Optical instrument having a stabilization element for mounting and adjusting an optical assembly in a holder, and mounting method for the stabilization element
US9429733B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B7/026
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical instrument for measuring has an a stabilization component for stably connecting an optical assembly and holder to at least one stabilization element that can be compressed in the gap. The stabilization element has, in an unmounted state, a thickness which is greater than the width of the gap, and the optical assembly, the holder and the stabilization component are configured and cooperate such that the stabilization element, which is positioned between optical assembly and holder, in a roughly positioned state, is compressed, by way of inserting the optical assembly into the holder, into the gap and is plastically deformed in the gap such that elastic forces act radially with respect to the optical axis between assembly and holder and the assembly and the holder are disposed in the radial direction in a stabilized state with respect to one another.
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