Multilayered ceramic type electromagnetic coupler apparatus

• US 5,214,392 A
• Filed: 06/30/1992
• Issued: 05/25/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Original Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Tsunekazu, Kuroda, Takashi, Ikeda, Takeshi, Sakuragi, Satoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): MOTTOLA, STEVEN J
• Application Number:
  US07/906,420
• Time in Patent Office: 329 Days
• Field of Search: 330/10, 330/207 A, 330/251, 336/147, 336/173, 336/174, 336/182
• US Class Current: 330/10
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 2038/143 for signals
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/2804 Printed windings
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/14 Inductive couplings for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 3/38 DC amplifiers with modulator at input and demodulator at output; Modulators or demodulators specially adapted for use in such amplifiers switched capacitor amplifiers H03F3/005

Abstract

A multilayered ceramic electromagnetic coupler apparatus includes coils formed on ceramic substrates. The coils are laminated and have insulting layers between the ceramic substrates, a modulator section having an oscillator and a demodulator for outputting a transmitted signal.

Claims

1. A multilayered ceramic type electromagnetic coupler apparatus, comprising:

a coupling section including first and second coil elements and adapted to electromagnetically couple said coil elements, said first and second coil elements are formed on ceramic substrates, wherein said ceramic substrates are laminated and have an insulating member disposed between adjacent ones of said ceramic substrates;

a modulator section which includes an oscillator for oscillating at a predetermined carrier frequency and a modulator for modulating a carrier input from said oscillator by means of a signal supplied from an external circuit and which is adapted to supply said modulated carrier to said first coil element; and

a demodulating section adapted to output a signal after demodulating said modulated carrier output from said second coil element.

2. A signal transmission apparatus comprising:

a first coil element;

a second coil element electromagnetically coupled with said first coil element;

oscillator means for generating a high frequency carrier;

means for modulating said carrier by means of a signal input from an external circuit to produce a modulated signal and for supplying said modulated signal to said first coil element;

means for demodulating said modulated signal input via the electromagnetic coupling between said first and second coil elements; and

a plurality of ceramic substrates that are laminated having a predetermined number of insulating members disposed between adjacent ones of said ceramic substrates, said first and second coil elements being formed on some of said plurality of ceramic substrates.

3. The signal transmission apparatus of claim 2, wherein said modulating means further comprises means for amplifying said modulated signal and supplying the signal to said first coil element.

4. The signal transmission apparatus of claim 2, wherein said demodulating means comprises means for integrating said modulated signal from said second coil element and thereby removing a high frequency component.

5. The signal transmission apparatus of claim 4, wherein said integrating means comprises means for amplifying said modulated signal from said second coil element and means for determining a time constant for integrating said modulated signal.

18. The signal transmission apparatus of claim 2, wherein said oscillator means comprises an oscillator which generates a carrier signal with a high frequency component.

6. A signal transmission apparatus comprising:

a plurality of coil elements arranged so that adjacent coil elements are electromagnetically coupled;

a plurality of ceramic substrates that are laminated, said plurality of coil elements being formed on some of said plurality of ceramic substrates respectively;

an oscillator for generating a high frequency carrier;

means for modulating said carrier by means of a signal input from an external circuit to produce a modulated signal and for supplying said modulated signal to one of said coil elements; and

means for demodulating said modulated signal input via said plurality of coil elements.

7. The signal transmission apparatus of claim 6, wherein said plurality of coil elements are arranged such that adjacent ones of said coil elements are offset and partially opposite to each other.

8. The signal transmission apparatus of claim 6 further comprising a magnetic piece having predetermined permeability and disposed in the vicinity of said coil elements.

9. The signal transmission apparatus of claim 8, wherein said magnetic piece is interposed between at least two of said coil elements.

10. The signal transmission apparatus of claim 8, wherein said magnetic piece is disposed on an outer side of said coil elements.

11. The signal transmission apparatus of claim 6, wherein said coil elements are formed on said ceramic substrates by printing a conductive paste on unsintered ceramic substrates and sintering said unsintered ceramic substrates on which said conductive paste is printed.

12. The signal transmission apparatus of claim 11, wherein said ceramic substrates and insulating members are laminated alternately in a predetermined order.

13. The signal transmission apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a predetermined number of pattern circuits disposed on said ceramic substrates and connected to said coil elements.

14. The signal transmission apparatus of claim 6, wherein said ceramic substrates comprise conductive members connecting between some of said coil elements.

15. The signal transmission apparatus of claim 14, wherein said conductive members are provided in a predetermined number of throughholes at predetermined positions so as to connect one end to some of said coil elements.

16. The signal transmission apparatus of claim 15, wherein said conductive members are conductive pins buried in said throughholes.

17. The signal transmission apparatus of claim 15, wherein said conductive members are conductive pastes filled in said throughholes.

19. The signal transmission apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a predetermined number of insulating members disposed between adjacent ones of said ceramic substrates.