Differential transmission cable module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10601185-B2
Application number	US-201816233224-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2018
Priority date	Jan 10, 2018
Publication date	Mar 24, 2020
Grant date	Mar 24, 2020

Abstract

A differential transmission cable module used for transmitting a differential signal between electronic devices. The module includes a cable including one inner conductor, a dielectric covering the inner conductor, and an outer conductor covering the dielectric, a sending-end substrate provided at one end of the cable, and a receiving-end substrate provided at an other end of the cable. The sending-end substrate includes two sending-end signal conductors, a sending-end ground conductor, and a sending-end signal converter for converting a differential signal transmitted through the sending-end conductors into a differential signal transmitted through the inner and outer conductors. The receiving-end substrate includes two receiving-end signal conductors, a receiving-end ground conductor, and a receiving-end signal converter for converting the differential signal transmitted through the inner and outer conductors into a differential signal transmitted through the receiving-end conductors. The cable transmits a differential signal by the inner and outer conductors.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A differential transmission cable module used for transmitting a differential signal between electronic devices, the module comprising:
a cable comprising one inner conductor, a dielectric covering an outer circumferential surface of the inner conductor, and an outer conductor covering an outer circumferential surface of the dielectric, the cable being configured to transmit a differential signal by the inner conductor and the outer conductor;
a sending-end substrate provided at one end of the cable; and
a receiving-end substrate provided at an other end of the cable,
wherein each of the sending-end substrate and the receiving-end substrate comprises two signal conductors to be connected to a corresponding electronic device, a ground conductor to be connected to the corresponding electronic device, and a signal converter for converting between a first differential signal to be transmitted through the two signal conductors and the ground conductor and a second differential signal to be transmitted through the inner and outer conductors,
wherein, in each of the sending-end substrate and the receiving-end substrate, the signal converter comprises a coupling ratio changing circuit being connected to the corresponding electronic device and configured to change a differential coupling ratio, and a common-mode blocking circuit being connected to the coupling ratio changing circuit and the cable and configured to block a common-mode signal,
wherein the coupling ratio changing circuit comprises:
a first stage in which an outgoing conductor and a return conductor are arranged parallel side by side and respectively connected to the two signal conductors, and the outgoing conductor and the return conductor are sandwiched by a grounding conductor from above and below;
a second stage adjacent to the first stage, in which the outgoing conductor and the return conductor are arranged parallel one above the other while maintaining a characteristic impedance of a transmitted differential signal at a constant level, and the outgoing conductor and the return conductor are sandwiched by the grounding conductor from above and below; and
a third stage adjacent to the second stage, in which a width of the outgoing conductor is reduced and a width of the return conductor is increased, and the outgoing conductor and the return conductor are sandwiched by the grounding conductor from above and below,

wherein the common mode blocking circuit is configured to reflect the common-mode signal at an open-end portion of the grounding conductor, and
wherein the outgoing conductor is connected to the inner conductor of the cable and the return conductor is connected to the outer conductor of the cable.

2. The differential transmission cable module according to claim 1 , wherein the sending-end substrate further comprises one first cable-transmission conductor connected to the inner conductor and at least one second cable-transmission conductor connected to the outer conductor, and
wherein the sending-end signal conductors and the sending-end ground conductor are located at one side of the sending-end signal converter and the first and second cable-transmission conductors are located at the other side of the sending-end signal converter.

3. The differential transmission cable module according to claim 2 , wherein the second cable-transmission conductor comprises a sending-end connection pad at a portion connected to the outer conductor, and
wherein a width of the sending-end connection pad is larger than a width of the cable.

4. The differential transmission cable module according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving-end substrate further comprises one first cable-receiving conductor connected to the inner conductor and at least one second cable-receiving conductor connected to the outer conductor, and
wherein the first and second cable-receiving conductors are located at one side of the receiving-end signal converter and the receiving-end signal conductors and the receiving-end ground conductor are located at the other side of the receiving-end signal converter.

5. The differential transmission cable module according to claim 4 , wherein the second cable-receiving conductor comprises a receiving-end connection pad at a portion connected to the outer conductor, and
wherein a width of the receiving-end connection pad is larger than a width of the cable.

6. The differential transmission cable module according to claim 1 , wherein the sending-end signal converter reduces characteristic impedance of a differential signal input from the electronic device and then outputs the signal to the cable.

7. The differential transmission cable module according to claim 6 , wherein the characteristic impedance of the differential signal in the cable is 50 Ω.

8. The differential transmission cable module according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving-end signal converter increases characteristic impedance of a differential signal input from the cable and then outputs the signal to the electronic device.

9. The differential transmission cable module according to claim 8 , wherein the characteristic impedance of the differential signal in the cable is 50 Ω.

10. The differential transmission cable module according to claim 1 , wherein the cable comprises a single core coaxial cable.

Assignees

• Hitachi Metals Ltd

Inventors

• Ishikawa Hiroshi
• Sugiyama Takahiro

Classifications

• H01R12/53

  connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables · CPC title

• H01R12/75

  connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables · CPC title

• H01R13/6592 Primary

  the conductive member being a shielded cable · CPC title

• H01R9/0515

  Connection to a rigid planar substrate, e.g. printed circuit board · CPC title

• H04B3/50

  Systems for transmission between fixed stations via two-conductor transmission lines (H04B3/54 takes precedence) · CPC title