LASER DEVICE AND HOLDING FIXTURE FOR ATTACHING A LASER DEVICE TO A HOLDING ELEMENT

• US 20160202056A1
• Filed: 08/19/2014
• Published: 07/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft (Hilti Martin Family Trust)
• Original Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft (Hilti Martin Family Trust)
• Inventors: Senger, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US14/912,430
• Publication Number:
  US 20160202056A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 1/00 Devices for securing together, or preventing relative movement between, constructional elements or machine parts
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2200/83 Use of a magnetic material
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 15/004 Reference lines, planes or sectors
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 3/02 Details
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 3/08 Use of electric radiation detectors

Abstract

A laser device 101 including a device housing 116, a measuring apparatus 117 that is at least partially arranged inside the device housing 116, and a first connector 106 that is connected the device housing 116 and that serves to connect the laser device 101 to a holding fixture 102. The first connector 106 has a first magnetic connection element 127, 128 and a first plug-in element 129.

Claims

1-18. -18. (canceled)

19. A laser device comprising:

a device housing;

a measurer at least partially arranged inside the device housing; and

a first connector connected to the device housing and serving to connect the laser device to a holding fixture, the first connector having a first magnetic connection element and a first plug-in element.

20. The laser device as recited in claim 19 wherein the first plug-in element is a socket.

21. The laser device as recited in claim 19 wherein the first magnetic connection element includes a permanent magnet.

22. The laser device as recited in claim 21 wherein the permanent magnet is a cylindrical permanent magnet or a spherical permanent magnet, poles of the permanent magnet being arranged parallel to a plugging direction of the first plug-in element.

23. The laser device as recited in claim 21 wherein the first magnetic connection element additionally has a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic element.

25. The laser device as recited in claim 19 wherein the first connector has a further first magnetic connection element or a further first plug-in element.

26. The laser device as recited in claim 19 wherein the device housing includes a base housing and a protective housing surrounding the base housing, the first connector being arranged in the protective housing.

27. The laser device as recited in claim 19 wherein the device housing is configured in one part.

28. A holding fixture for attaching a laser device to a holding element, the holding fixture comprising:

a base element;

an attachment connected to the base element and serving to attach the holding fixture to the holding element; and

a second connector connected to the base element and serving to connect the holding fixture to the laser device, the second connector having a second magnetic connection element and a second plug-in element.

29. The holding fixture as recited in claim 28 wherein the second plug-in element is configured as a plug.

30. The holding fixture as recited in claim 28 wherein the second magnetic connection element is configured as a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic adhesion element.

31. The holding fixture as recited in claim 28 wherein the second magnetic connection element includes a permanent magnet.

32. The holding fixture as recited in claim 31 wherein the second magnetic connection element additionally has a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic element.

33. The holding fixture as recited in claim 31 wherein the second connector has a further second magnetic connection element or further second plug-in element.

34. A device system comprising:

a laser device including a housing, a measurer and a first connector; and

a holding fixture for attaching the laser device to a holding element, the holding fixture including a base element, an attachment for attaching the holding fixture to the holding element, and a second connector;

the first connector having a first magnetic connection element and a first plug-in element, and the second connector having a second magnetic connection element and a second plug-in element, the first and second plug-in elements, when connected, forming a plug-and-socket connection, while the first and second magnetic connection elements form a magnetic connection.

35. The device system as recited in claim 34 wherein a maximum force of the magnetic connection between the first and second magnetic connection elements is present when the plug-and-socket connection between the plug-in elements is established.

36. The device system as recited in claim 35 wherein, when the plug-and-socket connection is established, the first and second connectors connect a first contact surface of the laser device to a second contact surface of the holding fixture.