Surveying instrument
A surveying instrument includes a distance measuring unit which irradiates an object with the distance measuring light and measures a distance to the object based on the reflected distance measuring light from the object, wherein the distance measuring unit includes a distance measuring light projecting module configured to project the distance measuring light and a distance measuring light receiving module configured to receive the reflected distance measuring light, the distance measuring light receiving module includes a dichroic prism and a light receiving module, and the dichroic prism is configured in such a manner that the reflected distance measuring light is internally reflected in the dichroic prism at least three times and then received by the light receiving module.
1. A surveying instrument comprising a distance measuring unit which irradiates an object with the distance measuring light and measures a distance to said object based on the reflected distance measuring light from said object, wherein said distance measuring unit includes a distance measuring light projecting module configured to project said distance measuring light and a distance measuring light receiving module configured to receive said reflected distance measuring light, said distance measuring light receiving module includes a dichroic prism and a light receiving module, and said dichroic prism is configured in such a manner that said reflected distance measuring light is internally reflected in said dichroic prism at least three times and then received by said light receiving module, wherein said dichroic prism is further configured in such a manner that, after having been three time internally reflected in said dichroic prism, said reflected distance measuring light interests with an optical axis of said reflected distance measuring light which entered the dichroic prism and also intersects with an optical axis of said reflected distance measuring light which was internally reflected for a first time.
2. The surveying instrument according to claim 1 , wherein said distance measuring unit further includes a sighting module configured to sight said object, wherein said dichroic prism is configured to separate the visible light or the visible light excluding a part of a red color which has entered coaxially with said reflected distance measuring light.
3. The surveying instrument according to claim 1 , wherein said distance measuring unit further includes a tracking light projecting module configured to project the tracking light to said object and a tracking light receiving module configured to receive the reflected tracking light from said object, wherein said dichroic prism is configured in such a manner that said reflected distance measuring light and said reflected tracking light are internally reflected in said dichroic prism at least three times respectively and then said reflected distance measuring light is separated from said reflected tracking light.
4. The surveying instrument according to claim 2 , wherein said dichroic prism having a surface configured to separate said visible light or said visible light excluding a part of said red color.
5. The surveying instrument according to claim 3 , wherein said dichroic prism includes a first prism configured to internally reflect said reflected distance measuring light and said reflected tracking light and a third prism having a separating surface configured to separate said reflected distance measuring light from said reflected tracking light.
6. The surveying instrument according to claim 5 , wherein said separating surface is a dichroic filter surface configured to transmit through any one of said reflected distance measuring light and said reflected tracking light and reflects the other light.
7. The surveying instrument according to claim 5 , wherein said separating surface is a long pass filter surface configured to change a reflectance based on an incidence angle.
8. The surveying instrument according to claim 3 , wherein said dichroic prism further includes a color glass provided on an optical path of at least one of said reflected distance measuring light and said reflected tracking light.
9. The surveying instrument according to claim 2 , wherein said distance measuring unit further includes a tracking light projecting module configured to project the tracking light to said object and a tracking light receiving module configured to receive the reflected tracking light from said object, wherein said dichroic prisms is configured in such a manner that said reflected distance measuring light and said reflected tracking light are internally reflected in said dichroic prism at least three times respectively and then said reflected distance measuring light is separated from said reflected tracking light.
10. The surveying instrument according to claim 9 , wherein said dichroic prism includes a first prism configured to internally reflect said reflected distance measuring light and said reflected tracking light and a third prism having a separating surface configured to separate said reflected distance measuring light from said reflected tracking light.
11. The surveying instrument according to claim 10 , wherein said separating surface is a dichroic filter surface configured to transmit through any one of said reflected distance measuring light and said reflected tracking light and reflects the other light.
12. The surveying instrument according to claim 10 , wherein said separating surface is a long pass filter surface configured to change a reflectance based on an incidence angle.
13. The surveying instrument according to claim 5 , wherein said dichroic prism further includes a color glass provided on an optical path of at least one of said reflected distance measuring light and said reflected tracking light.
14. The surveying instrument according to claim 6 , wherein said dichroic prism further includes a color glass provided on an optical path of at least one of said reflected distance measuring light and said reflected tracking light.
15. The surveying instrument according to claim 7 , wherein said dichroic prism further includes a color glass provided on an optical path of at least one of said reflected distance measuring light and said reflected tracking light.
16. The surveying instrument according to claim 9 , wherein said dichroic prism further includes a color glass provided on an optical path of at least one of said reflected distance measuring light and said reflected tracking light.
17. The surveying instrument according to claim 10 , wherein said dichroic prism further includes a color glass provided on an optical path of at least one of said reflected distance measuring light and said reflected tracking light.
18. The surveying instrument according to claim 11 , wherein said dichroic prism further includes a color glass provided on an optical path of at least one of said reflected distance measuring light and said reflected tracking light.
19. The surveying instrument according to claim 12 , wherein said dichroic prism further includes a color glass provided on an optical path of at least one of said reflected distance measuring light and said reflected tracking light.