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US4751475A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Local oscillation apparatus

Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1986-07-14
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Granted: 1988-06-14
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Expires: 2006-07-14
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention relates to a local oscillation apparatus which is used as a local oscillator of a communication apparatus or as a fixed local oscillator of a tuner. The present invention comprises a coaxial resonator (1) and an amplifying circuit (26) having an output end connected to a central conductive member of the coaxial resonator (1) through a first capacitor (2), an input end connected to the central conductive member through a second capacitor (3), and a variable capacitance diode (5) having one end connected to the central conductive member of the coaxial resonator (1) through a third capacitor (4) and the other end grounded so as to permit an alternating current only to be flowed. The circuit is characterized by such a constitution that an oscillation frequency is varied by a voltage applied to the variable capacitance diode (5), a cause of temperature drift of an oscillation frequency can be almost eliminated, and a stable oscillation can be accomplished by only compensation of the temperature characteristics of the coaxial resonator (1).

Inventors

  • 👤 Kazuhiko Kubo
  • 👤 Akira Usui
  • 👤 Hiroyuki Nagai

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 18:01
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03L; H03L1/00; H03L1/02; H03L1/022; H03L1/023; H03B; H03B5/00; H03B5/08; H03B5/12; H03B5/1206; H03B5/1221; H03B5/1231; H03B5/1237; H03B5/124; H03B5/1243; H03B2200/00; H03B2200/003; H03B2200/004; H03B2201/00; H03B2201/02; H03B2201/0208; H03B5/18; H03B5/1805; H03B5/1811

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 104 words
A local oscillation apparatus provided with a coaxial resonator as an oscillation frequency deciding element, comprising: an amplifying circuit having an output terminal connected to a central conductive member of said coaxial resonator through a first capacitor and an input terminal connected to said central conductive member through a second capacitor, and a variable capacitance diode having one end of said diode connected to the central conductive member of said coaxial resonator through a third capacitor and another end of said diode grounded with regard to an alternating current, wherein the oscillation frequency is varied by a voltage applied to said variable capacitance diode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 104 words
A local oscillation apparatus provided with a coaxial resonator as an oscillation frequency deciding element, comprising: an amplifying circuit having an output terminal connected to a central conductive member of said coaxial resonator through a first capacitor and an input terminal connected to said central conductive member through a second capacitor, and a variable capacitance diode having one end of said diode connected to the central conductive member of said coaxial resonator through a third capacitor and another end of said diode grounded with regard to an alternating current, wherein the oscillation frequency is varied by a voltage applied to said variable capacitance diode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
A local oscillation apparatus in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that said first and second capacitors are constituted by utilizing a capacitance between conductive foils on a circuit substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 31 words
A local oscillation apparatus in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that said amplifying circuit is constituted by an amplifier of the emitter grounded type having a three stage serial connection.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 46 words
A local oscillation apparatus in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that a voltage for adjusting the oscillation frequency is applied to one end of the variable capacitance diode, and a voltage for temperature compensation is applied to the other end of said variable capacitance diode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 59 words
A local oscillation apparatus in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the variable capacitance diode is grounded with regard to the alternating current, a constant voltage is applied to the cathode of said diode, and the voltage for frequency adjustment and an output voltage of an automatic frequency control circuit are applied to the anode of said diode.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 58 words
A local oscillation apparatus in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the variable capacitance diode has its anode grounded with regard to the alternating current, the voltage for frequency adjustment and the output voltage of an automatic frequency control circuit are applied to said anode, and a constant voltage is applied to the cathode of said diode.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 21 words
A local oscillation apparatus in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the amplifying circuit is composed by an integrated circuit.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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