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US 11,444,361 B2Granted
Rotatable coaxial switching device including electrical connections configured for providing capacitive coupling
AssigneeTesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsChristian Arnold, Jean Parlebas, Matthias Herte
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Abstract
A switching device for connecting coaxial cables is specified. The switching device includes: a housing with at least two coaxial connectors; a switch rotor arranged in the housing such that it can be rotated about a longitudinal axis; and a first electrical connection, which passes through the switch rotor and in a predetermined position of the switch rotor capacitively couples a first coaxial connector and a second coaxial connector, thus creating an electrical connection between the first coaxial connector and the second coaxial connector.
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A switching arrangement for selectively connecting a plurality of coaxial cables in pairs, the switching arrangement comprising:
- a first switching device for connecting a first pair of coaxial cables, the first switching device comprising:
- a first housing with at least two coaxial connectors, the at least two coaxial connectors comprising a first coaxial connector and a second coaxial connector;
- a first switch rotor arranged in the first housing and configured to be rotated about a first longitudinal axis;
- a first electrical connection passing through the first switch rotor and, in a predetermined position of the first switch rotor, configured to capacitively couple the first coaxial connector and the second coaxial connector, thereby creating a first electrical connection between the first coaxial connector and the second coaxial connector;
- a second switching device for connecting a second pair of coaxial cables, the second switching device comprising:
- a second housing with at least two coaxial connectors, the at least two coaxial connectors comprising a third coaxial connector and a fourth coaxial connector;
- a second switch rotor arranged in the second housing and configured to be rotated about a second longitudinal axis;
- a second electrical connection passing through the second switch rotor and, in a predetermined position of the second switch rotor, configured to capacitively couple the third coaxial connector and the fourth coaxial connector, thereby creating a second electrical connection between the third coaxial connector and the fourth coaxial connector;
- wherein the first switching device is coupled directly to the second switching device by a coaxial connector.
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A switching device for connecting coaxial cables, said switching device comprising:
- a housing with at least two coaxial connectors, the at least two coaxial connectors comprising a first coaxial connector and a second coaxial connector;
- a switch rotor arranged in the housing and configured to be rotated about a longitudinal axis;
- a first electrical connection passing through the switch rotor and, in a predetermined position of the switch rotor, configured to capacitively couple the first coaxial connector and the second coaxial connector, thereby creating a first electrical connection between the first coaxial connector and the second coaxial connector,
- wherein the switch rotor includes a slot, the first electrical connection extending along the slot;
- wherein the first electrical connection has an inner conductor, the inner conductor in a first plurality of sections in a longitudinal direction thereof being electrically connected to the switch rotor;
- wherein in a second plurality of sections, the inner conductor in the slot is surrounded by an insulator and/or a dielectric,
- wherein, at each opposite ends thereof in the longitudinal direction of the inner conductor, the first electrical connection has a respective terminating element connected to the inner conductor, wherein each of the respective terminating elements of the first electrical connection is configured to capacitively couple to one of the first coaxial connector and the second coaxial connector each in the predetermined position of the switch rotor and thereby create the first electrical connection between the first coaxial connector and the second coaxial connector,
- wherein the inner conductor extends between the respective terminating elements of the first electrical connection in a straight line;
- wherein each of the respective terminating elements of the first electrical connection is configured in the shape of a plate;
- and
- whereby each of the respective terminating elements of the first electrical connection is inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the inner conductor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.