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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Minoru Chiba, Tokyo, JP;
Yosuke Okudaira, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 15/00 (2006.01); G01C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 15/002 (2013.01); G01C 3/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surveying instrument includes a main body including a base and a pedestal rotating in a horizontal direction relative to the base, and a cover member which covers the main body, wherein the pedestal is provided with a support member which supports a lens barrel of a ranging optical system to be rotatable in a vertical direction, and the cover member covers the support member of the pedestal, the lens barrel, and a guide light irradiation unit which irradiates with guide light indicating a collimation direction of the main body to an operator.