Robert Boschgmbh

Joerg Stierle

Peter Wolf

Kai Renz

Bjoern Haase

Uwe Skultety-Betz

Clemens Schulte

Gunter Flinspach

Cedric Pahud

Dierk Schmidt

Juergen Luginsland

Volker Bosch

Matthieu Richard

Dirk Schmidt

Hendrik Hesse

Volkan Akbiyik

Andreas Braun

Stephan Thiemt

Markus Lassmann

Lena Popiolek

Corinna Sorg

Felix Gärtner

Friedbert Weller

Jan Brietenbach

Corinna Marcus

Cédric Pahud

A handheld laser distance measuring device for a contactless distance measurement between the laser distance measuring device and a remote object uses a laser beam that is emitted by the laser distance measuring device. The laser distance measuring device includes a device-side coupling device paired with the device housing. The coupling device is configured for reversibly arranging at least one attachment device on the laser distance measuring device. By arranging the at least one attachment device on the laser distance measuring device, at least one additional functionality can be provided.

Laser distance measuring device

An optical system support, especially for an optical measuring device, includes a base on which a mechanism for fixing an electro-optical transceiver system is provided. The optical system support is a ceramic optical system support.

Ceramic optical system support

The invention relates to a device for optical distance measurement, particularly to a handheld device, comprising a transmission unit () with a light source () for emitting optical measurement radiation () onto a target object (), and comprising a receiving unit () arranged at a distance from the optical axis () of the transmission unit () and equipped with at least one optical detector () for receiving optical radiation () reflected from the target object (). According to the invention, the detector () of the receiving unit () comprises a detection surface (), the optical surface of which has varying optical sensitivity.

Device for optical distance measurement

The invention relates to a distance measuring unit () for contactless distance measurement, in particular a handheld unit, with a housing (), which has a housing front side (), which points in the measurement direction (), and a housing rear side (), which faces away therefrom, wherein the housing rear side () forms a first reference plane (AA) for the distance measurement, and with at least one measurement stop () of a measurement stop element (), which can be moved out of the housing (). The invention proposes that the measurement stop element () is mounted in the housing () in such a way that it moves automatically out of the housing () once a locking apparatus () has been released and is optionally moved at least into a first () or into a second () measurement position.

Distance measuring unit

The invention relates to a measuring instrument, particularly a hand-held instrument () for measuring distances, comprising at least one transmission branch () for a test signal and adjustable switching means () for deflecting the test signal. The switching means () reflect at least a portion of the test signal in a first switched position () while unblocking the transmission branch () for the measuring radiation in a second switched position ('). According to the invention, the switching means () reflect the measuring radiation in a diffuse manner in the first switched position (). Also disclosed is a method for producing such a measuring instrument.

Measuring device

The invention is based on a distance-measuring device having a transmission unit () for generating a transmission signal () having at least one measurement frequency (f, f) which is desired for detecting distance information. It is proposed that the transmission unit () comprises a means () for generating an evaluation signal () having an evaluation frequency (f) which is desired for evaluating the distance information.

Distance measuring device and method for determining a distance

The invention relates to measuring device, particularly a distance measuring device for contactlessly measuring distance, comprising a housing () made of at least one first material and with at least one electronic component (), which is arranged inside an interior () of the housing (), as well as with a second material that at least partially surrounds the housing (). The invention provides that the second material also seals at least one opening () of the housing interior (). The invention also relates to a method for producing a measuring device of the aforementioned type during which the second material is provided as a sealing element that seals at least one opening of the housing interior.

A distance measuring device () in the form of a hand-held unit includes a path () for a measurement signal, an adjustable signaling means () for changing the measurement signal, and a drive unit () for adjusting the signaling means (). The drive unit is equipped with a static unit () and a drive element () that the static unit () is able to directly drive to execute a movement in relation to the static unit (). The drive element () has the capacity to be driven into a rotation in relation to the static unit ().

Hand-held distance measuring device with static unit and drive element

The invention is based on a distance-measuring device, in particular a laser distance-measuring device () which is in the form of a handheld device, having a printed circuit board () and a transmitting or receiving unit () which is provided for transmitting or receiving a measurement signal, and comprises a housing () which has a base surface () which faces the printed circuit board (), a side surface and a signal surface (). The invention proposes that the side surface is in the form of a signal surface ().

Distance-measuring device

The invention relates to a device for optically measuring distance, in particular a hand-held device, comprising an transmitter unit () which is provided with a light source () for transmitting optical measuring radiation () to a target object (), and a capturing unit () which is arranged at a distance on the optical axis () of the transmitter unit (). Said capturing unit () comprises at least one optical detector () comprising a detection surface () for capturing optical radiation () reflected by the target object (). According to the invention, the detection surface () of the detector () comprises an optical near range element (), whose optically active surface () is elongated in the direction () of the radiation shift for receding target object separations () and expands or has at least one essentially constant extension.

The invention relates to an electro-optical measuring device, in particular a hand-held device () for contactless distance measurement, comprising an optical transmission path (), which has a first optical axis () and which has at least one optical transmitter () for emitting a measurement signal, and also comprising a reception path () having a second optical axis (), which is spaced apart from the first optical axis (), with at least one reception optic () for focusing a measurement signal in the direction of a receiver (), and also comprising an optical near range element () for parallax compensation. It is proposed that the near range element () be embodied rotationally symmetrically with respect to the second optical axis ().

Electro-optical measuring device

An electro-optical measuring device, in particular a hand-held device for contactless distance measurement, has an optical transmission path that includes at least one optical transmitter for transmitting a measurement signal, a reception path with at least one receiving optics for bundling a measurement signal in the direction of a receiver, and an optics carrier, which accommodates components of the transmission and reception path and the is made of plastic.

A device for optically measuring distance, in particular a hand-held device, comprising an transmission unit () which is provided with a light source () for emitting optical measuring radiation () towards a target object (), and a capturing unit () which is arranged at a distance from the optical axis () of the transmission unit (). The capturing unit () comprises at least one optical detector () for capturing optical radiation () reflected by the target object (). The detector () of the capturing unit () comprises a plurality of light-sensitive surfaces () which are separated from each other and which are be activated separately. The invention also relates to a method for operating a device for optically measuring distance.

Device and method for optically measuring distance with detector having photosensitive surfaces

The invention relates to a method for measurement of a line (S), in particular, an optical distance measurement method, whereby an input means () of a distance measuring device () is operated, which triggers a measuring sequence of distance measurements, during which individual measurements (-) of distances from the distance measuring device () triggered by the distance measuring device () are carried out perpendicular to the line (s) for measurement. According to the invention, at least one maximum value () and at least one minimum value of the distances are determined from the measuring sequence and the length of the line (s) determined from the at least one maximum value () and the at least one minimum value (). The invention further relates to a distance measuring device (), in particular, a hand-held measuring device for carrying out said method.

Method for the measurement of the length of a line and device for carrying out said method

The invention relates to a device for optical distance measurement, in particular a device functioning in accordance with the phase measurement principle, having at least one transmission unit () equipped with at least one light source () for transmitting modulated optical measurement radiation () toward a target object (), and having a reception unit () for receiving the optical measurement radiation () returning from the target object (). According to the present invention, the device has means () that enable a measurement of distances from a target object (') by means of a triangulation method. The invention also relates to a method for optical distance measurement in which it is possible to switch back and forth between a phase measurement method for determining a distance of a distance measuring device from a target object (&#x2032;) and a triangulation method for determining this distance.

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Waldenbuch, Germany

Joerg Stierle