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US 12,255,371 B2Granted
Waveguide switch with isolation posts
AssigneeOptisys, Inc.
InventorsMichael C. Hollenbeck, Robert Smith
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include waveguide switch rotors, stators, waveguide switch housings and meander clamping mechanisms. Embodiments of a meander clamping mechanism may be used to connect arbitrary objects to one another. A meander clamping mechanism is particularly useful for connecting a rotor to a motor shaft and also for securing a bearing between a stator and rotor.
Claims19
A waveguide switch, comprising:
- a stator;
- a rotor that comprises:
- a cylindrical rotor face extending between a rotor top and a rotor bottom with an axis of rotation passing through the rotor top and the rotor bottom;
- a first pair of waveguide ports disposed onto the cylindrical rotor face defining a first waveguide path passing into and out of the rotor face;
- and
- a plurality of isolation posts extending from the cylindrical rotor face and surrounding the first pair of waveguide ports;
- wherein the plurality of isolation posts do not physically contact the stator.
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