[ summary of the invention ]
The invention provides a cross-coupling structure and a cavity filter, and aims to solve the technical problem that in the prior art, under the condition of fixing the structure, the input end and the output end of the cavity filter, the traditional mode of loading a capacitor structure and an inductor structure cannot enable the cavity filter to generate 3 transmission zeros at the low end, and thus the electrical performance index cannot be met.
In order to solve the technical problems, one technical scheme of the invention is as follows: providing a cross-coupling structure, applying to a cavity filter, wherein the cavity filter comprises a filter cavity, the filter cavity comprises a first resonant cavity, a second resonant cavity and a third resonant cavity, a channel is arranged between the first resonant cavity and the second resonant cavity and is oppositely arranged, and the third resonant cavity is communicated with the channel;
the cross-coupling structure comprises a connecting line, a tap, a first open circuit chip and a second open circuit chip;
the connecting wire is accommodated in the channel and extends to the third resonant cavity;
the tap is arranged in the third resonant cavity and is connected with the end part of the connecting wire;
a first window is arranged on the first resonant cavity close to the first isolation rib of the channel, and the first open circuit piece is connected with the connecting wire and extends into the first resonant cavity through the first window;
and a second window is arranged on a second isolation rib of the second resonant cavity close to the channel, and the second open circuit piece is connected with the connecting wire and extends into the second resonant cavity through the second window.
In order to solve the above technical problems, another technical solution of the present invention is: there is provided a cavity filter comprising:
the filter cavity comprises a first resonant cavity, a second resonant cavity and a third resonant cavity, a channel is arranged between the first resonant cavity and the second resonant cavity and is oppositely arranged, and the third resonant cavity is communicated with the channel;
the first cross coupling structure comprises a connecting line, a tap, a first open circuit chip and a second open circuit chip;
the connecting wire is accommodated in the channel and extends to the third resonant cavity;
the tap is arranged in the third resonant cavity and is connected with the end part of the connecting wire;
a first window is arranged on the first resonant cavity close to the first isolation rib of the channel, and the first open circuit piece is connected with the connecting wire and extends into the first resonant cavity through the first window;
and a second window is arranged on a second isolation rib of the second resonant cavity close to the channel, and the second open circuit piece is connected with the connecting wire and extends into the second resonant cavity through the second window.
Different from the situation of the prior art, the cross-coupling structure provided by the invention has the advantages that the first open-circuit piece, the second open-circuit piece and the tap are connected through the connecting wires and respectively extend to the first resonant cavity, the second resonant cavity and the third resonant cavity of the filter, so that two transmission zero points are generated at the low end, the specified electrical performance requirement of the cavity filter can be met under the condition of limiting the structure, the input end and the output end of the cavity filter, the size of the cavity of the filter is small, the structure is simple, the assembly is easy, the out-of-band rejection requirement can be realized, and the cost is effectively reduced.
[ detailed description ] embodiments
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive step based on the embodiments of the present invention, are within the scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 4, a cavity filter 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a filter cavity 10, a first cross-coupling structure 20, a second cross-coupling structure 30, a first coupling screw 40, a second coupling screw 50, a plurality of resonators 60 and a plurality of resonant rods 70, where the filter cavity 10 includes a first resonant cavity 11, a second resonant cavity 12, a third resonant cavity 13, a fourth resonant cavity 14, a fifth resonant cavity 15 and a plurality of isolation ribs, and the plurality of isolation ribs includes a first isolation rib 161, a second isolation rib 162 and a third isolation rib 163.
A channel 17 is formed between the first resonant cavity 11 and the second resonant cavity 12, and the third resonant cavity 13 is communicated with the channel 17. In this embodiment, the first resonant cavity 11, the second resonant cavity 12, and the third resonant cavity 13 are arranged in a triangular line.
The first cross-coupling structure 20 includes a connection line 21, a tap 22, a first open tab 23, a second open tab 24, and a fixing member 25.
The connecting line 21 is accommodated in the passage 17 and extends to the third resonant cavity 13. In the present embodiment, the connecting wire 21 is in the form of a sheet and is placed in the channel 17 in an upright manner, and further, the connecting wire 21 is in the form of an "L". Of course, in other embodiments, the shape and arrangement of the connecting line 21 may be adjusted according to the requirement, and is not limited herein.
A tap 22 is arranged in the third cavity 13 and is connected to the end of the connection line 21. In the present embodiment, the tap 22 is provided on the top side of the connection line 21.
The first isolation rib 161 of the first resonant cavity 11 near the channel 17 is provided with a first window 111, and the first open-circuit piece 23 is connected to the connection line 21 and extends into the first resonant cavity 11 through the first window 111.
The second cavity 12 is provided with a second window 121 near the second isolation rib 162 of the channel 17, and the second open-circuit piece 24 is connected to the connection line 21 and extends into the second cavity 12 through the second window 121.
Referring to fig. 4, the fixing member 25 is used to fix the connecting wire 21 in the channel 17. In this embodiment, the fixing member 25 has a groove 251, the fixing member 25 covers the connecting wire 21, and the connecting wire 21 is embedded in the groove 251. The width of the fixing member 25 is equal to the width of the channel 17, so that the fixing member 25 is fixedly disposed in the channel 17, thereby fixing the connection line 21 in the channel 17. Further, the groove 251 is a "U" shaped groove.
In the present embodiment, the connection line 21, the tap 22, the first open piece 23, and the second open piece 24 are integrally molded. The first open tab 23 and the second open tab 24 may be L-shaped. Of course, in other embodiments, the first open piece 23 and the second open piece 24 may have other shapes, and are not limited herein.
It is understood that the length, width and height of the first open-circuit piece 23 and the second open-circuit piece 24 affect the coupling amount, and therefore, the length and width of the first open-circuit piece 23 and the second open-circuit piece 24 can be adjusted according to the coupling strength, which is not limited herein.
It will be appreciated that the first cross-coupling structure 20 connects the first open tab 23, the second open tab 24 and the tap 22 by the connecting wires 21 and extends to the first resonator 11, the second resonator 12 and the third resonator 13 of the filter cavity 10, respectively, so as to generate two transmission zeros at the lower end, which can satisfy the specified electrical performance requirements of the cavity filter 100 with respect to the locations of the structure, input and output ends of the cavity filter 100 being defined.
The fourth resonant cavity 14 is isolated from the third resonant cavity 13 by a third isolation rib 163, and the second cross-coupling structure 30 is fixedly disposed on the third isolation rib 163.
Specifically, the second cross-coupling structure 30 includes an installation component 31 and a cross-coupling structural component 32, a through hole (not shown) is formed in the installation component 31, the cross-coupling structural component 32 passes through the through hole and is fixed to the installation component 31, a notch 141 is formed in the third isolation rib 163, and the installation component 31 is fixedly disposed at the notch 141, so that the second cross-coupling structure 30 is fixedly disposed on the third isolation rib 163.
Optionally, the fifth resonant cavity 15 is disposed between the first resonant cavity 11 and the fourth resonant cavity 14, and is disposed adjacent to the third resonant cavity 13. In this embodiment, the first resonant cavity 11, the fifth resonant cavity 15 and the fourth resonant cavity 14 are sequentially arranged, the second resonant cavity 12 and the third resonant cavity 13 are sequentially arranged, and the third resonant cavity 13 and the fifth resonant cavity 15 are concentric. Of course, in other embodiments, the arrangement of the first resonant cavity 11, the second resonant cavity 12, the third resonant cavity 13, the fourth resonant cavity 14, and the fifth resonant cavity 15 may be adaptively adjusted according to requirements, and is not limited herein.
A first coupling window 151 is formed between the fifth resonant cavity 15 and the third resonant cavity 13, and the first coupling screw 40 is arranged in the first coupling window 151; a second coupling window 152 is disposed between the fifth resonant cavity 15 and the fourth resonant cavity 14, and the second coupling screw 50 is disposed in the second coupling window 152.
The resonators 60 are respectively disposed in the first resonant cavity 11, the second resonant cavity 12, the third resonant cavity 13, the fourth resonant cavity 14, and the fifth resonant cavity 15, and the resonant rods 70 are respectively disposed on the resonators 60 in the corresponding resonant cavities.
Optionally, a boss 80 is disposed in each resonant cavity, and the plurality of resonators 60 are disposed on the boss 80 in the corresponding resonant cavity. Wherein the boss 80 may be integrally formed with the filter cavity 10.
Further, referring to fig. 5, the filter cavity 10 includes an input end 91 and an output end 92, the input end 91 is located at an end of the connecting line 21, and the output end 92 is disposed on a sidewall of the fourth resonant cavity 14 away from the fifth resonant cavity 15.
Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a response curve diagram of the cavity filter 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As can be seen from the figure, in the case of fixing the structure of the cavity filter 100, the positions of the input end 91 and the output end 92, the cavity filter 100 provided by the embodiment of the present invention can generate 3 transmission zeros at the low end, where m3 refers to the transmission zero generated by the first cross-coupling structure 20, and m4 refers to the transmission zero generated by the second cross-coupling structure 30.
Different from the prior art, the first cross-coupling structure 20 in the cavity filter 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention connects the first open tab 23, the second open tab 24, and the tap 22 through the connection line 21, and extends to the first resonant cavity 11, the second resonant cavity 12, and the third resonant cavity 13 of the filter cavity 10, respectively, so as to generate two transmission zeros at the low end, and under the condition that the positions of the structure, the input end 91, and the output end 92 of the cavity filter 100 are limited, the specified electrical performance requirement of the cavity filter 100 can be satisfied, and the filter cavity 10 has a small volume, a simple structure, and is easy to assemble, and can achieve a high out-of-band rejection requirement, thereby effectively reducing the cost.
The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications made by the equivalent structures or equivalent processes, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, are included in the scope of the present invention.