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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1996
Makoto Sato, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Shigetaka Suzuki, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Shuji Saito, Iwate-ken, JP;
Makoto Shigihara, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An outdoor satellite broadcast receiving converter including a waveguide into which a broadcast electric wave enters and in which the broadcast electric wave travels in an axial direction as a first linearly polarized wave and a second linearly polarized wave. A first probe is disposed at a predetermined position and extends perpendicular to the axial direction into the waveguide for detecting the first linearly polarized wave. A substrate is disposed in the waveguide approximately 1/4 wavelength from the first probe and arranged to extend across an open end of the waveguide. A first shorting terminal for reflecting the first linearly polarized wave is formed on a first side of the substrate, and a second probe for detecting the second linearly polarized wave is formed on an opposing second side of the substrate. A metallic case is connected over the open end of the waveguide such that the substrate is positioned between a closed bottom of the metallic case and the first probe. The closed bottom of the metallic case is disposed about 1/4 wavelength from the substrate, and includes a second shorting terminal for reflecting the second linearly polarized wave.