IP Library Granted Patent US 9,231,308
Granted Patent B2
US 9,231,308 · App. 14/298,984 · Granted Jan 5, 2016

Feeding apparatus and low noise block down-converter

Inventors: Shun-Chung Kuo (Hsinchu, TW); Chao-Kai Chan (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation
H01Q13/02H01P1/161H01Q15/24
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Patent No.
US 9,231,308
App. No.
14/298,984
Granted
Jan 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A feeding apparatus includes a substrate, an annular grounded metal sheet having a first opening and a second opening, a rectangular grounded metal sheet extending from the annular grounded metal sheet toward an interior according to a configuration of a septum polarizer of a waveguide, a first parasitic grounded metal sheet extending from a side of the rectangular grounded metal sheet along a first direction, a second parasitic grounded metal sheet extending from another side of the rectangular grounded metal sheet along a second direction, a first feeding metal sheet extending from the first opening toward the interior and including a first portion, a second portion and a third portion and a second feeding metal sheet extending from the second opening toward the interior and including a fourth portion, a fifth portion and a sixth portion.

Claims (38)

1. A feeding apparatus, adapted to a waveguide, the feeding apparatus comprising:

a substrate;

an annular grounded metal sheet, disposed on the substrate, substantially in a shape of an annularity, and having a first opening and a second opening;

a rectangular grounded metal sheet, disposed on the substrate, extending from the annular grounded metal sheet across an interior of the annularity and corresponding to a configuration of a polarizer of the waveguide;

a first parasitic grounded metal sheet, extending from a side of the rectangular grounded metal sheet along a first direction;

a second parasitic grounded metal sheet, extending from another side of the rectangular grounded metal sheet along a second direction, wherein the second direction is substantially opposite to the first direction;

a first feeding metal sheet, extending from the first opening toward the interior of the annularity and comprising a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, wherein a width of the first portion is different from a width of the second portion, and the width of the second portion is different from a width of the third portion; and

a second feeding metal sheet, extending from the second opening toward the interior of the annularity and comprising a fourth portion, a fifth portion and a sixth portion, wherein a width of the fourth portion is different from a width of the fifth portion, and the width of the fifth portion is different from a width of the sixth portion.

2. The feeding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the width of the second portion is smaller than the width of the first portion and the width of the third portion.

3. The feeding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the width of the fifth portion is smaller than the width of the fourth portion and the width of the sixth portion.

4. The feeding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first parasitic grounded metal sheet and the second parasitic grounded metal sheet are symmetrical.

5. The feeding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first feeding metal sheet and the second feeding metal sheet are symmetrical.

6. The feeding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a centerline of the first parasitic grounded metal sheet extends to a center of the rectangular grounded metal sheet, and a centerline of the second parasitic grounded metal sheet extends to the center of the rectangular grounded metal sheet.

7. The feeding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a first included angle exists between an extension of the first feeding metal sheet and an extension of the rectangular grounded metal sheet, and a second included angle exists between an extension of the second feeding metal sheet and the extension of the rectangular grounded metal sheet.

8. The feeding apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first included angle or the second included angle is substantially equal to 90 degrees.

9. The feeding apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a first signal wire and a second signal wire, wherein the first signal wire is electrically connected to the first portion of the first feeding metal sheet, and the second signal wire is electrically connected to the fourth portion of the second feeding metal sheet.

10. The feeding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a length of the first feeding metal sheet or a length of the second feeding metal sheet is equal to a quarter of a wavelength of a received signal.

11. A low noise block down-converter, adapted to a communication receiving device, the low noise block down-converter comprising:

a feedhorn;

a waveguide;

a polarizer; and

a feeding apparatus, comprising:

a substrate;

an annular grounded metal sheet, disposed on the substrate, substantially in a shape of an annularity, and having a first opening and a second opening;

a rectangular grounded metal sheet, disposed on the substrate, extending from the annular grounded metal sheet across an interior of the annularity and corresponding to a configuration of a polarizer of the waveguide;

a first parasitic grounded metal sheet, extending from a side of the rectangular grounded metal sheet along a first direction;

a second parasitic grounded metal sheet, extending from another side of the rectangular grounded metal sheet along a second direction, wherein the second direction is substantially opposite to the first direction;

a first feeding metal sheet, extending from the first opening toward the interior of the annularity and comprising a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, wherein a width of the first portion is different from a width of the second portion, and the width of the second portion is different from a width of the third portion; and

a second feeding metal sheet, extending from the second opening toward the interior of the annularity and comprising a fourth portion, a fifth portion and a sixth portion, wherein a width of the fourth portion is different from a width of the fifth portion, and the width of the fifth portion is different from a width of the sixth portion.

12. The low noise block down-converter of claim 11 , wherein the width of the second portion is smaller than the width of the first portion and the width of the third portion.

13. The low noise block down-converter of claim 11 , wherein the width of the fifth portion is smaller than the width of the fourth portion and the width of the sixth portion.

14. The low noise block down-converter of claim 11 , wherein the first parasitic grounded metal sheet and the second parasitic grounded metal sheet are symmetrical.

15. The low noise block down-converter of claim 11 , wherein the first feeding metal sheet and the second feeding metal sheet are symmetrical.

16. The low noise block down-converter of claim 11 , wherein a centerline of the first parasitic grounded metal sheet extends to a center of the rectangular grounded metal sheet, and a centerline of the second parasitic grounded metal sheet extends to the center of the rectangular grounded metal sheet.

17. The low noise block down-converter of claim 11 , wherein a first included angle exists between an extension of the first feeding metal sheet and an extension of the rectangular grounded metal sheet, and a second included angle exists between an extension of the second feeding metal sheet and the extension of the rectangular grounded metal sheet.

18. The low noise block down-converter of claim 17 , wherein the first included angle or the second included angle is substantially equal to 90 degrees.

19. The low noise block down-converter of claim 11 , further comprising a first signal wire and a second signal wire, wherein the first signal wire is electrically connected to the first portion of the first feeding metal sheet, and the second signal wire is electrically connected to the fourth portion of the second feeding metal sheet.

20. The low noise block down-converter of claim 11 , wherein a length of the first feeding metal sheet or a length of the second feeding metal sheet is equal to a quarter of a wavelength of a received signal.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
To: WNC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072255/0226 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2014
From: KUO, SHUN-CHUNG; CHAN, CHAO-KAI
To: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033053/0489 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 102135083 A · Sep 27, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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