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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 1980
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1978
Masayuki Hongu, Komae, JP;
Hiromi Kawakami, Yokohama, JP;
Shigeru Ohmuro, Tokyo, JP;
Masaharu Tokuhara, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A muting circuit for a television or AM signal receiver which uses a synchronous detector. The muting circuit includes an input terminal for receiving an amplitude modulated signal, a synchronous detector for detecting such AM signal, a circuit for supplying a reference signal having a predetermined frequency and phase to the synchronous detector, an amplifier, a circuit path for delivering to the amplifier the detected signal produced by the synchronous detector, a level detecting device connected to the output of the synchronous detector for producing an excess signal when the detected signal exceeds a predetermined level, an integrator for producing a muting signal in response to the production over an extended period of time of the excess signal, and a switching device connected to the amplifier for muting the signal produced by the amplifier in response to the production of the muting signal.