IP Library Granted Patent US 9,983,464
Granted Patent B1
US 9,983,464 · App. 15/800,861 · Granted May 29, 2018

Device for photographing trench vertical section

Inventors: Bok Chul Kim (Daejeon, KR); Kyoungtae Ko (Daejeon, KR); Sung-Ja Choi (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
G03B17/561F16M11/043F16M11/10G01C11/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,983,464
App. No.
15/800,861
Granted
May 29, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for photographing a bedding plane, the apparatus including: a pair of vertical supports; a horizontal support having both ends coupled to the pair of vertical supports, respectively; a main body mounted on the horizontal support so as to be movable in a horizontal direction; a length adjustment unit mounted on the main body so as to be rotatable about the horizontal support, and having a length variable structure for adjusting a length thereof in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the horizontal support; a camera mounting jig coupled to the length adjustment unit; a camera mounted on the camera mounting jig; and a level detector mounted on the horizontal support to detect a horizontal state by measuring a degree of inclination of the horizontal support.

Claims (24)

1. An apparatus for photographing a bedding plane, the apparatus comprising:

a pair of vertical supports;

a horizontal support having both ends coupled to the pair of vertical supports, respectively;

a main body mounted on the horizontal support so as to be movable in a horizontal direction;

a length adjustment unit mounted on the main body so as to be rotatable about the horizontal support, and having a length variable structure for adjusting a length thereof in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the horizontal support;

a camera mounting jig coupled to the length adjustment unit;

a camera mounted on the camera mounting jig; and

a level detector mounted on the horizontal support to detect a horizontal state by measuring a degree of inclination of the horizontal support.

2. An apparatus for photographing a bedding plane, the apparatus comprising:

a pair of vertical supports;

a horizontal support having both ends coupled to the pair of vertical supports, respectively;

a main body mounted on the horizontal support so as to be movable in a horizontal direction and rotatable about the horizontal support;

a length adjustment unit coupled to the main body, and having a length variable structure for adjusting a length thereof in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the horizontal support;

a camera mounting jig coupled to the length adjustment unit;

a camera mounted on the camera mounting jig; and

a level detector mounted on the horizontal support to detect a horizontal state by measuring a degree of inclination of the horizontal support.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the vertical support has one end coupled to the horizontal support and an opposite end provided with a fixing device for fixing the apparatus for photographing the bedding plane onto a ground to prevent the apparatus from being moved, and

wherein the fixing device is formed integrally with the vertical support, or has a structure assembled to or disassembled from the vertical support.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the fixing device includes a fixing support having a rake-shaped claw, or a tripod-type fixing support.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the horizontal support is formed with a scale to allow movement by a predetermined interval in the horizontal direction.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the camera mounting jig is additionally provided at one side thereof with a rotation unit which is rotatable in 360 degrees, and the camera is coupled to the rotation unit.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a control unit for controlling an operation of the main body or the length adjustment unit,

wherein the control unit controls horizontal movement, rotational movement, or a vertical length of the main body or the length adjustment unit, such that the bedding plane is photographed from a direction perpendicular to the bedding plane.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a wired-wireless transceiving device for receiving a control signal from a user or receiving collected information from the photographing apparatus.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2024
From: KOREA INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENCE AND MINERAL RESOURCES
To: UNIHUB INC.
Reel/Frame 066191/0186 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2017
From: KIM, BOK CHUL; KO, KYOUNGTAE; CHOI, SUNG-JA
To: KOREA INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENCE AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Reel/Frame 044020/0265 →