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Surveying instrument and surveying instrument system

US11506759B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 7, 2018
Grant dateNov 22, 2022
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S17/86
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A distance measuring light projecting module comprises a light receiving module for receiving a reflected distance measuring light and a background light, a distance measuring unit for receiving the reflected distance measuring light and performs a distance measurement, an image pickup module for receiving the background light and for acquiring a background image, an optical axis deflector for integrally deflecting an optical axis of the distance measuring light and an optical axis of the background light, and an arithmetic control module for controlling the optical axis deflector, wherein the optical axis deflector has a rotary driving module for rotating a pair of disk prisms individually, and a projecting direction detecting module for detecting a rotation angle of each of the disk prisms.

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