Sensor module for applications with handheld rangefinder instrument
US11402203B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C15/002
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensor module for connection to a handheld rangefinder instrument and for providing sensor data for the rangefinder instrument includes an electronic interface for connection to an applicable interface of the rangefinder instrument, and at least one electronic sensor component for generating the sensor data. A system for handheld measurement of distances to a surface region of an object includes a sensor module of this kind and a handheld rangefinder instrument having a first laser rangefinder. When the interfaces are connected to one another, the sensor module is configured for transmitting the sensor data to the rangefinder instrument, and the interfaces are configured for transmitting electric power from the rangefinder instrument to the sensor module, in which the sensor module is configured to operate the at least one sensor component by means of the electric power transmitted by the rangefinder instrument.
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