US 12,347,913 B2
Waffle iron filter arrangement for high-frequency signals
Chad Bartlett, Kiel (DE); Christian Arnold, Backnang (DE); and Michael Höft, Kiel (DE)
Assigned to Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG, Backnang (DE)
Appl. No. 18/032,725
Filed by Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG, Backnang (DE)
PCT Filed Oct. 21, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/079211
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 19, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/084449, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 28, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 102020127767.9 (DE), filed on Oct. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0395961 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. H01P 1/211 (2006.01)
CPC H01P 1/211 (2013.01) 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A filter arrangement for high-frequency signals (HF-signals) comprising:
a housing having a cavity extending in a longitudinal direction of the housing;
a waffle-iron arrangement arranged in the cavity;
wherein the waffle-iron arrangement comprises:
a carrier plate having a plurality of recesses; and
an electrically conductive material arranged in at least some of the plurality of recesses, wherein the electrically conductive material in each case forms a pin in the at least some recesses;
wherein the cavity of the housing includes two transformer portions and a waffle portion, wherein the waffle portion is arranged between the two transformer portions;
wherein the carrier plate is arranged in the waffle portion;
wherein the carrier plate includes a material that is permeable to the HF signals.