CN108288745A - A kind of same frequency combiner being equipped with the second notch - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a kind of same frequency combiners being equipped with the second notch, include bottom case and lid, are set in the bottom case there are one 3dB electric bridges, the 3dB electric bridges include the first compounded plate and the second compounded plate including the first sub-pieces；First compounded plate includes the first sub-pieces, the second sub-pieces, third sub-pieces that size is identical, hexagonal；Second compounded plate includes there are one the first hexagonal coupling piece, and the first coupling piece size is identical with the first sub-pieces；Further include the spacer for having rectangle, is connected by linking arm between spacer and the first coupling piece；Its design frequency includes the 2700Mhz of LTE, can be obtained by Computer Simulation, its achievable preferable coupling effect in frequency 0.6Ghz to 3.0Ghz of this electric bridge.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of same frequency combiners being equipped with the second notch.
Background technology
Same frequency combiner has been reformed into a 3dB electric bridge is arranged in frequency combiner, has been a kind of that two kinds of frequencies are identical
Signal is coupled into the electrical part of signal output all the way, and broadband band is the same as the side that frequency combiner is always that power splitter class is made great efforts
To, realize wideband with frequency combiner be at present there is an urgent need to, in the especially newly-increased standard LTE of the communications industry, LTE standards
It is required that frequency range be 2570MHz-2620MHz, cover the combiner of the standard and same frequency combiner.
Invention content
It is an object of the invention to overcome disadvantages described above, a kind of same frequency combiner being equipped with the second notch is provided.
To achieve the above object, concrete scheme of the invention is as follows：A kind of same frequency combiner being equipped with the second notch, including
There are bottom case and lid, is set in the bottom case there are one 3dB electric bridges, the 3dB electric bridges include the first compounded plate and second group
Close piece；
First compounded plate includes the first sub-pieces, the second sub-pieces, third sub-pieces that size is identical, hexagonal；First sub-pieces
It is arranged to third sub-pieces in equidistant ring array in same plane with central point；First sub-pieces, the second sub-pieces, third sub-pieces, it is fixed
They are being calculated as the first side to justice since while leftmost respectively, and second is followed successively by while to the 6th along meter clockwise；First
The first of sub-pieces while with the second sub-pieces second while be connected by the first arc-shaped conductive arm, the 4th side of the first sub-pieces and the
The third side of three sub-pieces is connected by the second arc-shaped conductive arm；It is defeated that first is extended outward at the first conductive arm back of a bow
Enter side pole, the first output side pole is extended outward at the second conductive arm back of a bow；
Second compounded plate includes there are one the first hexagonal coupling piece, and the first coupling piece size is identical with the first sub-pieces；Also
Include the spacer of rectangle, is connected by linking arm between spacer and the first coupling piece；Spacer is vertical with linking arm to be prolonged
It is extended with upright arm, upright arm both sides, which are extended, second of piece and third time piece, second of piece be identical with third time piece size,
Same plane is hexagon；The outer side edges of second of piece extend outward the second input side pole, the outer side edges of third time piece to
Extend second output terminal bar outside；
First compounded plate is combined with the second compounded plate, and when combination, upright arm is located at the second sub-pieces and third sub-pieces
Between gap in, the second sub-pieces is located between spacer and second of piece, and third sub-pieces is located in spacer and third time
Between piece；First sub-pieces and the first coupling piece are arranged in parallel and the first coupling piece upright projection is overlapped with the first sub-pieces.
Wherein, the second of second sub-pieces while and angle region when third be equipped with the first coupling notch of hexagon.
Wherein, the second of the third sub-pieces while and angle region when third be equipped with the second coupling notch of hexagon.
Wherein, the first coupling piece is all provided with close to two side areas there are one the first notch.
Wherein, the top corner regions of second of piece and third time piece are all provided with that there are one round clearance holes.
Wherein, spacer is equipped with multiple second notches being placed equidistant with.
Wherein, insulation fore-set is equipped between the second sub-pieces and spacer and second of piece.
Wherein, insulation fore-set is equipped between third sub-pieces and spacer and third time piece.
Beneficial effects of the present invention are：Its design frequency includes the 2700Mhz of LTE, can be obtained by Computer Simulation,
Its achievable preferable coupling effect in frequency 0.6Ghz to 3.0Ghz of this electric bridge.
Description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the stereogram of the 3dB electric bridges in the same frequency combiner of the present invention；
Fig. 2 is the vertical view of the 3dB electric bridges of the same frequency combiner of the present invention；
Fig. 3 is the upward view of the 3dB electric bridges of the same frequency combiner of the present invention；
Fig. 4 is the vertical view of the first compounded plate of the present invention；
Fig. 5 is the vertical view of the second compounded plate of the present invention；
Fig. 6 is the side view of the present invention；
Fig. 7 is visual angle figure when being assembled between the first compounded plate and the second compounded plate；
Fig. 8 is another visual angle figure when being assembled between the first compounded plate and the second compounded plate；
Fig. 9 is the analogous diagram of the present invention；
Reference sign in Fig. 1 to Fig. 9：
The first sub-pieces of a1-；A11- first input end bars；A12- first exports side pole；The second sub-pieces of a2-；A3- third sub-pieces；a4-
First conductive arm；The second conductive arms of a5-；A6- first couples notch；A7- second couples notch；
The first coupling pieces of b1-；B11- circle clearance holes；The first notches of b12-；Second of piece of b2-；B3- third time pieces；B4- second
Input side pole；B5- second output terminal bars；B6- linking arms；B7- spacers；The second notches of b71-；B8- upright arms.
Specific implementation mode
The present invention is described in further detail in the following with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments, is not the reality the present invention
It applies range and is confined to this.
As shown in Figures 1 to 9, a kind of same frequency combiner being equipped with the second notch described in the present embodiment, includes bottom case
And lid, set that there are one 3dB electric bridges in the bottom case, the 3dB electric bridges include the first compounded plate and the second compounded plate；The
One compounded plate includes the first sub-pieces a1, the second sub-pieces a2, third sub-pieces a3 that size is identical, hexagonal；First sub-pieces
A1 to third sub-pieces a3 is arranged in same plane in equidistant ring array with central point；First sub-pieces a1, the second sub-pieces a2, third
Sub-pieces a3, define them is being calculated as the first side since while leftmost respectively, and the second side is followed successively by the along meter clockwise
Six sides；The first of first sub-pieces a1 while with the second sub-pieces a2 second while be connected by the first arc-shaped conductive arm a4, first
The 4th of sub-pieces a1 is connected while with the third of third sub-pieces a3 by the second arc-shaped conductive arm a5；First conductive arm
First input end bar a11 is extended outward at the a4 back of a bow, and the first output end is extended outward at the second conductive arm a5 back of a bow
Bar a12；Second compounded plate includes that there are one the first hexagonal coupling piece b1, the first coupling piece b1 sizes and the first sub-pieces a1
It is identical；Further include the spacer b7 for having rectangle, is connected by linking arm b6 between spacer b7 and the first coupling piece b1；Spacer
B7 and linking arm b6 has vertically extended upright arm b8, and upright arm b8, which extends both sides, second of piece b2 and third time piece b3,
Second of piece b2 be identical with third time piece b3 sizes, same plane, is hexagon；The outer side edges of second of piece b2 extend outwardly
Go out the second input side pole b4, the outer side edges of third time piece b3 extend outward second output terminal bar b5；First compounded plate with
Second compounded plate is combined, when combination, in gaps of the upright arm b8 between the second sub-pieces a2 and third sub-pieces a3, and
Two sub-pieces a2 are located between spacer b7 and second of piece b2, third sub-pieces a3 be located in spacer b7 and third time piece b3 it
Between；First sub-pieces a1 and the first coupling piece b1 is arranged in parallel and the first coupling piece b1 upright projections are overlapped with the first sub-pieces a1.Its
In, it is equipped with insulation fore-set between the second sub-pieces a2 and spacer b7 and second of piece b2.Wherein, third sub-pieces a3 and spacer
It is equipped with insulation fore-set between b7 and third time piece b3.
When combination, spacing, the first compounded plate and the second compounded plate is kept to adopt between the first compounded plate and the second compounded plate
The conductor for being 2.4 or so with dielectric constant；Its design frequency includes the 2700Mhz of LTE, can be obtained by Computer Simulation,
Preferable coupling effect can be achieved in it to this electric bridge in frequency 0.6Ghz to 3.0Ghz, and as described in Figure 8, coupling value is wanted above-mentioned
It is 3dB or so to seek the parameter in frequency range, complies fully with design requirement, and interport isolation is in 30+3 dB or so, in addition, being worth one
It is mentioned that, in frequency range, port standing-wave ratio is less than 1.25.First coupling piece b1 of the first compounded plate and the second compounded plate is thick
Degree is maintained at 3.5-4mm or so, this electric bridge load power is up to 350W.For the coupling effect for being optimal, specific ruler
It is very little to be optimized for：First sub-pieces a1, the second sub-pieces a2, third sub-pieces a3 are regular hexagon, their length of side is 65mm, the
Two conductive arm a5 and the first conductive arm a4 sizes are identical, the center of circle of arc and the first sub-pieces a1, the second sub-pieces a2, third sub-pieces a3
Centered on overlap；The line width of first conductive arm a4 is：8mm；The size phase of the output side poles of first input end bar a11 and first a12
Together, a length of：65mm, line width 8mm；First coupling piece b1 is identical as the first sub-pieces a1；Spacer b7, linking arm b6 thickness with
First coupling piece b1 is identical, and the length and width of spacer b7 are respectively：126mm, 36mm；The width of linking arm b6 is 37mm, length
For：47mm；The thickness of upright arm b8 is 4mm, is highly 18mm, and second of piece b2 and third time piece b3 are regular hexagon, the length of side
It is：39mm；Second input side pole b4 is identical with second output terminal bar b5 sizes, thickness 3mm, line width 4mm, and length is：
95mm；Distance is 4mm between second sub-pieces a2 and spacer b7；First coupling notch a6 and the second coupling notch a7 is positive six
Side shape, the length of side are：15mm, while with corresponding second sub-pieces a2 second while and third side at a distance from be 6mm；First notch b12
Width and length be：6mm and 54mm, arc radius do not require, and the distance apart from corresponding sides is：14mm；Circle isolation
Hole b11's is a diameter of：8mm；The length and width of second notch b71 is respectively：28mm and 4mm, arc radius do not require；Phase
The distance of two the second notch b71 of neighbour is：10mm.
In the present embodiment, in the present embodiment, the third sub-pieces a3 second while and angle region when third be equipped with six
Second coupling notch a7 of side shape.The second of the second sub-pieces a2 while and angle region when third be equipped with the first of hexagon
Notch a6 is coupled, which is learnt by emulation can be effectively increased the degree of coupling, and coupling performance 2.5% is promoted.It improves coupling
Degree effectively reduces the deviation of phase difference.In the present embodiment, the first coupling piece b1 is all provided with close to two side areas there are one first
Notch b12；In the present embodiment, the top corner regions of second of piece b2 and third time piece b3 are all provided with that there are one round clearance holes
b11.In the present embodiment, spacer b7 is equipped with the multiple second notch b71 being placed equidistant with.For increasing isolation, increase property
Energy.
The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, therefore all structures according to described in present patent application range
It makes, the equivalent change or modification that feature and principle are done, is included in the protection domain of present patent application.
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1. a kind of same frequency combiner being equipped with the second notch, it is characterised in that：, include bottom case and lid, in the bottom case
If there are one 3dB electric bridges, the 3dB electric bridges include the first compounded plate and the second compounded plate including the first sub-pieces；
First compounded plate includes the first sub-pieces that size is identical, hexagonal（a1）, the second sub-pieces（a2）, third sub-pieces
（a3）；First sub-pieces（a1）To third sub-pieces（a3）It is arranged in equidistant ring array in same plane with central point；First sub-pieces
（a1）, the second sub-pieces（a2）, third sub-pieces（a3）, define them is being calculated as the first side, edge since while leftmost respectively
Meter is followed successively by second while to the 6th clockwise；First sub-pieces（a1）The first side and the second sub-pieces（a2）The second side pass through circle
First conductive arm of arc（a4）It is connected, the first sub-pieces（a1）The 4th side and third sub-pieces（a3）Third side pass through it is arc-shaped
The second conductive arm（a5）It is connected；First conductive arm（a4）Hunchbacked place extends outward first input end bar（a11）, described
Second conductive arm（a5）Hunchbacked place extends outward the first output side pole（a12）；
Second compounded plate includes that there are one the first hexagonal coupling pieces（b1）, the first coupling piece（b1）Size and the first sub-pieces
（a1）It is identical；It further include the spacer for having rectangle（b7）, spacer（b7）With the first coupling piece（b1）Between pass through linking arm
（b6）It is connected；Spacer（b7）With linking arm（b6）Upright arm is vertically extended（b8）, upright arm（b8）Both sides, which are extended, to be had
Second of piece（b2）With third time piece（b3）, second of piece（b2）With third time piece（b3）Size is identical, same plane, is six
Side shape；Second of piece（b2）Outer side edges extend outward the second input side pole（b4）, third time piece（b3）Outer side edges it is outside
Extend second output terminal bar（b5）；
First compounded plate is combined with the second compounded plate, when combination, upright arm（b8）Positioned at the second sub-pieces（a2）With
Third sub-pieces（a3）Between gap in, the second sub-pieces（a2）It is located in spacer（b7）With second of piece（b2）Between, third
Sub-pieces（a3）It is located in spacer（b7）With third time piece（b3）Between；First sub-pieces（a1）With the first coupling piece（b1）It is parallel to set
It sets and the first coupling piece（b1）Upright projection and the first sub-pieces（a1）It overlaps；
Spacer（b7）It is equipped with multiple second notches being placed equidistant with（b71）.
2. a kind of same frequency combiner being equipped with the second notch according to claim 1, it is characterised in that：Second sub-pieces
（a2）Second while and angle region when third be equipped with the first coupling notch of hexagon（a6）.
3. a kind of same frequency combiner being equipped with the second notch according to claim 1, it is characterised in that：The third sub-pieces
（a3）Second while and angle region when third be equipped with the second coupling notch of hexagon（a7）.
4. a kind of same frequency combiner being equipped with the second notch according to claim 1, it is characterised in that：First coupling piece
（b1）It is all provided with there are one the first notch close to two side areas（b12）.
5. a kind of same frequency combiner being equipped with the second notch according to claim 1, it is characterised in that：Second of piece
（b2）With third time piece（b3）Top corner regions be all provided with that there are one round clearance holes（b11）.
6. a kind of same frequency combiner being equipped with the second notch according to claim 1, it is characterised in that：Second sub-pieces（a2）
With spacer（b7）With second of piece（b2）Between be equipped with insulation fore-set.
7. a kind of same frequency combiner being equipped with the second notch according to claim 1, it is characterised in that：Third sub-pieces（a3）
With spacer（b7）With third time piece（b3）Between be equipped with insulation fore-set.
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