Digital broadcasting receiver tuner

• US 5,999,572 A
• Filed: 08/04/1997
• Issued: 12/07/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ALPS Electric Company Limited (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: ALPS Electric Company Limited (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Komatsu, Michihiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): GHAYOUR, MOHAMMAD H
• Application Number:
  US08/905,746
• Time in Patent Office: 855 Days
• Field of Search: 375/316, 375/324, 375/327, 455/327, 455/328, 455/330, 329/316, 329/320
• US Class Current: 375/316
• CPC Class Codes: H03D 7/125 with field effect transistors
• CPC Class Codes: H03D 7/14 Balanced arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H03D 7/163 the local oscillations of at least two of the frequency changers being derived from a single oscillator
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/4446 IF amplifier circuits specially adapted for B&W TV RF amplifiers in general H03F3/189
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/50 Tuning indicators; Automatic tuning control

Abstract

A digital broadcasting receiver tuner that demodulates excellently a digital signal by substantially reducing a second local oscillation signal that strays from a second frequency conversion stage to a first frequency conversion stage. The digital broadcasting receiver tuner comprises the first frequency conversion stage for frequency converting a received signal into a first intermediate frequency signal higher than the upper frequency limit the received signal, a first intermediate frequency filter for extracting the first intermediate frequency signal, the second frequency conversion stage for frequency converting the extracted first intermediate frequency signal into a second intermediate frequency signal having a predetermined band included in a frequency range extending from 0 to 30 MHz, a second intermediate frequency filter for extracting the second intermediate frequency signal, and a demodulation stage for demodulating the extracted second intermediate frequency signal, wherein the second frequency conversion stage comprises a frequency mixer of high isolation characteristics.

Claims

1. A digital broadcasting receiver tuner comprising a first frequency conversion stage for frequency converting a received signal into a first intermediate frequency signal higher than the upper frequency limit of the received signal, a first intermediate frequency filter for extracting the first intermediate frequency signal, a second frequency conversion stage for frequency converting the extracted first intermediate frequency signal into a second intermediate frequency signal of 30 MHz or below, a second intermediate frequency filter for extracting the second intermediate frequency signal, and a demodulation stage for demodulating the extracted second intermediate frequency signal, wherein the second frequency conversion stage comprises a frequency mixer of high isolation characteristics

wherein the frequency mixer of high isolation characteristics comprises a double-gate, field-effect transistor, with one gate of the transistor supplied with the first intermediate frequency signal and with the other gate of the transistor supplied with a local oscillation signal.

2. A digital broadcasting receiver tuner according to claim 1, wherein the second intermediate frequency signal has a 6 MHz occupied band distributed over from 0 MHz to 6 MHz.

3. A digital broadcasting receiver tuner according to claim 1, wherein the frequency mixer of high isolation characteristics is a double-balanced frequency mixer employing a field-effect transistor.

4. A digital broadcasting receiver tuner according to claim 1, wherein the frequency mixer of high isolation characteristics comprises transformers respectively at both the input and output of the mixer and four diodes connected in a bridge configuration between the transformers.