EP1307940A1 - Vorrichtung zur kontaktlosen drehübertragung hochfrequenter signale - Google Patents
Vorrichtung zur kontaktlosen drehübertragung hochfrequenter signaleInfo
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- EP1307940A1 EP1307940A1 EP01960134A EP01960134A EP1307940A1 EP 1307940 A1 EP1307940 A1 EP 1307940A1 EP 01960134 A EP01960134 A EP 01960134A EP 01960134 A EP01960134 A EP 01960134A EP 1307940 A1 EP1307940 A1 EP 1307940A1
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- Prior art keywords
- dielectric
- coupling surfaces
- coupling
- components
- transmission
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01P—WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE
- H01P1/00—Auxiliary devices
- H01P1/06—Movable joints, e.g. rotating joints
- H01P1/062—Movable joints, e.g. rotating joints the relative movement being a rotation
- H01P1/066—Movable joints, e.g. rotating joints the relative movement being a rotation with an unlimited angle of rotation
- H01P1/067—Movable joints, e.g. rotating joints the relative movement being a rotation with an unlimited angle of rotation the energy being transmitted in only one line located on the axis of rotation
Definitions
- the object of the invention is therefore to provide a device according to the preamble of claim 1, which enables broadband transmission of electrical signals with little maintenance.
- the device according to the invention consists of two components rotatably mounted relative to one another, each of these components having at least one coupling surface for capacitive signal coupling in and coupling out.
- the coupling surfaces of the two components are arranged such that they run largely parallel to one another at a short distance of at most a few millimeters.
- the optimal distance is of the order of 0.1 mm.
- parallelism is to be understood as a course of the surfaces in such a way that they have the highest possible capacity for one another. That is to say, when the first coupling surface is broken down into infinitesimally small area pieces, there is an infinitesimally small area piece on the second coupling area, the area of which at least largely runs parallel to the first area piece.
- this concept of parallelism does not encompass only parallel plates, but also concentric cylinders and other shapes, for example conical surfaces arranged one above the other.
- a dielectric can be, for example, a solid material, a liquid or a gas.
- the coupling surfaces are positively guided against each other. This forced guidance can take place, for example, through an additional bearing or also through the arrangement of the coupling surfaces or the dielectric itself.
- the device according to the invention thus corresponds to a slide bearing which is used for the transmission of high-frequency signals.
- a further embodiment according to the invention in the case of a circular dielectric consists in a device as is also known under the term air bearing.
- a particularly small gap between the two parts which can be rotated in relation to one another and which is supplied by gas under pressure.
- the two surfaces slide on the gas almost without friction.
- the capacitive coupling is particularly good due to the relatively narrow gap and the associated high coupling capacity.
- the rotatable components are combined in such a way that they represent a coaxial conductor system.
- the dielectric also takes over the mechanical positive guidance in addition to the electrical coupling.
- a dielectric is selected with correspondingly good sliding properties on the electrical coupling surfaces.
- Devices that are not exclusively aligned axially or radially can absorb forces in several axes in addition to the transmission of electrical signals. This allows very compact devices with integrated storage to be achieved, since electrical and mechanical functions are combined in one element.
- a plurality of coupling devices made of the coupling surfaces and dielectrics described are arranged coaxially to the axis of rotation. If several coupling devices are combined into one unit, coaxial conductor systems can be simulated, for example, or several signals can be transmitted simultaneously.
- the dielectric has a material with good sliding properties, or it consists entirely of such a material.
- a material is, for example, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) such as Teflon or Fluon.
- the dielectric is firmly connected to one of the contact areas.
- the dielectric is assigned to a contact area.
- mechanical seals are of particular interest, which are worked very precisely and are also suitable for the transmission of rotation.
- the dielectric is impregnated with a small proportion of a lubricant to reduce the friction between the contact partners.
- a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention consists in that the dielectric is galvanically applied as a thin layer on the surface of at least one of the contact partners.
- the dielectric is thus arranged on the surface in a particularly stable and homogeneous manner.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the invention consists in the dielectric being a thin ceramic layer which is applied to at least one of the surfaces of the contact partners. Ceramic materials have particularly good mechanical properties, especially high heat resistance.
- a Particularly known embodiments of such rotatable units covered with ceramic or galvanic layers are referred to as mechanical seals, for example. Such mechanical seals are preferably used to seal rotary transmission systems for liquids. What is new in this invention is that these mechanical seals can also be used to transmit electrical signals. Due to the small distances between the two components that are rotatably mounted against each other, these mechanical seals have a particularly high coupling capacity and are therefore ideally suited for the transmission of high-frequency signals.
- the dielectric consists of a thin layer of a liquid or a gas.
- the high rigidity of thin layers of liquid or gas serves to maintain a minimum distance between the two components which are rotatably mounted relative to one another.
- the coupling surfaces contain structures for the multi-channel signal transmission. In this way, for example, the transmission speed or the amount of data transmitted can be increased.
- plain bearings are used for the transmission of high-frequency signals between two mutually rotatable units. Due to the relatively large areas of the storage areas running on each other, there is a high coupling capacity. This is additionally increased by a mostly existing dielectric, which is used as a friction-reducing intermediate layer or as a lubricant.
- the materials usually used as a friction-reducing intermediate layer, such as Teflon, are also characterized by extremely low high-frequency losses.
- Fig. 1 Device according to the invention in coaxial
- Fig. 2 multi-channel device
- Fig. 3 Device with dielectric perpendicular to
- Fig. 10 technical implementation of a waveguide slewing ring
- the first component (1) which is rotatably mounted with respect to the second component (2), has at least one first contact surface (3) which corresponds to a second contact surface (4) of the second component.
- FIG. 1 shows an example of another device according to the invention, which is suitable for the simultaneous transmission of several signals.
- the contact surfaces (11, 12, 13) and the corresponding contact surfaces (14, 15, 16) are located on the second rotating component on the first rotating component.
- the contact areas are coupled by means of dielectric layers (17, 18, 19).
- the dielectric is arranged perpendicular to the axis of rotation, for example.
- the signal coupling takes place from the first rotatable surface (21) by means of the dielectric (23) to the second surface (22).
- the dielectric (33) or the coupling surfaces (31, 32) are hemispherical. Any other execution forms, such as ellipsoids, are possible.
- FIG. 1 shows a further embodiment of the invention for multi-channel transmission, in which a dielectric for coupling a channel parallel to the axis of rotation and a further dielectric for coupling the second channel is arranged perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
- a dielectric for coupling a channel parallel to the axis of rotation and a further dielectric for coupling the second channel is arranged perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
- a coupling surface (50) contains coaxial conductor structures (51, 52, 53), which are advantageously arranged on a circuit board.
- FIG. 6 shows a waveguide arrangement consisting of the two rotatable components (61, 62) and the dielectric (63).
- the first component (1) which is rotatably mounted with respect to the second component (2), has at least one first contact surface (3), which corresponds to a second contact surface (4) of the second component.
- FIG. 7 shows the technical implementation of a coaxial rotary connection with an inner conductor (75) and an outer conductor (76).
- the inner conductor is positioned in relation to the outer conductor by means of dielectric supports (74).
- the first component (1) is rotatably supported relative to the second component (2) by means of the bearings (70) and their seals (71).
- the rotary connection is contacted by means of the coaxial connector (73).
- the first component (1) is rotatably supported relative to the second component (2) by means of the bearings (70) and their seals (71). There is a dielectric (5) between the two components.
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- Arrangements For Transmission Of Measured Signals (AREA)
- Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)
- Apparatus For Radiation Diagnosis (AREA)
Description
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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DE10037747 | 2000-08-02 | ||
DE10037747A DE10037747A1 (de) | 2000-08-02 | 2000-08-02 | Anordnung zur kontaktlosen Drehübertragung hochfrequenter Signale |
PCT/DE2001/002894 WO2002011231A1 (de) | 2000-08-02 | 2001-08-02 | Vorrichtung zur kontaktlosen drehübertragung hochfrequenter signale |
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EP1307940A1 true EP1307940A1 (de) | 2003-05-07 |
EP1307940B1 EP1307940B1 (de) | 2006-06-07 |
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US (1) | US7148773B2 (de) |
EP (1) | EP1307940B1 (de) |
AT (1) | ATE329377T1 (de) |
AU (1) | AU2001281719A1 (de) |
DE (3) | DE10037747A1 (de) |
WO (1) | WO2002011231A1 (de) |
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DE102007004517A1 (de) * | 2007-01-24 | 2008-07-31 | Schleifring Und Apparatebau Gmbh | Zweikanal Multimode Drehübertrager |
DE102007026431B4 (de) | 2007-06-06 | 2009-04-23 | Spinner Gmbh | HF-Drehkupplung mit Lambda/4-Leitung zwischen Stator und Rotor |
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US20090284332A1 (en) * | 2008-05-15 | 2009-11-19 | Silicon Valley Medical Instruments, Inc. | Ivus system with rotary capacitive coupling |
US8384605B2 (en) | 2009-02-25 | 2013-02-26 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | Wireless communication between a rotating frame of reference and a non-rotating frame of reference |
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WO2002011231A1 (de) | 2002-02-07 |
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