Patent ID: 7430068

Claim:
A laser scanner having a first axis; a second axis extending essentially transversely to said first axis; a measuring head adapted to be rotated about said first axis, said measuring head having at least a first, a second, and a third module, wherein at least said first module and said third module are releasably connected to each other; a first rotary drive for rotating said measuring head, said first rotary drive being comprised within said first and said second modules; a rotary mirror adapted to be rotated about said second axis, said rotary mirror being comprised within said third module; a second rotary drive for rotating said rotary mirror, said second drive being likewise comprised within said third module; a transmitter arranged in said measuring head for transmitting a light beam; a receiver arranged in said measuring head for receiving said light beam after a reflection thereof by an object located at a distance from said laser scanner; a computer arranged in said measuring head for processing signals embedded within said received light beam.