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US 12,656,115 B2Granted
Laser level with adjustable direct projection to targets
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsSamuel A. Gould, Danielle K. Quan, Dennis Y. Wong, Todd P. Kusik, George I. Roudebush
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Abstract
A laser level receives information describing a series of install points. The laser level than projects one or more laser beams at the install point(s), such as a planar laser beam along the run and a targeting laser beam at the point selected by the user. After the user finishes work on a first install point, the user can instruct the laser level to project the targeting laser beam at the next point, such as the user sending the instruction wirelessly.
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A laser generating assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a first laser generation device coupled to the housing, the first laser generation device configured to generate a first output laser beam of light along a first plane, the first output laser beam of light intersecting an upper surface above the housing to form a first line on the upper surface that extends away from the housing;
- a second laser generation device coupled to the housing, the second laser generation device configured to generate a targeting laser beam of light, the targeting laser beam of light projected at the upper surface at a first target intersecting the first line;
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- a controller coupled to the housing, the controller configured to:
- receive a first signal indicating that the targeting laser beam of light is intersecting a third surface at a first location, wherein the first target is a non-zero first lateral distance from the housing and wherein the first location is a non-zero second lateral distance from the housing that is less than the first lateral distance;
- calculate a difference between the first lateral distance and the second lateral distance;
- generate a second signal indicating the difference;
- and
- transmit the second signal to a remote device configured to receive the second signal and provide an indication to a user that identifies the difference.
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A laser generating assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a first laser generation device coupled to the housing, the first laser generation device configured to generate a first output laser beam of light along a first plane, the first output laser beam of light intersecting an upper surface above the housing to form a first line on the upper surface that extends away from the housing;
- a second laser generation device coupled to the housing, the second laser generation device configured to generate a targeting laser beam of light, the targeting laser beam of light projected at the upper surface at a first target intersecting the first line;
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- a controller coupled to the housing, the controller configured to:
- receive a first signal to adjust the aim of the targeting laser beam of light so the targeting laser beam of light intersects the first line at a first alternate location;
- calculate a non-zero lateral distance between the first alternate location and the first target;
- generate a second signal indicating the lateral distance;
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- transmit the second signal to a remote device configured to receive the second signal and display an indication to a user that identifies the lateral distance.
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A laser generating assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a first laser generation device coupled to the housing, the first laser generation device configured to generate a first output laser beam of light along a first plane, the first output laser beam of light intersecting an upper surface above the housing to form a first line on the upper surface that extends away from the housing;
- a second laser generation device coupled to the housing, the second laser generation device configured to generate a targeting laser beam of light, the targeting laser beam of light projected at the upper surface at a first target of a plurality of targets, the first target intersecting the first line;
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- a controller coupled to the housing, the controller configured to:
- receive a first signal to adjust the aim of the targeting laser beam of light to a first alternate location intersecting the first line;
- calculate a non-zero lateral distance between the first alternate location and the first target;
- and
- receive a second signal to adjust a location for each of the plurality of targets that are subsequent to the first target by the lateral distance.
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