Measuring device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10139224-B2
Application number	US-201615296328-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 18, 2016
Priority date	Oct 20, 2015
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

The present invention provides a measuring device, which comprises a leveling unit, a measuring device main body provided on the leveling unit, a control unit, a first tilt angle measuring device for detecting a horizontality with high accuracy, and a second tilt angle measuring device for detecting a tilt angle in a wider range than a range of the first tilt angle measuring device and having a higher responsiveness than a responsiveness of the first tilt angle measuring device, wherein the control unit, the first tilt angle measuring device and the second tilt angle measuring device are provided in the measuring device main body and wherein the control unit drives the leveling unit based on a detection result of the second tilt angle measuring device, performs a rough leveling until a tilt angle detected by the second tilt angle measuring device reaches within a range in which the first tilt angle measuring device is capable of detecting and levels the measuring device main body horizontally based on a detection result of the first tilt angle measuring device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A measuring device comprising; a leveling unit, a measuring device main body provided on said leveling unit, a control unit, a first tilt angle measuring device for detecting a horizontality with high accuracy, and a second tilt angle measuring device for detecting a tilt angle in a wider range than a range of said first tilt angle measuring device and having a higher responsiveness than a responsiveness of said first tilt angle measuring device,
wherein said control unit, said first tilt angle measuring device and said second tilt angle measuring device are provided in said measuring device main body and
wherein said control unit drives said leveling unit based on a detection result of said second tilt angle measuring device, performs a rough leveling until a tilt angle detected by said second tilt angle measuring device reaches within a range in which said first tilt angle measuring device is capable of detecting and levels said measuring device main body horizontally based on a detection result of said first tilt angle measuring device.

2. The measuring device according to claim 1 , wherein said control unit determines whether said measuring device main body is capable of being leveled by said leveling unit based on a detection result of said second tilt angle measuring device at the time of installing said measuring device, and notifies of a change in an installing posture or a change in an installing position in a case where the leveling is impossible.

3. The measuring device according to claim 1 , further comprising a direction angle detection unit for detecting a relative rotation angle between said leveling unit and said measuring device main body, wherein said control unit stores a leveling state at the end of the measurement and said relative rotation angle detected by said direction angle detection unit, determines whether the leveling of said measuring device main body is possible by said leveling unit based on a detection result of said second tilt angle measuring device, said leveling state, and said relative rotation angle in a case where said measuring device is reinstalled and notifies of a change in an installing posture or a change in an installing position in a case where the leveling is impossible.

4. The measuring device according to claim 1 , wherein said first tilt angle measuring device comprises a discoid container in which a liquid forming a free liquid surface is included, a light emitting source for allowing a detection light to enter said free liquid surface, a photodetector for receiving the detection light reflected on said free liquid surface, and is configured to detect a tilt of said free liquid surface based on a detection signal from said photodetector, and
wherein said container has a groove formed concentrically with a center of said container on a bottom portion and a central portion formed at the center of said container and upheaved from said groove, and
wherein said liquid fills said groove and is stored so that a shallowest portion is formed at said central portion.

5. The measuring device according to claim 4 , wherein a plurality of flow resistance elements are provided to protrude in said groove at equal intervals, and said flow resistance elements are configured to be immersed in said liquid.

6. The measuring device according to claim 5 , wherein each of said flow resistance elements has an arc shape and a flat upper surface.

7. The measuring device according to claim 5 , wherein a ring-like flow control plate for covering said groove is provided above said flow resistance elements, a plurality of cutting-off portions are formed in an inner edge of said flow control plate at equal intervals and said flow control plate is configured to be immersed in said liquid.

8. The measuring device according to claim 6 , wherein a ring-like flow control plate for covering said groove is provided above said flow resistance elements, a plurality of cutting-off portions are formed in an inner edge of said flow control plate at equal intervals and said flow control plate is configured to be immersed in said liquid.

Assignees

• Topcon Corp

Inventors

• Kamiki Masaki
• Iwasaki Goro
• Yamaguchi Shinji
• Yanobe Satoshi
• Takeuchi Eiji
• Okudaira Yosuke

Classifications

• G01C15/008

  combined with inclination sensor · CPC title

• G01C2009/066

  optical · CPC title

• G01C9/20 Primary

  the indication being based on the inclination of the surface of a liquid relative to its container · CPC title

• G01C9/06

  Electric or photoelectric indication or reading means · CPC title