Flexured athermalized pseudokinematic mount
US7167325B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 11, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B7/008
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for designing a base includes (1) selecting a location of a first center of expansion of a child part (CEchild) relative to a parent part; (2) determining a location of a second center of expansion of a bond joint (CEbond) bonding the child part to the base; and (3) determining a location of a third center of expansion of the base (CEbase) on a centerline, which is defined by the CEchild and the CEbond, so the CEchild does not substantially move relative to the parent part under a temperature change. To determine the location of the CEbase, the method further includes (a) determining a length change to the child part from the CEbond to the CEchild under the temperature change; (b) determining a length of the base that produces the same length change under the temperature change; and (c) locating the CEbase at the length away from the CEbond.
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