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Adjusting device for an illumination component of a microscope, a microscope illumination device and a microscope

US10108000B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 7, 2015
Grant dateOct 23, 2018
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Expiry dateJan 2, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B21/0088
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An adjusting device for an illumination component of a microscope, an illumination device and a microscope containing the adjusting device are disclosed. The adjusting device for an illumination component of a microscope includes a first barrel component having an axis; a second barrel component received in the first barrel component, the second barrel component having an axis coincident with or parallel to the axis of the first barrel component, wherein the second barrel component houses and supports the illumination component; and a plurality of set screws each having a first end coupled to a side wall of the first barrel component at a corresponding coupling point and a second end pressed against a side wall of the second barrel component. With embodiments of the present invention, the structure is simpler and the cost is lower.

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