NON-CONTACT TYPE COAXIAL SWITCH

Abstract

A non-contact type coaxial switch that eliminates all contacts and inner conductors. The switch includes a stator/coax base assembly and a rotor. The stator/coax base assembly is fixed, while the rotor is rotatably mounted to the stator/coax base assembly and eliminates all contacts and inner conductors. The rotor is disposed between bearings, and consists of waveguide paths that couple between selected coax connectors. When the rotor is rotated, different selected coax connectors occur. For other arrangements selected, the rotor can switch between a condition of coax and waveguide outputs. The rotor, between bearings, consists of waveguide paths which couple between selected coax connectors. When the rotor is rotated, a different selected coax connector occurs. For other arrangements selected, the rotor can switch between a combination of coax and waveguide outputs.

Claims

1. A non-contact type coaxial switch for eliminating all contacts and inner conductors, comprising: a) a stator/coax base assembly; and b) a rotor; wherein said stator/coax base assembly is fixed; wherein said rotor is rotatably mounted to said stator/coax base assembly; and wherein said rotor is for eliminating all of the contacts and the inner conductors.

2. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 1, wherein said non-contact type coaxial switch is one of a complete coax switch, a waveguide switch, and arrangements therebetween.

3. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 1, wherein said stator/coax base assembly is external to said rotor for user's use.

4. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 2, wherein said stator/coax base assembly includes: a) a coax base; b) connectors; c) hex nuts; and d) flat head screws; wherein said coax base of said stator/coax base assembly is for resting on a support surface; wherein said connectors of said stator/coax base assembly are for engaging with coaxial cable ends, respectively, including poles and throws; wherein said hex nuts of said stator/coax base assembly secure said connectors of said stator/coax base assembly to said coax base of said stator/coax base assembly; and wherein said flat head screws of said stator/coax base assembly secure said non-contact type coaxial switch together.

5. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 1, wherein said rotor is internal to said stator/coax base assembly.

6. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 4, wherein said rotor is a waveguide that performs a switching function so as to allow for said non-contact and said no inner conductors.

7. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 6, wherein said rotor is a section of said waveguide that is rotated between said connectors of said stator/coax base assembly to complete circuit.

8. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 1, wherein said rotor is one of vertical (E plane) and horizontal (H plane), with said non-contact type coaxial switch designed accordingly.

9. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 6, wherein said waveguide of said rotor switches to feed coax outputs to form said waveguide switch with internal coax outputs.

10. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 6, wherein a w.g. switch is a w.g. rotor that switches to input said waveguide to w.g. outputs.

11. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 6, wherein said non-contact type coaxial switch is essentially said coax switch that does not use any contact bars to transfer microwave energy between two connectors, it uses said rotor similar to said waveguide to transfer a signal between two connectors.

12. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 4, wherein said coax connectors work like an antenna and send a signal through a waveguide channel to a receiving connector.

13. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 2, wherein combining a signal between and after a waveguide transfer switch, said non-contact type coaxial switch is a compact device that allows for such switching capability above 26.5 GHz while being small and light weight.

14. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 2, wherein said non-contact type coaxial switch has a huge advantage of being contactless and more reliable at high frequencies and at high power.

15. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 9, wherein said non-contact type coaxial switch has a capability of switching between at least one of waveguide port(s) and coax input(s)/output(s).

16. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 15, wherein a plurality of possible combinations can be achieved by said non-contact type coaxial switch, whereby said switch is not only switching between two paths but these paths do not have to be the same they can include at least one of said waveguide port and said connector.

17. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 6, wherein said waveguide rotor in a bottom housing of said non-contact type coaxial switch pivots inside and is one of a fully-fledged rotor and one that has at least one of its sides cut out.

18. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 15, wherein said non-contact type coaxial switch allows for switching at higher frequencies with excellent performance; and wherein said non-contact type coaxial switch can choose between a combination of one of waveguide ports and coaxial outputs.

19. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 2, wherein said non-contact type coaxial switch includes, a non-contact coax switch, a waveguide switch, and a hybrid between said non-contact coax switch and said a waveguide switch.

20. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 15, wherein said non-contact type coaxial switch can achieve two waveguide ports and 2 coax connectors.

21. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 15, wherein said non-contact type coaxial switch can achieve 3 connectors with 1 waveguide port configuration.

22. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 15, wherein said non-contact type coaxial switch can achieve said rotor and said housing with 2 waveguide ports.

23. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 22, wherein said non-contact type coaxial switch can achieve a flow of energy inside said housing from a coax to a coax.

24. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 22, wherein said non-contact type coaxial switch can achieve a flow of energy inside said housing from a coax to a waveguide port.

25. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 15, wherein said rotor is capable of switching to feed the coax outputs to form a waveguide switch with internal coax outputs.

26. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 15, wherein said non-contact type coaxial switch has two waveguide ports and 2 coax connectors.

27. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 15, wherein said non-contact type coaxial switch has 3 coax connectors with 1 waveguide port configuration.

28. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 22, wherein said non-contact type coaxial switch has said rotor and said housing with 2 waveguide ports.

29. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 22, wherein said non-contact type coaxial switch has a flow of energy inside said housing from a coax to a coax.

30. The non-contact type coaxial switch of claim 22, wherein said non-contact type coaxial switch has a flow of energy inside the housing from a coax to a waveguide port.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES OF THE DRAWING

[0077] The figures of the drawing are briefly described as follows:

[0078] FIG. 1A is a diagrammatic top plan view of a typical Coax base for a double pole double throw coax transfer switch by SMI without contact bars;

[0079] FIG. 1B is a diagrammatic top plan view of a typical Coax base for a double pole double throw coax transfer switch by SMI with contact bars;

[0080] FIG. 2A is diagrammatic perspective view of a typical SMI WR34 Waveguide Transfer Switch;

[0081] FIG. 2B is an enlarged diagrammatic perspective view of a typical waveguide housing showing two waveguide ports;

[0082] FIG. 3A is a diagrammatic perspective view of a typical Waveguard rotor rotating between two positions inside a waveguide housing for a double pole double throw WR34 Waveguide Transfer Switch;

[0083] FIG. 3B is a diagrammatic top plan view taken in the direction of ARROW 3B in FIG. 3A of a typical Waveguard rotor rotating between two positions inside a waveguide housing for a double pole double throw WR34 Waveguide Transfer Switch;

[0084] FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic perspective view of the non-contact coaxial switch of the embodiments of the present invention showing two coax connectors and two waveguide ports facing each other;

[0085] FIG. 5 is a reduced diagrammatic side elevational view taken in the direction of ARROW 5 in FIG. 4 of the non-contact type coaxial switch of the embodiments of the present invention;

[0086] FIG. 6 is a reduced diagrammatic front elevational view taken in the direction of ARROW 6 in FIG. 4 of the non-contact type coaxial switch of the embodiments of the present invention;

[0087] FIG. 7 is a reduced diagrammatic top plan view taken in the direction of ARROW 7 in FIG. 4 of the non-contact type coaxial switch of the embodiments of the present invention;

[0088] FIG. 8 is a reduced diagrammatic bottom plan view taken in the direction of ARROW 8 in FIG. 4 of the non-contact type coaxial switch of the embodiments of the present invention;

[0089] FIG. 9 is a reduced diagrammatic top plan view taken in the direction of ARROW 9 in FIG. 4 of the non-contact type coaxial switch of the embodiments of the present invention;

[0090] FIG. 10 is a diagrammatic cross sectional view taken along LINE 10-10 in FIG. 4;

[0091] FIG. 11A is a diagrammatic cross sectional view illustrating the two waveguide ports and 2 coax connectors;

[0092] FIG. 11B is a diagrammatic cross sectional view illustrating the 3 connectors with one waveguide port configuration;

[0093] FIG. 12 is a diagrammatic cross sectional view illustrating the rotor and the housing with 2 waveguide ports;

[0094] FIG. 13A is a diagrammatic cross sectional view of the present invention illustrating the flow of energy inside the housing from a coax to a coax; and

[0095] FIG. 13B is a diagrammatic cross sectional view of the present invention illustrating the flow of energy inside the housing from a coax to a waveguide port.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS UTILIZED IN THE FIGURES OF THE DRAWING

Introductory

[0096] 20 non-contact type coaxial switch of embodiments of present invention

Overall Configuration of Non-Contact Type Coaxial Switch 20

[0097]

TABLE-US-00001 22 stator/coax base assembly 24 rotor

Specific Configuration of Stator/Coax Base Assembly 22

[0098]

TABLE-US-00002 26 coax base of stator/coax base assembly 22 for resting on support surface 34 28 connectors for engaging with coaxial cable ends, respectively, including poles and throws 30 hex nuts 32 flat head screws 34 support surface

Specific Configuration of Rotor 24

[0099]

TABLE-US-00003 36 waveguide ports of rotor 24 38 bearings of rotor 24 40 housing of rotor 24

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Introductory

[0100] Referring now to the figures, in which like numerals indicate like parts, and particularly to FIG. 4, the non-contact type coaxial switch of the embodiments of the present invention is shown generally at 20.

The Overall Configuration of the Non-Contact Type Coaxial Switch 20

[0101] The overall configuration of the non-contact type coaxial switch 20 can best be seen in FIGS. 4-10, and as such, will be discussed with reference thereto.

[0102] The non-contact type coaxial switch 20 comprises a stator/coax base assembly 22 and a rotor 24. The stator/coax base assembly 22 is fixed. The rotor 24 is rotatably mounted to the stator/coax base assembly 22.

[0103] The non-contact type coaxial switch 20 is one of a complete coax switch and a waveguide switch, and arrangements therebetween.

The Specific Configuration of the Stator/Coax Base Assembly 22

[0104] The specific configuration of the stator/coax base assembly 22 can best be seen in FIG. 10, and as such, will be discussed with reference thereto.

[0105] The stator/coax base assembly 22 is external to the rotor 24 for user's use.

[0106] The stator/coax base assembly 22 includes a coax base 26, connectors 28, hex nuts 30, and flat head screws 32.

[0107] The coax base 26 of the stator/coax base assembly 22 is for resting on a support surface 34. The connectors 28 of the stator/coax base assembly 22 are for engaging with coaxial cable ends, respectively, including poles and throws. The hex nuts 30 of the stator/coax base assembly 22 secure the connectors 28 of the stator/coax base assembly 22 to the coax base 26 of the stator/coax base assembly 22. The flat head screws 32 of the stator/coax base assembly 22 secure the non-contact type coaxial switch 20 together.

The Specific Configuration of the Rotor 24

[0108] The specific configuration of the rotor 24 can best be seen in FIGS. 10, 11A, 11B, 12, 13A, and 13B, and as such, will be discussed with reference thereto.

[0109] As shown in FIG. 10, the rotor 24 is internal to the stator/coax base assembly 22, and rotates on bearings 38.

[0110] The rotor 24 is a waveguide that performs a switching function so as to allow for the non-contact and no inner conductors 20.

[0111] The rotor 24 is a section of the waveguide that is rotated between the coax connectors 28 of the stator/coax base assembly 22 to complete circuit.

[0112] The rotor 24 can be one of vertical (E plane) and horizontal (H plane), with the non-contact type coaxial switch 20 designed accordingly.

[0113] The rotor 24 is capable to switching to feed the coax outputs to form a waveguide switch with internal coax outputs.

[0114] A typical w.g. switch is a w.g. rotor that switches to input the waveguide to the w.g. outputs.

[0115] Below are 5 randomly picked examples that the non-contact type coaxial switch 20 can assume:

Example 1

[0116] As shown in FIG. 11A, the non-contact type coaxial switch 20 has two waveguide ports 36 and 2 coax connectors.

Example 2

[0117] As shown in FIG. 11B the non-contact type coaxial switch 20 has 3 coax connectors with 1 waveguide port configuration.

Example 3

[0118] As shown in FIG. 12, the non-contact type coaxial switch 20 has the rotor 24 and the housing 40 with 2 waveguide ports 36.

Example 4

[0119] As shown in FIG. 13A, the non-contact type coaxial switch 20 has the flow of energy inside the housing 40 from a coax to a coax.

Example 5

[0120] As shown in FIG. 13B, the non-contact type coaxial switch 20 has the flow of energy inside the housing 40 from a coax to a waveguide port.

Impressions

[0121] It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together, may also find a useful application in other types of constructions differing from the types described, supra.

[0122] While the embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described as embodied in a non-contact type coaxial switch, nevertheless, they are not limited to the details shown, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions, and changes in the forms and details of the embodiments of the present invention illustrated, and their operation, can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0123] Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the embodiments of the present invention that others can by applying current knowledge readily adapt them for various applications without omitting features that from the standpoint of prior art fairly constitute characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of the embodiments of the present invention.