Patent ID: 8970328
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: H01P,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Method of manufacturing a transverse electric magnetic (TEM) mode transmission line comprising: forming an element with at least one longitudinal three sided open groove on a surface of said element, said at least one longitudinal three sided open groove being defined by a recessed bottom wall and two opposite wall portions in the element and having a longitudinal opening adjacent to said surface, at least a surface layer of said opposite wall portions being formed by an electrically conductive material, and locating a conductor line in said at least one longitudinal groove, the method further comprising: forming the conductor line from a metal strip having a width, being punched from a sheet of metal, attaching the metal strip to at least one holding device, and mounting said at least one holding device, with the attached metal strip, on said element, so as to suspend from the longitudinal opening and locate said metal strip in said at least one longitudinal three sided open groove located apart and away from the recessed bottom wall and located at a distance from said opposite wall portions of said element, wherein the width of the metal strip is parallel with the two opposite wall portions in the element.