Magnification apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10488645-B2
Application number	US-201715821875-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 24, 2017
Priority date	Nov 24, 2017
Publication date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

A magnification apparatus includes a main body, an inner sleeve, an outer sleeve, an adjusting ring and a locating element. The inner sleeve is disposed within the main body. The outer sleeve includes a locating hole, wherein the outer sleeve is rotatably disposed around the inner sleeve. The adjusting ring is rotatably disposed around the main body to rotate the outer sleeve relative to the main body and the inner sleeve. The locating element includes a fixing element, an elastic element and a locating sleeve, wherein the locating sleeve is placed to penetrate through the main body and the locating hole and against an outer surface of the inner sleeve, the fixing element is disposed on the adjusting ring, and the elastic element includes a first end placed against the fixing element and a second end placed against an interior of the locating sleeve.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A magnification apparatus, comprising:
a main body;
an inner sleeve disposed within the main body;
an outer sleeve comprising a locating hole, wherein the outer sleeve is rotatably disposed around the inner sleeve;
an adjusting ring rotatably disposed around the main body to rotate the outer sleeve relative to the main body and the inner sleeve; and
a locating element comprising a fixing element, an elastic element and a locating sleeve, wherein the locating sleeve is placed to penetrate through the main body and the locating hole and against an outer surface of the inner sleeve, the fixing element is disposed on the adjusting ring, and the elastic element comprises a first end placed against the fixing element and a second end placed against an interior of the locating sleeve.

2. The magnification apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fixing element comprises a rod portion disposed in the locating sleeve, and the elastic element is compressed in a clearance between the rod portion and the locating sleeve.

3. The magnification apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the adjusting ring comprises a fixing hole, the fixing element is fixed to the adjusting ring through the fixing hole, the locating sleeve comprises a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion is closer to the fixing element than the second end portion, and the first end portion extends into the fixing hole.

4. The magnification apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the fixing element comprises a rod portion disposed in the locating sleeve, and the elastic element is compressed in a clearance between the rod portion and the locating sleeve.

5. The magnification apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a gap formed between the adjusting ring and the main body.

6. The magnification apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the adjusting ring comprises a receiving space, the fixing element is disposed in the receiving space.

7. The magnification apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the locating sleeve comprises a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion is closer to the fixing element than the second end portion, and the first end portion extends into the receiving space.

8. The magnification apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising a compression ring disposed around the main body, in the gap and against the locating sleeve.

9. The magnification apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising a locating ring which comprises an opening, wherein the locating ring is disposed around the main body, in the gap and against the adjusting ring, the opening is partially covered by the adjusting ring to form a receiving space, the fixing element is disposed in the receiving space.

10. The magnification apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the locating sleeve comprises a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion is closer to the fixing element than the second end portion, and the first end portion extends into the receiving space.

11. The magnification apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising a compression ring disposed around the main body, in the gap and against the locating ring.

12. The magnification apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising a compression ring disposed around the main body, in the gap and against the locating ring.

13. The magnification apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outer sleeve further comprises beveled surfaces in the locating hole which extends towards the inner sleeve with diameters thereof gradually reduced.

14. The magnification apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the locating sleeve comprises an outer diameter equaling one of the diameters of the locating hole, so that the locating sleeve is in contact with the locating hole.

15. A sight device, comprising:
the magnification apparatus as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a first lens unit and a second lens unit, wherein both the first lens unit and the second lens unit are disposed within the inner sleeve;
an ocular module;
an objective module; and
an adjusting element disposed on the main body and configured to adjust angles of the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve relative to the main body
wherein the ocular module, the first lens unit, the second lens unit and the objective module define a light axis.

16. A range finder, comprising:
the magnification apparatus as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a first lens unit and a second lens unit, wherein both the first lens unit and the second lens unit are disposed within the inner sleeve;
an ocular module;
an objective module;
a laser transmitter configured to emit a laser beam to an object;
a laser receiver configured to receive the laser beam reflected by the object; and
a processer electrically connected to both the laser transmitter and the laser receiver for calculating a distance between the range finder and the object;
wherein the ocular module, the first lens unit, the second lens unit and the objective module define a light axis.

Assignees

• Sintai Optical Shenzhen Co Ltd
• Asia Optical Co Inc

Inventors

• Tsai Tsung-Mou

Classifications

• G02B23/14

  Viewfinders (for photographic apparatus G03B13/02) · CPC title

• G02B25/005

  with means for adjusting the magnifying glass or the object viewed (G02B25/004 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01S7/481

  Constructional features, e.g. arrangements of optical elements · CPC title

• G01S17/86

  Combinations of lidar systems with systems other than lidar, radar or sonar, e.g. with direction finders · CPC title

• G01S17/08

  for measuring distance only (indirect measurement G01S17/46; active triangulation systems G01S17/48) · CPC title