An electronic distance meter which makes a distance measurement by phase comparison between measuring signals modulated on an emitted light beam and on a received light beam reflected from a target is provided with a microphone, an amplifier and an extra modulation circuit, which modulates audible i
An electronic distance meter which makes a distance measurement by phase comparison between measuring signals modulated on an emitted light beam and on a received light beam reflected from a target is provided with a microphone, an amplifier and an extra modulation circuit, which modulates audible information on the measuring signal of the distance meter. A receiver provided with a detector sensible for the optical wavelength region of the emitted light beam is mounted at a reflecting prism mounted at the target. The receiver at the prism is provided with circuits for detecting the audible information modulated on the measuring signal and a loud speaker or an ear phone. At a receiver of the distance meter the audible information is filtered out from the received measuring signal before distance calculation is made by internal circuits of the instrument.
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1. An improved optical electronic distance measuring system including an operator positioned optical reflector and a transmitter/receiver for transmitting electromagnetic radiation in the visible or infrared wavelength region, modulated by a continuous periodic measuring signal, towards said optical
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An improved optical electronic distance measuring system including an operator positioned optical reflector and a transmitter/receiver for transmitting electromagnetic radiation in the visible or infrared wavelength region, modulated by a continuous periodic measuring signal, towards said optical reflector and for receiving modulated radiation reflected by said optical reflector, said transmitter/receiver further including distance circuit means for deriving a distance measurement, representative of the distance between said transmitter/receiver and said optical reflector, from a phase difference between said measuring signals modulated onto said transmitted and received radiation, characterized in that: said transmitter/receiver includes first modulator means (14,27) with a first input connected to a source of an audible information signal (10, 11 or 7-9) and a second input connected to a source of said continuous periodic measuring signal, said modulator means modulating said audible information signal from said source onto said continuous periodic measuring signal, said transmitter/receiver further includes filter means (5) to filter said audible information signal from a received signal produced from said received radiation before said received signal is coupled to said distance circuit means, and an optical receiver (16-20) located adjacent said optical reflector (2) for responding to said transmitted radiation, said optical receiver including an optical or infrared detector (15) and demodulator circuit means (19) for demodulating an audible signal from said transmitted radiation, wherein said first modulator means includes an auxiliary oscillator providing an auxiliary carrier and second modulator means for frequency, phase, or pulse code modulating said audible information signal onto said auxiliary carrier and amplitude modulating said modulated auxiliary carrier onto said continuous periodic measuring signal. 2. A device according to claim 1, characterized in that said detector is sensitive only for a limited radiation region around the wavelength region of said transmitted radiation, and in that said demodulator circuit means include a sensor circuit sensing the magnitude of the radiation received by said detector and controlling a voltage supply for said demodulator circuit means to feed voltage supply to them, only if said magnitude is higher than a predetermined value. 3. A device according to claim 2, characterized in that a narrow optical band pass filter is placed in front of said detector. 4. A device according to claim 1, characterized in that said detector at said reflector and associated optics is unitized with said reflector. 5. A device according to claim 1, characterized in that a Fresnel lens is placed in front of said detector. 6. A device according to claim 1 characterized in that said distance measuring system includes means for giving an audio frequency signal having a clearly perceivable, continuous difference for different signal strengths of said radiation received by said transmitter/receiver, and that said audio frequency signal either directly via an inner path in said transmitter/receiver or via a loudspeaker in a microphone is modulated on said measuring signal. 7. An improved optical electronic distance measuring system including an operator positioned optical reflector and a transmitter/receiver for transmitting electromagnetic radiation in the visible or infrared wavelength region, modulated by a continuous periodic measuring signal, towards said optical reflector and for receiving modulated radiation reflected by said optical reflector, said transmitter/receiver further including distance circuit means for deriving a distance measurement, representative of the distance between said transmitter/receiver and said optical reflector, from a phase difference between said measuring signals modulated onto said transmitted and received radiation, characterized in that: said transmitter/receiver includes first modulator means (14, 27) with a first input connected to a source of an audible information signal (10, 11 or 7-9) and a second input connected to a source of said continuous periodic measuring signal, said modulator means modulating said audible information signal from said source onto said continuous periodic measuring signal, said transmitter/receiver further includes filter means (5) to filter said audible information signal from a received signal produced from said received radiation before said received signal is coupled to said distance circuit means, and an optical receiver (16-20) located adjacent said optical reflector (2) for responding to said transmitted radiation, said optical receiver including an optical or infrared detector (15) and demodulator circuit means (19) for demodulating an audible signal from said transmitted radiation, wherein said source of an audible information signal includes means for giving an audio frequency signal having a clearly perceivable, continuous difference for different signal strengths of said radiation received by said transmitter/receiver, and that said audio frequency signal either directly via an inner path in said transmitter/receiver or via a loudspeaker and a microphone is modulated on said measuring signal. 8. A device according to claim 7, characterized in that said detector is sensitive only for a limited radiation region around the wavelength region of said transmitted radiation, and in that said demodulator circuit means includes a sensor circuit sensing the magnitude of the radiation received by said detector and controlling a voltage supply for said demodulator circuit means to feed voltage supply to them, only if said magnitude is higher than a predetermined value. 9. A device according to claim 8, characterized in that a narrow optical band pass filter is placed in front of said detector. 10. A device according to claim 7, characterized in that said detector at said reflector and associated optics is unitized with said reflector. 11. A device according to claim 7, characterized in that a Fresnel lens is placed in front of said detector.
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