CN217544896U

CN217544896U - Ka wave band orthogonal waveguide coaxial converter with height-reducing transition

Info

Publication number: CN217544896U
Application number: CN202220939930.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 肖可成; 陈野驰; 吴凯; 陆凌涛
Original assignee: Jiangsu Trigiant Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Jiangsu Trigiant Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-04-22
Filing date: 2022-04-22
Publication date: 2022-10-04
Anticipated expiration: 2032-04-22

Abstract

The utility model relates to a coaxial converting means technical field of waveguide especially relates to a Ka wave band orthogonal type waveguide coaxial converter of high transition is subtracted in area, include: the waveguide tube is hollow inside and forms a waveguide cavity, the front end of the waveguide tube is provided with a connecting part, the rear end surface of the waveguide tube is provided with an adjusting groove, the adjusting groove is communicated with the cavity, and an adjusting block is inserted in the adjusting groove; the waveguide tube is provided with a groove on the side wall of the rear end, a connector is arranged in the groove, the bottom of the groove is communicated with the cavity through an air cavity, one end of the connector, close to the air cavity, is inserted with a radio frequency probe, and the radio frequency probe is partially exposed in the air cavity. The utility model discloses a coaxial converter of Ka wave band quadrature type waveguide of transition is subtracted in area, waveguide chamber both ends link up, add man-hour, and the CNC both ends feed together, reach the dark purpose in shortening the chamber, have controlled the machining precision effectively, and the assembly methods is simple, has promoted assembly production efficiency and performance.

Description

Ka wave band orthogonal waveguide coaxial converter with height-reducing transition

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a coaxial converting equipment technical field of waveguide especially relates to a Ka wave band quadrature type waveguide coaxial converter of high transition is subtracted in area.

Background

The Ka-band orthogonal waveguide-coaxial converter is a key transmission line transition structure widely used in various microwave and millimeter wave systems, and is particularly used for signal interconnection between a waveguide array antenna and a transceiver module in an active phased array antenna system. With the development of phased array radar, higher requirements are put on the processing and performance of waveguide-coaxial conversion.

Because the cutter that CNC used carries out under the condition of dark chamber processing in the mode of traditional processing, can frequently appear phenomena such as disconnected sword or cutter relieving, can't guarantee the machining precision, so can't realize the processing of step in the cavity of closed the inside, can only part the cavity from top to bottom, process respectively. The existing up-down split type Ka-band orthogonal waveguide-coaxial converter installation mechanism generally comprises 6 parts, namely a waveguide rear end adjusting block, a waveguide bottom adjusting block, a waveguide upper cavity, a waveguide lower cavity, a flange type K-shaped connector and a radio frequency probe. The whole assembly needs 10 screws, which results in the improvement of assembly working hours and errors in the assembly process, and further causes the performance deterioration and the like.

And the bandwidth with return loss less than-20 dB of the existing up-down split type orthogonal waveguide-coaxial conversion structure is only 7.5%, and the bandwidth with return loss less than-15 dB is only 14%, so that the broadband characteristic is not ideal.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The to-be-solved technical problem of the utility model is: the waveguide coaxial converter aims to solve the technical problems that a waveguide coaxial converter in the prior art is complex to process and poor in performance. The utility model provides a subtract coaxial converter of Ka wave band quadrature type waveguide of high transition, waveguide chamber both ends link up, add man-hour, and the CNC both ends feed together, reach the purpose that shortens the chamber deeply, have controlled the machining precision effectively, and the assembly methods is simple, has promoted assembly production efficiency and performance.

The utility model provides a technical scheme that its technical problem adopted is: a Ka-band orthogonal waveguide coaxial converter with height-decreasing transition comprises:

the waveguide tube is hollow, a waveguide cavity is formed, the front end of the waveguide tube is provided with a connecting part, the rear end face of the waveguide tube is provided with an adjusting groove, the adjusting groove is communicated with the cavity, and an adjusting block is inserted in the adjusting groove;

the waveguide tube is characterized in that a groove is formed in the side wall of the rear end of the waveguide tube, a connector is arranged in the groove, the bottom of the groove is communicated with the cavity through an air cavity, a radio frequency probe is inserted into one end, close to the air cavity, of the connector, and the radio frequency probe is partially exposed in the air cavity.

Further, in order to be more suitable for broadband transmission, the front end of the cavity is a rectangular cavity, the rear end of the cavity is a stepped cavity, the longitudinal section of the stepped cavity is gradually reduced from front to back, and the rectangular cavity and the stepped cavity are integrally formed.

Furthermore, the step cavity is provided with two steps which are respectively a first step and a second step, the first step is close to the rectangular cavity, and the length of the first step is smaller than that of the second step.

Further, for convenience of connection, the connecting part is a four-hole flange.

Furthermore, be equipped with the screw hole for the handle screw on the rear end face of regulating block, through setting up the handle screw, conveniently promote the regulating block and slide around going on, and then be convenient for install and use.

Further, in order to facilitate installation, the inner wall of the groove is in a threaded shape, the connector comprises a threaded shell and a conductor arranged in the shell, the connector shell is in threaded fit with the groove, and the radio frequency probe is inserted into one end, close to the bottom of the groove, of the conductor.

Furthermore, the radio frequency probe is a three-section stepped shaft, and the thinnest end of the three-section stepped shaft is inserted into the conductor.

Furthermore, in order to facilitate the fixation of the connector, a first threaded hole is formed in the rear end face of the waveguide tube, one end of the first threaded hole penetrates through the side wall of the groove, a first screw is arranged in the first threaded hole, and the first screw tightly abuts against the outer surface of the connector.

Furthermore, in order to fix the adjusting block conveniently, a second threaded hole is formed in the bottom of the waveguide tube and penetrates through the rear end of the cavity, and a second screw is arranged in the second threaded hole and tightly abuts against the bottom face of the adjusting block.

Further, in order to facilitate tuning, a tuning threaded hole is formed in the bottom of the waveguide tube, the tuning threaded hole penetrates through the cavity, and a tuning screw is inserted into the tuning threaded hole.

The beneficial effects of the utility model are that, the utility model discloses a coaxial converter of Ka wave band quadrature type waveguide of high transition is subtracted in area has designed the single spine waveguide cavity of an integral type. During design, the position of the step is controlled, then the two ends of the CNC are fed together, the purpose of shortening the cavity depth is achieved, the machining precision is effectively controlled, accurate transmission and effective conversion of signals are guaranteed, and the reliability of the waveguide coaxial converter is improved; and the assembly mode is simple, and the assembly production efficiency and the use performance are improved.

Drawings

The present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the Ka-band orthogonal waveguide coaxial converter of the present invention;

fig. 2 is an assembly view of the Ka band orthogonal waveguide coaxial converter of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the waveguide cavity of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of the waveguide adjusting block according to the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic external view of the waveguide rf probe of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a VSWR and insertion loss test data graph of an embodiment of the invention.

In the figure:

10. a waveguide tube; 11. a cavity; 111. a rectangular cavity; 112. a stepped cavity; 113. a first step; 114. a second step; 12. a groove; 13. an air chamber; 14. a first threaded hole; 141. a first screw; 15. a second threaded hole; 151. a second screw; 16. tuning the threaded hole; 161. a tuning screw; 17. an adjustment groove; 20. A connecting portion; 30. an adjusting block; 31. a threaded hole for a handle screw; 40. a connector; 50. a radio frequency probe.

Detailed Description

The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings are simplified schematic drawings, which illustrate the basic structure of the present invention in a schematic manner, and thus show only the components related to the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like, indicate the orientation or positional relationship indicated based on the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a Ka-band orthogonal waveguide coaxial converter with height-reduced transition includes:

the waveguide tube 10 is hollow inside the waveguide tube 10, a waveguide cavity 11 is formed, a connecting part 20 is arranged at the front end of the waveguide tube 10, an adjusting groove 17 is formed in the rear end face of the waveguide tube 10, the adjusting groove 17 is communicated with the cavity 11, and an adjusting block 30 is inserted in the adjusting groove 17;

the rear end side wall of the waveguide tube 10 is provided with a groove 12, a connector 40 is arranged in the groove 12, the bottom of the groove 12 is communicated with the cavity 11 through an air cavity 13, one end of the connector 40 close to the air cavity 13 is inserted with a radio frequency probe 50, and part of the radio frequency probe 50 is exposed in the air cavity 13.

As shown in fig. 3, the front-back direction is the length direction, the left-right direction is the width direction, the up-down direction is the height direction, the front end of the cavity 11 is the rectangular cavity 111, the rear end of the cavity 11 is the stepped cavity 112, which is also called a single-ridge structure, the wave of the single-ridge structure is the key structure for the coaxial conversion of the waveguide, and the purpose of using the structure is to solve the impedance conversion between the high impedance and the coaxial low impedance of the waveguide and the transmission mode conversion between the TE mode of the electromagnetic wave in the waveguide and the TEM mode of the electromagnetic wave in the coaxial transmission line. The single-ridge waveguide can be regarded as a height-reduced waveguide structure formed by bending the wide wall of the rectangular waveguide, the electromagnetic field propagation mode of the single-ridge waveguide is similar to that of the rectangular waveguide, but compared with the rectangular waveguide, the single-ridge waveguide has the advantages of longer cut-off wavelength of a main mode TE10, wider single-mode transmission bandwidth, lower characteristic impedance and the like, and is more suitable for a broadband transmission structure. The longitudinal section of the stepped cavity 112 is gradually reduced from front to back, the stepped cavity 112 has two steps, namely a first step 113 and a second step 114, the first step 113 is close to the rectangular cavity 111, and the rectangular cavity 111 and the stepped cavity 112 are integrally formed.

The connecting part 20 is a four-hole flange, and the flange surface is a standard WR-28 four-hole flange.

As shown in fig. 4, a threaded hole 31 for a handle screw is formed in the rear end face of the adjusting block 30, and the adjusting block 30 is conveniently pushed to slide back and forth by the handle screw, so that the adjusting block is convenient to install and use.

The inner wall of the groove 12 is in a thread shape, the connector 40 is a thread type K-shaped connector 40 and comprises a thread shell and a conductor arranged in the shell, the shell of the connector 40 is in thread fit with the groove 12, and a radio frequency probe 50 is inserted into one end, close to the bottom of the groove, of the conductor.

As shown in fig. 5, the rf probe 50 is a three-section stepped shaft, one end of the three-section stepped shaft, which is the thinnest end, is inserted into the conductor, and the other two ends are adjustable to ensure the best performance of the waveguide coaxial converter.

A first threaded hole 14 is formed in the rear end surface of the waveguide 10, one end of the first threaded hole 14 penetrates through the side wall of the groove 12, a first screw 141 is arranged in the first threaded hole 14, and the first screw 141 tightly abuts against the outer surface of the connector 40 to fix the connector 40.

The bottom of waveguide 10 is provided with second screw hole 15, and second screw hole 15 link up the rear end of cavity 11, is provided with second screw 151 in the second screw hole 15, and second screw 151 tightly supports the regulating block 30 bottom surface for fixed regulating block 30.

The bottom of the waveguide 10 is provided with a tuning screw hole 16, the tuning screw hole 16 penetrates through the cavity 11, and a tuning screw 161 is inserted into the tuning screw hole 16.

Example 1

The length of the rectangular cavity 111 is 13.76mm, the width is 7.12mm, the height is 3.56mm, the width and the height of the rectangular cavity 111 are matched with those of a standard WR-28 rectangular waveguide, and the internal medium is air; first order step length is 3mm, the width is 7.12mm, highly is 0.66mm, second order step length is 6mm, the width is 7.12mm, highly is 1.46mm, the diameter of air chamber 13 is 2.49mm, length is 2.02mm, the length of adjustment tank 17 is 3.24mm, the width is 8.11mm, highly is 3.10mm, radio frequency probe 50 is the syllogic step shaft, the thinnest end diameter matches threaded formula K type connector 40 inner conductor, the adjustable in order to match the best performance of both ends size in addition.

The Ka waveband orthogonal waveguide coaxial converter with height reduction transition has the following assembling process:

inserting the narrowest end of the radio-frequency probe 50 into the threaded K-type connector 40, screwing the installed K-type connector 40 into the groove 12 at the top of the waveguide cavity 11, fixing the K-type connector 40 by using a standard M2.5 first screw 141, placing the waveguide adjusting block 30 into the adjusting groove 17 at the rear end of the waveguide cavity 11, screwing a second screw 151 into a second threaded hole 15 at the bottom of the waveguide cavity 11, and fixing the adjusting block 30.

The three assembly steps realize the Ka-band orthogonal waveguide coaxial converter: the threaded K-type connector 40 and the waveguide adjusting block 30 are completely matched with the waveguide cavity 11.

In the first step, the rf probe 50 has three shafts with different diameters, and the thinnest end is fully inserted into the inner conductor of the K-type connector 40, and the fitting manner is interference fit, so that the movement of the rf probe 50 is well limited.

In step two, the top of the waveguide cavity 11 has a threaded hole matching with the K-type connector 40, the K-type connector 40 is completely screwed into the groove 12, and finally the bottom plane of the connector 40 is completely contacted with the bottom plane of the groove 12. In order to fix the K-type connector 40 more firmly, a first threaded hole 14 is formed in the 90 ° direction of the groove 12, and the K-type connector 40 can be further fixed by using a standard M2.5 first screw 141, so that the degree of freedom of the K-type connector 40 can be completely limited. After the radio frequency probe 50 is assembled in the above manner, the thinnest end is completely immersed in the K-shaped connector 40, the other two ends are suspended in the air cavity 13, the lower end of the K-shaped connector 40 is immersed in the waveguide cavity 11, and the other section is exposed outside and can be in matched transmission connection with an external coaxial radio frequency cable connector.

In the third step, the waveguide rectangular adjusting block 30 is in clearance fit with the adjusting groove 17 at the rear end of the waveguide cavity 11, the adjusting block 30 has a sliding degree of freedom, in the parameter test process, the rectangular adjusting block 30 is screwed into the second threaded hole 15 at the bottom of the waveguide cavity 11 by using a standard M1.6 second screw 151 after reaching the optimal performance position, so that the upper end surface of the adjusting block 30 is tightly attached to the upper end surface of the adjusting groove 17 of the waveguide cavity 11, the adjusting block 30 is completely fixed, finally, the tuning screw 161 is screwed into the tuning threaded hole 16 at the bottom of the waveguide cavity 11, and the optimal performance is obtained by controlling the screwing depth of the screw.

As shown in FIG. 6, the utility model discloses a coaxial converter of Ka wave band orthogonal type waveguide of area subtract high transition, the product broadband performance is excellent, is greater than 20dB at the full frequency channel return loss of 26.5-40 GHz.

The utility model discloses a coaxial converter of Ka wave band quadrature type waveguide of transition is subtracted in area has designed the single spine waveguide cavity 11 of an integral type. During design, the position of the step is controlled, then the two ends of the CNC are fed together, the purpose of shortening the cavity depth is achieved, the machining precision is effectively controlled, accurate transmission and effective conversion of signals are guaranteed, and the reliability of the waveguide coaxial converter is improved; and the assembly mode is simple, and the assembly production efficiency and the use performance are improved.

The utility model discloses with the help of the emulation second step of full wave electromagnetic field subtracts high waveguide structure, this structure and its optimization structure parameter have guaranteed the perfect impedance match of axle head and waveguide end in full Ka wave band to make based on the utility model discloses a Ka wave band termination type waveguide-coaxial converter has outstanding broadband and inserts and reflection loss performance.

In light of the foregoing, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art from this disclosure that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the content of the specification, and must be determined in accordance with the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A Ka-band orthogonal waveguide coaxial converter with height-reducing transition is characterized by comprising:

the waveguide tube (10) is hollow, a waveguide cavity (11) is formed, a connecting part (20) is arranged at the front end of the waveguide tube (10), an adjusting groove (17) is formed in the rear end face of the waveguide tube (10), the adjusting groove (17) is communicated with the cavity (11), and an adjusting block (30) is inserted in the adjusting groove (17);

the waveguide tube (10) is characterized in that a groove (12) is formed in the side wall of the rear end of the waveguide tube (10), a connector (40) is arranged inside the groove (12), the bottom of the groove (12) is communicated with the cavity (11) through an air cavity (13), a radio frequency probe (50) is inserted into one end, close to the air cavity (13), of the connector (40), and the radio frequency probe (50) is partially exposed in the air cavity (13).

2. The Ka-band orthogonal waveguide coaxial converter with height-reducing transition according to claim 1, wherein the front end of the cavity (11) is a rectangular cavity (111), the rear end of the cavity (11) is a stepped cavity (112), the longitudinal section of the stepped cavity (112) is gradually reduced from front to back, and the rectangular cavity (111) and the stepped cavity (112) are integrally formed.

3. The waveguide coaxial converter of Ka-band orthogonal type with height reducing transition of claim 2, characterized in that the stepped cavity (112) has two steps, a first step (113) and a second step (114), respectively, and the first step (113) is adjacent to the rectangular cavity (111), and the length of the first step (113) is smaller than that of the second step (114).

4. The Ka band quadrature type waveguide coaxial converter with a reduced height transition of claim 1, wherein the connection portion (20) is a four-hole flange.

5. The waveguide coaxial converter of Ka band orthogonal type with height reducing transition according to claim 1, characterized in that a threaded hole (31) for a handle screw is provided on a rear end face of the adjusting block (30).

6. The waveguide coaxial converter of Ka-band orthogonal type with height-reduced transition of claim 1, wherein the inner wall of the groove (12) is threaded, the connector (40) comprises a threaded housing and a conductor arranged in the housing, the housing of the connector (40) is in threaded fit with the groove (12), and the end of the conductor near the bottom of the groove is inserted with the radio frequency probe (50).

7. The Ka-band orthogonal waveguide coaxial converter with reduced height transition of claim 6, wherein the RF probe (50) is a three-segment stepped shaft, the thinnest end of which is inserted into the conductor.

8. The perpendicular type waveguide coaxial converter of Ka band with height reduction transition of claim 1, characterized in that, a first threaded hole (14) is opened on the rear end face of the waveguide tube (10), one end of the first threaded hole (14) runs through the side wall of the groove (12), a first screw (141) is provided in the first threaded hole (14), and the first screw (141) is tightly abutted against the outer surface of the connector (40).

9. The Ka-band orthogonal waveguide coaxial converter with height-reducing transition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom of the waveguide tube (10) is provided with a second threaded hole (15), the second threaded hole (15) penetrates through the rear end of the cavity (11), a second screw (151) is arranged in the second threaded hole (15), and the second screw (151) is tightly pressed against the bottom surface of the adjusting block (30).

10. The perpendicular type waveguide coaxial converter of Ka band with height reducing transition of claim 1, characterized in that the bottom of the waveguide (10) is provided with a tuning screw hole (16), the tuning screw hole (16) penetrates through the cavity (11), and a tuning screw (161) is inserted into the tuning screw hole (16).