US4450586A
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Automatic tuning device for FM receiver
Assignee: Nippon Atsudenki KK
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Filing: 1982-09-30
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Granted: 1984-05-22
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Expires: 2002-09-30
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a FM receiver and more particularly to a FM receiver having an auto-scanning circuit. In a conventional FM receiver using an auto-scanning circuit, a window comparator is provided at the latter position of a demodulation circuit. When an electromagnetic wave is received, scanning is stopped by using the both of DC component of demodulation voltage generated within a specific range of frequencies around the tuning frequency and a squelch signal. In the present invention, in order to utilize stabilized parts of DC component of the demodulation voltage, as much as possible, except for the rising parts of the DC component, a timing circuit is provided which is switched on by the demodulated signal outputted from the window comparator continuing for a given time, thereby a perfect tuning is assured.
Inventors
- 👤 Shoji Fujino
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 16:14
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03J; H03J7/00; H03J7/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
200 words
An automatic tuning device of a FM receiver comprising: an auto-scanning circuit for outputting a squelch signal, a scanning-stop circuit for outputting a tuning-stop signal, an integrating circuit, a demodulation circuit, means for coupling the demodulation circuit to the integrating circuit, the integrating circuit extracting a DC component from a demodulation signal outputted from the demodulation circuit, within a constant range around a tuning frequency, a window comparator and means for coupling the integrating circuit to the window comparator, the window comparator detecting whether or not the DC component is within the range to output the demodulated signal, a timing circuit and means for coupling the window comparator to the timing circuit, the timing circuit being switched on by the demodulated signal outputted from the window comparator being continued for a given time, and an AND circuit, means for coupling the scanning-stop circuit to the AND circuit, means for coupling the timing circuit to the AND circuit, and means for coupling the auto-scanning circuit to the AND circuit, the AND circuit outputting to the scanning-stop circuit an output signal which brings into action the scanning-stop circuit only when the timing circuit is switched on and the squelch signal is outputted.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
200 words
An automatic tuning device of a FM receiver comprising: an auto-scanning circuit for outputting a squelch signal, a scanning-stop circuit for outputting a tuning-stop signal, an integrating circuit, a demodulation circuit, means for coupling the demodulation circuit to the integrating circuit, the integrating circuit extracting a DC component from a demodulation signal outputted from the demodulation circuit, within a constant range around a tuning frequency, a window comparator and means for coupling the integrating circuit to the window comparator, the window comparator detecting whether or not the DC component is within the range to output the demodulated signal, a timing circuit and means for coupling the window comparator to the timing circuit, the timing circuit being switched on by the demodulated signal outputted from the window comparator being continued for a given time, and an AND circuit, means for coupling the scanning-stop circuit to the AND circuit, means for coupling the timing circuit to the AND circuit, and means for coupling the auto-scanning circuit to the AND circuit, the AND circuit outputting to the scanning-stop circuit an output signal which brings into action the scanning-stop circuit only when the timing circuit is switched on and the squelch signal is outputted.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The automatic tuning device of a FM receiver claimed in claim 1, wherein the window comparator is constituted by using two comparators, and to each one input terminal of each comparator is given a positive reference voltage, and the values of the reference voltages are made different from each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
The automatic tuning device of a FM receiver claimed in claim 1, wherein the window comparator is constituted by using two comparators, and to one input terminal of one of the two comparators is given a positive reference voltage, and to one input terminal of the other of the comparators is given a negative reference voltage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
The automatic tuning device of a FM receiver claimed in claim 1, wherein the timing circuit is provided with a transistor for switching which outputs an output signal toward the AND circuit and a delay circuit for on-off controlling the transistor for switching, a demodulated signal being inputted to the delay circuit.
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