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Method of fixing a ferrite to a metal piece
Assignee: Thales SA
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Filing: 1982-01-07
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Granted: 1984-07-03
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Expires: 2002-01-07
Abstract
Abstract In a method for fixing a ferrite to a metal piece such as a pole-piece of a magnetic polarizing circuit of a microwave device, a first step consists in depositing a nonresistive metal on the ferrite face to be fixed. A second step consists in applying a very thin layer of heat-conducting adhesive on the metallized ferrite face and bonding the ferrite to the metal piece, thus ensuring low thermal resistance, very low insertion loss and high power capability.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerard Forterre
- 👤 Pierre Hartemann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 12:44
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01P; H01P1/00; H01P1/32; H01P1/38; H01P1/383; C; C04; C04B; C04B37/00; C04B37/02; C04B37/023; C04B37/026; C04B37/028; H01P1/39; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/02; C04B2235/50; C04B2235/54; C04B2235/5418; C04B2235/5445; C04B2235/65; C04B2235/656; C04B2235/6562; C04B2237/00; C04B2237/02; C04B2237/12; C04B2237/121; C04B2237/124; C04B2237/125; C04B2237/30; C04B2237/32; C04B2237/34; C04B2237/40; C04B2237/405; C04B2237/406; C04B2237/50; C04B2237/70; C04B2237/708; C04B2237/72; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S228/00; Y10S228/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
51 words
A method of fixing a ferrite to a metal piece for a high-power microwave device, comprising the following steps: deposit of a nonresistive metal on the face of the ferrite to be fixed; bonding of the metallized face of said ferrite to the metal piece by means of a heat-conducting adhesive.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
51 words
A method of fixing a ferrite to a metal piece for a high-power microwave device, comprising the following steps: deposit of a nonresistive metal on the face of the ferrite to be fixed; bonding of the metallized face of said ferrite to the metal piece by means of a heat-conducting adhesive.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein deposit of a nonresistive metal is performed by cathode sputtering of the triode type.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said nonresistive metal is aluminium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thickness of the nonresistive metal deposit is within the range of 5 to 10μ.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said heat-conducting adhesive constitutes a thin layer having a thickness of the order of 0.03 mm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said metal piece is the pole-piece of a magnet which serves to polarize the ferrite.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as claimed in claim 6, wherein said ferrite is a lithium ferrite.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of fixing a ferrite to a metal piece for a high-power microwave device in which the behavior of the ferrite microwave device as a function of power is dependent on the temperature finally attained by the ferrite, comprising the steps of depositing a non-resistive metal on the face of the ferrite to be fixed; bonding the metalized face of said ferrite to the metal piece by means of a heat conducting adhesive, whereby said fixed ferrite in said high power microwave device is not subject to microwave losses and minimizes such losses at the surface of the ferrite and is capable of operating at said temperature finally attained in said high power microwave device.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of fixing a ferrite to a metal piece for a high-power microwave device in which the behavior of the ferrite microwave device as a function of power is dependent on the temperature finally attained by the ferrite, comprising the steps of depositing a non-resistive metal on the face of the ferrite to be fixed; bonding the metalized face of said ferrite to the metal piece by means of a heat conducting adhesive, whereby said fixed ferrite in said high power microwave device is not subject to microwave losses and minimizes such losses at the surface of the ferrite and is capable of operating at said temperature finally attained in said high power microwave device.
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