CN102457309B

CN102457309B - Signal transmission apparatus, electronic machine and method of communicating signals

Info

Publication number: CN102457309B
Application number: CN201110305778.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 武田崇宏; 川崎研一
Original assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp
Current assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp
Priority date: 2010-10-18
Filing date: 2011-10-11
Publication date: 2016-12-14
Anticipated expiration: 2031-10-11

Abstract

A kind of signal transmission apparatus includes: transfer member, is suitable to transmit transmission object signal as radio wave；Receive parts, be suitable to receive the radio wave transmitted from transfer member, and export the signal of telecommunication corresponding with the radio wave received；And connection member, be suitable to be pivotally connected the first shell of electronic machine and second housing around central shaft；Described connection member has radio signal formed therein and transmits line, transmits line by this radio signal and can perform Wireless transceiver between transfer member and reception parts.

Description

Signal transmission apparatus, electronic machine and method of communicating signals

Technical field

This open a kind of signal transmission apparatus, electronic machine and method of communicating signals of relating to, and more specifically Ground relates to a kind of technology transmitting signal between multiple shells (housing) of electronic machine.

Background technology

The collapsible electronic machine of known one, wherein the connection member by utilizing hinge arrangement connects many Individual shell moves to carry out folding.Generally, described connection member is arranged such as flexible cable or fine rule The electrical wiring circuit of coaxial cable is connected to each other shell, to realize the signaling interface between shell.In day This patent No.4082353 or Japan Patent No.4079126 discloses prior art, referring specifically to Fig. 2 to Fig. 4.But, the integrity problem that the signal transmission carried out by electrical wiring circuit is had Being that cable may be aging until it divides, another problem is as transfer rate increases the number of wiring route Amount also increases.

On the other hand, as the method not relying on electrical wiring circuit, it has been proposed that in hinge mechanism Connection member utilize optical communication to carry out signal transmission.Just now the signal described transmits and is such as disclosed in In Japan Patent No.4079126 (the most in figure 6 and figure 7) and Japanese Patent Publication No. In 2009-222084.

Summary of the invention

But, utilize optical communication to need to be suitable for the joining of attribute of light to the method carrying out signal transmission Put, and its shortcoming is to be difficult to avoid that the increase of size and cost.

Accordingly, it is desired to provide the technology of a kind of novelty, it can be in the situation not relying on electrical wiring circuit Lower elimination is the size that relates to and the shortcoming of cost in the signal of hinge arrangement transmits.

Pattern according to the disclosure, it is provided that a kind of signal transmission apparatus, including: transfer member, be suitable to Transmission object signal is transmitted as radio wave；And reception parts, be suitable to receive from transport unit Part transmits the radio wave of coming, and exports the signal of telecommunication corresponding with the radio wave received.Described signal Transmission equipment also includes connection member, and this connection member is suitable to be pivotally connected around central shaft First shell of electronic machine and second housing, described connection member has aerogram formed therein Number transmitting line, transmitting line by this radio signal can be at transfer member with receive and perform nothing between parts Line transmission.Here, " Wireless transceiver can be performed " to mean to transmit radio wave.

Millimere-wave band or the such as sub-milli near millimere-wave band is used preferably for carrier signal Frequency band in VHF band or superhigh frequency band.Can revise in various manners described signal transmission apparatus with Realize additional advantage.

Another pattern according to the disclosure, it is provided that electronic machine, including: transmit side Signal Processing Element, Be suitable to produce the signal of telecommunication in radio wave frequency band based on transmission object signal；Transfer member, be suitable to by Transmitted as radio wave by transmitting the signal of telecommunication produced by the Signal Processing Element of side；And receive Parts, are suitable to receive the radio wave transmitted from transfer member, and export the signal of telecommunication of correspondence.Described electricity Sub-instrument also includes: receive side Signal Processing Element, is suitable for based on from the signal of telecommunication receiving parts output Reproduce transmission object signal；First shell, wherein contains transmission side Signal Processing Element；Outside second Shell, wherein contains reception side Signal Processing Element；And connection member, be suitable to around central shaft rotor Connecting the first shell and second housing rotationally, described connection member has aerogram formed therein Number transmit line, transmit line along this radio signal and be able to carry out transfer member and the nothing received between parts Line transmission.

Another pattern according to the disclosure, it is provided that a kind of method of communicating signals, including: along connecting In parts formed radio signal transmit line, between the first shell and the second housing of electronic machine, Utilizing radio wave to perform Wireless transceiver, described connection member is for around central shaft pivotally Connect the first shell and the second housing of electronic machine.

In a word, according to the disclosure, in the connection member of hinge arrangement, define permission at transfer member And the radioed radio signal received between parts transmits line, wherein by this connection member It is rotatably attached around central shaft and the most such as accommodates the electronic machine transmitting side Signal Processing Element The first shell and the most such as accommodate the second housing of the electronic machine receiving side Signal Processing Element. Additionally, in the disclosure, the connection member between the first shell and second housing of hinge arrangement by with To form radio signal transmission line, in order to radio wave frequency band between transfer member and reception parts Carry out wireless connections.

Utilize signal transmission apparatus, electronic machine and method of communicating signals according to the disclosure, can be not Radio wave is used wirelessly to realize the letter by connection member in the case of using electrical wiring circuit or light Number transmit, this connection member is rotatably connected to each other the first shell and second housing.Owing to make use of nothing Line electric wave, it is possible to employing wireless electrical communication technology, and can eliminate when using electrical wiring circuit Involved problem.Additionally, the signaling interface in the connection member of hinge arrangement can utilize following configuration Build, this configuration Billy use up in the case of configuration simpler and less expensive.Letter according to the disclosure Number transmission equipment, electronic machine are with method of communicating signals in size with the situation becoming present aspect Billy to use up more Favorably.

According to the following description and the appended claims being considered in conjunction with the accompanying, the above and other spy of the disclosure Advantage of seeking peace will become apparent, and the most identical part or element mark by identical reference.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the first example illustrating signal transmission apparatus；

Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the second example illustrating signal transmission apparatus；

Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 D is the signal of the basic configuration illustrating the hinge arrangement according to disclosure embodiment Figure；

Fig. 4 be a diagram that the form of the assembly combination of the hinge arrangement of embodiment；

Fig. 5 A to Fig. 5 B-5 shows the conduct used in the hinge arrangement of embodiment and transmits antenna Pop one's head in the linearly polarized wave of reception antenna and the schematic diagram of circularly polarized wave probe；

Fig. 6 show use in the hinge arrangement of embodiment as transmitting antenna and reception antenna The schematic diagram of the configuration example of ring attaching chip antenna (annular patch antenna)；

Fig. 7 A to Fig. 7 C and Fig. 8 A-1 to Fig. 8 C-3c shows the hinge arrangement in embodiment The schematic diagram of the different examples of the polarization conversion parts of middle use；

Fig. 9 A and Fig. 9 B shows the patten transformation parts of use in the hinge arrangement of embodiment Schematic diagram；

Figure 10 A to Figure 10 C shows the schematic diagram of the hinge arrangement of Working Examples 1；

Figure 11, Figure 12 and Figure 13 show first, second and of the hinge arrangement to Working Examples 1 The schematic diagram of the 3rd amendment；

Figure 14 A to Figure 14 C shows the schematic diagram of the hinge arrangement of Working Examples 2；

Figure 15 and Figure 16 shows the schematic diagram of the hinge arrangement of Working Examples 3 and 4 respectively；

Figure 17 A and Figure 17 B shows the schematic diagram of the hinge arrangement of Working Examples 5；

Figure 18 shows the schematic diagram of the hinge arrangement of Working Examples 6；

Figure 19 A and Figure 19 B shows the schematic diagram of the hinge arrangement of Working Examples 7；

Figure 20 A and Figure 20 B shows the schematic diagram of the hinge arrangement of Working Examples 8；

Figure 21 and Figure 22 shows the schematic diagram of the hinge arrangement of Working Examples 9 and 10 respectively；

Figure 23 A to Figure 23 C shows the first product example of the electronic machine applying hinge arrangement Schematic diagram；

Figure 24, Figure 25 and Figure 26 show the first product to the electronic machine applying hinge arrangement The schematic diagram of first, second, and third amendment of example；And

Figure 27, Figure 28, Figure 29 and Figure 30 show the electronic machine applying hinge arrangement respectively Second, third, the 4th and the 5th schematic diagram of product example.

Detailed description of the invention

Below, will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings and embodiment of the disclosure.In following description, for Distinguishing each function element among multi-form, described function element represented by reference character, Wherein with the addition of as A, B, alphabet that C ... are the same are uppercase with reference to symbol to this reference character Number, but when need not such differentiation, omit described reference marks.This is also similarly applicable to attached Figure.

Described description is given according to following order.

1. summary

2. communication processing system: the first example

3. communication processing system: the second example

4. hinge arrangement: basic configuration

5. transmit antenna and reception antenna: linear polarized wave, for circularly polarized wave, annular paster Antenna

6. polarization conversion parts

7. patten transformation parts

The most specifically apply

Working Examples 1: arrange linearly polarized wave probe in opposite end and arrange optical rotation in the waveguide Change parts, and transmit circularly polarized wave

Working Examples 2: at one end arrange linearly polarized wave probe and arrange polarization conversion in the waveguide Parts, and transmit circularly polarized wave

Working Examples 3: patten transformation in waveguide

Working Examples 4: the ring attaching chip antenna on opposite end

Working Examples 5: arrange linearly polarized wave probe in opposite end and transmit linear inclined in the waveguide Shake ripple

Working Examples 6: use the multiplexing transmission of two cross-polarization ripples

Working Examples 7: by the multiplexing transmission of frequency division multiplexing

Working Examples 8: waveguide length can change

Working Examples 9: the Wireless transceiver of the Wireless transceiver+power of signal

Working Examples 10: by the Wireless transceiver+power of the signal that slip ring (slip ring) mechanism is carried out Wireless transceiver

Working Examples 11: the application to electronic machine

Signal transmission apparatus, method of communicating signals

In the embodiment configuration corresponding with the first of the disclosure to the 3rd pattern, signal transmission apparatus, hinge Chain structure or electronic machine include: transfer member, are suitable to come with the form of radio wave transmitting object letter Number transmit；And reception parts, be suitable to receive the radio wave transmitted from transfer member, and export The signal of telecommunication corresponding with the radio wave received.

Such as, accommodate in the first shell of electronic machine and transmit side Signal Processing Element, and such as exist The second housing of electronic machine accommodates and receives side Signal Processing Element.Further it is provided that connection member, It connects the first shell and second housing to pivot motion around central shaft.Described connecting portion Part can be configured such that, it does not allow the first shell and second housing in the normal use of electronic machine Be disconnected from each other, or can be configured such that, it allow the first shell and second housing to be disconnected from each other but It is be connected to each other when electronic machine will be used the first shell and second housing.

Additionally, form the nothing allowing transfer member and receiving between parts in the connection member of hinge arrangement The radio signal that line transmits transmits line.In other words, utilize the hinge arrangement in electronic machine, this hinge Structure connects and such as accommodates the first shell and the such as receiving reception side signal transmitting side Signal Processing Element The second housing of processing component so that in the connection member being provided in hinge arrangement, transmitting side and connecing Receive and carry out the Wireless transceiver in radio wave frequency band between side.Preferably, it is positioned at first at hinge arrangement The chamber (cavity) provided in connection member between shell and second housing is used to form aerogram Number transmitting line, it is used to transmitting side and receiving and perform Wireless transceiver with radio wave frequency band between side. If radio wave is used for carrying out signal transmission, use the most wherein in the case of electrical wiring circuit or light Produced problem does not occur.

Preferably, main its medium wavelength range of use is the millimere-wave band from 1 to 10mm, as nothing The frequency band of line electric wave, or in other words, as carrier frequency.The disclosure is not only applicable to millimere-wave band, and May be used on the situation of wherein wave band near millimere-wave band, such as its medium wavelength is shorter and scope is From the submillimeter region of 0.1 to 1 millimeter or its medium wavelength is longer and scope is from 1 to 10cm Superhigh frequency band.Such as, use in the case of frequency division multiplexing wherein, if it is desired that carrier frequency number It is increased up millimere-wave band and cannot ensure required communication band, then use submillimeter region～millimeter wave Section, millimere-wave band～superhigh frequency band or submillimeter region～millimere-wave band～superhigh frequency band.In order to subtract The size of few signal transmission apparatus, using millimere-wave band or submillimeter region rather than superhigh frequency band is to close Fit.

If using millimere-wave band or the wave band close with millimere-wave band to carry out signal transmission, then to other Electrical wiring circuit does not provide disturbance, and decreases and arrange following EMC (Electro Magnetic Compatibility) reply The needs executed, i.e. transmit time institute when the electrical wiring circuit using such as flexible printed wiring circuit carries out signal The EMC counter-measure used.If using millimere-wave band or approximation wave band, then ratio can be applied when making With higher data rate during the electrical wiring circuit of such as flexible printed wiring circuit.Therefore, it is possible to easily Tackle at a high speed and high data rate transmission, such as strengthen definition or increase the image required for frame rate The High Speed Transfer of signal.

Preferably, in the connection member between the first shell and second housing being formed at hinge arrangement Chamber in provide for being connected to each other transfer member and receive the waveguide elements of parts, and at waveguide elements Middle formation radio signal transmits line.When providing waveguide elements in described chamber, can be with connection member Central shaft provides waveguide elements linearly and coaxially, or described waveguide can have sweep, at it Upper offer is for changing the reflection part in the path of the radio wave transmitted between side and reception side.

When providing waveguide elements in described chamber, the waveguide forming waveguide elements can be arranged.In waveguide Middle formation radio signal transmits line.In this example, it is possible to prevent the irregular reflection of radio wave, It is better than the chamber itself being formed at wherein in connection member and is used as the replacement feelings of radio signal transmission line Radio-wave reflection in condition.In this example, if with the central shaft of connection member linearly and with Axle ground provide waveguide, then waveguide preferably include the central axis with connection member first wave guide and Around the central shaft of connection member relative to the rotatable second waveguide of first wave guide.In this example, In first wave guide and second waveguide, form radio signal transmit line.

When providing the waveguide that waveguide elements is configured in chamber, fill electricity the most in the waveguide and be situated between Material.In this example, it is possible to reduce multiple reflections and pipe diameter can be reduced.

When providing the waveguide that waveguide elements is configured in chamber, fill electricity dielectric material in the waveguide In the case of, preferably carry out for being coated with the thin of matallization material in the way of covering the periphery of electricity dielectric material The surface of film processes (can be metal plating).In this case, waveguide can be made to brighten.

Chamber provide in the case of the waveguide that waveguide elements is configured, in the waveguide of transfer member side End section on the transmission line coupling transmitting line for radio signal is sent to radio signal is provided Close parts, provide for from radio signal transmission on the end section of waveguide receiving component side simultaneously Line receives the transmission line coupling unit of radio signal.Preferably, for radio signal being reflexed to biography The component that terminates of line sending coupling unit is provided at least one of following two opposite side (more preferably On Liang Zhe), i.e. relevant to the end section of the waveguide of transfer member side radio signal transmits the right of line Limit (opposite side) and the radio signal relevant to the end section of the waveguide receiving component side pass The opposite side of line sending.In this example, the structure of echo can be also with by wherein terminating component Realize the enhancing of sensitivity.

Or, provide in the case of the waveguide that waveguide elements is configured in chamber, in transfer member side Waveguide end section on the biography transmitting line for radio signal is sent to radio signal is provided Line sending coupling unit, provides for from aerogram on the end section of waveguide receiving component side simultaneously Number transmit line receive radio signal transmission line coupling unit.Additionally, as open end (open end) Can be formed the radio signal relevant to the end section of the waveguide of transfer member side transmit line opposite side, And in the opposite side of the radio signal transmission line relevant to the end section of the waveguide receiving component side extremely Few one (both preferably), and can provide for absorbing from transmitting line coupling near open end Close the absorption component of the radio signal of parts or waveguide antenna.In this example, due to by absorbing structure Part absorbs leakage radio wave, it is possible to prevent unnecessary reflection.

It should be noted that terminate, on one of component end section that may be provided in waveguide, making another terminal part simultaneously It is divided into open end, and is provided about absorption component in open end.In other words, in transfer member side Waveguide end section on the biography transmitting line for radio signal is sent to radio signal is provided Line sending coupling unit, provides for from aerogram on the end section of waveguide receiving component side simultaneously Number transmit line receive radio signal transmission line coupling unit.Additionally, waveguide in transfer member side The terminal part of the waveguide transmitting the relative opposite side of line and reception component side with radio signal of end section The upper offer of one of relative opposite side of line of transmitting with radio signal divided is used for reflexing to radio signal Transmit line coupling unit side termination component, and the end section of the waveguide of transfer member side with wireless The signal of telecommunication transmit the relative opposite side of line and receive component side waveguide end section and radio signal Transmit another opposite side among the opposite side that line is relative and be left open end.Additionally, near open end Can provide for absorbing the absorption component from the radio signal transmitting line coupling unit or waveguide antenna.

In the situation (i.e. less than 90 degree) that the anglec of rotation of the connection member of hinge arrangement is little, can make Transmit in the waveguide with linearly polarized wave.Specifically, the first shell and second housing are allowed at coupling unit In the case of opening around central shaft and close in the range of less than 90 degree, in the nothing of transfer member side The line signal of telecommunication transmits to provide on the end section of line and includes that line coupling is transmitted in the transmission side that linear polarization is popped one's head in Parts, this linear polarization probe transmits nothing for transmitting line with the form of linearly polarized wave to radio signal The line signal of telecommunication, and on the end section of radio signal transmission line receiving component side, offer includes line Property polarization probe reception side transmit line coupling unit, this linear polarization probe for from radio signal pass Line sending receives the radio signal of linearly polarized wave.Then, linearly polarized wave is used for radio signal transmission Wireless transceiver in line.

Transmitting equipment in configuration signal makes it not affected by the anglec of rotation of the connection member of hinge arrangement In the case of, or in other words, in the case of the anglec of rotation is not limited, circularly polarized wave can be used Wireless transceiver is performed in the waveguide (i.e. in radio signal transmits line).

Transmitting equipment in configuration signal makes circularly polarized wave be used for execution in radio signal transmits line In the case of Wireless transceiver, substantially can take following Three models.Describe for the ease of understanding, Assume " transmitting Signal Processing Element and the transfer member of side " and " receive reception parts and the signal of side Process circuit " one of be installed in fixed component, and configure movable part with solid relative to described Limiting-members rotates against around opening and close rotary shaft.Additionally, transfer member and reception parts It is referred to as communication component.

1) antenna (i.e. circular polarization probe) for circularly polarized wave is used in fixed component and may move On transmission line coupling unit in the communication component of parts.In this example, radio signal is passed Line sending need not special counter-measure.Such as, in the feelings of the transmission from fixed component to movable part In condition, pop one's head in aerogram from the circular polarization of the communication component of fixed component side with the form of circularly polarized wave Number transmit line transmit signal.Even if movable part rotates over 90 degree, the communication of movable part side The circular polarization probe of parts does not receives with can also having hell and high water to be propagated in radio signal transmits line Circularly polarized wave.This for from fixed component to movable part transmit the most reverse in the case of protect equally Hold establishment.

2) it is used in fixed component and can for the antenna (i.e. linear polarization probe) of linearly polarized wave On transmission line coupling unit in one of communication component of mobile parts, it is simultaneously used for the antenna of circularly polarized wave (i.e. circular polarization probe) is provided among the communication component of fixed component and movable part another Transmit on line coupling unit.In this example, form radio signal with waveguiding structure and transmit line, and And the polarization conversion parts for changing circularly polarized wave and linearly polarized wave are provided.This specifically combines following feelings Condition describes, and wherein provides linear polarization probe moving in the communication component of fixed component side The communication component of dynamic component side provides the situation of circular polarization probe.In this example, from fixed part Part is in the case of the transmission of movable part, with the communication from fixed component side of the form of linearly polarized wave The linear polarization probe of parts transmits line to radio signal and transmits signal.By in radio signal transmission Linearly polarized wave is converted to circularly polarized wave by the polarization conversion parts provided in line or waveguide.By conversion The circularly polarized wave obtained is propagated in radio signal transmits line, and comes the communication unit of movable part The circular polarization probe of part.Correspondingly, even if rotating in the case of 90 degree at movable part, also Do not receive the circularly polarized wave propagated in radio signal transmits line with can there is no hell and high water.The opposing party Face, when carrying out the transmission from movable part to fixed component, with the form of circularly polarized wave from removable The circular polarization probe of the communication component of parts transmits line to radio signal and transmits signal.By at radio Circularly polarized wave is converted to linearly polarized wave by the polarization conversion parts provided in signal transmission line or waveguide. The linearly polarized wave obtained by conversion is propagated in radio signal transmits line, and comes fixed component The linear polarization probe of the communication component of side.Correspondingly, even if rotating over 90 degree at movable part In the case of, it is also possible to thering is no hell and high water will be in radio signal transmission by polarization conversion parts The circularly polarized wave propagated in line is converted to linearly polarized wave.As a result, fixed component side can not have any asking Topic ground receives linearly polarized wave.This is also applied to following situation similarly, wherein in fixed component side Communication component provide circular polarization probe provide linear polarization to visit in the communication component of movable part The situation of head.

3) it is used in fixed component and can for the antenna (i.e. linear polarization probe) of linearly polarized wave On transmission line coupling unit in the communication component of mobile parts.In this example, with waveguide junction configuration Formula formation radio signal transmits line, and offer is used for changing circularly polarized wave with the most inclined in multiple levels Shake the polarization conversion parts of ripple.Specifically, it is provided that for linearly polarized wave is converted to circularly polarized wave First polarization conversion parts and for will by the first polarization conversion parts conversion obtain circularly polarized wave Convert back the second polarization conversion parts for linearly polarized wave.Owing to only needing this relation, it is provided that Multipair first polarization conversion parts and the second polarization conversion parts.Passing to movable part from fixed component In the case of sending, pop one's head in from the linear polarization of the communication component of fixed component side with the form of linearly polarized wave Transmit line to radio signal and transmit signal.By provide in transmitting line or waveguide in radio signal the Linearly polarized wave is converted to circularly polarized wave by one polarization conversion parts.By transmitting line in radio signal Or the circularly polarized wave conversion that the second polarization conversion parts provided in waveguide will be obtained by described conversion Return as linearly polarized wave.By the linearly polarized wave of the conversion acquisition of the second polarization conversion parts at radio Signal transmission line is propagated, and comes the linear polarization probe of the communication component of movable part side.Phase Ying Di, even if rotating in the case of 90 degree at movable part, by the first polarization conversion parts To transmit, in radio signal, propagate in line linear with there is no hell and high water from one of communication component Polarized wave is converted to circularly polarized wave.Additionally, with thering is no hell and high water will circle by the second polarization conversion parts Polarized wave is converted to linearly polarized wave, and the linear polarization probe of another communication component can be the most any Difficulty receive described linearly polarized wave.

TM₀₁Pattern can be used for radio signal and transmits the Wireless transceiver in line.In this example, it is used for By TM₀₁The radio wave of pattern is incorporated into the antenna in radio signal transmission line or probe can be provided that On the transmission line coupling unit of the end section that the radio signal in transfer member side transmits line, use simultaneously In receiving the TM propagated in radio signal transmits line₀₁Another probe of the signal of pattern can quilt There is provided on the transmission line coupling unit on the end section of probe receiving component side.Or, for Radio signal transmits line and is transmitted in except TM₀₁(such as at TM in pattern outside pattern₁₁In pattern) The side of transmitting of radio signal transmit line coupling unit and may be provided on the radio signal of transfer member Transmitting on the end section of line, transmit line for radio signal provides reception side to transmit line coupling unit simultaneously With patten transformation parts, this reception side is transmitted line coupling unit and is received for transmitting line from radio signal Except TM₀₁(such as at TM in pattern outside pattern₁₁In pattern) radio signal and TM₀₁ The radio signal of pattern, these patten transformation parts are used for generating TM₀₁Pattern.Due at TM₁₁Pattern In there is polarized wave, if so rotary gemel is until arranging orthogonally and transmit antenna and reception antenna, no Linearly polarized wave can be received.But, due at TM₀₁Pattern does not exist polarized wave, though so rotation Turning hinge chain, it is also possible to receive linearly polarized wave.

Two orthogonal polarized waves can be used for radio signal and transmit the Wireless transceiver in line, to carry out The multichannel communication multiple telecommunication of signal.Multichannel communication multiple telecommunication can be carried out in both of which, and described pattern includes wherein identical Direction is transmitted the pattern of two signals and wherein carries out another pattern of two-way communication.At this example In, no matter it is that circular polarization probe is popped one's head in for transmitting line for transmitting line coupling unit or linear polarization Coupling unit and transmit in radio signal and use polarization conversion parts in line, first transmits the letter of object Number transported through by the radio signal as right-hand circularly polarized wave specifically in first wave guide and second Radio signal between waveguide transmits line, and second transmits the signal of object by as Left-hand circular polarization The radio signal of ripple and transport through specifically aerogram between first wave guide and second waveguide Number transmit line.

The multichannel communication multiple telecommunication of signal can be carried out by time division multiplex and frequency division multiplexing.The multichannel communication multiple telecommunication of signal can Both of which is carried out, described pattern include wherein transmitting in equidirectional multiple signal pattern, Wherein carry out another pattern of two-way communication.Such as, exchange transmission by time division multiplex and receive, To carry out half-duplex bidirectional communication.In this example, transmitting side and receiving the Signal Processing Element of side Having exchange parts, these exchange parts are sequentially exchanged transmission or receive timing, and use single wireless The signal of telecommunication transmits line and carries out half-duplex bidirectional transmission.Can carry out wherein being passed by frequency division multiplexing simultaneously The full-duplex bi-directional communication sent and receive.In this example, transmit side and reception side uses different from each other For transmit Radio Signal Frequency and for receive Radio Signal Frequency, use single simultaneously Radio signal transmits line and carries out full-duplex bi-directional communication.Multiple system can be exchanged by time division multiplex Signal to carry out signal transmission.In this example, transmit side provide in order to by time divisional processing Multiple signals are combined as individual signals thus the multiplexing process parts of transmittable individual signals, and are receiving Side provides in order to the single radio signal being transmitted line reception by radio signal is divided into difference Signal parts are uniformly processed.Multiple signal can be transmitted by frequency division multiplexing simultaneously.In this example, Single radio is passed through with thinking multiple transmission object signal use different frequency transmitting side offer Signal transmission line transmits the multiplexing process parts of signal, and provides in order to will pass through nothing on parts receiving The single radio signal that line signal of telecommunication transmission line receives is divided into the unified parts of unlike signal.

Preferably, the Signal Processing Element of transfer member or reception parts and correspondence is disposed in identical On plate and be disposed in correspondence shell in.Specifically, Signal Processing Element and the transport unit of side are transmitted Part can be arranged on the first panel and be provided in the first shell, and receives the Signal Processing Element of side It is disposed on the second plate with receiving parts and is provided in second housing.

Preferably, it is known that the transmission that the radio signal between transfer member and reception parts transmits line is special Property.Additionally, for the Signal Processing Element transmitting side in the previous stage of transfer member with in reception At least one among the Signal Processing Element receiving parts on the rear stage of parts, it is possible to provide being used for will Predetermined for signal processing arrange that value is input to Signal Processing Element value processing component is set. If transmitting side and the transmission condition received between side being basically unchanged, the most substantially stationary, then can be previously known Transmitting side and the transmission characteristic received between side.Such as, wherein the transfer member in a shell and In the case of in the environment of the invariant position receiving parts or in other words communicating in equipment, such Transmission condition does not changes.Even if transmitting the transfer member of side and transmitting side signal processing wherein Parts and receive side receive parts and receive side Signal Processing Element be disposed in different from each other outside Transfer member and the position of reception parts time in shell, in use are also placed in the another of predetermined state In one situation, or in other words, in the feelings performing Wireless transceiver each other between the equipment of relatively short distance In condition, such transmission condition does not changes.

Transmit side wherein and the transmission condition received between side is basically unchanged (or the most substantially stationary) Environment in, the value that arranges of the operation being i.e. used in definition signal processing component is handled as fixed value, or Even if person's in other words parameter is arranged being fixed, Signal Processing Element is not grasped with can also having hell and high water Make.By the value that arranges of signal is arranged to predetermined value, i.e. it is set to fixed value, it is not necessary to dynamic State ground changes parameter and arranges, and therefore can reduce parameter algorithm operation circuit, and also can reduce power consumption. In Wireless transceiver between in equipment or the equipment of relatively short distance, owing to communication environment is fixed, So the various circuit parameters depending on communication environment can be predefined.Additionally, transmit condition wherein In fixing environment, the value that arranges of the operation being i.e. used in definition signal processing component is handled as fixing Value, say, that even if parameter arranges fixing, it is also possible to operate signal processing part with not having hell and high water Part.Such as, if optimal parameter is determined and is retained in device interior when from factory shipment, permissible Realize parameter algorithm operation circuit to reduce and power consumption minimizing.As parameter, available various types of set is set Put.Such as, the gain setting of available signal amplifying circuit or amplitude adjustment unit or signal amplitude arrange, The setting that the setting of phase adjustment and frequency adjust.Utilize gain to arrange to carry out delivering power and set Put, the setting of incoming level of demodulation function parts to be input to, AGC (automatic growth control) etc.. Utilize the setting of phase adjustment, be provided separately basis in the system of carrier signal and clock wherein The retardation transmitting signal adjusts phase place.Utilize the setting of frequency characteristic, to strengthen in advance in transmission side Low frequency component or the amplitude of high fdrequency component.

In the configuration of the embodiment corresponding with the hinge arrangement according to the second pattern, can be at hinge arrangement Connection member on provide in order to by Wireless transceiver or by means of between the first shell and second housing Slip ring carrys out the power transfer member of delivering power.Wireless transceiver is used for the situation that power transmits wherein In, do not use the method (i.e. radio wave reception type method) of solenoid and use electromagnetic wire Among the other method (i.e. electromagnetic induction type method or resonant type method) of circle, preferably by making By the method for solenoid.

If it should be noted that with radio signal or radio wave can be transported through its electric dielectric material Configure the first shell and second housing, then the first shell and second housing may be used as radio signal Transmit line, to transmit the Wireless transceiver carrying out radio wave frequency band between side and reception side.Real at this In example, the most all join with the electric dielectric material of the transmission being suitable for radio signal or radio wave Put the first shell and second housing, but can be with the transmission being suitable for radio signal or radio wave Electricity dielectric material configures a part for the first shell and second housing, and this part is used for configuring transmission side and connecing Receive the route interconnection of side.In other words, can only transmit side and receive side route connect mutually for In a part for shell commonly electricity dielectric material, embedding is suitable for the transmission of radio signal or radio wave Electricity dielectric material.

Electronic machine

In the configuration of the embodiment corresponding with electronic machine of the second pattern according to the disclosure, electronics Device can be wherein to carry out the electronic machine of the first example that signal transmits in equipment or wherein carry out The electronic machine of the second example that the signal between distinct device transmits.Such as, the electronics of the first example Device relates to carrying out signal transmission in equipment, and is configured such that the first communication component, the second communication unit Part and radio signal transmit line and are all disposed in single shell on predetermined position, and this first leads to Object signal is carried out transmitting and include to transmit transfer member and the biography of side as radio signal by letter parts Sending side Signal Processing Element, this second communication component receives the transfer member transmission from the first communication component Radio signal also includes the reception parts receiving side and receives side Signal Processing Element, this aerogram Number transmitting line allows transfer member and the Wireless transceiver received between parts.

The electronic machine of the second example relates to the signal transmission between distinct device, and includes wherein first leading to Letter parts are disposed in a shell predetermined the first electronic machine transmitted on point and wherein the Two communication components are disposed in predetermined the second electronic machine received on point in different shells, Object signal is carried out transmitting and include to transmit the biography of side as radio signal by described first communication component Sending parts and transmit side Signal Processing Element, described second communication component receives the biography from the first communication component Send radio signal that parts transmit and include receiving the reception parts of side and receive side signal processing part Part.Then, when the first electronic machine and the second electronic machine are disposed on predetermined position, Formed between transfer member and the reception parts of the second communication component of the first communication component and allow channel radio The radio signal of letter transmits line.

Specifically, in the configuration of the embodiment corresponding with electronic machine according to the disclosure the second pattern, Not only it is likely to be formed the Single Electron instrument with the equipment configuration wherein accommodating assembly in a shell, And an electronic machine may be configured with the combination (the most multiple electronic machine) of multiple equipment.Embodiment Signal transmission apparatus be used to form the hinge arrangement of connection member, described connection member is outside first Described hinge arrangement is utilized on coupling part between shell and second housing.Additionally, hinge arrangement can be answered Use wherein the first shell and second housing be connected to each other with by connection member carry out fold movement can Folding type electronic machine, such as pocket telephone, notebook personal computer, digital movie set Standby, e-book, electronic dictionary, electronic notebook or portable game machine.

In the signal transmission apparatus of embodiment described below, main to use its medium wavelength range be 1 to arrive Carrier frequency in the millimere-wave band of 10 millimeters.However, it is also possible to the most do not use millimere-wave band carrier frequency and The feelings of the carrier frequency being used in the frequency band (such as submillimeter region or superhigh frequency band) near millimere-wave band Condition is applied signal transmission apparatus.

In the case of configuration of communications device, three kinds of following situations can be used, including being directed to be only used for Transmit the situation of the communication equipment (the i.e. first communication component) of side, be directed to be only used for receiving the logical of side Another situation of letter equipment (the i.e. first communication component) and being directed to for transmitting side and receiving side Another situation of communication equipment.The nothing of line is transmitted in described transmission side and reception side by such as millimeter-wave signal The line signal of telecommunication transmit line and coupled to each other so that in millimere-wave band, carry out signal transmission.Transmission is right The signal frequency of elephant transmits it after being converted to be suitable for the millimere-wave band signal that broadband is transmitted.But, In any situation, with the first communication component and receive parts to or group come configuration signal transmit equipment.At it In frequency division multiplexing to be passed through perform the situation that multichannel transmits, it is provided that multipair or many group of the first communication component and Receive parts.

Then, between the first communication component arranged with relatively short distance and reception parts, object is transmitted Signal be converted into millimeter-wave signal, and then transmit line by millimeter-wave signal and transmit millimeter wave and believe Number." radio transmitting " in embodiment is it is meant that transmit the signal of object not by general electric cloth Line circuit or simple wiring route transmit, but by using radio wave (to make in the example described With millimeter wave) Wireless transceiver transmit.

" relatively short distance " is it is meant that the communication equipment during described distance and open air use (uses extensively Broadcast or in general radio communication) between distance compare for short and can be wherein to transmit scope Actually it is designated as closing this distance in space.Described " closing space " means in following state Space, wherein the radio wave leakage rate from inside to outside in space is little and space from outside to inside Radio wave sensing amount or the little state of push-in stroke.Typically, " closing space " is that wherein space is complete By shell or the housing that radio wave is had screen effect around state.Such as, following communication with Communication in " closing space " is corresponding, i.e. communication between plate in the shell of electronic machine, same plate On chip between communication or as one of electronic machine is placed in the state on another electronic machine In the most integrated distinct device state in communication between devices.Described " integrated " Mean that wherein they contact with each other so that between electronic machine when two electronic machines are installed each other Coupling part on configure the state of hinge arrangement.

In following description, the signal transmission in the shell of electronic machine is referred to as signal in equipment Transmit or signal transmission in shell, and plurality of electronic machine is installed and integrated shape each other Signal transmission in state is referred to as equipment room signal transmission.In the case of in equipment, signal transmits, signal Transmission equipment can be electronic machine itself, in described signal transmission apparatus, transmits the communication equipment of side The communication equipment (communication component or reception parts) of (communication component or transfer member) and reception side is held It is contained in same shell and between communication component (i.e. at transfer member and receive between parts) shape Radio signal is become to transmit line.On the other hand, in the case of equipment room signal transmits, build signal and pass Send equipment so that the communication equipment (communication component or transfer member) transmitting side sets with receiving communicating of side Standby (communication component or reception parts) are accommodated in the shell of different electronic machine, and when two electricity Sub-instrument be disposed on predetermined position and by the most integrated time, in the communication of two electronic machines (i.e. between transfer member and reception parts), form radio signal between parts and transmit line.

It is inserted in each communication equipment that radio signal therein transmits line having, matches in combination Or arrange transmission system and the system of reception.Owing to each communication equipment includes transmission system and reception system two Person, it is possible to realize two-way communication.Transmission system and reception are provided wherein in each communication equipment In the case of both systems, can be single at one of two communication equipments and the signal transmission between another Any one in transmitting is transmitted with two-way signaling to signal.Such as, the first communication equipment is used as to pass wherein Send side and the second communication equipment is used as to receive in the case of side, represent the first communication component quilt of transmitting function It is arranged in the first communication equipment, and the reception parts representing receive capabilities are disposed in the second communication equipment In.On the contrary, the second communication equipment is used as to transmit side and the first communication equipment and is used as to receive side wherein In situation, the first communication component representing transmitting function is disposed in the second communication equipment, and represents and connect The reception parts receiving function are disposed in the first communication equipment.

First communication component includes: signal generator part, and it produces and transmits object signal to produce millimeter wave The signal of telecommunication of section, i.e. for the transmission object signal of telecommunication is converted to the signal conversion part of the millimere-wave band signal of telecommunication Part；And transmit side signal coupling unit, for millimeter wave produced by the signal generator part of side will be transmitted The coupling electrical signals of section to such as transmitting the millimeter-wave signal transmission of radio signal in millimere-wave band Etc radio signal transmit line.Preferably, the signal generator part transmitting side transmits object with producing The functional part of signal is integrated.

Such as, transmitting side signal generator part and include modulation circuit, this modulating circuit modulates transmits object letter Number (i.e. baseband signal).Transmit side signal generator part and the signal after modulating circuit modulates is carried out frequency Conversion, to generate the signal of telecommunication of millimere-wave band.In principle, transmit object signal and can be directly translated as milli The signal of telecommunication of VHF band.Transmit side signal coupling unit and will transmit millimeter produced by the signal generator part of side The signal of telecommunication of wave band is converted to electromagnetic wave or the radio signal of radio wave form, and by described radio Signal is fed to transmit as radio signal the millimeter-wave signal of line and transmits line.

Second communication component is included in it and receives the reception side signal coupling unit in parts, is used for receiving logical Cross and transmit the millimeter-wave signal of line as radio signal and transmit line and be sent to its millimere-wave band wireless The signal of telecommunication, and described radio signal is converted to the signal of telecommunication, and the second communication component also includes connecing Receive side signal generator part, for by that receive that side signal coupling unit receives and obtained by conversion The signal of telecommunication or input signal perform signal processing, using produce recover or reproduce as transmission object signal and Generic telecommunication number for baseband signal.Preferably, receive side signal generator part and there is demodulator circuit, and And the signal of telecommunication of millimere-wave band is carried out frequency conversion to generate output signal.Hereafter, demodulating part is to defeated Go out signal to be demodulated transmitting object signal to produce.In principle, the signal of telecommunication of millimere-wave band can be by directly Be converted to transmit object signal.

Specifically, in order to set up signaling interface, the transmission that by noncontact or do not has cable rather than pass through The transmission carried out by electrical wiring circuit, transmits transmission object signal as radio signal.Preferably Ground, about signal transmission, i.e. about the video signal needing High Speed Transfer or bulk information to transmit, The transmission of high-frequency clock etc., transmits signal as the radio signal in millimere-wave band etc..In short, In the present embodiment, radio signal or radio wave is used to perform generally to be performed by electrical wiring circuit Signal transmission.By using the radio signal in millimere-wave band etc. to perform signal transmission, it is possible to achieve The two-forty signal transmission of Gigabits per second (Gbps) rank.Furthermore, it is possible to easily limit radio The scope of signal, and also the effect produced from this attribute can be realized.

Here, signal coupling unit can have any configuration, as long as they allow the first communication component and connect Receive parts to be transmitted by radio signal transmission line (such as transmitting line by millimeter-wave signal therebetween) Radio signal (being the radio signal of millimere-wave band here).Such as, they can have antenna structure, I.e. antenna coupling unit, or can be the type setting up coupling in the case of not using antenna structure. Such as the radio signal of " millimeter-wave signal transmitting millimeter-wave signal transmits line " transmits line can be empty Gas, i.e. free space.Preferably, but, radio signal transmits line to be had wherein by aerogram Transmit the knot of radio signal with electromagnetic wave or radio wave form while number constraining in transmission lines Structure, the radio signal restraining structure of the most such as millimeter wave restraining structure.By radio is positively utilized Signal bondage structure, such as, as electrical wiring circuit, may finally at random determine that radio signal passes The layout of line sending.Radio signal restraining structure as just now describe comes real typically via waveguide Existing, while not limited to this.Such as, like using the electric dielectric material (quilt utilizing transmittable radio signal Be referred to as electricity be situated between to transmit in line or radio signal electricity are situated between transmit line) waveguide that configures or in order to configure Transmit line and be configured such that to provide for suppressing radio signal in the way of transmitting line The hollow waveguide of the hollow shielding material of external radiation.Be there is electric dielectric material or the screen of flexibility by offer Cover material, radio signal can be performed with hinge arrangement chamber and transmit the free surface jet of line.At radio Signal transmission line is that in the case of air (i.e. free space), signal coupling unit has antenna structure, Its permission carries out signal transmission the most over short.On the other hand, electricity dielectric material is utilized wherein Configuration radio signal transmits in the case of line, although antenna structure may be used, but this is not required 's.

The comparison between signal transmission and Wireless transceiver is carried out by electrical wiring

The signal transmission depending on electrical wiring circuit has the following problems.

Although i) needing a large amount of and transmission data of High Speed Transfer, but electrical wiring circuit to transfer rate and Transmit capacity and there is restriction.

Ii) number wherein increasing wiring route can be used to reduce every signal line to transmit signal simultaneously On transfer rate transmit, to tackle, the technology of problem that data speed increases.But, this technology causes Increase input and output side.As a result, it is desirable to printed panel and the complexity of cable wiring, connector component or electricity The physical size increase etc. of interface, causes their shape to complicate.As a result, such as reliability is occurred in that Reduce and these problems of cost increase.

Iii) while the sharply increasing of quantity of information of video image, computer picture etc., baseband signal Wave band be broadened, this makes EMC problem become a reality further.Such as, electrical wiring is used wherein In the case of circuit, wiring route is used as antenna, and causes the signal corresponding with the tuned frequency of antenna Interference.Additionally, the reflection caused by mismatch in the impedance of wiring route or resonance make to cause need not The radiation wanted.The configuration of electronic machine is made to complicate the counter-measure of these problems.

Iv) if further relating to reflection in addition to EMC, then led by the interference between the code element received on side The transmission error caused or the transmission error caused due to the jump in disturbance cause problem.

On the other hand, millimere-wave band is the most such as used to perform with not using electrical wiring circuit In the case of signal transmits, owing to need not special concern wiring route shape or connector position, so Restriction to layout is the least.Wiring can be omitted owing to transmitting the signal being changed to millimeter wave transmission for it Circuit and terminal, so eliminating EMC problem.Generally, due to there is not use Another functional part of frequency in millimere-wave band, so being easily achieved the counter-measure to EMC. It is positioned at the communication equipment receiving side owing to radio transmitting is executed at the communication equipment wherein transmitting side Approximating state, and perform between fixed position or perform with known location relation, so Following advantage can be realized.

1) appropriately designed transmission side and the propagation channel received between side or waveguiding structure it are prone to.

2) if designing sealing-in together and transmitting side and receive the side transmission line coupling unit with propagation channel Electricity metastructure (i.e. millimeter-wave signal transmits the waveguiding structure of line), then can realize ratio free space transmission More reliable and preferably transmit.

3) owing to need not perform adaptively or continually use as in the case of general radio communication In the control of the controller of management Wireless transceiver, so control can be reduced compared with general radio communication Expense.As a result, to be used in control circuit, algorithm operating circuit etc. value is set or parameter can be normal Number, i.e. fixed value, and result it is expected to miniaturization, low-power consumption and transmission at high speed.Such as, as Fruit calibrating wireless transmission characteristic arrange the dispersion etc. of each product the most during fabrication or when design, then by In being referred to data, so the behaviour of definition signal processing component can be used for default or static control That makees arranges value.Owing to such setting is worth the operation of generally properly definition signal processing component, so The most described configuration of high quality communication can be realized the easiest and low in energy consumption.

Additionally, use radio communication can realize advantages below in the millimere-wave band that wavelength is short.

A) wide communication band can be used due to millimetre-wave attenuator, it is possible to be easily achieved high data rate.

B) frequency being used for transmitting can separate with other frequency any for base band signal process, And the interference between millimeter wave and base-band signal frequency ripple may be less likely to occur.

C) short due to the wavelength of millimere-wave band, it is possible to make the sky defined according to wavelength and waveguiding structure Line miniaturization.Additionally, due to its big range attenuation, there is less diffraction；Therefore, it can easily Realize electromagnetic shielding.

D) in common outdoor wireless communication, by strict given application in carrying wave stability, with Prevent interference etc..In order to realize the carrier wave with such stability, use the foreign frequency ginseng of high stability Examine part and the circuit that is multiplied, PLL (phase-locked loop circuit) etc., which increase circuit scale.But, in the least Metric wave can easily shield, and the specifically signal transmission between it and fixed position or known bits Put the signal transmission of relation when being used together, be possible to prevent to leak into outside.In order to use little in reception side Circuit demodulates the signal utilizing the carrier wave of moderate stability and transmit, preferably by such as injecting locking (injection locking) method.

Such as, as realize with relatively short distance (such as 10 centimetres and several centimetres interior, Or the distance in electronic equipment) technology that transmits of high speed signal between the electronic machine arranged, example Such as known LVDS (low voltage differential command).But, together with transmit data volume and speed the most further Increase, the increase of power consumption, the increase etc. of the impact of distorted signals that caused by reflection, it is not necessary to radiation Increase (EMI problem) etc. becomes problem.Wherein in equipment or between distinct device at full speed or Person transmits the video signal of picture signal or the computer graphic image signal etc. that include pickup on a real-time basis In the case of, LVDS is just reaching it and is limiting.

In order to tackle high-speed data transfer, wiring route number can be increased by the parallelization of signal, with Reduce the transfer rate on every bars circuit.But, this counter-measure causes increasing input and output End.As a result, it is desirable to printed panel and the complication of cable wiring circuit, the increase etc. of die size. Additionally, the problem that the transmission of the high speed carried out by wiring route and mass data causes electromagnetic interference.

The problem related in the technology of LVDS or increase wiring route number results from passes through electrical wiring The signal transmission that circuit is carried out.Accordingly, as solving to result from the letter carried out by electrical wiring circuit Number technology of problem transmitted, can use elimination electrical wiring circuit to transmit the technology of signal, specifically For using radio wave to perform the technology that signal transmits.The skill that signal transmits is performed as using radio wave Art, such as, can be performed the signal transmission in shell, apply UWB (ultra broadband) simultaneously by radio Communication means (the hereinafter referred to as first technology), or wavelength wherein can be used short and scope is Carrier frequency (the hereinafter referred to as second technology) from the millimere-wave band of 1 to 10 millimeters.But, the first skill The UWB communication means of art uses low frequency, and is therefore not suitable for as in the feelings such as transmitting video image High-speed communication the same in condition.Additionally, the problem that the UWB communication means of the first technology is in terms of size It is to use big antenna.Additionally, due to the frequency being used for transmitting is close in other base band signal process The frequency of middle use, so the UWB communication means of the first technology also has in radio signal and base band Between signal it may happen that interference problem.Additionally, wherein carrier frequency low in the case of, may be by equipment In drive system influence of noise, and need counter-measure.On the contrary, if as the feelings in the second technology Condition equally uses the carrier frequency in the shorter millimere-wave band of its medium wavelength, then can solve antenna size and make an uproar The problem of sound.

Although the situation being used for radio communication in conjunction with wherein millimere-wave band gives described above, but should The communication of millimere-wave band it is not limited to by scope.Can apply at the frequency band lower than millimere-wave band (such as centimetre Wave band) in or communication in the frequency band (such as submillimeter region) exceeding millimere-wave band on the contrary. But, transmitting in the enclosure or in the transmission of equipment room signal, primary its medium wave band of use is less long the most less Short millimere-wave band is effective.

It follows that specifically describe the signal transmission apparatus of Working Examples, hinge arrangement and electronic machine.Make For most preferred example, describe wherein integrated at the quasiconductor of such as chip (such as CMOS IC) Circuit is formed the example of many functional parts.But, this is optional.

Fig. 1 shows the signal transmission apparatus of the first example, and particularly illustrates the first of functional configuration level The signaling interface of the signal transmission apparatus of example.

Functional configuration

With reference to Fig. 1, configure the signal transmission apparatus 1A of the first example so that by radio signal transmission First communication equipment 100A of the example that line 9 is coupled to each other as the first radio and as First communication equipment 200A of two radios, thus utilize substantially wireless in millimere-wave band The signal of telecommunication performs signal transmission.In FIG, transmission system is shown as providing at the first communication equipment In 100A, and the system that receives is shown as providing in the second communication equipment 200A.

Prepare the semiconductor chip 103 for millimere-wave band transmits and be provided at the first communication equipment 100A In, and prepare the semiconductor chip 203 for millimere-wave band receives and be provided at the second communication equipment 200A In.In the present embodiment, the signal transmitting object become in millimere-wave band only needs High Speed Transfer Or the signal transmitted in a large number.As such, it is possible to the signal with low speed or transmitted in a small amount or can be taken as The signal of direct current (DC) electric current that power supply is the same can not become the converting objects to millimeter-wave signal.Right In not becoming those signals (including power supply) of the converting objects to millimeter-wave signal, use the most soft Property printed panel (FPC) or the electrical wiring circuit of cable.Or, by similar with the technology in past all Signal as used the technology of mechanical connection (such as slip ring) to set up between circuit board connects.In conversion It is collectively referred to as baseband signal for the raw electrical signal transmitting object before millimeter-wave signal.Except passing at a high speed Send or transmit outside those preferential signals in a large number, can pass with low speed or in a small amount also by millimeter wave transmission Other signal sent.

First communication equipment

First communication equipment 100A includes preparing for millimeter wave transmission and installing half on substrate 102 Conductor chip 103 and transmission line coupling unit 108.Described semiconductor chip 103 is wherein to be integrated with LSI (large scale integrated circuit) functional part 104 and the signal generator as millimeter-wave signal generation parts The LSI of part 107.

Semiconductor chip 103 is connected to transmit line coupling unit 108.Described transmission line coupling unit 108 Being the example of transfer member, it converts electrical signals to radio signal, and radio signal is sent to Radio signal transmits line 9.Such as, as semiconductor chip 103 application include antenna coupling unit, The antenna structure of antenna terminal, microstrip line, antenna etc..Transmitting line coupling unit 108 and aerogram Number transmitting the Coupling point between line 9 is to transmit point.

LSI functional part 104 controls the basic application controls of the first communication equipment 100A, and such as wraps Include the circuit for processing the various signals to transmit to contra.

Signal generator part 107 as signal of telecommunication converting member includes transmitting side signal generator part 110, for the signal from LSI functional part 104 is converted to millimeter-wave signal, and perform to pass through Radio signal transmits the signal of line 9 and transmits control.Transmit side signal generator part 110 and transmit line coupling Close parts 108 to be configured with as transfer member or the transmission system of transmission side communication component.

Transmit side signal generator part 110 and perform the signal processing of input signal to produce the letter of millimeter wave Number, and multiplexing process parts 113, parallel-serial conversion parts 114, modulating part 115, frequently is included for this Rate converting member 116 and amplifier unit 117.Amplifier unit 117 is the amplitude adjusting input signal And the example of the amplitude adjustment unit of output result signal.Modulating part 115 and frequency conversion part part 116 Direct translation type parts can be combined to form.

Wherein the signal from LSI functional part 104 include becoming the communication object of millimere-wave band, In the case of the signal of multiple types or N1 type, multiplexing process parts 113 perform multiplexing process, Such as time division multiplex, frequency division multiplexing or code division multiplexing, being a system by the plurality of signal multiplexing Signal.For example, it is desirable to High Speed Transfer or a large amount of multiclass signal transmitted are combined into the signal of a system, As by the transmission object of millimeter wave.

Parallel signal is converted to serial data signal by parallel-serial conversion parts 114, and by described serial data Signal is fed to modulating part 115.Modulating part 115 is modulated transmitting object signal, and will adjust The signal of system is fed to frequency conversion part part 116.Do not applying in the case of work at present example, and String converting member 114 is provided at the parallel interface specification that wherein uses multiple signal to transmit parallel In situation, but need not provide in the case of serial line interface specification.

Modulating part 115 can be substantially any type, if it with amplitude, phase and frequency or In their combination in any, at least one modulates transmission object signal.Such as, in analog modulation method In situation, such as, can apply Modulation and Amplitude Modulation (AM) and Vector Modulation.As Vector Modulation, can use Frequency modulation(PFM) (FM) and phase-modulation (PM).In the case of Ditital modulation method, such as, can make With the amplitude shift keying (ASK) of modulated amplitude and phase place, frequency shift keying (FSK), phase-shift keying (PSK) (PSK) With Amplitude phase shift keying (APSK).As amplitude shift keying, quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) is to represent.

Frequency conversion part part 116 carries out frequency to the transmission object signal after modulating part 115 modulation and turns Change, to generate the signal of telecommunication of millimeter wave, and the described signal of telecommunication is fed to amplifier unit 117.Millimeter wave The signal of telecommunication mean the signal of telecommunication of a certain frequency in about 30 to 300 Gigahertz range.Term is " big About " here it is the fact that can be any frequency of the effect realizing millimetre-wave attenuator based on its medium frequency, And the lower limit of frequency is not limited to 30 GHzs, and the upper limit of frequency is not limited to 300 GHzs.

Although frequency conversion part part 116 can configure with each circuit, such as, can use and include frequency Rate hybrid circuit or blender circuit and the configuration of local oscillation circuit.Local oscillation circuit generates and to be used for The carrier wave of modulation, i.e. carrier signal or reference carrier.Described frequency mixing circuit is multiplied or modulates from also The string signal of converting member 114 and the carrier wave of millimere-wave band generated by local oscillation circuit, to generate in the least The transmission signal of metric wave, and described transmission signal is fed to amplifier unit 117.

The signal of telecommunication of millimeter wave after the conversion of amplifier unit 117 amplification frequency, and the telecommunications after amplifying Number it is fed to transmit line coupling unit 108.Transmission line coupling unit 108 as bidirectional coupled parts leads to Cross unshowned antenna end and be connected to amplifier unit 117.

Transmit line coupling unit 108 to transmit by transmitting side signal generator part to radio signal transmission line 9 110 millimeter-wave signals generated.Antenna coupling unit is utilized to configure transmission line coupling unit 108.My god The configuration of line coupling unit is as the example transmitting line coupling unit 108 of signal coupling unit, or configuration Transmit a part for line coupling unit 108.Described antenna coupling unit in a narrow sense means in order to coupling each other Close the electronic circuit in semiconductor chip and in or beyond chip the parts of the antenna that portion arranges, and extensively Mean in justice to transmit the radio signal of line 9 in order to semiconductor chip coupled to each other and such as radio signal Transmit the parts of line.Such as, antenna coupling unit at least includes antenna structure.Described antenna structure means Transmit the structure of the coupling unit of line 9 to radio signal, and can be by the signal of telecommunication of millimere-wave band Be converted to electromagnetic wave or radio wave and electromagnetic wave is coupled to any knot of radio signal transmission line 9 Structure, but it is not intended to the structure of antenna itself.

Radio signal transmits line 9 can be configured to free space transmission line so that such as radio signal Spatial transmission at shell.Or preferably, utilize such as waveguide, transmit in line, electricity Jie's line or electricity Jie The waveguiding structure in portion configures radio signal and transmits line 9 so that capture millimere-wave band in transmitting line Electromagnetic wave, thus radio signal transmits line 9 and has the characteristic effectively transmitting electromagnetic wave.Such as, nothing Line signal of telecommunication transmission line 9 can be formed electricity Jie and transmit line 9A, configures this electricity Jie transmission line 9A and makes It includes specific sensing capability and the electric dielectric material of electricity Jie's diffraction factor having in fixed range.Such as, By filling electricity dielectric material in whole shell, transmitting line coupling unit 108 and transmitting line coupling unit Arrange between 208 is not that free space transmits line but electricity Jie transmission line 9A.Or, transmit line coupling The antenna of the antenna of parts 108 and transmission line coupling unit 208 can be connected to each other by electricity Jie's line, institute Stating electricity Jie's line is to utilize the material forms being similar to wiring of electricity dielectric material configuration and have specific wiring Diameter is situated between with configuration electricity and transmits line 9A.As transmitting in line the wireless of the configuration of capturing millimeter-wave signal The signal of telecommunication transmits line 9, it is possible to use be not that electricity is situated between and transmits line 9A but hollow waveguide, this hollow ripple The line that transmits led by shielding material cincture and is hollow.

Second communication equipment

Second communication equipment 200A includes preparing to receive and install half on a substrate 202 for millimeter wave Conductor chip 203 and transmission line coupling unit 208.Described semiconductor chip 103 is wherein to be integrated with LSI Functional part 204 and the LSI of the signal generator part 207 as millimeter-wave signal generation parts.Although Not shown, the second communication equipment 200A can additionally configure so that LSI functional part 204 and letter Number produce parts 207 do not come integrated similarly with the first communication equipment 100A.

Semiconductor chip 203 is connected to the transmission line coupling unit similar with transmitting line coupling unit 108 208.Described transmission line coupling unit 208 is for transmitting, by radio signal, the nothing that line 9 receives The line signal of telecommunication is converted to the example receiving parts of the signal of telecommunication, and utilizes and transmit line coupling unit 108 Similar element configures.Transmit line coupling unit 208 and receive millimeter wave from radio signal transmission line 9 The radio signal of section, is converted to described radio signal the signal of telecommunication, and is exported by the described signal of telecommunication Receive side signal generator part 220.Transmit line coupling unit 208 and radio signal transmit line 9 it Between Coupling point be receive point.

Signal generator part 207 as signal of telecommunication converting member includes receiving side signal generator part 220, receive control for performing to be transmitted the signal of line 9 by radio signal.Receive side signal to produce Parts 220 and transmission line coupling unit 208 configure reception system or receive parts, i.e. receive on side Communication component.

Receive side signal generator part 220 to perform by transmitting the millimeter wave telecommunications that line coupling unit 208 receives Number signal processing, to produce output signal.Include amplifying to this end, receive side signal generator part 220 At parts 224, frequency conversion part part 225, demodulating part 226, serioparallel exchange parts 227 and unification Reason parts 228.Amplifier unit 224 is that the amplitude of the amplitude output result signal that adjust input signal is adjusted The example of integeral part.Frequency conversion part part 225 and demodulating part 226 can be combined to form directly conversion Type components.

Receive side signal generator part 220 to be connected to transmit line coupling unit 208.Receive the amplification on side Parts 224 are connected to transmit line coupling unit 208, and are amplified in the millimeter wave after antenna receives The signal of telecommunication, and consequential signal is fed to frequency conversion part part 225.Described frequency conversion part part 225 is right The signal of telecommunication of the millimeter wave after amplification carries out frequency conversion, and is fed to by the signal after frequency conversion Demodulating part 226.Signal after frequency is changed by demodulating part 226 is demodulated, to obtain base band Signal, and acquired signal is fed to serioparallel exchange parts 227.

Serial received data are converted to parallel output data by serioparallel exchange parts 227, and by parallel output Data are fed to parts 228 are uniformly processed.With parallel-serial conversion parts 114 similarly, the most should not By the parallel interface specification in the case of this example and using multiple signal to transmit parallel wherein In the case of, it is provided that serioparallel exchange parts 227.First communication equipment 100A and second communication wherein Primary signal transmission between equipment 200A is in the case of parallel-type, can not provide parallel-serial conversion Parts 114 and serioparallel exchange parts 227.

Primary signal transmission between first communication equipment 100A and the second communication equipment 200A wherein It is in the case of parallel transmission, by the input signal after parallel-serial conversion is sent to semiconductor chip 203 and perform from semiconductor chip 203 side receive signal serioparallel exchange turn to reduce millimeter wave Change the signal number of object.

Parts 228 are uniformly processed and correspond to multiplexing process parts 113, and the signal of individual system is divided From for multiple signal _@, wherein@is 1 to N.Such as, a signal of individual system it is combined as Multiple data signals are separated from each other, and are supplied to LSI functional part 204.LSI functional part 204 Control the main application controls of the second communication equipment 200A, and include such as connecing from contra for process The circuit of each signal received.

The hinge arrangement 1001 being described below wherein is run as including the module of hinge arrangement 1001 And in the case of hinge arrangement 1001 not being incorporated in electronic machine, the most in FIG, about First communication equipment 100A, can provide between LSI functional part 104 and signal generator part 107 Connect IF (interface) parts 109, on the position connecting IF parts 109, substrate 102 is divided simultaneously Be two parts (dotted lines with reference in Fig. 1), and the substrate of LSI functional part 104 side and Signal generator part 107 and transmit the substrate of line coupling unit 108 side by connect IF parts 109 that This connects.Also in movable part 1004 side, LSI functional part 204 can be with signal generator part 207 and transmission line coupling unit 208 side separate.Specifically, about the second communication equipment 200A, connect IF parts 209 may be provided between LSI functional part 204 and signal generator part 207, exists simultaneously Connect and on the position of IF parts 209, substrate 202 be divided into two substrates (dotted line with reference in Fig. 1), The circuit board of LSI functional part 204 side and signal generator part 207 and transmit line coupling part simultaneously The substrate of part 208 side is connected to each other by connecting IF parts 209.Described connection IF parts 109 or Connecting IF parts 209 can be such as wire harness (wire harness).

Although not shown, the first communication equipment 100A in this Working Examples or the second communication equipment 200A can include arranging value processing component, for by predetermined for signal processing to arrange value defeated Enter to functional part, be specifically input to configure the first communication equipment 100A or the second communication equipment 200A, those parts as Signal Processing Element.Configuration arranges value processing component so that it includes example Determine parts as arranged value, value memory unit and operation control parts are set.The described value that arranges determines parts Determine such as designing the operation of the functional part of semiconductor chip 103 or semiconductor chip 203 (i.e., First communication equipment 100A or the general operation of the second communication equipment 200A) variable or parameter etc Value is set.Such as product from factory shipment time, perform for determining the process arranging value.Value is set Memory unit storage determines and arranges value determined by parts by arranging value.Described operation controls component controls half Functional part (such as modulating part 115, frequency conversion part part 116 and the amplification of conductor chip 103 Parts 117) or functional part (such as amplifier unit 224, the frequency conversion of semiconductor chip 203 Parts 225 and demodulating part 226), to operate based on from the value that arranges arranging the reading of value memory unit.

Arrange value processing component may be provided on substrate 102 or substrate 202 or also may be provided on On substrate 102 and the different plate of substrate 202, it is mounted with semiconductor chip 103 on substrate 102, Semiconductor chip 203 it is mounted with on substrate 202.Although additionally, at semiconductor chip 103 or partly can lead The outside offer of body chip 203 arranges value processing component, but it can additionally be set up at semiconductor chip 103 or semiconductor chip 203 in.In this example, arrange value processing component to be installed in and substrate 102 or substrate 202 is identical, on the substrate of the mounted thereon functional part being controlled object, institute State functional part be in particular the modulating part 115 of semiconductor chip 103, frequency conversion part part 116, Amplifier unit 117 or be the amplifier unit 224 of semiconductor chip 203, frequency conversion part part 225 and Demodulating part 226.

Foundation with the compatibility of two-way communication

Signal generator part 107 and transmit line coupling unit 108 or signal generator part 207 and transmit Line coupling unit 208 can make them have data double-way by configuring them and hold concurrently with two-way communication Hold.Such as, signal generator part 107 and signal generator part 207 include that receiving side signal produces respectively Parts and transmission side signal generator part.Although transmitting line coupling unit 108 and transmitting line coupling unit 208 can be respectively provided at transmission side and receive on side, but they can be commonly used for transmitting and connecing Receive.

" two-way communication " is the millimeter transmission wave signal wherein using a system (heart yearn) here The single heart yearn of (i.e. radio signal transmits line 9) is bi-directionally transmitted.For single heart yearn two-way communication Realize, the half-duplex method of work (FDD) etc. when work (TDD), frequency division when can use to apply In any one.

Connect and operation

Broadcast and radio communication are generally employed for input signal being carried out frequency conversion and transmitting The technology of consequential signal.In such an application, use the transmitter of relative complex configuration, receiver etc., This can overcome following problem, as carried out many communication (S/N radio about thermal noise on a large scale Problem), how to tackle reflection or multipath and how to prevent the disturbance with different channels or interference.

On the other hand, the signal generator part 107 used in the present embodiment and signal generator part 207 Mainly using millimere-wave band, it is higher than the complicated transmitter in being widely used in broadcast and radio frequency, connects The frequency band of the frequency used in receipts machine etc..Accordingly, because wavelength X is short, can be the most sharp so using With and be suitable for the frequency of communication among each device arranged close to each other.

In the present embodiment, it is different from the signaling interface in the past using electrical wiring line system, by such as Signal transmission in upper described execution millimere-wave band, may prepare neatly for High Speed Transfer and a large amount of biography Send.Such as, expectation High Speed Transfer and a large amount of signal transmitted only is made to become communication object.Depend on setting Standby configuration, the signal for low speed or transmitted in a small amount or for power supply, the first communication equipment 100A and Second communication equipment 200A is partly included in the interface by electrical wiring system used over, the most logical Cross the connection of terminal or adapter.

Signal generator part 107 is carried out the example of the Signal Processing Element of predetermined signal processing, And perform to be input to from LSI functional part 104 signal processing of its input signal in this example, To produce millimeter-wave signal.Described signal generator part 107 is by such as microstrip line, strip line, coplanar The transmission line of line or the line of rabbet joint and be connected to transmit line coupling unit 108.So, by signal generator part 107 millimeter-wave signals produced pass through to transmit with the form of electromagnetic wave (radio wave or radio signal) Line coupling unit 108 and be supplied to radio signal transmit line 9.

Transmit line coupling unit 108 have antenna structure and have conversion be sent to its millimeter wave electricity Signal the function with signal transmission electromagnetic wave.Described transmission line coupling unit 108 is coupled to aerogram Number transmit line 9 so that the electromagnetic wave obtained by transmitting the conversion of line coupling unit 108 is supplied to Radio signal transmits one of opposing end portions of line 9.The other end of line 9, coupling is transmitted in radio signal Close the transmission line coupling unit 208 of the second communication equipment 200A.By in the first communication equipment 100A side Transmit between line coupling unit 108 and the transmission line coupling unit 208 of the second communication equipment 200A side Thering is provided radio signal to transmit line 9, mainly the electromagnetic wave in millimere-wave band is transmitted to radio signal Transmit line 9.

The transmission line coupling unit 208 of the second communication equipment 200A side is coupled to radio signal and transmits line 9.Described transmission line coupling unit 208 receives the electricity being sent to the other end that radio signal transmits line 9 Magnetic wave, and electromagnetic wave is converted to millimeter-wave signal, and be fed to described signal produce as baseband signal The signal generator part 207 of parts.Signal generator part 207 is carried out predetermined signal processing The example of Signal Processing Element.In this example, signal generator part 207 performs to be obtained by conversion The signal processing of millimeter-wave signal, to produce the output signal of baseband signal format, and by described output letter Number it is fed to LSI functional part 204.

Although being given in conjunction with the signal transmission from the first communication equipment 100A to second communication equipment 200A Described above, but if the first communication equipment 100A and the second communication equipment 200A is configured To prepare for two-way communication, then can be similarly from the LSI function part of the second communication equipment 200A Part 204 transmits signal to the first communication equipment 100A.As a result, it is possible to bidirectionally transmit millimeter-wave signal.

Fig. 2 illustrates the signal transmission apparatus of the second example, and specifically illustrates from the angle of functional configuration The signaling interface of the signal transmission apparatus of two examples.

In the transmission equipment 1B of the second example signal, it is additionally based upon the signal transmission apparatus 1A of the first example Transmitted the power supply needing power to transmit by Wireless transceiver, be shown without in fig. 2 connecting IF parts 109 and connect IF parts 209.In other words, signal transmission apparatus 1B additionally has for by nothing Line transmits and supplies joining of the second communication equipment 200B side power to be used from the first communication equipment 100B Put.

First communication equipment 100B includes power supply part 174, and it is by Wireless transceiver supply the The power of two power to be used for communication equipment 200B transmits the example of terminal unit.Merit is described below The configuration of rate supply part 174.Second communication equipment 200B includes that power receives parts 278, this merit It is for being sent to by Wireless transceiver from the first communication equipment 100B side joint receipts that rate receives parts 278 The example of the power receiving terminal apparatus of its power.Power transmits power supply part 174 and the merit of side The power reception parts 278 that rate receives on side are collectively referred to as power circuit, and utilize power supply part 174 and power receive parts 278 be arranged in the first communication equipment 100 and the second communication equipment 200 it Between carry out the power transfer member of delivering power by Wireless transceiver or contactless power transmits equipment.Under although Describing power in literary composition and receive the configuration of parts 278, but no matter apply what configuration, power receives Parts 278 all produce the supply voltage that the second communication equipment 200B side is to be used, and by described power supply electricity Pressure is fed to semiconductor chip 203 etc..Due to, in terms of functional configuration, the second example is different from first It is only that in place of example and carrys out delivering power also by Wireless transceiver, so omitting described configuration other here The description of part, to avoid redundancy.

Have been proposed for various method to be transmitted eventually from power supplies or power by power non-contactly End equipment is sent to power receiving device or power receiving terminal apparatus.The method of delivering power non-contactly It is referred to as " non-contact power supply ", " radio source ", " wireless power transmission " etc..As contactless power The principle transmitted, utilizes electromagnetic energy, and roughly, it is possible to use emission types (i.e. radio Ripple receives type) and non-radiative type.Described emission types includes microwave type and type of laser, and institute State non-radiative type and include that electromagnetic induction type harmony is shaken type (also known as EMR electromagnetic resonance type).If Use one of described type, then can eliminate the interface by electrical wiring circuit or terminal fully, and Can realize configuring without the equipment of cable.As such, it is possible to by Wireless transceiver from the first communication equipment 100B transmits all signals including power supply to the second communication equipment 200B.

Radio wave reception type utilizes the energy of radio wave, and will pass through by means of rectification circuit The AC waveform obtained that receives of radio wave is converted to D/C voltage.The advantage of radio wave reception type It is that it with band-dependent ground delivering power, and such as can use millimeter wave.Although it is not shown, Transmit and included for special frequency band transmission by the power supply part of Wireless transceiver supply power on side The transmission circuit of radio wave.On the receiving side in order to receive by Wireless transceiver from power supply part The power of the power transmitted receives parts and includes the rectified current for the radio wave received carries out rectification Road.Although dependent on delivering power, it is low for receiving voltage, and to be used whole as receiving in circuit Stream diode, it is preferred to use the alap commutation diode of its forward voltage (such as Schottky two pole Pipe).Resonance circuit can be configured to it after voltage increases in level before rectification circuit Carry out rectification.In the radio wave reception type of general outdoor use, many delivering powers are as wireless Electric wave dissipates, and therefore power delivery efficiency is low.However, it is believed that transmission model may can be limited by combination The configuration (millimeter wave such as capturing configuration transmits line) enclosed eliminates the problem just now described.

Electromagnetism inductive type utilizes the induction electromotive force of electromagnetic coupled and coil.Although it is the most not shown, But (i.e. transmit on side or primary side at power) on power supply part and provide primary coil, with nothing Line ground supply power, and utilize relatively high frequency to drive described primary coil.At power acceptance division In part, i.e. the power reception side for wirelessly receiving power from power supply part or primary side, The position relative with primary coil provides secondary coil, and provides commutation diode, for resonance Capacitor etc. with advection.Such as, utilize commutation diode and smoothing capacitor to configure rectification circuit. Drive primary coil if, with high frequency, then generating in the secondary coil of primary coil electromagnetic coupled Induction electromotive force.Based on described induction electromotive force, rectification circuit generates D/C voltage.Immediately, utilize humorous Effect of shaking is to improve power receiving efficiency.Using in the case of electromagnetism inductive type, power supply part Near with power reception parts, thus receive between parts at power supply part and power (specifically between primary coil and secondary coil) cannot place other element any (in particular Metal), and in addition can be to coil application electromagnetic shielding.The former is used for preventing metal from passing through electromagnetism sense The principle that should heat and heat, and the latter is for taking reply to the electromagnetic interference of other electronic circuit any Measure.Although electromagnetic induction type can transmit high power, but recommend near each other (such as little Distance in 1cm) place and transmit and receive element.

Resonant type is following system, i.e. wherein utilize for supply power power supplies and For receiving the resonator or humorous provided from the power receiving device of the power of power supplies supply Shake the electric field between element or magnetic field resonance, carry out delivering power by coupling.In other words, resonant type should By the principle identical with the phenomenon of two agitators (such as pendulum or tuning fork) resonance, and utilize Resonance phenomena in the near field of one of electric field and magnetic field, and do not use electromagnetic wave.More specifically, be as follows Phenomenon in situation, one of two agitators wherein with identical natural frequency are (corresponding to power supply Parts) vibration, although the least vibration is sent to receive, with power, another agitator that parts are corresponding, But agitator below utilizes resonance phenomena to start to vibrate in large quantities.The method utilizing the resonance of electric field Hereinafter referred to as electric field resonant type, and utilize the method for the resonance in magnetic field to be hereinafter referred to as magnetic Field resonant type.It should be noted that pay close attention to " resonant type " of the resonance utilizing electric field or magnetic field recently, Wherein the situation such as joint efficiency, transmitting range, position displacement, angular displacement uses electric field or magnetic field.Tool Body ground, pays close attention to and is referred to as magnetic field resonant type or the method for magnetic resonance type, and it utilizes less by life The resonance in the magnetic field of organic energy absorption impact (that is, suffering less loss by electrolyte).

Although not shown, utilize in the case of the type of resonance phenomena in electric field wherein, lead to being used for Cross power supply part or the power supply side of radio supply power and be used for by radio from power Supply part receives the power of power and receives parts or power reception both sides upper layout electricity Jie's component so that Resonance phenomena can occur between two electric Jie's components.Arrive it is essential that antenna use is had tens The electrolyte of the dielectric constant of 100 or bigger also promotes antenna to excite concrete oscillation mode, described electricity Jie's constant is far above common dielectric constant and represents alap electricity dielectric loss consumption.Such as, wherein In the case of use dish antenna, when being m=2 or 3 around the oscillation mode of dish, couple the highest.

In the present embodiment, although can as the method transmitted by the power of Wireless transceiver for realization To use such as radio wave reception type, electromagnetic induction type harmony to shake any one in type, but Fig. 2 illustrates the configuration of the resonant type using magnetic field.Additionally, substantially can use electromagnetic induction type, Any one in radio wave reception type and resonant type, in the signal transmission apparatus 1 of the second example, Find out as in Fig. 2, it is considered to the characteristic of the above-mentioned type and use the resonance class of the resonance phenomena utilizing magnetic field Type.Such as, in the case of the central shaft of primary coil and the central shaft of secondary coil are in alignment with each other wherein, The power efficiency of supply of electromagnetic induction type represents its maximum, and if described central shaft displacement each other Or unjustified, then efficiency declines.In other words, the alignment accuracy pair between primary coil and secondary coil Power delivery efficiency has appreciable impact.Although dependent on the type of electronic machine, but electronics wherein Instrument is that wherein power transmits side and power receives in the case of the form that the relative position between side is variable, Preferably by electromagnetic induction type.In radio wave reception type or the situation of the resonant type of electric field In, it is considered to EMI or interference.On the contrary, the resonant type in magnetic field does not has these problems.

As can be seen in fig. 2, in the case of the type of the resonance phenomena in utilizing magnetic field, LC is humorous The device that shakes is disposed in power supply part 174 and of the power supply side by Wireless transceiver supply power Received the power reception parts of the power reception side of power from power supply part 174 by Wireless transceiver On both 278, thus between LC resonator, there is the resonance phenomena in magnetic field.Such as, as capacitor Equally shape the antenna part of style type so that it cooperates with the sensing of ring itself with forming LC resonator. May obtain the high q-factor representing resonance degree, and any by addition to for the antenna of resonance of power The speed that other parts absorb is low.Therefore, although described type similar to electromagnetic induction type it Place is to utilize magnetic field, but it greatly differs part with electromagnetic induction type and is: power wherein Supply part 174 and power receive parts 278 and are spaced apart the distance bigger than electromagnetic induction type situation In state, several kW may be transmitted.

Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 D and Fig. 4 illustrates the hinge of the signal transmission apparatus 1 applying the present embodiment The basic configuration of structure.Specifically, Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 D shows the hinge arrangement 1001 of the present embodiment Basic configuration, i.e. the structure of signal transmission apparatus 1.Fig. 4 illustrates the hinge arrangement 1001 of the present embodiment The combination of assembly.

Outward appearance

With reference first to panorama sketch and the profile of Fig. 3 B of Fig. 3 A, apply the signal of the present embodiment The hinge arrangement 1001 of transmission equipment 1 includes fixed component 1002, may move as rotatable part Parts 1004 and be arranged between fixed component 1002 and movable part 1004 and join synergistically Put transmission line or the tubular waveguide 1012 of waveguide and tubular waveguide 1014 that radio wave propagates along it. Waveguide 1012 is the example of the first chamber parts, and tubular waveguide 1014 is the example of the second chamber parts.Ripple Lead 1012 and waveguide 1014 by the most integrated with formed a waveguide and be used as waveguide elements.Shown Example in, the length of the waveguide 1012 of fixed component 1002 side is set to larger than movable part The length of the waveguide 1014 of 1004 sides.

Fixed component 1002 and movable part 1004 can have any structure, if movable part 1004 can rotate relative to fixed component 1002, but are not to mean that fixed component 1002 has definitely Fixing position.Or, fixed component 1002 can be rotatable, movable part 1004 simultaneously It is rotatable relative to the fixed component 1002 rotated.Fixed component 1002 and movable part 1004 The communication component of the two is unnecessary all has the most rotatable configuration, the main point is that require nothing more than fixing Parts 1002 and movable part 1004 can rotate against, to carry out near transmission line coupling unit The transmission of its communication component and reception.About how between rotating part and non-rotating portion the company of foundation Connect, it is known to various technology, and any one technology can be applied to the present embodiment.This most also should Use each example being described below.

Do not forbid at 360 degree or more Omnidirectional rotation or unlimited rotary although term " rotates " Or rotate, but this is unimportant.Naturally, although not forbidding 360 degree or the rotation of more omnidirectional Turn or unlimited rotary, but hinge arrangement 1001 has and utilizes hinge mechanism to be folded relative to each other The function of two tubular articles, and generally it is less than 360 degree by this " rotation " carried out.Can Fold in electronic machine, such as pocket telephone, notebook personal computer, portable game machine, Or digital cinema devices, hinge arrangement 1001 for by connection mechanism be connected to each other two shells with Carry out pivoting movement.In the present embodiment, chamber is provided in connection mechanism, and for lead to Cross the signal biography that radio (i.e. passing through radio wave) wirelessly performs to another shell from a shell Send.

Make to drive for the rotation driving movable part 1004 to rotate by configuring movable part 1004 Dynamic component 1060 may be connected to it, may automatically rotate movable part 1004 and not rely on manually Operation.Hinge arrangement 1001 in this example can configure by any way, drives as long as rotating Parts 1060 may be connected to it, and hinge arrangement 1001 is when it includes rotary driving part 1060 Can be circulated or can be circulated when not including rotary driving part 1060.

Waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 are secured to fixed component 1002.Although waveguide 1012 and ripple Lead 1014 and be preferably provided with circle or annulus cross-sectional shape, but described cross sectional shape is not limited to this, and And can be to connect rotund shape, and specifically allow oval or polygon, such as octagon or ten Two limit shapes.But, the most preferably there is the shape at peanut angle, such as triangle or tetragon, because it It is substantially different from circle.

Such as, waveguide wherein 1012 and waveguide 1014 are formed as in the case of disc waveguide, basic mould Formula (i.e. TE₁₁Pattern) cut-off frequency Fc Fc=c × 1.814/ (2 × π × a) [Hz] be given.This In, " c " is the light velocity, and is 2.99792458 × 10⁸[m/s], " a " is the radius [m] of waveguide.Example As, in the case of a=1.75mm, can be with the frequency higher than cut-off frequency Fc=49.458 GHz Rate uses waveguide.

Fixed component 1002 is attached or one of the shell being fastened to electronic machine.Movable part 1004 It is the component being mounted to rotate around rotatable shaft, and by waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 There is provided coupling axle (not shown) and be rotatably coupled to fixed component 1002 to form hinge arrangement. Preferably, in the rotatable shaft of the center of waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 and movable part 1004 The heart is consistent.By way of parenthesis, in shown configuration example, waveguide 1014 and substrate 102 or substrate 202 Corresponding substrate 1202, microstrip line 1024 and termination component 1090 is the assembly of movable part 1004 Component, and include that the block of one of communication component (not shown) and described component members can be relative at it The fixed component 1002 of upper other communication component of installation rotates.

Fixed component 1002 provides corresponding with substrate 102 or substrate 202 and mounted thereon circuit The substrate 1102 of part.Substrate 1102 is installed and includes transfer member and receive parts and correspondence In the first communication equipment 100 or the communication component (i.e. radio communications component) of the second communication equipment 200, Described transfer member by radio, such as with superhigh frequency band, millimere-wave band or submillimeter region to relatively Side transmits object signal.Similarly, movable part 1004 provides have mounted thereto The substrate 1202 of circuit part.On substrate 1202 install include transfer member and receive parts and Corresponding to the first communication equipment 100 or communication component (the i.e. Radiocommunications of the second communication equipment 200 Part), described transfer member is by radio, such as with superhigh frequency band, millimere-wave band or submillimeter region Object signal is transmitted to contra.Preferably, use millimere-wave band as transmission band, i.e. use Frequency band in carrier wave.Although the first communication equipment 100 or the second communication equipment 200 quilt being outlined above As communication component, but if both of which is provided at fixed component 1002 and movable part In each in 1004, then can obtain the configuration allowing two-way communication.

Substrate 1102 provides the transmission line coupling unit 1108 including microstrip line 1022, described micro-strip Line 1022 is electrically connected to the example of the line (not shown) of transfer member or reception parts.Similarly, Substrate 1202 provides the transmission line coupling unit 1208 including microstrip line 1024, described microstrip line The example of the 1024 line (not shown) being electrically connected to transfer member or reception parts.Transmit line coupling part Part 1108 and transmission line coupling unit 1208 correspond respectively to transmit line coupling unit 108 and transmit line coupling Close parts 208.For supplying or receiving the transmission line coupling unit 1108 of electromagnetic wave and transmit line coupling part Part 1208 is separately provided in waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014, such as in waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 End on.

The process of waveguide end part

Fixed component 1002 or movable part 1004 can be by the termination components as short block or reflecting plate 1090 and terminate in the end section of the waveguide 1014 away from waveguide 1012 or terminate in away from waveguide The end section of the waveguide 1012 of 1014.By arranging the end as reflecting plate example in following location Only component 1090, i.e. by the one end of the whole waveguide configured with waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 or phase Reflecting component on opposite end and the position of enhanced radio ripple each other, can by traveling wave and echo each other The effect strengthened improves transmission efficiency.Specifically, use wherein and terminate in the case of component 1090, The echo terminating component 1090 may be alternatively used for transmitting and receiving, and which enhances sensitivity.So And, possible trouble is, in waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 by multiple reflections in the waveguide Generate unnecessary standing wave.

Waveguide 1012 can be left open away from the end of waveguide 1014, or retains at described end For while opening, can described end be disposed about for absorb from transmit line coupling unit 1108 Or the absorption component (i.e. radio wave absorber 1092) of the radio signal of waveguide 1012 radiation.Similar Ground, waveguide 1014 can be left open away from the end of waveguide 1012, or retain at described end For while opening, can described end be disposed about for absorb from transmit line coupling unit 1208 Or the absorption component (i.e. radio wave absorber 1092) of the radio signal of waveguide 1014 radiation.Pass through Radio is arranged in one end or opposite end of the whole waveguide utilizing waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 to configure Wave absorber 1092, can reduce multiple reflections rank or echo rank.Specifically, the most split Put end to use in the case of radio wave absorber 1092, although echo cannot be used for transmitting or connecing Receive, but owing to the radio wave from end section leakage may be absorbed, it is possible to prevent radio wave Leak into outside, and the multiple reflections rank in waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 can be reduced, and Furthermore, it is possible to wipe in rank or reduce echo.

The process of the circumferential edges of waveguide

Even if filling in the case of electricity dielectric material in waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014, waveguide 1012 He The circumferential edges component of waveguide 1014 is preferably made up of metal material.Although in short, being used for transmitting The signal transmission line of electromagnetic wave signal can be air, i.e. free space, it is preferred that it have for Allow the structure that electromagnetic wave transmits along it, capture electromagnetic wave wherein simultaneously.Fill electricity Jie's material wherein Expect have in the case of waveguide 1012 and the waveguide 1014 of electric dielectric material wherein to generate, can be by electricity Dielectric material loads onto the tubular articles of metal material, or can form the thin of metal material by surface process Film applies, hereinafter referred to metal plating, in order to cover the periphery of electricity dielectric material.Wherein will can realize Metal plating is applied to the structure of the periphery of electricity dielectric material, in addition to miniaturization, the most wherein at gold Belong in the shell of material and the replacement situation of filling electricity dielectric material alleviates weight.Specifically, by being situated between at electricity The peripheral applications metal plating of cylinder, can occur in the circular waveguide wherein inserting electricity dielectric material, and result Weight saving can be realized in addition to reducing size.On the other hand, utilize wherein at the pipe of metal material Shape component is filled the structure of electricity dielectric material, machinery can be increased in the case of applied metal plating accordingly Intensity.

Process within waveguide

The inside of waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 is used as radio signal and transmits line.Waveguide 1012 and ripple Lead the inside of 1014 can be hollow and there is air wherein.Specifically, waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 shield members including such as metal material, this shield member configuration radio signal transmits line (example As millimeter-wave signal transmits line) and suppress the external radiation of radio signal or radio wave, with around passing The mode of line sending provides shield member so that the line that transmits that they are formed in wherein shield member is hollow Hollow waveguide.

It is preferred, however, that utilize electricity dielectric material filling waveguide 1012 and the inside of waveguide 1014.By filling out Plug electricity dielectric material, the sectional dimension of waveguide or diameter can be little, and can suppress in waveguide repeatedly Reflection.Such as, waveguide wherein 1012 and waveguide 1014 are in the case of circular waveguide, if using ε The relative dielectric constant of the electric dielectric material that expression is to be filled, then with wherein waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 be Hollow situation is compared, the diameter of waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 can be reduced to about Times.This Outward, the reflecting component multiple reflections the most in the waveguide caused due to the mismatch of transmission or receiving port, and And transmission or receiving port are had bad impact.Here, if the inside of waveguide is air, then due to It causes little loss, though so such reflecting component multiple reflections in the waveguide, their power Rank is the most unattenuated.As a result, reflecting component has obvious bad influence.On the contrary, if filling causes one A little electric dielectric materials that (loss that more than air cause) is lost, then the power level of echo is attenuated, And therefore can suppress other possible bad influence.

Wherein terminate component 1090 be provided at waveguide 1012 and the end section of waveguide 1014 or The end section of person's waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 is formed open end and arranges wireless the most thereon In the case of wave absorber 1092, in order to prevent the problem of echo, can be at waveguide 1012 or ripple Leading and arrange the directional couple component 1094 being referred to as isolator in 1014, it is specially in the example shown Waveguide type, has the function going back the absorption component as the reflecting component for absorbing radio signal. Owing to directional couple component 1094 allows the traveling wave component of the electromagnetic wave propagated in the waveguide to pass, together Time its electromagnetic wave absorption reflected wave component, it is possible to reduce reflection impact.Such as, if used Wherein ferrite is used as the isolator of radio wave absorption component, then when specific to described ferrite application Magnetic field (being to want the magnetic field on absorbed direction at it here) time, radio wave absorption behavior acts as With.As a result, be possible to prevent the load effect to antenna transmitting side, simultaneously receive side be possible to prevent by In the negative effect that the advance entering the unnecessary radio wave receiving circuit through antenna is caused.Isolation Device can be such as distributed constant (constant) isolator or centralized constant isolator.But, In this example, using waveguide type isolator, it can be considered as distributed constant isolator.

Although the size of ferrite member required in distributed constant isolator is inversely proportional to frequency Ground increases, but if millimere-wave band or the wave band near millimere-wave band are used for Wireless transceiver, then Diameter can be used to be less than the ferrite member of 1cm.This can realize device (i.e. directional couple component 1094) reduction of size.The directional couple component 1094 of configuration waveguide type simply and readily can It is applied in the hinge arrangement 1001 of the present embodiment, although and not using its size little but configuration complexity Centralized constant isolator.

Antenna structure

Transmit line coupling unit 1108 and transmission line coupling unit 1208 has antenna structure.Described antenna Structure is on coupling unit, arrives with waveguide 1012 and the structure of the signal transmission line of waveguide 1014 configuration, And if the signal of telecommunication of millimere-wave band etc. is converted to electromagnetic wave and by described electromagnetic wave coupling by antenna structure Close radio signal transmission line, then it can be any component, but refers not only to antenna itself.Example As, described antenna structure is configured to include antenna terminal, microstrip line and antenna.Transmission is described below Line coupling unit 1108 and the details of transmission line coupling unit 1208.

The signal transmission apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is preferably used circularly polarized wave to perform waveguide 1012 and ripple Lead the Wireless transceiver in 1014.Transmit side and the antenna received on side wherein or probe is wherein respectively When transmitting and receive the type of linearly polarized wave, when the anglec of rotation of hinge arrangement is little, as in 90 degree During angle (preferably in 45 degree), even if linearly polarized wave transmits the most in the waveguide, also Receive linearly polarized wave with can there is no any problem.But, if the anglec of rotation is more than and more than 90 Degree, then rotate, so it can not appointed by the probe for linearly polarized wave due to linearly polarized wave What difficulty realizes.Use wherein in the case of linearly polarized wave, can only perform in close limit Transmitting and receive, described scope with the position transmitting the linearly polarized wave on side and reception side consistent with each other is Center.

Even if being approximately rotated to the angle of 360 degree relative to fixed component 1002 at movable part 1004 In the case of degree, if circularly polarized wave is used to carry out Wireless transceiver, then do not pass with can there is no hell and high water Send and receive it.In other words, if using circularly polarized wave in waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014, it is then Make relative to central shaft, waveguide to be rotated up to 360 degree in rotary side, it is also possible to perform communication.Additionally, Being also advantageous in that can make described structure minimize by the radio signal using millimere-wave band.

In order to use circularly polarized wave in waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014, can be with for transmitting line coupling Parts 1108 and transmission line coupling unit 1208 use the technology that circular polarization is popped one's head in.Furthermore, it is possible to use Another technology, it uses linear inclined for transmitting line coupling unit 1108 and transmission line coupling unit 1208 Shake probe, provides as being used for performing linearly polarized wave and circle in waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 simultaneously The polarization conversion parts of the conversion between polarized wave or the functional part of generator of circularly polarized wave.Or, can Use the combination of described technology.

Such as, transmit line coupling unit 1108 and transmission line coupling unit 1208 may be assumed that following three kind Form.Specifically, in the first form, both of which respectively with the form of linearly polarized wave to waveguide 1012 Supply electromagnetic wave with waveguide 1014 or receive electromagnetic wave by it.In the second form, both of which Electromagnetic wave is supplied or by its reception to waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 respectively with the form of circularly polarized wave Electromagnetic wave.In the third form, they one of with the form of linearly polarized wave to waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 supplies or receive electromagnetic wave by it, and another in them with the form of circularly polarized wave to waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 is supplied or by its receive electromagnetic wave.

Use wherein in the case of linearly polarized wave, use the linearly polarized wave shown in Fig. 3 C to occur Device (such as, linear polarization probe 1070), as transmitting line coupling unit 1108 and transmitting line coupling Linear polarization wave antenna in parts 1208.But, use in the case of circularly polarized wave wherein, make With the generator of circularly polarized wave of the such as circular polarization probe 1080 shown in Fig. 3 D etc, as transmitting Line coupling unit 1108 and the circular polarized wave antenna transmitted in line coupling unit 1208.On the other hand, exist Wherein linearly polarized wave is introduced into waveguide 1012 or waveguide 1014 but in waveguide 1012 and waveguide Between 1014 with circularly polarized wave form transmit in the case of, provide conduct for waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 For performing the polarization conversion section of the polarization transforming devices of the conversion between linearly polarized wave and circularly polarized wave Part 1030 or polariser.

Fig. 3 A shows the polarization conversion parts being described below as using on waveguide 1012 side The polarization conversion parts 1030A of first example of 1030.Although not shown, can be to semiconductor chip The arrangement of 103 carries out various amendment.Such as, polarization conversion parts 1030 are provided at waveguide 1014 side, Change waveguide 1012 and the division position of waveguide 1014.Or, polarization conversion parts 1030 are provided For both waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014.

On the other hand, in order to allow to be introduced into linearly polarized wave in te mode waveguide 1012 or waveguide 1014 and transmit between waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 with TM pattern, waveguide 1012 He Waveguide 1014 provides and is used for linearly polarized wave from the patten transformation portion that TE patten transformation is TM pattern Part 1040 (not shown, to be described in detail below).Perform wherein in the case of patten transformation, not only Such as TM may be generated₀₁The desired pattern component of mode component, it is also possible to generate such as TE₂₁Pattern is divided The undesired mode component of amount.Therefore, in this example, also can additionally use for suppression so The component of undesired mode.

Additionally, as allowing linearly polarized wave to pass between waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 with TM pattern The other method sent, it is possible to use be described in detail below for by linearly polarized wave with TM pattern this Body is introduced into the antenna (such as ring attaching chip antenna) of waveguide 1012 or waveguide 1014, as transmitting line Coupling unit 1108 or transmission line coupling unit 1208.Such as, due to TE₁₁Pattern includes polarized wave, If so rotary gemel is until transmitting and pointing to perpendicular to each other with reception antenna, then cannot receive linear Polarized wave.But, even if hinge rotates can also receive TE₀₁Pattern, because it does not include polarized wave.

The example of combination

Fig. 4 shows the form of the combination of said elements.According to Fig. 4, can recognize and can be applied to this Those combinations of the signal transmission apparatus 1 of embodiment.In the row of " short or open " of Fig. 4, " short " Represent that terminating component 1090 is used for the end section of fixed component or movable part, and open to the outside world Represent that end section is open.As described above, in the case of open to the outside world, preferably by nothing Line wave absorber 1092 is arranged near end section." short (opening) " means wherein end section Short or open situation, and " open (short) " means another situation that wherein end section is open or short, And " short " and open to the outside world are to be applied in combination with such, when fixed component and the end of movable part In short-term, another in described end section is for open, and vice versa for one of end portion.

In the row of " probe " in the diagram, " justifying " represents the feelings wherein using circular polarization probe 1080 Condition, and " linearly " represents another situation wherein using linear probe 1070 partially." linear (justifying) " Mean wherein to use linear probe 1070 partially or the situation of circular polarization probe 1080, " circle (linearly) " meaning Refer to wherein use circular polarization probe 1080 or the situation of linear probe 1070 partially, and " linearly " and " justifying " It is used in such combination, i.e. uses linear probe partially when one of fixed component and movable part When 1070, another in fixed component and movable part uses circular polarization probe 1080, but works as One parts use circular polarization pop one's head in 1080 time, another parts use linear probe 1070 partially.

In " assessment " arranges, indicate and arrive, according to " A ", the relative degrees that " E " order uses, and " A " indicates best of breed, and the problem not liked is turned to the combination of B → C → D → E by tool Change.Such as, circularly polarized wave is used to perform the wireless biography between waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 wherein In the configuration example sent, the anglec of rotation that movable part 1004 is rotated relative to fixed component 1002 Not do not limit, even and if wherein in the case of the anglec of rotation big (being greater than 90), it is also possible to do not have Transmit with having hell and high water and receive radio signal.

It is used for circular polarization probe 1080 wherein transmitting and receiving the two and component 1090 will be terminated It is arranged in the configuration example 1 on the end of both waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014, by leading to first Use circularly polarized wave for Wireless transceiver, this second communication component phase between letter parts and the second communication component First communication component is arranged around rotary shaft to rotate against, even if using second to lead to wherein Letter parts are carried out including having no limits relative to the first communication component the situation of the structure rotated against rotated In, the radio signal launched from one of described communication component is with can also not having hell and high water by described Other communication component receives.Owing to waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 need not polarization conversion parts 1030, And simple in construction, it is believed that form described above is most preferably, and is set to assessment “A”.In this example, although the electromagnetic wave that termination component 1090 is reflected does not exports, but Owing to it is propagated according to the form of circularly polarized wave, so may occur in which that the probability that need not standing wave is low, even if Multiple reflections is there is in waveguide 1012 or waveguide 1014.But, to fixed component and movable part The two use circular polarization probe 1080 disadvantageously, with linear polarization probe 1070 compared with probe designs Difficulty.

For one of transmission and reception, circular polarization probe 1080 is used for linear polarization probe 1070 wherein In another configuration example 4, polarization conversion parts are needed for one of waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 1030.Therefore, configuration example 4 is structurally complicated than configuration example 1, and is therefore assessed as " B ". In this example, even if the axle of circularly polarized wave is than declining, owing to linearly polarized wave is used for transmitting and connecing Another in receipts, so configuration example 4 is favourable in terms of axle ratio characteristic compared with configuration example 1.Join Put being also advantageous in that of example 4, its configuration design can be used to compare circular polarization for one of transmission and reception Probe 1080 simple linear polarization probe 1070.Although additionally, terminating the electricity that component 1090 is reflected Magnetic wave does not export, but owing to polarization conversion parts 1030 are got involved, even if so waveguide 1012 He Waveguide 1014 occurs multiple reflections, may occur in which that the probability that need not standing wave is the lowest.

Wherein " linearly " it is used for transmitting and receives the two and waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 does not includes The configuration example 10 to 12 of polarization conversion parts 1030 is anglec of rotation great Zhu of hinge arrangement wherein Unaccommodated combination in the case of such as larger than 90 degree.Therefore, they are assessed as " E ".This is because, Or when electromagnetic wave is retained in linear polarization waveshape, it is introduced into can move from fixed component 1002 side Dynamic component 1004 side or described electromagnetic wave are sent out from movable part 1004 side with linear polarization waveshape Penetrate and be introduced into fixed component 1002 side, if not using circularly polarized wave, then in the rotation of hinge arrangement In the case of gyration is more than 90 degree, enters and wherein transmit and receive disabled situation.

In configuration example 7, " linearly " is for transmitting and receiving the two, and works as polarization conversion parts 1030 when being provided in waveguide 1012, and it is not provided with in waveguide 1014, is described end simultaneously The two offer of end terminates component 1090, is not considered as that this configuration example 7 is preferred compositions, and is therefore commented Estimate for " E ".This is because, the electromagnetic wave terminating component 1090 reflection does not export, and may go out What the multiple reflections in existing waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 caused need not standing wave.

Configuration example 13 is arranged for both ends and terminates component 1090, at configuration example 13 to 15 In, " linearly " is for transmitting and receiving the two, and carries in both waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 For polarization conversion parts 1030, this configuration example 13 be assessed as " B " because it and configuration example 4 More more complicated than the structure of configuration example 1 similarly.In this example, even if under the axle ratio of circularly polarized wave Fall, due to another use linearly polarized wave, so configuration example 13 compared with configuration example 1 In axle ratio characteristic favorably.But, the shortcoming of configuration example 13 is that the total length of waveguide is longer.Meanwhile, The advantage of configuration example 13 is, probe designs can be used to visit than circular polarization to transmitting and receive the two 1080 simpler linear polarizations probes 1070.Although additionally, terminating the electromagnetism of component 1090 reflection Ripple does not export, but owing to polarization conversion parts 1030 are got involved, even if so at waveguide 1012 or ripple Lead and multiple reflections occurs in 1014, in fact it could happen that the probability that need not standing wave is the lowest.Described wherein One or both of two ends are formed as in the case of open end, such as the feelings at configuration example 14 or 15 In condition, this terminates the configuration example 13 of component 1090 for described both ends inferior to wherein arranging, and Additionally, the shortcoming compared with the situation of configuration example 2 or configuration example 3 with the total length length of waveguide. Therefore, configuration example 14 and 15 is assessed as " D ".

Transmit and reception antenna

Fig. 5 A to Fig. 5 B-5 and Fig. 6 shows in hinge arrangement 1001 in the present embodiment and uses Transmission and reception antenna.More specifically, Fig. 5 A shows showing of the configuration of linear polarization probe 1070 Example, and Fig. 5 B-1 to Fig. 5 B-5 shows the example of configuration of circular polarization probe 1080.Fig. 6 Show the example of the configuration of ring attaching chip antenna.

For linearly polarized wave

With reference first to Fig. 5 A, as transmitting and reception antenna, linear polarization probe 1070 includes linear strips Shape component 1072, this linear strip member 1072 provides at tube shape (preferably cylindrical shape) In the base ends side part of waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 and be inserted vertically at waveguide 1012 and In waveguide 1014.As the structure described in just now is found out, linear polarization probe 1070 ratios hereinafter retouch The circular polarization stated is popped one's head in 1080 simple.Although the most not shown, waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 End section be provided with termination component 1090, be formed as open end, or be formed as in its vicinity Arrange the end of radio wave absorber 1092, the situation of the circular polarization probe 1080 as being described below Equally.

In order to realize wherein linear strip member 1072 being perpendicularly inserted into waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 State, by utilize coating that etching etc. carries out and linearly at such as electricity consumption dielectric material (that is, with absolutely Edge material) shape in the substrate 1102 of flat type that formed and a major surfaces part of substrate 1202 The conductive pattern of one-tenth foil form of film (be made up of copper or some other conductors for being formed by this conductive pattern Strip member 1072), form strip member 1072.In short, described linear polarization probe 1070 Can be miniaturized and simplify in configuration, because in a plane of substrate 1102 and substrate 1202 Define by the strip member 1072 formed to conductive pattern.

The linear polarization probe 1070 of this structure as described above or linear polarization wave producer can be used as Linearly polarized wave transmits antenna.Specifically, when supplying linearly polarized wave form from transmission end 1076 During oscillator signal, linear polarization probe 1070 by strip member 1072 with substrate 1102 and substrate (i.e. towards waveguide 1012 and the front of waveguide 1014) on the direction of the major surfaces sections transverse of 1202 Radiation linearly polarized wave.Linear polarization probe 1070 also serves as linearly polarized wave reception antenna.Tool Body ground, linear polarization probe 1070 is used as in the case of linearly polarized wave reception antenna wherein, line Property polarization probe 1070 by strip member 1072 from the front of waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 receive At the linearly polarized wave that the vertical direction of main of substrate 1102 and substrate 1202 enters, and from biography The linearly polarized wave that the output of defeated end 1076 is received is as the reception signal of linear polarization waveshape.

For circularly polarized wave

With reference to figure Fig. 5 B-1 to Fig. 5 B-5, as transmitting and reception antenna, described circular polarization is popped one's head in 1080 include crank shape component 1082, and this crank shape component 1082 is at tube shape (preferably cylinder Shape) waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 basic distal portion on be perpendicularly inserted into waveguide 1012 Combination with multiple linear structures of waveguide 1014.Such as, according to the first linear structure 1082_1 to the The combination of six linear structure 1082_6 configures crank shape component 1082.Such as in Japanese Patent Publication No. Hei 5-283902 discloses the circular polarization probe 1080 of this structure as described in just now.

Wherein crank shape component 1082 is perpendicularly inserted in waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 to set up State, at the substrate 1102 of the flat type that such as electricity consumption dielectric material (that is, with insulant) is formed With form to make the crank shape conductor figure of crank shape component 1082 on substrate 1014 main face Case.

Arrange linear structure 1082_1 to the 1082_6's of crank shape as follows in response to wavelength X The dimension of conductive pattern.First, the first linear structure 1082_1 is configured so that its basis end side is by shape Become the transmission end 1086 (for receiving end or transmitting end) of the electromagnetic signal of wavelength X, and its A length of about 3/8 λ.Transmission end expands to and is connected to difference on substrate 1102 and substrate 1202 The microstrip line 1022 formed and microstrip line 1024.

Second linear structure 1082_2 is connected in the direction, side vertical with crank shape component 1082 The end section of one linear structure 1082_1 also extends from it, and have the length of about 1/8 λ.The Three linear structure 1082_3 in the direction parallel for linear structure 1082_1 with first towards the first linear structure The end side of part 1082_1 is connected to the end section of the second linear structure 1082_2 and extends from it, and And there is the length of about 1/4 λ.4th linear structure 1082_4 with third linear component 1082_3 Vertical direction is connected to third linear structure towards another end side of third linear component 1082_3 The end section of part 1082_3 also extends from it, and have the length of about 1/4 λ.5th linear structure Part 1082_5 in the direction parallel for linear structure 1082_1 with first towards the first linear structure 1082_1 End side be connected to the end section of the 4th linear structure 1082_4 and extend from it, and have big The length of about 1/4 λ.6th linear structure 1082_6 is in the direction vertical for linear structure 1082_5 with the 5th In be connected to the end section of the 5th linear structure 1082_5 and extend from it, and there is about 1/8 λ Length.

Form crank shape component 1082 so that the second linear structure 1082_2 and the 6th linear structure 1082_6 has in position with in shape around the 4th rotational symmetric relation of linear structure 1082_4, and Third linear component 1082_3 and the 5th linear structure 1082_6 also has in position with in shape around the 4th The rotational symmetric relation of linear structure 1082_4.

According to this method, the conductor figure of the foil thin film of copper or some other conductors is formed by coating Case formed circular polarization probe 1080 so that by order in the way of typically representing crank shape continually by quarter Erosion etc. provides the first linear structure 1082_1 linear to the 6th on substrate 1102 and substrate 1202 successively Component 1082_6.

Form the first linear structure 1082_1 to the 6th linear structure 1082_6 of crank shape component 1082 The width of conductive pattern be arranged to consider that signal transmits loss in response to the predetermined width of wavelength X Degree.Additionally, in this example, direction, side is defined as when faced by substrate 1102 and substrate 1202 Right direction, and opposite side direction is defined as when substrate 1102 and substrate 1202 in the face of time to the left Direction.

In waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014, arrange and use that there is crank shape component arranged as described above The circular polarization probe 1080 of 1082.Specifically, substrate 1102 and substrate 1202 are arranged so that thereon The part forming conductive pattern is respectively positioned in substrate 1102 and substrate 1202.Substrate 1102 and base Plate 1202 is disposed in waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 so that crank shape component 1082 wherein The conductive pattern of the first linear structure 1082_1 to the 6th linear structure 1082_6 is positioned at tube shape (preferably Ground be cylindrical shape) waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 (in the opening of its front and in its back-end Side close) in state in, the vertically arranged substrate 1102 with the axle of waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 Divide with the major facial of substrate 1202.Substrate 1102 and substrate 1202 are partly drawn out to waveguide 1012 Outside with waveguide 1014.At the substrate 1102 being drawn out to outside waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 and base In the part of plate 1202, form microstrip line 1022 and microstrip line 1024 respectively.Fig. 5 B-1 uses Waveguide 1012 that four-headed arrow labelling D represents and the internal diameter of waveguide 1014 are arranged to the dimension of such degree Number, i.e. centered by the position of the 4th linear structure 1082_4, at least can cover that to have first linear The crank shape component 1082 of the conductive pattern of component 1082_1 to the 6th linear structure 1082_6.

Towards waveguide 1012 and the front of waveguide 1014, it is formed on the first linear structure 1082_1 Its major facial to the 6th linear structure 1082_6 divides upper orientation substrate 1102 and substrate 1202.Such as, Terminate component 1090 and be disposed in the waveguide 1012 away from substrate 1102 and substrate 1202 and waveguide 1014 Rear end side.That Fig. 5 B-2 represents with four-headed arrow labelling H, to waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 The distance of rear end be of about on the position of 1/4 λ, support substrate 1102 and substrate 1202.In other words, The depth direction length terminating component 1090 is arranged to about 1/4 λ.Naturally, waveguide 1012 and ripple The rear end side leading 1014 can be formed as open end as shown in Fig. 5 B-3, or can be such as Fig. 5 B-4 Shown in be formed as open end and be simultaneously disposed about radio wave absorber 1092 in open end.

Have structure as above as generator of circularly polarized wave circular polarization pop one's head in 1080 can by with Make circularly polarized wave and transmit antenna.Specifically, when supplying linearly polarized wave form from transmission end 1086 During oscillator signal, circular polarization probe 1080 is at the interarea sections transverse with substrate 1102 and substrate 1202 Direction in (i.e. in the direction towards waveguide 1012 and the front of waveguide 1014) pass through crank shape Component 1082 radiates circularly polarized wave.Circular polarization probe 1080 also acts as circularly polarized wave receiving antenna.Tool Body ground, the probe of circular polarization wherein 1080 is used as in the case of circularly polarized wave receiving antenna, circular polarization Probe 1080 receives from the front of waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 by its crank shape component 1082 The circularly polarized wave that the Vertical Square of the interarea of substrate 1102 and substrate 1202 is upwardly into.Then, circular polarization Probe 1080 exports the circularly polarized wave received as connecing using linear polarization waveshape from transmission end 1086 The collection of letters number.

By way of parenthesis, circularly polarized wave is between the electric field amplitude and the electric field amplitude of Y direction of X-direction Representing the position displacement (i.e. 90 degree) of 1/4 λ, wherein the direction of advance of circularly polarized wave is defined as Z axis. Depend on that the amplitude of the electric field of X-direction is gone back in phase place in advance relative to the electric field amplitude of Y direction Being to postpone, circularly polarized wave is right hand wave or left-handed wave.At the circular polarization probe 1080_1 shown in Fig. 5 B-1 In, crank shape component 1082 has the characteristic for transmitting and receive right hand wave.If formation crank shape Component 1082 is so that relative to Fig. 5 B-1 as 1080_2 is popped one's head in the circular polarization shown in Fig. 5 B-5 Circular polarization probe 1080_1 formed mirror image, then crank shape component 1082 has for transmitting and connecing Receive the characteristic of left-handed wave.In other words, in order to transmit and receive left-handed wave, crank shape component 1082 can be formed, Direction, side is arranged to towards substrate 1102 and the left direction of substrate 1202, and another side To being arranged to towards substrate 1102 and the left direction of substrate 1202.

Therefore, in the circular polarization probe 1080 being configured so that as above, if from as linearly The transmission end 1086 of the base ends side of component 1082_1 supplies the electromagnetic signal of wavelength X the most no matter Electromagnetic signal be in right hand wave and left-handed wave which, then there is the first linear structure 1082_1 to the 6th The crank shape component 1082 of linear structure 1082_6 is all in substrate 1102 and the vertical direction of substrate 1202 Upper radiation circularly polarized wave.On the other hand, if will circle from the vertical direction of substrate 1102 and substrate 1202 Polarized wave is introduced into circular polarization probe 1080, then have the first linear structure of linear structure 1082_1 to the 6th Crank shape component 1082 reception of circular polarized of part 1082_6, and from transmission end 1086 output lead The reception signal of property polarized wave.Visit owing to defining the circular polarization formed with conductive pattern on identical face First linear structure 1082_1 to the 6th linear structure 1082_6 of 1080, so circular polarization probe 1080 can be formed with the thickness reduced, and configure simplification.Although not shown performance plot, but circle Polarization probe 1080 has good reception characteristic, the lowest good axle ratio (cross polarization transmitting loss The degree of discrimination) characteristic.Owing to conductive pattern carrys out reception of circular polarized with good reception characteristic, it is possible that By transmission end 1086, reception signal is sent to the circuit of rear stage.

By way of parenthesis, right hand wave and left-handed wave are used in couples in transmission side and reception side.Specifically, at it In transmit side use for transmit right hand wave circular polarization probe 1080_1 in the case of, receive side Use the circular polarization probe 1080_1 for receiving right hand wave, but be used for passing in transmission side wherein Send in the case of the circular polarization probe 1080_2 of left-handed wave, use for receiving left-handed wave receiving side Circular polarization probe 1080_2.

Two cross-polarization ripples of right-hand circularly polarized wave and left-handed circular polarized wave can be used for performing two systems In unidirectional communication or two-way communication, and do not use frequency division multiplexing or other multiplexing method any.Tool Body ground, for transmitting the circular polarization probe 1080_1 of right hand wave and visiting for transmitting the circular polarization of left-handed wave Head 1080_2 is provided on a component of such as fixed component 1002, and is used for transmitting dextrorotation circle partially Shake ripple circular polarization probe 1080_1 and for transmit left-handed wave circular polarization pop one's head in 1080_2 be provided at On another component of such as movable part 1004, thus utilize cross-polarization ripple, i.e. right-hand circular polarization Ripple and left-handed circular polarized wave.In this example, it is possible to achieve transmit or receive right-hand circularly polarized wave and The dual-polarization ripple transmitting or receiving left-handed circular polarized wave is used in conjunction with.By utilizing right-hand circularly polarized wave and a left side The cross-polarization ripple of handed polarized wave, does not use frequency dividing multiplexing or any other to answer using same carrier By the information that can transmit double amount during method.

Ring attaching chip antenna

As schematically shown in Figure 6, ring attaching chip antenna is to have annular patch conductor (i.e. ring Shape radiation conductor 1087) antenna.Specifically, TM₀₁Pattern ring attaching chip antenna 1086 has and hangs down Directly directivity as the dipole or monopole-like of paster placement.With ring radiation conductor 1087 coaxially with TM₀₁Pattern supplies power to ring radiation conductor 1087.

It should be noted that Fig. 6 diagrammatically illustrates TM₀₁Pattern ring attaching chip antenna 1086, and for it Details, refers to list of references given below.

List of references: Naohi sa GOTOH, " Introductory Course to Antenna Engineering, " Denpa Shinbun-Sha, Chapter 4 Patch Antenna, 4.10 TM₀₁ mode Annular patch antenna, pp.228-281, figures 4 to 37

Fig. 7 A to Fig. 8 C-3c illustrate according to the present embodiment in hinge arrangement 1001 use inclined Shake converting member 1030.

The polarization conversion parts 1030A of the first example shown in the perspective view of Fig. 7 A is as in waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 in the single cavity type that formed around the example of waveguide.Such as, at following reference literary composition Circular polarization waveguide generator disclosed in offering can be used as described polarization conversion parts 1030A.

List of references: Naofumi YONEDA et al, " Mono-Grooved Circular Waveguide Polarizers, " 2002 IEEE MTT-S Digest, WE2C-4, pp.821-824

Configure the polarization conversion parts 1030A of the first example, thus using the parallelepiped as coupling slot The limit groove 1032 of shape is provided at waveguide 1012 and the waveguide of tube shape (preferably cylindrical shape) In the exterior lateral sides of 1014.It follows that provide the description of following situation, wherein from waveguide 1012 He Input input linear polarized wave form, disc waveguide basic model (that is, the TE of waveguide 1014₁₁ Pattern) the situation of radio wave, described linearly polarized wave is relative to the center through limit groove 1032 Face (indicating with dotted line in the sectional view (face of cylinder) of Fig. 7 B) tilts 45 degree.

By the impact of limit groove 1032, input radio wave is presented in and uses dotted line through limit groove 1032 Between its polarized wave component and its polarized wave component vertical with described that the face at the center indicated is parallel Phase contrast.Now, if disclosed a diameter of in ref Disc waveguide in the case of, It is suitably designed waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 about waveguide 1012 and the cross-sectional dimension of waveguide 1014 Cross-sectional dimension (width W, degree of depth D and length L), then from waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 Input end away from the radio wave of basic model of output end output be specific fixing or expectation frequency Circularly polarized wave in band.No matter this is it is meant that have the basic model of horizonally-polarized wave and have vertical polarization Which in the basic model of ripple passes through the face at the center indicated with dotted line through limit groove 1032, All there is little reflection, and theirs is " big by the phase contrast between phase place (passing phase) About 90 degree ".

It is arranged in the polarization conversion parts 1030B of the second example shown in Fig. 8 A-1 to Fig. 8 B-3c, The metallic projections 1034 of scalariform plate form or metalwork is made to be provided at tube shape (round Post shapes) waveguide 1012 and the medial surface of waveguide 1014.Metallic projections 1034 is to have to compare ripple Lead 1012 and the flat board of the little width of the half of internal diameter of waveguide 1014, and metallic projections 1034 Cross sectional shape in the longitudinal direction of waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 represents scalariform shape.Metallic projections 1034 inwalls being disposed in waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 so that its longitudinal and waveguide 1012 and ripple Lead the vertical consistency of 1014.

As shown in Fig. 8 A-1 to Fig. 8 A-3c, metallic projections 1034 can be solely arranged in waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 side on, or can as shown in Fig. 8 B-1 to Fig. 8 B-3c by two this The metallic projections 1034 of sample is tiltedly arranged in waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 over the ground.

Apply wherein in the case of the polarization conversion parts 1030B of the second example, use in combination at ripple Lead 1012 and waveguide 1014 base ends part on, have and be inserted vertically waveguide 1012 and The linear polarization probe 1070 of the linear strip member 1072 in waveguide 1014.The optical rotation of the second example The combination changing parts 1030B and described linear polarization probe 1070 is used as circularly polarized wave transmission and reception Antenna.

As indicated by the arrow mark A in Fig. 8 A-1 or Fig. 8 B-1, by circularly polarized wave from waveguide 1012 and the open end side of waveguide 1014 be incorporated into such as with the polarization conversion parts of the second example 1030B combines, with described linear polarization probe 1070, the circularly polarized light transmission and reception antenna configured. Electric field amplitude component in circularly polarized wave, in the direction vertical with the interarea of metallic projections 1034 Do not affected by metallic projections 1034 through waveguide 1012 and the inside of waveguide 1014, and come Strip member 1072.On the other hand, the circle in the direction of the interarea along metallic projections 1034 is inclined The shake electric field amplitude component of ripple through metallic projections 1034, reduces pace accordingly, and next goes to Strip member 1072.Form metallic projections 1034 so that when the circle through metallic projections 1034 is inclined Shake ripple electric field amplitude component arrive strip member 1072 time it represents the delay corresponding with 1/4 λ.

Utilize described configuration, the circularly polarized wave in the direction vertical with the interarea of metallic projections 1034 Electric field amplitude component and circularly polarized wave in the direction of the interarea along metallic projections 1034 Electric field amplitude component arrives strip member 1072 simultaneously with each other, and is output as by strip member 1072 Receive signal.Additionally, when vibrating radio wave from strip member 1072, inclined according to the second example The circularly polarized wave of combination configuration of converting member 1030B and described linear polarization probe 1070 of shaking transmit and Reception antenna is used as generator of circularly polarized wave, and it passes through the effect of metallic projections 1034 towards ripple Lead the end side vibration circularly polarized wave of 1012 and waveguide 1014.

Here, metallic projections 1034 and strip member 1072 are arranged as follows.At radio Description is given under the hypothesis that the ripple rear side forward side in the face from applied profile advances.First, as at figure 8A-3a to Fig. 8 A-3c and Fig. 8 B-3a to Fig. 8 B-3c finds out, relative to linear polarization The strip member 1072 of probe 1070 is in the clockwise direction around waveguide 1012 and the central shaft of waveguide 1014 The position of mobile 45,135,225 and 315 degree is respectively expressed as position 1,2,3 and 4.It should be noted that X-X ' axle and Y-Y ' axle horizontally and vertically it is respectively expressed as relative to central shaft.

Additionally, metallic projections 1034 is disposed in position 1 and 3 or be positioned only at position 1 Or 3 (this is arranged in hereinafter referred to as arrangement form A).Mentioned position has following relation, I.e. transmit and receive same polarized wave by linear polarization probe 1070 (i.e. by strip member 1072) Relation.Or, metallic projections 1034 is disposed in position 2 and 4 or be positioned only at position 2 or 4 (these are arranged in hereinafter referred to as arrangement form B).Mentioned position has following relation, I.e. transmit and receive same polarized wave by linear polarization probe 1070 (i.e. by strip member 1072) Relation.

Arrangement form A and arrangement form B has orthogonal polarization relation, and can be used for basis Transmit with the relation of the position arranging linear polarization probe 1070 (i.e. strip members 1072) and receive Right hand wave or left-handed wave.Such as, it is disposed in position 1 and 3 or only when metallic projections 1034 When being arranged in position 1 or 3, if linear polarization probe 1070 (i.e. strip members 1072) are positioned at X-X ' On axle, then dispose right hand wave, but, if linear polarization probe 1070 (i.e. strip members 1072) It is positioned on Y-Y ' axle, then disposes left-handed wave.Specifically, if strip member 1072 is disposed in X-X ' On axle, on the either side of X and X ' side, as found out, then in 8A-3a and Fig. 8 B-3a Can transmit or receive right hand wave.If strip member 1072 is disposed on Y-Y ' axle, at Y and Y ' On the either side of side, as found out in Fig. 8 A-3b and Fig. 8 B-3b, then can transmit or connect Receive left-handed wave.

By way of parenthesis, right hand wave and left-handed wave are used in couples in transmission side and reception side.Specifically, at figure The form of 8A-3a or Fig. 8 B-3a is used for fixed component 1002 and movable part 1004 for the moment, Such as when fixed component 1002, the circular polarization probe 1080_1 receiving and transmitting right hand wave is used for Another in fixed component 1002 and movable part 1004, such as movable part 1004. But, the form of Fig. 8 A-3b or Fig. 8 B-3b is used for fixed component 1002 and may move wherein Parts 1004 for the moment, such as, when fixed component 1002, receive and transmit the circular polarization of left-handed wave Probe 1080_2 be used in fixed component 1002 and movable part 1004 another, such as use In movable part 1004.

If arranging strip member 1072_1 and another strip member 1072_2 so that they one of (example Such as strip member 1072_1) it is disposed on X-X ' axle, on the either side of X and X ' side, and they In another (such as strip member 1072_2) be disposed on Y-Y ' axle, Y and Y ' side appoint On side, as found out in Fig. 8 A-3c and Fig. 8 B-3c, then can realize wherein by bar shaped structure Part 1072_1 transmits or receives right hand wave and transmitted or received the two of left-handed wave by strip member 1072_2 Individual polarized wave is used in conjunction with.By utilizing cross-polarization ripple, i.e. right-hand circularly polarized wave and left-handed circular polarized wave The two, even if not using frequency division multiplexing or other multiplexing method any, it is also possible to is using same carrier frequency Time transmit double quantity of information.

It is configured at the polarization conversion parts 1030C of the 3rd example shown in Fig. 8 C-1 to Fig. 8 C-3C It is to include in the form of a plate in waveguide 1012 and the waveguide 1014 of tube shape (preferably cylindrical shape) Medial surface on provide wedge electricity Jie's plate 1036.Described electricity Jie's plate 1036 is to have and waveguide 1012 The flat board of the width equal with the internal diameter of waveguide 1014, and it is disposed in waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 Axle on so that its longitudinal axial consistent with waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014.

Wherein in the case of the polarization conversion parts 1030C of application the 3rd example, use in combination at ripple Lead 1012 and waveguide 1014 base ends part on, include being inserted vertically waveguide 1012 and ripple Lead the linear polarization probe 1070 of linear strip member 1072 in 1014.The polarization conversion of the 3rd example Parts 1030C is used as circularly polarized wave transmission with the combination of described linear polarization probe 1070 and receives sky Line.

As indicated by the arrow mark B in Fig. 8 C-1, by circularly polarized wave from waveguide 1012 and waveguide The open end side of 1014 is incorporated into the polarization conversion parts 1030C of such as foundation the 3rd example with described The circularly polarized light transmission of the combination configuration of linear polarization probe 1070 and reception antenna.In circularly polarized wave, Electric field amplitude component in the direction vertical with the interarea of electricity Jie's plate 1036 passes waveguide 1012 and waveguide The inside of 1014 and do not affected by electricity Jie's plate 1036, and come strip member 1072.On the other hand, The electric field amplitude component of the circularly polarized wave in the direction of the interarea along electricity Jie's plate 1036 is through electricity Jie's plate 1036, reduce pace accordingly, and next go to strip member 1072.Form electricity Jie's plate 1036, Make when through electricity Jie's plate 1036 circularly polarized wave electric field amplitude component arrive strip member 1072 time it Represent the delay corresponding with 1/4 λ.

Utilize described configuration, the electricity of the circularly polarized wave in the direction vertical with the interarea of electricity Jie's plate 1036 Field amplitude component and the electric field amplitude of the circularly polarized wave in the direction of the interarea along electricity Jie's plate 1036 Component arrives strip member 1072 simultaneously with each other, and is output as receiving signal by strip member 1072. Additionally, when vibrating radio wave from strip member 1072, according to the polarization conversion parts of the 3rd example The circularly polarized wave of the combination configuration of 1030C and described linear polarization probe 1070 transmits and reception antenna can Being used as generator of circularly polarized wave, it passes through the effect of electricity Jie's plate 1036 towards waveguide 1012 and waveguide The end side vibration circularly polarized wave of 1014.

Here, electricity Jie's plate 1036 and strip member 1072 are arranged as follows.Exist in radio wave Description is given the hypothesis that rear side forward side from the face of applied profile advances.First, as at Fig. 8 C -3a to Fig. 8 C-3c finds out, exists relative to the strip member 1072 of linear polarization probe 1070 Central shaft around waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 moves 45,135,225 and 315 degree clockwise Position be respectively expressed as position 1,2,3 and 4.It should be noted that relative to the horizontal direction of central shaft It is respectively expressed as X-X ' axle and Y-Y ' axle with Y-direction.

Additionally, electricity Jie's plate 1036 is disposed in " direction of position 1 and 3 " (hereinafter referred to as cloth Put form A) and one of " direction of position 2 and 4 " (hereinafter referred to as arrangement form B) in. Arrangement form A and arrangement form B has orthogonal polarization relationship, and can be used for according to linear with layout The relation of the position of polarization probe 1070 (i.e. strip member 1072) transmits and receives right hand wave or a left side Rotation ripple.Such as, it is disposed in position 1 and 3 or be positioned only at position 1 when electricity Jie's plate 1036 Or when 3, if linear polarization probe 1070 (i.e. strip members 1072) are positioned on X-X ' axle, then locate Put right hand wave, but, if linear polarization probe 1070 (i.e. strip members 1072) are positioned at Y-Y ' axle On, then dispose left-handed wave.Specifically, if strip member 1072 is disposed on X-X ' axle, at X And on the either side of X ' side, as found out in 8C-3a, then can transmit or receive right hand wave. If strip member 1072 is disposed on Y-Y ' axle, on the either side of Y and Y ' side, as at figure 8C-3b is found out, then can transmit or receive left-handed wave.

By way of parenthesis, right hand wave and left-handed wave are used in couples in transmission side and reception side.Specifically, at figure The form of 8C-3a is used for fixed component 1002 and movable part 1004 for the moment, such as, be used for During fixed component 1002, it is used for fixing for receiving and transmit the circular polarization probe 1080_1 of right hand wave Another in parts 1002 and movable part 1004, such as movable part 1004.But, The form of Fig. 8 C-3b is used for fixed component 1002 and movable part 1004 for the moment wherein, Such as when fixed component 1002, for receiving and transmit the circular polarization probe 1080_2 quilt of left-handed wave Another in fixed component 1002 and movable part 1004, such as movable part 1004。

If arrange strip member 1072_1 and strip member 1072_2 so that they one of (such as bar Shape component 1072_1) it is disposed on X-X ' axle, on the either side of X and X ' side, and in them Another (such as strip member 1072_2) is disposed on Y-Y ' axle, at the either side of Y and Y ' side On, as found out in Fig. 8 C-3c, then can realize wherein being transmitted by strip member 1072_1 or Receive right hand wave and transmitted or receive two polarized waves of left-handed wave by strip member 1072_2 and jointly make With.By utilizing both cross-polarization ripple, i.e. right-hand circularly polarized wave and left-handed circular polarized wave, can transmit Double quantity of information.

Fig. 9 A and Fig. 9 B illustrates the patten transformation portion used in the hinge arrangement 1001 of the present embodiment Part 1040.More specifically, Fig. 9 A shows that the general of patten transformation parts 1040 configures, and Fig. 9 B Illustrate the operation of patten transformation parts 1040.

With reference to Fig. 9 A and Fig. 9 B, described patten transformation parts 1040 are included in and utilize waveguide 1012 and ripple The TM provided in the disc waveguide of 1014 formation is provided₀₁Generate outthrust 1042 and TE₂₁Erasing outthrust 1044.Can arrange and not be one but multiple TE₂₁Erasing outthrust 1044.By TE₁₁The nothing of pattern Line electric wave is input to the inside of disc waveguide from linear polarization probe 1070.Along waveguide propagate wireless The electric field surface of electric wave upwardly extends in the side parallel with cross section, and TM₀₁Generate outthrust 1042 He TE₂₁Erasing outthrust 1044 protrudes inwardly from towards the center of disc waveguide abreast with described electric field surface.

It is present in the case of disc waveguide inside at the outthrust parallel with described electric field surface, such as Fig. 9 B Middle generate higher order mode with being found out.Screw rod etc. is utilized to configure TM₀₁Generate outthrust 1042, thus Its overhang of adjustable.By adjusting overhang while observing output power of antenna by TM₀₁Raw The overhang becoming outthrust 1042 is adjusted to generate TM₀₁The amount of pattern.TM is wherein provided by selection₀₁ The amplitude of the diameter generating the disc waveguide of outthrust 1042 makes higher order of modes TM₀₁In low-frequency band It is not attenuated, low-frequency band radiates described higher order of modes TM₀₁。

If TM₀₁Generate outthrust 1042 and receive TE₁₁The radio wave of pattern, then it generates TM₀₁ Mode wireless electric wave, and it is generated as the TM of unnecessary higher order of modes₂₁Pattern.By one or Multiple TE₂₁Erasing outthrust 1044 wipes the TE in high frequency band₂₁Pattern.At TM₀₁Generate prominent Thing 1042 and TE₂₁Distance between erasing outthrust 1044 is arranged to λ g/2, and wherein λ g is TE₂₁ Pattern wavelength in the waveguide.Multiple TE are being provided₂₁In the case of erasing outthrust 1044, also will be every Two TE₂₁Distance between erasing outthrust 1044 is set to λ g/2.TM₀₁Generate outthrust 1042 There is bi-directional nature, i.e. TM₀₁-TM₀₁Translation function, and when it receives TM₀₁The radio of pattern TE is generated during ripple₁₁The radio wave of pattern.Therefore, by from transmitting side by TE₁₁The radio of pattern Ripple is introduced into the waveguide on transmission side, makes TE₁₁The radio wave of pattern is converted into TM₀₁Pattern Then radio wave also transmits TM₀₁The radio wave of pattern is by receiving the TM on side₀₁Generate outthrust 1042, TM₀₁The radio wave of pattern can be converted into TE₁₁The radio wave of pattern.

Utilize the configuration TE such as screw rod₂₁Erasing outthrust 1044 so that can be with TM₀₁Generate outthrust 1042 adjust its overhang similarly.Arrange TM₀₁Generate outthrust 1042 and TE₂₁Erasing outthrust 1044 so that they are juxtaposition on the line parallel with electric field surface.Or, TM₀₁Generate outthrust 1042 And TE₂₁Erasing outthrust 1044 can be juxtaposed the skew of in-line position from them.By adjusting TM₀₁Generate outthrust 1042 and TE₂₁The position of erasing outthrust 1044 or overhang, i.e. adjust TM₀₁ Generate outthrust 1042 and TE₂₁Distance between erasing outthrust 1044 and adjacent TE₂₁Erasing Distance between outthrust 1044, TM₀₁Pattern and basic model (that is, TE₁₁Pattern) between width Degree can be arranged to desired value than with phase contrast at waveguide openings.

The diameter of disc waveguide is set so that TM₀₁Pattern is propagated in low-frequency band.Although relative to TM₀₁ One of higher order of modes of pattern is TE₂₁Pattern, but one or more TE₂₁Erasing outthrust 1044 Erasing TE₂₁Pattern, to radiate TE₁₁Pattern and TM₀₁Pattern.By utilizing TE₂₁Erasing outthrust 1044 wipe the TE occurred in high frequency band₂₁Pattern, it is allowed to the application to two frequency bands.Even if It is different from TM₀₁Radio wave is introduced into waveguide by the pattern of pattern, by utilize as above this Plant patten transformation, even if hinge rotates, it is also possible to receive radio wave.

Specifically application

It follows that describe the concrete application of the hinge arrangement 1001 to its application signal transmission apparatus 1.

Working Examples 1

Figure 10 A to Figure 10 C illustrates the hinge arrangement 1001A of Working Examples 1.Specifically, Figure 10 A Show the general configuration of hinge arrangement 1001A.Figure 10 B and Figure 10 C shows for tying at hinge Use in structure 1001A transmits line coupling unit 1108 and transmits the antenna knot of line coupling unit 1208 Structure.

With reference to Figure 10 A to Figure 10 C, the hinge arrangement 1001A application drawing 4 of Working Examples 1 illustrates Combining form in one of configuration example 13 to 15.Specifically, linear polarization probe 1070 is made It is used in transmission line coupling unit 1108 and transmits in both line coupling units 1208, and optical rotation in addition Change parts 1030 and be applied to both waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014.The waveguide of fixed component 1002 side 1012 and the waveguide 1014 of movable part 1004 side there is the pipeline being arranged to actually be equal to each other Length.Waveguide 1014, substrate 1202 and microstrip line 1024 configure movable part 1004, and institute The block of one of the component mentioned and communication means (not shown) is relative to other communication component mounted thereon Fixed component 1002 rotate.Figure 10 A to Figure 10 C shows the hinge to its application configuration example 14 Chain structure 1001, and the end away from waveguide 1014 of waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 away from ripple The end leading 1012 is formed open end.

In hinge arrangement 1001A, polarization conversion parts 1030 are applied to waveguide 1012 and waveguide Both 1014.Such as find out from the perspective view of Figure 10 A, as such polarization conversion parts 1030, The polarization conversion parts 1030B utilizing the second example of metallic projections 1034 is used for waveguide 1012 He Both waveguides 1014.Owing to polarization conversion parts 1030 as noted before (are polarization conversion section here Part 1030B) be used for waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014, so hinge arrangement 1001A with hereinafter retouch The hinge arrangement 1001E structure compared of the Working Examples 5 stated is complicated.Additionally, due to two polarizations altogether Converting member 1030 is used for waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014, thus hinge arrangement 1001A with hereafter Described in the hinge arrangement 1001B structure compared of Working Examples 2 complicated.On the other hand, hinge arrangement The advantage of 1001A is that simple in construction and easy linear polarization probe 1070 can be used for fixed component 1002 and movable part 1004 both.

According to this method, the hinge arrangement 1001A of Working Examples 1 is configured such that, two groups linear Polarization probe 1070 and polarization conversion parts 1030 (being polarization conversion parts 1030B in this example) It is placed on another by one, and uses each waveguide 1012 He including polarization conversion parts 1030 Waveguide 1014 performs signal transmission.Hinge knot at the Working Examples 1 of this configuration as above (antenna → barrel portion → barrel portion → reception antenna is being transmitted during signal stream in structure 1001A During) polarized wave state be linearly polarized wave → be converted to circularly polarized wave → be converted to linear polarization Ripple → linearly polarized wave.Specifically, the ripple of fixed component 1002 is input a signal into linearly polarized wave Lead 1012 and movable part 1004 one of waveguide 1014 in, and by as polarization conversion architecture Polarization conversion parts 1030 are converted to circularly polarized wave.Additionally, by the waveguide 1012 of fixed component 1002 Another polarization conversion parts as polarization conversion architecture of waveguide 1014 with movable part 1004 1030, described signal is converted into linearly polarized wave, and is coupled to optical waveguide probe.In short, it is each Have two waveguides 1012 and 1014 of the polarization conversion parts 1030 as polarization conversion architecture by with To perform the transmission of radio signal, perform the conversion of polarized wave simultaneously.Signal stream in this example Oblique perspective view with specific reference to Figure 10 C describes.

First, movable part 1004 is used as to connect as transmission side to be described in wherein fixed component 1002 Receive the signal stream in the case of side.In this example, the fixed component 1002 from transmission side is micro- The signal of band wire 1022 output pops one's head in 1070_1 (that is, strip member 1072) with line by linear polarization Property polarized wave is sent to waveguide 1012.(that is, 60 is lucky for the millimere-wave band of the linearly polarized wave of waveguide 1012 Hertz band) radio wave by polarization conversion parts 1030B_1 (i.e. by metallic projections 1034) And be converted to circularly polarized wave, and it is then delivered to waveguide 1014 side.It is arranged in the polarization in waveguide 1014 Converting member 1030B_2 (i.e. metallic projections 1034) will be disposed in the inclined of waveguide 1012 side The converting member 1030B_1 (i.e. metallic projections 1034) that shakes be converted to circularly polarized wave, millimere-wave band or The radio wave of 60 GHz frequency bands converts back as linearly polarized wave.Then, polarization conversion parts Linearly polarized wave is sent to movable part 1004 side by 1030B_2.Receive the movable part on side Linear polarization probe 1070_2 (i.e. strip member 1072) transmitting line coupling unit 1208 of 1004 can Receive and be converted back to the millimere-wave band into linearly polarized wave or the radio wave of 60 GHz frequency bands, and lead to Cross the microstrip line 1024 received on side by described radio wave transmissions to high-frequency circuit (not shown).

Now, fixed component 1002 is used as to connect as transmission side to be described in wherein movable part 1004 Receive the signal stream in the case of side.In this example, popped one's head in by linear polarization with linearly polarized wave 1070_2 (i.e. base strip member 1072) transmits from the movable part 1004 transmitted side to waveguide 1014 Microstrip line 1024 output signal.The millimere-wave band of the linearly polarized wave in waveguide 1014 or 60 Polarization conversion parts 1030B_2 (that is, metallic projections 1034) is passed through in radio wave in GHz frequency band And it is converted into circularly polarized wave, it is then delivered to waveguide 1012 side.The polarization arranged in waveguide 1012 Converting member 1030B_1 (that is, metallic projections 1034) is by by being arranged in waveguide 1014 Polarization conversion parts 1030B_2 (that is, metallic projections 1034) be converted to the millimeter wave of circularly polarized wave Radio wave in section or 60 GHz frequency bands converts back as linearly polarized wave.Then, polarization conversion Linearly polarized wave is sent to fixed component 1002 side by parts 1030B_1.Receive the fixed component 1002 of side Transmit line coupling unit 1108 linear polarization probe 1070_1 (i.e. strip member 1072) can connect Receive the radio wave being converted back to as in the millimere-wave band of linearly polarized wave or 60 GHz frequency bands, And by receiving the microstrip line 1022 on side by described radio wave transmissions to high-frequency circuit (not shown).

First amendment

Figure 11 shows first amendment of the hinge arrangement 1001A to Working Examples 1.Working Examples 1 First amendment hinge arrangement 1001AA be characterised by, the hinge arrangement of modification example 1 1001A so that by absorber arrangement at the end section of waveguide, in order to reduce multiple reflections level, and And wipe or reduce the level of backward ripple.

Figure 11 shows such example, wherein with waveguide 1012 and whole ripples of waveguide 1014 configuration The opposing end portions led is formed open end and is disposed about as inhaling in each open end Receive the radio wave absorber 1092 of the example of the absorption component of radio signal.But, this is not must Need.In other words, away from waveguide 1014 waveguide 1012 end and away from the waveguide of waveguide 1012 The end of 1014 is formed as open end, and can be disposed about radio in one of open end Wave absorber 1092.By by this way in the waveguide utilizing waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 to configure Radio wave absorber 1092 is arranged on one end or two ends, can be at radio wave absorber The component of reflection is absorbed in 1092.Owing to absorbing reflecting component, it is possible to reduce multiple reflections level Or backward ripple level, and transmit side and can enjoy following effect, prevent antenna the fluctuation of load, Prevent the decline in a small amount of the power efficiency of the amplifier unit 117 as power amplifier, reduce current drain, And the decline using the time of suppression equipment.Meanwhile, on the receiving side, it is possible to prevent such problem, The wavefront that need not i.e. advancing through antenna has entered reception circuit to cause intermodulation distortion and equipment The problems such as breaking-up.

By way of parenthesis, owing to radio wave absorber 1092 generates heat by the absorption of radio wave, It may become desirable for suppressing the temperature of radio wave absorber 1092 to raise.Therefore, can recommend to provide Structure for the heat that radiation generates from radio wave absorber 1092.As described heat radiation knot Structure, for example, it is possible to provide the radio wave absorber being disposed thereon to the bracket radiated for heat 1092, or the metal material around waveguide 1012 or waveguide 1014 can be used for heat radiation.Accordingly, Heat (the i.e. radio for being internally generated efficiently can be used at radio wave absorber 1092 Wave absorber 1092 be internally generated heat) be sent to for heat radiation bracket or waveguide 1012 Or the structure of the metal material of waveguide 1014.

Second amendment

Figure 12 shows second amendment of the hinge arrangement 1001A to Working Examples 1.Second amendment Hinge arrangement 1001AB is characterised by, the hinge arrangement 1001A of modification example 1 so that Wherein radio wave is passed through to arrange as reflection on the position that the reflecting component on end section is strengthened each other The termination component 1090 of the example of plate, thus the effect utilizing traveling wave and echo to strengthen each other improves Transmission efficiency.

Figure 12 shows such example, wherein with the waveguide of waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 configuration The termination with the height H practically equaling to λ/4 (wherein λ is wavelength) is arranged on opposite end section Component 1090, in order to transmit the nothing from linear polarization probe 1070 radiation with high efficiency in a forward direction Line electric wave.But, this is not required in that.Can be arranged at terminating component 1090 away from ripple Lead the end of the waveguide 1012 of 1014 and away from the end of waveguide 1014 of waveguide 1012 at least one. By utilizing layout on waveguide 1012 and one end of waveguide 1014 configuration or opposite end whole by this way Only component 1090, it is possible to use the effect that traveling wave and echo are strengthened each other is to improve transmission efficiency.Knot Really, echo can be also used for transmitting and receiving, and improves sensitivity.

Although not shown, the first amendment and the second amendment can be combined.Specifically, away from waveguide 1014 The end of waveguide 1012 and be formed away from the end of the waveguide 1014 of waveguide 1012 Open end.Additionally, be disposed about radio wave absorber 1092 in open end, and by radio Wave absorber 1092 is arranged in the end of the waveguide 1012 away from waveguide 1014 and away from waveguide 1012 On another end among the end of waveguide 1014.By arranging radio wave absorber 1092, permissible Enjoy reduction multiple reflections level and the effect of backward ripple level.Additionally, terminate component by arranging 1090, it is also possible to enjoy the effective transmission efficiency of enhancing and the effect of sensitivity.

3rd amendment

Figure 13 shows the 3rd amendment of the hinge arrangement 1001A to Working Examples 1.3rd amendment Hinge arrangement 1001AC is characterised by, the hinge arrangement 1001A of modification example 1 so that Waveguide is arranged the directional couple component 1094 of waveguide type to reduce reflection efficiency, this directional couple structure But part 1094 makes the traveling wave component in the electromagnetic wave transmitted in the waveguide pass through to absorb reflection from it Wave component.If under given conditions using magnetic field application to the radio as directional couple component 1094 The ferrite of ripple absorption component, then allow electromagnetic wave to advance the most in a particular direction.By causing electromagnetism Ripple transmit the most wherein in the direction of electromagnetism advance, the most in the opposite direction in stop electromagnetic wave, permissible Suppression is at traveling wave and from the interference between the echo of hinge-connection chalaza, antenna or waveguide end.

In the example shown, perform signal from fixed component 1002 parts movable sideways 1004 side to pass Send.Directional couple component 1094 makes as will fixed component 1002 from waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 The electromagnetic wave of traveling wave that parts 1004 side movable sideways is transmitted passes through from it, will be from can but absorb Mobile parts 1004 side is sent to the reflecting component of fixed component 1002 side.Owing to absorbing reflecting component, So multiple reflections level or backward ripple level can be reduced.As a result, transmit side and can enjoy following effect, I.e. prevent the fluctuation of load to antenna, prevent the power efficiency of the amplifier unit 117 as power amplifier Reduce, reduce current drain and the reduction using the time of suppression equipment.Meanwhile, on the receiving side, Being possible to prevent such problem, the unnecessary wavefront i.e. advancing through antenna has entered reception circuit to cause The problems such as intermodulation distortion and device breaking-up.

By way of parenthesis, owing to directional couple component 1094 and radio wave absorber 1092 are similarly by nothing The absorption of line electric wave and generate heat, it may become desirable for suppressing the ferrum oxygen of directional couple component 1094 The temperature of body portion raises.Therefore, can recommend to provide to generate from directional couple component 1094 for radiation The structure of heat.As described heat irradiation structure, for example, it is possible to the bracket radiated for heat The directional couple component 1094 being disposed thereon is provided, or around waveguide 1012 or waveguide 1014 Metal material can be used for heat radiation.Accordingly, it is possible to use being used for efficiently will be as directional couple structure Heat (the i.e. directional couple component that the ferrite of the radio wave absorption component of part 1094 is internally generated 1094 be internally generated heat) be sent to the bracket for heat radiation or waveguide 1012 or waveguide The structure of the metal material of 1014.

Working Examples 2

Figure 14 A to Figure 14 C shows the hinge arrangement 1001B according to Working Examples 2.More specifically, Figure 14 A shows the general structure of hinge arrangement 1001B.Figure 14 B and Figure 14 C shows at hinge Structure 1001B uses for transmitting line coupling unit 1108 and transmitting line coupling unit 1208 not Same antenna structure.

With reference to Figure 14 A to Figure 14 C, the hinge arrangement 1001B application drawing 4 of Working Examples 2 illustrates One of the configuration example 4 to 6 of combining form.One of fixed component 1002 and movable part 1004 Use linear polarization probe 1070, and another in fixed component 1002 and movable part 1004 makes With circular polarization probe 1080.Additionally, polarization conversion parts 1030 are applied to waveguide 1012 and waveguide One of linear polarization probe 1070 is used among 1014.Answered among waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 Have with that waveguide of polarization conversion parts 1030 be arranged to than waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 it In be not employed that waveguide longer lengths of polarization conversion parts 1030.Waveguide 1014, substrate 1202 and microstrip line 1024 configure movable part 1004, and include they and unshowned communication unit The block of one of part can rotate relative to the fixed component 1002 of another communication component mounted thereon.

In the example shown in Figure 14 A, polarization conversion parts 1030 are disposed in fixed component 1002 In the waveguide 1012 of side, and linear polarization probe 1070 is used for transmitting line coupling unit 1108, as The first example shown in Figure 14 B is the same.But, in the waveguide 1014 on movable part 1004, It is used for transmitting line coupling by circular polarization probe 1080 in the case of not arranging polarization conversion parts 1030 Parts 1208.

In the second example shown in Figure 14 C, polarization conversion parts 1030 are disposed in movable part In the waveguide 1014 of 1004, and linear polarization probe 1070 is used for transmitting line coupling unit 1208. But, the waveguide 1012 of fixed component 1002 side is not arranged the feelings of polarization conversion parts 1030 Under condition, can be used for transmitting line coupling unit 1108 by circular polarization probe 1080.

In either case, although not shown, component 1090 and radio wave absorber 1092 are terminated One of can need according to occasion and be disposed in waveguide 1012 relative to the opposite side of waveguide 1014 and waveguide 1014 relative at least one among the opposite side of waveguide 1012.

It should be noted that the waveguide arranged thereon on the side of polarization conversion parts 1030 (in Figure 14 A, Waveguide 1012) there is the ripple being arranged to than on the side the most not arranging polarization conversion parts 1030 Lead (in Figure 14 A, waveguide 1014) longer length.

According to this method, in the hinge arrangement 1001B of Working Examples 2, as polarization conversion parts 1030, as the polarization conversion parts 1030A of the first example of example of single cavity disc waveguide by only It is only used for one of waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014, is only used for waveguide 1012 side in this illustration.By It is previously discussed for waveguide in polarization conversion parts 1030 (here for polarization conversion parts 1030A) One of 1012 and waveguide 1014, thus the hinge arrangement 1001B of Working Examples 2 be described below The hinge arrangement 1001E structure compared of Working Examples 5 is complicated.On the other hand, the hinge of Working Examples 2 Structure 1001B has the advantage that, simple in construction and readily linear polarization probe 1070 can be used for One of fixed component 1002 and movable part 1004, be specifically used in first example of Figure 14 B Fixed component 1002 side and for movable part 1004 side in second example of Figure 14 C.

According to this method, the hinge arrangement 1001B of Working Examples 2 is constructed so that linear polarization is popped one's head in 1070 and polarization conversion parts 1030 (polarization conversion parts 1030A in this example) be set to ripple Lead one of 1012 and waveguide 1014, and circular polarization probe 1080 is set to waveguide 1012 and waveguide Another in 1014.In the hinge arrangement 1001B of the Working Examples 2 of this configuration described above Polarization in the signal stream transmitting antenna → barrel portion → barrel portion → reception antenna direction is wavy State is linearly polarized wave → be converted to circularly polarized wave → circularly polarized wave.Specifically, will letter with linearly polarized wave Number it is input to the disc waveguide on the side with polarization conversion parts 1030 or polarization conversion architecture, and It is converted into circularly polarized wave by polarization conversion architecture.Then, by not having polarization conversion parts 1030 or the disc waveguide of polarization conversion architecture, couple a signal to optical waveguide probe, it remains circle simultaneously Polarized wave.Or, the state of polarized wave be circularly polarized wave → circularly polarized wave → be converted to linearly polarized wave → Linearly polarized wave.Specifically, input a signal into circularly polarized wave not there are polarization conversion parts 1030 Or the disc waveguide on the side of polarization conversion architecture, and transmitted while it remains circularly polarized wave To another disc waveguide with polarization conversion parts 1030 or polarization conversion architecture.Hereafter, by There is the polarization conversion architecture in the disc waveguide of polarization conversion parts 1030 or polarization conversion architecture by institute State signal and be converted to linearly polarized wave, and the linearly polarized wave obtained by conversion is coupled to waveguide and visits Head.In short, two waveguides 1012 and 1014 have polarization conversion parts 1030 or polarization conversion One waveguide of structure and two waveguides 1012 and 1014 do not have polarization conversion parts 1030 or Another waveguide of polarization conversion architecture is used to carry out the transmission of radio signal, performs polarized wave simultaneously Conversion.Specifically describe signal stream in this example.

First, being described in the first example shown in Figure 14 B, wherein linear polarization probe 1070 is made It is used in fixed component 1002 side and circular polarization probe 1080 is used in movable part 1004 side. As transmission side, movable part 1004 is used as to receive in the case of side fixed component 1002 wherein, Popped one's head in by linear polarization from the signal of microstrip line 1022 output of the fixed component 1002 transmitting side 1070 are sent to waveguide 1012 with linearly polarized wave.The millimere-wave band of the linearly polarized wave in waveguide 1012 Radio wave in (in i.e. 60 GHz frequency bands) is converted to by polarization conversion parts 1030A Circularly polarized wave, and it is then delivered to the waveguide 1014 of movable part 1004 side.Receive the removable of side The circular polarization being used as to transmit line coupling unit 1208 of parts 1004 pops one's head in 1080 at its crank shape component The radio having been translated in the millimere-wave band of circularly polarized wave or 60 GHz frequency bands is received on 1082 Ripple, and transmit described reception signal to microstrip line 1024 with linear polarization waveshape from transmission end 1086. As a result, receive signal and can be transferred to unshowned high-frequency circuit.

On the other hand, fixed component 1002 is used as to connect as transmission side to be movable within parts 1004 Receive in the case of side, led to from the signal of microstrip line 1024 output of the movable part 1004 transmitting side Cross circular polarization probe 1080 and be sent to waveguide 1014 with circularly polarized wave.Circularly polarized wave in waveguide 1014 Radio wave in millimere-wave band (in i.e. 60 GHz frequency bands) is sent to fixed component 1002 side Waveguide 1014, and be converted to circularly polarized wave by polarization conversion parts 1030A, and be then transported on Transmission line coupling unit 1108 to fixed component 1002 side.Being used as of the fixed component 1002 of reception side The linear polarization probe 1070 of transmission line coupling unit 1108 can receive and have been translated into linearly polarized wave Millimere-wave band or 60 GHz frequency bands in radio wave, and by microstrip line 1022 by described reception Signal is transferred to unshowned high-frequency circuit.

Now, being described in the second example shown in Figure 14 C, wherein linear polarization probe 1070 is made It is used in movable part 1004 side, and circular polarization probe 1080 is used in fixed component 1002 side. Fixed component 1002 is used as to receive in the case of side as transmission side to be movable within parts 1004, Popped one's head in by linear polarization from the signal of microstrip line 1024 output of the movable part 1004 transmitting side 1070 are sent to waveguide 1014 with linearly polarized wave.The millimere-wave band of the linearly polarized wave in waveguide 1014 Or the radio wave that 60 in GHz frequency band is converted to circular polarization by polarization conversion parts 1030A Ripple, and it is then delivered to the waveguide 1012 of fixed component 1002 side.Receive the fixed component 1002 of side The circular polarization probe being used as to transmit line coupling unit 1,108 1080 connect on its crank shape component 1082 Receive the radio wave having been translated in the millimere-wave band of circularly polarized wave or 60 GHz frequency bands, and from Transmission end 1086 transmits described reception signal to microstrip line 1022 side with linear polarization waveshape.As a result, Receive signal and can be transferred to unshowned high-frequency circuit.

On the other hand, fixed component 1002 is used as to transmit side and movable part 1004 is used as to connect wherein Receive in the case of side, passed through from the signal of microstrip line 1022 output of the fixed component 1002 transmitting side Circular polarization probe 1080 is sent to waveguide 1012 with circularly polarized wave.The milli of the circularly polarized wave in waveguide 1012 Radio wave in VHF band or 60 GHz frequency bands is sent to the waveguide of movable part 1004 side 1014, and be converted to linearly polarized wave by polarization conversion parts 1030A, and be then delivered to can The transmission line coupling unit 1208 of mobile parts 1004 side.Being used as of the movable part 1004 of reception side The linear polarization probe 1070 of transmission line coupling unit 1208 can receive and have been translated into linearly polarized wave Millimere-wave band or 60 GHz frequency bands in radio wave, and by microstrip line 1024 by described reception Signal is transferred to unshowned high-frequency circuit.

Working Examples 3

Figure 15 shows the hinge arrangement 1001C of Working Examples 3.Form the hinge knot of Working Examples 3 Structure 1001C so that patten transformation parts 1040 are used for converting a signal into TM₀₁Pattern is wireless to perform Transmit.

For as transmitting line coupling unit 1108 and transmitting one of line coupling unit 1208, transmission side On transmission line coupling unit, use for by TE₁₁The radio wave of pattern is input to the TE of waveguide₁₁ Pattern probe 1176, it is to transmit line coupling unit 1108 that described waveguide transmits line coupling unit wherein But transmitting line coupling unit wherein for waveguide 1012 in situation is to transmit line coupling unit 1208 For waveguide 1014 in situation.If by TE₁₁The radio wave of pattern is from TE₁₁Pattern probe 1176 input To waveguide 1012 or waveguide 1014, then TM₀₁Generate outthrust 1042 and generate TM₀₁Pattern and TE₂₁ Pattern.But, pass through TE₂₁Erasing outthrust 1044 wipes TE₂₁Pattern, propagates TM simultaneously₀₁Mould Formula and TE₁₁Pattern.For as transmitting line coupling unit 1108 and transmitting in line coupling unit 1208 another One, the transmission line coupling unit received on side, arrange for from waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 Radio signal transmit line receive TE₁₁The radio signal of pattern and TM₀₁The radio signal of pattern Optical waveguide probe 1078.

Figure 15 illustrates the Wireless transceiver from fixed component 1002 side to movable part 1004 side.As Fruit is by TE₁₁The radio wave of pattern is from transmitting what transmitting side was arranged on line coupling unit 1108 TE₁₁Pattern probe 1176 is input to waveguide 1012, then TM₀₁Generate outthrust 1042 and generate TM₀₁ Pattern and TE₂₁Pattern, and TE₂₁Pattern is by TE₂₁Erasing outthrust 1044 is wiped, TM simultaneously₀₁ Pattern and TE₁₁Pattern is transmitted to transmit line coupling unit 1208 side, and then by optical waveguide probe 1078 Received.

Utilize the hinge arrangement 1001C of Working Examples 3, though TM₀₁The antenna of pattern or optical waveguide probe Not used for transmitting line coupling unit 1108 or transmitting line coupling unit 1208, it is also possible to pass through TM₀₁ Pattern utilizes the Wireless transceiver between waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 to transmit signal.Then, due to TM₀₁Pattern does not include polarized wave, even if so hinge is rotated can also receive it.

Working Examples 4

Figure 16 shows the hinge arrangement 1001D of Working Examples 4.The hinge arrangement of Working Examples 4 1001D is characterised by TM₀₁Pattern ring attaching chip antenna 1086 is used as optical waveguide probe, and directly Radio wave is introduced into waveguide.

Even if as it has been described above, hinge is rotated can also receive TM₀₁Pattern, because TM₀₁Pattern is not wrapped Include polarized wave.Here, by using wherein by TM₀₁The radio wave of pattern is introduced directly into waveguide and makes TM must be received as the hinge arrangement 1001D of Working Examples 4₀₁The configuration of the radio wave of pattern, Even if not using in the case of patten transformation parts 1040, by transmitting TM in the waveguide₀₁Pattern Radio signal, even if hinge is rotated can also receive radio signal.

Working Examples 5

Figure 17 A and Figure 17 B shows the hinge arrangement 1001E of Working Examples 5.Specifically, Figure 17 A Show the general configuration of hinge arrangement 1001E, and Figure 17 B shows at hinge arrangement 1001E The antenna structure transmitting line coupling unit 1108 and transmission line coupling unit 1208 of middle use.

With reference to Figure 17 A and Figure 17 B, diagram in the hinge arrangement 1001E application drawing 4 of Working Examples 5 One of configuration example 1 to 3 of combining form, and for transmitting line coupling unit 1108 and transmitting line Both coupling units 1208 use circular polarization probe 1080.Waveguide 1014, substrate 1202, microstrip line 1024 configure movable part 1004 with terminating component 1090, and include mentioned parts and communication unit The block of one of part as an entirety relative to the fixed component of other communication component mounted thereon 1002 rotate.

Although not shown, when situation needs, terminate component 1090 and radio wave absorber 1092 it One opposite side that can be disposed in the relative waveguide 1012 of waveguide 1014 and waveguide 1012 are relative to waveguide 1014 Opposite side at least one on.Such as, in order to allow to transmit from circular polarization the most efficiently The radio wave of probe 1080 radiation, has termination component 1090 (its equal to the about height H of λ/4 Middle λ is wavelength) it is provided in waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 and fixed component 1002 and removable The end section that parts 1004 are adjacent.

Hinge arrangement 1001E is for the transmission line coupling unit 1108 of fixed component 1002 and movable part Both transmission line coupling units 1208 of part 1004 use circular polarization probe 1080, and will polarization Converting member 1030 is applied to any one in waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014.Waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 need not polarization conversion parts 1030, and simple in construction.

According to this method, the hinge arrangement 1001E of Working Examples 5 is constructed so that use circular polarization to visit Two groups of waveguides of 1080 are placed on another by one, and use and do not include polarization conversion parts Waveguide 1012 and the waveguide 1014 of 1030 perform signal transmission.In the work being configured so that as mentioned above (i.e. antenna → barrel portion → pipe is being transmitted during signal stream in the hinge arrangement 1001E of example 5 During shape part → reception antenna) polarized wave state be linearly polarized wave → with circularly polarized wave form Transmit → with the transmission → circularly polarized wave of circularly polarized wave form.Specifically, input a signal into circularly polarized wave In one of waveguide 1014 to the waveguide 1012 of fixed component 1002 and movable part 1004, and quilt Being sent to waveguide 1012 and be then delivered to waveguide 1014, the most described signal remains the shape of circularly polarized wave Formula.Then, the waveguide 1012 of fixed component 1002 and movable part 1004 are coupled a signal to In waveguide 1014 another.In short, do not have the polarization conversion parts 1030 as polarization conversion architecture Two waveguides 1012 and 1014 be used for utilizing circularly polarized wave to perform the transmission of radio signal.

Specifically describe signal stream in this example.From the microstrip line 1022 transmitted side or microstrip line The signal of 1024 outputs is converted into circularly polarized wave by circular polarization probe 1080, and is sent to waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 internal.Receive the circular polarization probe 1080 on side by crank shape component 1082 Receive circular polarization signal, and then connect described with the form of linearly polarized wave from transmission end 1086 The collection of letters number is sent to receive the microstrip line 1024 on side or microstrip line 1022.As a result, described reception signal The high-frequency signal being shown without can be passed to.

Working Examples 6

Figure 18 shows the hinge arrangement 1001F of Working Examples 6, and shows hinge arrangement 1001F General configuration.The hinge arrangement 1001F of Working Examples 6 is characterised by, utilizes and includes dextrorotation circle partially Shake the cross-polarization ripple of ripple and left-handed circular polarized wave so that use identical carrier frequency simultaneously, can be by two System communication in the same direction or transmitted the information of double amount by two-way communication, and do not apply Time division multiplex, frequency division multiplexing or other multiplexing method any.

Figure 18 shows following example, in this example, uses and wherein utilizes linear polarization probe 1070 The form shown in Fig. 8 A-3c with polarization conversion parts 1030B and linear polarization probe For right-hand circularly polarized wave, linear polarization probe 1070_2 performs 1070_1 for left-handed circular polarized wave Two-way communication.

Such as, in transmitting to the signal of movable part 1004 side from fixed component 1002 side, pass through The signal of telecommunication of the millimere-wave band that microstrip line 1022_1 transmits from unshowned signal processing circuit is being transmitted In line coupling unit 1108_1 use linear polarization probe 1070_1 and be converted to radio signal, and It is then supplied to waveguide 1012.Then, polarization conversion parts 1030B_1 is utilized (specifically to utilize metal to dash forward Go out thing 1034) described radio signal is converted to circularly polarized wave, and then it is supplied to waveguide 1014. Then, the polarization conversion parts 1030B_2 (specifically utilizing metallic projections 1034) of waveguide 1014 is utilized Described circularly polarized wave is converted back into linearly polarized wave, and then utilize and transmitting line coupling unit 1208_1 The linear polarization probe 1070_1 of middle use receives and converts it back to as the signal of telecommunication.Then, pass through The described signal of telecommunication is fed to unshowned signal processing circuit by microstrip line 1024_1.

In transmitting to the signal of fixed component 1002 side from movable part 1004 side, pass through microstrip line The signal of telecommunication of the millimere-wave band that 1024_2 transmits from unshowned signal processing circuit is coupled at transmission line In parts 1108_2 use linear polarization probe 1070_2 and be converted to radio signal, and then by It is fed to waveguide 1014.Then, polarization conversion parts 1030B_2 is utilized (specifically to utilize metallic projections 1034) described radio signal is converted to circularly polarized wave, and is then supplied to waveguide 1012.So After, utilize the polarization conversion parts 1030B_1 (specifically utilizing metallic projections 1034) of waveguide 1012 Described circularly polarized wave is converted back into linearly polarized wave, and then utilize and transmitting line coupling unit 1108_1 The linear polarization probe 1070_2 of middle use receives and converts it back to as the signal of telecommunication.Then, pass through The described signal of telecommunication is fed to unshowned signal processing circuit by microstrip line 1022_2.

It should be noted that shown example is only example, and it can be deployed in include dextrorotation circle partially for generation Shake the different probes of cross-polarization ripple of ripple and left-handed circular polarized wave or antenna form.For example, it is also possible to adopt Combination shape with the linear polarization probe 1070 shown in Fig. 8 B-3c with polarization conversion parts 1030B Formula or wherein circular polarization probe 1080_1 and Fig. 5 B for right hand wave shown in constitutional diagram 5B-1 Another form of circular polarization probe 1080_2 shown in-5.

Working Examples 7

Figure 19 A and Figure 19 B shows the hinge arrangement hinge arrangement 1001G of Working Examples 7.More Body ground, Figure 19 A shows the general configuration of the hinge arrangement 1001GA of the first example of Working Examples 7. Figure 19 B shows the functional configuration of the hinge arrangement 1001GB of the second example of Working Examples 7.

The hinge arrangement 1001G of Working Examples 7 is characterised by, utilizes time division multiplex or frequency division multiplexing Realize such as two systems biography at the double quantity of information of unidirectional communication or two-way communication etc Send, and do not apply the cross-polarization ripple including right-hand circularly polarized wave and left-handed circular polarized wave.

First example

Such as, the hinge arrangement 1001GA of the first example shown in configuration Figure 19 A so that transport unit Part and reception parts are disposed on both fixed component 1002 and movable part 1004, and transmit Parts use different carrier frequency to perform full-duplex bi-directional communication with the group receiving parts.Figure 19 A shows One of them transfer member and reception parts are disposed in fixed component 1002 and movable part 1004 each on configuration.Transfer member and reception parts such as apply injection locking means.

Such as, including transmitting side signal generator part 110 and receiving the first of side signal generator part 120 Communication equipment 100 is disposed in fixed component 1002, and includes transmitting side signal generator part 210 It is disposed in movable part 1004 with the second communication equipment 200 receiving side signal generator part 220 On.As antennas reverse parts example utilize directional couple parts 1109 that circulator formed by cloth Put microstrip line 1022 with transmit side signal generator part 110 and reception side signal generator part 120 it Between.Also at microstrip line 1024 and transmission side signal generator part 210 and reception side signal generator part 220 Between arrange the directional couple parts 1209 utilizing circulator to be formed of example as antennas reverse parts.

In order to realize full-duplex bi-directional communication, different frequencies is applied at it as reference carrier signal Between transmit each group transfer member of signal and receive parts.Such as transmit side signal generator part 110 and connect The group receiving side signal generator part 220 uses the first carrier frequency f1, and transmits side signal generator part 210 He The group receiving side signal generator part 120 uses and the unequal second carrier frequency f2 of the first carrier frequency f1.Right In transmitting line coupling unit 108 and transmitting the antenna of line coupling unit 208, such as, linear polarization is used to visit 1070.Replace linear polarization probe 1070 and circular polarization probe 1080 can be used.

In transmitting to the signal of movable part 1004 side from fixed component 1002 side, by fixed component The millimeter-wave signal transmitting the first carrier frequency f1 that side signal generator part 110 produces of 1002 sides is passed through Directional couple parts 1109 and be sent to for transmitting line coupling unit 1108 linear polarization probe 1070, and then transmitted in waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 with linearly polarized wave by Wireless transceiver. In movable part 1004 side receiving side, the millimeter-wave signal of linear polarization waveshape is by transmitting The linear polarization probe 1070 used in line coupling unit 1208 receives, and is passed through directional couple Parts 1209 and be fed to receive side signal generator part 220.Receive side signal generator part 220 to produce Reproducing carrier signal and be demodulated the millimeter-wave signal received, this carrier signal is locked by injection Fixed Tong Bu for the first carrier frequency f1 of modulation with transmission side signal generator part 110.

On the contrary, in transmitting to the signal of fixed component 1002 side from movable part 1004 side, by can The millimeter-wave signal transmitting the second carrier frequency f2 that side signal generator part 210 produces of mobile parts 1004 Be sent to by directional couple parts 1209 use in transmitting line coupling unit 1208 is linear inclined Shake probe 1070, and then passes through Wireless transceiver with linear polarization waveshape in waveguide 1012 and waveguide Transmit in 1014.At fixed component 1002 side receiving side, the millimeter-wave signal of linear polarization waveshape Received by the linear polarization probe 1070 used in transmitting line coupling unit 1108, and led to Cross directional couple parts 1109 and be fed to receive side signal generator part 120.Receive side signal generator Part 120 produces and reproduces carrier signal and be demodulated the millimeter-wave signal received, this reproduction carrier wave Signal is Tong Bu for the second carrier frequency f2 of modulation with transmission side signal generator part 210 by injecting locking.

According to this method, utilize the first example of Working Examples 7, it is possible to achieve in relative direction that This transmits the full-duplex bi-directional communication of unlike signal, and without result in by using the first carrier frequency f1 and the The interference problem of two carrier frequency application frequency division multiplexings of two carrier frequency f2.

Second example

The hinge arrangement 1001GB of the second example shown in configuration Figure 19 B so that fixed component 1002 With one of movable part 1004 be confirmed as transmit side and another be confirmed as receive side, with in phase Equidirectional middle transmission, N transfer member be disposed in transmission side on and N receive parts be also arranged in reception On side so that the group of transfer member and reception parts uses each different carrier frequency different from each other.It should be noted that N is equal to or is more than the positive integer of 2, and Figure 19 B is shown in which that N is 2 and fixed component 1002 are confirmed as transmitting side, simultaneously movable part 1004 is determined receiving the example of side.Transport unit Locking means is injected in part and reception parts application.

Such as, in fixed component 1002 arrange include the first transmission side signal generator part 110_1 and Second the first communication equipment 100 transmitting side signal generator part 110_2, and at movable part Arrange on 1004 and include that the first reception side signal generator part 220_1 and second receives side signal generator Second communication equipment 200 of part 220_2.First transmits side signal generator part 110_1 and first receives The group of side signal generator part 220_1 uses the first carrier frequency f1, and second transmits side signal generator part 110_2 and second receives the group use of side signal generator part 220_2 and is different from the second of the first carrier frequency f1 Carrier frequency f2.As transmitting line coupling unit 108 and transmitting the antenna of line coupling unit 208, such as, use Circular polarization probe 1080.Circular polarization probe 1080 can be replaced and use linear polarization probe 1070.

By first transmit side signal generator part 110_1 produce the first carrier frequency f1 millimeter-wave signal and by Second millimeter-wave signal transmitting the second carrier frequency f2 that side signal generator part 110_2 produces is passed through conduct The bonder of the example of multiplexing process parts 113 and be coupled in a system, and then by transmitting line Coupling unit 108 circular polarization probe 1080 and be sent to waveguide 1012 and waveguide with circularly polarized wave 1014.Receive the circular polarization on side to pop one's head in the millimeter-wave signal of 1080 reception of circular polarized forms, and By means of the allotter as the example that parts 228 are uniformly processed, described millimeter-wave signal is separated to two System.The most separate millimeter signal is supplied to the first reception side signal generator part 220_1 and second and connects Receive side signal generator part 220_2.Described first receives side signal generator part 220_1 produces a reproduction Carrier signal and be demodulated the millimeter signal received, described reproduction carrier signal is by injecting Lock Tong Bu for the first carrier frequency f1 of modulation with the first transmission side signal generator part 110_1.Therebetween, Described second receives side signal generator part 220_2 produces a reproduction carrier signal and to being received Millimeter signal is demodulated, and described reproduction carrier signal transmits side signal by injection locking with second and produces Parts 110_2 synchronizes for the second carrier frequency f2 of modulation.

According to this method, in the second example of Working Examples 7, including the first carrier frequency f1 and second Two carrier signals of carrier frequency f2 can be used for realizing frequency division multiplexing transmission, utilizes this frequency division multiplexing, in phase Same side is passed up signal different from each other, and is not resulted in interference problem.

Working Examples 8

Figure 20 A and Figure 20 B shows the hinge arrangement 1001H of Working Examples 8.More specifically, figure 20A is the perspective view of the general configuration illustrating hinge arrangement 1001H, and Figure 20 B is to illustrate that hinge is tied The sectional side view of the general configuration of structure.

The hinge arrangement 1001H of Working Examples 8 is characterised by, it has its length longitudinal direction in waveguide The structure of change on direction, or in other words, it has expansible and contractile hinge arrangement.Institute In the example shown, the waveguide 1012 in fixed component 1002 has the waveguide than movable part 1004 1014 bigger section sizes, and the external diameter of the internal diameter of waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 phase the most each other Deng.Additionally, the outer wall of waveguide 1014 can slide along the inwall of waveguide 1012 (can be inserted into and removable).

Preferably, in the end of waveguide 1014 and the coupling part 1015 of waveguide 1012 towards waveguide 1012 It is tapered, as Figure 20 B finds out.Utilize described tapered configuration, in waveguide The radio wave propagated in 1014 can smoothly travel in waveguide 1012, and in waveguide The waveguide 1012 propagated in 1012 can smoothly travel to waveguide 1014.

Working Examples 9

Figure 21 shows the general configuration of the hinge arrangement 1001I of Working Examples 9.

The hinge arrangement 1001I of Working Examples 9 is characterised by, it has the signal of wherein the second example Transmission equipment 1B is applied to any one the form of hinge arrangement 1001 of Working Examples 1 to 8, the most not Only transmit the signal of object and power is fed to contra by Wireless transceiver.Nothing for power Line transmission, as mentioned above can be with employing wireless electric wave reception type, electromagnetic induction type, resonant type etc. In any one.But, Figure 21 illustrate wherein hinge arrangement 1001A based on Working Examples 1 and Application uses coil to be used for electromagnetic induction type or the situation of resonant type of power transmission.

Such as, on substrate 1910, with Figure 21 in be easy to the figure shown in form of a circle coil of diagram Case, the power being formed on fixed component 1002 side transmits coil 1912.Power transmits coil 1912 Being connected to unshowned power circuit by lead pattern 1914, described power circuit is to transmit on side Power on power supply part or reception side receives parts.According to the circle being easy to diagram in Figure 21 Pattern shown in the form of coil forms the power on movable part 1004 side and transmits coil 1922. Power transmits coil 1922 and is connected to unshowned power circuit, described power by lead pattern 1924 Circuit is to transmit the power supply part on side or the power reception parts receiving on side.

By using the most not only transmission object signal to be transmitted but also as Working Examples by Wireless transceiver The method of the same delivering power non-contiguously of hinge arrangement 1001I of 9, reduces electrical wiring circuit fully Or terminal is for the necessity of interface, and can realize configuring without the equipment of cable.So, including power supply All signals can be sent to movable part 1004 by Wireless transceiver from fixed component 1002 side Side, or it is sent to fixed component 1002 from movable part 1004 on the contrary.

Working Examples 10

Figure 22 shows the general configuration of the hinge arrangement 1001J of Working Examples 10.

The hinge arrangement 1001J of Working Examples 10 indicates by the signal transmission apparatus 1A of the first example It is applied to the concrete technology for power supply in the case of the hinge arrangement 1001 of one of Working Examples 1 to 8 Example, or in other words, carry out delivering power not over Wireless transceiver.In order to do not rely on wireless Transmit or in the case of radio wave, transmission object signal or power are sent to contra by hinge arrangement Shell, the most possible thinking is to use such as flexible printed board (FPC) or the electrical wiring circuit of cable. But, in this example, disconnection or the layout of electrical wiring circuit become problem.Such as, when utilizing When transmission object signal is transmitted by the waveguide that hinge arrangement chamber is formed by Wireless transceiver, if By electrical wiring track laying in the waveguide of hinge arrangement, then difficulty is, dredging by electrical wiring circuit Neglect mobile, the transmission line of easy radio jamming electric wave, and disturbance communication.Additionally, it is desirable to space Latitude or the waveguide transmitting line as radio wave provide nargin, and this has obstructed hinge arrangement The miniaturization of shell.

As counter-measure, Working Examples 10 does not take electrical wiring circuit, but uses and use slip ring The mechanical connection of mechanism, this slip ring mechanism utilize fixing brush or the fixed conductor of fixed electrode form and The rotated conductors of rotating brush or rotation electrode form configures.As found out in fig. 22, at fixed part Part 1002 side, is attached to fixing side substrate 3202 by waveguide 1012.In movable part 1004 side, Rotary side substrate 3302 is attached to waveguide 1014, and waveguide 1014 and rotary side substrate 3302 can Rotary shaft integral-rotation around hinge mechanism.

Slip ring mechanism 3000 includes fixed conductor and rotatable conductor, and can by fixed conductor with can Contact between rotated conductors perform the electrical connection of signal or power, described signal or power not by Radio wave transmits.As example, come in the way of the exterior periphery around waveguide 1012 fixing Column part 3204 is provided in side substrate 3202, and fixing brush 3206 is attached to column part 3204 Inte rior circumferential portion.Fixing brush 3206 is connected to go between 3208 by unshowned wiring route pattern. Therebetween, come in rotary side substrate 3302 in the way of the exterior periphery around waveguide 1014 and waveguide 1012 Upper offer column part 3304, and rotation electrode 3306 is attached to column part 3304 with fixing The inte rior circumferential portion of brush 3206 correspondence so that contact with fixing brush 3206.Rotation electrode 3306 leads to Cross unshowned wiring route pattern and be connected to go between 3308.Rotation electrode 3306 utilizes along rotary side The conductor component that the outer, circumferential edge of substrate 3302 provides circumferentially configures.Figure 22 is shown in which There is provided three to fixing brush 3206 and the example of rotation electrode 3306.However, it is possible to provide it is any number of This right.

In there is the hinge arrangement 1001J of Working Examples 10 of this configuration described above, by cunning Ring mechanism 3000 perform the power supply from fixed component 1002 to movable part 1004 or On the contrary from the power supply of movable part 1004 to fixed component 1002.By waveguide 1012 He Waveguide 1014, the radio wave in the wave band near millimere-wave band or millimere-wave band is utilized to transmit a large amount of number According to, the video signal that such as obtained by fixed component 1002 or for controlling movable part The assembly of 1004 or the various control information obtained by movable part 1004.Hinge arrangement wherein In the case of the anglec of rotation big (such as angle is more than 90 degree), it is preferred to use circularly polarized wave performs ripple Lead in 1012 the Wireless transceiver in followed by waveguide 1014.Accordingly, even if at movable part 1004 In the case of bigger relative to the anglec of rotation of fixed component 1002, it is also possible to do not pass with there is no hell and high water Send high-resolution and the picture signal of high picture quality and control information.In this manner it is achieved that fixing High speed wireless data transmission between parts 1002 and movable part 1004, and data transmission can not Can be affected by the communication disturbance institute of electrical wiring circuit.By way of parenthesis, fixing brush 3206 and rotation electrode 3306 Some of centering are to can be used for transmitting object signal (such as can be with low rate and the signal transmitted in a small amount) Wireless transceiver.

Working Examples 11

The signal transmission apparatus 1 being outlined above or hinge arrangement 1001 can be distributed as including signal transmission The hinge arrangement 1001 of equipment 1, it is the form of module and can include rotary driving part 1060； Or also can be distributed as installation in the electronic machine including such hinge arrangement 1001 as mentioned above The form of commodity.Such as, signal transmission apparatus 1 or hinge arrangement 1001 can be used as utilizing on junction point The connection member of hinge arrangement, described junction point is positioned at outside the first of the shell on such as main frame side etc Between the second housing of the shell of shell and such as display unit or guidance panel etc, described display unit or Guidance panel be positioned at such as pocket telephone, notebook personal computer, video camera or video camera, In e-book, electronic dictionary, electronic memo or portable game machine.Can it follows that describe below It is employed several product examples of the electronic machine of hinge arrangement 1001.

Electronic machine: the first example

Figure 23 A to Figure 23 C shows can be to the first product of the electronic machine of its application hinge arrangement 1001 Product example.More specifically, Figure 23 A shows the general configuration of the electronic machine of the first example.Figure 23 B Show the partial cross sectional of the connection member of the electronic machine of the first example.Figure 23 C diagrammatically illustrates The hinge arrangement 1001 of Figure 23 B.

In the first product example, the hinge arrangement 1001 of the present embodiment is applied to pocket telephone. It should be noted that Figure 23 B is the figure of Fig. 2 based on Japan Patent No.4079126, and include and Fig. 2 Shown in similar assembly, but apply and scheme while numeral 9 is added to the front portions of each reference Reference identical in 2, thus described assembly represents by three numerals respectively.It follows that be given The description of primary clustering.With reference first to Figure 23 A, as the pocket telephone of the example of electronic machine 900A includes the functional unit shell 910 with functional unit 911 as the first shell and as The display unit shell 930 with display unit 931 of two shells.With reference now to Figure 23 B, operating portion, Part shell 910 has the shape of flat board, and receiving printed circuit board 913 sets with other therein Standby.Similarly, display unit shell 930 has the shape of flat board, and accommodates printing cloth therein Line substrate 933 and miscellaneous equipment.

Hinge arrangement 1001 is configured between functional unit shell 910 and display unit shell 930, and Functional unit shell 910 and display unit shell 930 are connected by hinge arrangement 1001 so that they One folds and placement in another Shangdi.It is connected to each other portable phone by hinge arrangement 1001 The functional unit shell 910 of machine 900A and display unit shell 930, mobile to carry out pivot folding. Construct described hinge arrangement 1001 so that two waveguides 1012 and 1014 fold with pivot moves coaxially Juxtaposition, and the line coupling unit 1108 that transmits with antenna structure is disposed in the end of waveguide 1012 The line coupling unit 1208 that transmits partly with antenna structure is disposed in the terminal part of waveguide 1014 Point, thus configuration signal transmits equipment 1.The radio signal of waveguiding structure transmits line and is formed on operation In connection member between component enclosure 910 and display unit shell 930 so that at transfer member and connecing Receive in the frequency band of radio signal, between parts, perform radio communication.

Specifically, chamber is arranged (that is, in chamber parts 992 and chamber parts 994) hinge arrangement 1001, In this hinge arrangement 1001, waveguide 1012 and waveguide 1014 are integrated into single waveguide and are used as Waveguide elements on from chamber parts 992 to the region of chamber parts 994, wherein said chamber parts 992 quilt There is provided in the connection member on display unit shell 930 side or display unit side bearing 932 side, and chamber Parts 994 are provided in the connection member on functional unit barrel portion 920.More specifically, reference Figure 23 C, the waveguide 1012 of hinge arrangement 1001 is provided at from chamber parts 992 to inner tubular part In the scope of 941, described chamber parts 992 are provided in the connection member of display unit shell 930 side. Further it is provided that chamber parts 994 and provided in the connection member of functional unit barrel portion 920 side The waveguide 1014 of hinge arrangement 1001 so that its circumferential part is relative with the circumferential part of waveguide 1012. On the waveguide 1014 end section away from waveguide 1012, by fixing component, waveguide 1014 is fastened To functional unit barrel portion 930.On the waveguide 1012 end section away from waveguide 1014, pass through Waveguide 1012 is fastened to display unit shell 930 by fixing component.Fixed component has when waveguide 1012 Or waveguide 1014 when being secured to corresponding shell for adjusting the function of length.As above in conjunction with hinge Described by the Working Examples 1 to 10 of structure 1001, when situation needs, for waveguide 1012 and ripple The each end section leading 1014 provides termination component 1090 or radio wave absorber 1092.

The substrate 1102 of waveguide 1012 side is connected to the substrate 8101 of mounted thereon communication chip 8001 On.Substrate 8101 is connected to the functional unit 911 corresponding with LSI functional part 104 by wire harness 996 Printed circuit board 913 on side.Preferably, communication chip 8001 is provided at and arranges transmission thereon On the substrate 1102 of line coupling unit 1108, the first Signal Processing Element (i.e. communication chip 8001) simultaneously It is disposed in first substrate (i.e. substrate 1102) with transfer member (i.e. transmitting line coupling unit 1108) Go up and be provided in the first shell (i.e. functional unit shell 910).The substrate of waveguide 1014 side 1202 are connected to it on installing the substrate 8102 of communication chip 8002, and substrate 8102 passes through wire harness 998 printed circuit boards 933 being connected to display unit 931 side corresponding with LSI functional part 104. Preferably, communication chip 8002 is provided at provides the substrate transmitting line coupling unit 1208 thereon On 1202, secondary signal processing component (i.e. communication chip 8002) and reception parts (i.e. transmit simultaneously Line coupling unit 1208) it is disposed on second substrate (i.e. substrate 1202) and is provided at second In shell (i.e. display unit shell 930).In other words, it is recommended that in functional unit side and display unit side On Er Zhe, the transmission line coupling unit and communication chip that include antenna etc. are placed on monolith substrate.If Communication chip 8001 include one of semiconductor chip 103 and semiconductor chip 203 of being outlined above, And communication chip 8002 includes another in semiconductor chip 103 and semiconductor chip 203, then cut with scissors Chain structure 1001 has the configuration for one-way communication.If communication chip 8001 and communication chip 8002 The two includes both semiconductor chip 103 and semiconductor chip 203, then hinge arrangement 1001 has use Configuration in two-way communication.

Although it should be noted that in the examples described above, two arranged in the chamber parts of hinge arrangement 1001 Waveguide and the central axis for opening and close movement, but hinge arrangement 1001A can be configured, Make multiple shell can around for open and close movement central shaft fold and be not limited to above-mentioned Configuration.For example, it is also possible to hinge arrangement 1001A to be applied to such configuration, the first shell and second Shell is connected to each other by the connection member using ball-and-socket joint etc., thus is possible not only to perform to fold move And it is mobile to perform torsion.In this example, connection member is formed as two-shaft hinge mechanism, Utilize this two-shaft hinge mechanism, the first shell and the second housing can be around for opening and close in movement Mandrel fold and can around with for open and close movement central axis for vertical rotary Central shaft rotate.Then, even if in order to allow also to lead in the case of being placed relative to one another by shell Cross radio wave between two shells, carry out radio communication, it is recommended that provide and transmit line coupling unit (specifically Ground for example, first shell and each offer antenna mechanism of second housing), and for playing open and close Close the central shaft of movement and waveguide is provided on the central shaft of vertical rotary so that they are arranged to L Shape, in order to formed and transmit line 9 as the radio signal transmitting line for radio wave, exist simultaneously Reflecting plate is provided on the cross point of two central shafts.

Electronic machine: the first amendment to the first example

Figure 24 shows of the first product example to the electronic machine being applied in hinge arrangement 1001 One amendment.The first amendment to the first product example utilizes the chamber of hinge arrangement 1001 itself as wireless Electric wave signal transmits line.Transmit the first communication component including transfer member and Signal Processing Element on side It is disposed on the first printed circuit board provided in the inside of the first shell, and receives including on side The second communication component receiving parts and Signal Processing Element is disposed in the offer of the inside of second housing The second printed circuit board on.Described transfer member and the reception parts opening by the first barrel portion The assembled portion of the opening portion of part and the second barrel portion is (i.e. at the connecting portion of hinge arrangement 1001 On the cavity segment of part), transmitted object signal to each other by radio wave.

Such as, communication chip 8001 and transmission line coupling unit 1108 are provided at functional unit shell 910 On the printed circuit board 913 of side, and communication chip 8002 and transmission line coupling unit 1208 are provided On the printed circuit board 933 of display unit shell 930 side.Arrange printed circuit board 913, make Obtain it and extend up to the chamber parts 992 of the connection member of hinge arrangement 1001.Arrange printed circuit board 933 so that it extends up to the chamber parts 994 of the connection member of hinge arrangement 1001.Transmission line couples Parts 1108 and the antenna structure transmitting line coupling unit 1208 can be any antenna structures, as long as it Have from transmitting line coupling unit 1108 to transmitting line coupling unit 1208 or on the contrary from transmitting line Coupling unit 1208 is to the directivity of transmission line coupling unit 1108, and such as uses bar antenna. Transmit line coupling unit 1108 and transmission line coupling unit 1208 is disposed in printed circuit board 913 He On printed circuit board 933 so that transmit end and reception end is relative to each other.Utilize described configuration, Chamber parts (that is, chamber parts 992 and chamber parts 994 itself) possibly also with hinge arrangement 1001 are made Line is transmitted, to transmit between display unit shell 930 and functional unit shell 910 for radio signal Information.

Electronic machine: the second amendment to the first example

Figure 25 shows second of the first product example to the electronic machine applying hinge arrangement 1001 Amendment.Form the to the first product example second amendment so that transmit line as radio signal and use Electricity Jie with following structure transmits line 9A, and described structure allows with electromagnetic wave or the form of radio wave Transmit radio signal along transmitting line, in described transmission line, capture radio signal, the most simultaneously The radio signal capture structure of millimeter wave capture structure, provides soft to electricity dielectric material and shielding material simultaneously Property, thus the transmission line 9A that is situated between by electricity is laid on the intracavity of hinge arrangement 1001.By tool is positively utilized The radio signal capture structure having flexibility transmits line 9 as radio signal, can at random determine work For radio signal transmit line 9 such as electrical wiring circuit electricity be situated between transmit line 9A layout.

Such as, the printed circuit board 913 of functional unit shell 910 side provides communication chip 8001 With transmit line coupling unit 1108, and carry on the printed circuit board 933 of display unit shell 930 side For communication chip 8002 and transmission line coupling unit 1208.Different from the first amendment, in this amendment, Need not arrange printed circuit board 913 to extend the chamber parts of the connection member of hinge arrangement 1001 992, or need not arrange printed circuit board 933 to extend the connection member of hinge arrangement 1001 Chamber parts 994.Communication chip 8001 and transmission line coupling unit 1108 can be any with optional position Direction it is arranged on printed circuit board 913, and communication chip 8002 and transmission line coupling unit 1208 Can be arranged on printed circuit board 933 with optional position any direction.Electricity is situated between and transmits line 9A, uses the connection that the soft of such as silicone material or flexible electrical dielectric material come between antenna.Transmit Line coupling unit 1108 and the antenna structure transmitting line coupling unit 1208 can be any antenna structures, As long as radio wave can be introduced into electricity Jie and transmits line 9A or receive nothing from electricity Jie transmission line 9A by it Line electric wave.Utilizing described configuration, the electricity Jie transmission line 9A transmitting line as radio signal can be laid In the chamber parts of hinge arrangement 1001, i.e. in chamber parts 992 and chamber parts 994, such that it is able to Information is transmitted between display unit shell 930 and functional unit shell 910.

Electronic machine: the 3rd amendment to the first example

Figure 26 shows the 3rd of the first product example to the electronic machine applying hinge arrangement 1001 Amendment.Form the to the first product example the 3rd amendment so that functional unit shell 910 and display unit Shell 930 utilizes the electric dielectric material of transmittable radio wave to configure, thus is itself served as by shell wireless The signal of telecommunication transmits line 9.If functional unit shell 910 and display unit shell 930 utilize transmittable nothing The electric dielectric material of line electric wave configures, then may be by functional unit shell 910 and display unit shell 930 Line 9 is transmitted, to perform radio wave frequency band between transfer member and reception parts as radio signal In Wireless transceiver.In this example, it is not necessary to all with being suitable for electric Jie's material that radio wave transmits Material configures functional unit shell 910 and display unit shell 930, but only they pass along interconnection The path sending parts and reception parts can configure with the electric dielectric material being suitable for radio wave transmission.Change Yan Zhi, can transmit line using the electric dielectric material being suitable for radio wave transmission as electricity Jie and be embedded only in configuration In the general transferable material of shell in the path part interconnecting transfer member and reception parts, the most only It is embedded in and is formed in the part that radio signal transmits line.Such as, based in Figure 23 A to Figure 23 C institute The first example shown, is embedded in opening 922 in electricity dielectric material 922a, and is embedded in by opening 942 In electricity dielectric material 942a.Operate in component enclosure 910 and display unit shell 930 by one In the process that another Shangdi folds and places, electricity dielectric material 922a and electricity dielectric material 942a is always maintained at Wherein in they states relative to each other.

The printed circuit board 913 of functional unit shell 910 side provides communication chip 8001 and passes Line sending coupling unit 1108, and provide logical on the printed circuit board 933 of display unit shell 930 side Letter chip 8002 and transmission line coupling unit 1208.Arrange printed circuit board 913, to extend hinge The position of the electric dielectric material 922a of the cavity segment 992 of the connection member of structure 1001.Arrange printed wiring Substrate 933, to extend the electric dielectric material 942a of the cavity segment 994 of the connection member of hinge arrangement 1001 Position.The electric dielectric material 922a being inserted in therebetween and electricity Jie is utilized with reception end according to transmitting end Material 942a and mode relative to each other, will transmit line coupling unit 1108 and transmit line coupling unit 1208 are arranged on printed circuit board 913 and printed circuit board 933.Transmit line coupling unit 1108 Can be any structure with the antenna structure of transmission line coupling unit 1208, as long as it has from transmitting line Coupling unit 1108 is to transmitting line coupling unit 1208 or on the contrary from transmitting line coupling unit 1208 To the directivity of transmission line coupling unit 1108, and such as use bar antenna.Utilize described configuration, Form the electric dielectric material 922a of a part for functional unit shell 910 and form display unit shell 930 The electric dielectric material 942a of a part be used as transmitting the electricity of line 9 as radio signal and be situated between and transmit line 9A, in order to perform the information transmission between display unit shell 930 and functional unit shell 910.To the greatest extent Pipe functional unit shell 910 and display unit shell 930 are inserted in transmission side and receive between side, by It is made up of electricity dielectric material in them, so they do not have appreciable impact to the Wireless transceiver of radio wave, In this example, described radio wave is the radio wave of millimere-wave band.Although for wherein at connecting portion The chamber of part provides waveguide with common for performing the configuration of radio communication be to utilize hinge arrangement 1001 Connection member use radio wave to perform signal transmission between shell, but owing to need not ripple Lead, it is possible to build the signaling interface in hinge arrangement with very simple configuration.

Electronic machine: the second example

Figure 27 shows the second product example of the electronic machine being applied in hinge arrangement 1001.? In two product examples, the hinge arrangement 1001 of the present embodiment is applied to wherein merge the pen of display device Remember this type personal computer.With reference to Figure 27, as the notebook personal computer of the example of electronic machine 900B includes: keyboard 9922, and operation is to input character, figure etc.；With functional unit shell 9921, As main body parts and the first shell and have the keyboard 9922 provided thereon.Described notebook type People computer 900B also includes: display unit 9926, is used for showing image；And display unit shell 9925, it is provided thereon as second housing and display unit 9926.Functional unit shell 9921 It is connected with each other such that they can be folded with display unit shell 9925 by two connection members 9927, Described connection member 9927 is provided at different positions, left and right and by application the present embodiment Hinge arrangement 1001 is formed.

Electronic machine: the 3rd example

Figure 28 shows the three products example of the electronic machine being applied in hinge arrangement 1001.? In three products example, the hinge arrangement 1001 of the present embodiment is applied to video camera.With reference to Figure 28, make Video camera 900C for the example of electronic machine includes main frame side shell 9931, for orienting forward Face on provide image pickup object image pickup camera lens 9932, for image pickup beginning/ Shutdown switch 9933, the display unit 9936 etc. provided on display unit shell 9935.Main frame side Shell 9931 and display unit shell 9935 are by being applied the hinge arrangement 1001 of the present embodiment also The connection member 9937 etc. that make use of ball-and-socket joint is connected to each other so that not only can perform folding operation And twist operation can be performed.

Electronic machine: the 4th example

Figure 29 shows the 4th product example of the electronic machine being applied in hinge arrangement 1001.? In four product examples, the hinge arrangement 1001 of the present embodiment is applied to portable game machine.With reference to figure 29, the portable game machine 900D as the example of electronic machine includes the main body as the first shell Side shell 9941, provides the functional unit with mobile cursor various operation buttons to be operated thereon 9942 and for showing the first display unit 9943 of image.Game machine 900D also includes as second The display unit shell 9945 of shell, provides the second display unit for showing image thereon 9946.Main frame side shell 9941 and display unit shell 9945 are connected each other by connection member 9947 Connecing for folding movement, described connection member 9947 is provided at Liang Ge position, left and right and passes through The hinge arrangement 1001 of application the present embodiment configures.

Electronic machine: the 5th example

Figure 30 shows the 5th product example of the electronic machine being applied in hinge arrangement 1001.? In five product examples, the hinge arrangement 1001 of the present embodiment is applied to electronic memo.With reference to Figure 30, Include as main body parts and the first shell as the electronic memo 900E of the example of electronic machine Functional unit shell 9951, provides thereon and operates to input the keyboard 9952 of character, figure etc.. Described electronic memo 900E also includes the display unit shell 9955 as second housing, carries thereon Supply the display unit 9956 for showing image.Functional unit shell 9951 and display unit shell 9955 are connected to each other for folding movement by two connection members 9957, said two connection member 9957 are provided at different positions, left and right and by applying the hinge arrangement 1001 of the present embodiment Configure.

Other electronic machine

The hinge arrangement 1001 of the present embodiment not only can be applied to pocket telephone 900A, notebook Type personal computer 900B, video camera 900C and game machine 900D, and can be based on identical technology Thinking and be applied to other portable terminals various of such as PDA (personal digital assistant) etc.

Although having used particular term to describe preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, but such description being only For illustration purposes, and it is understood that in the case of without departing from spirit or scope of the claims below Can be changed and modification.

The disclosure comprises the Japanese Priority Patent Shen submitted to on October 18th, 2010 in Japan Office Please the relevant theme of the disclosure of JP 2010-233696, entire contents is herein incorporated by reference.

Claims

1. a signal transmission apparatus, including:

Transfer member, is suitable to transmit transmission object signal as radio wave；

Receive parts, be suitable to receive the radio wave transmitted from transfer member, and export and the nothing received The signal of telecommunication that line electric wave is corresponding；And

Connection member, is adapted to the first shell and the second housing of electronic machine, with around this connecting portion The central shaft of part and the most described first shell and second housing, wherein said first shell and Second housing is interengageable for folding movement by this connection member；

Described connection member has radio signal formed therein and transmits line, by this radio signal Transmit line and can perform Wireless transceiver between transfer member and reception parts,

Wherein in connection member formed chamber, and this chamber have provide wherein for the biography that is connected to each other Sending parts and receive the waveguide elements of parts, described waveguide elements includes the central axis with connection member First wave guide and the second ripple that can rotate against relative to first wave guide around the central shaft of connection member Lead；And

In described first wave guide and second waveguide, form radio signal transmit line.

Signal transmission apparatus the most according to claim 1, also includes:

Transmit side Signal Processing Element, be suitable to produce radio wave frequency band based on described transmission object signal In the signal of telecommunication and this signal of telecommunication is fed to described transfer member；And

Receive side Signal Processing Element, be suitable to reproduce described biography based on from the signal of telecommunication receiving parts output Send object signal；

Described connection member is formed in being pivotably attachable to one another around central shaft first On the position of shell and second housing, described first shell contains the transmission side signal of electronic machine Processing component, contains the reception side Signal Processing Element of electronic machine in second housing.

Signal transmission apparatus the most according to claim 1, wherein electricity dielectric material is filled in the waveguide.

Signal transmission apparatus the most according to claim 3, wherein is used for being coated with matallization material by execution The surface of thin film processes and forms waveguide, in order to cover the exterior periphery of electricity dielectric material.

Signal transmission apparatus the most according to claim 1, the wherein end of the waveguide in transfer member side The transmission line coupling unit transmitting line for radio signal is sent to radio signal is provided at Bu Fen, And

There is provided for transmitting line reception from radio signal in the terminal part office of the waveguide receiving component side The transmission line coupling unit of radio signal, and

It is provided at wireless for radio signal reflexes to transmit the termination component of line coupling unit side The signal of telecommunication transmits line and passes relative to opposite side and the radio signal of the end section of the waveguide of transfer member side Line sending is relative at least one in the opposite side of the end section of the waveguide receiving component side.

Signal transmission apparatus the most according to claim 1, wherein for radio signal is sent to nothing The transmission line coupling unit of line signal of telecommunication transmission line is provided at the end section of the waveguide of transfer member side Place, and

It is provided at for transmitting the transmission line coupling unit of line reception radio signal from radio signal Receive the terminal part office of the waveguide of component side, and

Radio signal transmits line relative to the opposite side of the end section of the waveguide of transfer member side and wireless The signal of telecommunication transmits line relative at least one quilt in the opposite side of the end section of the waveguide receiving component side Be formed as open end, and be provided about for absorbing from transmitting line coupling unit in described open end Or the absorption component of the radio signal of waveguide antenna.

Signal transmission apparatus the most according to claim 1, wherein said connection member allows the first shell Rotate in the range of less than 90 degree around central shaft with second housing,

Radio signal in transfer member side transmits to provide on the end section of line and includes that linear polarization is visited Line coupling unit is transmitted in the transmission side of head, wireless for by linear polarization waveshape of this linear polarization probe The signal of telecommunication is sent to radio signal and transmits line；

Transmit to provide on the end section of line in the radio signal receiving component side and include that linear polarization is visited Line coupling unit is transmitted in the reception side of head, and this linear polarization probe is for transmitting line from described radio signal Receive the radio signal of linearly polarized wave；And

Linearly polarized wave is used to carry out Wireless transceiver in radio signal transmits line.

Signal transmission apparatus the most according to claim 1, wherein uses in radio signal transmits line Circularly polarized wave carries out Wireless transceiver.

Signal transmission apparatus the most according to claim 8, wherein in the radio signal of transfer member side The terminal part office transmitting line provides the transmission side transmission line coupling unit including that circular polarization is popped one's head in, and this circle is partially The probe that shakes transmits line for the radio signal of circularly polarized wave form is sent to radio signal；And

The terminal part office offer transmitting line in the radio signal receiving component side includes that circular polarization is popped one's head in Reception side transmit line coupling unit, this circular polarization probe for from described radio signal transmit line receive The radio signal of circularly polarized wave.

Signal transmission apparatus the most according to claim 8, wherein transmits the transmission of line in radio signal One of component side end and reception component side end place provides the first transmission line including that linear polarization is popped one's head in Coupling unit, this linear polarization probe is for being sent to wireless by the radio signal of linear polarization waveshape The signal of telecommunication transmits line, or transmits the aerogram of line reception linear polarization waveshape from radio signal Number；

The polarization provided on line for linearly polarized wave is converted to circularly polarized wave is provided in radio signal Converting member；And

Radio signal transmit the transfer member side end of line and receive in component side end another Place provides the second transmission line coupling unit including that circular polarization is popped one's head in, and this circular polarization probe is for by circular polarization The radio signal of waveshape is sent to radio signal and transmits line, or connects from radio signal transmission line Receive the radio signal of circularly polarized wave form.

11. signal transmission apparatus according to claim 8, wherein in the radio signal of transfer member side The terminal part office transmitting line provides the transmission side transmission line coupling unit including that linear polarization is popped one's head in, this line Property polarization probe transmit line for the radio signal of linear polarization waveshape being sent to radio signal；

The terminal part office offer transmitting line in the radio signal receiving component side includes that linear polarization is visited Line coupling unit is transmitted in the reception side of head, and this linear polarization probe is for transmitting line from described radio signal Receive the radio signal of linearly polarized wave；And

Transmit in described radio signal and provide for linearly polarized wave is converted to circularly polarized wave on line First polarization conversion parts and for the circularly polarized wave of the first polarization conversion parts is converted to linear polarization Second polarization conversion parts of ripple.

12. signal transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein use in radio signal transmits line TM₀₁Pattern carries out Wireless transceiver.

13. signal transmission apparatus according to claim 12, also include:

Transmitting side and transmit line coupling unit, the radio signal being provided at transfer member side transmits the end of line End portion, and be suitable to except TM₀₁The radio signal of the pattern outside pattern is sent to wireless The signal of telecommunication transmits line；

Patten transformation parts, are provided at radio signal and transmit on line, and are suitable to generate TM₀₁Mould Formula；And

Receive side and transmit line coupling unit, be provided at the end of the radio signal transmission line receiving component side End portion, and be suitable to transmit line reception except TM from radio signal₀₁Pattern outside pattern Radio signal also receives the TM generated by patten transformation parts₀₁The radio signal of pattern.

14. signal transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, make in radio signal transmits line Carry out Wireless transceiver with two orthogonal polarized waves, with transmit in the same direction two signals or Perform two-way communication.

15. signal transmission apparatus according to claim 1, are wherein existed by time division multiplex or frequency division multiplexing Transmit multiple signal on equidirectional, or perform two-way communication by time division multiplex or frequency division multiplexing.

16. signal transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein provide in described connection member and are used for By Wireless transceiver or the power transfer member that utilizes slip ring mechanism delivering power.

17. 1 kinds of electronic machines, including:

Transmit side Signal Processing Element, be suitable to based on the telecommunications transmitting object signal generation radio wave frequency band Number；

Transfer member, is suitable to the signal of telecommunication that generated by described transmission side Signal Processing Element as radio Ripple transmits；

Receive parts, be suitable to receive the radio wave transmitted from transfer member, and export the signal of telecommunication of correspondence；

Receiving side Signal Processing Element, it is right to be suitable to based on reproducing transmission from the signal of telecommunication receiving parts output Picture signals；

First shell, wherein contains transmission side Signal Processing Element；

Second housing, wherein contains reception side Signal Processing Element；And

Connection member, is adapted to the first shell and second housing, with the central shaft around this connection member And the most described first shell and second housing, wherein said first shell and second housing are logical Cross this connection member and be interengageable for folding movement；

Described connection member has radio signal formed therein and transmits line, along this radio signal Transmit line and be able to carry out transfer member and the Wireless transceiver received between parts,

18. 1 kinds of method of communicating signals, including:

Along in connection member formed radio signal transmit line, electronic machine the first shell and Between second housing, utilizing radio wave to perform Wireless transceiver, described connection member is for connecting outside first Shell and second housing, with the central shaft around this connection member the most described first shell and Second housing, wherein said first shell and second housing are interengageable for folding by this connection member Motion,