阅读说明：本技术 空腔滤波器及包括于其的连接器 (Cavity filter and connector comprising same ) 是由 朴南信 金丁会 张成号 于 2019-06-12 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及空腔滤波器及包括于其的连接器,尤其,涉及如下的空腔滤波器及包括于其的连接器,即,包括：射频信号连接部,以与在一侧面设置有电极极板的外部部件隔开规定距离的方式设置；以及端子部,使上述外部部件的电极极板与上述射频信号连接部电连接,吸收存在于上述规定距离的装配公差,并预防上述电极极板与上述射频信号连接部之间的电流动的中断,上述端子部包括：一侧端子,与上述电极极板形成接点；以及另一侧端子,与上述射频信号连接部相连接,上述一侧端子及上述另一侧端子中的至少一个形成有收容另一个的收容空间,上述一侧端子及上述另一侧端子中的至少一个的一部分通过装配人员提供的装配力弹性变形,来朝向上述电极极板侧弹性支撑上述一侧端子,并相互之间附加侧面张力,从而,提供如下的优点,即,有效地吸收通过装配设计产生的装配公差,通过防止电流动的中断来防止天线装置的性能降低。(The present invention relates to a cavity filter and a connector including the same, and more particularly, to a cavity filter and a connector including the same, including: a radio frequency signal connection part which is arranged in a manner of being separated from an external component with an electrode plate arranged on one side surface by a specified distance; and a terminal portion that electrically connects an electrode pad of the external member and the radio frequency signal connection portion, absorbs an assembly tolerance existing at the predetermined distance, and prevents interruption of an electric flow between the electrode pad and the radio frequency signal connection portion, the terminal portion including: a side terminal forming a contact with the electrode pad; and a second terminal connected to the rf signal connection part, at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal having a receiving space for receiving the other terminal, wherein a portion of the first terminal and the second terminal is elastically deformed by an assembling force provided by an assembler to elastically support the first terminal toward the electrode pad and to apply a lateral tension therebetween, thereby effectively absorbing an assembling tolerance generated by an assembling design and preventing a performance of the antenna device from being degraded by preventing an interruption of an electric current.)

1. A cavity filter, characterized in that,

the method comprises the following steps:

a radio frequency signal connection part which is arranged in a manner of being separated from an external component with an electrode plate arranged on one side surface by a specified distance; and

a terminal part for electrically connecting the electrode pad of the external member and the radio frequency signal connection part, absorbing an assembly tolerance existing in the predetermined distance, and preventing interruption of current flow between the electrode pad and the radio frequency signal connection part,

the terminal portion includes:

a side terminal forming a contact with the electrode pad; and

the other terminal connected with the RF signal connection part,

at least one of the one-side terminal and the other-side terminal is formed with a receiving space for receiving the other one, and a part of at least one of the one-side terminal and the other-side terminal is elastically deformed by an assembling force provided by an assembler to elastically support the one-side terminal toward the electrode pad side and to apply a lateral tension therebetween.

2. The cavity filter according to claim 1, wherein the other side terminal is formed with the receiving space for receiving a part of the one side terminal.

3. The cavity filter according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of slits extending while being cut obliquely upward toward the outside are formed in an outer peripheral surface of the one-side terminal.

4. The cavity filter according to claim 3, wherein said plurality of cut-out pieces comprise:

an elastic cut-off piece formed on the upper part of the outer peripheral surface of the side terminal and extending outwards in a mode of locking the outer peripheral end of the accommodating space formed by the other side terminal; and

and a side tension cut-off piece which is formed at the lower part of the outer peripheral surface of the first side terminal and is accommodated in the accommodating space of the other side terminal, and applies a side elastic force to the inner side surface of the accommodating space.

5. The cavity filter according to claim 4, wherein the side tension slitting blade applies a constant side tension to the inner side surface of the housing space.

6. The cavity filter according to claim 1, wherein a contact portion of the one-side terminal forming a contact with the electrode pad has a hemispherical vertical cross-sectional shape.

7. The cavity filter according to claim 1, wherein a contact portion of the one-side terminal forming a contact with the electrode pad has a ring-shaped horizontal cross-sectional shape.

8. A cavity filter according to claim 1, wherein the upper end portion of the one-side terminal is formed with a cut groove in a manner folded by an assembling force provided by an assembler.

9. The cavity filter of claim 1,

the upper end of the other terminal is accommodated in the lower part of the one terminal,

the one terminal is formed with a tension cut portion which is opened along an outer side surface of an upper end portion of the other terminal when the one terminal is moved downward by an assembling force provided by an assembler.

10. The cavity filter according to claim 9, wherein an upper end portion of the other side terminal is in a conical shape.

11. The cavity filter according to claim 9, wherein an upper end of the other side terminal has a shape in which a part of an upper end of the conical shape is cut off.

12. A connector, characterized in that,

the method comprises the following steps:

a radio frequency signal connection part which is arranged in a manner of being separated from an external component with an electrode plate arranged on one side surface by a specified distance; and

a terminal part for electrically connecting the electrode pad of the external member and the radio frequency signal connection part, absorbing an assembly tolerance existing in the predetermined distance, and preventing interruption of current flow between the electrode pad and the radio frequency signal connection part,

the terminal portion includes:

a side terminal forming a contact with the electrode pad; and

the other terminal connected with the RF signal connection part,

at least one of the one-side terminal and the other-side terminal is formed with a receiving space for receiving the other one, and a part of at least one of the one-side terminal and the other-side terminal is elastically deformed by an assembling force provided by an assembler to elastically support the one-side terminal toward the electrode pad side and to apply a lateral tension therebetween.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a cavity filter and a CONNECTOR (CAVITY FILTER AND connecting apparatus INCLUDED IN THE SAME) INCLUDED therein, and more particularly, to a cavity filter for an antenna and a CONNECTOR INCLUDED therein, which improve a connection structure between the filter and a printed circuit board in a Massive antenna technology (Massive MIMO) in consideration of assembly and size.

Background

The contents described in this section merely provide background information related to the present embodiment and do not constitute conventional techniques.

A Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technique is a technique for greatly amplifying a data transmission capacity by using a plurality of antennas, and is a Spatial multiplexing (Spatial multiplexing) technique in which mutually different data is transmitted through respective transmission antennas at a transmitter and the transmission data is distinguished by appropriate signal processing at a receiver. Therefore, as the number of transmitting or receiving antennas is increased at the same time, the channel capacity is increased to transmit more data. For example, if the number of antennas is increased to 10, a channel capacity of about 10 times is secured by using the same frequency band as compared with the current single antenna system.

In 4G LTE-advanced, 8 antennas are used, and in the current pre-5G phase, products are being developed that install 64 or 128 antennas, and it is expected that base station equipment with more antennas will be used in 5G, which is called large-scale antenna technology. Compared to the current two-dimensional (2-Dimension) operation of the battery (Cell), 3D-Beamforming is possible if a large-scale antenna technology, also called Full-Dimension multiple-input multiple-output (FD-MIMO, Full Dimension), is introduced.

In the large-scale antenna technology, as the number of antenna devices increases, the number of transmitters and receivers and filters also increases. Also, with 2014 as a standard, 20 or more thousands of base stations have been installed in korea. That is, it is required to minimize an installation space, a structure of a cavity filter that can be simply installed, and a Radio Frequency (RF) signal line connection structure that provides the same filter characteristics after an individually tuned cavity filter is installed on an antenna.

A radio frequency filter having a cavity structure is characterized in that a resonator including a resonant rod or the like as a conductor is provided inside a box structure formed of a metallic conductor, and only an electromagnetic field of a natural frequency is present, and only a characteristic frequency of an ultrahigh frequency is passed by resonance. The above-described cavity structure has a small insertion loss of the band pass and the filter and is advantageous for high output, and is used as a filter of a mobile communication base station antenna in various ways.

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problem

An object of the present invention is to provide a cavity filter and a connector including the same, the cavity filter including: has a thinner and compact structure, and has a radio frequency connector built in the body along the thickness direction.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cavity filter and a connector including the same, the cavity filter including: there is an assembly method that can minimize the cumulative amount of assembly tolerance generated when assembling a plurality of filters, and also has a radio frequency signal connection structure that is easy to install and uniformly maintains the frequency characteristics of the filters.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cavity filter and a connector including the same, the cavity filter including: in the case of the separation type of the rf pin, the relative movement is allowed and the side tension is added, thereby preventing the loss of the signal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cavity filter and a connector including the same, the cavity filter including: the assembling tolerance between two parts needing electric connection is absorbed and the specified contact area is maintained, and meanwhile, the setting method is very simple.

The technical object of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned technical object, and other technical objects not mentioned can be clearly understood by the ordinary skilled person through the following description.

Technical scheme

An embodiment of the cavity filter of the present invention for achieving the above object includes: a radio frequency signal connection part which is arranged in a manner of being separated from an external component with an electrode plate arranged on one side surface by a specified distance; and a terminal portion that electrically connects an electrode pad of the external member and the radio frequency signal connection portion, absorbs an assembly tolerance existing at the predetermined distance, and prevents interruption of an electric flow between the electrode pad and the radio frequency signal connection portion, the terminal portion including: a side terminal forming a contact with the electrode pad; and a second terminal connected to the rf signal connection part, wherein at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal has a receiving space for receiving the other terminal, and a portion of at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal is elastically deformed by an assembling force provided by an assembler to elastically support the first terminal toward the electrode pad and apply a lateral tension therebetween.

The other side terminal may be formed with the receiving space for receiving a part of the one side terminal.

Further, a plurality of cutting pieces may be formed on an outer circumferential surface of the one-side terminal to be cut and extended to be inclined upward toward an outer side.

Further, the plurality of cutting pieces may include: an elastic cut-off piece formed on the upper part of the outer peripheral surface of the side terminal and extending outwards in a mode of locking the outer peripheral end of the accommodating space formed by the other side terminal; and a side tension cut-off piece which is formed at the lower part of the outer peripheral surface of the first side terminal and is accommodated in the accommodating space of the other side terminal, and applies a side elastic force to the inner side surface of the accommodating space.

The side tension cutting piece may apply a continuous side tension to the inner side surface of the accommodating space.

In addition, a contact portion of the one terminal, which forms a contact with the electrode pad, may have a hemispherical vertical cross-sectional shape.

In addition, a contact portion of the one terminal, which forms a contact with the electrode pad, may have a ring-shaped horizontal cross-sectional shape.

And, the upper end of the one side terminal can be formed with a cut groove in a manner of being folded by an assembling force provided by an assembling person.

The upper end portion of the other terminal may be accommodated in a lower portion of the one terminal, and the one terminal may be formed with a tension cut portion that is opened along an outer side surface of the upper end portion of the other terminal when the one terminal is moved downward by an assembling force provided by an assembler.

And, an upper end portion of the other side terminal may be in a conical shape.

The upper end of the other side terminal may be cut away to remove a portion of the upper end of the cone.

An embodiment of the connector of the present invention comprises: a radio frequency signal connection part which is arranged in a manner of being separated from an external component with an electrode plate arranged on one side surface by a specified distance; and a terminal portion that electrically connects an electrode pad of the external member and the radio frequency signal connection portion, absorbs an assembly tolerance existing at the predetermined distance, and prevents interruption of an electric flow between the electrode pad and the radio frequency signal connection portion, the terminal portion including: a side terminal forming a contact with the electrode pad; and a second terminal connected to the rf signal connection part, wherein at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal has a receiving space for receiving the other terminal, and a portion of at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal is elastically deformed by an assembling force provided by an assembler to elastically support the first terminal toward the electrode pad and apply a lateral tension therebetween.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

According to the present invention, there are effects that the radio frequency connector is built in the body in the thickness direction, a thinner and more compact structure can be designed, an assembly manner that can minimize the accumulation amount of assembly tolerance generated when a plurality of filters are assembled can be provided, a radio frequency signal connection structure that easily packages and uniformly maintains the frequency characteristics of the filters can be designed, relative movement is allowed and side tension is given to stably connect, and thus, the degradation of the antenna performance can be prevented.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a laminated structure of an exemplary large-scale antenna technology antenna.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing a state in which a cavity filter according to an embodiment of the present invention is stacked between an antenna board and a control board.

Fig. 3 is a plan perspective view of the structure of the cavity filter of an embodiment of the present invention viewed from the bottom surface side.

Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a cavity filter according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing a cavity filter of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing a terminal portion in the structure of fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a cavity filter according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view showing a cavity filter of a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing a terminal portion in the structure of fig. 7.

Fig. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing a cavity filter according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view showing a cavity filter of a third embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view showing a terminal portion in the structure of fig. 10.

Fig. 13 is an exploded perspective view showing a cavity filter according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 14 is a sectional view showing a cavity filter of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 15 is a perspective view showing a terminal portion in the structure of fig. 13.

Fig. 16 is an exploded perspective view showing a cavity filter according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 17 is a sectional view showing a cavity filter of a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 18 is a perspective view showing a terminal portion in the structure of fig. 16.

Fig. 19 is a sectional view showing one embodiment of the connector of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals

20: cavity filter 21: filter body

25: terminal insertion port 27: setting groove

30: the filter module 31: radio frequency signal connection part

32: welding the hole 40: terminal section

50: one-side terminal 60: the other side terminal

70: dielectric 71: terminal through hole

80: elastic member 95: reinforcing plate

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Note that, in the process of assigning reference numerals to the constituent elements of each drawing, the same constituent elements are assigned the same reference numerals as much as possible even if they appear in different drawings. In addition, in the course of describing the embodiments of the present invention, in the case where it is judged that specific descriptions related to related well-known structures or functions hinder the understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

In describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, the terms first, second, A, B, (a), (b), and the like are used. Such terms are used only to distinguish one structural element from another structural element, and the nature, order, or sequence of the respective structural elements are not limited to the above terms. Also, unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein including technical or scientific terms have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms having the same meaning as commonly defined in a dictionary have the same meaning as that of the context of the related art, and should not be construed as ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application.

Fig. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a laminated structure of an exemplary large-scale antenna technology antenna.

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing only an exemplary external shape of an antenna device 1 incorporating an antenna assembly including a cavity filter according to an embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the external shape when actually stacked.

The antenna device 1 includes: a case 2 formed with a Heat sink; and a radome 3(radome) combined with the housing 2. An antenna assembly may be built in between the housing 2 and the radome 3.

For example, the lower portion of the housing 2 is coupled to a Power Supply Unit 4 (PSU) by a docking structure, and the Power Supply Unit 4 supplies an operation Power source for operating a communication Unit provided in the antenna assembly.

In general, an antenna assembly has a structure in which Cavity filters 7(Cavity filters) are arranged on the back surface of an antenna board 5 having a plurality of antenna devices 6 arranged on the front surface thereof in the same number as the number of antennas, and then associated printed circuit boards 8 are laminated. Prior to packaging, the cavity filter 7 may be prepared in detail tuned and verified to individually have a frequency characteristic in conformity with specifications. It is preferable to rapidly perform the tuning and verification process as described above in a characteristic environment in which the package states are the same.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing a state in which a cavity filter according to an embodiment of the present invention is stacked between an antenna board and a control board.

Referring to fig. 2, the cavity filter 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention may exclude the conventional rf connector 90 shown in fig. 1, and thus, may provide an antenna structure that becomes easy to connect and has a lower height profile.

Further, the rf connection portions are provided on both side surfaces in the height direction and connected to the cavity filter 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention, so that the same rf connection is maintained even if vibration and thermal deformation occur in the antenna board 5 or the printed circuit board 8, thereby making the frequency characteristics unchanged.

Fig. 3 is a plan perspective view of the structure of the cavity filter of an embodiment of the present invention viewed from the bottom surface side.

Referring to fig. 3, a cavity filter 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first housing (no reference numeral) including a radio frequency signal connection part 31 (refer to reference numeral 31 below fig. 4), the interior of which is hollow; a second housing (no reference numeral) covering the first housing; terminal portions (refer to reference numeral 40 in fig. 4) provided along the height direction of the cavity filter 20 on both sides in the length direction of the first housing; and a filter module 30 including a plurality of fitting holes 23 formed at both sides of the terminal portion 40. The terminal portion 40 penetrates the terminal insertion port 25 provided in the first housing to electrically connect the external component 8, such as an electrode pad (not denoted by a reference numeral) of the external component 8 formed of one of an antenna board and a printed circuit board, to the radio frequency signal connection portion 31.

In the terminal portion 40 as described above, the lower end thereof in the drawing is supported by the radio frequency signal connection portion 31, and when the upper side is closely attached to the antenna board or the printed circuit board 8, the terminal portion is always elastically supported so as to be in contact with the electrode pad provided on one side surface of the external member 8 and to release the assembly tolerance existing in the terminal insertion port 25.

That is, as described later, in the cavity filter 20 of the present invention, the terminal portion 40 is provided separately as one side terminal and the other side terminal, and various embodiments can be implemented according to the shape for applying the side tension and the specific structure for absorbing the assembly tolerance.

In more detail, the terminal portion 40 is provided by two members separated between the upper side portion and the lower side portion on the drawing, and may be formed by a separation type in which a portion of one of the two members is inserted into a portion of the other member.

In general, although not shown, when the terminal portion 40 is formed of an integral filter, when a predetermined mounting force is applied by a mounting worker to remove a mounting tolerance, the terminal portion 40 is formed of an elastic body that is elastically deformed in a portion thereof. However, in the integral filter integrally formed with the terminal portion 40, it is impossible to predict the interruption of the flow of electric current from one end to the other end thereof, and it is not necessary to design an additional shape for additionally applying a side tension.

However, in the case where the terminal portion 40 is formed of a separate type filter separated into two parts, the release of the assembly tolerance allows the separated one-side terminal 50 and the other-side terminal 60 to move so as to overlap each other by the predetermined assembly force and allows the entire length to be contracted, and an additional elastic cut piece 52 for expanding and restoring the entire length when the assembly force is removed may be additionally provided. However, since the terminal portion 40 is separated into the one terminal 50 and the other terminal 60 and may cause interruption of current flow when they are moved to overlap each other, one of the one terminal 50 and the other terminal 60 is provided by an elastic body or requires an additional shape change for applying a side tension.

Wherein, as mentioned above, "lateral tension" is defined as follows: in order to prevent the interruption of the flow of electricity between the one side terminal 50 and the other side terminal 60, one of the one side terminal 50 and the other side terminal 60 transmits force toward the other in a direction different from the longitudinal direction.

On the other hand, in the case of designing the shape of the terminal portion 40 to be changed due to the characteristics of the antenna device, it is necessary to design the impedance matching in the terminal insertion port 25 at the same time, but in the detailed description of the embodiment of the cavity filter 20 of the present invention, the description is made with reference to a state where the impedance in the terminal insertion port 25 is matched. Therefore, in the structure of the embodiment of the cavity filter according to the present invention described with reference to fig. 4 and the following drawings, the external shape of the structure such as the dielectric or the reinforcing plate inserted into the terminal insertion port 25 together with the terminal portion 40 may be different in accordance with the impedance matching design.

Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the structure of the cavity filter of the first embodiment, fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the cavity filter of the first embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 6 is a perspective view showing a terminal portion 40 in the structure of fig. 4.

As shown in fig. 4 to 6, the cavity filter 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes: a radio frequency signal connection portion 31 spaced apart from the external member 8 having an electrode pad (not denoted by a reference numeral) provided on one side thereof by a predetermined distance; and a terminal part 40 for electrically connecting the electrode pad of the external member 8 and the radio frequency signal connection part 31, so that the assembly tolerance existing in the predetermined distance can be eliminated, and the phenomenon of current interruption between the electrode pad and the radio frequency signal connection part can be prevented.

As shown in fig. 2, the external component 8 may be a term generally referring to one of an antenna board on which a plurality of antenna devices are disposed on the other surface, or a printed circuit board of a single board (one-board) in which a Power Amplifier (PA), a Digital board (Digital board), and a TX Calibration (TX Calibration) are integrally formed.

Hereinafter, as shown in fig. 3, the external appearance of the embodiment constituting the cavity filter 20 of the present invention is not divided into a first case and a second case, and is collectively referred to as a filter main body 21 formed with a terminal insertion port 25, and is given a reference numeral 21.

As shown in fig. 4 to 5, the filter main body 21 may be formed with a hollow terminal insertion port 25. The form of the terminal insertion port 25 may be different according to the impedance matching design applied to a plurality of embodiments described later.

The spacer-provided portion 27 can be formed by grooving one side surface of the filter body 21, particularly one side surface of the filter body on which the one-side terminal 50 of the terminal portion 40 described later is provided. The spacer setting portion 27 may be formed by groove processing so as to have an inner diameter larger than the terminal insertion port 25, and may be configured to lock an outer edge portion of the star spacer 90 described later and prevent the separation upward.

Meanwhile, the cavity filter 20 of the first embodiment of the present invention may further include a star spacer 90 provided to be fixed to the spacer setting part 27.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of a case where the star-shaped pad 90 is provided in common in all embodiments of the present invention described later including the first embodiment of the present invention. Therefore, it is to be understood that the star liner 90 is included even if the star liner 90 is not additionally specifically described in other embodiments than the first embodiment.

In the star spacer 90, a fixed end 91 having a ring shape is fixed to the spacer setting part 27, and may include a plurality of support ends 92 formed to be inclined upward from the fixed end 91 toward the center on the electrode plate side of the external member 8 constituted by one of the antenna plate and the printed circuit board.

In the star spacer 90 as described above, when the assembling worker assembles the embodiment of the cavity filter 20 of the present invention to the external member 8 formed of one of the antenna board and the printed circuit board, the plurality of support ends 92 support one side surface of the external member 8 formed of one of the antenna board and the printed circuit board and apply an elastic force thereto against a connection force by a connection member or the like, not shown, passing through the above-described assembly hole.

The elastic force addition of the plurality of support terminals 92 as described above can uniformly maintain the contact area with respect to the electrode pad of the terminal part 40.

The ring-shaped fixed end 91 of the star spacer 90 is provided so as to surround the outside of the terminal portion 40 for transmitting an electrical signal, and functions as a Ground terminal (Ground terminal).

Further, the star shaped spacer 90 serves to relieve assembly tolerances existing between the external parts 8 formed by one of the antenna board and the printed circuit board of the embodiment of the cavity filter 20 of the present invention.

However, as described later, the assembly tolerance absorbed by the star-shaped spacer 90 is present in the terminal insertion port 25, and is a concept different from the assembly tolerance absorbed by the terminal portion 40. That is, the cavity filter of the embodiment of the present invention is designed in such a manner that the overall assembly tolerance is absorbed in at least two places by the additional components in a single assembly process, so that more stable coupling can be achieved.

As shown in fig. 4 to 6, in the cavity filter 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the terminal portion 40 may include: one terminal 50 connected to the electrode pad of the external member 8; and the other terminal 60 fixed to a welding hole 32 formed at the radio frequency signal connection part 31, the welding hole 32 being in a plate shape.

One of the first terminal 50 and the second terminal 60 is inserted into the other, and when the terminals are assembled, a part of each end is overlapped (Overlap) with a predetermined length.

In the cavity filter 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the lower end of the one-side terminal 50 can be inserted into the receiving space formed in the upper end 61 of the other-side terminal 60 in the drawings (see fig. 4 and 5). Therefore, the lower end 62 of the other terminal 60 may be in the form of a hollow tube having an inner space, and the lower end of the one terminal 50 may be inserted thereinto.

In more detail, as shown in fig. 4 to 6, in the cavity filter 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the terminal part 40 may include: a one-side terminal 50 disposed on the upper side of the terminal insertion port 25 and including a contact portion 53 having a contact surface formed at the upper end thereof with an electrode pad contact formed on the external component 8 formed on one of the antenna board and the printed circuit board; and the other terminal 60 disposed below the terminal insertion port 25 and receiving a part of the one terminal 50, and a lower end portion 62 is welded and fixed to a welding hole 32 formed in the plate of the radio frequency signal connection portion 31.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the contact portion 53 may have a hemispherical vertical cross-sectional shape, and a predetermined contact area may be formed at the end portion thereof, so that the contact area with respect to the electrode pad may be minimized as much as possible.

On the other hand, the one-side terminal 50 may further include a plurality of cut pieces 52', 52 ″ cut and extended obliquely upward toward the outside at an outer circumferential surface.

The plurality of cut pieces 52', 52 ″ may include an elastic cut piece 52', and the elastic cut piece 52' is formed to extend outward so as to be locked to an outer peripheral end of a housing space formed at an upper end portion 61 of the other terminal 60 with respect to an upper side portion of a side surface tension cut piece 52 ″ formed at an outer peripheral surface of the one terminal 50. In the elastic cut piece 52', when the assembling force by the assembler is applied, the elastic cut piece is accommodated in the other terminal 60, and is locked to the upper end portion 61 of the other terminal 60 corresponding to the upper end of the accommodating space to generate a predetermined elastic force, and the one-side terminal 50 can be relatively pushed toward the upper side of the other terminal 60 by the elastic force.

The plurality of cut pieces 52', 52 ″ may further include a side tension cut piece 52 ″, which is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the one terminal 50 corresponding to the lower portion of the elastic cut piece 52', is accommodated in the accommodating space of the other terminal 60, and applies a lateral elastic force to the inner side surface of the accommodating space.

As described above, in the elastic cut piece 52', when the one terminal 50 is received and pressed downward by the assembling force of the assembling worker, the one terminal 50 is elastically deformed so as to be folded toward the outer peripheral surface side of the one terminal 50 when being moved so as to be accommodated in the other terminal 60 from the outside thereof, and an elastic force pushing toward the upper side of the other terminal 60 is applied to the one terminal 50, thereby absorbing the assembling tolerance existing in the terminal insertion port 25.

At the same time, the side tension cut-off piece 52 ″ applies a continuous side tension to the inner side surface of the other side terminal 60, thereby preventing the interruption of the flow of electricity between the one side terminal 50 and the other side terminal 60, which can be separated into two parts.

On the other hand, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the cavity filter 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention may further include a reinforcing plate 95 disposed in the terminal insertion port 25 and having a terminal through-hole 97 formed therein for allowing the lower end portion 62 of the other terminal 60 in the terminal portion 40 to pass therethrough.

When the reinforcing plate 95 is moved by the fitting force provided by the fitter so that the one terminal 50 is accommodated inside the other terminal 60 and transmits a predetermined fitting force to the other terminal 60, the other terminal 60 is firmly supported, and finally the radio frequency signal connection portion 31 where the lower end portion 62 of the other terminal 60 is fixed by welding is reinforced.

Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a cavity filter according to a second embodiment of the present invention, fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the cavity filter according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 9 is a perspective view showing a terminal portion in the structure of fig. 7.

As shown in fig. 7 to 9, in the cavity filter 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the shape of the contact portion 153 provided in the upper end portion 151 of the one-side terminal 150 is different from that of the cavity filter 20 according to the first embodiment.

That is, in the cavity filter 20 of the first embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the contact portion 53 is a hemispherical vertical cross-sectional shape so that the contact surface is formed in a point contact form that can minimize the contact area, and in contrast to this, in the cavity filter 20 of the second embodiment, the contact surface of the contact portion 153 may be in a line contact form (specifically, a ring-shaped horizontal cross-sectional contact form).

In the cavity filter 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention as described above, the defective contact phenomenon of the cavity filter 20 according to the first embodiment by the point contact can be compensated.

The shapes and structures of the one-side terminal 150 and the other-side terminal 160 and the specific shape and structure of the reinforcing plate 195 are the same as or similar to those of the first embodiment, and the description of the first embodiment is used instead of the specific description.

Fig. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing a cavity filter according to a third embodiment of the present invention, fig. 11 is a sectional view showing the cavity filter according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 12 is a perspective view showing a terminal portion in the structure of fig. 10.

As shown in fig. 10 to 12, the shape of the cavity filter 20 of the third embodiment of the present invention is different from the shape of the upper end portion of the one-side terminal 250, compared to the cavity filter 20 of the first embodiment.

That is, in the cavity filter 20 of the first embodiment, the upper end portion 51 of the one side terminal 50 is formed of a hard (rigid) material that is not elastically deformed by the assembling force provided by the assembler, and the cavity filter 20 of the third embodiment may be formed with the cut groove 254 that can be folded downward if the assembling force of the assembler is provided by the contact portion 253 as the upper end portion of the one side terminal 250.

In the cavity filter 20 according to the third embodiment of the present invention as described above, when the assembling force of the assembler is applied through the contact portion 253, the upper end portion 251 of the one terminal 250 is pressed downward by the same length as the cut height of the cut groove 254 and is elastically deformed, thereby compensating for the function of the elastic cut piece 252' in the structure of the cavity filter 20 according to the third embodiment.

The shapes and structures of the other side terminals 250 and 260 and the specific shape and structure of the reinforcing plate 295 are the same as or similar to those of the first embodiment, and detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

Fig. 13 is an exploded perspective view showing a cavity filter according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, fig. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing the cavity filter according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 15 is a perspective view showing a terminal portion in the structure of fig. 13.

As shown in fig. 13 to 15, in the cavity filter 20 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the terminal part 360 may include: a one-side terminal 350 disposed on the upper side of the terminal insertion opening 25, having a contact portion 353 formed at the upper end thereof and having a contact surface with an electrode pad formed on an external member 8 formed on one of the antenna board and the printed circuit board, and a tension cut-out portion 355 formed at the lower end 352 in the form of a hollow tube and having a lower end thereof cut open so as to be opened outward by an external force; and the other terminal 360 disposed below the terminal insertion port 25, in which a part of the upper end 361 is inserted into the lower end 352 of the one-side terminal 350, and the lower end 362 is welded and fixed to the welding hole 32 formed in the plate of the radio frequency signal connection portion 31.

As shown in fig. 13 and 15, the upper end 361 of the other side terminal 360 is formed in a substantially conical shape having an outer diameter such that the upper end can be inserted into the lower end 352 of the one side terminal 350 in the form of a hollow tube and having a lower end larger than the inner diameter of the lower end 352 of the one side terminal 350.

Therefore, when the one terminal 350 is pressed downward by the fitting force provided by the fitter, the lower end portion 352 of the one terminal 350 is opened along the outer side surface of the upper end portion 361 of the other terminal 360 by the tension cut-out portion 355 formed at the lower end portion of the one terminal 350, and relatively applies an elastic force pushing toward the upper portion of the other terminal 360, and at the same time, applies a lateral tension toward the outer peripheral surface of the upper end portion 361 of the other terminal 360.

According to the cavity filter 20 of the fourth embodiment of the present invention having the above-described structure, the assembly tolerance in the terminal insertion port 25 can be absorbed by the matching design of the shape of the tension cut-out 355 formed at the lower end portion of the one-side terminal 350 and the upper end portion 361 of the other-side terminal 360, and at the same time, the interruption of the flow of electricity by the additional side tension can be prevented.

On the other hand, as shown in fig. 13 and 14, the cavity filter 20 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention may include: a dielectric 370 inserted into the terminal insertion port 25 and used for impedance matching design in relation to the terminal portion 340; and a reinforcing plate 395 for fixing the other terminal 360 of the terminal part 340 in the terminal insertion opening 25 and finally reinforcing the radio frequency signal connecting part 31.

The dielectric 370 and the reinforcing plate 395 may be formed with terminal through holes 371 and 397, respectively, through which the first terminal 350 and the second terminal 360 penetrate.

Fig. 16 is an exploded perspective view showing a cavity filter according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, fig. 17 is a cross-sectional view showing the cavity filter according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 18 is a perspective view showing a terminal portion in the structure of fig. 16.

As shown in fig. 16 to 18, the cavity filter 20 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention may have a vertical cross section in which the lower end portion 452 of the one terminal 450 on which the tension cut-out portion 455 is formed is inclined outward at a predetermined angle as it approaches downward, as compared with the cavity filter 20 according to the fourth embodiment.

Also, the upper end portion 461 of the other side terminal 460 may have a shape in which a part of the upper end formed by the conical shape of the cavity filter 20 of the fourth embodiment is cut and deleted in the horizontal direction.

The shapes and structures of the other side terminal 450 and the other side terminal 460 and the specific shapes and structures of the dielectric 470 and the stiffener 495 are the same as or similar to those of the fourth embodiment, and detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

The various embodiments of the present invention having the above-described structure have advantages in that the elastic deformation of the terminal portion 40 itself or an additional elastic additional structure is introduced to absorb the assembly tolerance existing in the terminal insertion opening 25, and at the same time, a continuous elastic force is added to secure the contact performance with respect to the electrode pad, and at the same time, a part of the structure in the terminal portion 40 is cut, so that the interruption of the current flow is prevented in advance, and finally, the performance degradation of the antenna device is prevented.

Fig. 19 is a sectional view showing one embodiment of the connector of the present invention.

The various embodiments of the cavity filter of the present invention described above are described as being limited to the form manufactured as a module to be attached to one side of the external part 8 such as the antenna board or the printed circuit board. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in fig. 19, it is possible to realize a connector 1 'including a terminal portion 40 provided between an electrode pad provided on one side surface of the external member 8 and the terminal portion 40 to electrically connect with another connecting member 31', regardless of whether or not the module form is manufactured.

The above description is merely an exemplary illustration of the technical idea of the present invention, and various modifications and variations can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate the technical idea of the present invention, not to limit the technical idea of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. The scope of the invention is to be construed in accordance with the substance defined by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope and range equivalent to the substance defined by the claims are included in the claims.

Industrial applicability

The invention provides a cavity filter and a connector comprising the same, wherein the cavity filter comprises: the RF connector is built in the body along the thickness direction, a thinner and more compact structure can be designed, an assembling mode can be provided for minimizing the accumulative amount of assembling tolerance generated when assembling a plurality of filters, an RF signal connecting structure which is easy to package and uniformly maintains the frequency characteristic of the filters can be designed, relative movement is allowed, and side tension is given to stably connect, thereby preventing the performance of the antenna from being reduced.