Patents by Inventor Jun-ichi Kodaira
Jun-ichi Kodaira has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8788154Abstract: A construction machine control system comprises a laser surveying instrument for projecting N-shaped beams in rotary irradiation, a construction machine operated within a predetermined range of the N-shaped beams, and an elevation angle detecting unit. The construction machine comprises a working mechanical unit for carrying out construction operation, a machine control device for controlling the working mechanical unit, and at least three beam detectors disposed at known positions with respect to reference position of the construction machine. The beam detectors detect the three fan beams and output result of photodetection. The elevation angle detecting unit obtains elevation angles of each of the beam detectors with respect to the laser surveying instrument based on result of photodetection of three fan beams from the beam detectors. The machine control device is configured to control tilting of the working mechanical unit based on the elevation angle obtained.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCONInventors: Raymond M. O'Connor, Kaoru Kumagai, Jun-ichi Kodaira
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Publication number: 20140196293Abstract: A surveying instrument which comprises a rotation unit 7 adapted to direct a distance measuring optical axis to an object to be measured and the rotary drive unit 5 rotates the rotation unit, comprising a rotary motor for rotating an output shaft 6 and a clutch unit for connecting or disconnecting the rotary motor and the output shaft, wherein the rotary motor and the clutch unit are arranged in a series along the output shaft, and the output shaft is fixed to the rotation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCONInventors: Jun-ichi Kodaira, Naoto Miki
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Publication number: 20140074361Abstract: A construction machine control system comprises a laser surveying instrument for projecting N-shaped beams in rotary irradiation, a construction machine operated within a predetermined range of the N-shaped beams, and an elevation angle detecting unit. The construction machine comprises a working mechanical unit for carrying out construction operation, a machine control device for controlling the working mechanical unit, and at least three beam detectors disposed at known positions with respect to reference position of the construction machine. The beam detectors detect the three fan beams and output result of photodetection. The elevation angle detecting unit obtains elevation angles of each of the beam detectors with respect to the laser surveying instrument based on result of photodetection of three fan beams from the beam detectors. The machine control device is configured to control tilting of the working mechanical unit based on the elevation angle obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCONInventors: Raymond M. O'Connor, Kaoru Kumagai, Jun-ichi Kodaira
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Publication number: 20140074295Abstract: A construction machine control system comprises a laser surveying instrument for projecting a laser beam in rotary irradiation at constant speed and a construction machine for operating in a photodetection range of the laser beam, and in the construction machine control system, the construction machine comprises a working mechanical unit for carrying out construction operation, a machine control device for controlling the working mechanical unit, and at least three beam detectors which are disposed at known positions with respect to a device reference position of the construction machine and have a photodetector for receiving the laser beam and a direction of the construction machine is calculated based on photodetection timing of each of the beam detectors and the machine control device controls the working mechanical unit so that direction of the construction machine is set to a condition as required based on a result of calculation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCONInventors: Kaoru Kumagai, Jun-ichi Kodaira, Raymond M. O'Connor
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Publication number: 20130152412Abstract: A laser surveying system comprises a leveling unit (3) having a motor for leveling, a light source unit (14) for emitting a laser beam, a light projecting optical system installed on the leveling unit and for projecting the laser beam, a power supply unit for supplying electric power to each of component sites, a control unit (7) for driving and controlling each of the component sites, a storage unit (26), a tilt detecting means (11) installed on the leveling unit and used for detecting leveling conditions, a rotation number detecting means (13) for detecting number of rotations of the motor, a light source detecting means (16a and 16b) for detecting light emitting condition of the light source unit, a voltage detecting means (24) for detecting output voltage of the power source unit, and an abnormality detecting means for detecting operational abnormality, and in the laser surveying system, the control unit monitors whether there is abnormality or not by the abnormality detecting means, samples a detection sType: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCONInventors: Kaoru Kumagai, Jun-ichi Kodaira
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Publication number: 20130000133Abstract: A rotary laser irradiating system, comprising a light emitting unit (41, 42) for emitting a laser beam, a rotator for forming a reference plane by projecting the laser beam by rotary irradiation, a tilt driving unit (21) for tilting the reference plane, a control unit (35) for controlling a light emission of the light emitting unit, and a tilted axis indicating means (35, 44) for turning off the laser beam so as to form a tilted reference axis indicating range in a tilt setting reference axis direction for setting a tilt.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCONInventor: Jun-ichi Kodaira
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Patent number: 7433028Abstract: A laser surveying instrument, comprising a laser projector for projecting a laser beam by rotary irradiation and designed as tiltable, a tilting unit for tilting the laser projector, a rotating unit for integrally rotating the tilting unit and the laser projector in horizontal direction, a tilt setting unit for tilting the laser projector with respect to the rotating unit and for setting a target tilt angle, a tilt angle detector for detecting tilting of the laser projector, tilt sensors provided on the tilt setting unit in two directions perpendicularly crossing and for detecting horizontal direction, a horizontal angle detector for detecting horizontal rotation angle of the rotating unit, and an arithmetic control unit for controlling rotation angle of the rotating unit based on detection results of the tilt sensors and based on detection results of the horizontal angle detector.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2006Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCONInventors: Kaoru Kumagai, Jun-ichi Kodaira
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Publication number: 20070103672Abstract: A laser surveying instrument, comprising a laser projector for projecting a laser beam by rotary irradiation and designed as tiltable, a tilting unit for tilting the laser projector, a rotating unit for integrally rotating the tilting unit and the laser projector in horizontal direction, a tilt setting unit for tilting the laser projector with respect to the rotating unit and for setting a target tilt angle, a tilt angle detector for detecting tilting of the laser projector, tilt sensors provided on the tilt setting unit in two directions perpendicularly crossing and for detecting horizontal direction, a horizontal angle detector for detecting horizontal rotation angle of the rotating unit, and an arithmetic control unit for controlling rotation angle of the rotating unit based on detection results of the tilt sensors and based on detection results of the horizontal angle detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2006Publication date: May 10, 2007Inventors: Kaoru Kumagai, Jun-ichi Kodaira
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Patent number: 7196776Abstract: A distance-measuring system, which comprises a light source unit for emitting a distance-measuring light, a photodetection optical system having a photodetection optical axis, a projecting optical system having a projecting light optical axis and for projecting the distance-measuring light from the light source unit to an object to be measured and for guiding the distance-measuring light reflected from the object to be measured toward the photodetection optical system, and an internal reference optical system for guiding the distance-measuring light from the light source unit to the photodetection optical system as an internal reference light, wherein the light source unit can emit two distance-measuring lights with different spreading angles, and one of the light source unit and the projection optical system has a decentering member for decentering the distance-measuring light with respect to the projecting light optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2004Date of Patent: March 27, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TopconInventors: Fumio Ohtomo, Jun-ichi Kodaira
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Patent number: 7177015Abstract: A distance-measuring device, comprising a light source unit for emitting a distance-measuring light, a photodetection optical system, a projecting optical system for projecting the distance-measuring light from the light source unit to an object to be measured and for guiding the distance-measuring light reflected by the object to be measured to the photodetection optical system, and an internal reference optical system for guiding the distance-measuring light from the light source unit toward the photodetection optical system, wherein the light source unit can emit two distance-measuring lights having different spreading angles and having the same or almost the same wavelengths, and the photodetection optical system has an optical filter which transmits light components of narrower wavelength range of the distance-measuring light.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2003Date of Patent: February 13, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TopconInventors: Fumio Ohtomo, Kaoru Kumagai, Jun-ichi Kodaira
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Patent number: 7130035Abstract: A target for a surveying instrument, which receives from the surveying instrument a laser point light indicating a position and a distance measuring light to measure a distance, comprising a reflection diffusion layer for reflecting and diffusing the distance measuring light, a wavelength filter layer for selectively transmitting the laser point light passing through the reflection diffusion layer, and a transmission diffusion layer for spreading in a given direction and for transmitting the laser point light passing through the wavelength filter layer, wherein a projecting position of the laser point light can be confirmed.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2005Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCONInventors: Fumio Ohtomo, Jun-ichi Kodaira
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Patent number: 7092076Abstract: A surveying instrument, comprising a collimation optical system and a visible laser projecting device with a visible laser light source unit for emitting a point light, wherein the surveying instrument comprises a photodetector for detecting a reflection light entering from the collimation optical system, and a control means for controlling light emission of the visible laser light source unit based on a detection result of the photodetector.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2004Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCONInventors: Fumio Ohtomo, Jun-ichi Kodaira
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Publication number: 20060077380Abstract: A target for a surveying instrument, which receives from the surveying instrument a laser point light indicating a position and a distance measuring light to measure a distance, comprising a reflection diffusion layer for reflecting and diffusing the distance measuring light, a wavelength filter layer for selectively transmitting the laser point light passing through the reflection diffusion layer, and a transmission diffusion layer for spreading in a given direction and for transmitting the laser point light passing through the wavelength filter layer, wherein a projecting position of the laser point light can be confirmed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2005Publication date: April 13, 2006Inventors: Fumio Ohtomo, Jun-ichi Kodaira
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Patent number: 6894767Abstract: A light wave distance-measuring system, comprising a projection optical system having an optical axis of outgoing light and for projecting a measuring light, and a photodetection optical system having an optical axis of a returning light and for receiving a reflection light, wherein the photodetection optical system comprises a light receiving lens for receiving and for converging the reflection light, a light receiving surface where the reflection light enters, and a ring-like perforated multi-focal optical member arranged between the light receiving surface and the light receiving lens and for converging the light to the light receiving surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2003Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCONInventors: Ikuo Ishinabe, Jun-ichi Kodaira
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Patent number: 6892464Abstract: The present invention provides a laser sighting device, which comprises a tilt detecting device having a liquid member for forming a free liquid surface and a fixed reflection member fixedly mounted, the tilt detecting device being used for detecting angular deviation between the free liquid surface and the fixed reflection member, a main unit for accommodating the tilt detecting device, and a laser beam irradiation unit removably mounted on the main unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2003Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCONInventors: Fumio Ohtomo, Jun-ichi Kodaira
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Patent number: 6881926Abstract: A laser irradiating system, comprising a light source for emitting a laser beam in elliptical shape, a light source holder for holding the light source, a base for rotatably supporting the light source holder, a first driving unit for rotating the light source holder, a deflecting optical means for deflecting the laser beam from the light source in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis, a rotator holder for holding the deflecting optical means and being rotatable around the optical axis of the light source, a cylindrical lens being arranged so that a center of the cylindrical lens is aligned with the optical axis and the laser beam from the deflecting optical means enters perpendicularly to the optical axis and for diffusing the transmitting laser beam to a fan-shaped laser beam, a control unit for controlling the first driving unit and a receiver for receiving a signal for remote-control operation, wherein an irradiating direction of the fan-shaped laser beam can be operated in remote control operatioType: GrantFiled: July 8, 2003Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: Kabishiki Kaisha TOPCONInventors: Fumio Ohtomo, Jun-ichi Kodaira
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Publication number: 20040246461Abstract: A distance-measuring system, which comprises a light source unit for emitting a distance-measuring light, a photodetection optical system having a photodetection optical axis, a projecting optical system having a projecting light optical axis and for projecting the distance-measuring light from the light source unit to an object to be measured and for guiding the distance-measuring light reflected from the object to be measured toward the photodetection optical system, and an internal reference optical system for guiding the distance-measuring light from the light source unit to the photodetection optical system as an internal reference light, wherein the light source unit can emit two distance-measuring lights with different spreading angles, and one of the light source unit and the projection optical system has a decentering member for decentering the distance-measuring light with respect to the projecting light optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Fumio Ohtomo, Jun-ichi Kodaira
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Publication number: 20040207832Abstract: A surveying instrument, comprising a collimation optical system and a visible laser projecting device with a visible laser light source unit for emitting a point light, wherein the surveying instrument comprises a photodetector for detecting a reflection light entering from the collimation optical system, and a control means for controlling light emission of the visible laser light source unit based on a detection result of the photodetector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2004Publication date: October 21, 2004Inventors: Fumio Ohtomo, Jun-ichi Kodaira
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Patent number: 6796040Abstract: A line laser device, comprising a light source for emitting a laser beam, a light emitting unit having optical means for projecting the laser beam from the light source in fan-like shape, an optical member arranged on the fan-shaped laser beam and for forming a spot light on a part of the fan-shaped laser beam, and support means for supporting the optical member so that the spot light formed on the fan-shaped laser beam can be shifted.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2002Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCONInventors: Fumio Ohtomo, Jun-ichi Kodaira
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Publication number: 20040125357Abstract: A distance-measuring device, comprising a light source unit for emitting a distance-measuring light, a photodetection optical system, a projecting optical system for projecting the distance-measuring light from the light source unit to an object to be measured and for guiding the distance-measuring light reflected by the object to be measured to the photodetection optical system, and an internal reference optical system for guiding the distance-measuring light from the light source unit toward the photodetection optical system, wherein the light source unit can emit two distance-measuring lights having different spreading angles and having the same or almost the same wavelengths, and the photodetection optical system has an optical filter which transmits light components of narrower wavelength range of the distance-measuring light.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2003Publication date: July 1, 2004Inventors: Fumio Ohtomo, Kaoru Kumagai, Jun-Ichi Kodaira