Flasher sonar device with light guide
US7948828B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/96
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sonar device includes a light source, a rotatable element, a motor for rotating the rotatable element, and a display. A light guide mounted on the rotatable element has an inlet end aligned with the light source and an outlet end aligned with the display. Light emitted from the light source enters the inlet end of the light guide, is directed from the inlet end to the outlet end in a beam, and is emitted out the outlet end of the light guide.
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