Microwave waveguide manifold and method

Patent · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:875205

Staehlin, John H. ^[1]

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1. Lutherville, MD

A controllably electrically coupled, physically intersecting plural waveguide manifold assembly wherein the intersecting waveguide elements are fabricated in integral unitary relationship from a single piece of metal in order to avoid the inaccuracies and difficult-to-control fabrication steps associated with uniting separate waveguide elements into a unitary structure. An X-band aluminum airborne radar manifold example is disclosed, along with a fabrication sequence for the manifold and the electrical energy communicating apertures joining the manifold elements.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by Secretary of Air (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): H000392
• Application Number: 07/036524
• OSTI ID: 875205
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 1987 Apr 09
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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integral
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relationship
single
piece
metal
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inaccuracies
difficult-to-control
fabrication
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uniting
separate
structure
x-band
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radar
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electrical
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unitary structure
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