阅读说明：本技术 一种通信设备及其微带可调移相器 (Communication equipment and microstrip adjustable phase shifter thereof ) 是由 赵修茂 于 2020-05-15 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请公开了一种通信设备及其微带可调移相器,该微带可调移相器包括第一固定件、第二固定件、转动件以及转动装置,转动件设置在转动装置上,转动件通过转动装置旋转,以使转动件分别与第一固定件以及第二固定件耦接。本申请通过将转动件设置在转动装置上,通过转动装置带动转动件旋转,以使转动件分别与第一固定件以及第二固定件耦接,改变微带可调移相器上微带线的长度,从而实现调整微带线的相位,操作简单方便。(The application discloses communication equipment and microstrip adjustable phase shifter thereof, this microstrip adjustable phase shifter includes first mounting, second mounting, rotates piece and rotating device, rotates the piece setting on rotating device, rotates the piece and passes through rotating device rotation to make and rotate the piece and couple with first mounting and second mounting respectively. This application is through setting up rotating the piece on rotating device, and it is rotatory to drive through rotating device to make to rotate the piece and couple with first mounting and second mounting respectively, change the microstrip adjustable phase shifter and go up the length of microstrip line, thereby realize the phase place of adjustment microstrip line, easy operation is convenient.)

1. A microstrip tunable phase shifter is characterized in that the microstrip tunable phase shifter comprises a first fixed part, a second fixed part, a rotating part and a rotating device, wherein the rotating part is arranged on the rotating device, and the rotating part is rotated by the rotating device, so that the rotating part is respectively coupled with the first fixed part and the second fixed part.

2. The microstrip tunable phase shifter according to claim 1, further comprising a dielectric layer and a metal layer, wherein the dielectric layer comprises a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to each other, the metal layer is disposed on the first surface, and the first fixing member, the second fixing member and the rotating means are fixedly disposed on the second surface.

3. The microstrip tunable phase shifter according to claim 2, wherein the rotating element is preset to a first position, the rotating element is located at the first position, and the rotating element is connected to the first fixed element and the second fixed element, respectively.

4. The microstrip tunable phase shifter according to claim 3, wherein the rotating element is preset to a second position, the rotating element is located at the second position, and the rotating element partially overlaps the first fixed element and the second fixed element, respectively.

5. The microstrip tunable phase shifter of claim 2, wherein the rotating element is disposed in an S-shape, and the first fixed element, the second fixed element and the rotating element are all made of thin metal sheets.

6. The microstrip tunable phase shifter of claim 5, wherein the rotation element comprises a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, the third portion being disposed on the rotation device.

7. The microstrip tunable phase shifter of claim 6, wherein the first portion is coupled to the first anchor and the second portion is coupled to the second anchor.

8. The microstrip tunable phase shifter according to claim 2, wherein the rotating element is U-shaped, and the first fixed element, the second fixed element and the rotating element are all metal sheets.

9. The microstrip tunable phase shifter according to claim 8, wherein the rotating means is disposed at one end of the first fixed member, and one end of the rotating member is disposed on the rotating means.

10. A communication device, characterized in that the communication device comprises a microstrip tuneable phase shifter according to any one of claims 1 to 9 for adjusting the phase of the communication device; the communication device is one of a microstrip line filter, a microstrip line directional coupler or a microstrip line amplifier.

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a communications device and a microstrip tunable phase shifter thereof.

Background

In mobile communication circuits or antenna systems, the magnitude of the phase is an important parameter. Because the manufacturing device or material has a certain error, different batches of products manufactured by using the error device or material have different phases, and the phase of the product needs to be adjusted to be the same in actual use.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a communication device and a microstrip adjustable phase shifter thereof, which are used for solving the problems in the prior art.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present application provides a microstrip tunable phase shifter, which includes a first fixing element, a second fixing element, a rotating element and a rotating device, wherein the rotating element is disposed on the rotating device, and the rotating element is rotated by the rotating device, so that the rotating element is coupled to the first fixing element and the second fixing element respectively.

The microstrip adjustable phase shifter further comprises a dielectric layer and a metal layer, wherein the dielectric layer comprises a first surface and a second surface which are oppositely arranged, the metal layer is arranged on the first surface, and the first fixing piece, the second fixing piece and the rotating device are fixedly arranged on the second surface.

The rotating part is preset with a first position, the rotating part is located at the first position, and the rotating part is connected with the first fixing part and the second fixing part respectively.

The rotating part is preset with a second position, the rotating part is located at the second position, and the rotating part is partially overlapped with the first fixing part and the second fixing part respectively.

The rotating part is arranged in an S shape, and the first fixing part, the second fixing part and the rotating part are all metal sheets.

The rotating part comprises a first part, a second part and a third part, and the third part is arranged on the rotating device.

The first part is coupled with the first fixing piece, and the second part is coupled with the second fixing piece.

The rotating part is arranged in a U shape, and the first fixing part, the second fixing part and the rotating part are all metal sheets.

The rotating device is arranged at one end of the first fixing piece, and one end of the rotating piece is arranged on the rotating device.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present application provides a communication device, which includes the microstrip adjustable phase shifter as described above, where the microstrip adjustable phase shifter is used to adjust a phase of the communication device; the communication device is one of a microstrip line filter, a microstrip line directional coupler or a microstrip line amplifier.

The beneficial effect of this application is: different from the prior art, this application is through setting up the rotation piece on rotating device, drives through rotating device and rotates the piece to make the rotation piece couple with first mounting and second mounting respectively, change the length of microstrip line on the microstrip adjustable phase shifter, thereby realize adjusting the phase place of microstrip line. The phase of the microstrip line can be adjusted by rotating the rotating device, the operation is convenient, and meanwhile, the microstrip adjustable phase shifter is simple in structure and can reduce the production cost.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a microstrip tunable phase shifter according to the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the rotary member of FIG. 1 in a first position;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the rotary member of FIG. 1 in a second position;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a microstrip tunable phase shifter according to the present application.

Detailed Description

In order to make those skilled in the art better understand the technical solution of the present application, the communication device and the microstrip tunable phase shifter provided by the present invention are further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and the detailed description. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present application and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The terms "first", "second", etc. in this application are used to distinguish between different objects and not to describe a particular order. Furthermore, the terms "include" and "have," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those steps or elements listed, but may alternatively include other steps or elements not listed, or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a microstrip tunable phase shifter according to the present application. The microstrip tunable phase shifter 10 includes a first fixed element 11, a second fixed element 12, a rotating element 13, a rotating device 14, a dielectric layer 15 and a metal layer (not shown). Optionally, the metal layer is a metal ground layer.

The first fixed part 11 and the second fixed part 12 are respectively disposed on two sides of the rotating part 13. The rotating member 13 is disposed on the rotating device 14, and the rotating member 13 is rotated by the rotating device 14, so that the rotating member 13 is coupled with the first fixing member 11 and the second fixing member 12, respectively. The first fixed member 11, the second fixed member 12, and the rotating member 13 are all made of thin metal sheets.

The dielectric layer 15 includes a first surface (not shown) and a second surface 151 disposed opposite to each other, the metal layer is disposed on the first surface of the dielectric layer 15, and the first fixing element 11, the second fixing element 12 and the rotating device 14 are fixedly disposed on the second surface 151 of the dielectric layer 15. The second surface 151 of the dielectric layer 15 is further provided with a microstrip line (not shown), and the microstrip line is connected to the first fixing element 11 and the second fixing element 12 respectively.

The first fixing element 11 may be disposed in a 7 shape, and includes a fixing portion 111 and a coupling portion 112, where the fixing portion 111 is used to solder and fix the first fixing element 11 on the second surface 151 of the dielectric layer 15, and is connected to the microstrip line disposed on the second surface 151. The coupling portion 112 is used for coupling with the rotation member 13. Alternatively, the first fixing member 11 may be provided in other shapes.

The second fixing element 12 may be disposed in a 7 shape, and includes a fixing portion 121 and a coupling portion 122, where the fixing portion 121 is used to fix the second fixing element 12 on the second surface 151 of the dielectric layer 15 by soldering, and is connected to the microstrip line disposed on the second surface 151. The coupling portion 122 is used for coupling with the rotation member 13. Alternatively, the second fixing member 12 may be provided in other shapes.

The rotating member 13 may be in an S-shaped configuration, and includes a first portion 131, a second portion 132, and a third portion (not shown). The first portion 131 and the second portion 132 are used to couple with the first fixed member 11 and the second fixed member 12, respectively, and the third portion is used to arrange the rotating member 13 on the rotating device 14. The rotation member 13 is provided with a first position and a second position, and the state in which the rotation member 13 is coupled to the first fixing member 11 and the second fixing member 12 is different when located at different positions.

The rotating device 14 includes a knob 141 and a fixing portion (not shown) for fixing the rotating device 14 on the second surface 151 of the medium layer 15. The rotating device 14 rotates the knob 141 to drive the rotating element 13 disposed on the rotating device 14 to rotate, so that the first portion 131 and the second portion 132 of the rotating element 13 are coupled to the coupling portion 112 of the first fixing element 11 and the coupling portion 122 of the second fixing element 12, respectively. Alternatively, the fixing portion may be a fixing post or other fixing components.

Referring to fig. 2 in conjunction with fig. 1, fig. 2 is a schematic view of the rotor of fig. 1 in a first position. The rotating member 13 is preset to a first position, and when the rotating member 13 is located at the first position, the first portion 131 and the second portion 132 of the rotating member 13 are respectively connected to the coupling portion 112 of the first fixing member 11 and the coupling portion 122 of the second fixing member 12. The rotating part 13, the first fixing part 11 and the second fixing part 12 are all metal sheets, and when the metal sheets are connected, the microstrip lines are communicated, and signals can be transmitted through the rotating part 13, the first fixing part 11 and the second fixing part 12. At this time, the total length L of the microstrip line₁Which is the sum of the length of the microstrip line disposed on the dielectric layer 15, the length of the first fixed member 11, the length of the second fixed member 12, and the length of the rotating member 13. Since the first portion 131 and the second portion 132 of the rotating element 13 are respectively connected to the coupling portion 112 of the first fixing element 11 and the coupling portion 122 of the second fixing element 12, the total length L of the microstrip line reaches a maximum value, and at this time, the total length L of the microstrip line reaches the maximum value₁Is the maximum value.

Referring to fig. 3 in conjunction with fig. 1-2, fig. 3 is a schematic view of the rotor of fig. 1 in a second position. The rotating member 13 is preset to a second position, the rotating member 13 is located at the second position, the first portion 131 and the second portion 132 of the rotating member 13 are respectively overlapped with the coupling portion 112 of the first fixing member 11 and the coupling portion 122 of the second fixing member 12,that is, the rotating member 13 partially overlaps the first fixed member 11 and the second fixed member 12, respectively. At this time, the total length L of the microstrip line₂The length of the overlapping portion is subtracted from the sum of the length of the microstrip line disposed on the dielectric layer 15, the length of the first fixed member 11, the length of the second fixed member 12, and the length of the rotating member 13. Since the first portion 131 and the second portion 132 of the rotating element 13 are completely overlapped with the coupling portion 112 of the first fixing element 11 and the coupling portion 122 of the second fixing element 12, respectively, the total length L of the microstrip line reaches a minimum value, and at this time, the total length L of the microstrip line reaches the minimum value₂Is the minimum value.

As can be seen from fig. 2-3, the total length L of the microstrip line when the rotator 13 is located at the second position₂Is smaller than the total length L of the microstrip line when the rotating part 13 is at the first position₁And the phase change of the microstrip line is affected by the length of the microstrip line, so that the phases of the two positions of the rotator 13 are also different. The phase of the microstrip line is adjusted, and then the phase of the microstrip adjustable phase shifter 10 is adjusted.

In this embodiment, the phase of the microstrip adjustable phase shifter 10 can be adjusted by turning the knob 141, which is simple to operate, and meanwhile, the microstrip adjustable phase shifter 10 has a simple structure, which can reduce the production cost.

Alternatively, the rotating element 13 may be located at another position, so that the total length L of the microstrip line changes, and the phase of the microstrip line is adjusted. Optionally, the total length L of the microstrip line is greater than or equal to L₂Is less than or equal to L₁。

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a microstrip tunable phase shifter according to the present application. As shown in fig. 4, the first fixing member 11 is disposed in a 1-shape, the rotating member 13 is disposed in a U-shape, the rotating device 14 is disposed at one end of the first fixing member 11, and one end of the rotating member 13 is disposed on the rotating device 14, so that the first fixing member 11 and the rotating member 13 are fixed relatively.

When the rotating device 14 is rotated, the rotating device 14 drives the rotating part 13 to rotate, and the other end of the rotating part 13 is coupled to the second fixing part 12. When the other end of the rotating part 13 is just connected to the second fixing part 12, the total length L of the microstrip line is equal to that of the microstrip line₃To a maximum value of being set inThe sum of the length of the microstrip line on the layer 15, the length of the first fixed member 11, the length of the second fixed member 12, and the length of the rotating member 13. When the other end of the rotating element 13 completely overlaps the second fixed element 12, the total length L of the microstrip line is equal to that of the first fixed element₄The minimum value is obtained by subtracting the length of the overlapping portion from the sum of the length of the microstrip line disposed on the dielectric layer 15, the length of the first fixed member 11, the length of the second fixed member 12, and the length of the rotating member 13.

In this embodiment, the rotating device 14 drives the rotating member 13 to rotate, the position of the rotating member 13 is adjusted, the total length L of the microstrip line is changed, the phase of the microstrip line is adjusted by changing the length of the microstrip line, and the operation is simple and convenient.

The present application further provides a communication device comprising a microstrip tuneable phase shifter 10 as described above, the microstrip tuneable phase shifter 10 being adapted to tune a phase of the communication device. Optionally, the communication device is one of a microstrip line filter, a microstrip line directional coupler, or a microstrip line amplifier.

The above embodiments are merely examples, and not intended to limit the scope of the present application, and all modifications, equivalents, and flow charts using the contents of the specification and drawings of the present application, or those directly or indirectly applied to other related arts, are included in the scope of the present application.