JP5131365B2 - Receiver and antenna combined cable - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a receiving apparatus and an antenna, and can be applied to, for example, a mobile phone capable of receiving digital radio broadcasts. The present invention reduces the deterioration of characteristics due to the influence of the wiring pattern on the device side by providing a high-frequency cutoff circuit at the base portion of the cable body device side end in a configuration in which a cable for transmitting an audio signal or the like is used as an antenna. To do.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, mobile phones that receive FM radio broadcasts using an earphone cable as an antenna have been provided. Conventionally, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-64742 proposes various devices for improving antenna characteristics when an earphone cable is used as an antenna.

  Here, FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a mobile phone. In the cellular phone 1, the main unit 2 amplifies the left channel and right channel audio signals SAL and SAR by the amplification circuits 3L and 3R, respectively, and outputs the amplified signals to the jack 5 via the high frequency cutoff circuits 4L and 4R, respectively. Here, the high-frequency cutoff circuits 4L and 4R are configured by, for example, chip inductors that prevent high-frequency signals from entering from the jack 5 side to the amplifier circuits 3L and 3R. The main unit 2 grounds the ground line of the jack 5 corresponding to the left channel and right channel audio signals SAL and SAR via the same high-frequency cutoff circuit 4G. Further, the ground line of the jack 5 is input to the antenna input terminal of the tuner 7 through the capacitor 6. Here, the tuner 7 is, for example, a tuner that receives FM broadcasting. Thus, the main unit 2 receives a desired broadcast wave by the tuner 7 using the cable connected to the ground line of the jack 5 as an antenna, and outputs the audio signals SAL and SAR based on the reception result from the jack 5.

  In the relay cable 8, for example, a plug 10 and a jack 11 are provided at both ends of a flat cable 9 in which three cables are integrated, and the plug 10 is connected to the jack 5 of the main body device 2. In addition, the plug 13 of the earphone 12 is connected to the jack 11. As a result, the earphone 12 is connected to the main unit 2 via the relay cable 8, and the left and right channel speakers 14L and 14R are driven by the audio signals SAL and SAR, respectively. Therefore, in the configuration shown in FIG. 12, the cable of the earphone 12 including the flat cable 9 functions as an antenna. When the earphone cable is used as an antenna, the relay cable 8 may be omitted and the earphone 12 may be directly connected to the apparatus main body.

  Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 13, the mobile phone 1 has a jack 5 and high-frequency cutoff circuits 4L, 4R, and 4G mounted on a main board 15 on which amplifier circuits 3L and 3R, a tuner 7 and the like are mounted. The high frequency cutoff circuits 4L, 4R, and 4G are connected to the jack 5 by the provided wiring patterns 16L, 16R, and 16G.

  However, as shown in the enlarged view of the plug 5 in FIG. 14, in the conventional mobile phone 1, the wiring patterns 16L and 16R from the jack 5 to the high frequency cutoff circuits 4L and 4R are coupled to the wiring pattern 16G of the internal ground line. As a result, there is a problem that transmission loss and impedance mismatch occur due to the influence of the wiring pattern on the apparatus side, and the characteristics of the antenna deteriorate.

  In particular, when receiving a digital radio broadcast or the like having a frequency higher than that of FM broadcast, deterioration of antenna characteristics due to the influence of the wiring pattern on the apparatus side cannot be ignored. When the high-frequency cutoff circuits 4L, 4R, and 4G are arranged away from the plug 5, and further, when the wiring patterns 16L, 16R, and 16G are assigned to the inner layer pattern of the multilayer wiring pattern, the wiring pattern on the device side The characteristic deterioration of the antenna due to the influence of the above becomes remarkable.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-64742

In order to solve the above-described problems, the antenna combined cable of the present invention is connected to a plurality of cables each sharing a power or signal transmission line and a high-frequency signal receiving antenna, and one end of the plurality of cables. A plug, and a high-frequency blocking unit that is provided in the plug and blocks the output of the high-frequency signal from other cables other than one of the plurality of cables. The high-frequency signal received by the plurality of cables is output from the one cable not provided with the high-frequency cutoff unit.

Further, the receiving device of the present invention is connected to a plurality of cables each serving as a power or signal transmission line and a high-frequency signal receiving antenna, and one end side of the plurality of cables, and the plurality of cables A signal or power is output to the main device, or a signal or power is input from the plurality of cables, and a connection portion between the main device and the plurality of cables, and one of the plurality of cables. A high-frequency cutoff unit that cuts off the output of the high-frequency signal from other cables except for the cable to the main body device side, and the main body device receives the high-frequency signal induced in the plurality of cables, There is a tuner for receiving a desired broadcast wave by inputting from the one cable without passing through the high-frequency cutoff unit.

  According to a sixth aspect of the invention, there is provided a cable portion including a plurality of cables when applied to an antenna, and a plug for connecting the cable portion to a main device, and at least one of the plurality of cables. Is connected to the tuner of the main unit, transmits the power or signal of the main unit by the cable unit, and the plug has at least one of the cables other than the cable connected to the tuner, the main unit A high-frequency cutoff circuit is provided that blocks high-frequency signals from entering the apparatus.

  According to the configuration of the first or sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the deterioration of the antenna characteristics due to the connection with the wiring pattern of the cable functioning as an antenna for the wiring pattern of the cable provided with the high frequency cutoff circuit. As a result, it is possible to prevent deterioration of characteristics as an antenna due to the influence of the wiring pattern of the main unit.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the deterioration of characteristics due to the influence of the wiring pattern on the apparatus side.

It is a block diagram which shows the mobile telephone which is a receiver of Example 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view of the mobile phone of FIG. It is a perspective view with which it uses for description of the jack of the relay cable of the mobile telephone of FIG. It is a perspective view with which it uses for description of the relay cable of the mobile telephone of FIG. It is a characteristic curve figure which shows the characteristic of the relay cable by a conventional structure. 6 is a chart showing the characteristics of vertical polarization according to the characteristic curve of FIG. 5. 6 is a chart showing horizontal polarization characteristics according to the characteristic curve of FIG. 5. It is a characteristic curve figure which shows the characteristic in the free space of the relay cable of FIG. It is a chart which shows the characteristic of the vertical polarization by the characteristic curve of FIG. It is a chart which shows the characteristic of horizontal polarization by the characteristic curve of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the mobile telephone of Example 2 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the conventional mobile telephone. It is a perspective view of the mobile phone of FIG. It is a perspective view which expands and shows FIG. 13 partially.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate.

(1) Configuration of Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a mobile phone which is a receiving apparatus of Embodiment 1 of the present invention in comparison with FIG. 12, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the mobile phone. In this mobile phone 21, the earphone 12 is connected to the main body device 23 via a relay cable 22. Here, the main unit 23 has a digital radio broadcast receiving function, and is different from the main unit 2 described above with reference to FIG. 12 except that a tuner 24 for digital radio broadcast is provided instead of the tuner 7 for receiving FM broadcast. Configured identically.

  The relay cable 22 is configured the same as the relay cable 8 described above with reference to FIG. 12 except that a plug 25 is provided instead of the plug 10. In the relay cable 22, the cables LL and LR assigned to the transmission of the audio signals SAL and SAR are connected to the corresponding terminals of the plug 25 through the high-frequency cutoff circuits 26 </ b> L and 26 </ b> R at the portion where the plug 25 is provided. The The high-frequency cutoff circuits 26L and 26R are constituted by, for example, chip inductors. Note that the cable indicated by symbol LG is a cable assigned to the earth line.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3 (A), the plug 25 is provided with terminals on both side surfaces of a portion 25A protruding in a substantially rectangular shape, and the protruding portion 25A is inserted into a recess formed in the jack 5. Thus, the terminal provided in the protruding portion 25 </ b> A contacts and is connected to the corresponding terminal provided in the recess of the jack 5. The plug 25 is formed such that the back surface of the protruding portion 25A is formed by a substantially flat surface, and the back side end of each terminal protrudes from the flat surface by a pin shape.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the relay cable 22 is inserted on the pin-shaped portion corresponding to the through hole of the printed board 27 on which the high frequency cutoff circuits 26L and 26R are mounted, and the printed board 27 is arranged on the back surface of the plug 25. After that, the high frequency cutoff circuits 26L and 26R are connected to corresponding terminals of the plug 25 by soldering. Thereafter, the cables LL, LR, LG are soldered and then entirely covered with resin.

  Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 4 in comparison with FIG. 13, in the mobile phone 21 of this embodiment, high frequency cutoff circuits 26 </ b> L and 26 </ b> R are provided in the root portion that connects the earphone 12 to the main body device 23 and the plug 25.

(2) Operation of Embodiment In the above configuration, in this mobile phone 21, a high frequency signal induced in the ground line of the relay cable 22 and the earphone 12 through the jack 5 is a tuner 24 provided in the main body device 23. When the tuner 24 is activated in response to a user operation, a desired broadcast wave is received from the high-frequency signal input from the antenna input terminal, and the audio signals SAL and SAR are reproduced. Is done. In the cellular phone 21, the audio signals SAL and SAR are output to the earphone 12 via the amplifier circuits 3 L and 3 R, the high frequency cutoff circuits 4 L and 4 R, and the relay cable 22, and thereby the digital radio broadcast sound received by the tuner 24. Can enjoy.

  However, due to the coupling of the wiring patterns 16L and 16R between the high-frequency cutoff circuits 4L and 4R and the jack 5 and the antenna-side wiring pattern 16G, the function as the antenna may be impaired due to the influence of the wiring pattern on the device side. Therefore, in this embodiment, high-frequency cutoff circuits 26L and 26R are provided at the root portion for connecting the earphone 12 to the main body device 23, and the plug 25, and the high-frequency cutoff circuits 26L and 26R are used as cables for transmitting the audio signals SAL and SAR. Invasion of the induced high frequency signal into the main unit 23 is prevented.

  As a result, the cellular phone 21 can prevent high-frequency signals from being mixed into the antenna-side wiring pattern 16G from the wiring patterns 16L and 16R of the cable that transmits the audio signals SAL and SAR, thereby preventing transmission loss and impedance mismatching. Can be prevented, and the deterioration of the antenna characteristics due to the influence of the wiring pattern on the apparatus side can be remarkably reduced as compared with the prior art.

  Specifically, FIG. 5 is a characteristic curve diagram showing the gain of the antenna according to the conventional configuration shown in FIG. Here, symbols LV and LH are measurement results of vertical polarization and horizontal polarization, respectively. FIGS. 6 and 7 are tables of measurement results of vertical polarization and horizontal polarization shown in FIG. 5, respectively. According to the measurement results of FIGS. 5 to 7, a decrease in gain is confirmed near the frequency of 570 [MHz].

  On the other hand, FIGS. 8 to 10 are measurement results obtained by measuring the characteristics of the antenna according to this embodiment by comparison with FIGS. 5 to 7, and a reduction in gain in the vicinity of the frequency 570 [MHz] is prevented. It can be seen that the characteristics are improved as a whole.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the high frequency cutoff circuits 26L and 26R are provided in the plug 25, the high frequency cutoff circuits 26L and 26R can be mounted by applying a simple mounting method, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process. can do. Further, even when the relay cable 22 is connected to the main body device 23 of a different model, it is possible to prevent deterioration of the characteristics as an antenna.

  Specifically, in the cellular phone 21, the high frequency cutoff circuits 26L and 26R are mounted on the printed circuit board and provided on the plug 25, so that they can be easily created.

(3) Effects of the embodiment According to the above configuration, by providing the high frequency cutoff circuit at the base portion of the end of the cable on the main device side, it is possible to reduce the deterioration of characteristics due to the influence of the wiring pattern on the device side.

  In addition, the manufacturing process can be simplified by providing the high-frequency cutoff circuit in the plug.

  More specifically, the high-frequency cutoff circuit can be easily created by mounting it on a printed circuit board and providing it on a plug.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a mobile phone according to a second embodiment of the present invention in comparison with FIG. In this mobile phone 31, the relay cable 22 is omitted, and the earphone 32 related to the hands-free system is connected to the main body device 33. For this reason, the main body device 33 is provided with an amplifier circuit 34 and the like related to a processing circuit for an audio signal acquired by the earphone 32.

  On the other hand, in addition to the speakers 14L and 14R, the earphone 32 is provided with a microphone (MIC) 35 that shares the ground line with the speakers 14L and 14R, and an audio signal of the microphone 35 is passed through the high-frequency cutoff circuit 26M. To the main unit 33.

  According to this embodiment, even when the earphone is directly connected to the main body device or when the antenna is configured by the earphone according to the hands-free system, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

  In this embodiment, the jack 5 and the plug 25 are omitted, and the relay cable or the earphone cable is connected to the main unit by soldering. In the main body device of this embodiment, a high-frequency cutoff circuit is provided at the base of the relay cable or the earphone cable. This embodiment is configured in the same way as the first and second embodiments except that these configurations are different.

  Even when the jacks and plugs are omitted as in this embodiment, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiments can be obtained.

  In the above-described embodiments, the case of receiving digital radio broadcast has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is widely applied to receiving various broadcast waves, such as receiving terrestrial digital broadcast. be able to.

  In the above-described embodiments, the case where the antenna is configured using the transmission path of the audio signal that drives the earphone has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the transmission path of the audio signal such as a line output is used. If the antenna is configured using a control signal transmission path such as a video signal transmission path or a remote commander other than an audio signal, for example, a commercial power supply other than signal transmission, various DC The present invention can be widely applied when an antenna is configured using a power transmission path of a power source.

  The present invention can be applied to, for example, a mobile phone capable of receiving digital radio broadcasts.

1, 21, 31 ... mobile phone, 2, 23, 33 ... main unit, 4L, 4R, 4G, 26
L, 26R, 26M ... high frequency cutoff circuit, 5, 13 ... jack, 8, 22 ... relay cable, 10, 25 ... plug, 12, 32 ... earphone

Claims (11)

A plurality of cables each serving both as a power or signal transmission line and a high-frequency signal receiving antenna;
A plug connected to one end of the plurality of cables;
A high-frequency cutoff unit provided in the plug, for cutting off the output of the high-frequency signal from another cable other than one of the plurality of cables;
Have
An antenna combined cable that outputs the high-frequency signals received by the plurality of cables from the one cable that is not provided with the high-frequency cutoff unit in the plug. The plurality of cables are provided without being electrically interconnected in the plug,
Among the plurality of cables, the one cable that outputs the high-frequency signal is electrically directly connected to one corresponding external terminal of the plurality of external terminals provided in the plug, and there are a plurality of the other cables. The antenna combined cable according to claim 1, wherein each of the cables is electrically connected to a corresponding external terminal via the high-frequency cutoff unit. The antenna combined cable according to claim 2 , wherein the high-frequency cutoff unit includes a chip inductor mounted on a printed board and provided on the plug. The antenna combined cable according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an acoustic signal input / output unit that inputs or outputs an acoustic signal using all the plurality of cables is provided at the other end of the plurality of cables. As the acoustic signal input / output unit, it has two speakers connected to the other end of the plurality,
The antenna combined cable according to claim 4, wherein an audio signal for driving the two speakers is input from the plug and transmitted to the speakers through the plurality of cables. As the acoustic signal input / output unit, there is a jack that is connected to the other end of the plurality and into which an earphone plug connected to an earphone cable is inserted,
The antenna combined cable according to claim 4, wherein an audio signal for driving the earphone is input from the plug and transmitted to the earphone through the plurality of cables. A plurality of cables each serving both as a power or signal transmission line and a high-frequency signal receiving antenna;
A main unit connected to one end of the plurality of cables, outputting a signal or power to the plurality of cables, or inputting a signal or power from the plurality of cables;
A high-frequency cutoff that is provided at a connection portion between the main body device and the plurality of cables and blocks output of the high-frequency signal from the other cables other than one of the plurality of cables to the main body device side. And
With
The main device includes a tuner that receives a desired broadcast wave by inputting the high-frequency signal induced in the plurality of cables from the single cable without passing through the high-frequency cutoff unit. The connecting portion is a plug connected to one end of the plurality of cables and inserted into a jack of the main device,
The receiving device according to claim 7, wherein the high-frequency cutoff unit is provided in the plug. The plurality of cables are provided without being electrically interconnected in the plug,
Among the plurality of cables, the one cable that outputs the high-frequency signal is electrically directly connected to one corresponding external terminal of the plurality of external terminals provided in the plug, and there are a plurality of the other cables. The receiving device according to claim 8, wherein each of the cables is electrically connected to a corresponding external terminal via the high-frequency cutoff unit. The receiving device according to claim 9, wherein the high-frequency cutoff unit includes a chip inductor mounted on a printed board and provided on the plug. The receiving device according to any one of claims 8 to 10, further comprising an acoustic signal input / output unit that inputs or outputs an acoustic signal using all of the plurality of cables at the other end of the plurality of cables.

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