US5628058A
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Transceiver circuit module having electromagnetically-isolated transmitting and receiving circuit sections
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1994-07-15
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Granted: 1997-05-06
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Expires: 2014-07-15
Abstract
Abstract In a transceiver circuit module, a transmitting circuit section and a receiving circuit section are located on a board, and the transmitting circuit section and the receiving circuit section are electromagnetically isolated from each other by an electromagnetic shield wall.
Inventors
- 👤 Tetsuro Hiraki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 21:39
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K9/00; H05K9/0007; H05K9/002; H05K9/0022; H05K9/0037; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A transceiver circuit module, comprising: a) a board having a front face and a back face and having a transmitting circuit section and a receiving circuit section, wherein said transmitting circuit section includes: 1) a transmitting oscillation circuit located on said front face for receiving a transmitting signal and for modulating a transmitting oscillation signal with the transmitting signal to generate a high frequency transmitting signal; and 2) a first band pass filter located on said front face, connected between said transmitting oscillation circuit and an antenna plug element, for selectively passing the high frequency transmitting signal; b) a first electromagnetic shield wall, located on a surface of said board, for electromagnetically, isolating said transmitting circuit section from said receiving circuit section; c) an electromagnetic shield case located at an outer circumference of said board; d) the antenna plug terminal, located at said electromagnetic shield case around one end of said first electromagnetic shield wall; and e) a synthesizer circuit, located on said back face of said board and connected to said transmitting oscillation circuit, for generating the transmitting oscillation signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
A transceiver circuit module, comprising: a) a board having a front face and a back face and having a transmitting circuit section and a receiving circuit section, wherein said transmitting circuit section includes: 1) a transmitting oscillation circuit located on said front face for receiving a transmitting signal and for modulating a transmitting oscillation signal with the transmitting signal to generate a high frequency transmitting signal; and 2) a first band pass filter located on said front face, connected between said transmitting oscillation circuit and an antenna plug element, for selectively passing the high frequency transmitting signal; b) a first electromagnetic shield wall, located on a surface of said board, for electromagnetically, isolating said transmitting circuit section from said receiving circuit section; c) an electromagnetic shield case located at an outer circumference of said board; d) the antenna plug terminal, located at said electromagnetic shield case around one end of said first electromagnetic shield wall; and e) a synthesizer circuit, located on said back face of said board and connected to said transmitting oscillation circuit, for generating the transmitting oscillation signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A module as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a second electromagnetic shield wall surrounding said transmitting oscillation circuit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A module as set forth in claim 1, wherein said transmitting circuit section includes an input/output terminal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A module as set forth in claim 1, wherein said transmitting circuit section includes a power supply circuit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
69 words
A module as set forth in claim 1, wherein circuits of said transmitting circuit section and circuits of said receiving circuit section are arranged so that a stream direction of signals through the circuits of said transmitting circuit section with respect to said electromagnetic shield case is opposite to a stream direction of signals through the circuits of said receiving circuit section with respect to said electromagnetic shield case.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
151 words
A module as set forth in claim 1, wherein said receiving circuit section includes: a second band pass filter, connected to said antenna plug terminal, for selectively passing a receiving high frequency signal; a first mixer circuit, connected to said second band pass filter, for mixing the high frequency receiving signal with a first local oscillation signal to generate a first intermediate frequency signal; a third band pass filter, connected to said first mixer circuit, for selectively passing the first intermediate frequency signal; a second mixer circuit, connected to said third band pass filter, for mixing the first intermediate frequency signal with a second local oscillation signal to generate a second intermediate frequency signal; a fourth band pass filter, connected to said second mixer circuit, for selectively passing the second intermediate frequency signal; and a detection circuit, connected to said fourth band pass filter, for detecting the second intermediate frequency signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A module as set forth in claim 6, wherein said transmitting circuit section further includes a second local oscillation circuit, connected to said second mixer circuit, for generating the second local oscillation signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A module as set forth in claim 6, wherein said first and second mixer circuits are located at a back face of said board.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A module as set forth in claim 8, further comprising a third electromagnetic shield wall for electromagnetically isolating said second band pass filter from said third band pass filter.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A module as set forth in claim 8, further comprising a fourth electromagnetic shield wall for electromagnetically isolating said third band pass filter from said fourth band filter.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A module as set forth in claim 6, wherein said first and second mixer circuits are located on a back face of said board.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
A module as set forth in claim 6, wherein said transmitting circuit section further includes a first local oscillation circuit, connected to said first mixer circuit, for generating the first local oscillation signal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
A module as set forth in claim 12, wherein said transmitting circuit section further includes a fifth band pass filter, connected between said first local oscillation circuit and said first mixer circuit, for selectively passing the first local oscillation signal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A module as set forth in claim 12, further comprising a fifth electromagnetic shield wall surrounding said first local oscillation circuit.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
234 words
A transceiver circuit module, comprising: a) a board having a front face and a back face and having a transmitting circuit section and a receiving circuit section, wherein said receiving circuit section includes: 1) a first band pass filter located on said front face for selectively passing a receiving high frequency signal; 2) a first mixer circuit, located at said back face of said board and connected to said first band pass filter, for mixing the high frequency receiving signal with a first local oscillation signal to generate a first intermediate frequency signal; 3) a second band pass filter located on said front face, connected to said first mixer circuit, for selectively passing the first intermediate frequency signal; 4) a second mixer circuit, located at said back face of said board and connected to said second band pass filter, for mixing the first intermediate frequency signal with a second local oscillation signal to generate a second intermediate frequency signal; 5) a third band pass filter located on said front face, connected to said second mixer circuit, for selectively passing the second intermediate frequency signal; and 6) a detection circuit located on said front face, connected to said third band pass filter, for detecting the second intermediate frequency signal; and b) a first electromagnetic shield wall, located on a surface of said board, for electromagnetically isolating said transmitting circuit section from said receiving circuit section.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
234 words
A transceiver circuit module, comprising: a) a board having a front face and a back face and having a transmitting circuit section and a receiving circuit section, wherein said receiving circuit section includes: 1) a first band pass filter located on said front face for selectively passing a receiving high frequency signal; 2) a first mixer circuit, located at said back face of said board and connected to said first band pass filter, for mixing the high frequency receiving signal with a first local oscillation signal to generate a first intermediate frequency signal; 3) a second band pass filter located on said front face, connected to said first mixer circuit, for selectively passing the first intermediate frequency signal; 4) a second mixer circuit, located at said back face of said board and connected to said second band pass filter, for mixing the first intermediate frequency signal with a second local oscillation signal to generate a second intermediate frequency signal; 5) a third band pass filter located on said front face, connected to said second mixer circuit, for selectively passing the second intermediate frequency signal; and 6) a detection circuit located on said front face, connected to said third band pass filter, for detecting the second intermediate frequency signal; and b) a first electromagnetic shield wall, located on a surface of said board, for electromagnetically isolating said transmitting circuit section from said receiving circuit section.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
The module of claim 15, further comprising: a second electromagnetic shield wall for electromagnetically isolating said first band pass filter from said second band pass filter.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
The module of claim 15, further comprising: a third electromagnetic shield wall for electromagnetically isolating said second band pass filter from said third band pass filter.
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