摘要:
Low friction or nearly frictionless compasses are provided. One compass embodiment includes a housing having a wall forming a chamber, the housing having a closed end and an open end. The compass includes a fluid disposed within the chamber. The compass includes a magnetized material floating in the fluid, wherein the magnetized material is operative to indicate Earth's magnetic north. The compass includes a protective face adjacent to the open end, wherein the protective face closes the open end of the chamber. Also provided is a compass that includes low friction material deposited on at least one side of the magnetized material and the adjacent closed end of the housing to create a nearly frictionless interface.
摘要:
A terrestrial magnetism responsive device adapted to be worked using a north or south seeking magnet in both north and south headings, the device including a housing having a north or south seeking magnet therein. The magnet is suspended adjacent one pole by a sensitive spring to permit the magnet to be movable horizontally, when released, from a north pointing position or a south pointing position. Secured and balanced on the seeking or free end of the magnet is a soft iron rod, generally at ninety degrees to the magnet and having substantially the same diameter as the magnet. The rod is balanced along with the magnet so that the magnet and rod together will move horizontally. The housing is rotatable on a plate by which it is held and during operation is fixed on the plate to be moved horizontally in the direction of an area to be explored.The method includes the releasing of a north or south seeking magnet in the housing so that it is free to move east and west on the spring as the housing in its fixed directional position is moved over the areas to be explored. As it is moved, the east/west diversions of the magnet and the exact locations of the diversions are recorded to be used in determining the location of surface and subsurface local structures which have local magnetic force fields causing the diversions of the magnet.
摘要:
A terrestrial magnetism responsive device adapted to use a north or south seeking magnet in both north and south headings, the device including a housing having a north or south seeking magnet therein, the magnet being suspended adjacent one pole by a sensitive spring to permit the magnet to be movable horizontally, when released, from a north pointing position or a south pointing position. The method includes the releasing of a north or south seeking magnet in the housing so that it is free to move easterly or westerly on the spring, moving the housing over the areas to be explored, and recording the east/west diversions of the magnet and the exact locations of the diversions.
摘要:
A transport for measuring strikes and dips. The transport includes a locking mechanism for locking the needle assembly n place. The needle assembly can be momentarily released to allow a measurement to be made, and then locked to allow the measurement to be viewed. The transport also includes external levels to allow a user to level the transit while viewing from the sides or underside. Another unique feature includes clinometer dials incorporated on the hinge between the cover and transit body.
摘要:
The invention concerns a tilt-compensating indicator device for a compass (100) comprising a magnetic field detection device (20) which is mounted on a conical bearing (7) and is accommodated in a housing (100') of the compass (100). The indicator device (30) is rotatably mounted on the magnetic field detection device (20) by means of a receiving bearing (8,10) whose bearing shaft (8), accommodated in bearing elements (10) of the magnetic field detection device (20), extends substantially at right-angles to the north-south direction of the magnetic field detection device (20).
摘要:
A magnetic compass has been devised which is of the type having a pivot point displaced above the plane of the permanent magnets so that the distance of displacement of the pivot point with respect to the center of force will reduce the tilt angle or tipping otherwise caused by changes in latitude when the compass is to be operated in different parts of the world and a spherical needle bearing can be employed at the pivot point as a result of the increased pendular effect achieved by displacing the pivot point above the magnets. The need for a lift assembly to cushion the pivot point is eliminated while providing for an extremely rugged and versatile magnetic compass which will serve as a light, portable pocket transit capable of measuring horizontal and vertical angles as well as being used as a prismatic compass, level, clinometer, plumb or alidade.
摘要:
A balance unit with direction-setting function, including a support element positioned on a preset locating face, the support element having a contact section; a balance element having a contact section at its gravity center for contacting with the contact section of the support element by very little frictional coefficient, the balance element having a direction-indicating section; and a magnetic element connected with the balance element. By means of the interaction between the magnetic element and terrestrial magnetism, the balance element can overcome the little frictional force between the balance element and the support element, whereby the direction-indicating section of the balance element can naturally move to indicate a preset direction.
摘要:
The present invention provides a compass comprising an at-least-partially-transparent housing having a top and a bottom, a vertically orientated, conical pivot bearing, and a magnetic detection means which is mounted on the vertically-oriented conical pivot bearing. The magnetic detection means thereby is capable of rotating in a substantially-horizontal plane. The magnetic field detection means is provided with a radially-extending, tilt-compensating, indicator device. The indicator device has at least one spacer element which is spaced from the magnetic field detection means, the spacer element projecting from the indicator device and being directed towards one of a top of the housing of the compass and a bottom of the housing of the compass. By this structure, the indicator device is guidable in the housing of the compass substantially-parallel to at least one of the top of the housing of the compass and the bottom of the housing of the compass by being mechanically pushed off at least from one of the top of the housing of the compass and the bottom of the housing of the compass by the spacer element when the housing is tilted. In addition, the spacer element which is arranged on the indicator device is oriented in respect to the top of the housing of the compass or the bottom of the housing of the compass in such a manner that an abutting of the indicator device against the housing of the compass can be prevented.
摘要:
A magnetic compass including a flexible bowl having a rim with an annular inwardly facing groove. The inwardly facing groove is adapted to engage a flange of a transparent cover in a tight sealing relationship, the combined assembly enclosing a compass rose.
摘要:
A compass includes a case, a first support shaft, a second support shaft, and a needle. The case includes an upper plate, a lower plate, and a side wall that connects edge portions of the upper plate and the lower plate. The first support shaft is coupled to the lower plate and protrudes toward the upper plate, and the second support shaft is coupled to the upper plate and protrudes toward the lower plate. The needle includes a support unit, a first indicator unit, and a second indicator unit. The support unit is disposed between the first support shaft and the second support shaft, and includes a first support groove that is formed close to the first support shaft and a second support groove that is formed close to the second support shaft. The first indicator unit is coupled to one side of the support unit, and the second indicator unit is coupled to the support unit to face the first indicator unit with the support unit therebetween.