HORN RADIATOR AND METHOD OF MAKING SAID RADIATOR Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC H01Q13/00 

FIELD: radio engineering, communication.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to horn radiators which are part of spacecraft antennae, as well as methods of making said radiators and methods of connecting components which encircle each other using an adhesive when one component is made of composite material and the other is made of metal. The horn radiator is in form of an assembly unit consisting of two components: a pipe with a mouth piece and a weld neck flange, connected by an adhesive such that the end surface of the pipe is the seating surface of the flange, wherein the flange has radial through-recesses having an inner side and an outer side, as well as recesses on the neck of the flange. The method of joining components, where one component encircles the other, is characterised by that at the point of connection on the encircling part - the flange, there is a band made of threads saturated with an adhesive, wherein the threads are wound with a force, and recesses are made on the flange.

EFFECT: high technological effectiveness of manufacture and high strength in freeze-thaw temperature conditions.

2 cl, 4 dwg