Temperature insensitive precision locking apparatus for use with large aperture adjustable optic mounts
US9684146B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B7/181
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A temperature insensitive locking apparatus for use with large optical mounts having at least one locking nut having an internal threaded portion adjacent to an internal tapered portion, at least one flexurized spring collet attached to a rigid base structure having an external threaded portion and a plurality of tapered flexures, a pivot shaft engaged with an optical yoke on a rotational axis of symmetry wherein when the internal threads of the locking nut engage with the external threads of the flexurized spring collet an increased level of a radial clamping force is provided around the pivot shaft.
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