Circulator/isolator housing with inserts
View Patent ↗A circulator/isolator housing is provided that includes body and a plurality of slots within the body configured to receive therethrough inserts having magnetic permeability. The housing further includes a plurality of receiving portions within the body corresponding to the plurality of slots and configured to maintain a position of the inserts.
1. A ferrite housing comprising:
a body;
a plurality of slots within the body configured to receive therethrough inserts having magnetic permeability,
a plurality of receiving portions within the body corresponding to the plurality of slots and configured to maintain a position of the inserts, wherein the body comprises a base and the slots are provided on a bottom surface of the base; and
a cover having a plurality of inclined planes configured to secure the cover to a cavity.
2. A ferrite housing in accordance with claim 1 wherein the body comprises die-castable metal.
3. A ferrite housing in accordance with claim 1 wherein the body comprises a non-metal.
4. A ferrite housing in accordance with claim 1 wherein the body comprises a thermally conducting material.
5. A ferrite housing in accordance with claim 1 wherein the plurality of receiving portions comprise channels configured to maintain the position of the inserts.
6. A ferrite housing in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a cover formed from steel and having a thickness of at least 40 thousandths of an inch.
7. A ferrite housing in accordance with claim 1 wherein the plurality of slots is each spaced 120 degrees apart.
8. A ferrite housing in accordance with claim 1 wherein the inserts comprise a metal material.
9. A ferrite housing in accordance with claim 8 wherein the metal comprises cold rolled steel.
10. A cover for a ferrite housing, the cover comprising:
a body formed from steel; and
a plurality of inclined planes on a top surface of the body.
11. A cover in accordance with claim 10 wherein the body comprises a plurality of notches.
12. A cover in accordance with claim 10 wherein the body is formed from cold rolled steel and has a thickness of at least 40 thousandths of an inch.
13. A cover in accordance with claim 10 wherein each of the inclined planes have a maximum height of about ten thousandths of an inch.
14. A ferrite housing comprising:
a body;
a plurality of slots within the body configured to receive therethrough inserts having magnetic permeability,
a plurality of receiving portions within the body corresponding to the plurality of slots and configured to maintain a position of the inserts, wherein the body forms a plurality of cavities and having the plurality of receiving portions extending along a perimeter of the body; and
a cover having a plurality of inclined planes configured to secure the cover to a cavity.
15. A ferrite housing in accordance with claim 14 wherein the body comprises a base and the slots are provided on a bottom surface of the base.
16. A ferrite housing comprising:
a body;
a plurality of slots within the body configured to receive therethrough inserts having magnetic permeability,
a plurality of receiving portions within the body corresponding to the plurality of slots and configured to maintain a position of the inserts; and
a plurality of tabs in combination with the plurality of receiving portions together configured to maintain the position of the inserts.
17. A ferrite housing in accordance with claim 16 wherein the body forms a plurality of cavities and having the plurality of receiving portions extending along a perimeter of the body.
18. A ferrite housing comprising:
a body;
a plurality of slots within the body configured to receive therethrough inserts having magnetic permeability;
a plurality of receiving portions within the body corresponding to the plurality of slots and configured to maintain a position of the inserts; and
a cover having a plurality of inclined planes configured to secure the cover to a cavity.
19. A ferrite housing in accordance with claim 18 further comprising a plurality of tabs in combination with the plurality of receiving portions together configured to maintain the position of the inserts.