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Locating device

US8436741B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

20Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Reiner Krapf · Reutlingen, DE
Michael Mahler · Echterdingen, DE
Christoph Wieland · Bukit Mertajam, MY
Ulli Hoffmann · Mühlacker, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 2, 2007
Grant date	May 7, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 9, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01V3/15
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention is based on a locating device for locating objects in an item being investigated, said device having a basic body, a sensor unit for detecting a movement parameter when the basic body is moved relative to the item being investigated, an output unit and a control unit which, in conjunction with the output unit, is provided for the purpose of outputting an item of information on the basis of the movement parameter. It is proposed that the output unit has a light signal unit which is provided for the purpose of outputting the information using a light signal.

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