Abstract:
A self locking battery housing includes a body portion and a door having a living hinge and contacts mounted near the hinge for making electrical contact between the body portion and the door. Terminals are provided on the body portion for mounting the housing and electrically contacting the battery, and provisions are made to contact the battery for charging purposes through the door.
Abstract:
The zener diode structure is fabricated by standard monolithic processes and provides a constant reference voltage for driving a high impedance load. The diode includes an anode element provided by P-type diffusion into an epitaxial layer. Electrical connections between the anode and the surface terminals of the device are provided by ''''base'''' diffusion. A cathode element is formed by an ''''emitter'''' diffusion which extends from the surface of the epitaxial layer, into the base diffusion, and borders the anode to form an anode-to-cathode junction. Since the base diffusion has a higher resistivity than the anode-to-cathode junction, buried breakdown occurs at the anode-to-cathode junction. The drive current for the zener is conducted by a path between a first anode terminal, which is connected to the base diffusion, and the cathode terminal. The constant reference voltage is developed between a second anode terminal, which is also connected to the base diffusion, and the cathode terminal.
Abstract:
A digitally implemented frequency-shift keying receiver receives an input periodic oscillation signal of a first frequency, designated a binary ''''1'''' and of a second frequency, designated a binary ''''0''''. A unidirectional pulse is generated each time the input signal passes through a reference voltage, either positive going or negative going. The time between pairs of these pulses is measured by starting a free running counter with a first pulse and by stopping and re-starting the counter with a second pulse. If the time between two of these pulses is sufficiently long, an up-down counter counts in one direction and if the time is sufficiently short, it counts in the other direction. The up-down counter, by providing a prescribed number of counts in either direction to reach a threshold, effectively filters the input signal. An output stage, responsive to the threshold of the updown counter, provides either a binary 1 or a binary 0.
Abstract:
A germanium mesa transistor is fabricated having an epitaxially grown base region and an aluminum alloy emitter in the epitaxially grown layer spaced from the collector junction, and having a gold-comprising base electrode surrounding the emitter and closely spaced therefrom. The gold contact is formed by photolithographic and selective etching techniques, followed by the formation of the aluminum emitter, which is also formed by photolithographic and selective etching techniques. A key step is the selective removal of the aluminum from the germanium wafer without disturbing the gold contact.
Abstract:
An AM and FM receiver wherein the local oscillator of the AM receiver is tuned by manual means, such as pushbuttons, and the variable frequency AC signal is taken from the local oscillator, converted to a DC signal by a discriminator and utilized to tune variable capacitance diodes in the front end of the FM receiver. The DC signal may also be utilized to control variable capacitance diodes in the front end of the AM receiver.
Abstract:
A semiconductor switch connecting the battery to a light emitting diode, operative for a predetermined period of time in response to the operation of a transceiver power switch if the battery is above a predetermined value and operative in response to the operation of a transmit switch in a constant "on" mode if the battery voltage is above the predetermined value and in a periodic mode if the battery voltage is low.
Abstract:
A rate one half random error correcting convolutional coding system capable of correctng two out of any twelve information and parity bits having an encoder comprising a six stage shift register and a modulo 2 adder connected to the shift register for combining the first, fourth, fifth and sixth information bits present in the register to generate parity bits which are subsequently interleaved with the information bits. A decoder employing another six stage shift register generates syndrom bits by combining parity bits generated from the received information with the received parity bits. The syndrome bits are applied to a six stage syndrome register which is coupled, both directly and via other modulo 2 adder, to a majority logic circuit which provides a correcting signal when the number of ones applied thereto exceeds a predetermined number.
Abstract:
A liquid crystal display with an extended temperature range has a pair of serially aligned cells. One of the cells contains a liquid crystal material having a nematic temperature range extending from at least -20*C to 60*C while the liquid crystal material in the other cell has a nematic temperature range from at least 60*C to 100*C so that normal expected temperature ranges are covered. The two cells are defined by first, second and third plates which are secured in spaced parallel relation. The second or intermediate plate is a light transmitting plate which has electrodes on opposite surfaces in contact with each of the liquid crystal materials. The first and third plates have electrodes on only one side forming the second electrode for each of the two cells, one of said plates being reflective and the other transmissive.
Abstract:
The protection circuit, which prevents an undesired synchronous demodulator output signal state, includes an electron control device having a first control electrode connected to a voltage reference supply terminal and a second control electrode connected to the input terminal of the synchronous demodulator. A second circuit is connected between the output terminal of the electron control device and the output terminal of the synchronous demodulator. The electron control device is rendered conductive in response to the magnitude of the input signal of the synchronous demodulator exceeding a first predetermined threshold level which is less than a second threshold level at which the demodulator provides the undesired output signal state. The second circuit responds to the electron control device being rendered conductive to provide a desired output signal state at the output terminal of the synchronous demodulator; even though, the magnitude of the input signal exceeds the second threshold level.
Abstract:
A tape head indexing assembly for a cartridge tape player having a magnetic tape head mounted for movement with respect to the tape tracks on a magnetic recording tape in a cartridge received in the player, a rotatable capstan for driving the tape through the cartridge and a flywheel mounted on the capstan to impart rotation thereto, includes a rotatable cam having a plurality of cam surfaces, each of which corresponds to one of the recording tracks on the tape and a lever arm mounted adjacent the tape head for pivotal and longitudinal movement. One end of the lever arm is positioned for engaging the cam to drive the latter rotatably to index the tape head. The opposite end is positioned for engagement with the rotating flywheel. An actuator, taking the form of an electromagnet or a mechanical arm, causes the lever arm to be pivoted so that the opposite end of the lever arm is engaged by the flywheel and driven longitudinally. Movement of the lever arm as described drives a pawl at the one end thereof into engagement with a ratchet wheel formed integrally with the cam to rotate the latter. A cam follower coupled to the tape head and riding on the cam surfaces of the cam imparts movement to the tape head for the repositioning thereof with respect to the tape tracks.