Leveling device

• US 6,293,024 B1
• Filed: 01/03/2000
• Issued: 09/25/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Matzo, David, Fiebig, Arnim
• Primary Examiner(s): Fulton, Christopher W.
• Application Number:
  US09/476,196
• Time in Patent Office: 631 Days
• Field of Search: 333/75, 332/81, 332/82, 332/83, 332/85, 332/86, 333/65, 333/74, 333/76, 333/84, 333/85, 333/86, 334/51, 33D/IG.21
• US Class Current: 33/375
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 15/008 combined with inclination sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 9/28 Mountings
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 33/21 with laser

Abstract

A leveling device has a housing, a support surface which is fixed with the housing, an adjusting device including at least one adjusting screw which is displaceable outwardly and has an adjusting thread which is engageable with a counter thread for adjusting the adjusting screw, the counter thread being formed as a partially side of a slider which is displaceable transversely to a longitudinal axis of the adjusting screw and disengageable from the adjusting thread.

Claims

1. A leveling device, comprising a housing;

a support surface which is fixed with the housing;

an adjusting device including at least one adjusting screw which is displaceable outwardly and has an adjusting thread which is engageable with a counter thread for adjusting said adjusting screw, said counter thread being formed as a partial thread of a slider which is displaceable transversely to a longitudinal axis of said adjusting screw and disengageable from said adjusting thread.

2. A leveling device as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising a pressure spring arranged so that said slider is supported displaceable against a tensioning force of said pressure spring.

3. A leveling device as defined in claim 2, wherein said slider cooperates with an arresting pin which in an arresting position of said slider holds it in a release position, in which said adjusting screw and said counter screw are not in engagement with one another.

4. A leveling device as defined in claim 3;

and further comprising a return spring, said adjusting screw in said releasing position being forced by said return spring to an initial position which is rearwardly offset in said housing.

5. A leveling device as defined in claim 3;

and further comprising a push button, said arresting pin being displaceable against a spring force by said push button.

6. A leveling device as defined in claim 5, wherein said slider has an arresting opening, said arresting pin engaging in said slider through said arresting opening.

7. A leveling device as defined in claim 2;

and further comprising support legs each arranged on said housing on facing away side surfaces, said support legs being outwardly turnable over said support surface and are in operative connection with each other.

8. A leveling device as defined in claim 7;

and further comprising toothed gears through which said support legs are in engagement with one another.

9. A leveling device as defined in claim 7, wherein said support legs are plate-shaped and have outwardly curved support edges.