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Motor-driven focusing apparatus of a sighting telescope

US6269580A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 14, 1999
Grant dateAug 7, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B23/14
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A motor-driven focusing apparatus of a telescope, includes a telescopic optical system which includes a focusing lens group guided along an optical axis; a motor-driven lens moving device which drives the focusing lens group along the optical axis; a manual operating switch for actuating the motor-driven lens moving device; and a lens-control device for controlling the motor-driven lens moving device when the manual operating switch is turned ON, so that the moving amount per unit time of a focal point of the telescopic optical system, that is caused by a movement of the focusing lens group, is kept substantially at a constant speed regardless of the position of the focusing lens group on the optical axis, the constant speed being selected from one or more constant speeds.

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