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Filter having switch function and band pass filter

US8072294B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 5, 2008
Grant dateDec 6, 2011
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Expiry dateJun 5, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01P1/2136
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The filter has a switch function of selectively transmitting a transmission signal through one of first and second branch waveguides branching from a primary waveguide. The filter includes resonators disposed in the first and second branch waveguides. The resonator includes a space formed inside a metal cover, a central conductor disposed inside the space, and a short-circuiting plate. The central conductor has one end grounded to an outer conductor. The short-circuiting plate allows the neighborhood of an open end of the central conductor to be selectively conducted to the outer conductor. The filter performs a selection from the first and second branch waveguides by switching electrical conductivity in a region between the neighborhood of the open end of the central conductor and the outer conductor.

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