Radar transponder

• US 5,065,160 A
• Filed: 09/28/1989
• Issued: 11/12/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Kawakami, Youichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Sotomayor, John B.
• Application Number:
  US07/413,581
• Time in Patent Office: 775 Days
• Field of Search: 342/51, 342/44, 342/42, 361/397, 361/398, 330/66
• US Class Current: 342/51
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/767 Responders; Transponders teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying using reflecting targets or active targets F41G3/26

Abstract

This is a radar transponder in which an amplifying means using a FET amplifier is inserted between a receiving antenna and a detecting means. Further, the radar transponder has a receiving on/off control circuit which stops the operation of the amplifying means in transmitting a response signal in order to enhance the receiving sensitivity thereof. Also, the radar transponder mounts the amplifying means, and the detecting means via a metal body having resilience on an antenna housing. Each circuit unit of the radar transponder and connection wirings between each circuit unit are formed by flexible printed circuit boards.

Claims

1. A radar transponder having a receiving unit which is responsive to electric waves emitted from a radar and a transmitting unit which transmits a signal in response to the reception of said electric waves by said receiving unit, comprising:

a power source circuit, a signal control circuit, a video amplifying circuit and a lamp LED display circuit, all formed on a respective deformable flexible wrap-around printed wiring board,

wherein wiring connections between said power source, said signal control circuit and said video amplifying circuit, and said lamp LED display circuit are formed on at least one other deformable flexible wrap-around printed wiring board, and

additionally including a support member having a pair of opposing support surfaces, and wherein said power source circuit and said signal control circuit are formed on first and second deformable flexible wrap-around printed wiring boards respectively located on said pair of opposing support surfaces and wherein said video amplifying circuit and said lamp LED display circuit are formed on third and fourth deformable flexible wrap-around printed wiring boards respectively located on said pair of opposing support surfaces a predetermined distance away from said first and second deformable flexible wrap-around printed wiring board.

2. The radar transponder according to claim 1 wherein said first and second deformable flexible wrap-around printed wiring boards are located in proximity to one end of said support member and wherein said third and fourth deformable flexible wrap-around printed wiring boards are located in proximity to the other end of said support member.

3. The radar transponder according to claim 1 wherein said at least one other deformable flexible wrap-around printed wiring board including said wiring connections includes a deformable elongated flexible wrap-around printed wiring board interconnecting said first and second deformable flexible wrap-around printed wiring board with said third and fourth deformable flexible wrap-around printed wiring board.

4. The radar transponder according to claim 3 wherein said support member includes an elongated side surface intermediate said pair of opposing support surfaces and wherein said elongated deformable flexible wrap-around printed wiring board is located along said side surface.

5. The radar transponder according to claim 4 wherein said at least one other deformable flexible wrap-around printed wiring board including said wiring connections includes at least one deformable flexible printed wiring board portion spanning said side surface to interconnect said first and second deformable flexible wrap-around printed wiring board and at least one other deformable flexible printed wiring board portion spanning said side surface to interconnect said third and fourth deformable flexible wrap-around printed wiring board.

6. A radar transponder having a receiving unit which is responsive to electric waves emitted from a radar and a transmitting unit which transmits a signal in response to the reception of said electric wave by receiving unit, comprising:

a power circuit, a signal control circuit, a video amplifying circuit and a display circuit, all formed on a respective flexible wrap-around printed circuit board,

wherein wiring connections between said power source circuit, said signal control circuit, said video amplifying circuit and said display circuit are formed on at least one other flexible wrap-around printed wiring board, and

additionally including a support member having a pair of opposing support surfaces, and wherein said power source circuit and said signal control circuit are formed on first and second said flexible wrap-around printed wiring boards respectively located on said pair of opposing support surfaces and wherein said video amplifying circuit and said display circuit are formed on third and fourth said flexible wrap-around printed circuit boards respectively located on said pair of opposing support surfaces a predetermined distance away from said first and second wiring boards.

7. The radar transponder according to claim 6, wherein said first and second flexible wrap-around printed wiring boards are located in proximity to one end of said support member and wherein said third and fourth flexible wrap-around printed wiring boards are located in proximity to the other end of said support member.

8. The radar transponder according to claim 6, wherein said at least one other flexible wrap-around printed wiring board including said wiring connections includes an elongated flexible wrap-around printed wiring assembly interconnecting said first and second wrap-around printed wiring boards with said third and fourth flexible wrap-around printed wiring boards.

9. The radar transponder according to claim 8 wherein said support member includes an elongated side surface intermediate said pair of opposing support surfaces and wherein said elongated flexible wrap-around printed wiring board is located along said side surface.

10. The radar transponder according to claim 9 wherein said at least one other flexible wrap-around printed wiring board including said wiring connections includes at least one flexible printed wiring board portion spanning said side surface to interconnect said first and second flexible wrap-around printed wiring board and at least one other flexible printed wiring board portion spanning said side surface to interconnect said third and fourth flexible wrap-around printed wiring board.