Patent · US Expired

Microwave switch

US5973577A · kind A · utility

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4References
16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 25, 1998
Grant dateOct 26, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 25, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01P1/122
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A microwave switch having a switch housing with side walls in which waveguide connections are arranged; a switch rotor rotatably arranged in the switch housing; a drive means arranged on the switch housing with a shaft for providing a moment for rotating the switch rotor; and a transmission arrangement arranged to transmit the moment of the drive means to the switch rotor. The transmission arrangement has a first link with a radially extended slot, and a second link fixed to the shaft and fitted with a guide member arranged to be slidably moved in the slot. Further provided is a first stop member fixedly connected to the switch rotor and arranged, in the respective switch position, to engage with a second stop member fixedly connected to the switch housing; and a means arranged to apply a torque to the switch rotor in order to press the stop members against each other.

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