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Eyepiece unit for endoscopes

US7561352B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Jan Dahmen · Tuttlingen, DE
Siegfried Hoefig · Bad Hersfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 22, 2006
Grant date	Jul 14, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 6, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B25/001
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to an eyepiece unit with an eyepiece mounted in an eyepiece frame and with a coupling element for inserting the eyepiece frame. According to a first embodiment, the eyepiece is mounted so that it can slide axially in the eyepiece frame and can be fixed so that it is individually adjustable in the eyepiece frame. To ensure an easy and rapid adjustment in an eyepiece unit, it is proposed with the invention that the eyepiece can be fixed in the eyepiece frame without screws. According to a second embodiment, the eyepiece frame is mounted in the coupling element so that it slides perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis for adjustment. It is fixed in this adjustment position, according to the invention, because the eyepiece frame can be fixed in the coupling element without screws.

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