Coded zoom knob, microscope having the same and method for retrofitting a coded zoom knob
US10816785B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/241
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a coded zoom knob (3) for detecting the rotation of the zoom drive shaft (4) of a zoom system (10) of a microscope (1), comprising a stator (40) and a rotor (30) rotatable in relation to the stator (40), the rotor (30) being adapted to be mounted to the zoom drive shaft (4), and the stator (40) comprising a rotation sensor (43) for sensing a rotation of the rotor (30), and to a method of retrofitting a microscope with such a coded zoom knob (3).
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