US5203032A
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Station selecting apparatus
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1990-07-03
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Granted: 1993-04-13
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Expires: 2010-07-03
Abstract
Abstract A station selecting station apparatus has a first mixer and a first local oscillation circuit for frequency converting the input signals (television signals) into a first intermediate frequency signal, a second mixer and a second local oscillation circuit for frequency converting the first intermediate frequency signal into the second intermediate frequency signal. A variable voltage device capable of varying and outputting by stages the direct current fixed voltage as the signal for controlling the second local oscillator is provided, the minimum potential width of the direct current fixed voltage is set so that the frequency displacement (unit variation amount) of the second local oscillator obtained by the potential difference is smaller than the frequency resolution of the first local oscillator.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Usui
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 15:16
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03D; H03D7/00; H03D7/16; H03D7/161; H03J; H03J7/00; H03J7/02; H03J7/04; H03J7/06; H03J7/065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
291 words
A tuner station selecting apparatus comprising; a first mixer for converting the frequency of an input signal into a first intermediate frequency with a first local oscillator; a second mixer for converting an output signal from said first mixer into a second intermediate frequency in with a second local oscillator; said first mixer comprising: a first frequency convertor for inputting both of an output signal from said first local oscillator and said input signal; a prefix frequency divider for dividing said output signal from said first local oscillator; a variable frequency divider connected to an output terminal of said prefix frequency divider to change the frequency dividing ratio in accordance with channel information input thereto; a phase comparator for comparing in phase an output signal of said variable frequency divider and an output signal from a reference frequency divider, and a low-pass filter for supplying an output signal from said phase comparator to said first local oscillator as an oscillation control voltage upon changing said output signal of said phase comparator to a direct current; a wave detector for detecting an output signal from said second mixer to provide a control signal for said second local oscillator; a variable voltage device adapted to output a variable output of direct current voltage step by step, and control signal from said wave detector and said output direct current voltage from said variable voltage device to output one of them to said second local oscillator; wherein a minimum electrical potential width at the step of the output direct current voltage being set to a value such that the frequency electrical potential of said second local oscillator obtained by the minimum electrical potential difference is small than a frequency resolution of said first local oscillator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
291 words
A tuner station selecting apparatus comprising; a first mixer for converting the frequency of an input signal into a first intermediate frequency with a first local oscillator; a second mixer for converting an output signal from said first mixer into a second intermediate frequency in with a second local oscillator; said first mixer comprising: a first frequency convertor for inputting both of an output signal from said first local oscillator and said input signal; a prefix frequency divider for dividing said output signal from said first local oscillator; a variable frequency divider connected to an output terminal of said prefix frequency divider to change the frequency dividing ratio in accordance with channel information input thereto; a phase comparator for comparing in phase an output signal of said variable frequency divider and an output signal from a reference frequency divider, and a low-pass filter for supplying an output signal from said phase comparator to said first local oscillator as an oscillation control voltage upon changing said output signal of said phase comparator to a direct current; a wave detector for detecting an output signal from said second mixer to provide a control signal for said second local oscillator; a variable voltage device adapted to output a variable output of direct current voltage step by step, and control signal from said wave detector and said output direct current voltage from said variable voltage device to output one of them to said second local oscillator; wherein a minimum electrical potential width at the step of the output direct current voltage being set to a value such that the frequency electrical potential of said second local oscillator obtained by the minimum electrical potential difference is small than a frequency resolution of said first local oscillator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
A tuner station selecting apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said switch circuit is operated together with a mode for outputting variably said output direct current voltage from said variable voltage device to change automatically to supply said output direct current voltage of said variable voltage device to said second local oscillator.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
279 words
In a tuner station selecting apparatus comprising: a first mixer for mixing output signals from a first local oscillator with input signals; a first intermediate frequency amplifier for amplifying output signals of said first mixer; a second mixer for mixing output signals from a second local oscillator with signals from said first intermediate frequency amplifier; a second intermediate amplifier for amplifying output signals of said second mixer; a PLL circuit having a first pre-frequency-divider for receiving said output signal of said first local oscillator; a first variable frequency divider of receiving signals from said first pre-frequency-divider; wherein a frequency division ratio of said divider variable; a first phase comparator for receiving output signals of said first variable frequency divider and reference frequency signals; and a first low-pass filter for generating a control voltage for controlling said first local oscillator from output signals of said first phase comparator; a detector for detecting output signal of said second mixer so as to output control signals for said second local oscillator; the improvement comprising: a variable voltage device capable of varying and outputting a direct current voltage by stage; a switch circuit for switching said control signal from the detector with an output signal of the variable voltage device to output it; a low-pass filter for generating a control voltage for controlling said second local oscillator from said output signal of the switch circuit; wherein a minimum potential width of said variable direct current voltage of said output signal of said variable voltage device is set so that a frequency displacement of said second local oscillator obtained by a potential difference is smaller than a frequency resolution of said first local oscillator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
279 words
In a tuner station selecting apparatus comprising: a first mixer for mixing output signals from a first local oscillator with input signals; a first intermediate frequency amplifier for amplifying output signals of said first mixer; a second mixer for mixing output signals from a second local oscillator with signals from said first intermediate frequency amplifier; a second intermediate amplifier for amplifying output signals of said second mixer; a PLL circuit having a first pre-frequency-divider for receiving said output signal of said first local oscillator; a first variable frequency divider of receiving signals from said first pre-frequency-divider; wherein a frequency division ratio of said divider variable; a first phase comparator for receiving output signals of said first variable frequency divider and reference frequency signals; and a first low-pass filter for generating a control voltage for controlling said first local oscillator from output signals of said first phase comparator; a detector for detecting output signal of said second mixer so as to output control signals for said second local oscillator; the improvement comprising: a variable voltage device capable of varying and outputting a direct current voltage by stage; a switch circuit for switching said control signal from the detector with an output signal of the variable voltage device to output it; a low-pass filter for generating a control voltage for controlling said second local oscillator from said output signal of the switch circuit; wherein a minimum potential width of said variable direct current voltage of said output signal of said variable voltage device is set so that a frequency displacement of said second local oscillator obtained by a potential difference is smaller than a frequency resolution of said first local oscillator.
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