OPTICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ANGLE INDICATOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME
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1. Optical instrument, comprisinga base portion;
- a head portion tiltable relative to the base portion within a device angle range having a maximum device angle and a minimum device angle;
a base angle indicator attached to the base portion for determining a base angle of the base portion; and
a determination unit for determining an indication angle range of the head portion based on the base angle and the device angle range.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an optical instrument with an angle indicator and a method for operating the same enabling simple monitoring of instrument inclination and operation in a large angle range. The optical instrument comprises a base portion, a head portion tiltable relative to the base portion within a device angle range, a base angle indicator attached to the base portion for determining a base angle of the base portion and a determination unit for determining an indication angle range of the head portion based on the base angle and the device angle range.
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1. Optical instrument, comprising
a base portion; -
a head portion tiltable relative to the base portion within a device angle range having a maximum device angle and a minimum device angle; a base angle indicator attached to the base portion for determining a base angle of the base portion; and a determination unit for determining an indication angle range of the head portion based on the base angle and the device angle range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Method for operating an optical instrument, the optical instrument comprising a base portion and a head portion tiltable relative to the base portion within a device angle range having a maximum device angle and a minimum device angle, wherein the method comprises
determining a base angle of the base portion; - and
determining an indication angle range of the head portion based on the base angle and the device angle range. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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