Geometrical instruments – Miscellaneous – Light direction
Patent
1985-06-10
1987-02-24
Stearns, Richard R.
Geometrical instruments
Miscellaneous
Light direction
33 1PT, 33285, G01C 1106
Patent
active
046446591
ABSTRACT:
A transit includes a first rotational member provided with a collimator and supported on the transit for rotation about a predetermined axis, a second rotational member supported on the transit for rotation about the predetermined axis, a detector for generating a pulse in accordance with a predetermined angle of displacement between the first rotational member and the second rotational member, a first counter for counting the number of pulses from the detector, the maximum countable pulse number of the first counter corresponding to the angle of 360.degree., the first counter generating a pulse in accordance with its counting of the maximum pulse number, and a second counter for counting the pulses from the first counter means up to a predetermined number.
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Nippon Kogaku K. K.
Stearns Richard R.
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