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Electrical filter device

Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-03-26
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Granted: 1987-07-14
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Expires: 2006-03-26
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Abstract

Abstract An improved electrical filter device which is so arranged that a low-pass filter having a spurious wave eliminating function is formed into a compact size so as to be incorporated into a dead space within the filter device, while at the same time, high frequency characteristics of said low-pass filter itself are improved, without deteriorating characteristics of the filter device in which the low-pass filter is to be incorporated.

Inventors

  • 👤 Tadahiro Yorita
  • 👤 Haruo Matsumoto
  • 👤 Itsuo Nakatsuji

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 17:08
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01P; H01P1/00; H01P1/20; H01P1/201; H01P1/205

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 169 words
In an electrical filter device which comprises a casing, filter elements in said casing, and input and output ports mounted on an outer wall of said casing, with said input and output ports being electrically connected to said filter elements, the improvement comprising at least one axial low-pass filter provided between said filter elements and one of said input and output ports, said axial low-pass filter further including an outer conductor having an axial bore, a plurality of capacitors arranged in said bore at predetermined intervals, each capacitor utilizing said outer conductor as an outer capacitor electrode, having an intermediate dielectric member with a cylindrical cross section, and having a conductive inner capacitor electrode, said inner capacitor electrodes of said capacitors being mounted at said predetermined intervals on an insulating axis member with spaces being defined therebetween, and at least one inductor mounted on said axis member in a space between a pair of adjacent said inner capacitor electrodes, and electrically connected to said pair of inner capacitor electrodes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 169 words
In an electrical filter device which comprises a casing, filter elements in said casing, and input and output ports mounted on an outer wall of said casing, with said input and output ports being electrically connected to said filter elements, the improvement comprising at least one axial low-pass filter provided between said filter elements and one of said input and output ports, said axial low-pass filter further including an outer conductor having an axial bore, a plurality of capacitors arranged in said bore at predetermined intervals, each capacitor utilizing said outer conductor as an outer capacitor electrode, having an intermediate dielectric member with a cylindrical cross section, and having a conductive inner capacitor electrode, said inner capacitor electrodes of said capacitors being mounted at said predetermined intervals on an insulating axis member with spaces being defined therebetween, and at least one inductor mounted on said axis member in a space between a pair of adjacent said inner capacitor electrodes, and electrically connected to said pair of inner capacitor electrodes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 35 words
An electrical filter device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wall portion of said casing has an axial bore formed therein which is commonly used as the outer conductor of said axial low-pass filter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 35 words
An electrical filter device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said one of said input and output ports is a coaxial connector which is physically attached to said low-pass filter to form a handleable unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 17 words
An electrical filter device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said dielectric member comprises a heat-shrinkable tube.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 35 words
An electrical filter device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said one of said input and output ports is a coaxial connector which is physically attached to said low-pass filter to form a handleable unit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 17 words
An electrical filter device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said dielectric member comprises a heat-shrinkable tube.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 17 words
An electrical filter device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said dielectric member comprises a heat-shrinkable tube.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 43 words
An electrical filter device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said axis member is an insulating rod and said inductor has a central portion wound around said rod and end portions in abutting electrical contact with said adjacent pair of inner capacitor electrodes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 64 words
An electrical filter device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said axial low-pass filter comprises two end capacitors and at least one intermediate capacitor, the inner electrodes of said two end capacitors having apertures in inner sides thereof for retaining the ends of said insulating rod, and the inner electrode of said intermediate capacitor having an axial aperture through which said insulating rod passes.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 27 words
An electrical filter device as in claim 9, further comprising integral central conductors extending outwardly from outer sides of said inner electrodes of said two end capacitors.

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