JP3454535B2 - Multilayer dielectric filter - Google Patents

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Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a laminated dielectric filter, and more particularly to a high frequency circuit filter used for a high frequency circuit radio equipment such as a mobile phone and a laminated dielectric filter used for an antenna duplexer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to reduce the area occupied by the above-mentioned laminated dielectric filter with respect to a mounting substrate, the present inventors have laminated a plurality of resonant elements in one direction, and further A multilayer dielectric filter has been devised in which the main surfaces of the plurality of resonant elements are arranged in a direction substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a comb line type laminated dielectric filter devised by the present inventors. Dielectric 7
00, the resonance elements 21 and 22, the input electrode 41, and the output electrode 42 are embedded, and the bandpass filter is configured by utilizing the distributed coupling of the resonance element 21 and the resonance element 22. The front ends of the resonant elements 21 and 22 are made of the dielectric material 7.
00, and the rear ends of the resonant elements 21 and 22 are connected to the ground electrode 70 formed on the entire rear side surface 602 of the dielectric 700. The input electrode 41 is capacitively coupled to the resonant element 21 on the open end side of the resonant element 21, and the front end of the input electrode 41 is the front side surface 601 of the dielectric 700.
It is connected to an input terminal 51 provided inside. The output electrode 42 is provided on the open end side of the resonance element 22 so that the resonance element 2
2 and the front end of the output electrode 42 is capacitively coupled to the dielectric 70.
0 is connected to the output terminal 52 provided in the front side surface 601. The ground electrode 70 is formed on four side surfaces of the dielectric 700 except the front side surface 601 and the rear side surface 602 of the dielectric body 700 to form a stripline type dielectric filter structure.

In the combline type laminated dielectric filter having such a structure, the front side surface 6 of the dielectric 700 is used.
01 is provided with both the input terminal 51 and the output terminal 52, the input terminal 51 and the output terminal 52 are provided.
Area becomes smaller. Especially recently
Since there is a tendency for the outer dimensions of the filter to become smaller because the filter is required to be made smaller, there is a problem that soldering at the time of mounting becomes difficult when the area of the input / output terminal becomes small.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of an interdigital laminated dielectric filter devised by the present inventors. Resonant elements 21 and 22, input electrode 4 in dielectric 700
1. The output electrode 42 is embedded, and the bandpass filter is configured by utilizing the distributed coupling of the resonant element 21 and the resonant element 22. The front end of the resonance element 21 is the dielectric 7
00, and the rear end of the resonant element 21 is a dielectric 700.
Is connected to the ground electrode 70 formed in the rear side surface 602. The rear end of the resonance element 22 is opened in the dielectric 700, and the front end of the resonance element 22 is connected to the ground electrode 70 formed in the front side surface 601 of the dielectric 700. The input electrode 41 is capacitively coupled to the resonant element 21 on the short-circuited end side of the resonant element 21, and the rear end of the input electrode 41 is connected to the input terminal 51 provided in the rear side surface 602 of the dielectric 700. . The output electrode 42 is the resonance element 2
2 is capacitively coupled to the resonance element 22 on the short-circuited end side, and the front end of the output electrode 42 is the front side surface 601 of the dielectric 700.
It is connected to an output terminal 52 provided inside. The ground electrode 70 is formed on four side surfaces of the dielectric 700 except the front side surface 601 and the rear side surface 602 of the dielectric body 700 to form a stripline type dielectric filter structure.

In the interdigital laminated dielectric filter having such a structure, the output terminal 52 and the ground electrode 70 are both provided in the front side surface 601 of the dielectric 700, and the rear side surface 602 of the dielectric 700. Since the input terminal 51 and the ground electrode 70 are both provided inside, the area of the input terminal 51 and the output terminal 52 becomes small, and there is a problem that soldering during mounting becomes difficult.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of another interdigital laminated dielectric filter devised by the present inventors. In this multilayer dielectric filter, the resonant elements 21 and 22, the input electrode 41, and the output electrode 42 are embedded in the dielectric 700, and the resonant element 21 and the resonant element 22 are distributed-coupled to each other to make a band. It constitutes a pass filter. The rear end of the resonant element 21 is opened inside the dielectric 700, and the front end of the resonant element 21 is located at the front side surface 6 of the dielectric 700.
01 is connected to the ground electrode 70 formed on the entire surface. The front end of the resonant element 22 is opened in the dielectric 700, and the rear end of the resonant element 22 is the rear side surface 6 of the dielectric 700.
02 is connected to the ground electrode 70 formed on the entire surface. The input electrode 41 is capacitively coupled to the resonant element 21 in the central portion of the resonant element 21, and the central portion of the input electrode 41 is the side surface 603 which is the side surface of the dielectric 700 and parallel to the main surfaces of the resonant elements 21 and 22. The input terminal 51 provided inside is connected to the via hole 53. Output electrode 4
2 is capacitively coupled to the resonant element 21 at the central portion of the resonant element 22, and the central portion of the output electrode 42 is a side surface 60 that is a side surface of the dielectric 700 and is parallel to the main surfaces of the resonant elements 21 and 22.
The output terminals 52 provided in the circuit 4 are connected by via holes 54.

In this laminated dielectric filter, the input terminal 51 and the output terminal 52 are the side surfaces of the dielectric 700 and the two side surfaces 603 facing each other in the direction parallel to the main surfaces of the resonant elements 21 and 22. , 604, it is possible to increase the area of the input / output terminal, but the structure of this input / output terminal has a problem that a play space is likely to occur when the input / output terminal is mounted on the mounting board. Further, in this structure, there is a problem that the distance between the input terminal 51 and the output terminal 52 is too short and the filter characteristics are adversely affected.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to increase the area of the input terminal and the output terminal to facilitate the soldering at the time of mounting, reduce the play space when mounting on the mounting board, and realize more efficient mounting. Another object of the present invention is to provide a laminated dielectric filter which is possible and has the adverse effect on the filter characteristics minimized.

[0010]

According to the present invention, a plurality of one-sided short-circuited resonant elements are laminated in one direction in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped dielectric, and the one-sided short- circuited resonant element is formed in the dielectric.
Formed open end and the ground electrode formed on the dielectric surface.
In a laminated dielectric filter having a short-circuited end connected to a pole, a side surface of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped dielectric body and a direction from the open end of the one-sided short-circuited resonant element to the short-circuited end.
Input terminals that are respectively coupled to or connected to the one-side short-circuit type resonance element on the input side and the one-side short-circuit type resonance element on the output side of the plurality of one-side short-circuit type resonance elements on the two side surfaces facing each other in the longitudinal direction. and the output terminals are respectively provided, before formed on the other side of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped-shaped dielectric
A laminated dielectric filter is obtained in which the plurality of one-side short-circuited resonant elements are short-circuited by the ground electrode .

[0011] In the laminated dielectric filter of the present invention, it is preferable that each of the main surface of the plurality of one-side short-circuited resonant element is substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction.

The laminated dielectric filter of the present invention is laminated in the laminating direction, is connected to the input terminal, is provided with an input electrode in the dielectric, and is laminated in the laminating direction with the input electrode. An output electrode connected to an output terminal and provided in the dielectric, wherein the input-side one-side short-circuit type resonant element is coupled or connected to the input electrode, and the output-side one-side short circuit The resonator element may be coupled or connected to the output electrode.

Further, the laminated dielectric filter of the present invention is
An input tap electrode that is provided in the same plane as the main surface of the one-side short-circuit type resonance element on the input side and is connected to the one-side short-circuit type resonance element on the input side and the input terminal, and one-side short circuit on the output side. The one-side short-circuit type resonance element on the output side and the output tap electrode which are both connected to the output terminal and are provided in the same plane as the main surface of the type resonance element.

Furthermore, also, the laminated dielectric filter of the present invention, the short-circuit end side portion of the one side short-circuited resonant element to the other side in the main surface and the same surface of the one side short-circuited resonator And the one-side short-circuited resonant element is formed on the other side surface in the bent portion .
The structure may be short-circuited by the ground electrode .

Further, the laminated dielectric filter of the present invention is
The one-side short-circuit type resonance element is formed on the other side surface through a via hole provided in the dielectric body.
The structure may be short-circuited by poles .

[0016]

In the present invention, the side surface of the dielectric body having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and the direction from the open end to the short-circuited end of the one-sided short-circuit type resonant element.
Since the input terminal and the output terminal are provided on the two side surfaces facing each other in the longitudinal direction, the input terminal and the output terminal are provided on different side surfaces. a, which is formed on the side of the
Since the plurality of one-side short-circuit type resonance elements are short-circuited by the source electrode, it is not necessary to provide a ground electrode for short-circuiting the resonance element on the side surface where the input terminal and the output terminal are provided. Therefore, only the input terminal and only the output terminal can be provided on each side surface, and the area thereof can be increased. As a result, even if the dielectric filter is downsized, it is possible to prevent the area of the input terminal and the output terminal from becoming too small and making it difficult to solder at the time of mounting.

In the present invention, the side surface of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped dielectric body is short from the open end of the one-side short-circuit type resonance element.
Since the input terminal and the output terminal are respectively provided on the two side surfaces facing each other in the longitudinal direction, which is the direction of the junction end ,
Efficient mounting with less play space is possible when mounting on the mounting board, and the distance between the input and output terminals is large, so it is possible to prevent the input / output terminals from being too close to adversely affect the filter characteristics. To be done.

[0018] In the present invention, by each of the main surfaces of the plurality of one-side short-circuited resonant element is substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction of the plurality of one-side short-circuited resonator, more the laminated dielectric filter It can be miniaturized.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic development view of the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of this embodiment.

An input electrode 41 is formed on the right side surface of the dielectric layer 11 so as to overlap the dielectric layer 12 on a part of the short-circuit end side of the input-side resonant element 21. The ground electrode 70 is also formed on the left side surface of the dielectric layer 11 later.

The resonance element 21 on the input side which constitutes the quarter-wavelength stripline resonator is formed on the right side surface of the dielectric layer 12. The front side of the resonant element 21 is the open end side, and the rear short-circuited end side is bent upward by 90 °.
00 is connected to the ground electrode 70 on the upper surface.

The resonance element 22 on the output side, which constitutes a quarter-wavelength stripline resonator, is formed on the right side surface of the dielectric layer 13. The front short-circuit end side of the resonance element 22 is bent upward by 90 ° and connected to the ground electrode 70 on the upper surface of the laminated body 500. The rear side of the resonant element 22 is the open end side.

In the present embodiment, the open end side of the resonance element 21 faces the short-circuited end side of the resonance element 22, and the resonance element 21
The short-circuited end side of is opposed to the open end side of the resonant element 22 and constitutes an interdigital dielectric filter.

An output electrode 42 is formed on the right side surface of the dielectric layer 14 so as to overlap the dielectric layer 14 on a part of the output resonance element 22 on the short-circuit end side.

The dielectric layer 15 having the ground electrode 70 formed on the right side surface thereof is laminated on the dielectric layer 14 to integrally form the dielectric layers 11 to 15 to form a laminated body 500.

The upper and lower surfaces of the laminated body 500 and the resonance element 2
As shown in FIG. 2, the ground electrode 70 is formed on the side surfaces 603 and 604 parallel to the main surfaces of the first and the second electrodes. Further, among the side surfaces of the laminated body 500 that face each other in the longitudinal direction of the resonant elements 21 and 22, substantially the entire surface of one side surface 601 is an input terminal insulated from the ground electrode 70 and connected to the input electrode 41. 51 is formed, and similarly, in the laminated body 500,
Of the side surfaces of the resonant elements 21 and 22 facing each other in the longitudinal direction,
An output terminal 52, which is insulated from the ground electrode 70 and is connected to the output electrode 42, is formed on almost the entire surface of the other side surface 602.

The equivalent circuit of the laminated dielectric filter of this embodiment constructed as described above is as shown in FIG. 3 and exhibits bandpass characteristics.

The capacitance 111 represents the electrostatic coupling formed in the overlapping portion between the resonance element 21 and the input electrode 41, and the capacitance 112 is the output of the resonance element 22 and the output. This shows the electrostatic coupling formed in the overlapping portion with the working electrode 42.
Represents the inductive distributed coupling formed between the resonance element 21 and the resonance element 22.

The capacitance 211 and the inductance 212 are the capacitance and the inductance when the resonance element 21 is equivalently converted, and the capacitance 221.
And the inductance 222 are capacitance and inductance when the resonant element 22 is equivalently converted.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the short-circuit ends of the resonant elements 21 and 22 are bent upward by 90 ° and connected to the ground electrode 70 on the upper surface of the laminate 500. There is. Then, only the input terminal 51 is formed on one side surface 601 of the side surfaces of the laminated body 500 that face each other in the longitudinal direction of the resonant elements 21 and 22, and the longitudinal direction of the resonant elements 21 and 22 of the laminated body 500. Among the side surfaces facing each other, only the output terminal 52 is provided on the other side surface 602. Therefore, the areas of the input terminal 51 and the output terminal 52 can be increased.

Since the input terminal 51 and the output terminal 52 are provided on each of the two side surfaces 601 and 602 of the laminated body 500 which face each other in the longitudinal direction of the resonant elements 21 and 22, they are mounted on the mounting substrate. Efficient mounting with less play space can be performed when mounting, and the distance between the input terminal 51 and the output terminal 52 becomes large, and the input terminal 51 and the output terminal 52 are prevented from being too close to each other and adversely affecting the filter characteristics. To be done.

Further, the main surfaces of the resonant elements 21 and 22 are arranged in a direction substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction of the resonant elements 21 and 22,
Further, since the main surfaces of the resonant elements 21 and 22 are formed so as to be substantially perpendicular to the mounting board, the occupied area during mounting can be reduced.

In the present embodiment, the input electrode 4
1, the output electrode 42 is provided facing the short-circuited ends of the resonant elements 21 and 22, but the input electrode 41 and the output electrode 42 may be provided facing the open-ended sides of the resonant elements 21 and 22. Good.

Next, a method of manufacturing the laminated dielectric filter of the first embodiment will be described.

In this laminated dielectric filter, the resonant elements 21 and 22, the input electrode 41 and the output electrode 42 are completely contained in the dielectric, so that the resonant elements 21 and 2 are provided.
2. It is desirable to use an input electrode 41 and an output electrode 42 with low loss and low specific resistance, and it is preferable to use a low resistance Ag-based or Cu-based conductor.

As the dielectric to be used, a ceramic dielectric which is highly reliable and has a large relative permittivity ε _r and which can be miniaturized is preferable.

As a manufacturing method, a conductor paste is applied to a ceramic powder molded body to form an electrode pattern, and then each molded body is laminated and fired to densify, and a conductor is laminated therein. It is desirable to integrate the ceramic dielectric with the ceramic dielectric.

When Ag-based or Cu-based conductors are used, the melting points of these conductors are low and it is difficult to co-fire with ordinary dielectric materials. Therefore, their melting points (1100 ° C. or less) are used. It is necessary to use a dielectric material that can be fired at lower temperatures. Also, due to the nature of the device as a microwave filter, the temperature characteristic (temperature coefficient) of the resonance frequency of the formed parallel resonance circuit is ± 50 ppm / ° C.
The following dielectric materials are preferred. Examples of such a dielectric material include glass-based materials such as a mixture of cordierite-based glass powder, TiO ₂ powder and Nd ₂ Ti ₂ O ₇ powder, and BaO—TiO ₂ —Re ₂ O.
_3- Bi ₂ O ₃ composition (Re: rare earth component) with some glass-forming components or glass powder added, barium oxide-titanium oxide-neodymium oxide dielectric magnetic composition powder with some glass powder added There is something I did.

As an example, MgO: 18 wt% -Al _{2
O 3: 37wt% -SiO 2:} 37wt% -B 2 O 3:
5 wt% -TiO _2: and 73 wt% of glass powder 3 wt% a composition, and 17 wt% of a commercially available TiO ₂ powder, N
10 wt% of the d ₂ Ti ₂ O ₇ powder was thoroughly mixed to obtain a mixed powder. The Nd ₂ Ti ₂ O ₇ powder is Nd ₂ O.
₃ powder and TiO ₂ powder were calcined at 1200 ° C. and then pulverized to be used. Next, an acrylic organic binder, a plasticizer, toluene and an alcohol solvent were added to this mixed powder, and the mixture was thoroughly mixed with alumina cobblestone to form a slurry. Then, using this slurry, a green sheet having a thickness of 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm was prepared by a doctor blade method.

Next, in the case of the first embodiment, the conductor patterns shown in FIG. 1 are printed using silver paste as the conductor paste, and then the thickness of the green sheet on which these conductor patterns are printed is adjusted. For this purpose, green sheets necessary for stacking were stacked so as to have the structure shown in FIG. 1, stacked, and then baked at 900 ° C. to manufacture a stacked body 500.

The upper and lower surfaces of the laminated body 500 configured as described above and the side surfaces 60 parallel to the main surfaces of the resonant elements 21 and 22.
As shown in FIG. 2, the ground electrode 70 made of a silver electrode is printed on each of the three and 604, and one of the side surfaces 601 of the side surfaces 601 of the laminated body 500 facing each other in the longitudinal direction of the resonant elements 21 and 22. A silver electrode, which is insulated from the ground electrode 70 and is connected to the input electrode 41, is printed on almost the entire surface as the input terminal 51, and similarly, the laminated body 500 is opposed to each other in the longitudinal direction of the resonant elements 21 and 22. A silver electrode that is insulated from the ground electrode 70 and is connected to the output electrode 42 is printed as an output terminal 52 on almost the entire surface of the other side surface 602, and the printed silver electrode is baked at 850 ° C. ,
The laminated dielectric filter of this example is manufactured.

FIG. 4 is a schematic development view of the second embodiment of the present invention.

A dielectric layer 1 having an inner-layer ground electrode 81 formed on the right side surface thereof between the dielectric layer 12 having the resonant element 21 formed therein and the dielectric layer 13 having the resonant element 22 formed therein.
6 is additionally provided, but the other configurations and equivalent circuits are the same, and the manufacturing method is also the same.

By providing the inner layer ground electrode 81 between the resonant element 21 and the resonant element 22, the degree of inductive coupling between the resonant element 21 and the resonant element 22 can be adjusted. Therefore, the bandwidth of the bandpass filter can be adjusted by changing the area of the inner layer ground electrode 81.

FIG. 5 is a schematic development view of the third embodiment of the present invention.

In the first embodiment, the front short-circuit end side of the resonance element 22 is bent upward by 90 ° and is connected to the ground electrode 70 on the upper surface of the laminated body 500, whereas in this embodiment. , The front short-circuit end side of the resonance element 22 is bent downward by 90 °, and the laminated body 50
Although it is different from the first embodiment in that it is connected to the ground electrode 70 on the lower surface of 0, other configurations and equivalent circuits are the same, and the manufacturing method is also the same.

FIG. 6 is a schematic development view of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In the first embodiment, the resonant element 21 is capacitively coupled to the input electrode 41 formed on the right side surface of the dielectric layer 11 to be coupled to the input terminal 51, and the resonant element 22 is coupled to the dielectric layer. While the output terminal 42 formed on the right side surface of 14 is coupled to the output terminal 52 by capacitive coupling, in the present embodiment, the resonant element 21 is formed with the resonant element 21. The resonant element 22 is connected to the input terminal 51 by the input tap electrode 43 provided on the right side surface of the dielectric layer 12 and partially connected to the short-circuit end side of the resonant element 21. It differs from the first embodiment in that it is connected to the output terminal 52 by the output tap electrode 44 which is provided on the right side surface of the dielectric layer 13 and which is connected to a part of the resonance element 22 on the short-circuit end side. Other configurations Are the same, it is the same manufacturing method.

An equivalent circuit of the laminated dielectric filter of the present embodiment constructed as described above is as shown in FIG. 7 and exhibits bandpass characteristics.

Although the input tap electrode 43 and the output tap electrode 44 are connected to the short-circuited ends of the resonant elements 21 and 22 in this embodiment, the input tap electrode 43,
The output tap electrode 44 may be connected to the open ends of the resonant elements 21 and 22.

FIG. 8 is a schematic development view of the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

In the fourth embodiment, the rear short-circuit end side of the resonance element 21 is bent upward by 90 ° and connected to the ground electrode 70 on the upper surface of the laminate 500, and the front short-circuit end side of the resonance element 22 is connected. In contrast to the fact that it is bent upward by 90 ° and is connected to the ground electrode 70 on the upper surface of the laminated body 500, in the present embodiment, the rear short-circuited end side of the resonant element 21 is formed by the via hole 91 in the dielectric layer 12. The fourth embodiment is connected to the ground electrode 70 provided on the left side surface, and the front short-circuit end side of the resonant element 22 is connected to the ground electrode 70 provided on the right side surface of the dielectric layer 15 by the via hole 92. Although different from the example, the other configurations and equivalent circuits are the same, and the manufacturing method is also the same.

FIG. 9 is a schematic development view of the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

In the first to fifth embodiments, the present invention has been described by taking the interdigital dielectric filter as an example, but the present embodiment relates to the combline dielectric filter.

In the first embodiment, the rear side of the resonance element 21 is the short-circuit end side, and the short-circuit end side is bent upward by 90 ° so that the ground electrode 7 is formed on the upper surface of the laminate 500.
While it was connected to 0, in the present embodiment,
The front side of the resonance element 21 is defined as the short-circuit end side, and the short-circuit end side is 9
It is bent upward by 0 ° and is connected to the ground electrode 70 on the upper surface of the laminated body 500, and has a comb-line configuration, and the dielectric layer 12 and the resonant element 21 in which the resonant element 21 is formed. Dielectric layer 13 with 22 formed
Is different from the first embodiment in that an inner layer ground electrode 82 is further provided with a dielectric layer 16 formed on the right side surface thereof, but the other configurations and equivalent circuits are the same. The method is the same.

By providing the inner layer ground electrode 82 between the resonance element 21 and the resonance element 22, the degree of inductive coupling between the resonance element 21 and the resonance element 22 can be adjusted. Therefore, the bandwidth of the bandpass filter can be adjusted by changing the area of the inner layer ground electrode 82.

In the present embodiment, the input electrode 4
1 facing the open end side of the resonance element 21, and the output electrode 4
Although 2 is opposed to the short-circuit end side of the resonance element 22, the input electrode 41 may be opposed to the short-circuit end side of the resonance element 21, and the output electrode 42 may be opposed to the open end side of the resonance element 22. . However, when the input / output electrodes are provided on the short-circuited end side, a larger capacity is required than when the input / output electrodes are provided on the open-end side. It is preferable to increase the size of the input / output electrodes.

FIG. 10 is a schematic development view of the seventh embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the present embodiment.

An input electrode 41 is formed on the dielectric layer 11 so as to overlap the dielectric layer 12 on a part of the input-side resonant element 21 on the short-circuit end side. The ground electrode 70 is also formed on the lower surface of the dielectric layer 11 later.

The resonance element 21 on the input side which constitutes the quarter-wavelength stripline resonator is formed on the dielectric layer 12. The front side of the resonant element 21 is the open end side, and the rear short-circuited end side is bent 90 ° leftward and connected to the ground electrode 70 on the left side surface 603 of the laminated body 500.

On the dielectric layer 16, the left and right ends are the ground electrodes 7.
An inner layer ground electrode 83 connected to 0 is formed.

The resonance element 22 on the output side which constitutes the quarter-wavelength stripline resonator is formed on the dielectric layer 13. The front short-circuited end side of the resonant element 22 is bent 90 ° to the left and connected to the ground electrode 70 on the left side surface of the multilayer body 500. The rear side of the resonant element 22 is the open end side.

In this embodiment, the open end side of the resonance element 21 faces the short-circuited end side of the resonance element 22, and the resonance element 21
The short-circuited end side of is opposed to the open end side of the resonant element 22 and constitutes an interdigital dielectric filter.

An output electrode 42 is formed on the dielectric layer 14 so as to overlap the dielectric layer 14 with a portion of the output-side resonant element 22 on the short-circuited end side.

On the dielectric layer 14, the ground electrode 7 is formed thereon.
The dielectric layer 1 in which 0 is formed is laminated to form the dielectric layer 1
1, 12, 16, 13 to 15 are integrally configured to form a laminated body 5
00 is formed.

The upper and lower surfaces of the laminated body 500 and the resonance element 2
The side faces 603 and 604 parallel to the principal faces of the No. 1 and 22 are shown in FIG.
The ground electrode 70 is formed as shown in FIG. Further, among the side surfaces of the laminated body 500 that face each other in the longitudinal direction of the resonant elements 21 and 22, substantially the entire surface of one side surface 601 is an input terminal insulated from the ground electrode 70 and connected to the input electrode 41. 51 is formed, and similarly, the laminated body 500 is formed.
Of the side surfaces of the resonant elements 21 and 22 that face each other in the longitudinal direction, the output terminal 5 that is insulated from the ground electrode 70 and is connected to the output electrode 42 is provided on substantially the entire other side surface 602.
Form 2.

The equivalent circuit of the laminated dielectric filter of the present embodiment constructed as above is as shown in FIG. 3 as in the case of the first embodiment and exhibits bandpass characteristics.

Also in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the short-circuited ends of the resonant elements 21 and 22 are bent 90 ° leftward so that the ground electrode 70 is formed on the left side surface 603 of the laminated body 500. It is connected. And the laminated body 5
00, only the input terminal 51 is formed on one side surface 601 of the side surfaces of the resonator elements 21 and 22 opposed to each other in the longitudinal direction, and the resonator elements 21 and 22 of the laminated body 500 are opposed to each other in the longitudinal direction. Only the output terminal 52 is provided on the other side surface 602 of the side surfaces. Therefore, the areas of the input terminal 51 and the output terminal 52 can be increased.

Further, since the input terminal 51 and the output terminal 52 are provided on the two side surfaces 601 and 602 of the laminated body 500, which are opposed to each other in the longitudinal direction of the resonant elements 21 and 22, respectively, they are mounted on the mounting substrate. Efficient mounting with less play space can be performed when mounting, and the distance between the input terminal 51 and the output terminal 52 becomes large, and the input terminal 51 and the output terminal 52 are prevented from being too close to each other and adversely affecting the filter characteristics. To be done.

In this embodiment, the resonance element 2
The main surfaces of the resonance elements 21 and 22 are configured to be horizontal with respect to the mounting substrate, but the main surfaces of the resonance elements 21 and 22 are substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction of the resonance elements 21 and 22. ,
Since the resonant elements 21 and 22 are provided, the occupied area at the time of mounting can be reduced also in this embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the input electrode 4
1, the output electrode 42 is provided facing the short-circuited ends of the resonant elements 21 and 22, but the input electrode 41 and the output electrode 42 may be provided facing the open-ended sides of the resonant elements 21 and 22. Good.

Next, a method of manufacturing the laminated dielectric filter of the seventh embodiment will be described. Also in this embodiment,
Using the green sheet used in the first embodiment,
The conductor patterns shown in FIG. 10 are printed using silver paste as the conductor paste, and then the green sheets necessary for adjusting the thickness of the green sheets on which these conductor patterns are printed are overlapped to form the structure of FIG. After being laminated so as to have the following structure, the laminated body 500 was formed by firing at 900 ° C.

The upper and lower surfaces of the laminated body 500 configured as described above and the side surfaces 60 parallel to the main surfaces of the resonant elements 21 and 22.
As shown in FIG. 11, the ground electrode 70 made of a silver electrode is printed on the surfaces 3 and 604, and one side surface 601 of the side surfaces 601 of the laminated body 500 facing each other in the longitudinal direction of the resonant elements 21 and 22. Insulated from the earth electrode 70 on almost the entire surface,
The silver electrode connected to the input electrode 41 is connected to the input terminal 51.
In the same manner, the laminated body 500 is insulated from the ground electrode 70 on substantially the entire other side surface 602 of the side surfaces opposite to each other in the longitudinal direction of the resonant elements 21 and 22.
The silver electrode connected to the output electrode 42 is connected to the output terminal 52.
And the printed silver electrode is baked at 850 ° C. to manufacture the laminated dielectric filter of this embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a schematic development view of the eighth embodiment of the present invention.

In the seventh embodiment, the rear short-circuit end side of the resonant element 21 is bent 90 ° leftward and is connected to the ground electrode 70 on the left side surface 603 of the laminated body 500. In this embodiment, the resonance element 2
1 is different from that of the first embodiment in that the short-circuited end side at the rear of 1 is bent to the right by 90 ° and is connected to the ground electrode 70 on the right side surface 604 of the laminated body 500, but other configurations and equivalent circuits are It is the same and the manufacturing method is also the same.

In the first to fourth and sixth to eighth embodiments described above, the resonance element 20 having the short-circuited end side bent by 90 ° is formed on the dielectric layer 10 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, it may have a shape in which it is bent a plurality of 90 °, and such a shape can further reduce the size of the dielectric filter.

[0078]

According to the present invention, the side surface of the dielectric body having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, which is from the open end to the short-circuited end of the one-side short-circuit type resonant element.
Since the input terminal and the output terminal are provided on the two side surfaces facing each other in the longitudinal direction, which is the direction of , the input terminal and the output terminal are provided on different side surfaces. Formed on the other side of
Since the plurality of one-side short-circuit type resonance elements are short-circuited by the ground electrode, it is not necessary to provide a ground electrode for short-circuiting the resonance element on the side surface where the input terminal and the output terminal are provided. Therefore, only the input terminal and only the output terminal can be provided on each side surface, and the area thereof can be increased. As a result, even if the dielectric filter is downsized, it is possible to prevent the area of the input terminal and the output terminal from becoming too small and making it difficult to solder at the time of mounting.

Further, in the present invention, the side surface of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped dielectric is short from the open end of the one-side short-circuit type resonant element.
Since the input terminal and the output terminal are respectively provided on the two side surfaces facing each other in the longitudinal direction, which is the direction of the junction end ,
Efficient mounting with less play space is possible when mounting on the mounting board, and the distance between the input and output terminals is large, so it is possible to prevent the input / output terminals from being too close to adversely affect the filter characteristics. To be done.

[0080] In the present invention, by each of the main surfaces of the plurality of one-side short-circuited resonant element is substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction of the plurality of one-side short-circuited resonator, more the laminated dielectric filter It can be miniaturized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic development view of a laminated dielectric filter according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the laminated dielectric filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an equivalent circuit diagram of the laminated dielectric filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic development view of a laminated dielectric filter according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic development view of a laminated dielectric filter according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic development view of a multilayer dielectric filter according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a multilayer dielectric filter according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic development view of a laminated dielectric filter according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic development view of a laminated dielectric filter according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic development view of a laminated dielectric filter according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a laminated dielectric filter according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a schematic development view of a laminated dielectric filter according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a resonant element used in the multilayer dielectric filter according to the example of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining a resonant element used in the multilayer dielectric filter according to the example of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining a resonant element used in the multilayer dielectric filter according to the example of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a conventional laminated dielectric filter devised by the present inventors.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a conventional laminated dielectric filter devised by the present inventors.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a conventional laminated dielectric filter devised by the present inventors.

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 11-16 ... Dielectric layer 20, 21, 22 ... Resonant element 41 ... Input electrode 42 ... Output electrode 43 ... Input tap electrode 44 ... Output tap electrode 51 ... Input terminal 52 ... Output terminal 601, 602 ... Side surface 70 ... Ground electrode 81-83 ... Inner layer ground electrode 91, 92 ... Beer holes

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A substantially rectangular parallelepiped dielectric plurality of side short-circuited resonator in body are stacked in one direction, said plurality of said one short-circuited resonant element with open ends formed in said dielectric dielectric In a laminated dielectric filter having a short-circuited end connected to a ground electrode formed on a surface, a side surface of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped dielectric body from the open end to the short-circuited end of the one-side short-circuited resonant element. Input to one side of the two sides facing each other in the longitudinal direction
A terminal is formed, an output terminal is formed on the other side surface, and among the plurality of one-sided short-circuited resonance elements, the one-sided short-circuited resonance element on the input side is an input terminal formed on the one side surface.
Are coupled or connected, among the plurality of one-side short-circuited resonator, one side short-circuited resonator on the output side, the is the other of the output terminals formed on the side surface <br/> association or connection, the plurality of one-sided The main surface of each short-circuited resonant element is
It is substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction, and the plurality of one-sided short-circuit type resonance elements are arranged on the same main surface.
In one plane, the part of the short-circuit end is the two side surfaces.
Bend toward one side except
Laminated dielectric filter, characterized in that by the A over scan electrodes formed on the side surface is shorted to co. 2. A substantially rectangular parallelepiped dielectric plurality of side short-circuited resonator in body are stacked in one direction, said plurality of said one short-circuited resonant element with open ends formed in said dielectric dielectric In a laminated dielectric filter having a short-circuited end connected to a ground electrode formed on a surface, a side surface of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped dielectric body from the open end to the short-circuited end of the one-side short-circuited resonant element. Input to one side of the two sides facing each other in the longitudinal direction
A terminal is formed, an output terminal is formed on the other side surface, and among the plurality of one-sided short-circuited resonance elements, the one-sided short-circuited resonance element on the input side is an input terminal formed on the one side surface.
Are coupled or connected, among the plurality of one-side short-circuited resonator, one side short-circuited resonator on the output side, the is the other of the output terminals formed on the side surface <br/> association or connection, the plurality of one-sided The short-circuit type resonant element has the same main surface.
In one plane, the part of the short-circuit end is the two side surfaces.
Folded towards the side surface other than the are shorted by the grounding electrode formed on the side surface Rutotomoni, the laminated dielectric filter is connected to the input terminal while being stacked in the stacking direction It further has an input electrode provided in the dielectric, and an output electrode provided in the dielectric that is stacked in the stacking direction and is connected to the output terminal, and one side of the input side. short-circuited resonant element is coupled or connected to the input electrode, one short-circuited resonator of the output side is laminated dielectric filter characterized in that it is coupled or connected to the output electrode. 3. A substantially rectangular parallelepiped dielectric plurality of side short-circuited resonator in body are stacked in one direction, said plurality of said one short-circuited resonant element with open ends formed in said dielectric dielectric In a laminated dielectric filter having a short-circuited end connected to a ground electrode formed on a surface, a side surface of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped dielectric body from the open end to the short-circuited end of the one-side short-circuited resonant element. Input to one side of the two sides facing each other in the longitudinal direction
A terminal is formed, an output terminal is formed on the other side surface, and among the plurality of one-sided short-circuited resonance elements, the one-sided short-circuited resonance element on the input side is an input terminal formed on the one side surface.
Are coupled or connected, among the plurality of one-side short-circuited resonator, one side short-circuited resonator on the output side, the is the other of the output terminals formed on the side surface <br/> association or connection, the plurality of one-sided The short-circuit type resonant element has the same main surface.
In one plane, the part of the short-circuit end is the two side surfaces.
Folded towards the side surface other than the are shorted by the grounding electrode formed on the side surface Rutotomoni, substantially perpendicular respective main surfaces with respect to the stacking direction of the plurality of one-side short-circuited resonator The multi-layered dielectric filter is provided in the same plane as the main surface of the one-side short-circuited resonant element on the input side, and is connected to both the one-sided short-circuited resonant element on the input side and the input terminal. A tap electrode, and an output tap electrode that is provided in the same plane as the main surface of the one-side short-circuit type resonant element on the output side and is connected to the one-side short-circuit type resonant element on the output side and the output terminal are further provided. A laminated dielectric filter having. 4. The laminated dielectric filter of claim 2 or 3, wherein the ground electrode to which the one-side short-circuited resonator element, formed on the other side through a via hole provided in said dielectric A laminated dielectric filter characterized by being short-circuited by.