Tuner module and reception apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11102443-B2
Application number	US-201816490102-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 9, 2018
Priority date	Mar 6, 2017
Publication date	Aug 24, 2021
Grant date	Aug 24, 2021

Abstract

Provided is a tuner module including: a casing body adapted to house a tuner module board on which a tuner function unit is formed; and at least one antenna connector fixed to the casing body and having a terminal portion of a center electrode connected to the tuner module board, in which the casing body includes a plate-like portion formed with a hole portion into which a screw member is inserted, and a plurality of protrusions is provided apart from each other at a peripheral portion of the hole portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A tuner module comprising:
a casing body configured to house a tuner module board on which a tuner function unit is formed; and
at least one antenna connector fixed to the casing body and having a terminal portion of a center electrode connected to the tuner module board, wherein
the casing body includes a first plate-like portion having a first hole portion configured to receive a first screw member,
a plurality of protrusions is provided apart from each other at a peripheral portion of the first hole portion,
the casing body is configured to be mounted on a metal chassis of a reception apparatus by the first screw member and a flat washer on the first screw member, the washer having a washer hole portion and having an outer diameter larger than a diameter of the first hole portion such that the washer abuts against the plurality of protrusions and is positioned outside the first hole portion, and
the first screw portion has a screw head with a diameter smaller than the diameter of the first hole portion and larger than the diameter of the washer hole portion such that the screw head is positioned outside the first hole portion and above the washer.

2. The tuner module according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of protrusions is provided circumferentially or rectangularly.

3. The tuner module according to claim 2 , wherein
the plurality of protrusions is provided circumferentially.

4. The tuner module according to claim 1 , wherein
the casing body includes an upper surface portion, a bottom surface portion, and first to fourth side portions.

5. The tuner module according to claim 4 , wherein
the antenna connector is connected to the first side portion, and
the first plate-like portion extends in a direction toward outside of the casing body from a side of the third side portion that is an opposite side of the first side portion.

6. The tuner module according to claim 4 , wherein
the first plate-like portion is provided inside the casing body.

7. The tuner module according to claim 4 , wherein
a terminal portion of the tuner module board is exposed from a side of the second side portion to an outer side of the casing body.

8. The tuner module according to claim 1 , wherein the casing body includes a second plate-like portion having a second hole portion configured to receive a second screw member and wherein the first screw member and the second screw member have the same shape.

9. The tuner module according to claim 1 , wherein
a number of the at least one antenna connector connected to the casing body is any one of one to three.

10. The tuner module according to claim 1 , wherein
the antenna connector includes a cylindrical outer casing, a cylindrical first electrode incorporated inside the outer casing, a second electrode provided inside the first electrode, and an insulating portion that supports the second electrode and insulates the first electrode from the second electrode, and
the insulator is supported by the outer casing and a plurality of elastic pieces provided on one end side of the first electrode.

11. A reception apparatus comprising: the tuner module according to claim 1 ; the metal chassis to which the tuner module is mounted by the first screw member; and a board to which the tuner module board is connected.

12. The reception apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein
the plurality of protrusions is formed such that an area in which the metal chassis contacts the first plate-like portion is larger than the protrusions formed circumferentially, and the washer is supported substantially horizontally by the plurality of protrusions.

Assignees

• Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp

Inventors

• Hino Koki
• Fujino Toyomi
• Imai Tadashi
• Watanabe Makoto
• Sudo Toshiyuki

Classifications

• H04N5/64 Primary

  Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers (furniture aspects {of television cabinets} A47B81/06) · CPC title

• H04B1/08 Primary

  Constructional details, e.g. cabinet · CPC title

• H05K5/0217

  Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03) · CPC title

• H05K7/14

  Mounting supporting structure in casing or on frame or rack · CPC title