EP1461843B1 - Composant radiofrequence et procede de fabrication associe - Google Patents

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EP1461843B1
EP1461843B1 EP02806773A EP02806773A EP1461843B1 EP 1461843 B1 EP1461843 B1 EP 1461843B1 EP 02806773 A EP02806773 A EP 02806773A EP 02806773 A EP02806773 A EP 02806773A EP 1461843 B1 EP1461843 B1 EP 1461843B1
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Kenneth Neal Segal
Alan Kogut
Mark K. Pryor
John E. Marks
Patrick N. Bonebright
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q13/00—Waveguide horns or mouths; Slot antennas; Leaky-waveguide antennas; Equivalent structures causing radiation along the transmission path of a guided wave
    • H01Q13/02—Waveguide horns
    • H01Q13/0283—Apparatus or processes specially provided for manufacturing horns
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/27—Adaptation for use in or on movable bodies
    • H01Q1/28—Adaptation for use in or on aircraft, missiles, satellites, or balloons
    • H01Q1/288—Satellite antennas
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q13/00—Waveguide horns or mouths; Slot antennas; Leaky-waveguide antennas; Equivalent structures causing radiation along the transmission path of a guided wave
    • H01Q13/02—Waveguide horns
    • H01Q13/0283—Apparatus or processes specially provided for manufacturing horns
    • H01Q13/0291—Apparatus or processes specially provided for manufacturing horns for corrugated horns
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the invention relates to electrical components.
  • the invention relates to radio-frequency components and their assembly.
  • Feedhorns are used to obtain and direct radio frequency (RF) energy reflected from a satellite dish.
  • RF radio frequency
  • Feedhorns used in space require an unusual combination of low weight, structural stiffness, and thermal stability, which are difficult to achieve simultaneously.
  • Certain feedhorns are generally made of a metal that is machined. For example, some early structures were fabricated from metals such as aluminum or light alloys resulting in a heavy structure. Since the overall weight of a spacecraft is constrained by the payload capabilities of a given launch vehicle, a relatively heavy structure resulted in a reduction of onboard equipment and instrumentation that could be included in the satellite. The emphasis therefore is to make future spacecraft lighter, faster and less expensive.
  • the feedhorn have sufficient structural strength and stiffness because the satellite must be able to withstand forces imparted during launch without permanent deformation. A feedhorn lacking sufficient strength and stiffness, even if it is low weight, may not survive the launch process.
  • Thermal stability is another important parameter in feedhorn design because the feedhorn is often exposed to extremes of temperature caused by the difference in heat load between the sunlit side and the shadow side of the spacecraft.
  • the materials and construction methods used to construct the feedhorn need be capable of providing a foundation that will not bend or distort under these different temperature loadings. Minuscule distortions sufficient to negatively affect critical alignment can occur that may render a scientific payload inoperable.
  • the trend to further lighten payloads by fabricating much of the payload hardware from composite materials has increased the need to achieve a better thermal match between the payload hardware and the spacecraft.
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,803,402 to Krumweide discloses a method of assembling a spacecraft framework using structural components held together with little or no tools or fixtures required to hold the components during the bonding process. The components may then be bonded together in a rigid configuration.
  • US-A-3914861 and JP-A-63-215102 disclose a microwave horn constructed by forming a plurality of parallel annular plates having tabs, and a flexible sheet having slots which engage with the tabs. A wire is inserted through holes in the tabs to secure the sheet to the plates, or a slotted rib is attached to the tabs.
  • an electrical component comprising:
  • Fig. 1A shows a plan view of a blank 12 including a flat laminate sheet.
  • the sheet may be made of a lightweight carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite material.
  • CFRP carbon fiber reinforced polymer
  • the blank 12 has formed on it a plurality of rings, such as ring 14, and a plurality of ribs, such as rib 25, to be cut out from the blank 12.
  • each ring is formed to be cut from the blank 12.
  • the rings each have a different diameter, ranging from smallest to largest.
  • Each ring such as ring 14, is provides with a plurality of ring appendages, such as appendage 16.
  • each ring is provided with six appendages to match the number of ribs provided.
  • An additional bottom ring 18 is also formed on the blank 12.
  • the bottom ring 18 is provided with a plurality of mounting holes 21 for allowing the assembled feedhorn to be mounted.
  • the bottom ring 18 is also provided with a plurality of rib-mounting notches, such as notch 23.
  • the rib-mounting notch 23 is adapted to accommodate a lower end of a rib, such as rib 25, during assembly.
  • the embodiment illustrated in Fig. 1A also includes six ribs, such as rib 25, to be cut from the same blank 12.
  • the ribs are identical in size and shape to each other.
  • Each rib is provided with a plurality of rib slots, such as slot 27, adapted to interlock with corresponding slots formed on the ring appendages, as described in further detail below.
  • the layout of the rings and the ribs on the blank 12, as shown in Fig. 1A, can be designed in various manners using manual techniques or using computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing techniques known to a person skilled in the art.
  • the layout may be designed such that the available area of the blank 12 is efficiently utilized.
  • Fig. 1B shows a plan view of a second blank 29 from which a plurality of skin sheets, such as skin sheet 32, may be cut out.
  • the skin sheets are substantially identical to each other in size and shape.
  • three skin sheets are provided.
  • Each of the skins has a plurality of centerline holes, such as hole 34, and a plurality of edge slots, such as slot 36, on opposite edges.
  • the centerline holes are adapted to allow the ring appendages, such as appendage 16 illustrated in Fig. 1A, to pass through.
  • Each edge slot is approximately one-half the size of the centerline holes.
  • the blank 29 in Fig. 1B also comprises a lightweight CFRP composite material suitable for spacecraft applications.
  • all of individual components of the feed horn can be cut from flat laminate sheets of composite materials in a simplified manufacturing process which results in greatly reduced cost compared to conventional manufacturing techniques which would require precision molds to process curved laminate parts.
  • flat laminate sheets instead of curved laminate parts, significant cost savings can be achieved by efficiently utilizing the available surface areas of expensive composite laminate sheets.
  • Figs. 2A and 2B show partial perspective views of a rib 38 and a ring 43.
  • the rib 38 has a plurality of rib slots, such as rib slot 41.
  • the rib slot 41 is aligned with a slot 47 in a ring appendage 45 of the ring 43.
  • the rib slot 41 is a vertical slot, while the ring appendage slot 47 is a horizontal slot.
  • the rib 38 is pushed toward the ring 43 to interlock the slots 41, 47, as most clearly illustrated in Fig. 2B.
  • Other slots in the rib 38 are aligned and interlocked with corresponding slots of appendages of other rings.
  • slots on other ribs may be aligned and interlocked with the remaining appendages on the ring 43.
  • Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of multiple sections of an assembly during the assembling process.
  • a bottom ring 49 is provided to secure one or more ribs, such as rib 56a.
  • three alternating ribs may be first secured to the bottom ring 49.
  • a plurality of rings such as ring 54, may be secured in to the ribs by interlocking rib slots with slots on ring appendages, such as ring appendage 56a, as described above with reference to Figs. 2A and 2B.
  • the rings are secured in a vertically spaced-apart configuration. Further, the rings are order such that the smallest ring is closest to the bottom ring 49.
  • skin sheets such as skin sheets 58a, 58b
  • the centerline holes in the skin sheets such as centerline hole 61
  • the ring appendages such as appendage 56b before the skin sheet is attached to the assembly.
  • the edge slots on the edges of the skin sheets are aligned with adjacent columns of ring appendages, which may be interlocked with a rib.
  • the centerline holes and the edge slots on the skin sheets are sized for a tight fit with corresponding ring appendages on the assembly.
  • the skin sheet may be secured by a rib, such as rib 52b, being secured to the rings by interlocking its rib slots with corresponding ring appendage slots protruding through the centerline holes of the skin sheet.
  • Fig. 4 shows a perspective view of an assembled feedhorn in an embodiment according to the present invention, after all of the skin sheets and the ribs are attached to the assembly.
  • the feedhorn is of a generally frusto-conical configuration and comprises three skin sheets, such as sheets 58a, 58b, and six equally spaced-apart ribs, such as ribs 52a, 52b, around the perimeter of the assembly.
  • Fig. 5 is a cutaway perspective view of the feedhorn of Fig. 4, showing the vertically tapered interior walls of the feedhorn with spaced-apart rings, as well as the slanted exterior walls formed by the skins sheets surrounding the multiple sections of the assembly.
  • the internal configuration of the feedhorn is electrically significant.
  • Fig. 6 shows a partial perspective view of a feedhorn in an embodiment according to the present invention, illustrating the attachment of a rib 63 to ring appendages, such as appendage 65, after the skins, such as skin 67, are attached to the assembly.
  • the edge slots at the edges of the skins and the centerline holes are shaped to allow the ring appendages to protrude from the outer wall found by the skins.
  • the ring appendages have slots, such as slot 69, while the rib 63 has corresponding slots, such as slot 72, which are sized and shaped for a tight fit with the appendage slots.
  • the slots in the rib 63 are aligned with the slots in the corresponding ring appendages before the rib 63 is pushed toward the ring appendages to hold the skins tightly against the assembly.
  • each ring being made of a single segment, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that rings may be made of multiple segments that are subsequently assembled prior to completion of the feedhorn assembly.
  • a dimensional inspection may be made to the structure to ensure that all of the elements are in their correct locations and orientations. Bonding of the structure may take place when each section of the assembly is constructed or when all of the elements including multiple sections of the assemblies and the ribs are attached together.
  • the components are bonded together by using a conventional adhesive for CFRP composite materials and cured at room temperature to complete the feed horn structure. Once the pieces are fitted together, they may be tacked in place using capillary adhesives such as Hysol 956 or 9396, available from E. v. Roberts & Associates, Culver City, Calif. Alternatively, adhesive can be wicked to fill 100% of the faying surfaces between the joints.
  • fillets can be formed on each side of the joint using a structural adhesive.
  • the finalized feedhorn can be sprayed or plated with a metallic coating to increase conductivity of the inner portions of the feedhorn.
  • Fig. 7A shows a plan view of a blank 74, preferably of a lightweight CFRP composite material, from which a plurality of rings, such as ring 76, and a plurality of ribs, such as rib 81 are cut out in an embodiment according to the present invention.
  • each ring is provided with a plurality of ring appendages, such as appendage 78.
  • each ring is provided with four appendages.
  • each ring is provided with a series of mortises, such as mortise 79. The mortises are sized to accommodate tenons formed on bands, as described below.
  • the rings each have a different diameter, varying from the smallest to the largest.
  • ribs such as rib 81
  • rib 81 may also be cut from the same blank 74.
  • Each rib is provided with a series of rib slots, such as slot 83.
  • the ribs are generally identical in size and shape to each other.
  • Fig. 7B shows a plan view of a second blank 85 from which a plurality of bands, such as band 87, may be constructed. As shown in Fig. 7B, the bands each have a different length and may be cut from the blank 85. Each band is provided with a series of tenons, such as tenon 89. The tenons are sized to tightly fit into the mortises, such as mortise 79 (Fig. 7A), on the rings.
  • Fig. 8 shows a perspective view of a self-fixturing ring-and-band assembly constructed by using a ring 98 cut from a blank, such as the blank 74 of Fig. 7A, and a corresponding band 92 cut from a blank, such as the blank 85 of Fig. 7B.
  • the band 92 is formed by bending one of the flat bands cut from the blank and connecting the ends of the band 92 with, for example, a bonded doubler 96 to form a circular band.
  • a doubler may not be required if, for example, the bands are pre-formed as endless loops.
  • each band may include several segments that are assembled using a plurality of doublers, for example.
  • the band 92 is provided with a plurality of tenons, such as tenon 94, for attachment to the ring 98.
  • the ring 98 has four equally spaced-apart ring appendages, such as appendage 101, each having a slot for engagement with a rib to form a rigid structure.
  • the ring 98 has a plurality of mortises, such as mortise 103 adjacent to the perimeter of the ring for receiving the tenons of the band 92.
  • Fig. 9 shows a perspective view of a portion of the ring-and-band assembly of Fig. 8, illustrating detailed features of the ring and the band in the construction of the self-fixturing ring-and-band assembly.
  • the ring appendage 101 of the ring 98 has a slot for receiving a corresponding rib slot of a rib, similar to that described below with reference to Figs. 11A and 11B.
  • the tenons on the band 92 such as tenons 109a, 109b, are aligned with corresponding mortises in the ring 98 and inserted into the corresponding mortises to form the ring-and-band assembly.
  • the mortises in the ring and the tenons on the wrap are sized for a tight fitting to produce a rigid ring and wrap assembly structure.
  • Two sets of mortises may be provided on each ring.
  • a set of upper mortises such as mortises 107a, 107b
  • an upper band such as band 92
  • a set of lower mortises such as mortises 105a, 105b
  • Fig. 10 shows a perspective view illustrating the assembly of two sections of rings and bands in an embodiment according to the present invention.
  • a first ring-and-band assembly is formed by aligning and inserting the tenons on one side of the band 112 into the corresponding mortises in the ring 114.
  • the band 112, which has tenons on both sides, is also capable of being attached to a second ring 116.
  • An additional band 118 is attached to the second ring 116.
  • the ring appendages, such as appendage 121a, on the ring 114 and the ring appendages, such as appendage 121b on the ring 116 are in alignment with each other for rib assembly. Additional sections of rings and bands can be assembled in a similar manner to form a microwave or RF feedhorn structure.
  • Figs. 11A and 11B show partial perspective views of a rib 123 and a ring 125.
  • the rib 123 has a plurality of rib slots, such as rib slot 127.
  • the rib slot 127 is aligned with a slot 132 in a ring appendage 129 of the ring 125.
  • the rib slot 127 is a vertical slot, while the ring appendage slot 132 is a horizontal slot.
  • the slots 127, 132 are in alignment with each other, the rib 123 is pushed toward the ring 125 to interlock the slots 123, 125, as most clearly illustrated in Fig. 11B.
  • Other slots in the rib 123 are aligned and interlocked with corresponding slots of appendages of other rings.
  • slots on other ribs may be aligned and interlocked with the remaining appendages on the ring 125.
  • Figs. 12-14 show perspective, side-sectional and cut-away perspective views of a vertical wall feedhorn assembly 134 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the assembly 134 is of a generally frusto-bullet-shaped configuration with four equally spaced ribs, such as rib 136, holding multiple sections of rings, such as ring 138, and bands together to form a rigid feed horn structure.
  • Fig. 14 is a cutaway perspective view of the feedhorn of Figs. 12 and 13, showing the interior walls of the feedhorn with spaced-apart rings. Generally, the internal configuration of the feedhorn is electrically significant.
  • Fig. 15A shows a plan view of a blank 141, preferably of a lightweight CFRP composite material, from which a plurality of rings, such as ring 143, may be cut out, for example, for a vertical wall feed horn in an embodiment which is not part of the present invention.
  • a plurality of rings such as ring 143
  • fifteen rings such as ring 143, may be cut out from the blank 141.
  • Each ring is provided with a series of mortises, such as mortise 145.
  • the mortises are sized to accommodate tenons formed on bands, as described below.
  • the rings each have a different diameter, varying from the smallest to the largest.
  • Fig. 15B shows a plan view of a second blank 147 from which a plurality of bands, such as band 149, may be constructed. As shown in Fig. 15B, the bands each have a different length and may be cut from the blank 147. Each band is provided with a series of tenons, such as tenon 152. The tenons are sized to tightly fit into the mortises, such as mortise 145 (Fig. 15A), on the rings.
  • Fig. 16 shows a perspective view of a portion of a ring-and-band assembly using the ring and bands cut out from the blanks illustrated in Figs. 15A and 15B.
  • Fig. 16 illustrates detailed features of the ring and the band 154 in the construction of the self-fixturing ring-and-band assembly.
  • a band 154 may be formed using one of the bands cut out from a blank, such as blank 147 (Fig. 15B).
  • a doubler 155 may be used to form a circular band.
  • the tenons on the band 154 such as tenons 156a, 156b, are aligned with corresponding mortises in the ring and inserted into the corresponding mortises to form the ring-and-band assembly.
  • the mortises in the ring and the tenons on the wrap are sized for a tight fitting to produce a rigid ring and wrap assembly structure.
  • Two sets of mortises may be provided on each ring.
  • a set of upper mortises such as mortises 158a, 158b
  • an upper band such as band 154
  • a set of lower mortises such as mortises 161a, 161b
  • Fig. 17 shows a perspective view illustrating the assembly of two sections of rings and bands.
  • a first ring-and-band assembly is formed by aligning and inserting the tenons on one side of the band 163 into the corresponding mortises in the ring 165.
  • the band 163, which has tenons on both sides, is also capable of being attached to a second ring 167.
  • An additional band 169 is attached to the second ring 167. Additional sections of rings and bands can be assembled in a similar manner to form a microwave or RF feedhorn structure.
  • Figs. 18-21 show perspective, side-sectional and cut-away perspective views of a feedhorn assembly 172.
  • the assembly 172 is of a generally frusto-bullet-shaped configuration and includes a series of rings, such as rings 174 and bands 176 assembled in a self-fixturing manner.
  • Figs. 20 and 21 illustrate cutaway perspective views of the feedhorn of Figs. 18 and 19, showing the interior walls of the feedhorn with spaced-apart rings.
  • the internal configuration of the feedhorn is electrically significant.
  • CFRP component matrix composite
  • other suitable materials may include metal, alloys such as invar, titanium, silicon carbide (SiC) ceramic, composites such as component matrix composite (CMC), and others.
  • a feedhorn may be assembled having a rectangular, oval, elliptical or other cross-section.
  • An adapter may be used to connect the base of the feedhorn, which may have a particular cross-section, to a waveguide which may be of a different cross-section.
  • a feedhorn with a circular cross-section may be connected to a waveguide having a rectangular cross-section by using such an adapter.

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  1. Composant électrique comprenant :
    une structure tubulaire creuse, comprenant une série de bagues axialement espacées les unes par rapport aux autres (14, 43, 54, 98) ; et
    au moins un élément de logement en périmètre extérieur (32, 58a, 58b, 67, 92) qui relie lesdites bagues entre elles de manière à définir une configuration interne de ladite structure tubulaire creuse à des fins de connexion électrique ; et
    une ou plusieurs fontures (25, 38, 52a, 52b, 63) présentant des encoches (27, 41, 72), chaque fonture s'engageant avec lesdites bagues de manière à assurer de façon sûre ledit élément de logement sur lesdites bagues ;
    dans lequel lesdites bagues et ledit élément de logement comprennent chacun des éléments inter-engageables destinés à faciliter le montage mécanique sûr desdites bagues et dudit élément de logement ensemble afin de faciliter un assemblage final du composant électrique ; et
    dans lequel lesdites bagues sont munies d'appendices (16, 45, 56a, 56b, 65) ;
    caractérisé en ce que lesdits appendices comportent des fentes (47, 69) qui sont prévues pour s'apparier avec des fentes correspondantes (27, 41, 72) sur lesdits fontures.
  2. Composant électrique selon la revendication 1, dans lequel lesdites bagues (14, 43, 54) sont circulaires.
  3. Composant électrique selon la revendication 1, dans lequel lesdites bagues (14, 43, 54) comportent un segment unique.
  4. Composant électrique selon la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, dans lequel lesdits éléments inter-engageables comprennent une pluralité de mortaises (103) formée sur lesdites bagues (98) et une pluralité de tenons (94) formée sur ledit élément de logement (92).
  5. Composant électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit élément de logement est une bande (98).
  6. Composant électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel ledit élément de logement est une couche de peau (32, 58a, 58b, 67, 92).
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