Patent ID: 11870142
Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An assembly, comprising:
a first subassembly comprising a first support structure operably coupled to a first module, the first module comprising a first ground plane, wherein the first module comprises at least a first conductive region in operable communication with the respective first ground plane;
a second subassembly comprising a second support structure operably coupled to a second module comprising a second ground plane distinct from the first ground plane, wherein the second module comprises at least a second conductive region in operable communication with the second ground plane, wherein the first and second subassemblies are configured to attach to each other along a seam; and
a conductive grounding element configured to operably couple together the first and second ground planes of the first and second subassemblies into a third common ground plane, the conductive grounding element comprising an electrically conductive material that includes a first piece disposed adjacent to a first region of the first support structure and adjacent to the first conductive region and a second piece disposed adjacent to a first region of the second support structure and adjacent to the second conductive region, wherein the first piece is configured to be disposed adjacent to the second piece during operation of the assembly, wherein the conductive grounding element comprises a material that is resilient and which has a compressibility that is operable to dynamically compensate, during operation of the assembly, for variations in at least one of a shape and a size of a gap in the seam between the first and second subassemblies, wherein a dynamic compensation, that arises from the compressibility, helps to ensure consistent spacing between the first subassembly and the second subassembly; and
wherein the conductive grounding element is configured to remain resilient during operation of the assembly and is configured to fill the gap in the seam between the first and second subassemblies.