Switchable duplex filter
First Claim
1. A radio frequency filter, which comprises:
- a first transmission line resonator (6) and a second transmission line resonator (7), arranged to have an electromagnetic coupling therebetween,a first port (ANT,
12) for conducting a signal between the radio frequency filter and an antenna,a second port (TX/RX,
11) for conducting a signal between the radio frequency filter and other parts of a radio equipment,a regulating element (8,
13) having a single strip conductive pattern (13) extending in length substantially between the transmission line resonators (6,
7) for affecting the electromagnetic coupling,first switching means (9) between the regulating element (8,
13) and a ground potential for changing the potential of the regulating element to connect or to disconnect the single strip conductive pattern (13) to the ground potential or from the ground potential, respectively, wherein the transmission line resonators (6,
7) operate to perform passband functions in every configuration of the first switching means in connecting or disconnecting the single strip conductive pattern (13) to the ground potential or from the ground potential, respectively,second switching means having a single switch (5) between the second port (TX/RX,
11) and the transmission and reception part of said radio equipment wherein the single switch (5) is arranged so as to switch the second port (TX/RX,
11) alternatively to said transmitter part or reception part, with the single switch (5) operating in synchronization with said first switching means (9).
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Abstract
A radio frequency filter has a band-pass type frequency response which is controllable in a manner such that the frequency response may be moved between the transmission frequency (TX'"'"') and reception frequency (RX'"'"') of associated radio equipment. Thus the radio frequency filter may be used both as a transmission filter and as receiving filter, provided that the transmission and reception take place at different times. The radio frequency filter includes a change-over switch, which connects the radio frequency filter to a transmitter when the pass band of the radio frequency filter is in the transmission frequency, and which connects to the receiver when the pass band of the radio frequency filter is in the reception frequency.
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13 Claims
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1. A radio frequency filter, which comprises:
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a first transmission line resonator (6) and a second transmission line resonator (7), arranged to have an electromagnetic coupling therebetween, a first port (ANT,
12) for conducting a signal between the radio frequency filter and an antenna,a second port (TX/RX,
11) for conducting a signal between the radio frequency filter and other parts of a radio equipment,a regulating element (8,
13) having a single strip conductive pattern (13) extending in length substantially between the transmission line resonators (6,
7) for affecting the electromagnetic coupling,first switching means (9) between the regulating element (8,
13) and a ground potential for changing the potential of the regulating element to connect or to disconnect the single strip conductive pattern (13) to the ground potential or from the ground potential, respectively, wherein the transmission line resonators (6,
7) operate to perform passband functions in every configuration of the first switching means in connecting or disconnecting the single strip conductive pattern (13) to the ground potential or from the ground potential, respectively,second switching means having a single switch (5) between the second port (TX/RX,
11) and the transmission and reception part of said radio equipment wherein the single switch (5) is arranged so as to switch the second port (TX/RX,
11) alternatively to said transmitter part or reception part, with the single switch (5) operating in synchronization with said first switching means (9). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
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6. A method for using a radio frequency filter as a transmission and reception filter of a radio equipment, the method comprising the steps of:
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electromagnetically coupling transmission line resonators (6,
7) using a single strip conductive pattern (13) extending in length substantially between the transmission line resonators (6,
7) for affecting the electromagnetic coupling of the transmission line resonators (6,
7),switching between the regulating element (8,
13) and a ground potential for changing the potential of the regulating element to connect or to disconnect the single strip conductive pattern (13) to the ground potential or from the ground potential, respectively, including the step of;operating the transmission line resonators (6,
7) to perform passband functions in every configuration of the first switching means in connecting or disconnecting the single strip conductive pattern (13) to the ground potential or from the ground potential, respectively,changing the electromagnetic coupling between the transmission line resonators by changing the potential of an electrically conductive element (8,
13) situated substantially adjacent to the resonators, andalternately coupling the filter to the transmitter and receiver of the radio equipment by switching a single transmitter/receiver switch (5) connected to a port (11) in synchronization with the step of changing the electromagnetic coupling for changing the potential.
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9. A radio frequency filter comprising:
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a first transmission line resonator and a second transmission line resonator, arranged to have an electromagnetic coupling therebetween; a first port for conducting a signal between the radio frequency filter and an antenna; a second port for conducting a signal between the radio frequency filter and other parts of a radio equipment; a regulating element having a single strip conductive pattern extending in length substantially between the transmission line resonators for affecting the electromagnetic coupling of the transmission line resonators by strengthening a capacitive coupling thereof and weakening an inductive coupling thereof when the single strip conductive pattern is ungrounded, and by weakening the capacitive coupling thereof and strengthening the inductive coupling thereof when the single strip conductive pattern is grounded; a first switch disposed between the regulating element and a ground potential for changing the potential of the regulating element to connect or to disconnect the single strip conductive pattern to the ground potential or from the ground potential, respectively; and a single second switch disposed between the second port and the transmission and reception parts of the radio equipment wherein the single second switch is arranged so as to switch the second port alternatively to the transmitter part or reception part, with the single switch operating in synchronization with the first switch. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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Specification