SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20130314182A1
• Filed: 02/13/2012
• Published: 11/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Takeda, Takahiro, Komori, Kenji, Ohashi, Sho
• Granted Patent: US 9,246,205 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 333/24.R
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 3/00 Waveguides; Transmission lines of the waveguide type
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 3/16 Dielectric waveguides, i.e. without a longitudinal conductor
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/52 Systems for transmission between fixed stations via waveguides

Abstract

Provided is a signal transmission device including a high-frequency signal waveguide that transmits a high-frequency signal emitted from an electronic device. When the electronic device is arranged close to the high-frequency signal waveguide, the high-frequency signal is transmitted via the high-frequency signal waveguide.

Claims

1. A signal transmission device, comprising:

a high-frequency signal waveguide that transmits a high-frequency signal emitted from an electronic device,

wherein, when the electronic device is arranged close to the high-frequency signal waveguide, the high-frequency signal is transmitted via the high-frequency signal waveguide.

2. The signal transmission device according to claim 1, wherein, when a plurality of electronic devices are arranged close to the high-frequency signal waveguide, the high-frequency signal is transmitted between the plurality of electronic devices via the high-frequency signal waveguide.

3. The signal transmission device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a communication device connected to the high-frequency signal waveguide or coupled to the high-frequency signal waveguide,

wherein, when the electronic device is arranged close to the high-frequency signal waveguide, the high-frequency signal is transmitted between the communication device and the electronic device via the high-frequency signal waveguide.

4. The signal transmission device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a holding member that holds the high-frequency signal waveguide,

wherein the high-frequency signal waveguide is arranged inside the holding member.

5. The signal transmission device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a holding member that holds the high-frequency signal waveguide,

wherein at least a portion of the high-frequency signal waveguide is exposed from the holding member.

6. The signal transmission device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a holding member that holds the high-frequency signal waveguide,

wherein the high-frequency signal waveguide is formed on the holding member.

7. The signal transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the high-frequency signal waveguide has a flat-plate shape.

8. The signal transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the high-frequency signal waveguide has a comb shape.

9. The signal transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the high-frequency signal waveguide has a lattice shape.

10. The signal transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the high-frequency signal waveguide has a spiral shape.

11. The signal transmission device according to claim 1, wherein a layer formed from a material that is different from a material included in the high-frequency signal waveguide is formed above the high-frequency signal waveguide, below the high-frequency signal waveguide, or above and below the high-frequency signal waveguide.

12. The signal transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the high-frequency signal waveguide is formed from a dielectric material.

13. The signal transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the high-frequency signal waveguide is formed from a magnetic material.

14. The signal transmission device according to claim 1, wherein a wavelength of a carrier frequency in the high-frequency signal is greater than or equal to 0.1 mm and less than or equal to 10 cm.

15. An electronic device, comprising:

a communication device; and

a high-frequency signal waveguide that transmits a high-frequency signal emitted from the communication device,

wherein, when the high-frequency signal waveguide is arranged close to a high-frequency signal waveguide disposed outside, the high-frequency signal is transmitted from the high-frequency signal waveguide included in the electronic device to the high-frequency signal waveguide disposed outside.

16. The electronic device according to claim 15, further comprising:

a high-frequency signal transmission member that transmits the high-frequency signal emitted from the communication device to the high-frequency signal waveguide included in the electronic device.