Mixer, matching device, ignition unit, and plasma generator
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F23Q-003/00
H05H-001/36
H05H-001/46
F02P-009/00
F02P-003/01
H05H-001/52
F02P-023/04
출원번호
US-0389184
(2010-08-06)
등록번호
US-8861173
(2014-10-14)
우선권정보
JP-2009-198943 (2009-08-06)
국제출원번호
PCT/JP2010/063432
(2010-08-06)
§371/§102 date
20120329
(20120329)
국제공개번호
WO2011/016569
(2011-02-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Ikeda, Yuji
Makita, Minoru
Moon, Ahsa
출원인 / 주소
Imagineering, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
3인용 특허 :
3
초록▼
A mixer for mixing pulse voltage energy and electromagnetic wave energy in the same transmission line is provided with a first input terminal to which an electromagnetic wave is inputted, a second input terminal to which pulse voltage is inputted, a mixing output terminal from which the pulse voltag
A mixer for mixing pulse voltage energy and electromagnetic wave energy in the same transmission line is provided with a first input terminal to which an electromagnetic wave is inputted, a second input terminal to which pulse voltage is inputted, a mixing output terminal from which the pulse voltage and the electromagnetic wave are outputted, a bar-shaped first conductive member of which one end is electrically connected to the second input terminal and the other end is electrically connected to an inner conductor of the mixing output terminal, a cylindrical second conductive member which surrounds the first conductive member with a gap therebetween and is disposed coaxially with the first conductive member and electrically connected to an inner conductor of the first input terminal, and a cylindrical third conductive member which houses the first conductive member and the second conductive member with a gap between the second conductive member and the third conductive member and is disposed coaxially with the first conductive member and the second conductive member and electrically connected to an outer conductor of the first input terminal and an outer conductor of the mixing output terminal.
대표청구항▼
1. A mixer, mixing energy of a pulse voltage and energy of an electromagnetic wave in the same transmission line, comprising: a first input terminal, having an inner conductor and an outer conductor that form a coaxial structure, and for inputting the electromagnetic wave;a second input terminal, fo
1. A mixer, mixing energy of a pulse voltage and energy of an electromagnetic wave in the same transmission line, comprising: a first input terminal, having an inner conductor and an outer conductor that form a coaxial structure, and for inputting the electromagnetic wave;a second input terminal, for inputting the pulse voltage;a hybrid output terminal, having an inner conductor and an outer conductor that form a coaxial structure, and for outputting the pulse voltage and the electromagnetic wave;a bar-shaped first electrically conductive member, having one end electrically connected to the second input terminal and the other end electrically connected to the inner conductor of the hybrid output terminal;a cylindrical second electrically conductive member, separated from and surrounding the first electrically conductive member in a spaced manner, configured to be coaxial with the first electrically conductive member, and electrically connected to the inner conductor of the first input terminal; anda cylindrical third electrically conductive member, separated from the second electrically conductive member, receiving the first electrically conductive member and the second electrically conductive member in a spaced manner, configured to be coaxial with the first electrically conductive member and the second electrically conductive member, and electrically connected to the outer conductor of the first input terminal and the outer conductor of the hybrid output terminal respectively. 2. The mixer according to claim 1, wherein: the first electrically conductive member at the hybrid output terminal protrudes from an opening of the second electrically conductive member. 3. The mixer according to claim 2, wherein: one end, at the second input terminal, of the first electrically conductive member is inside the second electrically conductive member. 4. The mixer according to claim 3, comprising: a countercurrent stopping unit, wherein the countercurrent stopping unit electrically connects the second input terminal to the first electrically conductive member, and stops the electromagnetic wave input through the first input terminal from flowing to the second input terminal; andthe countercurrent stopping unit is inserted into the inside of the second electrically conductive member, and is connected to the first electrically conductive member at the second input terminal in the inside of the second electrically conductive member. 5. The mixer according to claim 4, wherein: the countercurrent stopping unit comprises a coil-shaped electrically conductive spring, which is retained by being compressed between the second input terminal and the first electrically conductive member. 6. An ignition unit, comprising: a pulse voltage generator, for generating a pulse voltage;the mixer according to claim 4, for mixing the pulse voltage output from the pulse voltage generator with an electromagnetic wave output from an electromagnetic wave source; andan electric resistance, connected between the second input terminal and the countercurrent stopping unit. 7. The mixer according to claim 1, wherein: the inner conductor of the first input terminal is connected to the second electrically conductive member at an end portion, at the second input terminal, of the second electrically conductive member. 8. The mixer according to claim 1, comprising: an insulating cylinder, wherein the insulating cylinder is configured between the first electrically conductive member and the second electrically conductive member to electrically insulate the first electrically conductive member from the second electrically conductive member. 9. The mixer according to claim 1, comprising: a pair of electrically conductive cylinders, wherein the pair of electrically conductive cylinders are opposite to each other between an outer circumferential surface of the first electrically conductive member and an inner circumferential surface of the second electrically conductive member, andone of the pair of electrically conductive cylinders is electrically connected to the first electrically conductive member, and the other of the pair of electrically conductive cylinders is electrically connected to the second electrically conductive member. 10. The mixer according to claim 1, wherein: the pulse voltage and the electromagnetic wave output through the hybrid output terminal are supplied to a discharger, the discharger comprises a center conductor electrically connected to the inner conductor of the hybrid output terminal and a grounding conductor which is electrically connected to the outer conductor of the hybrid output terminal and forms a discharge gap together with the center conductor, and the center conductor and the grounding conductor form a coaxial structure; on the other hand,the hybrid output terminal is configured so that impedance of the electromagnetic wave becomes the same as that of the discharger. 11. A matching device, achieving impedance matching of an electromagnetic wave from the mixer according to claim 1 to a discharger electrically connected to the hybrid output terminal of the mixer, wherein: the discharger comprises a center conductor electrically connected to the inner conductor of the hybrid output terminal and a grounding conductor which is electrically connected to the outer conductor of the hybrid output terminal and forms a discharge gap together with the center conductor, and is configured so that: the center conductor and the grounding conductor form a coaxial structure, the center conductor extends along an axial direction of the hybrid output terminal, and the grounding conductor is separated from the outer conductor of the hybrid output terminal; on the other hand,the matching device comprises a cylindrical outer connecting member, and the cylindrical outer connecting member electrically connects the outer conductor of the hybrid output terminal to the grounding conductor of the discharger, and is movably disposed along an axial direction thereof. 12. The matching device according to claim 11, comprising: a cylindrical insulating member, wherein the cylindrical insulating member is used to stop discharging from occurring between the inner conductor of the hybrid output terminal or the center conductor of the discharger and the outer connecting member. 13. The matching device according to claim 12, wherein: the cylindrical insulating member is fixed on an inner surface of the outer connecting member. 14. The matching device according to claim 11, comprising: an inner connecting member, wherein the inner connecting member electrically connects the inner conductor of the hybrid output terminal to the center conductor of the discharger and retains the inner conductor and the center conductor. 15. The matching device according to claim 11, wherein: two end portions of the outer connecting member are bent inwards respectively, one end portion urges against the outer conductor of the hybrid output terminal, and the other end portion urges against the grounding conductor of the discharger or is electrically connected to a conductor of the grounding conductor. 16. A matching device, achieving impedance matching of an electromagnetic wave from a mixer mixing energy of a pulse voltage and energy of an electromagnetic wave in the same transmission line to a discharger electrically connected to a hybrid output terminal of the mixer, wherein: the discharger comprises a center conductor electrically connected to an inner conductor of the hybrid output terminal and a grounding conductor which is electrically connected to an outer conductor of the hybrid output terminal and forms a discharge gap together with the center conductor, and is configured so that: the center conductor and the grounding conductor form a coaxial structure, the center conductor extends along an axial direction of the hybrid output terminal, and the grounding conductor is separated from the outer conductor of the hybrid output terminal; on the other hand,the matching device comprises a cylindrical outer connecting member, and the cylindrical outer connecting member electrically connects the outer conductor of the hybrid output terminal to the grounding conductor of the discharger, and is movably disposed along an axial direction thereof. 17. A plasma generator, comprising: the ignition unit according to claim 16; anda discharger, for using the pulse voltage and the electromagnetic wave output from the ignition unit to generate plasma. 18. An ignition unit, comprising: a pulse voltage generator, for generating a pulse voltage; andthe mixer according to claim 1, for mixing the pulse voltage output from the pulse voltage generator with an electromagnetic wave output from an electromagnetic wave source.
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