WO2020024893A1 - 移相器及电调天线 - Google Patents

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WO2020024893A1
WO2020024893A1 PCT/CN2019/098116 CN2019098116W WO2020024893A1 WO 2020024893 A1 WO2020024893 A1 WO 2020024893A1 CN 2019098116 W CN2019098116 W CN 2019098116W WO 2020024893 A1 WO2020024893 A1 WO 2020024893A1
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雷福伟
刘新明
李茂斌
李渭民
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01PWAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE
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    • H01P1/18Phase-shifters
    • H01P1/184Strip line phase-shifters
    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01Q1/24Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
    • H01Q1/241Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
    • H01Q1/246Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for base stations
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q3/00Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
    • H01Q3/26Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
    • H01Q3/30Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array
    • H01Q3/32Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array by mechanical means
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q3/00Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
    • H01Q3/26Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
    • H01Q3/30Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array
    • H01Q3/34Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array by electrical means
    • H01Q3/36Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array by electrical means with variable phase-shifters
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q3/00Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
    • H01Q3/26Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
    • H01Q3/30Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array
    • H01Q3/34Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array by electrical means
    • H01Q3/40Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array by electrical means with phasing matrix

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  • the present application relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to a phase shifter and an electrically adjustable antenna.
  • electronically adjustable antennas are one of the key devices covering the network.
  • the electronically adjustable antenna uses a phase shifter, a key component of the electronically adjustable antenna, to continuously adjust the vertical tilt angle of the vertical beam, making the network coverage more flexible.
  • the principle of the electrically adjustable antenna is to change the phase of the signal flowing through the phase shifter and fed into the radiating unit, thereby changing the downtilt angle of the vertical beam formed by the antenna.
  • the performance of the phase shifter directly affects the performance of the ESC antenna, especially the loss of the phaser module body, which will directly affect the gain of the ESC antenna and the heat dissipation of the internal structure of the phase shifter and its resistance Temperature reliability, etc., so the demand for low-loss phase shifters has become one of the mainstream trends.
  • the present application provides a phase shifter with low loss and an electrically adjustable antenna.
  • the metal strip line is electrically connected to the signal input terminal and the signal output terminal, and the metal strip line includes a transmission portion And a fixing portion connected to the transmission portion; the fixing member is connected to the fixing portion to fix the metal strip line in the cavity, and the transmission portion is suspended in the cavity; the A sliding medium is provided in the cavity and can be moved relative to the transmission part of the metal strip line, and the power and phase of the signal output by the signal output terminal are changed by the movement of the sliding medium relative to the transmission part.
  • the area of the metal strip line covered by the sliding medium on the transmission section between the signal input terminal and the signal output terminal is changed by relatively moving the sliding medium and the metal strip line. Therefore, the equivalent dielectric constant of the medium in the transmission section between the signal input terminal and the signal output terminal is changed, thereby changing the power and phase of the signal output from the signal output terminal.
  • the metal strip line is a structure formed by a metal line, and the metal strip line is fixed in the cavity by a fixing member, so that the transmission portion of the metal strip line is suspended in the cavity, and the metal strip is not required.
  • the wires are arranged on the substrate, which reduces the signal energy loss of the substrate, reduces the heat generated due to the signal energy loss, and reduces the requirements of the phase shifter for heat dissipation and heat resistance of internal structural parts.
  • the fixing member includes a first fixing member
  • the metal strip line includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface
  • the first fixing member includes the first fixing member A first portion of a first surface and a second portion provided on the second surface; an end of the first portion and the second portion remote from the metal strip line abuts an inner wall of the cavity, so that The metal strip line is positioned in the cavity.
  • the metal strip line is suspended inside the cavity by the first fixing member, and the metal strip line is restricted from being carried in the cavity perpendicular to the direction of the metal strip line. The movement enables the signals transmitted on the metal strip line to be effectively transmitted in the cavity.
  • the cavity includes a first inner wall and a second inner wall opposite to each other, the first inner wall is opposed to a first surface of the metal strip line, and the second inner wall is opposed to a second surface of the metal strip line
  • a first groove is provided on the first inner wall, an end of the first portion remote from the metal strip line is received in the first groove, and / or a second groove is provided on the second inner wall An end of the second portion remote from the metal strip line is received in the second groove.
  • a first groove may be provided on an end of the first fixing member remote from the metal strip line, and a second groove of the first fixing member A second groove is provided at an end partially away from the metal strip line, a first protrusion is provided on the first inner wall, a second protrusion is provided on the second inner wall, and the first protrusion is received In the first groove, the second protrusion is received in the second groove, thereby positioning the metal strip line in the cavity.
  • first part and the second part of the first fixing member may be an integrally formed structure; or, the first part and the second part of the first fixing member are two separate parts, and the first part A portion is fixedly connected to the second portion to clamp the metal strip wire between the first portion and the second portion.
  • first fixing member may be one or a plurality of along the extending direction of the metal strip line.
  • the signal input terminal and the signal output terminal are distributed on the same side of the metal strip line, and the signal input terminal and the signal output terminal are spaced apart from each other in an extending direction of the metal strip line;
  • the The fixing member includes a first fixing member, and the first fixing member is fixed on the metal strip line, and is located on the same side as the signal input terminal and the signal output terminal.
  • the first fixing member is provided on a side of the metal strip line where the signal input terminal and the signal output terminal are provided, so that the first fixing member can provide the signal to the metal strip line.
  • One end of the input terminal and the signal output terminal has a better supporting effect, so as to avoid the problem that the metal strip line is connected to the signal input terminal and the signal output terminal with a large force on the metal strip line.
  • the signal input terminal and signal output terminal may be provided on both sides of the metal strip line, and the first fixing members are provided on both sides of the metal strip line to ensure that The metal strip line is smooth.
  • the fixing member includes a second fixing member, the second fixing member is located on one side of the first fixing member and is spaced apart from the first fixing member; the second fixing member A first portion provided on a first surface of the metal strip line and a second portion located on the second surface, both ends of the first portion and the second portion remote from the metal strip line abut against each other. An inner wall of the cavity, so that the metal strip line is positioned in the cavity.
  • the second fixing member by further setting the second fixing member on the metal strip line, an end of the second fixing member far from the metal strip line is made to abut against an inner wall of the cavity, thereby achieving all
  • the positioning of the metal strip line in the cavity perpendicular to the metal strip line direction restricts movement of the metal strip line in the cavity perpendicular to the metal strip line direction.
  • the second fixing member is located on one side of the first fixing member and is spaced apart from the first fixing member, so that the first fixing member and the second fixing member can perform multiple positions of the metal strip line.
  • the point support makes the metal strip line more stable in the cavity.
  • An opening is provided on the second fixing member, the opening penetrates the first portion and the second portion, and a side wall of the cavity is provided with a perforation opposite to the opening, and the position is limited. Pieces pass through the perforations and the openings to fix the metal strip line in the cavity, and restrict the metal strip line from moving in any direction in the cavity, and limit the metal strip line in the cavity.
  • the position inside the cavity guarantees the quality of the phase shifter.
  • first portion and the second portion of the second fixing member may be an integrally formed structure; or, the first portion and the second portion of the second fixing member are two separate portions, and the first portion A portion is fixedly connected to the second portion to clamp the metal strip wire between the first portion and the second portion.
  • the sliding medium is a flat plate, and the sliding medium is located on a side of a first plane or a second plane of the metal strip line; or the sliding medium is respectively located on the first plane One side of the plane and one side of the second plane.
  • the sliding medium may be provided only on one side or opposite sides of the metal strip line, so as to obtain different phases when the sliding medium is moved at the same distance as required. Specifically, disposing the sliding medium on both the first surface and the second surface moves the sliding medium compared to disposing the sliding medium only on the first surface or the second surface side. At the same distance, the dielectric constant of the medium in the transmission section within the distance varies greatly, that is, the phase changes greatly.
  • the sliding medium on any surface of the metal strip line may be an integral structure, or may be formed by splicing a plurality of split structures.
  • the two sliding media are fixed together, so that the two sliding media can be moved synchronously, which is convenient for operation.
  • the sliding medium and the metal strip line each include a first section, a second section, and a connecting section connecting the first section and the second section, so
  • the first section is staggered from the second section in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the metal strip line;
  • the first section of the sliding medium is stacked on the first section of the metal strip line and is opposite to The first section of the sliding medium moves, and the second section of the sliding medium is stacked on the second section of the metal strip line and moves relative to the second section of the sliding medium;
  • the second fixed There are two or more pieces.
  • one of the second fixing piece and the first section of the sliding medium is located in the second section of the sliding medium.
  • the second fixing member is disposed in a sliding direction of the first section of the sliding medium to limit a stroke of the sliding medium with respect to the metal strip line.
  • another second fixing member and a second section of the sliding medium are located on the same side of the first section of the sliding medium, and the second fixing member It is arranged in the sliding direction of the second section of the sliding medium to limit the stroke of the sliding medium with respect to the metal strip line.
  • phase shifter when the sliding medium is relative to the metal strip, a moving distance of the sliding medium relative to the metal strip is restricted by the second fixing member, thereby preventing the sliding medium. Detach from the surface of the metal strip line and cannot adjust the phase, that is, ensure that the metal strip line and the sliding medium at least partially overlap in a direction perpendicular to the metal strip line, and can change the sliding medium on the metal The coverage area on the strip line to change the phase of the output signal.
  • the sliding medium is provided with one or more spaced-apart guide grooves, and the second fixing member is inserted into the guide groove and moves along the guide groove.
  • the extending direction of the guide groove is the same as the direction of the metal strip line.
  • the transmission portion of the metal strip line includes a wavy structure formed by bending the metal line.
  • the metal strip line includes a plurality of sub-metal strip lines, and each of the sub-metal strip lines is radio-frequency connected.
  • the phase shifter further includes a sliding medium driving member connected to the sliding medium to drive the sliding medium to move relative to the metal strip line.
  • the electrically adjustable antenna includes a radiating unit and the phase shifter, and the radiating unit is radio-frequency connected to an output port of the phase shifter to change a phase of a signal fed into the radiating unit through the phase shifter. Since the phase shifter of the present application has lower loss of the signal energy transmitted therein, the signal fed into the radiating unit through the phase shifter has a larger energy, thereby increasing the electrical power. Adjust the antenna gain. In addition, because less heat is generated in the phase shifter due to the energy loss of the transmitted signal, the temperature-resistant reliability of each structure in the phase shifter of the electrically adjustable antenna is enhanced.
  • the radiating unit may be one or more, and a plurality of the radiating units are radio-frequency connected to a signal output port of the phase shifter.
  • the electronically adjustable antenna may include one or more independent phase shifters to meet actual use requirements.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electrically adjustable antenna described in this application.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a phase shifter according to the present application.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a metal strip line and a fixing member of the phase shifter according to the present application;
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the phase shifter described in FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a metal strip line and a sliding medium in a phase shifter according to an embodiment of the present application
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a metal strip line and a sliding medium in a phase shifter according to another embodiment of the present application.
  • the present application provides an electrically adjustable antenna 1000.
  • the electrically adjustable antenna 1000 includes a phase shifter 100 and a radiation unit 200 that is radio-frequency connected to the phase shifter 100. Signals radiated through the radiation unit 200 pass through the phase shifter. 100 changes to the required phase, and then radiates through the radiation unit 200.
  • the radio frequency connection includes an electrical connection or a coupling connection.
  • the radiating unit 200 may be one or more, and a plurality of the radiating units 200 are radio-frequency connected to a signal output port of the phase shifter 100.
  • the phase shifter 100 has a long shape. There are five radiating units 200, and the five radiating units 200 are disposed at intervals along the length direction of the phase shifter 100.
  • the radiation unit 200 is a radiation antenna.
  • the electronically adjustable antenna 1000 may include one or more independent phase shifters 100 to meet actual use requirements.
  • the phase shifter 100 includes a cavity 10, a metal strip line 20, a sliding medium 30, and a fixing member 40.
  • the phase shifter 100 further includes a signal input terminal 21 and one or more signal output terminals 22 arranged at intervals.
  • the signal input terminal 21 and the signal output terminal 22 are disposed in an extending direction of the metal strip line 20. At different positions and electrically connected to the metal strip line 20.
  • the metal strip line 20, the sliding medium 30, and the signal input terminal 21 and the signal output terminal 22 are all housed in the cavity 10.
  • the metal strip line 20 includes a fixing portion and a transmission portion connected to the fixing portion.
  • the fixing member 40 is connected to the fixing portion of the metal strip line 20 and fixes the metal strip line 20 in the cavity 10.
  • the transmission part of the metal strip line 20 is suspended in the cavity 10 to achieve stable positioning of the metal strip line 20 in the cavity 10 and ensure the quality of the phase shifter 100.
  • a region where the fixing member 40 is provided on the metal strip line 20 is the fixing portion, and other portions of the metal strip line 20 except the fixing portion are transmission portions.
  • the sliding medium 30 is disposed on the surface of the metal strip line 20 and can be moved relative to the metal strip line 20 to change the sliding medium 30 on the transmission section between the signal input terminal 21 and the signal output terminal 22.
  • the power and phase of the signal output from the terminal 22 refers to a signal transmission path through which signals are transmitted from the signal input terminal 21 to the signal output terminal 22.
  • the signal to be radiated is transmitted to the cavity 10 through the signal input terminal 21, and transmitted to the signal output terminal in the direction of the metal strip line 20 through the medium in the cavity 10 twenty two.
  • the medium in the cavity 10 includes a sliding medium 30 laminated on a surface of the metal strip line 20 and air located around the metal strip line 20. When the sliding medium 30 moves along the metal strip line 20, the equivalent dielectric constant of the medium in the transmission section between the signal input terminal 21 to the signal output terminal 22 changes, so that the The phase of the signal transmitted from the signal output terminal 22 changes.
  • the medium in the transmission section is only the air between the metal strip line 20 and the cavity 10; and when the sliding medium 30 moves a certain distance, the sliding medium 30 Move to the transmission section, so that the medium in the transmission section includes the sliding medium 30 and the air between the metal strip line 20 and the cavity 10 in the transmission section, so that the medium in the transmission section
  • the equivalent dielectric constant of ⁇ is changed
  • the phase of the signal output by the signal output terminal 22 is changed.
  • the sliding medium 30 is continuously moved, the area of the sliding medium 30 in the transmission section continuously changes, that is, the equivalent dielectric constant of the medium in the transmission section changes, and finally the signal The phase of the signal output from the output terminal 22 can be continuously changed. Therefore, in this application, the sliding medium 30 can be moved a certain distance according to actual needs, so that the radiated signal has a required phase.
  • the phase shifter has one signal input terminal 21 and five signal output terminals 22.
  • the signal input port 21 and the signal output port 22 are both located on one side of the metal strip line 20.
  • the signal input terminal 21 is located in the middle area of the metal strip line 20, and the five signal output terminals 22 are disposed on both sides of the signal input terminal 21.
  • the distance between the signal input terminal 21 and each of the signal output terminals 22 is different, so that the phases of the signals output from each of the signal output terminals 22 are different.
  • the five signal output terminals 22 are a first signal output terminal 221, a second signal output terminal 222, a third signal output terminal 223, and a fourth signal output, which are sequentially arranged along the extending direction of the metal strip line 20.
  • the terminal 224 and the fifth signal output terminal 225 are located on one side of the signal output terminal 21.
  • the fourth signal output terminal 224 and the fifth signal output terminal 225 are located on the signal. The other side of the output terminal 21.
  • the metal strip line 20 is a metal strip-like structure formed by processing metal pieces such as metal wires or metal plates, and metal.
  • the metal strip line 20 is fixed in the cavity 10 by the fixing member 40, so that the transmission portion of the metal strip line 20 is suspended in the cavity, and the metal strip line is not required to be disposed on the substrate, which reduces the signal energy Loss to increase the gain of the electrically adjustable antenna 1000.
  • the heat generated due to the energy loss of the signal can be reduced, thereby reducing the requirements of the phase shifter 100 for heat dissipation and heat resistance of internal structural components, and enhancing the temperature resistance reliability of each structure in the electrically adjustable antenna 1000 .
  • the metal strip line 20 is a one-piece structure. It can be understood that, in other embodiments of the present application, the metal strip line 20 may include a plurality of sub-metal strip lines 20, and the plurality of sub-metal strip lines 20 are radio-frequency connected to form the metal strip line 20.
  • the transmission portion of the metal strip line 20 includes one or more wavy line sections 23 arranged at intervals.
  • the wavy line sections 23 are formed by processing a metal wire or a metal plate. Wavy structure.
  • the length of the metal wire forming the metal strip line 20 is constant, the length of the phase shifter 100 is shortened as much as possible, so that fine phase shift control can be achieved while the phase shifter 100 is minimized.
  • the volume is convenient for integrating the phase shifter 100 with other structures.
  • the fixing member 40 includes one or more first fixing members 41 spaced apart along the extending direction of the metal strip line 20.
  • the first fixing member 41 is disposed on one side of the metal strip line 20 and is perpendicular to a surface of the metal strip line 20.
  • the first fixing member 41 is one, and the first fixing member 41 is fixed to a side of the metal strip line 20 connected to the signal input terminal 21 and the signal output terminal 22, and the signal The input terminal 21 and the signal output terminal 22 pass through the first fixing member 21 and are electrically connected or transmitted to the radiation unit 200.
  • the metal strip line 20 includes a first surface 20a and a second surface 20b opposite to the first surface 20a.
  • the first fixing member 41 includes a first portion 411 provided on the first surface 20a, and The second portion 412 of the second surface 20b. An end of the first portion 411 and the second portion 412 far from the metal strip line 20 abuts against an inner wall of the cavity 10, so that the metal strip line 20 is positioned in the cavity 10. That is, the first fixing member 41 suspends the metal strip line 20 inside the cavity 10, and restricts the metal strip line 20 from being perpendicular to the metal strip line in the cavity 10. The movement in the 20 direction enables signals transmitted on the metal strip line 20 to be effectively transmitted in the cavity 10.
  • the first fixing member 41 is fixed to a side of the metal strip line 20 to which the signal input terminal 21 and the signal output terminal 22 are connected, so that the first fixing member 41 can be connected to the metal strip line 20.
  • the one end provided with the signal input terminal 21 and the signal output terminal 22 has a better supporting effect, so as to prevent the side of the metal strip line 20 connected to the signal input terminal 21 and the signal output terminal 22 from being subjected to a large force.
  • the problem of unevenness of the metal strip line 20 will be described.
  • the signal input terminal 21 and the signal output terminal 22 may be located on both sides of the metal strip line 20, and the first fixing is provided on both sides of the metal strip line 20.
  • the component 41 supports the signal input terminal 21 or the signal output terminal 22 on both sides of the metal strip line 20 through the first fixing members 41 on both sides of the metal strip line 20 to ensure the stability of the metal strip line 20.
  • the first fixing member 41 is made of an insulating material, so as to avoid the influence of the first fixing member 41 on signal transmission. It can be understood that, in other embodiments of the present invention, a portion of the first fixing member 41 that is not in contact with the metal strip line 20 may be a metal material, or a part of the first fixing member 41 that is insulated. A metal layer is provided on the outer surface, so as to ensure that the signal transmission is not affected, and a good supporting effect can be achieved.
  • first portion 411 and the second portion 412 of the first fixing member 41 may be a one-piece structure; or, the first portion 411 and the second portion 412 of the first fixing member 41 are separated. Two parts, the first part 411 and the second part 412 are fixedly connected to clamp the metal strip line 20 between the first part 411 and the second part 412.
  • the fixing manner between the first portion 411 and the second portion 412 may be welding, pasting, or other convenient fixing methods such as buckle or screw fixing.
  • the first fixing member 41 may be one or a plurality of along the extending direction of the metal strip line 20.
  • the fixing member 40 includes one or more second fixing members 42 disposed at intervals.
  • the second fixing member 42 is located on one side of the first fixing member 41 and is spaced from the first fixing member 41.
  • a plurality of the second fixing members 42 are disposed at different positions of the metal strip line 20. Therefore, the first fixing member 41 and the second fixing member 42 can support multiple positions of the metal strip line 20 at multiple points, so that the metal strip line 20 is more stable in the cavity 10.
  • the second fixing member 42 includes a first portion 421 provided on the first surface 20a of the metal strip line 20, and a second portion 422 on the second surface 20b.
  • the first portion 421 and the second portion One end of the portion 422 far from the metal strip line 20 abuts against the inner wall of the cavity 10 to limit the displacement of the metal strip line 20 in a direction perpendicular to the surface thereof, that is, to limit the vertical movement shown in the figure. , To realize the positioning of the metal strip line 20 in the cavity 10 and maintain the stability of the metal strip line 20 in the cavity.
  • first portion 411 and the second portion 412 of the second fixing member 42 may be an integrally formed structure; or, the first portion 411 and the second portion 412 of the second fixing member 42 may be separate.
  • the two parts are fixedly connected between the first part 411 and the second part 412 to clamp the metal strip line 20 between the first part 411 and the second part 412.
  • the second fixing member 42 is provided with an opening 423, the opening 423 penetrates the first portion 411 and the second portion 412, and a side wall of the cavity 10 is provided with the The opening 423 is opposite to the perforation 13.
  • a limiting member 50 passes through the perforation 13 and the opening 423 to fix the metal strip line 20 in the cavity 10 and restrict the metal strip. The movement of the wire 20 in the cavity 10 in any direction ensures the stability of the metal strip wire 20 in the cavity 10 to ensure the quality of the phase shifter 100.
  • the limiting member 50 may be a limiting structure such as a bolt or a screw.
  • the phase shifter 100 may also include only the first fixing member 41 or the second fixing member 42, and through the first fixing member 41 or the second fixing member 42 Each position of the metal strip line 20 can be stably supported in the cavity 10.
  • the cavity 10 is an elongated tubular structure.
  • the cavity 10 in this embodiment is a square tube. It can be understood that, in other embodiments of the present application, the cavity 10 may also be a cylindrical tube or other polygonal tube.
  • the cavity 10 includes a first inner wall 10 a and a second inner wall 10 b opposite to each other.
  • the first inner wall 10 a is opposite to the first surface 20 a of the metal strip line 20.
  • the second inner wall 10 b is opposite to the metal strip line.
  • the second surface 20b of 20 is opposed.
  • the first inner wall 10 a is provided with a first groove 11, the second inner wall 10 b is provided with a second groove 12 opposite to the first groove 11, and the notch of the first groove 11 The direction is opposite to the notch of the second groove 12. Further, the width of the first groove 11 and the second groove 12 is the same as the thickness of the first fixing member 41.
  • the first groove 11 may be recessed from the surface of the first inner wall 10a in a direction away from the metal strip line 20, or may be formed on the surface of the first inner wall 10a toward the metal strip line 20.
  • the convex strips 13 are arranged at opposite intervals in the direction, and the gap between the two convex strips 13 is the first groove 11; the second groove 12 may be away from the metal from the surface of the second inner wall 10b.
  • the direction of the strip line 20 is recessed, and convex strips 13 may be provided on the surface of the second inner wall 10b in a direction close to the metal strip line 20.
  • the gap between the two strips 13 is The second groove 12.
  • An end of a first portion 411 of the first fixing member 41 remote from the metal strip line 20 is received in the first groove 11, and a second portion 412 of the second fixing member 41 is remote from the metal strip line 20.
  • One end is received in the second groove 12, thereby restricting the movement of the metal strip line 20 parallel to the plane of the metal strip line 20 and perpendicular to the extending direction of the metal strip line 20, that is, restricting the drawing of the metal strip line 20.
  • the movement in the left-right direction shown in the figure realizes the positioning of the metal strip line 20 in the cavity 10 and stabilizes it in the cavity 10.
  • the metal strip line 20 can be driven to slide along the first groove 11 and the second groove 12 by the first fixing member 41. Entering into the cavity 10 makes the assembly of the phase shifter 100 structure simple. It can be understood that, in other embodiments of the present invention, only the first groove 11 is provided on the first inner wall 10a, or the second groove 12 is provided on the second inner wall 10b, so that Limiting one side of the first fixing member 41 can also realize the positioning of the metal strip line 20 in the cavity 10 and make it stable in the cavity 10.
  • the cooperation between the first groove 11 and the second groove 12 and the first fixing member 41 is mainly used to limit the metal strip line 20 parallel to the plane of the metal strip line 20 in the cavity 10 and The movement perpendicular to the extending direction thereof restricts the movement of the metal strip line 20 in the left-right direction in FIG. 4.
  • a first groove may also be provided on an end of the first portion 411 of the first fixing member 41 remote from the metal strip line 20, and the first fixing member
  • the second portion 412 of 41 is provided with a second groove at an end remote from the metal strip line 20, a first protrusion is provided on the first inner wall 10a, and a second protrusion is provided on the second inner wall 10b, and The first protrusion is received in the first groove, and the second protrusion is received in the second groove, thereby positioning the metal strip line in the cavity.
  • the sliding medium 30 is a flat plate, and the sliding medium 30 is located on one side of the first surface 20 a or the second surface 20 b of the metal strip line 20; or, The sliding medium 30 is located on the first surface 20a side and the second surface 20b side, respectively.
  • the sliding medium 30 may be provided on only one side or opposite sides of the metal strip line 20 to obtain different phases when the sliding medium 30 is moved at the same distance as required.
  • the sliding medium 30 is provided on both the first surface 20a and the second surface 20b, as compared with the case where the sliding medium 30 is provided only on one side of the first surface 20a or the second surface 20b.
  • the sliding medium 30 When the sliding medium 30 is moved the same distance, the equivalent dielectric constant of the medium in the transmission section within the distance changes greatly, that is, the phase changes greatly.
  • the sliding medium 30 on any surface of the metal strip line 20 may be an integral structure, or may be formed by splicing a plurality of split structures.
  • the length of the sliding medium 30 is smaller than the length of the metal strip line 20.
  • the phases of the output signal terminals 22 located at both ends of the metal wire 20 are changed at the same time.
  • the sliding medium 30 is moved in the direction of the first signal output terminal 221, a transmission section between the signal input terminal 21 and the first signal output terminal 221, the sliding medium 30 covers the The area of the metal strip line 20 increases, so that the equivalent dielectric constant of the medium in the transmission section increases; at this time, the transmission section between the signal input terminal 21 to the fifth signal output terminal 225, the The area of the sliding medium 30 covering the metal strip line 20 is reduced, so that the equivalent dielectric constant of the medium in the transmission section is reduced, so that the first signal output terminal 221 and the fifth signal output terminal 225 are The phases change at the same time.
  • the sliding medium 30 includes a first section 30a, a second section 30b, and a connection between the first section 30a and the second section.
  • the connecting section 30c of 30b, the first section 30a and the second section 30b are staggered in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the metal strip line 20.
  • the first section 30a is connected to the second section 30b and the connection section 30c to form a zigzag structure.
  • the metal strip line 20 includes a first section 20a, a second section 20b, and a connecting section 20c connecting the first section 20a and the second section 20b.
  • the first section 20a and the first section 20a are staggered in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the metal strip line 20.
  • the first section 20a, the second section 20b, and the connection section 20c are connected to form a zigzag structure.
  • the first section 30a of the sliding medium 30 is stacked on the first section 20a of the metal strip line 20 and moves relative to the first section 30a.
  • the second section 30b of the sliding medium 30 is stacked on The second section 20b of the metal strip is moved relative to the second section 30b of the sliding medium.
  • the second fixing member 42 is two or more, and one of the second fixing member 42 and the first section 30a of the sliding medium is located in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the metal strip line 20. On the same side of the second section 30b of the sliding medium, the second fixing member 42 is disposed in the sliding direction of the first section 30a of the sliding medium to limit the sliding medium relative to the metal strip line 20 The itinerary. Specifically, the second fixing member 42 may be located on a side away from the second section 30b in the travel direction of the first section 30a, or located closer to the travel direction of the first section 30a. One side of the second section 30b.
  • another second fixing member 42 and the second section 30b of the sliding medium 30 are located on the same side of the first section 30a of the sliding medium 30, and the second fixing member 42 is disposed at In the sliding direction of the second section 30 b of the sliding medium 30, a stroke of the sliding medium 30 relative to the metal strip line 20 is limited.
  • the second fixing member 42 may be located on a side away from the first section 30a in the travel direction of the second section 30b, or located closer to the travel direction of the second section 30b. One side of the first section 30a.
  • the first section 30a of the sliding medium 30 includes an upper end surface 31 and a lower end surface 32 parallel to the upper end surface 31, and the second section 30b includes an upper end surface 33 and The upper end surface 33 is parallel to the lower end surface 34.
  • the upper end surfaces of the first section 30a and the second section 30b are located on the same side of the lower end surface. In other words, when the upper end surface 31 is located above the lower end surface 32, the upper end surface 33 is also located above the lower end surface 34.
  • One of the second fixing members 42 is disposed on the first section 20 a of the metal strip line 20, and an outer surface of the second fixing member 42 and a lower portion of the first section 30 a of the sliding medium 30. Surface 32 is in contact.
  • the second fixing member 42 moves along the lower surface 32 of the first section 30a, and the moving section is away from the second section from the connecting section 30c to the first section 30a.
  • One end of 30b; the other second fixing member 42 is disposed on the second section 20b of the metal strip line 20, and the outer surface of the second fixing member 42 and the second region of the sliding medium 30
  • the upper surface 33 of the segment 30b is in contact, and the second fixing member 42 moves along the upper surface 33 of the second section 30b, and the moving section is away from the connecting section 30c to the second section 30b.
  • the one end of the first section 30a is described.
  • phase shifter 100 of this embodiment when the sliding medium 30 is relative to the metal strip line 20, the moving distance of the sliding medium 30 relative to the metal strip line 20 is limited by the second fixing member 42, so that Preventing the sliding medium 30 from detaching from the surface of the metal strip line 20 to prevent phase adjustment, that is, ensuring that the metal strip line 20 and the sliding medium 30 are at least partially overlapped in a direction perpendicular to the metal strip line 20, and The coverage area of the sliding medium 30 on the metal strip line 20 can be changed to change the phase of the output signal.
  • the second fixing member 42 that relatively moves along the lower surface 32 of the first section 30a moves to the The connection section 30c is blocked by the connection section 30c, so as to prevent the sliding medium 30 from further moving in the direction of the first signal output port 221 and detaching from the metal wire 20; similarly, when the sliding medium 30 When 30 is moved in the direction of the fifth signal output port 225, after moving to a certain position, the second fixing member 42 that relatively moves along the upper surface 33 of the second section 30b is moved to the connection section 30c and is The connection section 30 c is blocked, thereby preventing the sliding medium 30 from further moving in the direction of the fifth signal output port 225 and being separated from the metal wire 20.
  • the sliding medium 30 is provided with one or more spaced-apart guide grooves 32, and the second fixing member 42 is inserted in the guide groove 32. Moves inwardly along the guide groove 32, and the extending direction of the guide groove 32 is the same as the direction of the metal strip line 20.
  • the guide groove 32 is used to limit the travel of the sliding medium 30 relative to the metal strip line 20, to ensure that the sliding medium 30 can partially cover the metal strip line 20, and to ensure that the sliding medium 30 can be changed when moving.
  • the phases of the signals output from the different signal output terminals 22 are used to limit the travel of the sliding medium 30 relative to the metal strip line 20, to ensure that the sliding medium 30 can partially cover the metal strip line 20, and to ensure that the sliding medium 30 can be changed when moving.
  • the sliding medium 30 may also be tubular, and the sliding medium 30 is sleeved outside the metal strip line 20. The sliding medium 30 passing through the tube is moved relative to the metal strip line 20 to change the phase of the output signal.
  • the tube may be a circular tube, a square tube, or a tube having another shape in cross section.
  • the phase shifter 100 further includes a sliding medium driving member 60, and the sliding medium driving member 60 is connected to the sliding medium 30 to drive the sliding medium 30.
  • the sliding medium driving member 60 is a driving rod, and one end of the driving rod is connected to the sliding medium 30 and the other end is connected to various driving devices such as a motor or an air cylinder to drive the sliding medium 30 to perform connection.
  • the signal transmission line of the phase shifter 100 is a metal strip line 20 formed of a metal piece such as a metal wire or a metal plate, and is fixed by the fixing member 40 and suspended in the cavity 10 without the need for
  • the wires are arranged on the substrate, which reduces the signal energy loss of the substrate, reduces the heat generated due to the signal energy loss, and reduces the requirements of the phase shifter 100 for heat dissipation and heat resistance of the internal structural parts.

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Abstract

本申请提供一种移相器及包括所述移相器的电调天线。所述移相器包括腔体、金属带线、滑动介质及固定件,所述固定件将所述金属带线固定于所述腔体内,使得所述金属带线的传输部悬置于腔体内,不需要将金属带线设置于基板上,减少了基板对于信号能量的损耗,并减少由于所述信号能量损耗而产生的热量,降低所述移相器对于散热及内部结构件耐热性能的要求。

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移相器及电调天线
本申请要求于2018年07月31日提交中国国家知识产权局、申请号为201810860216.3、申请名称为“移相器及电调天线”的中国专利申请的优先权,其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。
技术领域
本申请涉及通信技术领域,尤其涉及一种移相器及电调天线。
背景技术
在无线通信系统中,电调天线是覆盖网络的关键设备之一。电调天线通过其中的关键部件移相器实现垂直波束下倾角度的连续可调,使得网络覆盖更加灵活。具体的,电调天线的原理在于改变流经移相器并馈入辐射单元的信号的相位,进而改变天线所形成的垂直波束的下倾角度。因此,移相器性能的优劣直接影响到电调天线的性能,特别是移相器模块本体的损耗,将直接影响电调天线的增益和移相器内部结构的散热及其内部结构的耐温可靠性等,因此低损耗移相器的需求已经成为主流趋势之一。
发明内容
本申请提供一种具有低损耗的移相器以及电调天线。
包括腔体、金属带线、滑动介质、固定件、信号输入端子及信号输出端子,所述金属带线与所述信号输入端子和所述信号输出端子电连接,所述金属带线包括传输部及与所述传输部连接的固定部;所述固定件与所述固定部连接,以将所述金属带线固定于所述腔体内,所述传输部悬置于所述腔体内;所述滑动介质设于所述腔体内并可相对所述金属带线的传输部移动,通过所述滑动介质相对所述传输部的移动,改变所述信号输出端子输出的信号的功率及相位。
本申请中,通过将所述滑动介质与所述金属带线进行相对移动,以改变所述信号输入端子与信号输出端子之间的传输段上所述滑动介质覆盖的所述金属带线的面积,从而使得所述所述信号输入端子至所述信号输出端子之间的传输段内的介质的等效介电常数发生改变,从而改变从该所述信号输出端子输出的信号的功率及相位。并且,本申请中,所述金属带线为金属线形成的结构,通过固定件将金属带线固定于腔体内,使得所述金属带线的传输部悬置于腔体内,不需要将金属带线设置于基板上,减少了基板对于信号能量的损耗,并减少由于所述信号能量损耗而产生的热量,并降低所述移相器对于散热及内部结构件耐热性能的要求。
本申请一实施例中,所述固定件包括第一固定件,所述金属带线包括第一表面及与所述第一表面相对的第二表面,所述第一固定件包括设于所述第一表面的第一部分,以及设于所述第二表面的第二部分;所述第一部分及所述第二部分远离所述金属带线的一端抵靠所述腔体的内壁,以使所述金属带线在所述腔体内定位。
本实施例中,通过所述第一固定件将所述金属带线悬置于所述腔体的内部,并限制所述金属带线在所述腔体内进行垂直于所述金属带线方向的移动,使得所述金属带线上传输的信号能够在所述腔体内进行有效传输。
其中,所述腔体包括相对的第一内壁及第二内壁,所述第一内壁与所述金属带线的第一表面相对,所述第二内壁与所述金属带线的第二表面相对;所述第一内壁上设有第一凹槽,所述第一部分远离所述金属带线的一端收容于所述第一凹槽,和/或所述第二内壁上设有第二凹槽,所述第二部分远离所述金属带线的一端收容于所述第二凹槽。通过所述第一固定件与所述第一凹槽和/或所述第二凹槽的配合,以实现所述第一固定件的一侧限位或者两侧限位,并通过所述第一凹槽和/或所述第二凹槽对所述第一固定件的限位,实现所述金属带线在所述腔体内定位。具体的,限制所述金属带线在腔体内平行所述金属带线平面并垂直于其延伸方向的移动。
可以理解的是,在本申请的其它实施例中,也可以在所述第一固定件的第一部分上远离所述金属带线的一端设置第一凹槽,所述第一固定件的第二部分远离所述金属带线的一端设置第二凹槽,在所述第一内壁上设置第一凸起,在所述第二内壁上设置第二凸起,并使得所述第一凸起收容与所述第一凹槽中,所述第二凸起收容于所述第二凹槽中,从而实现金属带线在所述腔体内的定位。
其中,所述第一固定件的第一部分及所述第二部分可以为一体成型结构;或者,所述第一固定件的第一部分及所述第二部分为分开的两个部分,所述第一部分与所述第二部分之间固定连接以将所述金属带线夹紧于所述第一部分与所述第二部分之间。可以理解的是,所述第一固定件可以为一个或者为沿所述金属带线延伸方向的多个。
一种实施方式中,所述信号输入端子及信号输出端子分布于所述金属带线的同一侧,所述信号输入端子及信号输出端子间隔设于所述金属带线的延伸方向上;所述固定件包括第一固定件,所述第一固定件固定于所述金属带线上,且与所述信号输入端子及信号输出端子位于所述金属带线的同一侧。
通过将所述第一固定件设于所述金属带线上设有所述信号输入端子及信号输出端子的一侧,使得所述第一固定件能够对所述金属带线设有所述信号输入端子及信号输出端子的一端具有较好支承效果,从而避免所述金属带线连接信号输入端子及信号输出端子的一侧受力较大而造成的所述金属带线的不平稳问题。
在本申请的其它实施方式中,所述信号输入端子及信号输出端子可以设于所述金属带线的两侧,在所述金属带线的两侧均设置所述第一固定件,以保证所述金属带线的平稳。
本申请其它实施例中,所述固定件包括第二固定件,所述第二固定件位于所述第一固定件的一侧并与所述第一固定件间隔设置;所述第二固定件包括设于所述金属带线的第一表面的第一部分,以及位于所述第二表面的第二部分,所述第一部分与所述第二部分远离所述金属带线的一端均抵靠所述腔体的内壁,以使所述金属带线在所述腔体内定位。
本实施方式中,通过在所述金属带线上进一步设置所述第二固定件,将使得所述第二固定件远离所述金属带线的一端抵靠所述腔体的内壁,从而实现所述金属带线在所述腔体垂直于所述金属带线方向的定位,限制所述金属带线在腔体内进行垂直于所 述金属带线方向的移动。其中,所述第二固定件位于第一固定件的一侧并与第一固定件间隔设置,从而通过所述第一固定件及第二固定件能够对所述金属带线的各个位置进行多点支撑,使得所述金属带线在腔体内更加的稳定。
所述第二固定件上设有开孔,所述开孔穿透所述第一部分及所述第二部分,所述腔体的侧壁设有与所述开孔相对于的穿孔,限位件穿过所述穿孔及所述开孔,以将所述金属带线固定于所述腔体内,并限制所述金属带线在腔体内任意方向的移动,限制所述金属带线在所述腔体内的位置,保证所述移相器的品质。
其中,所述第二固定件的第一部分及所述第二部分可以为一体成型结构;或者,所述第二固定件的第一部分及所述第二部分为分开的两个部分,所述第一部分与所述第二部分之间固定连接以将所述金属带线夹紧于所述第一部分与所述第二部分之间。
本申请一种实施方式中,所述滑动介质为平板状,所述滑动介质为位于所述金属带线的第一平面或第二平面一侧;或者,所述滑动介质分别位于所述第一平面一侧及第二平面一侧。本申请中,根据实际需要,可以仅在所述金属带线的一面或者相对的两面设置所述滑动介质,以根据需要在移动所述滑动介质距离相同的情况下得到改变不同的相位。具体的,在所述第一表面及所述第二表面均设置所述滑动介质相较于仅在所述第一表面或第二表面一侧设置所述滑动介质来说,移动所述滑动介质相同的距离,该段距离内的所述传输段内介质的介电常数变化较大,即相位变化较大。并且,位于所述金属带线任一表面的所述滑动介质可以为一个整体结构,或者由多个分体结构拼接形成。
进一步的,本申请一些实施方式中,将两个所述滑动介质固定在一起,从而能够同步移动两个所述滑动介质,方便操作。
本申请一种实施方式中,所述滑动介质及所述金属带线均包括第一区段、第二区段及连接所述第一区段及所述第二区段的连接区段,所述第一区段在垂直于所述金属带线延伸方向上与所述第二区段错开;所述滑动介质的第一区段层叠于所述金属带线的第一区段上并相对所述滑动介质的第一区段移动,所述滑动介质的第二区段层叠于所述金属带线的第二区段上并相对所述滑动介质的第二区段移动;所述第二固定件为两个或两个以上,在垂直于所述金属带线延伸方向上,其中一个所述第二固定件与所述滑动介质的第一区段位于所述滑动介质的第二区段的同侧,所述第二固定件设置在所述滑动介质的第一区段的滑动方向上,以限定所述滑动介质相对所述金属带线的行程。
在垂直于所述金属带线延伸方向上,另一个所述第二固定件与所述滑动介质的第二区段位于所述滑动介质的第一区段的同侧,所述第二固定件设置在所述滑动介质的第二区段的滑动方向上,以限定所述滑动介质相对所述金属带线的行程。
本实施方式的所述移相器,所述滑动介质相对所述金属带线时,其相对于所述金属带线的移动距离会受到所述第二固定件的限制,从而防止所述滑动介质从所述金属带线表面脱离而不能调节相位,即保证所述金属带线与所述滑动介质在垂直于所述金属带线方向至少有部分重合,并能够改变所述滑动介质在所述金属带线上的覆盖面积,以改变输出信号的相位。
本申请另一实施方式中,所述滑动介质上设有相对设置的一个或多个间隔设置的导 槽,所述第二固定件插设于所述导槽内并沿所述导槽移动,所述导槽的延伸方向与所述金属带线的方向相同。通过在所述滑动介质上设置所述导槽,避免所述第二固定件对所述滑动介质滑动的影响,并通过所述导槽及所述第二固定件的配合,限定所述滑动介质相对所述金属带线的行程,避免所述滑动介质从所述金属带线上脱离。
本申请一种实施方式中,所述金属带线的传输部包括金属线弯曲形成的波浪形结构。通过在所述金属带线上设置所述波浪线区段,使得形成所述金属带线的金属线的长度一定时,尽量缩短移相器的长度,使得能够实现精细的移相控制的同时,尽量减小移相器的体积,便于移相器与其它结构进行集成。
本申请的一种实施方式中,所述金属带线包括多个子金属带线,各所述子金属带线之间射频连接。
本申请一中实施方式中,所述移相器还包括滑动介质驱动件,所述滑动介质驱动件与所述滑动介质连接,以驱动所述滑动介质相对所述金属带线进行移动。
所述电调天线包括辐射单元及所述移相器,所述辐射单元与所述移相器的输出端口射频连接,以通过所述移相器改变馈入辐射单元的信号的相位。由于本申请的所述移相器对其中传输的信号能量具有较低的损耗,因而使得通过所述移相器馈入所述辐射单元中的信号具有较大的能量,从而增大所述电调天线的增益。并且,由于所述移相器内由于传输的信号能量损耗产生的热量较少,使得所述电调天线的移相器内各结构的耐温可靠性增强。
其中,所述辐射单元可以为一个或者多个,多个所述辐射单元与所述移相器的信号输出端口射频连接。并且,所述电调天线中可以包括一个或者多个独立的所述移相器,以满足实际使用需求。
附图说明
为更清楚地阐述本申请的构造特征和功效,下面结合附图与具体实施例来对其进行详细说明。
图1为本申请所述电调天线的结构示意图;
图2为本申请所述移相器的结构示意图。
图3为本申请所述移相器的金属带线及固定件的结构示意图;
图4为图2所述移相器的截面示意图;
图5为所述移相器的腔体的结构示意图;
图6为本申请一实施例的移相器中金属带线与滑动介质的结构示意图;
图7为本申请另一实施例的移相器中金属带线与滑动介质的结构示意图。
具体实施方式
下面将结合本申请实施例中的附图,对本申请实施例中的技术方案进行清楚、完整地描述。
请参阅图1,本申请提供一种电调天线1000,电调天线1000包括移相器100以及与移相器100射频连接的辐射单元200,需要通过辐射单元200辐射出去的信号经过移相器100改变至需要的相位,再通过辐射单元200辐射出去。其中,所述射频连接 包括电连接或者耦合连接等。其中,辐射单元200可以为一个或多个,多个所述辐射单元200与所述移相器100的信号输出端口射频连接。本实施例中,所述移相器100为长条状。所述辐射单元200为五个,且五个所述辐射单元200沿所述移相器100的长度方向间隔设置。本实施例中,所述辐射单元200为辐射天线。进一步的,所述电调天线1000中可以包括一个或者多个独立的所述移相器100,以满足实际使用需求。
请参阅图2及图3,所述移相器100包括腔体10、金属带线20、滑动介质30及固定件40。所述移相器100还包括信号输入端子21及一个或多个间隔设置的信号输出端子22,所述信号输入端子21及所述信号输出端子22设于所述金属带线20延伸方向上的不同位置,并与所述金属带线20电连接。所述金属带线20、所述滑动介质30以及信号输入端子21及信号输出端子22均收容于所述腔体10内。所述金属带线20包括固定部以及与所述固定部连接的传输部,所述固定件40与所述金属带线20的固定部连接,并将金属带线20固定于腔体10内,并使金属带线20的传输部悬置于所述腔体10内,实现金属带线20在腔体10内的稳定的定位,保证移相器100的品质。本实施例中,金属带线20上设有固定件40的区域为所述固定部,所述金属带线20除所述固定部外的其它部分为传输部。所述滑动介质30设于所述金属带线20的表面并可相对所述金属带线20移动,以改变所述信号输入端子21与信号输出端子22之间的传输段上所述滑动介质30覆盖的所述金属带线20的面积,从而使得所述信号输入端子21至所述信号输出端子22之间的传输段内介质的等效介电常数发生改变,从而改变从该所述信号输出端子22输出的信号的功率及相位。其中,“所述信号输入端子21与信号输出端子22之间的传输段”是指信号从所述信号输入端子21传输至信号输出端子22的信号传输路径。
具体的,需要辐射出去的信号通过所述信号输入端子21传输至所述腔体10中,并通过所述腔体10内的介质进行沿所述金属带线20方向传输至所述信号输出端子22。其中,所述腔体10内的介质包括层叠于所述金属带线20表面的滑动介质30以及位于所述金属带线20周围的空气。当所述滑动介质30沿所述金属带线20进行移动时,所述信号输入端子21至所述信号输出端子22之间的传输段内的介质的等效介电常数发生变化,从而使得该信号从所述信号输出端子22传输出来的信号的相位发生变化。例如,所述滑动介质30移动前,所述传输段内的介质仅有金属带线20与腔体10之间的的空气;而当所述滑动介质30移动一定距离后,所述滑动介质30移动至该传输段内,从而使得所述传输段内的介质包括滑动介质30以及该传输段内的所述金属带线20与腔体10之间的空气,从而使得所述传输段内的介质的等效介电常数发生变化,,所述信号输出端子22输出的信号的相位即会发生变化。并且,连续的移动所述滑动介质30时,所述传输段内的滑动介质30的面积不断的变化,即使得所述传输段内的介质的等效介电常数发生变化,最终使得所述信号输出端子22输出的信号的相位能够进行连续的变化。因此,本申请中,能够根据实际需要,移动所述滑动介质30一定的距离,从而使得辐射出去的信号具有所需的相位。
本实施例中,所述移相器具有一个信号输入端子21及五个信号输出端子22,所述信号输入端口21及所述信号输出端口22均位于所述金属带线20的一侧。所述信号输入端子21位于所述金属带线20的中间区域,五个所述信号输出端子22分置于所述 信号输入端子21的两侧。并且,所述信号输入端子21至每个所述信号输出端子22之间的距离均不相同,从而使得从每个所述信号输出端子22输出的信号的相位均不相同。具体的,五个所述信号输出端子22分别为沿所述金属带线20延伸方向依次排列的第一信号输出端子221、第二信号输出端子222、第三信号输出端子223、第四信号输出端子224以及第五信号输出端子225。其中,第一信号输出端子221、第二信号输出端子222、第三信号输出端子223位于所述信号输出端21的一侧,所述第四信号输出端子224以及第五信号输出端子225位于信号输出端21的另一侧。
本申请中,所述金属带线20为金属线或者金属板等金属件加工形成的金属带状结构,金属。通过固定件40将金属带线20固定于腔体10内,使得所述金属带线20的传输部悬置于腔体内,不需要将金属带线设置于基板上,减少了基板对于信号能量的损耗,增大所述电调天线1000的增益。并且,能够减少由于所述信号能量损耗而产生的热量,从而降低所述移相器100对于散热及内部结构件耐热性能的要求,增强所述电调天线1000内各结构的耐温可靠性。本实施例中,所述金属带线20为一体成型结构。可以理解的是,在本申请的其它实施例中,所述金属带线20可以包括沿多个子金属带线20,多个子金属带线20之间射频连接形成所述金属带线20。
进一步的,本申请的一些实施方式中,所述金属带线20的传输部包括一个或者多个间隔设置的波浪线区段23,所述波浪线区段23为金属线或金属板加工形成的波浪形结构。通过将波浪形结构,使得形成所述金属带线20的金属线的长度一定时,尽量缩短移相器100的长度,使得能够实现精细的移相控制的同时,尽量减小移相器100的体积,便于移相器100与其它结构进行集成。
请参阅图2至图4,本申请一种实施方式中,所述固定件40包括一个或多个沿所述金属带线20的延伸方向间隔设置第一固定件41。所述第一固定件41设于所述金属带线20的一侧并与所述金属带线20表面垂直。本实施例中,所述第一固定件41为一个,且所述第一固定件41固定于所述金属带线20连接所述信号输入端子21及信号输出端子22的一侧,所述信号输入端子21及信号输出端子22穿过所述第一固定件21并与所述辐射单元200进行电连接或者传输连接。所述金属带线20包括第一表面20a及与所述第一表面20a相对的第二表面20b,所述第一固定件41包括设于所述第一表面20a的第一部分411,以及设于所述第二表面20b的第二部分412。所述第一部分411及所述第二部分412远离所述金属带线20的一端抵靠所述腔体10的内壁,以使所述金属带线20在所述腔体10内定位。即通过所述第一固定件41将所述金属带线20悬置于所述腔体10的内部,并限制所述金属带线20在所述腔体10内进行垂直于所述金属带线20方向的移动,使得所述金属带线20上传输的信号能够在所述腔体10内进行有效传输。并且,通过将所述第一固定件41固定于所述金属带线20连接有信号输入端子21及信号输出端子22的一侧,使得所述第一固定件41能够对所述金属带线20设有所述信号输入端子21及信号输出端子22的一端具有较好支承效果,从而避免所述金属带线20连接信号输入端子21及信号输出端子22的一侧受力较大而造成的所述金属带线20的不平稳问题。在本申请的其它实施方式中,所述信号输入端子21及信号输出端子22可以位于所述金属带线20的两侧,并在所述金属带线20的两侧均设置所述第一固定件41,以通过位于金属带线20两侧的所述第一固定件41支承位于 金属带线20两侧的信号输入端子21或者信号输出端子22以保证所述金属带线20的平稳。
本申请中,所述第一固定件41为绝缘材料制成,从而避免所述第一固定件41对信号传输的影响。可以理解的是,在本发明的其它实施例中,所述第一固定件41中未与所述金属带线20接触的部分可以为金属材料,或者在绝缘的所述第一固定件41的外表面设有金属层,从而保证不影响对信号传输的同时,能够实现良好的支撑效果。
进一步的,所述第一固定件41的第一部分411及所述第二部分412可以为一体成型结构;或者,所述第一固定件41的第一部分411及所述第二部分412为分开的两个部分,所述第一部分411与所述第二部分412固定连接以将所述金属带线20夹紧于所述第一部分411与所述第二部分412之间。具体的,所述第一部分411与所述第二部分412之间的固定方式可以为焊接、粘贴等方式,或者进行扣合或者通过螺钉固定等各种便于拆分的固定方式。并且,可以理解的是,所述第一固定件41可以为一个或者为沿所述金属带线20延伸方向的多个。
请再次参阅图4,本申请另一种实施方式中,所述固定件40包括一个或多个间隔设置的第二固定件42。所述第二固定件42位于所述第一固定件41的一侧并与所述第一固定件41间隔设置。并且,多个所述第二固定件42分设于所述金属带线20的不同位置。从而通过所述第一固定件41及第二固定件42能够对所述金属带线20的各个位置进行多点支撑,使得所述金属带线20在腔体10内更加的稳定。所述第二固定件42包括设于所述金属带线20的第一表面20a的第一部分421,以及位于所述第二表面20b的第二部分422,所述第一部分421与所述第二部分422远离所述金属带线20的一端均抵靠所述腔体10的内壁,以限制所述金属带线20在垂直于其表面方向的位移,即限制图中所示的上下方向的移动,实现所述金属带线20在所述腔体10内定位,并保持金属带线20在腔体内的稳定。
其中,所述第二固定件42的第一部分411及所述第二部分412可以为一体成型结构;或者,所述第二固定件42的第一部分411及所述第二部分412也可以为分开的两个部分,所述第一部分411与所述第二部分412之间固定连接以将所述金属带线20夹紧于所述第一部分411与所述第二部分412之间。
进一步的,所述第二固定件42上设有开孔423,所述开孔423穿透所述第一部分411及所述第二部分412,所述腔体10的侧壁设有与所述开孔423相对于的穿孔13,一限位件50穿过所述穿孔13及所述开孔423,以将所述金属带线20固定于所述腔体10内,并限制所述金属带线20在腔体10内任意方向的移动,保证所述金属带线20在所述腔体10内的稳定,以保证所述移相器100的品质。其中,所述限位件50可以为插销或者螺钉等限位结构。
本申请的一些实施方式中,所述移相器100也可以仅包括所述第一固定件41或所述第二固定件42,通过所述第一固定件41或所述第二固定件42将所述金属带线20的各个位置均能够稳定的支撑设置于所述腔体10内。
请参阅图4及图5,本申请中,所述腔体10为长条形的管状结构。本实施例的所述腔体10为方形管。可以理解的是,本申请的其它实施例中,所述腔体10也可以为圆柱形管或者其它多边形管。所述腔体10包括相对的第一内壁10a及第二内壁10b, 所述第一内壁10a与所述金属带线20的第一表面20a相对;所述第二内壁10b与所述金属带线20的第二表面20b相对。所述第一内壁10a上设有第一凹槽11,所述第二内壁10b上设有与所述第一凹槽11相对的第二凹槽12,所述第一凹槽11的槽口方向与所述第二凹槽12的槽口相对。进一步的,第一凹槽11与第二凹槽12的槽宽与第一固定件41的厚度相同。所述第一凹槽11可以为从第一内壁10a的表面向远离所述金属带线20的方向凹设得到,也可以在所述第一内壁10a的表面向靠近所述金属带线20的方向设置相对间隔设置的凸条13,两个凸条13之间的间隙即为所述第一凹槽11;所述第二凹槽12可以为从第二内壁10b的表面向远离所述金属带线20的方向凹设得到,也可以在所述第二内壁10b的表面向靠近所述金属带线20的方向设置相对间隔设置的凸条13,两个凸条13之间的间隙即为所述第二凹槽12。所述第一固定件41的第一部分411远离所述金属带线20的一端收容于所述第一凹槽11内,所述第二固定件41的第二部分412远离所述金属带线20的一端收容于所述第二凹槽12内,从而限制金属带线20与所述金属带线20平面平行并垂直于所述金属带线20延伸方向的移动,即限制金属带线20进行图中所示的左右方向的移动,从而实现所述金属带线20在所述腔体10中的定位并使其稳定的设于所述腔体10中。并且,本实施例中,装配得到所述移相器100时,能通过所述第一固定件41带动所述金属带线20沿所述第一凹槽11及所述第二凹槽12滑动至所述腔体10内,使得所述移相器100结构的装配方式简单。可以理解的是,在本发明的其它实施例中,仅在所述第一内壁10a上设有第一凹槽11,或者在所述第二内壁10b上设置第二凹槽12,以对所述第一固定件41的一侧进行限位,也能够实现所述金属带线20在所述腔体10中的定位并使其稳定的设于所述腔体10中。具体的,所述第一凹槽11及第二凹槽12与所述第一固定件41的配合主要用于限制所述金属带线20在腔体10内平行所述金属带线20平面并垂直于其延伸方向的移动,即限制所述金属带线20在图4中左右方向的移动。
可以理解的是,在本申请的其它实施例中,也可以在所述第一固定件41的第一部分411上远离所述金属带线20的一端设置第一凹槽,所述第一固定件41的第二部分412远离所述金属带线20的一端设置第二凹槽,在所述第一内壁10a上设置第一凸起,在所述第二内壁10b上设置第二凸起,并使得所述第一凸起收容与所述第一凹槽中,所述第二凸起收容于所述第二凹槽中,从而实现金属带线在所述腔体内的定位。
请参阅图6,本申请一种实施方式中,所述滑动介质30为平板状,所述滑动介质30位于所述金属带线20的第一表面20a或第二表面20b一侧;或者,所述滑动介质30为分别位于所述第一表面20a一侧及第二表面20b一侧。本申请中,根据实际需要,可以仅在所述金属带线20的一面或者相对的两面设置所述滑动介质30,以根据需要在移动所述滑动介质30距离相同的情况下得到改变不同的相位。具体的,在所述第一表面20a及所述第二表面20b均设置所述滑动介质30相较于仅在所述第一表面20a或第二表面20b一侧设置所述滑动介质30来说,移动所述滑动介质30相同的距离,该段距离内的所述传输段内的介质的等效介电常数变化较大,即相位变化较大。本实施例中,所述滑动介质30为两个,两个所述滑动介质30通过卡扣或者螺钉固定等方式固定在一起,从而能够同步移动两个所述滑动介质30,以方便操作。并且,位于所述金属带线20任一表面的所述滑动介质30可以为一个整体结构,或者由多个分体结构 拼接形成。
所述滑动介质30的长度小于所述金属带线20的长度,当相对所述金属带线20移动所述滑动介质30时,使得位于金属导线20两端的输出信号端子22的相位同时发生改变。例如,当向所述第一信号输出端子221方向移动所述滑动介质30时,所述信号输入端子21与所述第一信号输出端子221之间的传输段,所述滑动介质30覆盖所述金属带线20的面积增加,从而使得该传输段内的介质的等效介电常数增加;此时,所述信号输入端子21至所述第五信号输出端子225之间的传输段,所述滑动介质30覆盖所述金属带线20的面积会减小,从而使得该传输段内的介质的等效介电常数降低,从而使得所述第一信号输出端子221与第五信号输出端子225的相位同时发生变化。
请再次参阅图3及图6,本申请一种实施方式中,所述滑动介质30包括第一区段30a、第二区段30b及连接所述第一区段30a及所述第二区段30b的连接区段30c,所述第一区段30a与第二区段30b在垂直于金属带线20的延伸方向上错开。本实施例中,所述第一区段30a与第二区段30b及所述连接区段30c连接形成Z字型结构。所述金属带线20包括第一区段20a、第二区段20b及连接所述第一区段20a及所述第二区段20b的连接区段20c,所述第一区段20a与第二区段20b在垂直于金属带线20的延伸方向上错开。本实施例中,所述第一区段20a、第二区段20b及所述连接区段20c连接形成Z字型结构。所述滑动介质30的第一区段30a层叠于所述金属带线20的第一区段20a上并相对所述第一区段30a移动,所述滑动介质30的第二区段30b层叠于所述金属带线的第二区段20b上并相对所述滑动介质的第二区段30b移动。
所述第二固定件42为两个或两个以上,在垂直于所述金属带线20延伸方向上,其中一个所述第二固定件42与所述滑动介质的第一区段30a位于所述滑动介质的第二区段30b的同侧,所述第二固定件42设置在所述滑动介质的第一区段30a的滑动方向上,以限定所述滑动介质相对所述金属带线20的行程。具体的,所述第二固定件42可以位于所述第一区段30a的行程方向上远离所述第二区段30b的一侧,或者,位于所述第一区段30a的行程方向上靠近所述第二区段30b的一侧。同样的,另一个所述第二固定件42与所述滑动介质30的第二区段30b位于所述滑动介质30的第一区段30a的同侧,所述第二固定件42设置在所述滑动介质30的第二区段30b的滑动方向上,以限定所述滑动介质30相对所述金属带线20的行程。具体的,所述第二固定件42可以位于所述第二区段30b的行程方向上远离所述第一区段30a的一侧,或者,位于所述第二区段30b的行程方向上靠近所述第一区段30a的一侧。
具体的,本实施例中,所述滑动介质30的第一区段30a包括上端面31及与上端面31相平行的下端面32,所述第二区段30b均包括上端面33及与所述上端面33平行的下端面34。所述第一区段30a及所述第二区段30b的上端面均位于所述下端面的同一侧。换句话说,所述上端面31位于所述下端面32的上方时,所述上端面33也同样位于所述下端面34的上方。其中一个所述第二固定件42设于所述金属带线20的第一区段20a,且该所述第二固定件42的外表面与所述滑动介质30的第一区段30a的下表面32接触。并且,该所述第二固定件42沿所述第一区段30a的下表面32移动,其移动区间为所述连接区段30c至所述第一区段30a的远离所述第二区段30b的一端;另一个所述第二固定件42设于所述金属带线20的第二区段20b,且该所述第二固定 件42的外表面与所述滑动介质30的第二区段30b的上表面33接触,该所述第二固定件42沿所述第二区段30b的上表面33移动,其移动区间为所述连接区段30c至所述第二区段30b远离所述第一区段30a的一端。
本实施方式的所述移相器100,所述滑动介质30相对所述金属带线20时,其相对于所述金属带线20的移动距离会受到所述第二固定件42的限制,从而防止所述滑动介质30从所述金属带线20表面脱离而不能调节相位,即保证所述金属带线20与所述滑动介质30在垂直于所述金属带线20方向至少有部分重合,并能够改变所述滑动介质30在所述金属带线20上的覆盖面积,以改变输出信号的相位。例如,当所述滑动介质30向所述第一信号输出端口221方向移动时,移动至一定位置后,沿所述第一区段30a的下表面32相对移动的第二固定件42移动至所述连接区段30c而被所述连接区段30c挡住,从而避免所述滑动介质30进一步的向所述第一信号输出端口221方向移动而与金属导线20脱离;同样的,当所述滑动介质30向所述第五信号输出端口225方向移动时,移动至一定位置后,沿所述第二区段30b的上表面33相对移动的第二固定件42移动至所述连接区段30c而被所述连接区段30c挡住,从而避免所述滑动介质30进一步的向所述第五信号输出端口225方向移动而与金属导线20脱离。
请参阅图7,本申请另一实施方式中,所述滑动介质30上设有相对设置的一个或多个间隔设置的导槽32,所述第二固定件42插设于所述导槽32内并沿所述导槽32移动,所述导槽32的延伸方向与所述金属带线20的方向相同。通过在所述滑动介质30上设置所述导槽32,避免所述第二固定件42对所述滑动介质30滑动的影响。同时,通过所述导槽32限制所述滑动介质30相对所述金属带线20的行程,保证所述滑动介质30移动能够部分覆盖所述金属带线20,保证移动所述滑动介质30能够改变不同的信号输出端子22输出的信号的相位。
所述滑动介质30也可以为管状,所述滑动介质30套设于所述金属带线20外。通过管状的所述滑动介质30相对所述金属带线20移动,以改变输出信号的相位。其中,所述管状可以为圆形管、方形管或者截面为其它形状的管状。
请重新参阅图2,本申请一种实施方式中,所述移相器100还包括滑动介质驱动件60,所述滑动介质驱动件60与所述滑动介质30连接,以驱动所述滑动介质30相对所述金属带线20进行移动。本实施例中,所述滑动介质驱动件60为驱动杆,所述驱动杆一端与所述滑动介质30连接,另一端与电动机或者气缸等各种驱动装置连接,从而驱动所述滑动介质30进行连接。
本申请中,所述移相器100的信号传输线路为金属线或金属板等金属件形成的金属带线20,通过固定件40固定并悬置于所述腔体10内,不需要将金属线设置于基板上,减少了基板对于信号能量的损耗,并减少由于所述信号能量损耗而产生的热量,并降低所述移相器100对于散热及内部结构件耐热性能的要求。
以上所述为本申请的优选实施方式,应当指出,对于本技术领域的普通技术人员来说,在不脱离本申请原理的前提下,还可以做出若干改进和润饰,这些改进和润饰也视为本申请的保护范围。

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  1. 一种移相器,其特征在于,包括腔体、金属带线、滑动介质、固定件、信号输入端子及信号输出端子,所述金属带线与所述信号输入端子和所述信号输出端子连接,所述金属带线包括传输部及与所述传输部连接的固定部;所述固定件与所述固定部连接,将所述金属带线固定于所述腔体内,所述传输部悬置于所述腔体内;所述滑动介质设于所述腔体内并可相对所述金属带线的传输部移动。
  2. 如权利要求1所述的移相器,其特征在于,所述固定件包括第一固定件,所述金属带线包括第一表面及与所述第一表面相对的第二表面,所述第一固定件包括设于所述第一表面的第一部分,以及设于所述第二表面的第二部分;所述第一部分及所述第二部分远离所述金属带线的一端抵靠所述腔体的内壁。
  3. 如权利要求2所述的移相器,其特征在于,所述腔体包括相对的第一内壁及第二内壁,所述第一内壁与所述金属带线的第一表面相对,所述第二内壁与所述金属带线的第二表面相对;所述第一内壁上设有第一凹槽,所述第一部分远离所述金属带线的一端收容于所述第一凹槽,和/或所述第二内壁上设有第二凹槽,所述第二部分远离所述金属带线的一端收容于所述第二凹槽。
  4. 如权利要求2所述的移相器,其特征在于,所述信号输入端子及信号输出端子分布于所述金属带线的同一侧,所述信号输入端子及信号输出端子间隔设于所述金属带线的延伸方向上;所述第一固定件固定于所述金属带线上,且与所述信号输入端子及信号输出端子位于所述金属带线的同一侧。
  5. 如权利要求2或3任一项的所述移相器,其特征在于,所述固定件包括第二固定件,所述第二固定件位于所述第一固定件的一侧并与所述第一固定件间隔设置;所述第二固定件包括设于所述金属带线的第一表面的第一部分,以及位于所述第二表面的第二部分,所述第一部分与所述第二部分远离所述金属带线的一端均抵靠所述腔体的内壁。
  6. 如权利要求5所述的移相器,其特征在于,所述第二固定件上设有开孔,所述开孔穿透所述第一部分及所述第二部分,所述腔体的侧壁设有与所述开孔相对于的穿孔,限位件穿过所述穿孔及所述开孔。
  7. 如权利要求5所述的移相器,其特征在于,所述滑动介质为平板状,所述滑动介质位于所述金属带线的第一平面或第二平面一侧;或者,所述滑动介质分别位于所述第一平面一侧及第二平面一侧。
  8. 如权利要求7所述的移相器,其特征在于,两个所述滑动介质固定并同步移动。
  9. 如权利要求7或8所述的移相器,其特征在于,所述滑动介质及所述金属带线均包括第一区段、第二区段及连接所述第一区段及所述第二区段的连接区段,所述第一区段在垂直于所述金属带线延伸方向上与所述第二区段错开;所述滑动介质的第一区段层叠于所述金属带线的第一区段上并相对所述滑动介质的第一区段移动,所述滑动介质的第二区段层叠于所述金属带线的第二区段上并相对所述滑动介质的第二区段移动;所述第二固定件为两个或两个以上,在垂直于所述金属带线延伸方向上,其中一个所述第二固定件与所述滑动介质的第一区段位于所述滑动介质的第二区段的同侧,所述第二固定件设置在所述滑动介质的第一区段的滑动方向上。
  10. 如权利要求9所述的移相器,其特征在于,在垂直于所述金属带线延伸方向上,另一个所述第二固定件与所述滑动介质的第二区段位于所述滑动介质的第一区段的同侧,所述第二固定件设置在所述滑动介质的第二区段的滑动方向上。
  11. 如权利要求7或8的所述移相器,其特征在于,所述滑动介质上设有导槽,所述第二固定件插设于所述导槽内并沿所述导槽移动,所述导槽的延伸方向与所述金属带线的延伸方向相同。
  12. 如权利要求1所述的移相器,其特征在于,所述传输部有金属线弯曲形成的波浪线结构。
  13. 一种电调天线,其特征在于,包括辐射单元及如权利要求1-12任一项的所述移相器,所述辐射单元与所述移相器连接,所述移相器传输的电磁波信号经所述辐射单元辐射出去。
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