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Spring-loaded waveguide coupling for connecting a waveguide component to an external RF component

US10186741B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ZTE CORPORATION · CN

Inventors

Edwin Nealis · Cary, US
Ying Shen · Chapel Hill, US
Zhiping FENG · Chapel Hill, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 16, 2017
Grant date	Jan 22, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 16, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04B1/40
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A radio-frequency (RF) component includes a first portion of a waveguide configured to transmit an electro-magnetic (EM) wave. The RF component includes a waveguide coupling configured to receive the EM wave from the first portion of the waveguide and transmit the EM wave to an external RF component. The waveguide coupling includes a waveguide plate having a second portion of the first waveguide formed therein; a waveguide spacer having a third portion of the first waveguide formed therein; and a conductive spring circumferentially disposed around the first waveguide in between the waveguide plate and the waveguide spacer.

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