Goniometer with graphic information display means for providing information
US8904656B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C19/38
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A goniometer has a base defining a standing axis, a structure rotatable around the standing axis relative to the base, an angle encoder, and a control and processing unit. The structure has a graphic electronic information display arrangement having at least two display zones for displaying user guidance information and/or measuring information, a first of the at least two display zones being arranged in a first radial alignment relative to the standing axis on the structure. A second of the at least two display zones of the information display means is arranged in a second radial alignment relative to the standing axis on the structure, the first radial alignment and the second radial alignment enclosing an angle of at least 90°. The at least two display zones are automatically individually activated by the control and processing unit as a function of a fulfillment of a stored angular position criterion.
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