IP Library Granted Patent US 7,304,727
Granted Patent B2
US 7,304,727 · App. 11/289,244 · Granted Dec 4, 2007

Laser distance-measuring device

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Patent No.
US 7,304,727
App. No.
11/289,244
Granted
Dec 4, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A laser distance-measuring device includes a laser-transmitting portion, a laser-receiving portion, a coupling portion, an inclination-measuring portion, a signal-processing portion, and a display. The laser-transmitting portion emits a laser beam, and the laser-receiving portion receives the laser beam. The coupling portion interconnects the laser-receiving portion and the signal-processing portion. The inclination-measuring portion detects an inclination angle of the laser beam. The signal-processing portion processes the signals received from the laser-receiving portion and the inclination-measuring portion and sends the result to the display. The display receives and displays the result of processing by the signal-processing portion.

Claims (22)

1. A laser distance-measuring device, comprising:

a laser-transmitting portion emitting a measuring laser beam adapted to impinge a target;

a laser-receiving portion receiving a laser beam reflected from the target;

an inclination-measuring portion detecting an inclination angle that the measuring laser beam deflects from the horizontal line; and

a signal-processing portion electrically coupling with and receiving and processing signals from the laser-transmitting portion, the laser-receiving portion, and the inclination-measuring portion;

wherein, the distance between the target and the laser distance-measuring device or the height of the target is caculated by the signal-processing portion by taking the detected inclination angle of the measuring laser beam as a primary parameter.

2. The laser distance-measuring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the laser-transmitting portion comprises a laser diode driven by a laser diode driver.

3. The laser distance-measuring device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a display, the display connecting with the signal-processing portion to receive and display signals generated by the signal-processing portion.

4. The laser distance-measuring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the laser-receiving portion comprises an avalanche photo diode, which receives the laser beam reflected by the target as an output signal, and a reference avalanche photo diode, which receives the laser beam directly from the laser-transmitting portion as a reference output signal.

5. The laser distance-measuring device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the output signal and the reference output signal are sent to the signal-processing portion.

6. The laser distance-measuring device as claimed in claim 5 further comprising a coupling portion interconnecting the laser-receiving portion and the signal-processing portion, an oscillating signal generated from the signal-processing portion being coupled with the output signal and the reference output signal.

7. The laser distance-measuring device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the signal-processing portion comprises a DSP for processing the output signal and the reference output signal and a voltage controlled oscillator that generates the oscillating signal.

8. A laser distance-measuring device, comprising:

a laser-transmitting portion emitting a measuring laser beam adapted to impinge a target;

a laser-receiving portion receiving a reference laser beam and a reflected laser beam from the target, which are respectively converted into a reference output signal and an output signal;

an inclination-measuring portion detecting an inclination angle that the measuring laser beam deflects from the horizontal line; and

a signal-processing portion receiving and processing the reference output signal, the output signal, and the inclination angle;

wherein, the distance between the target and the laser distance-measuring device or the height of the target is caculated by the signal-processing portion by taking the detected inclination angle of the measuring laser beam as a primary parameter.

9. The laser distance-measuring device as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising a display for displaying the signals processed by the signal-processing portion.

10. The laser distance-measuring device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the laser-receiving portion comprises an avalanche photo diode that receives the reflected laser beam from the target as an output signal and a reference avalanche photo diode that receives the reference laser beam directly from the laser-transmitting portion as a reference output signal.

11. The laser distance-measuring device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein an oscillating signal generated from the signal-processing portion is coupled with the output signal and the reference output signal.

12. The laser distance-measuring device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the signal-processing portion comprises a DSP that processes the output signal and the reference output signal and a voltage controlled oscillator that generates the oscillating signal.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2013
From: HIGH NETWORK LIMITED, LLC
To: ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
Reel/Frame 031551/0275 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2012
From: ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
To: ASIA OPTICAL INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Reel/Frame 028842/0628 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2012
From: ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
To: HIGH NETWORK LIMITED, LLC
Reel/Frame 028529/0988 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2005
From: CHIEN, PIE-YAU; LIU, HUA-TANG; CHEN, HUI-QING; YANG, SHOU-QING; CHEN, HAI-HUA; LI, LIANG; LU, HAN; SONG, PENG-FEI
To: ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
Reel/Frame 017278/0029 →