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Study on 3D printed snap-fit joints for assembly of PCB-integrated additively fabricated air-filled waveguide / Jakub SOROCKI, Krzysztof WINCZA, Sławomir GRUSZCZYŃSKI, Ilona PIEKARZ // W: EuMC 2022 [Dokument elektroniczny] : 52nd European Microwave Conference: passion for microwaves : 27–29 September 2022, Milan, Italy : conference proceedings. — Wersja do Windows. — Dane tekstowe. — [Piscataway] : IEEE, cop. 2022. — Dod. ISBN: 978-1-6654-5881-8 (Print on Demand). — e-ISBN: 978-2-8748-7069-9. — S. 274–277. — Wymagania systemowe: Adobe Reader. — Bibliogr. s. 277, Abstr.
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| ID BaDAP | 144756 |
|---|---|
| Data dodania do BaDAP | 2023-01-25 |
| Tekst źródłowy | URL |
| DOI | 10.23919/EuMC54642.2022.9924433 |
| Rok publikacji | 2022 |
| Typ publikacji | materiały konferencyjne (aut.) |
| Otwarty dostęp |  |
| Wydawca | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
Abstract
In this paper, 3D printed snap-fit joints are investigated for assembly of the recently introduced Printed Circuit Board (PCB) integrated air-filled waveguide (AF-WG) to reduce the fabrication cost and assembly effort. Various joint constructions were designed and tested to provide pressure-assisted low-resistance contact between flanges of the metal-coated 3D printed U-shaped waveguide shell and on-PCB ground plane that serves as one of the guide's walls. The above is an alternative to the originally proposed through-hole screw joint that although low resistance requires extra parts and a more complicated assembly. Exemplary separable ball and cantilever snap-fit joints were developed and integrated at different pitches into test vehicles fabricated for the experimental study being a through-patch microstrip to AF-WG transition in back-to-back configuration operating within 9 GHz to 12 GHz bandwidth with long waveguide section in-between. The obtained results show that a ball joint can provide comparable performance in terms of total power loss of the circuit to a screw joint when properly spaced making it superior to use for highly-integrated circuits.
