US 10,378,881 B2 · Distance measuring device

Abstract

A distance measuring device, in particular a hand-held laser distance meter, includes a housing, transmission unit, receiving unit, and first operating unit. The first operating unit is arranged on the housing and configured to trigger at least one distance measurement, and includes a disk element. The transmission unit is arranged in the housing and is configured to transmit a measuring radiation in a direction of an object to be measured. The receiving unit is configured to receive measuring radiation returning from the object. A method for operating the distance measuring device includes starting at least one first distance measurement by moving the first operating element from a first a second position at which the device is deactivated to a first position, in particular along a measurement axis, to trigger the measurement, or in particular a sequence of continuous distance measurements.

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Dependent claims

A distance measuring device, comprising:

a housing;
a transmitting unit, arranged in the housing and configured to emit a measuring radiation in a direction of a measurement object;
a receiving unit configured to receive measuring radiation returning from the measurement object;
and
a first operating element configured to trigger at least one distance measurement, the first operating element including a slide element, and
further comprising:
a display;
and
a second operating element configured to at least one of:
stop a distance measurement;
initiate a distance measurement;
and
cause a distance measurement to be visualized on the display, and
wherein the first operating element is configured to cover the second operating element when in at least one position.

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Distance measuring device

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Abstract

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