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US 2007/0182637 A1Published application
Antenna assembly including z-pinning for electrical continuity
AssigneeNorthrop Grumman Corporation
InventorsJames Karanik, Dominic Anton, Thomas Maurici
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Abstract
An antenna assembly comprises a composite support structure including an electrically conductive outer layer, an inner layer and a core layer between the outer layer and the inner layer; a cavity structure positioned adjacent to the inner layer of the composite support structure; a window structure positioned adjacent to the outer layer of the composite support structure; and a plurality of conductive z-pins passing through the composite support structure and electrically connecting the cavity structure to the outer layer of the composite support structure.
Claims11
An antenna assembly comprising:
- a composite support structure including an electrically conductive outer layer, an inner layer and a core layer between the outer layer and the inner layer;
- a cavity structure positioned adjacent to the inner layer of the composite support structure;
- a window structure positioned adjacent to the outer layer of the composite support structure;
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- a plurality of conductive z-pins passing through the composite support structure and electrically connecting the cavity structure to the outer layer of the composite support structure.
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