Metal plate for preventing radiowave leakage through an aperture in a waveguide body

• US 8,222,977 B2
• Filed: 03/05/2008
• Issued: 07/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Oyama, Takayuki, Watanabe, Naotsugu
• Primary Examiner(s): LEE, BENNY T
• Application Number:
  US12/302,213
• Publication Number:
  US 20110205000A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,595 Days
• Field of Search: 333/254, 333/248, 333/34, 333/33
• US Class Current: 333/254
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 1/042 Hollow waveguide joints
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 3/12 Hollow waveguides H01P3/20 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 5/181 the guides being hollow waveguides

Abstract

A waveguide circuit is provided, in which fixing a metal cover to a waveguide body with screws can prevent radiowave leakage suitably without any application of the conductive adhesive, solder and braze as a material for the radiowave leakage prevention. A metal plate is provided at the end of an aperture of a waveguide body in a radiowave traveling direction and overlaps with the end of a metal cover.

Claims

1. A waveguide circuit comprising:

a waveguide body having an aperture provided therein,

a metal cover covering said aperture, and

a metal plate for preventing a radiowave leakage between an edge of said metal cover and an edge of said aperture in a radiowave traveling direction;

wherein said metal plate is provided at an end of said aperture in the radiowave traveling direction and overlaps with the end of said metal cover.

2. The waveguide circuit according to claim 1, wherein

said metal plate is formed as a part of said waveguide body at said aperture.

3. The waveguide circuit according to claim 1, wherein

said aperture of said waveguide body extends in the radiowave traveling direction, and

the metal cover is secured with at least one screw at both lateral sides of said aperture.

4. The waveguide circuit according to claim 1, further comprising:

a connecting waveguide, having a flange, to connect with said waveguide body;

wherein

said waveguide body comprises a flange,

the flange of said waveguide body is connected with the flange of said connecting waveguide to connect said waveguide body with said connecting waveguide; and

a part of said waveguide body extending from said metal plate to the flange of said waveguide body is formed as a matching waveguide portion which matches impedances between a waveguide portion which is a part of forming said aperture of said waveguide body and said connecting waveguide.

5. The waveguide circuit according to claim 4, wherein

said aperture of said waveguide body faces upward, and an upper inner surface of said matching waveguide portion is lower than a lower surface of said metal cover and an upper inner surface of said connecting waveguide, and

bottom inner surfaces of said waveguide portion, said matching waveguide portion and said connecting waveguide are at the same height as one another.

6. The waveguide circuit according to claim 4, wherein

said aperture of said waveguide body faces upward, and an upper inner surface of said matching waveguide portion is lower than a lower surface of said metal cover and an upper inner surface of said connecting waveguide,

a bottom inner surface of said matching waveguide portion is lower than a bottom inner surface of said waveguide portion, and

a bottom inner surface of said connecting waveguide is further lower than the bottom inner surface of said matching waveguide portion.

7. The waveguide circuit according to claim 4, wherein

said aperture of said waveguide body faces upward, and an upper inner surface of said matching waveguide portion is lower than a lower inner surface of said metal cover and an upper inner surface of said connecting waveguide, and

a bottom inner surface of said matching waveguide portion is lower than a bottom inner surface of said waveguide portion and a bottom inner surface of said connecting waveguide.

8. The waveguide circuit according to claim 2, wherein

said waveguide body comprises a flange for connecting with a connecting waveguide, and

a part of said waveguide body extending from said metal plate to the flange of said waveguide body is formed as a matching waveguide portion which matches impedances between a waveguide portion which is a part of forming said aperture of said waveguide body and said connecting waveguide.

9. The waveguide circuit according to claim 8, wherein

said aperture of said waveguide body faces upward, and an upper inner surface of said matching waveguide portion is lower than a lower surface of said metal cover and an upper inner surface of said connecting waveguide, and

bottom inner surfaces of said waveguide portion, said matching waveguide portion and said connecting waveguide are at the same height as one another.

10. The waveguide circuit according to claim 8, wherein

said aperture of said waveguide body faces upward, and an upper inner surface of said matching waveguide portion is lower than a lower surface of said metal cover and an upper inner surface of said connecting waveguide,

a bottom inner surface of said matching waveguide portion is lower than a bottom inner surface of said waveguide portion, and

a bottom inner surface of said connecting waveguide is further lower than the bottom inner surface of said matching waveguide portion.

11. The waveguide circuit according to claim 8, wherein

said aperture of said waveguide body faces upward, and an upper inner surface of said matching waveguide portion is lower than a lower inner surface of said metal cover and an upper inner surface of said connecting waveguide, and

a bottom inner surface of said matching waveguide portion is lower than a bottom inner surface of said waveguide portion and a bottom inner surface of said connecting waveguide.