This application claims the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. 202211261869.2, filed on Oct. 14, 2022, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The invention relates to the field of filters, and in particular to a cavity filter.
During the installation and debugging of a cavity filter, an adjusting screw will be inserted deep into a resonant cavity, and the filtering performance parameters of the cavity filter will be adjusted by changing the insertion depth of the adjusting screw in the resonant cavity. However, during this process, metal debris and foreign impurities are easily brought into the resonant cavity, thereby affecting the filtering performance of the cavity filter.
In view of this, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a cavity filter, which uses a deformable adjusting end cover to change the volume of the resonant cavity, thereby realizing the adjustment of the filtering performance of the cavity filter and ensuring the cleanliness of the resonant cavity in the process.
The cavity filter in the embodiment of the present disclosure includes:
Further, the adjusting end cover further includes a fixing region arranged around the deformable region and the adjusting end cover may be fastened on the body through the fixing region;
Further, the support member further includes a first connecting plate, an outer edge of the first connecting plate is fixedly connected with the fixing region, and the constraining part is arranged at the center of the first connecting plate and protrudes toward a side of the first connecting plate away from the deformable region;
Further, the constraining part has a threaded hole, and the driving body is an adjusting screw corresponding to the threaded hole;
Further, the support member further includes a second connecting plate, the second connecting plate is a flat plate and has a threaded hole, and an outer edge of the second connecting plate is fixedly connected with the fixing region;
Further, the connecting end has a positioning boss, and the positioning boss protrudes in a circumferential direction of the connecting end;
Further, the adjusting end cover further includes an annular flange, and the annular flange protrudes on the side of the deformable region away from the resonant cavity;
Further, when the support member is fixed to the adjusting end cover, there is a gap between the annular flange and the support member.
Further, the deformable region and the fixing region are integrally formed.
Further, the resonator includes a connection section and an extension section, the connection section is connected to the body, and the extension section faces the outer circumference of the resonator and corresponds to at least part of the deformable region.
In the cavity filter of the embodiment of the present disclosure, a sealed resonant cavity is formed by using the adjusting end cover and the body, and the positional relationship between the resonator and the adjusting end cover is changed by using the deformable adjusting end cover. Therefore, during the adjustment of the performance parameters of the cavity filter, the resonant cavity may be kept clean, so as to prevent metal debris or external dust from entering the resonant cavity and affecting the filtering performance of the cavity filter. The adjusting end cover is configured to be driven by the driving body to produce a deformation relative to the resonator. The parameter adjustment range of the cavity filter is improved, so that the cavity filter may adapt to more frequency bands.
The foregoing and other objectives, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
The present disclosure is described below based on embodiments, but the present disclosure is not only limited to these embodiments. In the following detailed description of the present disclosure, some specific details are described in detail. The present disclosure may be fully understood by those skilled in the art without the description of these detailed parts. In order to avoid confusing the substance of the present disclosure, well-known methods, processes, flows, elements and circuits are not described in detail.
In addition, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the drawings provided herein are for illustrative purposes, and the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.
In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that the terms “first”, “second”, and the like are merely used for descriptive purposes, but cannot be understand as indicating or implying relative importance. Moreover, in the description of the present disclosure, unless otherwise stated, “a plurality of” means two or more.
Unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms “mounted”. “connected”, “connection”, “fixed”, and the like should be understood broadly. For example, the “connection” may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integrated connection, may be a direct connection or an indirect connection by means of an intermediate medium, or may be an internal connection of two elements or an interaction between two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the terms in the present disclosure may be understood according to specific situations.
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In this embodiment, the adjusting end cover 11 is in a flat state or roughly in a flat state when not pushed and pulled by the driving body 31. When the adjusting end cover 11 is pushed and pulled by the driving body 31, the deformable region 111 will be deformed, and the deformation may change the distance between the adjusting end cover 11 and the resonator 2, that is, change the volume of the resonant cavity 13. Moreover, the area of the deformable region 111 may be selected according to the magnitude of performance adjustment of the cavity filter. For example, when the cavity filter needs to meet the requirements of filtering in more frequency bands, the deformable region 111 may be configured with a large area, so as to meet the adjustment requirement.
Optionally, the type of deformation generated by the deformable region 111 includes elastic deformation or plastic deformation. In order to make the adjusting end cover 11 deform repeatedly to meet the requirements of the cavity filter for performance parameter adjustment, the type of deformation may be configured as elastic deformation, and the deformation magnitude may be controlled within a certain range, thereby avoiding cracks or even fractures in the deformable region 111 during the repeated deformation of the adjusting end cover 11.
In the cavity filter and communication device of the embodiment of the present disclosure, a sealed resonant cavity 13 is formed by using the adjusting end cover 11 and the body 12, and the positional relationship between the resonator 2 and the adjusting end cover 11 is changed by using the deformable adjusting end cover 11. Therefore, during the adjustment of the performance parameters of the cavity filter, the resonant cavity 13 may be kept clean, so as to prevent metal debris or external dust from entering the resonant cavity 13 and affecting the filtering performance of the cavity filter. The adjusting end cover 11 is configured to be driven by the driving body 31 to produce a deformation relative to the resonator 2. The parameter adjustment range of the cavity filter is improved, so that the cavity filter may adapt to more frequency bands, thereby improving the communication quality of the communication device.
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In this embodiment, the fixing region 112 is configured to connect the adjusting end cover 11 to the body 12, so the fixing region 112 has a certain thickness on the adjusting end cover 11, so as to facilitate the connection between the adjusting end cover 11 and the body 12. The connection may be screwed connection, welded connection or anchored connection. However, after the adjusting end cover 11 and the body 12 are connected, the electrical performance on the housing 1 should be ensured.
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In this embodiment, the constraining part 321 and the driving body 31 are arranged in pairs, that is, the forms of the constraining part 321 and the driving body 31 may match each other. For example, when the driving body 31 passes through the constraining part 321, a plurality of retractable balls or tabs are arranged on the side of the driving body 31, and in contrast, a plurality of positioning holes are formed in the constraining part 321. When the driving body 31 moves to a designated position, the ball goes deep into the positioning hole to complete the positioning of the driving body 31. For another example, a plurality of positioning holes are formed in both the constraining part 321 and the driving member, and the driving assembly 3 is also equipped with positioning clips corresponding to the positioning holes. When the driving body 31 moves to a designated position, the positioning clips are inserted into the corresponding positioning holes of the constraining part 321 and the driving member simultaneously, and then the driving body 31 may be positioned.
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Optionally, the first connecting plate 322 may be produced from a flat plate, and a hole is punched in the middle area of the flat plate, and then the position is stamped or extruded to form a raised flange structure facing one side of the plane, and a matching structure corresponding to the driving body 31 is formed at the raised flange position.
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First, those skilled in the art may change the deformation magnitude of the deformable region 111 by operating the rotation of the adjusting screw, so as to ensure accurate control over the deformation. For example, by observing and measuring how much the adjusting screw is exposed in the top region of the constraining part 321 (shown as region II in
Second, in order to ensure the electrical properties of the housing 1, the deformable region 111 should not be too thin. On this premise, in order to generate sufficient deformation in the deformable region 111, the driving assembly 3 needs to provide a relatively large push-pull force. In this case, the use of threaded fit may ensure sufficient push-pull force. When the thickness of the deformable region 111 is relatively large, the operator may use a tool such as a wrench with a longer torque to rotate the adjusting screw.
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Specifically, in this embodiment, the thread pitch of the threaded hole and the thread pitch of the adjusting nut 324 are also set to be the same, so as to ensure that the adjusting screw may move the same stroke relative to the threaded hole and the adjusting nut when rotating at the same angle.
It is easy to understand that in the above two embodiments, the supporting force provided by the support member 32 is used to move the adjusting screw up and down. Therefore, it is required to ensure that the first connecting plate 322 and the second connecting plate 323 have a certain rigidity, so as to avoid deformation of the support member 32 prior to the adjusting end cover 11 during the process of screwing in and out.
Further, the adjusting end cover 11 further includes an annular flange 113, and the annular flange 113 protrudes on the side of the deformable region 111 away from the resonant cavity 13. The position-limiting collar 33 is clamped on an inner side of the annular flange 113, and the position-limiting collar 33 has an interference with the opposite side of the annular flange 113. In this embodiment, the position-limiting collar 33 may be pressed into the annular flange 113 by a crimping machine. The position-limiting collar 33 is held tightly by the annular flange 113 in the horizontal direction, which ensures that the position-limiting collar 33 may limit the position of the positioning boss 312 and the positioning boss 312 does not get loose.
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Optionally, a side of the fixing region 112 facing the support member 32 is provided with an annular groove 1121, and the annular groove 1121 is adjacent to the first surface 114. Outer edges of the first connecting plate 322 and the second connecting plate 323 may be clamped in the annular groove 1121 to fix the support member 32 and the adjusting end cover 11. As a result, the height of the cavity filter is further reduced, making the internal space more compact.
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It is easy to understand that the resonant cavity 13 of the cavity filter may be equivalent to a parallel circuit of an inductor and a capacitor, and the resonant cavity 13 forms a resonant stage. When electromagnetic waves of different frequencies oscillate in the resonant cavity 13, the electromagnetic waves reaching the resonant frequency of the filter may be retained and the electromagnetic waves of other frequencies will be dissipated, thereby achieving the filtering function. In the above embodiments, a capacitor region of an equivalent circuit is formed between the extension section 22 and the second surface 115.
Specifically, in order to ensure the electrical properties of the capacitor region of the cavity filter, the second surface 115 is configured as a plane in this embodiment. The plane is arranged corresponding to the extension section 22 to ensure the plate area of the capacitor. Optionally, the first surface 114 is also correspondingly configured as a plane.
Further, the annular flange 113 in this embodiment is located in the middle of the deformable region 111, and when the adjusting screw drives the adjusting end cover 11 to move, the deformable region 111 may be deformed to the maximum extent. Moreover, it may also ensure that deformations in all directions are the same. The arrow A shown in
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In an optional example, the cavity filter in the foregoing embodiments may be applied to a communication device. The communication device in this embodiment includes, but is not limited to, one of a duplexer, a combiner, or a tower amplifier. The housing 1 may be fixed to the communication device.
In the communication device of the embodiment of the present disclosure, a sealed resonant cavity 13 is formed by using the adjusting end cover 11 and the body 12 of the cavity filter, and the positional relationship between the resonator 2 and the adjusting end cover 11 is changed by using the deformable adjusting end cover 11. Therefore, during the adjustment of the performance parameters of the cavity filter, the resonant cavity 13 may be kept clean, so as to prevent metal debris or external dust from entering the resonant cavity 13 and affecting the filtering performance of the cavity filter. The adjusting end cover 11 is configured to be driven by the driving body 31 to produce a deformation relative to the resonator 2. The parameter adjustment range of the cavity filter is improved, so that the cavity filter may adapt to more frequency bands, thereby improving the communication quality of the communication device.
The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the disclosure and is not intended to limit the disclosure, and various modifications and changes may be made in the disclosure for those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, and the like made within the spirit and principle of the disclosure should fall within the scope of the disclosure.
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202211261869.2 | Oct 2022 | CN | national |