,
wherein an outer surface of the first body and an outer surface of the second body are provided with a locking step and a locking hook, and the locking hook is locked to the locking step when the first body and the second body are coupled.

8. The waveguide of claim 1 ,
wherein the first body and the second body are coupled to form a waveguide part and coupling flange parts, which are connected to a measuring instrument, formed on both ends of the waveguide part, and
wherein the transmission space is formed to penetrate the waveguide part and the coupling flange parts.

9. The waveguide of claim 8 ,
wherein the coupling flange part is fixed to a connection flange part of the measuring instrument by bolting to communicate the transmission space with a transmission rod of the connection flange part, and
wherein the coupling flange part and the connection flange part have contact surfaces with the same shape to be in surface contact with each other.

10. The waveguide of claim 8 ,
wherein the coupling flange part comprises:
an embossed portion formed by forming a periphery around which the transmission space is exposed to the outside in an embossed shape; and
an engraved portion formed by forming the rim of the embossed portion in an engraved shape recessed relatively compared to the embossed portion.

11. The waveguide of claim 10 ,
wherein the coupling flange part further comprises: an embossed rim portion formed by forming the rim of the engraved portion in an embossed shape at the same height as that of the embossed portion.

12. The waveguide of claim 8 ,
wherein the coupling flange part further comprises:
an embossed portion formed by forming a periphery around which the transmission space is exposed to the outside in an embossed shape; and
an engraved portion formed by forming the rim of the embossed portion in an engraved shape recessed relatively compared to the embossed portion, and
wherein a plurality of bolt holes for bolting with the connection flange part of the measuring instrument are formed at certain intervals, and the bolt hole is formed in the engraved portion.

13. The waveguide of claim 8 , further comprising: a plurality of first assembling holes and second assembling holes formed to correspond to the first body and the second body in order to closely assemble the waveguide part; and
bolts penetrating the first assembling holes and the second assembling holes, some of which are fastened in a direction from the first body to the second body and the others of which are fastened in a direction from the second body to the first body.

Assignees

• Amosense Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Seho
• Baek Hyungil
• Park Hyunjoo
• Do Hanju

Classifications

• H01P1/042

  Hollow waveguide joints · CPC title

• H01P3/12 Primary

  Hollow waveguides (H01P3/20 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01P11/002 Primary

  Manufacturing hollow waveguides · CPC title