Measuring equipment

Abstract

To provide a measuring device that can be easily taken out from an accommodating case, and can prevent back pain, etc.SOLUTION: A measuring device comprises: a measuring device body 2 that has a laser beam emission unit that emits a laser beam for measurement; a pedestal unit that supports the measuring device body 2 so as to be capable of rotating in a horizontal direction; and handles 70, 71 that protrude from the measuring device body 2. The handles 70, 71 protrude to a rear side along a radial direction from a horizontal-direction center OP to the left and right from the horizontal-direction center OP at angles θ1, θ2 in a range of 40 to 45 degrees, respectively, in an erected state of the measuring device body 2, so as not to cause a wrist to be bent when gripped, with a swelled part 80 that is swollen to the frontmost being formed on a front side that is opposite to the handles 70, 71 of the measuring device body 2, and positions in a vertical direction are different, with the swelled part 80 taken as a reference, between the handles 70, 71 and batteries 38, 39 that apply a voltage to the laser beam emission unit, in the erected state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a measuring device with a handle. [Background technology]

[0002] Measuring devices that use laser light have been known for some time, and are used in a variety of cases, such as obtaining spatial position information of an object by receiving reflected light of an emitted laser light, or determining reference planes and reference lines in civil engineering and construction by shining laser light on an object. Because horizontal and vertical levels are important for this measuring device, it is often used on a tripod, and the measurer holds the handle attached to the measuring device, places it on the tripod, and then secures the tripod and measuring device in place.

[0003] Because a heavy measuring device must be mounted on a tall tripod, proposals have been made for measuring devices that are easy to hold. For example, the handle of the measuring device disclosed in Patent Document 1 comprises a grip portion to be held with the fingers and a support arm portion that supports the grip portion by attaching it to a housing, and the upper surface of the support arm is formed with a curved portion that fits the shape of the ball of the thumb. This allows the surveying instrument to be easily held by gripping the handle with four fingers excluding the thumb, supporting the support arm with the index finger by placing it against the underside of the support arm, and holding the support arm, which is closer to the center of gravity in the horizontal direction than the grip portion, between the index finger and thumb. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2018-146395 A DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, although Patent Document 1 is excellent for allowing the subject to hold the measuring device while standing, conventional measuring devices, including the measuring device in Patent Document 1, do not fully consider the strain on the body at the moment when the measuring device is taken out of a storage case placed on the floor, etc. For example, a slipped disc is likely to occur when suddenly changing posture or bending forward to hold something, and in this case, the moment when trying to lift the measuring device can cause back pain.

[0006] The present invention solves these problems and aims to provide a measuring device that is easy to remove from a storage case and reduces the strain on the body, such as the cause of lower back pain. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The above problem is solved by a measuring device including a measuring device body having a laser beam emitting unit that emits a laser beam for measurement, a base unit that supports the measuring device body so that the measuring device body can rotate in a horizontal direction, and a measuring device protruding from the measuring device body. a pair a handle, a pair The handle is attached to the measuring device body when the measuring device body is in an upright position. And, along the radial direction from the horizontal center to the rear side To keep them apart The measuring device has a protruding portion, and a bulging portion that bulges out most forward on the front side of the measuring device body opposite the handle, and when in the upright position, the handle and the battery that applies voltage to the laser light emitting portion are positioned at different vertical positions relative to the bulging portion.

[0008] According to the above invention, in a measuring device that uses laser light for measurement, the handle protrudes radially from the horizontal center of the measuring device body toward the rear side when the measuring device body is in an upright position. Therefore, when the measuring device is placed in a storage case with the front side facing down and the lid of the storage case is opened, the handle protrudes upward. Therefore, when grasping the handle to remove the measuring device from the storage case, the handle is located higher, so that the user does not have to bend forward as deeply. Therefore, the burden on the lower back when bending forward can be reduced. In other words, the "rear side" here refers to the surface that can be seen from above when the measuring device is placed facing down. Moreover, this handle is attached to the measuring device itself. The protruding parts are spaced apart from each other along the radial direction from the horizontal center. This makes it difficult for the wrist to bend when gripping the handle of a measuring device, which is generally smaller than shoulder width, and acts as a factor in preventing palmar flexion and dorsiflexion, allowing the gripping force to be exerted effectively. Furthermore, on the front side of the measuring device body opposite the handle, there is a bulging part that bulges out most forward. When the battery is in the upright position, the handle and the battery are spaced apart relative to the bulge. The device is placed upside down. This allows you to measure the device with the front side facing down. When removing the device from the case, lifting the handle will force the heavy battery downwards. The bulge acts as a fulcrum, and the handle rotates upwards using the principle of leverage, making it easier to lift. This allows you to reduce the force exerted when bending forward.

[0009] Preferably, the measuring device body is characterized in that, in the upright position, the front side of the upper surface is a curved inclined surface that slopes downward and is convex outward. This prevents the measuring device body from getting caught on the storage case when the measuring device is placed in the storage case with its front side facing down and the handle side (top side) is rotated upward using the bulging portion as a fulcrum as described above in order to remove the measuring device from the storage case, allowing the measuring device to be removed smoothly from the storage case.

[0010] Preferably, the measuring device main body has a lens barrel section in which the laser light emitting section is arranged, and a base section that supports the lens barrel section so that it can rotate vertically, and the lens barrel section and the base section have surfaces that are connected to the front side around their boundary with each other, and a continuous pattern is applied from the lens barrel section to the base section. In this way, the lens barrel portion and the base portion have a surface that is continuous with each other on the front side around the boundary between them, which makes it possible to prevent the main body from getting caught on other members inside the case. With this type of shape, when viewing the device from a distance, such as during remote operation, the boundary between the lens barrel and the base section is difficult to see, making it difficult to see the movement of the lens barrel. However, in the present invention, a continuous pattern is applied from the lens barrel to the base section, and when the lens barrel rotates, the continuous pattern shifts position, making it easier to see the movement.

[0011] Preferably, the batteries are disposed directly below the left and right handles in the upright position. Therefore, the center of gravity can be moved closer to the handle, making the measuring device easier to hold.

[0012] Preferably, recesses are formed on the left and right sides of the measuring device body to serve as guides for guiding a gloved hand to the handle, and the recesses have a height corresponding to the four fingers other than the thumb wearing the glove when the measuring device body is in the upright position, and are positioned from the center of the measuring device body to the upper side. In this way, the measurer is guided into the recessed portion, which has ample space, and grasps the upper part of the handle from the center (i.e., at a position considerably far from the battery). Therefore, when removing the lying measuring device from the storage case as described above, the bulge acts as a fulcrum, making it easier to rotate the handle further upward using the principle of leverage. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] As described above, the present invention can provide a measuring device that is easy to remove from a storage case and reduces the strain on the body, such as the cause of lower back pain. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a state in which a measuring device according to an embodiment of the present invention is in use. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a front view of a measurement device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a rear view of the measurement device of FIG. 2. [Figure 4] FIG. 3 is a plan view of the measuring device of FIG. 2, in which the dashed dotted line indicates a virtual line. [Figure 5] FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the measuring device of FIG. 2, in which the dashed dotted line indicates a virtual line. [Figure 6] FIG. 3 is a right side view of the measurement device of FIG. 2. [Figure 7] FIG. 3 is a left side view of the measurement device of FIG. 2. [Figure 8] 3 is a perspective view showing the front, top, and right side of the measurement device of FIG. 2. [Figure 9] 3 is a perspective view showing the back, bottom, and left side of the measurement device of FIG. 2. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which the lid of the storage case is opened to expose the measuring device. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 shows the measuring device of FIG. 10 being removed from its storage case. [Figure 12] These diagrams show the range of motion of the wrist in a fist position, where (a) is a diagram of palmar flexion, (b) is a diagram of the wrist not bent, and (c) is a diagram of dorsiflexion. [Figure 13] 11 is a diagram of the measuring device lying in its storage case in FIG. 10. [Figure 14] 10A and 10B are diagrams for explaining a continuous pattern, in which (A) is a diagram showing a state in which the lens barrel 50 is not driven, and (B) is a diagram showing a state in which the lens barrel 50 is rotated downward. [Figure 15] 3 is a front view of the measuring device of FIG. 2, showing examples of modifiable parts indicated by dashed lines. [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is a rear view of the measurement device of FIG. [Figure 17] FIG. 16 is a plan view of the measurement device of FIG. [Figure 18] FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the measurement device of FIG. [Figure 19]FIG. 16 is a right side view of the measurement device of FIG. 15 . [Figure 20] FIG. 16 is a left side view of the measurement device of FIG. 15 . [Figure 21] 16 is a perspective view showing the front, top, and right side of the measurement device of FIG. 15. [Figure 22] 16 is a perspective view showing the back, bottom, and left side of the measurement device of FIG. 15. [Figure 23] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a measurement device according to a modified example of the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 24] FIG. 24 is a right side view of the measurement device of FIG. 23. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below are preferred examples of the present invention, and therefore various technically preferable limitations are applied, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise specified in the following description to the effect that the present invention is particularly limited. Furthermore, the same reference numerals in each drawing have the same configuration.

[0016] 1 to 9 show measuring device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and measuring device 1 will be described first with reference to Fig. 1, which is a schematic front view showing the device in use, and also with reference to Fig. 2 to 9 as appropriate. Note that the "front" referred to below in this embodiment refers to the surface on which wide-angle camera 19 in Fig. 1 is located, or the surface on which window 28 is located when the device is not in operation. The measuring device 1 in the figure is a device that acquires spatial position information of an object by emitting a laser beam, and is particularly excellent for measuring the three-dimensional shape of buildings, and is also called a laser scanner, etc. Note that the measuring device 10 of the present invention is not limited to a laser scanner, and may be, for example, a laser level or rotating laser used to determine reference surfaces and reference lines in civil engineering and construction, or a surveying instrument such as a theodolite or total station that measures distances and angles.

[0017] The measuring device 1 is generally cylindrical overall, and when upright (i.e., facing the same direction as when it is used on a tripod), it is generally circular in plan view except for the handles 70, 71 and batteries 38, 39. The approximate size is determined so that it can be used on a tripod, and the diameter L as seen from the plan view shown in Fig. 4 is at least smaller than the average shoulder width (approximately 39.7 cm) of men aged 20 or older, preferably 40 to 50% of this average shoulder width. In this embodiment, the diameter L is 18.3 cm, or approximately 46% of this average shoulder width. The height H1 excluding the antenna 7 in Fig. 1 is preferably 29 to 30 cm, and in this embodiment, the height H1 is 29.8 cm.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 1, the measuring device 1 includes a leveling table 4, a base 3, a measuring device main body 2, and a remote controller 5. [About the tribrach] The leveling base 4 is fixed on a tripod 6, and in this embodiment, is capable of automatic leveling. That is, the leveling base 4 has three leveling screws 4a, and when an automatic leveling switch 21 (see FIG. 2) is turned on, a known program is activated to rotate the leveling screws 4a, automatically adjusting the tilt in any direction.

[0019] [About the base] The base 3 is connected to the top of the leveling table 4 and supports the measuring device main body 2 so that it can rotate horizontally. In this embodiment, the base 3 has a motor 31 and a drive gear 32 driven by this motor 31. The drive gear 32 meshes with a horizontal rotation shaft 33 protruding from the underside of the measuring device main body 2, allowing the measuring device main body 2 to rotate horizontally (left and right directions of the measuring device main body 2). A horizontal angle detector 35 (encoder or the like) is provided within the base 3 to detect the rotation angle of the horizontal rotation shaft 33, thereby detecting the relative rotation angle of the measurement device main body 2 in the horizontal direction.

[0020] As shown in FIG. 2, the base 3 is also provided with an operation unit 20 and batteries 38 and 39. 2, the operation unit 20 has, from the right, a power switch 23 for the entire device, a laser plummet switch 22, and an automatic leveling switch 21. The laser plummet switch 22 is used during the centering operation; when it is turned on, a laser beam is emitted from the bottom surface of the leveling table 4 toward the floor or other surface, allowing position adjustment to be performed using this as a guide. The automatic leveling switch 21 is a switch used to perform the automatic leveling described above. Batteries 38 and 39 are driving power sources that apply voltage to laser light emitting unit 52, which will be described later, and also supply power to each component, and are detachable in this embodiment, but may also be of a type that can be charged while fixed to base unit 3. Batteries 38 and 39 will be described later.

[0021] [About the measuring device itself] As shown in FIG. 1, the measuring device main body 2 has a lens barrel portion 50 incorporating a laser light emitting portion 52, and a base portion 10 which is U-shaped overall and supports the lens barrel portion 50 rotatably inside. The base 10 has therein a drive gear 12 and a motor 14 that drives the drive gear 12. The drive gear 12 meshes with a vertical rotation shaft 16 that connects the lens barrel 50 and the base 10, thereby allowing the lens barrel 50 to rotate freely in the vertical direction (up and down direction of the lens barrel 50).

[0022] Further, a vertical angle detector 18 (encoder or the like) is provided inside the base 10 to detect the rotation angle of the vertical rotation shaft 16, thereby detecting the relative rotation angle of the lens barrel 50 in the vertical direction. In this way, the rotation shafts 16, 33, the drive gears 12, 32, and the motors 14, 31 work together to orient the lens barrel 50 in the desired horizontal and vertical directions. In addition, the rotation angle detectors 18, 35 can detect the rotation angles of the lens barrel 50 in the horizontal and vertical directions.

[0023] A wide-angle camera 19 is provided on the support unit 10. The wide-angle camera 19 is mainly used for observation, and images captured by the wide-angle camera 19 are displayed on the display unit 5a of the remote controller 5. This allows the measurer to search for the object to be measured on the display unit 5a and select the object to be measured using the remote controller 5. The wide-angle camera 19 has a wide angle of view of, for example, 30°. A pair of handles 70, 71 protrude from the outer surface of the base 3, which is part of the measuring device main body 2. The handles 70, 71 are used to lift and move the measuring device 1, and are made of a plastic material such as ABS resin, which has high rigidity and water resistance. The handles 70, 71 may be fixed or detachable. The handles 70, 71 will be described later.

[0024] The lens barrel 50 has therein a laser beam emitting section 52 and a laser beam receiving section 54 which constitute a distance measuring section. The laser beam emitting unit 52 has a light emitting element, a light projecting lens, and a deflection prism (not shown). The light emitting element can be, for example, a laser diode that emits laser beams, and the emitted laser beam passes through the internal light projecting lens and deflection prism, and also through the transparent window 28 on the optical axis of the laser beam, before being irradiated onto the object to be measured. The laser beam receiving unit 54 has a light receiving element, a reflective deflection prism, and an imaging lens (not shown). The light receiving element is, for example, a photodiode, and light reflected by the object to be measured is collected on the light receiving element via the reflective deflection prism and imaging lens. When the light receiving element receives the light, it converts it into a signal and transmits it to the calculation processing unit 56. The calculation processing unit 56 measures the time it takes for the laser beam to return and performs distance measurement using a known calculation.

[0025] Such a lens barrel unit 50 also has a narrow-angle camera 58 with a narrower angle of view than the wide-angle camera 19 described above. The narrow-angle camera 58 captures the measurement object selected by the wide-angle camera 19, and the image acquired by the narrow-angle camera 58 is displayed on the display unit 5a. This narrow-angle image matches the measurement range of the measuring device 1, so the measurer can easily identify the measurement range using the display unit 5a and point the lens barrel unit 50 toward the desired measurement object. This narrow-angle camera 49 has a narrow angle of view of, for example, 5°. When the laser light is emitted horizontally, the wide-angle camera 19, the narrow-angle camera 58, and the window 28 of this embodiment are aligned in a line along the vertical direction of the device.

[0026] The optical axis of narrow-angle camera 58 and the optical axis of the laser emitted from laser light emitting unit 52 are parallel, and the center of the image captured by narrow-angle camera 58 is aligned with the optical axis of the laser by known calculation. A control unit (not shown), electrically connected to the arithmetic processing unit 56, determines the emission direction angle of the laser light (distance measurement light) based on the detection results of the vertical angle detector 18 and the horizontal angle detector 35, and calculates three-dimensional data (X, Y, Z) of the measurement object using a known program based on the distance measurement results.Then, the three-dimensional data of the measurement point is associated with the narrow-angle image, and the narrow-angle image acquired by the narrow-angle camera 58 can be displayed on the display unit 5a of the remote controller 5 as an image with the three-dimensional data.

[0027] [About the remote controller] The remote controller 5 communicates with the measuring device main body 2 via the antenna 7 by means of wireless LAN or the like, and can remotely operate the measuring device 1, using a dedicated terminal or smartphone that stores a known program. The display unit 5a of the remote controller 5 of this embodiment displays images captured by the wide-angle camera 19 and narrow-angle camera 58 described above, and because the display unit 5a has a touch sensor function, the user can touch the screen while checking the images to move the lens barrel unit 50 and base unit 10, and select or capture an object to be measured.

[0028] The measuring device 1, which is a laser product described above, is a precision instrument that is stored in, for example, a storage case 60 shown in FIG. 10 when not in use. The storage case 60 has a case body 61 and a lid body 62 that is shorter than the case body 61 (see also FIG. 11). A protective member 63 such as a cushioning material is provided on the inside of the case body 61 and the lid body 62, with a recess 40 formed therein that corresponds to the outer shape of the measuring device 1. In the figure, the recess 40a of the case body 61 corresponds to the front half of the measuring device 1, and the recess 40b of the lid body 62 corresponds to the rear half of the measuring device 1. As a result, when the lid is closed, the inner surfaces of the recess 40a of the case body 61 and the inner surfaces of the recess 40b of the lid body 62 come into close contact with the measuring device 1, protecting the measuring device 1. Normally, as shown in the figure, the front side (the face in FIG. 2) on which window 28 and lenses 19, 58, which would be fatally damaged if scratched, are arranged faces downward, and case body 61, which has protective member 63 thicker than lid 62, protects the front side of measuring device 1 on which window 28 and lenses 19, 58 are located. For this reason, as shown in the figure, when lid 62 is opened to remove measuring device 1, the rear side, opposite to the front, is exposed.

[0029] The measuring device 1 of this embodiment is configured as described above and further has the following features. [About the handle] The handles 70 and 71 have the same configuration except for their arrangement, so unless otherwise specified, only the configuration of the handle 71 will be described here. As shown in Figures 8 and 9, the handle 71 is a roughly U-shaped vertical handle with two bent portions 71a and 71b, and has a grip portion 72 that is held by the fingers, and upper and lower support arm portions 73 and 74 that support the grip portion 72 on the measuring device main body 2. Furthermore, grip portion 72 has a projection width D1 that does not extend beyond the center of the back surface. That is, in order to prevent grip portion 72 from being separated from the center of gravity of measuring device 1 and making it difficult to hold, grip portion 72 is positioned closer to the front than tangent line TA (see FIG. 5) to the center of the back surface of measuring device 1, which is approximately circular in plan view. Projection width D1 in the figure is 5.3 cm.

[0030] An insertion space S into which gloved fingers can be inserted is provided between the grip portion 72 and the housing of the measurement device main body 2. The grip portion 72 has a width W1 corresponding to the distance between the metacarpal phalangeal joint (MP) at the base of the fingers excluding the thumb and the proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP), the second joint from the tip of the finger (see FIG. 12 for the joint positions), allowing the finger joints to be bent and the grip portion 72 to be grasped through gloves.

[0031] 2 to 4, when measuring device main body 2 is upright, handles 70, 71 protrude apart from each other along a radial direction from horizontal center OP toward the rear side opposite wide-angle camera 19. As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, when measuring device main body 2 is laid down in storage case 60 with its front side facing down to protect window 28 and lenses 19, 58, handles 70, 71 are positioned at the top. Therefore, when bending forward to remove measuring device 1 from storage case 60 (see FIG. 11), handles 70, 71 are positioned at the top, allowing the user to grasp handles 70, 71 with a shallow forward bend, thereby reducing the strain on the lower back when bending forward.

[0032] Furthermore, when the entire cylindrical measuring device 1 is upright, the handles 70 and 71 are arranged within a range of 40 to 45 degrees to the left and right of the horizontal center OP of the measuring device main body 2, as shown in Fig. 4. Specifically, in the plan view shown in Fig. 4, with the horizontal center OP and the center line CL passing through the back portion 29 directly opposite the window portion 28 (i.e., the center of the back), one handle 70 is arranged at a central angle θ2 of 40 to 45 degrees, and the other handle 71 is also arranged at a central angle θ1 of 40 to 45 degrees. As a result, as shown in Figure 11, when a Japanese male aged 20 or older, approximately 172 cm tall, leaned forward slightly with his hips slightly lowered and his upper arms held roughly vertical, gripped handles 70 and 71, which were located within shoulder width, without bending his wrists. In other words, when gripping the handles, the forearm and fist remained straight, as shown in Figure 12(b), rather than the palmar flexion shown in Figure 12(a) or the dorsiflexion shown in Figure 12(c), allowing for the most effective gripping force. Of course, depending on the individual's height, posture, habits, etc., the measurement may not always be performed as shown in Figure 12(b). However, the measurement can generally be performed with ease by adjusting the posture, such as the tightness of the armpits and the angle of the arms, and handles 70 and 71 function as a guide to the position shown in Figure 12(b). In the figure, the angle θ1 on the right side and the angle θ2 on the left side are the same, and are both set at 45 degrees.

[0033] Furthermore, the brightest mark on the measuring device main body 2 is provided on the surface exposed to the outside of the handle 71, i.e., the surface opposite the insertion space S where the finger is inserted. Therefore, when opening the lid 62 and removing the measuring device 1 from the storage case 60 as shown in Figure 10 in a relatively dark place such as a dimly lit room, the handle 71 is easy to find, and the user can quickly correct the bending over position.

[0034] [About the bulging part] 6 and 7, a bulging portion 80 that bulges out most forward is formed on the front side of the measuring device main body 2 opposite the handles 70, 71. In the present embodiment, when the measuring device 1 is in an upright position, the front side of the measuring device main body 2 is recessed so as to be chamfered from the center to the upper side, and the front side of the base 3 is recessed from the center to the lower side, thereby forming the bulging portion 80. When the measuring device 1 is upright, the handles 70, 71 and the batteries 38, 39 are positioned at different vertical positions relative to the bulging portion 80. In the figure, the handles 70, 71 are located above the bulging portion 80 (on the flat surface side in FIG. 4), and the batteries 38, 39 are located below the bulging portion 80 (on the bottom surface side in FIG. 5). In this way, when removing the measuring device 1 from the storage case when it is laid face down as shown in Figure 13 (storage case not shown), lifting the handle 71 will apply a downward force to the heavy battery 39 side, and the bulge 80 will act as a fulcrum, causing the handle 71 side to rotate upward in the LF direction according to the principle of leverage, making it easier to lift, and reducing the amount of force required when bending over.

[0035] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the measuring device 1 has the following additional features to make it easier to lift. [Additional feature 1] First, in the upright position shown in Figure 3, the left and right batteries 38, 39 are respectively placed directly below the left and right handles 70, 71. In Figure 3, the right battery 38 is placed below the right handle 70, and the left battery 39 is placed below the left handle 71. This allows the center of gravity to be as close as possible to the handles 70, 71, making it easier to hold the heavy measuring device 1. It is preferable that the batteries 38 and 39 have the same weight.

[0036] [Additional feature 2] Next, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 13 , recesses 25 are formed on each of the left and right side surfaces of the measuring device main body 2 (the left and right side surfaces of the support unit 10 in this embodiment). The recesses 25 are guides for easily guiding the fingers of a gloved hand into the space S between the handles 70, 71 and the left and right side surfaces of the measuring device main body 2. Specifically, when the measuring device 1 is in an upright position, the height H2 (the horizontal width in the lying position in FIG. 13 ; see also FIG. 6 ) corresponding to the four gloved fingers other than the thumb corresponds to the width of the four gloved fingers other than the thumb. The recesses 25 are arranged from the center to the upper side (the planar side in FIG. 4 ) of the measuring device main body 2 (i.e., toward the upper side of the side surface corresponding to the space S). As a result, as shown in FIG. 13 , the subject is guided by the ample space in the recesses 25 to grasp the handles 70, 71 at the positions farthest from the batteries 38, 39, making it easier to rotate them in the LF direction using the principle of leverage. Note that the same effect as in this embodiment can be obtained even if handles 70, 71 are provided only on the upper side (the flat side in Figure 4) from the beginning, but in that case, when measuring device 1 is placed on a tall tripod and secured, the handles will be only on the upper side, making it difficult to operate. For this reason, in the upright state shown in Figure 3, it is preferable to provide handles 70, 71 widely from the top to the bottom of measuring device main body 2, and to position recessed portion 25, which serves as a guide for guiding the fingers, at a height H2, relative to the top of space S, that will allow four gloved fingers to fit therein.

[0037] [Additional feature 3] 6 to 8, when the measuring device main body 2 is in an upright position, the front side region 2A of the upper surface (the surface as viewed from the top in FIG. 4) is formed as a curved slope that slopes downward and is convex outward. Specifically, the front side regions 50A, 10A of the upper surfaces of both the lens barrel portion 50 and the support portion 10 (see FIG. 8) are formed as similarly curved slopes as described above. This prevents the measuring device 1 from getting caught on the protective member 63 of the storage case as much as possible when the measuring device 1 is placed in the storage case with the front side where the window portion 28 is located facing downward as shown in FIG. 13 and is then rotated in the LF direction around the bulge portion 80 as a fulcrum to remove the measuring device 1 from the storage case. It should be noted that only the narrow-angle camera 58 does not have a curved slope, but this is because the optical axis of the narrow-angle camera 58 and the laser optical axis emitted from the laser light emitting unit 52 need to be parallel, and cases where there is no curved slope in some areas are also included in the present invention.

[0038] [Additional feature 4] 2 and 8, the lens barrel 50 and the base 10 have contiguous surfaces 26, 27 on the front side near their boundary. This "contiguous surface" refers to the fact that the lens barrel 50 and the base 10 are not in close contact with each other, so there is a space at the boundary, but the surfaces 26, 27 are close together near the boundary as if they were on the same plane. The reason for making the surfaces 26, 27 contiguous in this way is to minimize the risk of them getting caught when the lens is removed from the storage case. The continuous surface is shaped like a flat cut-away portion of the front side of the generally cylindrical measuring device main body 2. This makes it easier for the measurer to grasp the front side compared to when the entire body is roughly cylindrical.

[0039] Here, as described above, if the lens-barrel section 50 and the base 10 are connected to the front side at surfaces 26, 27, it becomes difficult to visually recognize the boundary between the lens-barrel section 50 and the base 10 when viewing the device from a distance, such as during remote operation. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the lens-barrel section 50 is designed to protrude as little as possible from the base 10. As a result, with this configuration, it becomes difficult to see the movement of the lens-barrel section 50. Therefore, the following additional features are provided to make the movement of the lens-barrel section 50 easier to see.

[0040] [Additional feature 5] 8 and 9, the measuring device 1 has indicators 41, 43, such as LEDs, that light up when the lens barrel 50 rotates. The indicators 41, 43 are located on the outer surface of the support 10, below the lens barrel 50. The indicators 41, 43 shown in the figures are located on the front and back and light up in the same color, but the indicators on the front and back may light up in different colors or may light up in different ways, such as by flashing, to make it possible to distinguish between the front and back.

[0041] [Additional feature 6] Next, in this embodiment, a continuous pattern is applied from the lens barrel 50 to the base 10 so that the pattern shifts as the lens barrel 50 rotates. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining this continuous pattern, with FIG. 14(A) showing the state when not driven, and FIG. 14(B) showing the state when the lens barrel 50 has rotated downward. As shown in Figure 14(A), there is a space between the lens barrel part 50 and the base part 10, but when not in operation, the pattern D2 on the base part 10 side of the lens barrel part 50 and the pattern D1 on the base part 10 side of the lens barrel part 50 are close to each other, creating a continuous pattern DS. The continuous pattern DS in the figure is a line or band extending from the lens barrel 50 to the base 10, and is formed in a ring shape to surround the window 28 and the cameras 19 and 58. Therefore, when the lens barrel 50 rotates vertically, the line / band D2 of the lens barrel 50 and the line / band D1 of the base 10 separate, as shown in Figure 14(B), breaking up the continuous pattern, which allows the movement of the lens barrel 50 to be seen. The continuous pattern DS has a uniform color, and is yellowish so that it stands out even if the line / band width is narrow.

[0042] [Additional feature 7] Next, the inner area GN surrounded by the above-mentioned circular continuous pattern DS (the area with parallel diagonal lines in Figure 14) is a different color from the continuous pattern DS, and is a uniform color except for the upper and lower areas 50A, 50B of the lens barrel portion 50 (i.e., the front side area on the upper surface and the front side area on the lower surface). The color of this inner region GN is preferably far from the color of the continuous pattern DS, and since the continuous pattern DS in this embodiment is yellowish, the inner region GN is blackish except for the upper and lower regions 50A, 50B of the lens barrel 50. The upper and lower regions 50A, 50B of the lens barrel 50 are a different color from the continuous pattern DS and inner region GN, and preferably have a hue intermediate between the color of the continuous pattern DS and the color of the inner region GN, which is silver in the illustrated example. Because the inner area GN surrounded by the continuous pattern DS is configured as described above, when the lens barrel portion 50 rotates downward as shown in Figure 14(B), the black color of the inner area GN on the support portion 10 side does not move, while the silver color of the upper area 50A of the lens barrel portion 50 increases from the top, and conversely, when the lens barrel portion 50 rotates upward, the silver color of the lower area 50B of the lens barrel portion 50 increases from the bottom, making the movement in the vertical direction easier to see.

[0043] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the claims. For example, in Figures 1 to 9, a bulge 80 is placed in front of the wide-angle camera 19, and handles 70, 71 are placed on the back opposite the wide-angle camera 19, but the positional relationship between the bulge 80 and the handles 70, 71 is relative to the horizontal center OP, and the wide-angle camera 19 is not necessarily the basis for determining the front and back.

[0044] 15 to 22, the antenna 7 may be built-in, or may be absent. Also, the batteries 38 and 39 may be combined into one. Also, although the bulging portion 80 in FIG. 7 is composed of a bulging portion 80A on the measuring device main body 2 side and a bulging portion 80B on the base 3 side, the present invention is not limited to this. Only the bulging portion 80A on the measuring device main body 2 side may be the bulging portion 80, and no bulging portion may be formed on the base 3.

[0045] Alternatively, in the above embodiment, as shown in Figure 6, the upper side of the bulging portion 80 of the measuring device main body 2 is recessed to form a substantially vertical flat surface, but as shown in a modified measuring device 90 shown in Figures 23 and 24, the upper side of the bulging portion 80 of the measuring device main body 2 may be formed as an inclined surface in which the outer shape of the measuring device main body 2 narrows toward the upper surface. 1 to 9, the entire lens barrel 50 rotates vertically, causing the window 28 to rotate as well. However, in the measuring device 90 of FIGS. 23 and 24, the entire surface exposed to the outside of the lens barrel 94 is a transparent window, and the laser light emitting section inside rotates vertically to emit laser light. Furthermore, the camera 92 of the measuring device 90 has two functions: a wide-angle camera and a narrow-angle camera. The above-mentioned configurations are also included in the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0046] 1,90···Measuring device, 2···Measuring device main body, 2A···Curved slope, 3···Base portion, 10···Support portion, 25···Recess portion, 38,39···Battery, 50···Lens barrel portion, 52···Laser light emitting portion, 70,71···Handle, 80···Bulging portion, OP···Horizontal center, DS···Continuous pattern

Claims

1. A measuring device comprising: a measuring device body having a laser light emitting unit that emits laser light for measurement; a base unit that supports the measuring device body so that the measuring device body can rotate in a horizontal direction; and a pair of handles that protrude from the measuring device body, the pair of handles protrude from the horizontal center toward the rear surface so as to be spaced apart from each other in a radial direction when the measuring device body is in an upright position, a bulging portion that bulges most forward on the front side of the measuring device body opposite the handle, In the upright state, the handle and the battery that applies voltage to the laser light emitting unit are positioned at different positions in the up-down direction with respect to the bulging portion. A measuring device characterized by:

2. The handle is disposed on the upper surface side of the bulging portion, When the measuring device body is in the upright position, the front side of the upper surface is a curved inclined surface that is inclined downward and convex outward.

2. The measuring device according to claim 1.

3. the measuring device body includes a lens barrel portion in which the laser light emitting portion is disposed, and a base portion that supports the lens barrel portion so as to be rotatable in a vertical direction; The lens barrel portion and the base portion have a surface that is continuous with each other on the front side of the periphery of their boundary, A continuous pattern is applied from the lens barrel portion to the base portion.

3. The measuring device according to claim 2.

4. 4. The measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the batteries are disposed directly below the left and right handles when the measuring device is in the upright position.

5. The left and right side surfaces of the measuring device body are formed with recesses that serve as guides for guiding gloved hands to the handle, The recessed portion has a height corresponding to the four fingers other than the thumb when the glove is placed on the measuring device body in the upright position, and is disposed from the center to the upper side of the measuring device body.

4. The measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the measuring device is a measuring device for measuring a temperature of the object.

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