Target for surveying instrument

• US 7,130,035 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2005
• Issued: 10/31/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
• Inventors: Ohtomo, Fumio, Kodaira, Jun-ichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Tarcza, Thomas H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ratcliffe, Luke D.
• Application Number:
  US11/165,911
• Publication Number:
  US 20060077380A1
• Time in Patent Office: 494 Days
• Field of Search: 356/141.1
• US Class Current: 356/141.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 15/006 Detectors therefor

Abstract

A target for a surveying instrument, which receives from the surveying instrument a laser point light indicating a position and a distance measuring light to measure a distance, comprising a reflection diffusion layer for reflecting and diffusing the distance measuring light, a wavelength filter layer for selectively transmitting the laser point light passing through the reflection diffusion layer, and a transmission diffusion layer for spreading in a given direction and for transmitting the laser point light passing through the wavelength filter layer, wherein a projecting position of the laser point light can be confirmed.

Claims

1. A target for a surveying instrument, wherein the target receives from the surveying instrument a visible laser point light indicating a position and a distance measuring light to measure a distance, and the surveying instrument projects said visible laser point light and said distance measuring light on the same optical axis, comprising a reflection diffusion layer for reflecting and diffusing the distance measuring light, a wavelength filter layer for selectively transmitting the laser point light passing through said reflection diffusion layer, and a transmission diffusion layer for spreading in a given direction and for transmitting the laser point light passing through said wavelength filter layer, wherein said reflection diffusion layer, said wavelength filter layer and said transmission diffusion layer are formed as a layered structure, said target has a mark for indicating a center position of said target and a projecting position of said laser point light can be confirmed against said center position of said target.

2. A target for a surveying instrument according to claim 1, wherein said transmission diffusion layer comprises a fiber array for spreading the transmitting light in a top-to-bottom direction.

3. A target for a surveying instrument according to claim 1, wherein said wavelength filter layer is a bandpass filter for transmitting a wavelength of the visible laser point light projected from the surveying instrument and for reflecting the distance measuring light.

4. A target for a surveying instrument according to claim 1, wherein said reflection diffusion layer is formed on a surface of said wavelength filter layer.

5. A target for a surveying instrument according to claim 1, wherein a fiber array is formed on a surface of said wavelength filter, and the fiber array is used as said transmission diffusion layer.

6. A target for a surveying instrument, wherein the target receives from the surveying instrument a visible laser point light indicating a position and a distance measuring light to measure a distance, and the surveying instrument projects the visible laser point light and the distance measuring light on the same optical axis, comprising a reflection diffusion layer for reflecting and diffusing the distance measuring light, a wavelength filter layer for selectively transmitting the laser point light passing through said reflection diffusion layer, and a transmission diffusion layer for spreading in a given direction and for transmitting the laser point light passing through said wavelength filter layer, wherein said layers are arranged in the order of said reflection diffusion layer, said wavelength filter layer and said transmission diffusion layer from a side where the laser point light and the distance measuring light enter, and wherein the target has a mark for indicating a center position of the target and a projecting position of the laser point, light can be confirmed against the center position of the target.

8. A target for a surveying instrument according to claim 6 or 7, wherein said transmission diffusion layer comprises a fiber array for spreading the transmitting light in a top-to-bottom direction.

9. A target for a surveying instrument according to claim 6 or 7, wherein said wavelength filter layer is a bandpass filter for transmitting a wavelength of the visible laser point light projected from the surveying instrument and for reflecting the distance measuring light.

10. A target for a surveying instrument according to claim 6 or 7, wherein a fiber array is formed on a surface of said wavelength filter, and said fiber array is used as said transmission diffusion layer.

11. A target for a surveying instrument according to claim 6, wherein said reflection diffusion layer is formed on a surface of said wavelength filter layer.

7. A target for a surveying instrument, wherein the target receives from the surveying instrument a visible laser point light indicating a position and a distance measuring light to measure a distance, and the surveying instrument projects the visible laser point light and the distance measuring light on the same optical axis, comprising a reflection diffusion layer for reflecting and diffusing the distance measuring light, a wavelength filter layer for selectively transmitting the laser point light passing through said reflection diffusion layer, and a transmission diffusion layer for spreading in a given direction and for transmitting the laser point light passing through said wavelength filter layer, wherein said layers are arranged in the order of said reflection diffusion layer, said transmission diffusion layer and said wavelength filter layer from a side where the laser point light and the distance measuring light enter, and wherein the target has a mark for indicating a center position of the target and a projecting position of the laser point light can be confirmed against the center position of the target.