US5260675A
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Ladder-type electric filter device
Assignee: NTT Docomo Inc
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Filing: 1992-04-09
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Granted: 1993-11-09
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Expires: 2012-04-09
Abstract
Abstract A ladder-type electric filter device in which a casing is partitioned into two compartments, one for containing strip-shaped series piezoelectric resonator elements which are operated at a longitudinal oscillation mode and the other for containing square shaped parallel piezoelectric resonator elements which are operated at a peripheral oscillation mode, each of the series and parallel resonator elements is layered along the height of the casing. Alternatively, an input, output and grounding terminal plates for electrically connecting rectangular piezoelectric resonator elements operated at a longitudinal oscillation mode are integrally formed with a casing for containing the rectangular piezoelectric resonator elements.
Inventors
- 👤 Tatsuo Ogawa
- 👤 Isao Shimizu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 17:28
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03H; H03H9/00; H03H9/02; H03H9/05; H03H9/10; H03H9/1007; H03H9/1014; H03H9/1028; H03H9/46; H03H9/54; H03H9/58; H03H9/60; H03H9/605
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A ladder-type electric filter device comprising a plurality of series piezoelectric resonator elements each having a strip shape and operated at a longitudinal oscillation mode, a plurality of parallel piezoelectric resonator elements each having a square shape and operated at a peripheral oscillation mode, an input and output terminal plates for electrically connecting said series and parallel resonator elements to form a predetermined connection type filter circuit and each having a connecting leg, and a casing having two compartments separated by a partition, one for containing said series piezoelectric resonator elements and the other for containing the parallel piezoelectric resonator elements, each of said series and parallel resonator elements being layered along the height of the casing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A ladder-type electric filter device comprising a plurality of series piezoelectric resonator elements each having a strip shape and operated at a longitudinal oscillation mode, a plurality of parallel piezoelectric resonator elements each having a square shape and operated at a peripheral oscillation mode, an input and output terminal plates for electrically connecting said series and parallel resonator elements to form a predetermined connection type filter circuit and each having a connecting leg, and a casing having two compartments separated by a partition, one for containing said series piezoelectric resonator elements and the other for containing the parallel piezoelectric resonator elements, each of said series and parallel resonator elements being layered along the height of the casing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
A ladder-type electric filter device according to claim 1, wherein each of said strip-shaped series piezoelectric resonator elements has a main resonance frequency equal to the center frequency of the filter, and each of said parallel piezoelectric resonator elements has an anti-resonance frequency equal to the center frequency of the filter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A ladder-type electric filter device according to claim 1, wherein each of said strip-shaped series piezoelectric resonator elements has a thickness larger than and a surface area smaller than that of each of said parallel piezoelectric resonator elements.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A ladder-type electric filter device according to claim 1, wherein each of said strip-shaped series piezoelectric resonator elements has a thickness equal to that of each of said parallel piezoelectric resonator elements.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A ladder-type electric filter device according to claim 4, wherein each of said strip-shaped series piezoelectric resonator elements is provided with a partial electrode on a portion of one surface thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A ladder-type electric filter device according to claim 1, wherein the connecting legs of said input and output terminal plates have respectively free ends extended on the bottom of said casing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
125 words
A ladder-type electric filter device including a plurality of series and parallel piezoelectric resonator elements each having a rectangular form and being operated at a longitudinal oscillation mode, an input, output, grounding and connecting terminal plates for electromechanically holding said piezoelectric resonator elements, and a casing for containing said series and parallel piezoelectric resonator elements and said respective terminal plates to form a predetermined connection type filter circuit, said input, output and grounding terminal plates being arranged within and integrally formed with said casing so that they are rigidly fitted thereto, and each of said input, output and grounding terminal plates being provided with a connecting leg which is extended to the outside of the casing and is bent toward the bottom of the casing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
125 words
A ladder-type electric filter device including a plurality of series and parallel piezoelectric resonator elements each having a rectangular form and being operated at a longitudinal oscillation mode, an input, output, grounding and connecting terminal plates for electromechanically holding said piezoelectric resonator elements, and a casing for containing said series and parallel piezoelectric resonator elements and said respective terminal plates to form a predetermined connection type filter circuit, said input, output and grounding terminal plates being arranged within and integrally formed with said casing so that they are rigidly fitted thereto, and each of said input, output and grounding terminal plates being provided with a connecting leg which is extended to the outside of the casing and is bent toward the bottom of the casing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
A ladder-type electric filter device according to claim 7, wherein each of said series piezoelectric resonator elements has a main resonance frequency equal to the center frequency of the filter, and each of said parallel piezoelectric resonator elements has an anti-resonance frequency equal to the center frequency of the filter.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
A ladder-type electric filter device according to claim 7, wherein each of said series piezoelectric resonator elements has a thickness larger than and a surface area smaller than that of each of said parallel piezoelectric resonator elements.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A ladder-type electric filter device according to claim 7, wherein each of said series piezoelectric resonator elements has a thickness equal to that of each of said parallel piezoelectric resonator elements.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
A ladder-type electric filter device according to claim 7, wherein each of said series piezoelectric resonator elements is provided with a partial electrode on a portion of one surface thereof.
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