Patent · US Expired

Transmitted-light illumination device for a microscope

US6989926B2 · kind B2 · utility

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29Claims

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Assignee

Leica Microsystems Wetzlar GmbH · DE

Inventors

Ralf Kruger · Bensberg, DE
Peter Euteneuer · Biebertal, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 26, 2003
Grant date	Jan 24, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 7, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B21/086
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention concerns a microscope and an illumination device for a microscope that ensure optimal illumination in the standard (10×–100×), scanning (1.6×–5×), and macro (1×–1.6×) ranges. The illumination system comprises only one condenser head that can be switched in or out and that can optimally illuminate the entire range from 1× to 100×, and a movably arranged focusing lens that ensures optimal adaptation of the illumination to the entrance pupil for all ranges.

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