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US 2020/0287263 A1Published application
Waveguide
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsTetsunori TSUMURAYA, Hideo NAGASAWA
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Abstract
A waveguide includes a tubular resin portion formed of resin, a conductor layer formed on an inner surface of the resin portion, and a fitting held by the resin portion. The fitting includes an inner exposed portion having an exposed surface that is not covered with a resin that is a material for the resin portion. The conductor layer covers the exposed surface of the inner exposed portion and is in contact with the inner exposed portion.
Claims9
A waveguide comprising:
- a tubular resin portion made of resin;
- a conductor layer formed on an inner surface of the resin portion;
- and
- at least one fitting held by the resin portion;
- wherein:
- the at least one fitting has at least one exposed surface that is not covered with the resin and at least one energizing portion electrically connected to the exposed surface;
- and
- the conductor layer covers the at least one exposed surface and is in contact with the at least one exposed surface.
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A method for manufacturing a waveguide, the method comprising:
- preparing at least one fitting;
- forming a resin portion for holding the fitting, the resin portion holding the fitting such that an exposed surface that is not covered with a resin of the fitting is located on an inner surface of the resin portion;
- forming a first conductor layer made of an ink or paste electrically-conductive material on the inner surface of the resin portion, covering the at least one exposed surface with the first conductor layer, and connecting the at least one exposed surface to the first conductor layer;
- and
- forming a conductor layer on the inner surface by electrolytic plating using the fitting and the first conductor layer as electrodes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.