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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2004
Applicants:
Andreas Winter, Feldkirch, AT;
Manfred Ammann, Lauterach, AT;
Willi Kaneider, Feldkirch-Tosters, AT;
Inventors:
Andreas Winter, Feldkirch, AT;
Manfred Ammann, Lauterach, AT;
Willi Kaneider, Feldkirch-Tosters, AT;
Assignee:
Hilti Aktiengesellschaft, Schaan, LI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A beam catcher () for a light beam () pulsating in amplitude at a modulation frequency (f) with a photodetector () with a plurality of photosensors () which are offset in a spatially defined manner relative to a reference point (), an evaluating circuit (), and an output device (). A phase shifter () that is sensitive to the modulation frequency (f) is arranged between at least two photosensors ().