WO1995011529A1 - Temperature-compensated combiner - Google Patents

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WO1995011529A1
WO1995011529A1 PCT/FI1994/000470 FI9400470W WO9511529A1 WO 1995011529 A1 WO1995011529 A1 WO 1995011529A1 FI 9400470 W FI9400470 W FI 9400470W WO 9511529 A1 WO9511529 A1 WO 9511529A1
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tube
temperature
control rod
combiner
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Arto Hietala
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Nokia Telecommunications Oy
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Priority to AT94929572T priority patent/ATE219298T1/en
Priority to EP94929572A priority patent/EP0724781B1/en
Priority to AU78575/94A priority patent/AU682723B2/en
Publication of WO1995011529A1 publication Critical patent/WO1995011529A1/en
Priority to NO961587A priority patent/NO961587D0/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01P—WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE
    • H01P1/00—Auxiliary devices
    • H01P1/30—Auxiliary devices for compensation of, or protection against, temperature or moisture effects ; for improving power handling capability

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  • the invention relates to a temperature- compensated combiner comprising a control rod disposed in a combiner housing for controlling the center frequency; a conductor tube secured to the housing and coaxially disposed around the control rod; a regulating tube which is attached to the inner end of the control rod and which is coaxial with the control rod and the conductor tube; and temperature-compensation means for compensating for longitudinal changes exhibited by the unit consisting of the control rod, the conductor tube and the regulating tube for changes in temperature.
  • the object of the present invention is to obviate the above-mentioned drawback.
  • This is achieved with a combiner of the type described in the intro ⁇ duction, said combiner being characterized according to the invention in that the temperature-compensation means comprise a temperature-compensation tube which moves the control rod in proportion to variations in temperature and which is disposed within the conductor tube and secured to the inner end of the conductor tube.
  • the most significant advantage of the invention is that the temperature-compensated combiner of the invention is clearly shorter than combiners of the prior art. To implement temperature compensation in accordance with the invention does not increase the size of the combiner - at least not its length - since the temperature-compensation means of the invention can be positioned entirely within a conventional combiner housing.
  • Another significant advantage is that by widen ⁇ ing the conductor tube suitably, it is possible to mount a stepper motor at the end of the control rod.
  • Figure 1 is a simplified cross-section of a manually-controlled temperature-compensated combiner
  • Figure 2 is a corresponding cross-section of an automatically-controlled combiner according to the invention.
  • the manually-controlled combiner shown in Figure 1 comprises a combiner housing 1; a control rod 2 preferably made of invar and disposed within the housing 1 for controlling the center frequency; a conductor tube 3 which is secured to the housing 1 and coaxially disposed around the control rod 2 and which is preferably made of copper; and a regulating tube 4 which is attached to the inner end of the control rod 2, which is coaxial with the control rod 2 and the conductor tube 3, and which is preferably made of copper 4 and arranged to slide on the conductor tube 3.
  • the combiner comprises a temperature-compensation tube 5 disposed within the conductor tube 3 coaxially therewith and attached to the inner end of the conductor tube 3, said temperature- compensation tube 5 being mounted on the inner surface of the conductor tube 3 for compensating for longitud- inal changes exhibited by the unit consisting of the control rod 2, the conductor tube 3 and the regulating tube 4 for changes in temperature.
  • This temperature-com ⁇ pensation tube 5 is preferably made of aluminium, but it may also be of some other material such as plastic.
  • Figure 2 shows an automatically-controlled combiner comprising a combiner housing 11; a control rod 12 preferably made of invar and disposed within the housing 11 for controlling the center frequency; a conductor tube 13 which is secured to the housing 11 and coaxially disposed around the control rod 12 and which is preferably made of copper; and a regulating tube 14 which is coaxial with the control rod 12 and the conductor tube 13 and which is preferably made of copper; and a temperature-compensation tube 15 disposed within the conductor tube 13 coaxially therewith and attached to the inner end of the conductor tube 13, said temperature-compensation tube 15 being mounted on the inner surface of the conductor tube 13 along part of its length and having the same function as in the combiner shown in Figure 1.
  • the regulating tube 14 differs from the structure shown .-" Figure 1 in that in this case, it is arranged to sl---.de on the inner surface of the temperature-compensation tube 15.
  • the automatically-controlled combiner shown in Figure 2 also comprises a stepper motor 16 for controlling the center frequency.
  • the stepper motor 16 is mounted at the outer end of the temperature- compensation tube 15 and disposed within an expansion 17 made to the conductor tube 13.
  • the temperature- compensation tube 15 is constructed so that it partly consists of the installation tube 15a of the stepper motor.
  • Reference number 18 indicates a spring for removing the clearance between the threads on the stepper motor 16 and on the control rod 12, and reference number 19 indicates a spring for removing the clearance between the regulating tube 14 and the end of the control rod 12.
  • the limit switch of the stepper motor 16 is indicated by number 20, a rotation-inhibit ⁇ ing pin by number 21 and the grounding of the control rod by number 22.
  • a conductor tube which is 130 mm long and made of copper
  • a spindle of a stepper motor which is 20 mm long and made of stainless steel
  • a control rod which is 110 mm long and made of invar
  • a regulating tube made of copper and having an end which is 1 mm thick.
  • the selected temperature-compensation tube is an aluminium tube which is 110 mm long, it expands to the left in Figure 2 as follows:

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Abstract

The invention relates to a temperature-compensated combiner comprising a control rod (12) disposed in a combiner housing (11) for controlling the center frequency; a conductor tube (13) secured to the housing and coaxially disposed around the control rod; a regulating tube (14) which is attached to the inner end of the control rod and which is coaxial with the control rod and the conductor tube; and temperature-compensation means (15) for compensating for longitudinal changes exhibited by the unit consisting of the control rod, the conductor tube and the regulating tube for changes in temperature. To reduce the length of the combiner, the temperature-compensation means comprise a temperature-compensation tube (15) which moves the control rod (12) in proportion to variations in temperature and which is disposed within the conductor tube (13) and secured to the inner end of the conductor tube (13).

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Temperature-compensated combiner
The invention relates to a temperature- compensated combiner comprising a control rod disposed in a combiner housing for controlling the center frequency; a conductor tube secured to the housing and coaxially disposed around the control rod; a regulating tube which is attached to the inner end of the control rod and which is coaxial with the control rod and the conductor tube; and temperature-compensation means for compensating for longitudinal changes exhibited by the unit consisting of the control rod, the conductor tube and the regulating tube for changes in temperature.
Similar combiners are known from the prior art: e.g. the combiner manufactured by CELWAVE, where temper¬ ature compensation is implemented by a temperature- compensation device projecting from the exterior surface of the combiner housing. A significant drawback of this solution is that the combiner takes up a lot of space. The size of the combiner further increases if it is to be controlled automatically, in which case a stepper motor has to be connected to the control rod.
The object of the present invention is to obviate the above-mentioned drawback. This is achieved with a combiner of the type described in the intro¬ duction, said combiner being characterized according to the invention in that the temperature-compensation means comprise a temperature-compensation tube which moves the control rod in proportion to variations in temperature and which is disposed within the conductor tube and secured to the inner end of the conductor tube.
The most significant advantage of the invention is that the temperature-compensated combiner of the invention is clearly shorter than combiners of the prior art. To implement temperature compensation in accordance with the invention does not increase the size of the combiner - at least not its length - since the temperature-compensation means of the invention can be positioned entirely within a conventional combiner housing.
Another significant advantage is that by widen¬ ing the conductor tube suitably, it is possible to mount a stepper motor at the end of the control rod.
In the following, the invention will be described in greater detail by means of two preferred embodiments and with reference to the accompanying draw¬ ing, in which
Figure 1 is a simplified cross-section of a manually-controlled temperature-compensated combiner, and
Figure 2 is a corresponding cross-section of an automatically-controlled combiner according to the invention.
The manually-controlled combiner shown in Figure 1 comprises a combiner housing 1; a control rod 2 preferably made of invar and disposed within the housing 1 for controlling the center frequency; a conductor tube 3 which is secured to the housing 1 and coaxially disposed around the control rod 2 and which is preferably made of copper; and a regulating tube 4 which is attached to the inner end of the control rod 2, which is coaxial with the control rod 2 and the conductor tube 3, and which is preferably made of copper 4 and arranged to slide on the conductor tube 3. In addition, the combiner comprises a temperature-compensation tube 5 disposed within the conductor tube 3 coaxially therewith and attached to the inner end of the conductor tube 3, said temperature- compensation tube 5 being mounted on the inner surface of the conductor tube 3 for compensating for longitud- inal changes exhibited by the unit consisting of the control rod 2, the conductor tube 3 and the regulating tube 4 for changes in temperature. This temperature-com¬ pensation tube 5 is preferably made of aluminium, but it may also be of some other material such as plastic. When the length of the above-mentioned components in the combiner housing 1 is suitably designed, variations in temperature do not essentially change the adjusted center frequency. An example of such design will be given below in connection with the automatic combiner to be described in the following.
Figure 2 shows an automatically-controlled combiner comprising a combiner housing 11; a control rod 12 preferably made of invar and disposed within the housing 11 for controlling the center frequency; a conductor tube 13 which is secured to the housing 11 and coaxially disposed around the control rod 12 and which is preferably made of copper; and a regulating tube 14 which is coaxial with the control rod 12 and the conductor tube 13 and which is preferably made of copper; and a temperature-compensation tube 15 disposed within the conductor tube 13 coaxially therewith and attached to the inner end of the conductor tube 13, said temperature-compensation tube 15 being mounted on the inner surface of the conductor tube 13 along part of its length and having the same function as in the combiner shown in Figure 1. The regulating tube 14 differs from the structure shown .-" Figure 1 in that in this case, it is arranged to sl---.de on the inner surface of the temperature-compensation tube 15.
The automatically-controlled combiner shown in Figure 2 also comprises a stepper motor 16 for controlling the center frequency. The stepper motor 16 is mounted at the outer end of the temperature- compensation tube 15 and disposed within an expansion 17 made to the conductor tube 13. The temperature- compensation tube 15 is constructed so that it partly consists of the installation tube 15a of the stepper motor. Reference number 18 indicates a spring for removing the clearance between the threads on the stepper motor 16 and on the control rod 12, and reference number 19 indicates a spring for removing the clearance between the regulating tube 14 and the end of the control rod 12. The limit switch of the stepper motor 16 is indicated by number 20, a rotation-inhibit¬ ing pin by number 21 and the grounding of the control rod by number 22.
The following is an example of how a combiner according to Figure 2 could be designed and which raw materials could be used in order to minimize the total thermal expansion caused by a change in temperature of the order of 100 K.
The following components are selected: a conductor tube which is 130 mm long and made of copper, a spindle of a stepper motor which is 20 mm long and made of stainless steel, a control rod which is 110 mm long and made of invar, and - a regulating tube made of copper and having an end which is 1 mm thick. The components listed above expand to the right in Figure 2 as follows:
- 130 mm x 17 x 10"6 1/K x 100 K = 0.2210 mm - 20 mm x 16 x 10"6 1/K x 100 K = 0.0320 mm
- 110 mm x 0.8 x 10"6 1/K x 100 K = 0.0088 mm
- 1 mm x 17 x 10"6 1/K x 100 K = 0.0017 mm
0.2635 nun Whenthe selected temperature-compensation tube is an aluminium tube which is 110 mm long, it expands to the left in Figure 2 as follows:
- 110 mm x 23.9 x 10-61/K x 100 K = 0.2629 mm, whereby thermal expansion to the right is 0.0006 mm, i.e. in practice 0.
In the above, the invention has been disclosed merely by means of two preferred embodiments. One skilled in the art may, however, implement the details of the invention in many alternative ways within the scope of the appended claims.

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1. A temperature-compensated combiner comprising a control rod (2; 12) disposed in a combiner housing (1; 11) for controlling the center frequency; a conductor tube (3; 13) secured to the housing and coaxially disposed around the control rod; a regulating tube (4; 14) which is attached to the inner end of the control rod and which is coaxial with the control rod and the conductor tube; and temperature-compensation means (5; 15) for compensating for longitudinal changes exhibited by the unit consisting of the control rod, the conductor tube and the regulating tube for changes in temperature, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the temperature-compensation means comprise a temperature- compensation tube (5; 15) which moves the control rod (2; 12) in proportion to variations in temperature and which is disposed within the conductor tube (3; 13) and secured to the inner end of the conductor tube (3; 13).
2. A combiner according to claim 1, c h a r ¬ a c t e r i z e d in that the temperature-compensation tube (15) is coaxial with the conductor tube (3; 13).
3. A combiner according to claim 1 or 2, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the temperature-com- pensation tube (15) is disposed between the conductor tube (13) and the regulating tube (14).
4. A combiner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that a stepper motor (16) for controlling the center frequency is disposed at the outer end of the temperature- compensation tube (15), partly within the conductor tube (13), in an expansion (17) made to the conductor tube (13).
5. A combiner according to claim 4, c h a r - a c t e r i z e d in that the temperature-compensation tube (15) consists partly of the installation tube (15a) of the stepper motor (16).
6. A combiner according to any one of the preceding claims, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the temperature-compensation tube (5; 15) is made of aluminium.
7. A combiner according to any one of claims 1 to 5, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the temperature-compensation tube (5; 15) is made of plastic.
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US08/632,399 US5754084A (en) 1993-10-20 1994-10-19 Temperature-compensated resonator
JP7511376A JPH09507006A (en) 1993-10-20 1994-10-19 Temperature compensated combiner
DE69430810T DE69430810T2 (en) 1993-10-20 1994-10-19 COMBINATOR WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION
AT94929572T ATE219298T1 (en) 1993-10-20 1994-10-19 COMBINATOR WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION
EP94929572A EP0724781B1 (en) 1993-10-20 1994-10-19 Temperature-compensated combiner
AU78575/94A AU682723B2 (en) 1993-10-20 1994-10-19 Temperature-compensated combiner
NO961587A NO961587D0 (en) 1993-10-20 1996-04-19 Temperature compensated combines

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