Filtering circuit and TV antenna amplifier

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12095439-B2
Application number	US-202117405054-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 18, 2021
Priority date	May 28, 2021
Publication date	Sep 17, 2024
Grant date	Sep 17, 2024

Abstract

The present application provides a filtering circuit and a TV antenna amplifier, the filtering circuit includes a switching module, and the switching module includes a control unit and at least two filtering units. The present application switchably render one of the at least two filtering units conductive through the control unit, and filter the signals of different frequencies in the input signals through the at least two filtering units, so that different filtering units can be switched according to the filtering requirements of the frequency signal in different regions, which makes it a wide application range.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A filtering circuit, comprising:
a switching module, comprising a control unit and at least two filtering units;
wherein the at least two filtering units are configured to filter signals of different frequencies in an input signal respectively;
wherein the control unit is configured to switchably render one of the at least two filtering units conductive, and the remaining filtering unit non-conductive,
wherein the filtering unit comprises a first capacitor and a first inductor, at least one resonance unit and a second inductor, the first inductor, the at least one resonance unit and the second inductor being connected in series; one end of the first capacitor is connected to one end of the resonance unit, the other end of the first capacitor is connected to ground.

2. The filtering circuit of claim 1 , wherein the at least two filtering units are connected in parallel, the control unit comprises a switch and a PIN diode, the switch is configured to switch a power to connect to one of the at least two filtering units, and an input end and an output end of each filtering unit are connected to a positive pole of one PIN diode respectively.

3. The filtering circuit of claim 1 , wherein the resonance unit comprises a third inductor, a second capacitor and a third capacitor; the third inductor and the second capacitor are connected in parallel, one end of the third capacitor is connected to one end of the second capacitor, the other end of the third capacitor is connected to ground.

4. The filtering circuit of claim 1 , wherein the at least two filtering units comprise a 4G filtering unit and a 5G filtering unit; the 4G filtering unit is configured to filter the 4G mobile communication signal in the input signal; the 5G filtering unit is configured to filter the 5G mobile communication signal in the input signal; the control unit is configured to switchably render the 4G filtering unit or the 5G filtering unit conductive;
the input signal is a terrestrial television signal, and the filtering circuit further comprises a high-pass filtering module; an output end of the high-pass filtering module is connected to an input end of the switching module, the high-pass filtering module is configured to allow an ultra-high frequency signal, or a very-high frequency signal and an ultra-high frequency signal in the terrestrial television signal to be passed through.

5. The filtering circuit of claim 4 , wherein the high-pass filtering module comprises multiple sets of filter components connected in series and a fourth capacitor; the filter component comprises a fourth inductor, a fifth capacitor and a sixth capacitor; one end of the fifth capacitor is an input end of the filter component, the other end of the fifth capacitor is connected to one end of the fourth capacitor, and the other end of the fifth capacitor is an output end of the filter component, the other end of the fourth capacitor is connected to the sixth capacitor in series and then connected to ground.

6. The filtering circuit of claim 1 , wherein the filtering circuit further comprises an amplification module; an input end of the amplification module is connected to an output end of the switching module, and the amplification module is configured to amplify the singles filtered by the switching module.

7. The filtering circuit of claim 1 , wherein the filtering circuit further comprises a signal strength adjustment module; an output end of the signal strength adjustment module is connected to an input end of the switching module, and the signal strength adjustment module is configured to adjust strength of the input signal.

8. The filtering circuit of claim 7 , wherein the signal strength adjustment module comprises an adjustable resistor and a resistor; a fixed end of the adjustable resistor is connected to the resistor in series and then connected to ground, a sliding end of the adjustable resistor is connected to an input end of the switching module.

9. A TV antenna amplifier, comprising a filtering circuit, wherein the filtering circuit comprising:
a switching module, comprising a control unit and at least two filtering units;
wherein the at least two filtering units are configured to filter signals of different frequencies in an input signal respectively;
wherein the control unit is configured to switchably render one of the at least two filtering units conductive, and the remaining filtering unit non-conductive,
wherein the filtering unit comprises a first capacitor and a first inductor, at least one resonance unit and a second inductor, the first inductor, the at least one resonance unit and the second inductor being connected in series; one end of the first capacitor is connected to one end of the resonance unit, the other end of the first capacitor is connected to ground.

10. The TV antenna amplifier according to claim 9 , wherein the at least two filtering units are connected in parallel, the control unit comprises a switch and a PIN diode, the switch is configured to switch a power to connect to one of the at least two filtering units, and an input end and an output end of each filtering unit are connected to a positive pole of one PIN diode respectively.

11. The TV antenna amplifier according to claim 9 , wherein the resonance unit comprises a third inductor, a second capacitor and a third capacitor; the third inductor and the second capacitor are connected in parallel, one end of the third capacitor is connected to one end of the second capacitor, the other end of the third capacitor is connected to ground.

12. The TV antenna amplifier according to claim 9 , wherein the at least two filtering units comprise a 4G filtering unit and a 5G filtering unit; the 4G filtering unit is configured to filter the 4G mobile communication signal in the input signal; the 5G filtering unit is configured to filter the 5G mobile communication signal in the input signal; the control unit is configured to switchably render the 4G filtering unit or the 5G filtering unit conductive;
the input signal is a terrestrial television signal, and the filtering circuit further comprises a high-pass filtering module; an output end of the high-pass filtering module is connected to an input end of the switching module, the high-pass filtering module is configured to allow an ultra-high frequency signal, or a very-high frequency signal and an ultra-high frequency signal in the terrestrial television signal to be passed through.

13. The TV antenna amplifier according to claim 12 , wherein the high-pass filtering module comprises multiple sets of filter components connected in series and a fourth capacitor;
the filter component comprises a fourth inductor, a fifth capacitor and a sixth capacitor; one end of the fifth capacitor is an input end of the filter component, the other end of the fifth capacitor is connected to one end of the fourth capacitor, and the other end of the fifth capacitor is an output end of the filter component, the other end of the fourth capacitor is connected to the sixth capacitor in series and then connected to ground.

14. The TV antenna amplifier according to claim 9 , wherein the filtering circuit further comprises an amplification module; an input end of the amplification module is connected to an output end of the switching module, and the amplification module is configured to amplify the singles filtered by the switching module.

15. The TV antenna amplifier according to claim 9 , wherein the filtering circuit further comprises a signal strength adjustment module; an output end of the signal strength adjustment module is connected to an input end

Assignees

• Shenzhen Antop Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lu Weiming
• Yang Ruidian
• Yang Boliang

Classifications

• H03F3/21

  with semiconductor devices only {(H03F3/245 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• H03F3/19

  with semiconductor devices only · CPC title

• H03F2200/171

  A filter circuit coupled to the output of an amplifier · CPC title

• H04N5/44

  Receiver circuitry {for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards} (H04N5/14 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H03H7/03

  comprising means for compensation of loss · CPC title