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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2020
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Zhe Li, San Jose, CA (US);
Samuel Lenius, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Chia-Hung Lin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Craig Moriwaki, San Jose, CA (US);
William Martin Peters, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);
Kelvin Kwong, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert J. Lockwood, San Carlos, CA (US);
Peng Ye, Foster City, CA (US);
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A rotary joint includes a shaft having a first end, a second end, and a cavity. The rotary joint includes a first waveguide section having a first proximal end and a first distal end. The first proximal end of the first waveguide section is positioned within the cavity and secured to the inner surface of the shaft. The rotary joint includes a second waveguide section that includes a second proximal end and a second distal end. The second proximal end of the second waveguide section is positioned within the cavity of the shaft and unsecured to the inner surface of the shaft to form a radial gap between an outer surface of the second proximal end and a laterally adjacent portion of the inner surface of the shaft. The shaft and the first waveguide section are configured to rotate about the rotational axis and relative to the second waveguide section.