US4689550A
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Method for adjusting an electronic circuit
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1985-05-09
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Granted: 1987-08-25
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Expires: 2005-05-09
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a method for adjusting an electronic circuit used for a television receiver and the like when it is adjusted upon being manufactured, in which connection wires (17) and (18), which can be melt-cut by flowing a current thereto from the outside, are previously connected in series or in parallel to adjusting elements (12) and (13) inserted into a predetermined current path within an electronic circuit (10); the operation state of the electronic circuit (10) is detected by a detector circuit (5); on the basis of the detected result, it is judged whether the connection wires (17) and (18) are melt-cut or not; and under the necessary state, the connection wires (17) and (18) are melt-cut by flowing the current thereto from the outside, whereby a semi-fixed resistor is omitted, the reliability thereof after adjustment can be improved and the adjustment itself can be simplified, thus reducing the adjusting time.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsunenobu Ujihara
- 👤 Takamichi Mitsuhashi
- 👤 Takehiko Ueno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 20:04
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03H; H03H1/00; H04; H04N; H04N17/00; H04N17/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A method for adjusting an electronic circuit characterized by the steps of connecting a connection wire, which can be melt-cut by flowing a current thereto from a current source external to the electronic circuit, in series or in parallel to an adjusting element provided within a predetermined current path of the electronic circuit; operating the electronic circuit to reach a predetermined operation state thereof; detecting a parameter in the operation state of said electronic circuit by a detector circuit; judging on the basis of a detected result from the detector circuit whether said connection wire is to be melt-cut or not; and upon judging a necessary state, melt-cutting said connection wire by supplying the current thereto from the current source, thereby adjusting said electronic circuit.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
125 words
A method for adjusting an electronic circuit characterized by the steps of connecting a connection wire, which can be melt-cut by flowing a current thereto from a current source external to the electronic circuit, in series or in parallel to an adjusting element provided within a predetermined current path of the electronic circuit; operating the electronic circuit to reach a predetermined operation state thereof; detecting a parameter in the operation state of said electronic circuit by a detector circuit; judging on the basis of a detected result from the detector circuit whether said connection wire is to be melt-cut or not; and upon judging a necessary state, melt-cutting said connection wire by supplying the current thereto from the current source, thereby adjusting said electronic circuit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method for adjusting an electronic circuit according to claim 1, characterized by the further steps of providing the electronic circuit with a plurality of interconnected electronic sub-circuits and detecting the parameter at a selected junction between the sub-circuits.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method for adjusting an electronic circuit according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the step of providing said adjusting element as a resistor element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method for adjusting an electronic circuit according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the step of providing said adjusting element as a capacity element.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method for adjusting an electronic circuit according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the step of providing said adjusting element as an inductance element.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method for adjusting an electronic circuit according to claim 1, characterized by the further steps of providing an element housing and locating therein a connection wire used as said connection wire which can be melt-cut by externally flowing a current thereto.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method for adjusting an electronic circuit according to claim 6, characterized by the step of providing said element housing and the connection wire located therein which can be melt-cut by flowing the current thereto from the outside with three terminals.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
127 words
Apparatus for adjusting an electronic circuit in an operating state, comprising a connection wire, which can be melt-cut by flowing a current thereto from a current source external to the electronic circuit, said connection wire being electrically connected to an impedance adjusting element present in a predetermined current path of the electronic circuit; a detector circuit connected to the electronic circuit for detecting an operating parameter thereof, whereby on the basis of a detected value of said parameter said detector circuit produces a command signal; and an adjusting circuit connected to said connection wire and the current source external to the electronic circuit and being operable in response to said command signal to melt-cut said connection wire by supplying external current thereto, thereby adjusting said electronic circuit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
127 words
Apparatus for adjusting an electronic circuit in an operating state, comprising a connection wire, which can be melt-cut by flowing a current thereto from a current source external to the electronic circuit, said connection wire being electrically connected to an impedance adjusting element present in a predetermined current path of the electronic circuit; a detector circuit connected to the electronic circuit for detecting an operating parameter thereof, whereby on the basis of a detected value of said parameter said detector circuit produces a command signal; and an adjusting circuit connected to said connection wire and the current source external to the electronic circuit and being operable in response to said command signal to melt-cut said connection wire by supplying external current thereto, thereby adjusting said electronic circuit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
Apparatus for adjusting an electronic circuit according to claim 8, in which the electronic circuit includes a plurality of functional sub-circuits and further comprising means for connecting said detector circuit to a junction between selected ones of said sub-circuits.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus for adjusting an electronic circuit according to claim 8, characterized in that said adjusting element is a resistor element.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus for adjusting an electronic circuit according to claim 8, characterized in that said adjusting element is a capacitive element.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus for adjusting an electronic circuit according to claim 8, characterized in that said adjusting element is an inductance element.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
Apparatus for adjusting an electronic circuit according to claim 8, further comprising an element housing have arranged therein said connection wire which can be melt-cut by externally flowing a current thereto.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
Apparatus for adjusting an electronic circuit according to claim 13, characterized in that said element housing having arranged therein the connection wire which can be melt-cut by externally flowing the current thereto includes three external connection terminals.
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