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Device for simultaneously performing alignment and sighting operations
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-11-27
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Granted: 1981-07-07
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Expires: 1998-11-27
Abstract
Abstract The invention concerns a device for simultaneously performing alignment and sighting operations relative to an adjusted vanishing line, and includes a light source, a bundle of parallel light, which is split into two partial light beams. Two identically constructured photo-electric transducer units are arranged one in each of the partial light beams. A subsequent electronic evaluation logic is connected to the photocells of said photoelectric transducer unit for evaluation of deviations from a desired aligned and sighting state. To this purpose identically located photocells in the two photoelectric transducer units are electrically connected to first difference amplifiers and diametrally opposed photocells in each photoelectric transducer unit are connected to first difference amplifiers followed by third difference amplifiers and to second difference amplifiers, respectively.
Inventors
- 👤 Werner Krieg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:30
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01B; G01B11/00; G01B11/26; G01C; G01C15/00; G01C15/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
453 words
Device for simultaneously performing alignment and sighting operations, comprising a light source for emitting a bundle of parallel light being focused for infinity, a measuring device, said light source and said measuring device being located remote from each other, said measuring device located in an elongated housing having a light entrance opening in the front face comprising, a first optical axis being at right angles to the light entrance opening, a second optical axis being at right angles to said first optical axis adjacent said light entrance opening, a beam splitter being arranged about said first and said second optical axis, said light entrance opening being for directing said bundle of parallel light into said housing, said beam splitter splitting said bundle of parallel light into a first light beam and into a second light beam, said second light beam being at right angles to said first light beam, a first photo electric transducer unit being arranged in a plane at right angles to the first optical axis, remote from said light entrance opening, said first photoelectric transducer unit being for alignment measurements, a second photoelectric transducer unit being arranged in a plane at right angles to said second optical axis, said first and said second photoelectric transducer units being identically constituted of four photocells each in a quadrant array, an optical system arranged about the first optical axis for imaging the entrance opening onto the first photo electric transducer unit, electronic evaluation unit comprising first, second, and third difference amplifiers, said first, second and third difference amplifiers being provided with first and second inputs each, and with one output each, said first inputs of said first difference amplifiers and said second inputs of said first difference amplifiers being connected to said first and said second photo electric transducer units in such a manner that those photocells being arranged at the place of departure of the first and second light beam from said first, respectively, second optical axis are connected to a common one of said first difference amplifiers, said second inputs of said first difference amplifiers being further connected to said first and said second inputs, respectively, of said second difference amplifiers, the first and second inputs, respectively, of said third difference amplifiers being connected to the outputs of said first difference amplifiers in such a manner that the photocells of said second photoelectric transducer unit, being in diametrical opposition, are connected for direction evaluation, said first and said second inputs, respectively, of said second difference amplifiers and said second inputs of said first difference amplifiers being connected in such a manner to the photocells of said first photoelectric transducer unit that the photocells in diametrical opposition are connected for alignment evaluation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
453 words
Device for simultaneously performing alignment and sighting operations, comprising a light source for emitting a bundle of parallel light being focused for infinity, a measuring device, said light source and said measuring device being located remote from each other, said measuring device located in an elongated housing having a light entrance opening in the front face comprising, a first optical axis being at right angles to the light entrance opening, a second optical axis being at right angles to said first optical axis adjacent said light entrance opening, a beam splitter being arranged about said first and said second optical axis, said light entrance opening being for directing said bundle of parallel light into said housing, said beam splitter splitting said bundle of parallel light into a first light beam and into a second light beam, said second light beam being at right angles to said first light beam, a first photo electric transducer unit being arranged in a plane at right angles to the first optical axis, remote from said light entrance opening, said first photoelectric transducer unit being for alignment measurements, a second photoelectric transducer unit being arranged in a plane at right angles to said second optical axis, said first and said second photoelectric transducer units being identically constituted of four photocells each in a quadrant array, an optical system arranged about the first optical axis for imaging the entrance opening onto the first photo electric transducer unit, electronic evaluation unit comprising first, second, and third difference amplifiers, said first, second and third difference amplifiers being provided with first and second inputs each, and with one output each, said first inputs of said first difference amplifiers and said second inputs of said first difference amplifiers being connected to said first and said second photo electric transducer units in such a manner that those photocells being arranged at the place of departure of the first and second light beam from said first, respectively, second optical axis are connected to a common one of said first difference amplifiers, said second inputs of said first difference amplifiers being further connected to said first and said second inputs, respectively, of said second difference amplifiers, the first and second inputs, respectively, of said third difference amplifiers being connected to the outputs of said first difference amplifiers in such a manner that the photocells of said second photoelectric transducer unit, being in diametrical opposition, are connected for direction evaluation, said first and said second inputs, respectively, of said second difference amplifiers and said second inputs of said first difference amplifiers being connected in such a manner to the photocells of said first photoelectric transducer unit that the photocells in diametrical opposition are connected for alignment evaluation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
431 words
Device for simultaneously performing alignment and sighting operations, comprising a light source for emitting a bundle of parallel light, a measuring device, said light source and said measuring device being located remote from each other, said measuring device comprising in an elongated housing being provided with a light entrance opening in the front face a first optical axis being substantially at right angles to the light entrance opening, a second optical axis being at right angles to said first optical axis adjacent said light entrance opening, a beam splitter being arranged about said first and said second optical axis, said light entrance opening being for directing said bundle of parallel light into said housing, said beam splitter splitting said bundle of parallel light into a first light beam and into a second light beam, said second light beam being at right angles to said first light beam, a first photoelectric transducer being arranged in a plane at right angles to the second optical axis adjacent said beam splitter, said first photoelectric transducer being for alignment measurements, a second photoelectric transducer unit being arranged in a plane at right angles to said first optical axis, remote from said light entrance opening, said first and said second photoelectric transducer units being identically constituted of four photocells each in a quadrant array, and an electronic evaluation unit comprising first, second and third difference amplifiers, said first, second and third difference amplifiers being provided with first and second inputs each, and with one output each, said first inputs of said first difference amplifiers and said second inputs of said first difference amplifiers being connected to said first and said second photoelectric transducer units in such a manner that those photocells being arranged at the place of departure of the first and second light beam from said first, respectively, second optical axis are connected to a common one of said first difference amplifiers, said second inputs of said first difference amplifiers being further connected to said first and said second inputs, respectively, of said second difference amplifiers, the first and second inputs of said third difference amplifiers being connected to the outputs of said first difference amplifiers in such a manner that the photocells of said second photo-electric transducer unit, being in diametrical opposition, are connected for direction evaluation, said first and said second inputs, respectively, of said second difference amplifiers and said second inputs of said first difference amplifiers being connected in such a manner to the photocells of said first photoelectric transducer unit that the photocells in diametrical opposition are connected for alignment evaluation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
431 words
Device for simultaneously performing alignment and sighting operations, comprising a light source for emitting a bundle of parallel light, a measuring device, said light source and said measuring device being located remote from each other, said measuring device comprising in an elongated housing being provided with a light entrance opening in the front face a first optical axis being substantially at right angles to the light entrance opening, a second optical axis being at right angles to said first optical axis adjacent said light entrance opening, a beam splitter being arranged about said first and said second optical axis, said light entrance opening being for directing said bundle of parallel light into said housing, said beam splitter splitting said bundle of parallel light into a first light beam and into a second light beam, said second light beam being at right angles to said first light beam, a first photoelectric transducer being arranged in a plane at right angles to the second optical axis adjacent said beam splitter, said first photoelectric transducer being for alignment measurements, a second photoelectric transducer unit being arranged in a plane at right angles to said first optical axis, remote from said light entrance opening, said first and said second photoelectric transducer units being identically constituted of four photocells each in a quadrant array, and an electronic evaluation unit comprising first, second and third difference amplifiers, said first, second and third difference amplifiers being provided with first and second inputs each, and with one output each, said first inputs of said first difference amplifiers and said second inputs of said first difference amplifiers being connected to said first and said second photoelectric transducer units in such a manner that those photocells being arranged at the place of departure of the first and second light beam from said first, respectively, second optical axis are connected to a common one of said first difference amplifiers, said second inputs of said first difference amplifiers being further connected to said first and said second inputs, respectively, of said second difference amplifiers, the first and second inputs of said third difference amplifiers being connected to the outputs of said first difference amplifiers in such a manner that the photocells of said second photo-electric transducer unit, being in diametrical opposition, are connected for direction evaluation, said first and said second inputs, respectively, of said second difference amplifiers and said second inputs of said first difference amplifiers being connected in such a manner to the photocells of said first photoelectric transducer unit that the photocells in diametrical opposition are connected for alignment evaluation.
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