Dielectric waveguide connector assembly comprising a waveguide ferrule engaged with a waveguide socket using complementary coding members

US11158923B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TE Connectivity Germany GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Christian Rusch · Schifferstadt, DE
• Carlos Almeida · Mississauga, CA
• Gunther Mumper · Egelsbach, DE
• Stefan Gläser · Bottighofen, CH
• Rolf Jetter · Darmstadt, DE
• Jorg Bieber · Darmstadt, DE
• Martin Seifert · West Simsbury, US
• Wolfgang Muller · Königsfeld, DE
• Andreas Engel · Hiltenfingen, DE
• Nhu Lam Nguyen · Bensheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 30, 2019
• Grant date: Oct 26, 2021
• Expiry date: Sep 30, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01R13/6456
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A microwave connector assembly comprises a waveguide ferrule having a receiving end receiving a dielectric waveguide, a connecting end distal to the receiving end, and a locking member, and a ferrule socket at least partially receiving the waveguide ferrule in a ferrule receptacle. The ferrule socket engages in a locking connection with the locking member. The ferrule socket has a coding member engaging a complementary coding member of the waveguide ferrule only when the waveguide ferrule is positioned relative to the ferrule socket in a single predetermined angular position or in one of two predetermined angular positions that are rotated by 180° with respect to each other.