Patent · US Expired

Television tuner unit having shield housing

US5355532A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 29, 1993
Grant dateOct 11, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 29, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03D7/161
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a television tuner capable of receiving television broadcasting, CATV and satellite broadcasting. The television tuner includes a double superheterodyne tuner for receiving television signals, having an up-converter, a down-converter and a coupler for coupling the up-converter and down-converter, and the television tuner also includes a BS second mixer portion and a FM demodulator, for receiving signals from a broadcasting satellite. The double superheterodyne tuner, the BS second mixer portion and the FM demodulator are disposed in a housing, a combination of the up-converter and the BS second mixer portion is desiredly separated from the down-converter, the coupler is disposed in a space between the combination and the down-converter, and the FM demodulator is disposed in the remaining space of the housing.

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