Patent ID: 7548191
Filing Date: 2009-06-16
Classification: G01S,H03B,H03K

Abstract:
1. A radar oscillator comprising: an oscillating unit having amplifier means, a feedback circuit which applies a positive feedback from an output side to an input side of the amplifier means and a resonator which resonates at the predetermined frequency, the feedback circuit and the resonator cooperating with the amplifier means to enable oscillation at a predetermined frequency, the resonator being connected to an input section or output section of the amplifier means, and the oscillating unit outputting and stopping an oscillation signal having the predetermined frequency from the output side of the amplifier means in an oscillating state and an oscillation stop state, respectively; and switching means connected to the oscillating unit, the switching means including an electronic switch which receives a pulse signal indicating a transmission timing of a radar wave and changes an operating state of the oscillating unit to the oscillating state at a first level of the pulse signal and the oscillation stop state at a second level of the pulse signal in order to intermit an output of the oscillation signal in response to a level of the pulse signal; wherein the amplifier means includes an amplifier provided in an output stage of the oscillating unit; wherein the oscillating unit has a power supply line for the amplifier means in the oscillating unit; and wherein the switching means includes a first switch which opens or closes the power supply line for the amplifier means in the oscillating unit based on the pulse signal indicating the transmission timing of the radar wave, thereby changing the operating state of the oscillating unit to the oscillating state or the oscillation stop state wherein the oscillating unit has a plurality of amplifiers cascade-connected to each other as the amplifier means; wherein the feedback circuit is arranged to apply a positive feedback to the input side of an amplifier at a first stage from the output side of an amplifier at a final stage of the plurality of amplifiers, and the resonator is connected to a cascade-connecting section of the plurality of amplifiers; and wherein the oscillating unit outputs and stops the oscillation signal having the predetermined frequency determined by the resonator from the output side of the amplifier at the final stage of the plurality of amplifiers in the oscillating state and the oscillation stop state.