IP Library Granted Patent US 10,520,306
Granted Patent B2
US 10,520,306 · App. 15/372,868 · Granted Dec 31, 2019

Observation device with a distance meter

Inventors: Gavin Lancaster (Münzkirchen, AT); Konrad A. Roider (Mils, AT)
Assignee: Swarovski-Optik KG.
G01C3/04B25G1/00B25G1/102F41G3/06G01S7/4812G01S17/023G01S17/08G01S17/10G02B7/06G02B7/12G02B23/04G02B23/10G02B23/18H04W4/80F41G1/38G01S7/4817
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Patent No.
US 10,520,306
App. No.
15/372,868
Granted
Dec 31, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a binocular observation device, in particular a field glass, with two visual optical paths and with a laser distance meter with a laser transmitter and a laser receiver and with an opto-electronic display element. A part of an optical path of the laser transmitter is integrated in a first visual optical path and a part of an optical path of the laser receiver is also integrated in the first visual optical path.

Claims (14)

1. A long range optical device with at least a first visual optical path and a focusing device for focusing the at least first visual optical path, and with a laser distance meter with a laser transmitter and a laser receiver, wherein a part of an optical path of the laser transmitter or a part of an optical path of the laser receiver extend in the at least first visual optical path to an objective lens, and a region of the deflection of the optical path of the laser transmitter into the at least first visual optical path or a region of the deflection of the optical path of the laser receiver out of the at least first visual optical path are disposed on at least one optical component, and with an optical display element, wherein the focusing device is disposed between the at least one optical component for deflecting the optical path of the laser transmitter and the objective lens or between the at least one optical component for deflecting of the optical path of the laser receiver and the objective lens, wherein in order to integrate the optical path of the laser transmitter and the optical path of the laser receiver in the first visual optical path, at least one second optical component is provided so as to cause the merging of the optical paths of the laser transmitter and laser receiver.

2. The long range optical device, according to claim 1 , wherein regions of the merger of the optical paths of the laser transmitter and/or of the laser receiver are disposed on a first optical component of the at least one second optical components.

3. The long range optical device, according to claim 2 , wherein the regions of the merger of the optical path of the laser transmitter and/or of the laser receiver are disposed on a single face of the one of the at least one second optical components.

4. The long range optical device, according to claim 1 , wherein the region of the merger is disposed between an observer-side focal point of the objective lens and the focusing device or objective lens.

5. A long range optical device with at least a first visual optical path and a focusing device for focusing the at least first visual optical path, and with a laser distance meter with a laser transmitter and a laser receiver, wherein a part of an optical path of the laser transmitter or a part of an optical path of the laser receiver extend in the at least first visual optical path to an objective lens, and a region of the deflection of the optical path of the laser transmitter into the at least first visual optical path or a region of the deflection of the optical path of the laser receiver out of the at least first visual optical path are disposed on at least one optical component, and with an optical display element, wherein the focusing device is disposed between the at least one optical component for deflecting the optical path of the laser transmitter and the objective lens or between the at least one optical component for deflecting of the optical path of the laser receiver and the objective lens, wherein two observation parts each comprising one of the first visual optical path and the second visual optical path are connected via two connecting mechanisms with two separate joint pins spaced apart from one another in the direction of the optical paths so that the observation parts can be displaced in terms of their relative position, wherein between the joint pins a gap is left free which is laterally bounded by the observation parts.

6. The long range optical device, according to claim 5 , wherein the joint pins are connected at its two end regions facing the two observation parts via a joint to each of the two observation parts, the pivot axis of which extends approximately parallel with the longitudinal axes of the two observation parts.

7. A long range optical device with at least a first visual optical path and a focusing device for focusing the at least first visual optical path, and with a laser distance meter with a laser transmitter and a laser receiver, wherein a part of an optical path of the laser transmitter or a part of an optical path of the laser receiver extend in the at least first visual optical path to an objective lens, and a region of the deflection of the optical path of the laser transmitter into the at least first visual optical path or a region of the deflection of the optical path of the laser receiver out of the at least first visual optical path are disposed on at least one optical component, and with an optical display element, wherein the focusing device is disposed between the at least one optical component for deflecting the optical path of the laser transmitter and the objective lens or between the at least one optical component for deflecting of the optical path of the laser receiver and the objective lens, wherein two observation parts are connected via two connecting mechanisms spaced apart from one another in the direction of the optical paths so that they can be displaced in terms of their relative position, wherein one or more hinged bridges is provided as the connecting element.

8. A long range optical device with at least a first visual optical path and a focusing device for focusing the at least first visual optical path, and with a laser distance meter with a laser transmitter and a laser receiver, wherein a part of an optical path of the laser transmitter or a part of an optical path of the laser receiver extend in the at least first visual optical path to an objective lens, and a region of the deflection of the optical path of the laser transmitter into the at least first visual optical path or a region of the deflection of the optical path of the laser receiver out of the at least first visual optical path are disposed on at least one optical component, and with an optical display element, wherein the focusing device is disposed between the at least one optical component for deflecting the optical path of the laser transmitter and the objective lens or between the at least one optical component for deflecting of the optical path of the laser receiver and the objective lens, wherein two observation parts are connected via two connecting mechanisms spaced apart from one another in the direction of the optical paths so that they can be displaced in terms of their relative position, wherein a keel-shaped housing extension is disposed on at least one of the two observation parts.

9. The long range optical device, according to claim 8 , wherein the housing extension comprises an internal housing region for the device electronics.

10. A long range optical device with at least a first visual optical path and a focusing device for focusing the at least first visual optical path, and with a laser distance meter with a laser transmitter and a laser receiver, wherein a part of an optical path of the laser transmitter or a part of an optical path of the laser receiver extend in the at least first visual optical path to an objective lens, and a region of the deflection of the optical path of the laser transmitter into the at least first visual optical path or a region of the deflection of the optical path of the laser receiver out of the at least first visual optical path are disposed on at least one optical component, and with an optical display element, wherein the focusing device is disposed between the at least one optical component for deflecting the optical path of the laser transmitter and the objective lens or between the at least one optical component for deflecting of the optical path of the laser receiver and the objective lens, wherein two observation parts are connected via two connecting mechanisms spaced apart from one another in the direction of the optical paths so that they can be displaced in terms of their relative position, wherein one of the two observation parts is designed as an independent long range optical device.

11. A long range optical device with at least a first visual optical path and a focusing device for focusing the at least first visual optical path, and with a laser distance meter with a laser transmitter and a laser receiver, wherein a part of an optical path of the laser transmitter or a part of an optical path of the laser receiver extend in the at least first visual optical path to an objective lens, and a region of the deflection of the optical path of the laser transmitter into the at least first visual optical path or a region of the deflection of the optical path of the laser receiver out of the at least first visual optical path are disposed on at least one optical component, and with an optical display element, wherein the focusing device is disposed between the at least one optical component for deflecting the optical path of the laser transmitter and the objective lens or between the at least one optical component for deflecting of the optical path of the laser receiver and the objective lens, wherein the at least one optical component for deflecting the optical path of the laser transmitter and/or of the laser receiver is or are provided as elements of a reversing system.

12. The long range optical device, according to claim 11 , wherein the regions of the deflections are disposed on one and the same component provided in the form of a prism.

13. The long range optical device, according to claim 11 , wherein the reversing system is provided in the form of a prism system.

14. A long range optical device with at least a first visual optical path and a focusing device for focusing the at least first visual optical path, and with a laser distance meter with a laser transmitter and a laser receiver, wherein a part of an optical path of the laser transmitter or a part of an optical path of the laser receiver extend in the at least first visual optical path to an objective lens, and a region of the deflection of the optical path of the laser transmitter into the at least first visual optical path or a region of the deflection of the optical path of the laser receiver out of the at least first visual optical path are disposed on at least one optical component, and with an optical display element, wherein the focusing device is disposed between the at least one optical component for deflecting the optical path of the laser transmitter and the objective lens or between the at least one optical component for deflecting of the optical path of the laser receiver and the objective lens, wherein the regions of the deflection are disposed on a single component.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 7, 2022
From: SWAROVSKI-OPTIK KG.
To: SWAROVSKI-OPTIK AG & CO KG.
Reel/Frame 062079/0463 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2017
From: LANCASTER, GAVIN; ROIDER, KONRAD A.
To: SWAROVSKI-OPTIK KG.
Reel/Frame 040932/0605 →
Priority Claims (3)
AT A 153/2008 · Jan 31, 2008 · national
AU A 163/2008 · Feb 1, 2008 · national
EP 08001979 · Feb 2, 2008 · regional
Continuity (4)
Continuation 13964659 · Aug 12, 2013
Continuation 12363852 · Feb 2, 2009
Provisional Application 61137406 · Jul 30, 2008
Related Publication 20170138728A1 · May 18, 2017