Improvements in or relating to borescopes
US4822154A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 1987 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S600/92
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical assembly 7, 8 providing an optical relay of a borescope 1 has a plurality of lenses 7 spaced apart by tubular spacers 8 through which the optical path extends. The spacers 8 include formations 9, 10 and 11 for connecting adjacent spacers and for housing the lenses 7 such that the spacers 8 and the lenses form a self supporting assembly. The optical assembly 7, 8 locates in a window tube 19 located within a tubular shaft 2 with a fibre optic bundle 16 occupying a duct 17 formed between the window tube and the shaft. The borescope 1 is convenient to assemble with minimum contamination and maximizes the optical path cross sectional area available.
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