CONTACTLESS CONNECTOR
First Claim
1. A contactless connector comprising:
- a waveguide structure comprising a waveguide body extending between a first end and a second end and a septum received in the waveguide body and extend at least partially along an interior of the waveguide body, the septum dividing at least a portion of the waveguide body into a first chamber and a second chamber, the waveguide structure conveying RF signals between the first and second ends;
a communication module comprising a circuit board positioned at the first end of the waveguide body, the communication module having a transmit communication chip configured to transmit wireless RF signals and a receive communication chip configured to receive wireless RF signals, the transmit and receive communication chips being coupled to the circuit board;
wherein the waveguide guides the RF signals from and to the transmit and receive communication chips, and wherein the septum isolates the RF signals associated with the transmit communication chip from the RF signals associated with the receive communication chip for at least a portion of a length of the waveguide body.
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Abstract
A contactless connector includes a waveguide structure having a waveguide body extending between a first end and a second end and a septum received in the waveguide body and extend at least partially along an interior of the waveguide body. The septum divides at least a portion of the waveguide body into a first chamber and a second chamber. The waveguide structure conveys RF signals between the first and second ends. The contactless connector includes a communication module having a circuit board positioned at the first end of the waveguide body with transmit and receive communication chips coupled to the circuit board. The waveguide guides the RF signals from and to the transmit and receive communication chips, and the septum isolates the RF signals associated with the communication chips.
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20 Claims
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1. A contactless connector comprising:
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a waveguide structure comprising a waveguide body extending between a first end and a second end and a septum received in the waveguide body and extend at least partially along an interior of the waveguide body, the septum dividing at least a portion of the waveguide body into a first chamber and a second chamber, the waveguide structure conveying RF signals between the first and second ends; a communication module comprising a circuit board positioned at the first end of the waveguide body, the communication module having a transmit communication chip configured to transmit wireless RF signals and a receive communication chip configured to receive wireless RF signals, the transmit and receive communication chips being coupled to the circuit board; wherein the waveguide guides the RF signals from and to the transmit and receive communication chips, and wherein the septum isolates the RF signals associated with the transmit communication chip from the RF signals associated with the receive communication chip for at least a portion of a length of the waveguide body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A contactless connector comprising:
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a waveguide structure comprising a first waveguide module and a second waveguide module configured to wirelessly communication RF signals therebetween, the first waveguide module having a first waveguide body and a first septum received in the first waveguide body, the second waveguide module having a second waveguide body and a second septum received in the second waveguide body; a first communication module coupled to the first waveguide module, the first communication module comprising a first circuit board having a transmit communication chip and a receive communication chip on the first circuit board, wherein the first waveguide module guides corresponding RF signals from and to the transmit and receive communication chips, and wherein the first septum isolates the RF signals associated with the transmit communication chip from the RF signals associated with the receive communication chip for at least a portion of a length of the first waveguide body; and a second communication module coupled to the second waveguide module, the second communication module comprising a second circuit board having a transmit communication chip and a receive communication chip on the second circuit board, wherein the second waveguide module guides corresponding RF signals from and to the transmit and receive communication chips, and wherein the second septum isolates the RF signals associated with the transmit communication chip from the RF signals associated with the receive communication chip for at least a portion of a length of the second waveguide body. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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