Manual leveling rotating laser with swivel head
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1. A rotating laser line generator, comprising:
- a housing having at least one mounting feature;
a laser light source, at least one mirror receiving and transmitting the laser light, and a motor rotating the at least one mirror, so that the transmitted light rotates, and wherein the laser light is transmitted from the light source through a center of the motor to the at least one mirror; and
a controller connected to the motor to control a speed of the motor, wherein the laser light source emits light at constant power whether the light is rotating or still.
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Abstract
A self-contained laser generator uses a laser diode and a mirror to generate a laser light beam, split it into two parts, and generate perpendicular beams of laser light. One of more mirrors are useful for receiving light and splitting it into two beams. An internal motor then rotates the mirrors and one of the beams becomes a rotating laser light, useful for aligning objects in a horizontal or vertical direction. The other beam may be used to locate and orient the rotating laser line generator in a different plane.
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30 Claims
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1. A rotating laser line generator, comprising:
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a housing having at least one mounting feature;
a laser light source, at least one mirror receiving and transmitting the laser light, and a motor rotating the at least one mirror, so that the transmitted light rotates, and wherein the laser light is transmitted from the light source through a center of the motor to the at least one mirror; and
a controller connected to the motor to control a speed of the motor, wherein the laser light source emits light at constant power whether the light is rotating or still. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A rotating laser line generator, comprising:
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a housing having at least one mounting feature and a pivot;
a laser light source mounted to a chassis within the housing;
a motor mounted to the chassis;
a head casting rotatably mounted to the motor; and
at least one mirror mounted to the head casting and adapted to receive light from the laser light source and project light from said light source, wherein the laser light source projects light through a path in the motor to the at least one mirror, and the motor rotates the head casting and the at least one mirror. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A rotating laser line generator, comprising:
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a housing;
a laser light source mounted within the housing;
at least one mirror adapted to receive light from the source and project said light in a first direction and in a second direction of propagation; and
a power supply and motor connected to the at last one mirror, wherein the light travels a path through a center of the motor and the laser light source, the motor and the at least one mirror are mounted pivotally within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for projecting laser light, the method comprising:
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providing a rotating laser line generator;
projecting laser light through a center of a motor rotating at least one mirror; and
rotating the at least one mirror to project a first laser light beam onto a first surface and to project a second laser light beam perpendicular to the first light beam onto a second surface perpendicular to the first surface. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A rotating laser line generator, comprising:
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a housing;
a laser light source and power source mounted within the housing;
at least one mirror for receiving and transmitting the laser light; and
a motor for rotating the at least one mirror, wherein the laser light source projects a laser light through a center of the motor, the mirror splits the light into two portions, and the motor rotates the at least one mirror to project a rotating laser light, the laser light source emitting light at constant power whether the laser light is rotating or still. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for projecting laser light, the method comprising:
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manually aligning a laser light generator;
projecting and rotating a laser light generated by the laser light generator in a horizontal orientation;
pivoting a portion of the laser light generator; and
projecting and rotating the laser light in a horizontal orientation wherein the laser light is rotated by a motor and the laser light shines through a center of the motor. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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