Measuring head of an endoscopic device and process for inspecting and measuring an object

US10165935B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG · DE

Inventors

• Joachim Bauer · Hamburg, DE
• Sigurd Schrader · Berlin, DE
• Martin Burger · Richmond, CA
• Silvio Pulwer · Berlin, DE
• Friedhelm Heinrich · Berlin, DE
• Viachaslau Ksianzou · Berlin, DE
• Patrick Steglich · Berlin, DE
• Jean Blondeau · Sinsheim, DE
• Claus Villringer · Berlin, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 27, 2016
• Grant date: Jan 1, 2019
• Expiry date: Jan 27, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B5/005
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A measuring head of an endoscopic device is provided. The measuring head has an optical projection unit (projection optics) intended and designed to illuminate an object to be examined with light, and an optical measurement unit (measurement optics) intended and designed to record the light reflected or diffused from the object to be examined. It is provided that the optical measurement unit (measurement optics) has an aperture diaphragm of which the aperture is settable.