Range Finder

• US 20160124090A1
• Filed: 10/26/2015
• Published: 05/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Asia Optical International Limited (Asia Optical Company Incorporated), Sintai Optical Company Limited (Asia Optical Company Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Asia Optical International Limited (Asia Optical Company Incorporated), Sintai Optical Company Limited (Asia Optical Company Incorporated)
• Inventors: Liu, Hua-Tang, Chen, Hui-Qing, Wang, Chin-Hsiang, Zhao, Lian
• Application Number:
  US14/922,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20160124090A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 17/08 for measuring distance only indirect measurement G01S17/46; active triangulation systems G01S17/48
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 17/86 Combinations of lidar systems with systems other than lidar, radar or sonar, e.g. with direction finders
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 17/89 for mapping or imaging

Abstract

A range finder includes a laser transmitter, a laser receiver, an objective lens, an image sensing device, a display device and a microphone. The laser transmitter is configured to emit a laser beam to a measured object. The laser receiver is configured to receive a reflected laser beam reflected by the measured object. The objective lens is configured to allow visible light reflected by the measured object to pass therethrough. The image sensing device is configured to receive the visible light passing through the objective lens and generate an image signal. The display device is configured to receive the image signal and display an image of the measured object. The microphone is configured to record sound.

Claims

1. A range finder, comprising:

a laser transmitter configured to emit a laser beam to a measured object;

a laser receiver configured to receive a reflected laser beam reflected by the measured object;

an objective lens configured to allow visible light reflected by the measured object to pass therethrough;

an image sensing device configured to receive the visible light passing through the objective lens and generate an image signal;

a display device configured to receive the image signal and display an image of the measured object; and

a microphone configured to record sound.

2. The range finder as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a collimating lens disposed between the laser transmitter and the measured object.

3. The range finder as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a collective lens disposed between the laser receiver and the measured object.

4. The range finder as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a focusing lens disposed between the objective lens and the image sensing device.

5. The range finder as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an eyepiece disposed near the display device for observing the display device.

6. The range finder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the laser transmitter comprises a semiconductor laser.

7. The range finder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the laser receiver comprises an avalanche photodiode or a photodiode.

8. The range finder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display device comprises a liquid crystal display, an organic liquid crystal display or an active-matrix organic light emitting diode display.

9. The range finder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the image sensing device comprises a charge coupled device or a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor image sensing element.

10. The range finder as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a filter disposed between the collective lens and the laser receiver to allow only the reflected laser beam to pass.

11. The range finder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reflected laser beam does not pass through the objective lens.

12. A range finder, comprising:

a laser transmitter configured to emit a laser beam to a measured object;

a laser receiver configured to receive a reflected laser beam reflected by the measured object;

an objective lens configured to allow visible light reflected by the measured object to pass therethrough;

an image sensing device configured to receive the visible light passing through the objective lens and generate an image signal; and

a display device configured to receive the image signal and display an image of the measured object;

wherein the reflected laser beam does not pass through the objective lens.