Patent ID: 11901599
Assignee: SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A waveguide assembly, comprising:
a first waveguide portion having a first end, a second end, and an outer surface and a first waveguide channel extending between the first end and the second end, the first waveguide channel having cross-section dimensions, the first waveguide portion further including a receiving portion configured at the second end, the receiving portion having cross-sectional dimensions that are larger than the cross-sectional dimensions of the first waveguide channel; and
a second waveguide portion having an outer flange portion, a first end, a second end, and a second waveguide channel extending between the first end and the second end, the second waveguide channel having cross-sectional dimensions that are substantially the same as the cross-sectional dimension of the first waveguide channel and having an extending portion at the first end that is complementary to the receiving portion at the second end of the first waveguide portion, wherein the outer flange portion is configured to surround the outer surface of the first waveguide portion, wherein the first waveguide portion and the second waveguide portion are configured to connect such that the first waveguide channel and the second waveguide channel form a combined channel, wherein the combined channel includes a gap interface between the first waveguide channel and the second waveguide channel.