IP Library Granted Patent US 10,102,983
Granted Patent B2
US 10,102,983 · App. 15/292,618 · Granted Oct 16, 2018

Intermodulation-free electrical contact for HF applications

Inventors: Christian Steininger (Rosenheim, DE); Thomas Haunberger (Rosenheim, DE)
Assignee: Kathrein Werke KG
H01H1/06H01H1/14H01H89/00H01R13/6315H01Q19/108H01R13/6215H01R24/52H01R2201/02
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Patent No.
US 10,102,983
App. No.
15/292,618
Granted
Oct 16, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

What is provided is an arrangement for electrically contacting electrically conductive elements, comprising a first element, at least a portion of which is electrically conductive, at least one second element, at least a portion of which is electrically conductive, for electrically contacting the first element, comprising a contact area in at least one end region thereof, the contact area having a radius at least at predefined contact points. The first electrically conductive element has at least one area that is designed to receive at least a portion of the contact area of the second electrically conductive element such that an electrical contact is created between the first electrically conductive element and the contact points of the second electrically conductive element. Furthermore, a corresponding first and second element is provided.

Claims (14)

1. An arrangement for electrical intermodulation-free contacting electrically conductive elements ( 2 , 1 ), comprising:

a first element ( 2 ), at least a portion of which is electrically conductive;

at least one second element ( 1 ), at least one portion ( 10 ) of which is electrically conductive, for electrically contacting the first element ( 2 ), comprising a contact area ( 11 ) in at least one end region thereof, wherein the contact area ( 11 ) has a radius at least at predefined contact points ( 12 ),

wherein the first electrically conductive element ( 2 ) has at least one area ( 21 ) that is designed to receive at least a portion of the contact area ( 11 ) of the second electrically conductive element ( 1 ) such that an electrical contact is created between the first electrically conductive element ( 2 ) and the contact points ( 12 ) of the second electrically conductive element ( 1 ), and

wherein the first electrically conductive element ( 2 ) is embodied as a high-frequency component ( 2 ) and the second electrically conductive element ( 1 ) as a contact element ( 1 ) that comprises an electrical conductor ( 10 ) on whose distal end region the contact area ( 11 ) is arranged.

2. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the first and/or second electrically conductive element ( 1 , 2 ) is embodied as a reflector plate, a housing, a filter housing, a bias tee, a heat sink, a switch or switch contacts, a dipole or high-frequency conductor.

3. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the area ( 21 ) of the first electrically conductive element ( 2 ) for receiving the second electrically conductive element ( 1 ) is a recess in the first electrically conductive element ( 2 ).

4. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the area ( 21 ) of the first electrically conductive element ( 2 ) for receiving the second electrically conductive element ( 1 ) comprises at least two contact legs ( 21 ) that are arranged on the first electrically conductive element ( 2 ).

5. The arrangement of claim 4 , wherein the area ( 21 ) for receiving the second electrically conductive element ( 1 ) comprises three contact legs ( 23 ) that are arranged on the first electrically conductive element ( 2 ).

6. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the area ( 21 ) of the first electrically conductive element ( 2 ) for receiving the second electrically conductive element ( 1 ) is a convexity in the first electrically conductive element ( 2 ).

7. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the second electrically conductive element ( 1 ) and/or the area ( 21 ) of the first electrically conductive element ( 2 ) for receiving the second electrically conductive element ( 1 ) has beveled edges in predefined contact areas ( 11 ).

8. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the second electrically conductive element ( 1 ) and/or the area ( 21 ) of the first electrically conductive element ( 2 ) for receiving the second electrically conductive element ( 1 ) has a radius at least in predefined contact areas ( 11 ).

9. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the contact element ( 1 ) is set up for electrically contacting the high-frequency component ( 2 ) with a second high-frequency component ( 3 ), and the electrical conductor ( 10 ) of the contact element ( 1 ) has a second contact area ( 111 ) at its other distal end, wherein the second contact area ( 11 ) has a radius at least at predefined second contact points ( 112 ).

10. The arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising a fuse element ( 100 ) that is arranged in the area ( 21 ) of the first electrically conductive element ( 2 ) and/or of the second high-frequency component ( 3 ) for receiving the second electrically conductive element ( 1 ) such that it connects the first electrically conductive element ( 2 ) and/or the second high-frequency component ( 3 ) to the second electrically conductive element ( 1 ), with the fuse element ( 100 ) being embodied particularly as a lock screw that is inserted through the underside of the first electrically conductive element ( 2 ) and/or of the second high-frequency component ( 3 ) into the respective contact areas ( 11 , 111 ) of the second electrically conductive element ( 1 ).

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2020
From: KATHREIN SE
To: ERICSSON AB
Reel/Frame 053798/0470 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2020
From: ERICSSON AB
To: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Reel/Frame 053816/0791 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2019
From: COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: KATHREIN SE; KATHREIN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
Reel/Frame 050817/0146 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 22, 2018
From: KATHREIN-WERKE KG; KATHREIN SE
To: KATHREIN SE
Reel/Frame 047290/0614 →
CONFIRMATION OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN U.S. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Recorded Sep 20, 2018
From: KATHREIN SE (SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO KATHREIN-WERKE KG)
To: COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, AS SECURITY AGENT
Reel/Frame 047115/0550 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2016
From: STEININGER, CHRISTIAN; HAUNBERGER, THOMAS
To: KATHREIN WERKE KG
Reel/Frame 040006/0850 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2015 117 687 · Oct 16, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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