UNIVERSAL FAST-ERECTING RADAR REFLECTOR Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: radio- wave reflecting devices. SUBSTANCE: reflector that may be used for fast erection of range marks and other entities on terrain (water area) has four- section corner mirror with side rectangular faces and bottom annular face of radio-reflecting material, anchor support, and cable; support is hollow structure filled with positive buoyancy margin material; plug is fixed in middle part of its hollow, longitudinal slots are provided on outer surface at its bottom part that mounts annular flexible-rubber baffle plate; anchor has tubular sleeve with rectangular longitudinal guides provided on inner surface of sleeve their quantity depending on number of slots in support; it also has separating unit in the form of tension link mounted in top part of sleeve; the latter is provided with tubular ducts ; support is installed in sleeve in a spaced relation; one end of cable is attached to plug and other one, to anchor; it is arranged in helical manner at bottom part of support hollow. Lower face of corner mirror is assembled of four identical sectors each being fixed on one end to bottom end of respective side face of corner mirror in transit position by means of inertial-operating lock free to turn through 90 deg.; bottom end of adjacent side face on fixed sector side carries holder in the form of magnetic- lock ledge. EFFECT: enlarged functional capabilities of reflector. 4 cl, 1 dwg