US4303894A
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FM Modulator using variable transistor capacitance
Assignee: Alps Alpine Co Ltd
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Filing: 1980-02-04
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Granted: 1981-12-01
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Expires: 2000-02-04
Abstract
Abstract In an FM modulation circuit, a variable capacitance circuit employs a transistor as a variable capacitance element. The transistor has resistors connected between the emitter and base thereof and between the collector and base thereof, respectively, and is connected under the unbiased state to an oscillating transistor of an oscillation circuit constituting the FM modulation circuit. In correspondence with an input signal applied across the emitter and collector of the variable capacitance transistor, the emitter--collector capacitance of this transistor is varied to vary the oscillation frequency of the oscillation circuit.
Inventors
- 👤 Itsuo Akazawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 16:05
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03C; H03C3/00; H03C3/10; H03C3/12; H03C3/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
An FM modulation circuit comprising a variable capacitance circuit including a first transistor having respective resistors connected between the emitter and base thereof and between the collector and base thereof; and an oscillation circuit including a second transistor coupled to said first transistor, said first transistor being connected in an unbiased state whereby an input signal applied across the emitter and collector of said first transistor will vary the capacitance thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
71 words
An FM modulation circuit comprising a variable capacitance circuit including a first transistor having respective resistors connected between the emitter and base thereof and between the collector and base thereof; and an oscillation circuit including a second transistor coupled to said first transistor, said first transistor being connected in an unbiased state whereby an input signal applied across the emitter and collector of said first transistor will vary the capacitance thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
109 words
In an FM modulation circuit having an oscillation circuit including a oscillation transistor, a variable capacitance circuit, and means for coupling said oscillation circuit and said variable capacitance circuit; the improvement wherein said variable capacitance circuit includes an other transistor having respective resistors connected between an emitter and a base thereof and between collector and the base thereof, respectively, said other transistor being connected to said oscillation transistor under an unbiased state, whereby an input signal applied across the emitter and the collector of said other transistor circuit will vary the emitter--collector capacitance thereof and accordingly the oscillation frequency of said oscillation circuit in correspondence with said input signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
109 words
In an FM modulation circuit having an oscillation circuit including a oscillation transistor, a variable capacitance circuit, and means for coupling said oscillation circuit and said variable capacitance circuit; the improvement wherein said variable capacitance circuit includes an other transistor having respective resistors connected between an emitter and a base thereof and between collector and the base thereof, respectively, said other transistor being connected to said oscillation transistor under an unbiased state, whereby an input signal applied across the emitter and the collector of said other transistor circuit will vary the emitter--collector capacitance thereof and accordingly the oscillation frequency of said oscillation circuit in correspondence with said input signal.
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