Transmitted light and/or incident light inverse microscope

US4619503A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Ernst Leitz Wetzlar, GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Guenter Reinheimer · Biebertal, DE
• Norbert Gaul · Solms, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 26, 1983
• Grant date: Oct 28, 1986
• Expiry date: Apr 26, 2003

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B21/24
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A transmitted light and/or incident light inverted microscope is described, which comprises a "C"-shaped microscope basic body (G), the free opening (Of) of which is directed toward the observer (B). A particular construction feature is the preferably vertical disposition of the following microscope parts along the optical microscope axis (4)--from bottom to top--: Objective (1) - object (3) - condenser (2) - center (19a) of the binocular housing (5) (FIG. 1a). At the pure incident light inverted variant (FIG. 1c) the condenser (2) is dispensed with. The multiply bent imaging beam path runs through the inside of the basic body (G). According to an alternative solution the binocular housing (5) is disposed at the front face of the stand arm (A) directed toward the observer (B) (FIG. 1b). According to all embodiments, the observer (B) is provied with a direct view into the binocular (5) as well as onto the object (3) and to the adaptable top mounted or, respectively, side mounted attachment modules, such as, for example, a viewing screen (22) while in ergonomically optimum microscoping position (FIG. 4). In addition, the observer (B) without changing his position can directly and uni…