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Apparatus for producing an accurately aligned aperture of selectable diameter

US5214492A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 2, 1991
Grant dateMay 25, 1993
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B11/26
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus having a set of apertures of selected diameters, each aperture being positioned in a multiaperture assembly that can be moved to bring selectively each of these apertures into a path of a beam. This enables control of the diameter of an aperture in a beam and also enables accurate positioning of that aperture so that it is centered on the beam where it is moved to a position of alignment with the beam.

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