# US 10,310,057 B2 · Distance meter telescope > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,310,057 B2 - Document ID: US10310057B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/394,762 - Filed: 2016-12-29 - Published: 2018-07-05 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2016-12-29 - Applicants: ShengHua Gan; LiangYin Kuo - Inventors: ShengHua Gan; LiangYin Kuo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10310057B2 ## CPC - G01S 7/4811: {common to transmitter and receiver} - G01S 17/08: for measuring distance only (indirect measurement G01S17/46; active triangulation systems G01S17/48) - G01S 17/88: Lidar systems specially adapted for specific applications - G02B 5/04: Prisms - G02B 23/10: reflecting into the field of view additional indications, e.g. from collimator - G02B 27/126: {The splitting element being a prism or prismatic array, including systems based on total internal reflection} - G02B 27/148: {including stacked surfaces having at least one double-pass partially reflecting surface} - G02B 25/001: {Eyepieces} - G02B 27/1006: {for splitting or combining different wavelengths (G02B27/1086, G02B27/141 take precedence)} - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS ## Abstract A distance meter telescope having a telescope lens, a laser receiver, a display unit, a laser emission module, a beam splitter assembly and an eyepiece; the laser receiver receives a laser beam emitted from the laser emission module; the beam splitter assembly has a roof prism, a prism separation board, a first semi-penta prism and a second semi-penta prism; the roof prism has a light input surface, a roof surface, and an output surface; the first semi-penta prism has a first entering and reflective surface for output light, a first input and output surface and a first gluing surface; the second semi-penta prism has a second entering and reflective surface for output light, a second input and output surface and a second gluing surface. The beam splitter assembly makes the light beam passing through the telescope lens, the laser light beam received by the laser receiver and the light beam from the display unit coaxial. Accordingly, product size can be reduced and the prisms can be shared. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A distance meter telescope, comprising a telescope lens, a laser receiver, a display unit, a laser emission module, a beam splitter assembly and an eyepiece; wherein the laser receiver receives a laser beam emitted from the laser emission module; the beam splitter assembly comprises a roof prism, a prism separation board, and similarly shaped first semi-penta prism and second semi-penta prism; the roof prism has a light input surface, a roof surface, and an output surface; the first semi-penta prism has a first entering and reflective surface for output light, a first input and output surface and a first gluing surface; the second semi-penta prism has a second entering and reflective surface for output light, a second input and output surface and a second gluing surface; the first gluing surface of the first semi-penta prism and the second gluing surface of the second semi-penta prism are glued with each other; the first input and output surface and the second input and output surface are parallel to each other; the first entering and reflective surface for output light and the second entering and reflective surface for output light are parallel to each other; the first entering and reflective surface for output light and the output surface are parallel to each other; the prism separation board provided with a clear aperture is provided between the first entering and reflective surface for output light and the output surface of the roof prism; a light beam received by the telescope lens travels through the telescope lens to the roof prism and then through the clear aperture on the prism separation board, and after that enters the first semi-penta prism and then subsequently to the eyepiece; a laser light beam received by the telescope lens travels through the telescope lens and then enters the roof prism; after being reflected, the laser light beam leaves the roof prism and passes through the clear aperture on the prism separation board; after that, the laser light beam perpendicular to the first entering and reflective surface for output light first enters the first entering and reflective surface for output light; since the first entering and reflective surface for output light is parallel to the second entering and reflective surface for output light, the laser light beam entered to the first entering and reflective surface for output light leaves from the second entering and reflective surface for output light and then focus on the laser receiver; a light beam from the display unit perpendicular to the second input and output surface enters the second input and output surface, and then being reflected sequentially by the second entering and reflective surface for output light and the first entering and reflective surface for output light, and eventually leaves from the first input and output surface and directly enters to the eyepiece. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The distance meter telescope according to claim 1, wherein the laser emission module mainly comprises a laser emitter and an emission lens assembly along a path of emission. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The distance meter telescope according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is a light emitting LCD or a lighted OLED/LED display, positioned in front of the second input and output surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The distance meter telescope according to claim 1, wherein semi-penta prisms in the beam splitter assembly are each formed with an angle of 45 degrees, and are mutually glued together to form the beam splitter assembly. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The distance meter telescope according to claim 1, wherein the second entering and reflective surface for output light of the second semi-penta prism of the beam splitter assembly is plated with a reflective film layer for wavelength of the light from the display unit, and a penetrating film layer that facilitates input/output of laser. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The distance meter telescope according to claim 1, wherein positions of the laser emission module and the laser receiver are interchangeable.