Patent ID: 9728828
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H01P

Claim:
1. A waveguide assembly for coupling a waveguide to an apparatus, the assembly comprising: a waveguide; a waveguide adapter assembly, the adapter assembly comprising: an adapter body receiving an end portion of the waveguide, the adapter body being formed from an electrically conductive material, the adapter body having a first end and a second end, the adapter body further having a cavity therein, the cavity having a first opening in the first end for receiving the end portion of the waveguide and a second opening in the second end for communicating with a corresponding opening in the apparatus, the second end having a mating face around the second opening for mating with a corresponding surface of the apparatus; wherein the end portion of the waveguide is attached to the adapter body; and a flange assembly having a first end, and a second end for connecting to the apparatus, the flange assembly having a bore therethrough; wherein the adapter body is received in the bore in the flange assembly at the second end of the flange assembly and the waveguide is received in the bore in the flange assembly; wherein the flange assembly is formed from an electrically non-conductive material.