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Radio wave receiving apparatus, radio wave receiving circuit and radio wave timepiece

US7729681B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 2006
Grant dateJun 1, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG04R20/10
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In the radio-wave receiving apparatus according to the invention, a signal received by a receiving antenna is amplified and the amplified received signal is input into a multi-stage frequency conversion circuit including a plurality of basic circuits connected in series. The multi-stage frequency conversion circuit converts the frequency of the received signal from the antenna into frequencies based on signals input from the frequency divider circuit sequentially, thereby to output a signal “a” which is obtained by conversions into gradually lower frequencies. Detection is performed by a detection circuit on the basis of the signal. Thereby, a radio-wave receiving apparatus which requires no local oscillating circuit nor a PLL circuit and is also stable in operation and high in accuracy is realized.

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