EP0632525A1 - Circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer integrated with a horn - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer for transducing a circularly-polarized wave into a linearly-polarized wave, and particularly to a polarized-wave transducer applied suitably to the primary horn of a BS antenna.
- Broadcasts based on a broadcasting satellite (BS) and communication satellite (CS) are prevailing recently.
- the BS-based broadcast is transmitted from the satellite in the form of a radio wave that is circularly-polarized, and therefore it is necessary for the primary horn of the receiving BS antenna to be equipped with a transducer which transduces the circularly-polarized wave into a linearly-polarized wave.
- Fig. 13 shows an example of the BS antenna.
- reference numeral 10 ⁇ 0 ⁇ denotes a paraboloid reflector which reflects the radio wave that is circularly polarized. Disposed at the focal point of the paraboloid reflector 10 ⁇ 0 ⁇ is a primary horn 10 ⁇ 1, by which the radio wave focused by the paraboloid reflector 10 ⁇ 0 ⁇ is taken in.
- the primary horn 10 ⁇ 1 is generally made up of a conical horn for receiving a circularly-polarized wave, a circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer for transducing the circularly-polarized wave received by the conical horn into a linearly-polarized wave, a rectangular waveguide connected to the transducer, a probe inserted in the rectangular waveguide, and a frequency transducer for transducing the BS signal received by the probe into an intermediate frequency signal.
- the primary horn 10 ⁇ 1 is disposed at the focal point of the paraboloid reflector 10 ⁇ 0 ⁇ by being supported by a stay 10 ⁇ 2, and the complete BS antenna is installed on the balcony, roof or the like of a building by being supported swingably by a mast 10 ⁇ 3.
- Fig. 14 shows an example of the conventional primary horn used for the BS antenna.
- the circularly-polarized BS signal received by the conical horn 111 is propagated in the conical horn 111 and entered to a circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer 112.
- the transducer 112 incorporates a phase shift plate of dielectric material disposed at a 45°-inclination for example, by which the circularly-polarized wave is transduced into a linearly-polarized wave.
- the resulting linearly-polarized wave is propagated in the rectangular waveguide formed in a housing 113 through flanges 116 and 117, and the BS signal is transduced into an intermediate frequency (IF) signal by a frequency transducer incorporated in the housing 113.
- the resulting IF signal is delivered to an external BS tuner through a connector 114.
- the conventional primary horn needs to be as long as the sum of the dimensions of the conical horn, circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer and rectangular waveguide, and the difficulty of making a short primary horn has been a problem against a compact and light-weight design.
- an object of this invention is to accomplish a compact and light-weight design of the primary horn.
- Another object of this invention is to accomplish a compact and light-weight design of the primary horn without incurring the deterioration of performance.
- a further object of this invention is to accomplish the integration of the conical horn and circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer without adversely affecting the test of the frequency transducer.
- a circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer integrated with a horn comprising: a probe (53) for feeding an input to an RF circuit board on which a frequency transducer circuit is arranged; a rectangular waveguide (12) in which said probe (53) is inserted through the wall of waveguide; a conical horn (11), with the feed-end thereof being connected to the output-end of said rectangular waveguide (12); and a passive element (33) having an electric length equal to about a half wavelength and disposed in said conical horn (11) by being spaced out by a prescribed distance from the feed-end of said conical horn (11) and inclined by about 45°; said passive element (33) constituting a circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer, and said conical horn (11) and said rectangular waveguide (12) being formed as a unitary member.
- a circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer integrated with a horn comprising: a probe (53) for feeding an input to an RF circuit board (54) on which a frequency transducer circuit is arranged; a rectangular waveguide (12) in which said probe (53) is inserted through the wall of waveguide; a conical horn (11), with the feed-end thereof being connected to the output-end of said rectangular waveguide (12); a short-circuit plate (12) disposed at the output-end of said rectangular waveguide (12) and having a slit (21) which transmits only a linearly-polarized wave; and a passive element (33) having an electric length equal to about a half wavelength and disposed in said conical horn (11) by being spaced out by a prescribed distance from said short-circuit plate (2) and inclined by about 45° with respect to said slit (21); said passive element (33) constituting a circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer, and said conical horn (11) and
- the circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer is located inside the conical horn, and the total length of the primary horn can be reduced.
- the resulting compact and light-weight structure contributes to the cost reduction of the primary horn.
- the short-circuit plate with the formation of a slit allows the propagation of only the linearly-polarized wave, improving the performance of cross polarization discrimination, and also allows the impedance matching for the connection between the conical horn and rectangular waveguide, minimizing the propagation loss. On this account, a compact and light-weight design of the primary horn does not deteriorate the performance.
- the frequency transducer can be tested by coupling the rectangular waveguide to the conical horn, with the short-circuit plate and passive element being detached, and this enables the integration of the conical horn and circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer.
- Fig.1 shows by development a conical horn and part of a rectangular waveguide which constitute the primary horn of this invention.
- reference numeral 1 denotes the primary horn.
- a diecast case 13 and an RF chassis 14 form a housing.
- the diecast case 13 includes an integral formation of a conical horn 11 and a rectangular waveguide 12.
- Indicated by 18 is a horn mount bar, which has another end secured to a stay fixed to a paraboloid reflector (not shown) so that the primary horn is located at the focal point of the paraboloid reflector.
- the diecast case 13 has a groove 16, which is designed to engage with a ridge formed on the interior surface of a lid 4 that serves to prevent raindrops and dusts from entering into the conical horn 11.
- the circularly-polarized wave focused by the paraboloid reflector and received by the conical horn 11 is transduced into a linearly-polarized wave and then propagated in the rectangular waveguide 12.
- the linearly-polarized wave is received by a probe (not shown) disposed in the waveguide 12, fed to an RF circuit board (not shown) accommodated in the RF chassis 14, and transduced into an intermediate frequency (IF) signal which is led out through a connector 19.
- IF intermediate frequency
- the short-circuit plate 2 is fixed by being glued for example on the attachment wall surface between the conical horn 11 and rectangular waveguide 12.
- the short-circuit plate 2 has the formation of a slit 21 in its central section, by which only a linearly-polarized wave is selectively conducted to the rectangular waveguide 12, and it also functions to take impedance matching between the conical horn 11 and rectangular waveguide 12 through the adjustment of the dimension of the slit 21.
- the cuts 22 formed around the short-circuit plate 2 are brought to engage with the bosses 17 formed on the attachment wall surface between the conical horn 11 and rectangular waveguide 12 so that the short-circuit plate 2 is fixed, with its slit 21 having a prescribed angle with respect to the rectangular waveguide 12 (parallel to the attachment wall surface).
- the bucket-shaped supporting device 3 After the short-circuit plate 2 has been fixed on the attachment wall surface, the bucket-shaped supporting device 3 is mounted on it.
- the bucket-shaped supporting device 3 has a bottom plate 32, on which a passive element 33 is fixed at about 45° with respect to the slit 21.
- the supporting device 3 has a plurality of legs 31 extending from the bottom plate 32. Each leg has an electric length set equal to about a quarter wavelength so that the distance between the passive element 33 and short-circuit plate 2 is set to an electric length of about a quarter wavelength. The legs 31 also serve to keep the short-circuit plate 2 in press-contact with the attachment wall surface.
- the bucket-shaped supporting device 3, which is disposed inside the conical horn 11, is preferably made of an insulation material having a small dielectric constant so that the electromagnetic field distribution in the conical horn 11 is not disturbed.
- the bucket-shaped supporting device 3 has the formation of cuts 34 around the rim of its open end, and these cuts 34 are designed to engage with the bosses 15 formed on the rim of the radial port of the the conical horn 11 so that the passive element 33 is positined at about 45° with respect to the slit 21.
- the lid 4 is placed over the radial port of the conical horn 11 with the intention of preventing raindrops and dusts from entering into the conical horn 11.
- the lid 4 has a ridge formed on its interior surface, and it is designed to engage with the groove 16 formed in the exterior surface near the radial port of the conical horn 11 thereby to fix the lid 4.
- the passive element 33 is disposed inside the conical horn 11 and the output-end of the rectangular waveguide 12 is terminated by the short-circuit plate 2 having the slit 21. Consequently, the total length from the conical horn 11 to the terminal of the rectangular waveguide 12 can be reduced, and a circularly-polarized wave can be transduced into a linearly-polarized wave efficiently.
- Fig.2 shows the cross section of the primary horn arranged as described above.
- the diecast case 13 has the formation of the conical horn 11 and rectangular waveguide 12.
- the RF chassis 14 is screwed to the diecast case 13, and it covers the rear end of the rectangular waveguide 12 and the back of the diecast case 13.
- a probe 53 is inserted in the rectangular waveguide 12, and it has another end connected to the RF circuit board 54.
- the RF circuit board 54 includes a frequency transducer circuit, by which the signal transduced to have the intermediate frequency is produced, and it is led out through the connector 19.
- the housing which is made up of the diecast case 13 and RF chassis 14 is covered by a front cover 52 and a rear cover 51.
- the lid 4 which covers the front of the conical horn 11 has a double wall structure including an upper cap 41 and lower cap 42.
- the upper and lower caps are spaced out by a distance set equal to about a quarter wavelength so that the wave reflected by the lower cap 42 is cancelled by the wave coming in through the upper cap 41.
- the bucket-shaped supporting device 3 is disposed inside the conical horn 11, and the passive element 33 is fixed on the bottom of the device 3.
- the short-circuit plate 2 is disposed by being spaced out by about a quarter wavelength from the passive element 33.
- the short-circuit plate 2 is kept in press-contact with the attachment wall surface 55 by means of the legs 31 extending from the bottom of the bucket-shaped supporting device 3.
- Fig.3 shows by development the cross section of the section of the conical horn 11.
- the RF chassis 14 is attached to the back of the diecast case 13, with a recess formed in the RF chassis 14 being coupled with the rear end of the rectangular waveguide 12 which is open-ended at the time of assembling, thereby to terminate the waveguide 12.
- the probe 53 which is connected to the RF circuit board 54 is held between the diecast case 13 and RF circuit board 54.
- the short-circuit plate 2 is fixed by being glued for example, and the bucket-shaped supporting device 3, with the passive element 33 being fixed at its bottom, is inserted in the conical horn 11.
- the bucket-shaped supporting device 3 has the formation of cuts around its open-end section, and these cuts engage with the bosses 15 formed on the radial port of the conical horn 11.
- Fig.4(a)(b) shows the cross section of the assembly of these components.
- Fig.4(a) is a front view of the assembly, in which the bosses 15 formed on the rim of the radial port of the conical horn 11 engage with the cuts formed in the open-end section of the bucket-shaped supporting device 3.
- Fig.4(b) is a side cross-sectional view of the assembly, in which the probe 53 is held between the diecast case 13 and RF chassis 14 and the recess, which forms part of the rectangular waveguide 12, formed in the RF chassis 14 has a depth set equal to about a quarter wavelength and functions to terminate the rectangular waveguide 12.
- Figs.5 and 6 show the cross section of the radial port and lid 4 of the conical horn 11.
- the ridge 43 formed on the interior surface of the lid 4 is designed to engage with the groove 16 formed in the exterior surface of the conical horn 11 near the radial port so that the lid 4 is firmly coupled with the diecast case 13.
- the lid 4 has its lower cap 42 located inside the upper cap 41.
- the lid 4 is attached to the radial port of the conical horn 11 so as to cover the front end of the horn 11 as shown in Fig.6.
- the figure shows the tight coupling of the ridge 43 of the lid 4 with the groove 16 of the diecast case 13.
- Fig.7(a)(b)(c) and Fig.8 are front cross-sectional views of the horn assembly taken along the lines shown in Fig.4(a)(b).
- Fig. 7(a) is a cross-sectional view of the horn section taken outwardly along the line D-D', showing the disposition of the bucket-shaped supporting device 3 fitted in contact with the inner surface of the conical horn 11 which is formed as part of the diecast case 13.
- Fig.7(b) is a cross-sectional view of the horn section taken inwardly along the line C-C' on the front surface of the short-circuit plate 2, showing the disposition of the short-circuit plate 2 in the conical horn 11.
- the disc-shaped short-circuit plate 2 has the slit 21 extending horizontally and the cuts 22 formed at the circumuference of the plate.
- Fig.7(c) is a cross-sectional view of the horn section taken outwardly along the line B-B' on the back surface of the short-circuit plate 2, showing the disposition of the passive element 33 at about 45° with respect to the horizontal direction on the bottom of the bucket-shaped supporting device 3.
- the passive element 33 is caulked on the bottom of the supporting device 3.
- Indicated by 35 is an air hole, through which air communicate to equalize the air pressure between the rooms at the front and back of the bucket-shaped supporting device 3.
- Shown in the right-hand section of Fig.7(c) is a magnified view of only the passive element 33, and it has a length set equal to about ⁇ g/2 (where ⁇ g is the wavelength in the waveguide).
- Fig.8(a) is a cross-sectional view of the horn section taken outwardly along the line A-A' on the back surface of the RF circuit board 54 which is inserted in the rectangular waveguide 12, showing the probe 53 at the end of the circuit board confronting the slit 21.
- Fig.8(b) is a cross-sectional view of the horn section taken inwardly along the line E-E' on the back surface of the short-circuit plate 2, showing the formation of four bosses 17 on the attachment wall surface 55 where the short-circuit plate 2 is fixed. These bosses 17 are designed to engage with four cuts 22 formed in the short-circuit plate 2.
- the diagram also shows the rectangular waveguide 12 in connection with the attachment wall surface 55.
- the passive element 33 is disposed by being inclined by about 45° with respect to the slit 21 of the short-circuit plate 2 as shown by Fig.9(a), and spaced out by about ⁇ /4 from the short-circuit plate 2, as shown by Fig.9(b).
- the passive element 33 is excited by a linearly-polarized wave Es radiated from the slit 21, causing the element to generate an electric field Ed in its longitudinal direction.
- this invention is designed to adjust the length of the passive element 33 and its distance and inclination angle with respect to the slit 21 so that the vertical component Ev and horizontal component Eh have an equal amplitude and a phase difference of 90 ⁇ ° thereby to produce a circularly-polarized wave.
- This linear-to-circular polarized wave transducer is reversible, and therefore by exciting the passive element 33 by a circularly-polarized wave, it functions to transduce the circularly-polarized wave into a linearly-polarized wave. Accordingly, it is used as a circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer by placing the passive element 33 inside the conical horn 11.
- the passive element 33 is attached to the bottom of the bucket-shaped supporting device 3 by means of a double-side bonding tape or the like as shown by Fig.10 ⁇ (a).
- the supporting device 3 is set on a caulking stage placed under a pressing tool as shown by Fig.10 ⁇ (b).
- the pressing tool is lowered so that the passive element 33 is caulked on the bottom of the supporting device 3 as shown by Fig.11(a).
- the pressing tool is raised and the supporting device 3, with the passive element 33 being attached to its bottom as shown by Fig.11(b), is taken out of the tool.
- the bucket-shaped supporting device 3 is formed of synthetic resin such as polypropylene.
- the RF circuit board including the frequency transducer circuit is mounted in the diecast case 13 and the RF chassis 14 is attached on it as shown by Fig.12(a).
- An adapter for linearly-polarized wave 60 ⁇ which is formed of a rectangular waveguide 61, with its end being tapered to couple with the conical horn 11, is prepared.
- the adapter 60 ⁇ is coupled with the the conical horn 11 as shown by Fig.12(b).
- the adapter 60 ⁇ has the formation of cuts 62 on its end surface, and they couple with the bosses 17 formed on the attachment wall surface so that the rectangular waveguide 61 is connected by being indexed to the rectangular waveguide 12.
- a BS signal of a linearly-polarized wave in the 12 GHz band is supplied from the adapter 60 ⁇ to the rectangular waveguide 12, and the signal is applied through the probe 53 to the frequency transducer circuit to test its characteristics.
- the distance between the conical horn and rectangular waveguide can be reduced, and consequently a compact and light-weight primary horn can be realized.
- the performance of the primary horn is not deteriorated by the compact, light-weight design.
- the conical horn and rectangular waveguide can be integrated with the diecast case which accommodates the frequency transducer and they can be assembled by automatic indexing through the provision of the fitting structure, whereby the fabricating process of the primary horn can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced significantly.
- the frequency transducer circuit can be tested while being kept attached to the primary horn.
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A passive element 33 for transducing a circularly-polarized wave into a linearly-polarized wave is disposed in a conical horn 11, and a short-circuit plate 2 is disposed by being spaced out by a prescribed distance from the passive element 33. The short-circuit plate 2 is disposed on the attachment wall surface 55 between the conical horn 11 and a rectangular waveguide 12, and it has the formation of a slit. The slit extracts only a linearly-polarized wave component, which is propagated to the rectangular waveguide 12. A probe 53 is inserted in the rectangular waveguide 12, and the BS signal received by the probe 53 is transduced into an intermediate frequency signal by a frequency transducer arranged on a RF circuit board 54.
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- The present invention relates to a circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer for transducing a circularly-polarized wave into a linearly-polarized wave, and particularly to a polarized-wave transducer applied suitably to the primary horn of a BS antenna.
- Broadcasts based on a broadcasting satellite (BS) and communication satellite (CS) are prevailing recently.
- These broadcasts are received by using a BS antenna or CS antenna. The BS-based broadcast is transmitted from the satellite in the form of a radio wave that is circularly-polarized, and therefore it is necessary for the primary horn of the receiving BS antenna to be equipped with a transducer which transduces the circularly-polarized wave into a linearly-polarized wave.
- Fig. 13 shows an example of the BS antenna.
- In Fig. 13, reference numeral 10̸0̸ denotes a paraboloid reflector which reflects the radio wave that is circularly polarized. Disposed at the focal point of the paraboloid reflector 10̸0̸ is a primary horn 10̸1, by which the radio wave focused by the paraboloid reflector 10̸0̸ is taken in. The primary horn 10̸1 is generally made up of a conical horn for receiving a circularly-polarized wave, a circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer for transducing the circularly-polarized wave received by the conical horn into a linearly-polarized wave, a rectangular waveguide connected to the transducer, a probe inserted in the rectangular waveguide, and a frequency transducer for transducing the BS signal received by the probe into an intermediate frequency signal.
- The primary horn 10̸1 is disposed at the focal point of the paraboloid reflector 10̸0̸ by being supported by a stay 10̸2, and the complete BS antenna is installed on the balcony, roof or the like of a building by being supported swingably by a mast 10̸3.
- Fig. 14 shows an example of the conventional primary horn used for the BS antenna.
- In Fig. 14, the circularly-polarized BS signal received by the conical horn 111 is propagated in the conical horn 111 and entered to a circular-to-linear
polarized wave transducer 112. Thetransducer 112 incorporates a phase shift plate of dielectric material disposed at a 45°-inclination for example, by which the circularly-polarized wave is transduced into a linearly-polarized wave. The resulting linearly-polarized wave is propagated in the rectangular waveguide formed in ahousing 113 throughflanges housing 113. The resulting IF signal is delivered to an external BS tuner through aconnector 114. - However, the conventional primary horn needs to be as long as the sum of the dimensions of the conical horn, circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer and rectangular waveguide, and the difficulty of making a short primary horn has been a problem against a compact and light-weight design.
- An associated problem is that a compulsive compact design of the primary horn results in a degraded performance.
- Another problem is that when the frequency transducer is tested, the circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer is removed from the housing at its flange and the rectangular waveguide is coupled to the flange, and therefore it is not possible to integrate the circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer and the housing in which the frequency transducer is incorporated.
- Accordingly, an object of this invention is to accomplish a compact and light-weight design of the primary horn.
- Another object of this invention is to accomplish a compact and light-weight design of the primary horn without incurring the deterioration of performance.
- A further object of this invention is to accomplish the integration of the conical horn and circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer without adversely affecting the test of the frequency transducer.
- In order to achieve the above objectives, according to this invention, there is provided a circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer integrated with a horn comprising:
a probe (53) for feeding an input to an RF circuit board on which a frequency transducer circuit is arranged;
a rectangular waveguide (12) in which said probe (53) is inserted through the wall of waveguide;
a conical horn (11), with the feed-end thereof being connected to the output-end of said rectangular waveguide (12); and a passive element (33) having an electric length equal to about a half wavelength and disposed in said conical horn (11) by being spaced out by a prescribed distance from the feed-end of said conical horn (11) and inclined by about 45°; said passive element (33) constituting a circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer, and said conical horn (11) and said rectangular waveguide (12) being formed as a unitary member. - According to this invention, there is also provided a circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer integrated with a horn comprising:
a probe (53) for feeding an input to an RF circuit board (54) on which a frequency transducer circuit is arranged;
a rectangular waveguide (12) in which said probe (53) is inserted through the wall of waveguide;
a conical horn (11), with the feed-end thereof being connected to the output-end of said rectangular waveguide (12);
a short-circuit plate (12) disposed at the output-end of said rectangular waveguide (12) and having a slit (21) which transmits only a linearly-polarized wave; and
a passive element (33) having an electric length equal to about a half wavelength and disposed in said conical horn (11) by being spaced out by a prescribed distance from said short-circuit plate (2) and inclined by about 45° with respect to said slit (21);
said passive element (33) constituting a circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer, and said conical horn (11) and said rectangular waveguide (12) being formed as a unitary member. - According to this invention, the circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer is located inside the conical horn, and the total length of the primary horn can be reduced. The resulting compact and light-weight structure contributes to the cost reduction of the primary horn.
- The short-circuit plate with the formation of a slit allows the propagation of only the linearly-polarized wave, improving the performance of cross polarization discrimination, and also allows the impedance matching for the connection between the conical horn and rectangular waveguide, minimizing the propagation loss. On this account, a compact and light-weight design of the primary horn does not deteriorate the performance.
- Furthermore, the frequency transducer can be tested by coupling the rectangular waveguide to the conical horn, with the short-circuit plate and passive element being detached, and this enables the integration of the conical horn and circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer.
- Embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of non-limitative example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:-
- Fig.1 is a developed perspective view of the circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer and horn integrated based on this invention;
- Fig.2 is a cross-sectional diagram of the circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer and horn integrated based on this invention;
- Fig.3 is a developed cross-sectional diagram showing the section of the circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer based on this invention;
- Fig.4(a)(b) are cross-sectional diagrams showing the section of the circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer based on this invention;
- Fig.5 is a cross-sectional diagram showing the lid attachment structure at the radial port of the conical horn;
- Fig.6 is a cross-sectional diagram showing the conical horn, with the lid being attached to the radial port;
- Fig.7(a)(b)(c) are a set of diagrams showing cross sections of the circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer based on this invention cut at various positions;
- Fig.8(a)(b) are a set of diagrams showing cross sections of the circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer based on this invention cut at various positions;
- Fig.9(a)(b)(c) are a set of diagrams used to explain the principle of operation of the circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer;
- Fig.10̸(a)(b) are a set of diagrams showing the fabricating process for fixing the passive element;
- Fig.11(a)(b) are a set of diagrams showing the fabricating process for fixing the passive element;
- Fig.12(a)(b) are a set of diagrams showing the procedure of measurement of the frequency transducer;
- Fig.13 is a perspective diagram of the conventional BS antenna; and
- Fig.14 is a diagram showing an example of the conventional primary horn used in the BS antenna.
- Fig.1 shows by development a conical horn and part of a rectangular waveguide which constitute the primary horn of this invention.
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reference numeral 1 denotes the primary horn. Adiecast case 13 and anRF chassis 14 form a housing. Thediecast case 13 includes an integral formation of a conical horn 11 and arectangular waveguide 12. On the rim of the radial port of the conical horn 11, there are formed a plurality ofbosses 15. Thesebosses 15 are designed to engage withcorresponding cuts 34 formed in a bucket-shaped supportingmember 3. On the attachment wall surface between the conical horn 11 andrectangular waveguide 12, there are formed a plurality ofbosses 17, which are designed to engage withcorresponding cuts 22 formed around a short-circuit plate 2. - Indicated by 18 is a horn mount bar, which has another end secured to a stay fixed to a paraboloid reflector (not shown) so that the primary horn is located at the focal point of the paraboloid reflector. The
diecast case 13 has agroove 16, which is designed to engage with a ridge formed on the interior surface of alid 4 that serves to prevent raindrops and dusts from entering into the conical horn 11. - The circularly-polarized wave focused by the paraboloid reflector and received by the conical horn 11 is transduced into a linearly-polarized wave and then propagated in the
rectangular waveguide 12. The linearly-polarized wave is received by a probe (not shown) disposed in thewaveguide 12, fed to an RF circuit board (not shown) accommodated in theRF chassis 14, and transduced into an intermediate frequency (IF) signal which is led out through aconnector 19. - The structure of the primary horn will be explained in more detail. The short-
circuit plate 2 is fixed by being glued for example on the attachment wall surface between the conical horn 11 andrectangular waveguide 12. The short-circuit plate 2 has the formation of aslit 21 in its central section, by which only a linearly-polarized wave is selectively conducted to therectangular waveguide 12, and it also functions to take impedance matching between the conical horn 11 andrectangular waveguide 12 through the adjustment of the dimension of theslit 21. - The
cuts 22 formed around the short-circuit plate 2 are brought to engage with thebosses 17 formed on the attachment wall surface between the conical horn 11 andrectangular waveguide 12 so that the short-circuit plate 2 is fixed, with itsslit 21 having a prescribed angle with respect to the rectangular waveguide 12 (parallel to the attachment wall surface). - After the short-
circuit plate 2 has been fixed on the attachment wall surface, the bucket-shaped supportingdevice 3 is mounted on it. The bucket-shaped supportingdevice 3 has abottom plate 32, on which apassive element 33 is fixed at about 45° with respect to theslit 21. - The supporting
device 3 has a plurality oflegs 31 extending from thebottom plate 32. Each leg has an electric length set equal to about a quarter wavelength so that the distance between thepassive element 33 and short-circuit plate 2 is set to an electric length of about a quarter wavelength. Thelegs 31 also serve to keep the short-circuit plate 2 in press-contact with the attachment wall surface. The bucket-shaped supportingdevice 3, which is disposed inside the conical horn 11, is preferably made of an insulation material having a small dielectric constant so that the electromagnetic field distribution in the conical horn 11 is not disturbed. - The bucket-shaped supporting
device 3 has the formation ofcuts 34 around the rim of its open end, and thesecuts 34 are designed to engage with thebosses 15 formed on the rim of the radial port of the the conical horn 11 so that thepassive element 33 is positined at about 45° with respect to theslit 21. - After the bucket-shaped supporting
device 3 has been fixed, thelid 4 is placed over the radial port of the conical horn 11 with the intention of preventing raindrops and dusts from entering into the conical horn 11. - The
lid 4 has a ridge formed on its interior surface, and it is designed to engage with thegroove 16 formed in the exterior surface near the radial port of the conical horn 11 thereby to fix thelid 4. - In this manner, the
passive element 33 is disposed inside the conical horn 11 and the output-end of therectangular waveguide 12 is terminated by the short-circuit plate 2 having theslit 21. Consequently, the total length from the conical horn 11 to the terminal of therectangular waveguide 12 can be reduced, and a circularly-polarized wave can be transduced into a linearly-polarized wave efficiently. - Fig.2 shows the cross section of the primary horn arranged as described above.
- In the figure, the
diecast case 13 has the formation of the conical horn 11 andrectangular waveguide 12. TheRF chassis 14 is screwed to thediecast case 13, and it covers the rear end of therectangular waveguide 12 and the back of thediecast case 13. - A
probe 53 is inserted in therectangular waveguide 12, and it has another end connected to theRF circuit board 54. TheRF circuit board 54 includes a frequency transducer circuit, by which the signal transduced to have the intermediate frequency is produced, and it is led out through theconnector 19. - The housing which is made up of the
diecast case 13 andRF chassis 14 is covered by afront cover 52 and arear cover 51. Thelid 4 which covers the front of the conical horn 11 has a double wall structure including anupper cap 41 andlower cap 42. The upper and lower caps are spaced out by a distance set equal to about a quarter wavelength so that the wave reflected by thelower cap 42 is cancelled by the wave coming in through theupper cap 41. - The bucket-shaped supporting
device 3 is disposed inside the conical horn 11, and thepassive element 33 is fixed on the bottom of thedevice 3. The short-circuit plate 2 is disposed by being spaced out by about a quarter wavelength from thepassive element 33. The short-circuit plate 2 is kept in press-contact with theattachment wall surface 55 by means of thelegs 31 extending from the bottom of the bucket-shaped supportingdevice 3. - Fig.3 shows by development the cross section of the section of the conical horn 11.
- In the figure, the
RF chassis 14 is attached to the back of thediecast case 13, with a recess formed in theRF chassis 14 being coupled with the rear end of therectangular waveguide 12 which is open-ended at the time of assembling, thereby to terminate thewaveguide 12. Theprobe 53 which is connected to theRF circuit board 54 is held between thediecast case 13 andRF circuit board 54. - On the
attachment wall surface 55 at the feed-end of the conical horn 11, the short-circuit plate 2 is fixed by being glued for example, and the bucket-shaped supportingdevice 3, with thepassive element 33 being fixed at its bottom, is inserted in the conical horn 11. - The bucket-shaped supporting
device 3 has the formation of cuts around its open-end section, and these cuts engage with thebosses 15 formed on the radial port of the conical horn 11. - Fig.4(a)(b) shows the cross section of the assembly of these components.
- Shown by Fig.4(a) is a front view of the assembly, in which the
bosses 15 formed on the rim of the radial port of the conical horn 11 engage with the cuts formed in the open-end section of the bucket-shaped supportingdevice 3. Shown by Fig.4(b) is a side cross-sectional view of the assembly, in which theprobe 53 is held between thediecast case 13 andRF chassis 14 and the recess, which forms part of therectangular waveguide 12, formed in theRF chassis 14 has a depth set equal to about a quarter wavelength and functions to terminate therectangular waveguide 12. - Figs.5 and 6 show the cross section of the radial port and
lid 4 of the conical horn 11. - In Fig.5, the
ridge 43 formed on the interior surface of thelid 4 is designed to engage with thegroove 16 formed in the exterior surface of the conical horn 11 near the radial port so that thelid 4 is firmly coupled with thediecast case 13. Thelid 4 has itslower cap 42 located inside theupper cap 41. - The
lid 4 is attached to the radial port of the conical horn 11 so as to cover the front end of the horn 11 as shown in Fig.6. The figure shows the tight coupling of theridge 43 of thelid 4 with thegroove 16 of thediecast case 13. - Fig.7(a)(b)(c) and Fig.8 are front cross-sectional views of the horn assembly taken along the lines shown in Fig.4(a)(b).
- Fig. 7(a) is a cross-sectional view of the horn section taken outwardly along the line D-D', showing the disposition of the bucket-shaped supporting
device 3 fitted in contact with the inner surface of the conical horn 11 which is formed as part of thediecast case 13. - Fig.7(b) is a cross-sectional view of the horn section taken inwardly along the line C-C' on the front surface of the short-
circuit plate 2, showing the disposition of the short-circuit plate 2 in the conical horn 11. The disc-shaped short-circuit plate 2 has theslit 21 extending horizontally and thecuts 22 formed at the circumuference of the plate. - Fig.7(c) is a cross-sectional view of the horn section taken outwardly along the line B-B' on the back surface of the short-
circuit plate 2, showing the disposition of thepassive element 33 at about 45° with respect to the horizontal direction on the bottom of the bucket-shaped supportingdevice 3. Thepassive element 33 is caulked on the bottom of the supportingdevice 3. Indicated by 35 is an air hole, through which air communicate to equalize the air pressure between the rooms at the front and back of the bucket-shaped supportingdevice 3. Shown in the right-hand section of Fig.7(c) is a magnified view of only thepassive element 33, and it has a length set equal to about λg/2 (where λg is the wavelength in the waveguide). - Fig.8(a) is a cross-sectional view of the horn section taken outwardly along the line A-A' on the back surface of the
RF circuit board 54 which is inserted in therectangular waveguide 12, showing theprobe 53 at the end of the circuit board confronting theslit 21. - Fig.8(b) is a cross-sectional view of the horn section taken inwardly along the line E-E' on the back surface of the short-
circuit plate 2, showing the formation of fourbosses 17 on theattachment wall surface 55 where the short-circuit plate 2 is fixed. Thesebosses 17 are designed to engage with fourcuts 22 formed in the short-circuit plate 2. The diagram also shows therectangular waveguide 12 in connection with theattachment wall surface 55. - Next, the principle of conversion from a linearly-polarized wave into a circularly-polarized wave by means of the
passive element 33 will be explained with reference to Fig.9(a)(b)(c). - The
passive element 33 is disposed by being inclined by about 45° with respect to theslit 21 of the short-circuit plate 2 as shown by Fig.9(a), and spaced out by about λ/4 from the short-circuit plate 2, as shown by Fig.9(b). - The
passive element 33 is excited by a linearly-polarized wave Es radiated from theslit 21, causing the element to generate an electric field Ed in its longitudinal direction. The electric field Ed is decomposed into a vertical component Ed₁ and a horizontal component Ed₂ as shown by Fig.9(c). These electric field components are merged with the linearly-polarized wave Es from theslit 21, resulting in a vertical component - By making the vertical component Ev and horizontal component Eh to have an equal amplitude and a phase difference of 90°, a circularly-polarized wave will be radiated. Accordingly, this invention is designed to adjust the length of the
passive element 33 and its distance and inclination angle with respect to theslit 21 so that the vertical component Ev and horizontal component Eh have an equal amplitude and a phase difference of 90̸° thereby to produce a circularly-polarized wave. - This linear-to-circular polarized wave transducer is reversible, and therefore by exciting the
passive element 33 by a circularly-polarized wave, it functions to transduce the circularly-polarized wave into a linearly-polarized wave. Accordingly, it is used as a circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer by placing thepassive element 33 inside the conical horn 11. - Next, the fabricating process for fixing the
passive element 33 on the bucket-shaped supportingdevice 3 will be explained with reference to Fig.10̸(a)(b) and Fig.11(a)(b). - Initially, the
passive element 33 is attached to the bottom of the bucket-shaped supportingdevice 3 by means of a double-side bonding tape or the like as shown by Fig.10̸(a). The supportingdevice 3 is set on a caulking stage placed under a pressing tool as shown by Fig.10̸(b). - The pressing tool is lowered so that the
passive element 33 is caulked on the bottom of the supportingdevice 3 as shown by Fig.11(a). The pressing tool is raised and the supportingdevice 3, with thepassive element 33 being attached to its bottom as shown by Fig.11(b), is taken out of the tool. The bucket-shaped supportingdevice 3 is formed of synthetic resin such as polypropylene. - Conventionally, it has not been possible to test the characteristics of the frequency transducer of an integrated horn since the test signal cannot be applied at the rear end of the circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer, whereas it can be tested for the integrated horn equipped with the foregoing circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer in the following manner.
- The RF circuit board including the frequency transducer circuit is mounted in the
diecast case 13 and theRF chassis 14 is attached on it as shown by Fig.12(a). An adapter for linearly-polarized wave 60̸ which is formed of arectangular waveguide 61, with its end being tapered to couple with the conical horn 11, is prepared. - The adapter 60̸ is coupled with the the conical horn 11 as shown by Fig.12(b). The adapter 60̸ has the formation of
cuts 62 on its end surface, and they couple with thebosses 17 formed on the attachment wall surface so that therectangular waveguide 61 is connected by being indexed to therectangular waveguide 12. - After the linearly-polarized wave adapter 60̸ has been coupled to the conical horn 11, a BS signal of a linearly-polarized wave in the 12 GHz band is supplied from the adapter 60̸ to the
rectangular waveguide 12, and the signal is applied through theprobe 53 to the frequency transducer circuit to test its characteristics. - According to the inventive circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer arranged as described above, the distance between the conical horn and rectangular waveguide can be reduced, and consequently a compact and light-weight primary horn can be realized. The performance of the primary horn is not deteriorated by the compact, light-weight design.
- Moreover, the conical horn and rectangular waveguide can be integrated with the diecast case which accommodates the frequency transducer and they can be assembled by automatic indexing through the provision of the fitting structure, whereby the fabricating process of the primary horn can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced significantly.
- Furthermore, the frequency transducer circuit can be tested while being kept attached to the primary horn.
- Although the invention has been illustrated by specific embodiments, other embodiments and modifications are available to those skilled in the art, within the scope of the invention.
Claims (5)
- A circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer integrated with a horn comprising:
a probe (53) for feeding an input to an RF circuit board on which a frequency transducer circuit is arranged;
a rectangular waveguide (12) in which said probe (53) is inserted through the wall of waveguide;
a conical horn (11), with the feed-end thereof being connected to the output-end of said rectangular waveguide (12); and
a passive element (33) having an electric length equal to about a half wavelength and disposed in said conical horn (11) by being spaced out by a prescribed distance from the feed-end of said conical horn (11) and inclined by about 45°;
said passive element (33) constituting a circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer, and said conical horn (11) and said rectangular waveguide (12) being formed as a unitary member. - A circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer integrated with a horn comprising:
a probe (53) for feeding an input to an RF circuit board (54) on which a frequency transducer circuit is arranged;
a rectangular waveguide (12) in which said probe (53) is inserted through the wall of waveguide;
a conical horn (11), with the feed-end thereof being connected to the output-end of said rectangular waveguide (12);
a short-circuit plate (12) disposed at the output-end of said rectangular waveguide (12) and having a slit (21) which transmits only a linearly-polarized wave; and
a passive element (33) having an electric length equal to about a half wavelength and disposed in said conical horn (11) by being spaced out by a prescribed distance from said short-circuit plate (2) and inclined by about 45° with respect to said slit (21);
said passive element (33) constituting a circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer, and said conical horn (11) and said rectangular waveguide (12) being formed as a unitary member. - A circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer according to claim 2, wherein said passive element (33) is fixed at a prescribed angle to the bottom of a bucket-shaped supporting device (3) which has a side wall in contact with the interior surface of said conical horn (11), said bucket-shaped supporting device (3) having at the bottom thereof a plurality of legs (31) of a prescribed length, said short-circuit plate (2) disposed at the output-end of said rectangular waveguide (12) being supported by being pressed by said legs (31).
- A circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer according to any one of claims 1 - 3, wherein said conical horn (11) is provided on the rim of the radial port thereof with a fitting member and said bucket-shaped supporting device (3) is provided on the rim thereof with a complementary fitting member, said fitting member and complementary fitting member being engaged so that said passive element (33) is attached at the prescribed angle in said conical horn (11).
- A circular-to-linear polarized wave transducer according to any one of claims 2 - 4, wherein an attachment wall surface (55) between said conical horn (11) and said rectangular waveguide (12) is provided with a fitting member and said short-circuit plate (2) is provided on the rim thereof with a complementary fitting member, said fitting member and complementary fitting member being engaged so that said short-circuit plate (2) is fixed to have a prescribed angle of said slit (21).
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