Waveguide gasket arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12206146-B2
Application number	US-202017797557-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 26, 2020
Priority date	Feb 26, 2020
Publication date	Jan 21, 2025
Grant date	Jan 21, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a waveguide gasket arrangement ( 1, 1′, 1 ″) arranged for electrically sealing a waveguide interface ( 2 ) between a first waveguide end ( 3 ) and a second waveguide end ( 4 ). The waveguide gasket arrangement ( 1, 1′, 1 ″) comprises a carrier arrangement ( 5, 5′, 5 ″) where a carrier aperture ( 6; 6 a, 6 b ) is formed in the mounted carrier arrangement ( 5, 5′, 5 ″). The waveguide gasket arrangement ( 1, 1′, 1 ″) further comprises an electrically conducting flexible ribbon arrangement ( 7 ) that comprises at least one plurality of electrically conducting members ( 8 a, 8 b ) forming a coherent common structure. The ribbon arrangement ( 7 ) is mounted to a carrier aperture edge ( 11; 11 a, 11 b ) that circumvents the carrier aperture ( 6; 6 a, 6 b ) such that for each plurality of electrically conducting members ( 8 a, 8 b ), a first plurality of electrically conducting members ( 8 a ) is adapted to extend towards the first waveguide end ( 3 ) and a second plurality of electrically conducting members ( 8 b ) is adapted to extend towards the second waveguide end ( 4 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A waveguide gasket arrangement arranged for electrically sealing a waveguide interface between a first waveguide end and a second waveguide end, the waveguide gasket arrangement comprising:
a carrier arrangement having a carrier aperture formed in the carrier arrangement, wherein the carrier arrangement is formed as at least two separate pieces in the form of at least two separate sheets, where a first piece forms a first part of the carrier aperture and where a second piece forms a second part of the carrier aperture; and
an electrically conducting flexible ribbon arrangement comprising at least one plurality of electrically conducting members forming a coherent common structure, wherein the flexible ribbon arrangement is mounted to a carrier aperture edge that circumvents the carrier aperture such that for each plurality of electrically conducting members, a first plurality of electrically conducting members is configured to extend towards the first waveguide end and a second plurality of electrically conducting members is configured to extend towards the second waveguide end.

2. The waveguide gasket arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible ribbon arrangement is mounted by clamping the flexible ribbon arrangement to the carrier aperture edge.

3. The waveguide gasket arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the electrically conducting members are attached to a common member.

4. The waveguide gasket arrangement according to claim 3 , wherein the common member comprises fastening pins that are configured to engage the carrier arrangement.

5. The waveguide gasket arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier arrangement comprises guiding apertures configured to correspond to flange mounting apertures comprised at the first and second waveguide ends.

6. A method for configuring a waveguide interface having a first waveguide end, a second waveguide end, and a waveguide gasket arrangement, the method comprising:
providing a carrier arrangement having a carrier aperture formed therein, wherein the carrier arrangement comprises a first piece and a second piece separate from the first piece;
providing an electrically conducting flexible ribbon arrangement comprising at least two pluralities of electrically conducting members forming a coherent common structure;
arranging the flexible ribbon arrangement along a carrier aperture edge that circumvents the carrier aperture such that the waveguide gasket arrangement is formed, wherein arranging the flexible ribbon arrangement comprises:
arranging the flexible ribbon arrangement along a first carrier aperture edge; and
arranging the flexible ribbon arrangement along a second carrier aperture edge when bringing together the first and second pieces of the carrier arrangement, wherein the first piece forms a first part of the carrier aperture and wherein the second piece forms a second part of the carrier aperture;

arranging the waveguide gasket arrangement between the first waveguide end and the second waveguide end such that that, for each plurality of electrically conducting members, a first plurality of electrically conducting members is configured to extend towards the first waveguide end and a second plurality of electrically conducting members is configured to extend towards the second waveguide end.

Assignees

• Ericsson Telefon Ab L M

Inventors

• Snygg Göran
• Westin Torbjörn
• Pettersson Henrik
• Johansson Gilbert
• Lundgren Jörgen
• Fagerström Martin
• Lundin Cecilia
• Persson Ove

Classifications

• H01P1/042 Primary

  Hollow waveguide joints · CPC title