Tilting kinematic mount
US5414565A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 9, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B7/182
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tilting kinematic mount having optics which may be precisely positioned so as to direct light or other energy to a number of measuring devices. Optic carrying tilting plates, interleaved with stationary plates are moved by linear actuators. An arrangement of balls and grooves establishes positioning of the tilting plates in a kinematic mount relative to the stationary plates, thus achieving the precise rearrangement of optical elements relative to a central axis and the redirection of the energy beam onto the sensing devices.
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