US5770989A
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Nonradiative dielectric line apparatus and instrument for measuring characteristics of a circuit board
Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd
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Filing: 1996-07-03
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Granted: 1998-06-23
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Expires: 2016-07-03
Abstract
Abstract The ease of mounting a circuit board on a nonradiative dielectric line is improved, the degree of freedom of conductor film patterns formed on the circuit board is increased, and the degree of integration can be easily increased to fit within a small size. Dielectric strips are provided between the two conductor plates positioned in parallel to each other, and a circuit board is positioned parallel to the conductor plates. The conductor patterns on the circuit board and the transmission waves of the nonradiative dielectric line are electromagnetically coupled to each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Yohei Ishikawa
- 👤 Toru Tanizaki
- 👤 Hiroshi Nishida
- 👤 Sadao Yamashita
- 👤 Atsushi Saitoh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-07 20:25
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01P; H01P3/00; H01P3/16; H01P3/165; G; G01; G01S; G01S7/00; G01S7/02; G01S7/03; G01S7/032; H01P1/00; H01P1/22; H01P1/24; H01P1/26; H01P5/00; H01P5/12; H01P5/16; H01P5/18; H01P5/188; H03; H03B; H03B23/00; H03B9/00; H03B9/12; H03B9/14; H03B9/141; H03C; H03C3/00; H03C3/10; H03C3/12; H03C3/22; H03D; H03D9/00; H03D9/06; H03D9/0608
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A nonradiative dielectric line apparatus which is an integrated circuit having nonradiative dielectric lines positioned in parallel to each other in which a dielectric strip is provided between two conductors, wherein a circuit board having a conductor film or a circuit element together with a conductor film provided thereon is disposed between said two conductors and substantially in parallel to the conductors, and the conductor film or the circuit element provided on said circuit board is brought close to or is made to penetrate into said dielectric strip in order to couple said conductor film or said circuit element to said nonradiative dielectric line.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A nonradiative dielectric line apparatus which is an integrated circuit having nonradiative dielectric lines positioned in parallel to each other in which a dielectric strip is provided between two conductors, wherein a circuit board having a conductor film or a circuit element together with a conductor film provided thereon is disposed between said two conductors and substantially in parallel to the conductors, and the conductor film or the circuit element provided on said circuit board is brought close to or is made to penetrate into said dielectric strip in order to couple said conductor film or said circuit element to said nonradiative dielectric line.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
A nonradiative dielectric line apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an oscillation element, and a conductor line for transmitting oscillation signals of the oscillation element are provided on said circuit board, and the conductor line is brought close to or is made to penetrate into said dielectric strip in order to transmit said oscillation signals to said nonradiative dielectric line.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
A nonradiative dielectric line apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a resistor film is formed on said circuit board, and the resistor film is brought close to or is made to penetrate into said dielectric strip in order to attenuate the electromagnetic wave propagated through said nonradiative dielectric line.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
91 words
A nonradiative dielectric line apparatus according to claim 1, wherein two of said dielectric strips are provided side by side to form two nonradiative dielectric lines, a plurality of conductor film patterns are provided on said circuit board at intervals of 1/4 of a waveguide length, the plurality of conductor film patterns provided between said two dielectric strips, and the plurality of conductor film patterns are brought close to or are made to penetrate into said two dielectric strips in order to couple said two nonradiative dielectric lines to each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
145 words
An instrument for measuring characteristics of a circuit board, said instrument comprising: two conductors positioned in parallel to each other, a dielectric strip provided between the two conductors, and a circuit board housing section for housing a circuit board having a conductor film or a circuit element together with a conductor film provided thereon is disposed between said two conductors and substantially in parallel to the conductors, wherein the conductor film or the circuit element provided on said circuit board is brought close to or is made to penetrate into said dielectric strip in order to couple said conductor film or said circuit element to said nonradiative dielectric line; said circuit board housing section being disposed between said two conductors, wherein the characteristics of said circuit board are measured via said dielectric strip with the circuit board being housed in the circuit board housing section.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
145 words
An instrument for measuring characteristics of a circuit board, said instrument comprising: two conductors positioned in parallel to each other, a dielectric strip provided between the two conductors, and a circuit board housing section for housing a circuit board having a conductor film or a circuit element together with a conductor film provided thereon is disposed between said two conductors and substantially in parallel to the conductors, wherein the conductor film or the circuit element provided on said circuit board is brought close to or is made to penetrate into said dielectric strip in order to couple said conductor film or said circuit element to said nonradiative dielectric line; said circuit board housing section being disposed between said two conductors, wherein the characteristics of said circuit board are measured via said dielectric strip with the circuit board being housed in the circuit board housing section.
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