Television tuner for common use in BS/UV
US5014349A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 7, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/20
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a television receiving tuner for receiving television signals of VHF band/UHF band, a CATV signal, and a satellite television broadcasting signal. As a circuit for receiving the television signals of the VHF band/UHF band and the CATV signal as a first input signal, there is provided a double super type tuner of the up/down converter system including a first local oscillator (6) and a first mixer (5) which construct an up converter and a second local oscillator (10) and a second mixer (9) which construct a down converter. When the satellite television broadcasting signal as a second input signal is received, the first local oscillator (6) and the first mixer (5) in the up converter section are switched by switching circuits (12, 13) and used as a down converter. At least the first local oscillator (6) and the first mixer (5) are commonly used both for reception of the television signals of the VHF band/UHF band and the CATV signal and for reception of the satellite television broadcasting signal, thereby accomplishing the simplification of the construction and the low costs.
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