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Equatorial mount for telescope with balanced weight distribution

US11573413B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Nantong Schmidt Opto-Electrical Technology Co. Ltd. · CN

Inventors

Yufeng Sun · Nantong, CN
Wenzhong Shen · Nantong, CN
Xuefeng Zhu · Mississauga, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 31, 2020
Grant date	Feb 7, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 30, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01C1/00
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An equatorial mount for providing a telescope with a balanced weight distribution is described. The equatorial mount includes a base, a declination base, and a device support. The declination base is rotatable about a right ascension axis relative to the base. The device support is rotatable about a declination axis relative to the declination base. The declination axis intersects orthogonally with the right ascension axis and the declination axis intersects a midsection of the declination base. The declination base includes a counterweight assembly extending along a counterweight axis, the counterweight axis being spaced away from the declination axis along the right ascension axis.

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