Lens mounts with locking mechanisms
US9389488B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B3/02
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical assembly includes a lens mount. The lens mount includes a lens mount body with a threaded lens aperture extending axially therethrough. A ring extends from the lens mount body. The ring defines a lens locking aperture therethrough that is spaced axially apart from the lens aperture and is aligned with the lens aperture. The lens aperture and lens locking aperture are both threaded. A lens element is threaded into the lens aperture and lens locking aperture. A lock operatively connects the lens mount body to the ring for locking the lens element by flexure of the ring relative to the lens aperture.
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