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US 11,692,816 B2Granted
Mounting arrangement for optical systems
AssigneeCognex Corporation
InventorsAndrew Goodale, Kostas Zafiriou, Jens Petersen
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Abstract
An optical system can include an optical arrangement supported by an optical chassis. A flexure arrangement can support the optical chassis relative to a separate structure to maintain a calibrated distance between optical components of the optical arrangement.
Claims22
An optical system comprising:
- an optical arrangement that includes a first imaging device and a second imaging device;
- a housing including a base;
- an optical chassis including a support beam, the first and second imaging devices being mounted to the support beam to be spatially separated by a calibrated distance to operate cooperatively;
- and
- a flexure arrangement including a plurality of substantially planar flexures secured to the housing and to the optical chassis, to support the optical chassis relative to the base and to maintain the calibrated distance between the first and second imaging devices;
- the plurality of substantially planar flexures including a first flexure, a second flexure, and a third flexure;
- the first and second flexures extending substantially in parallel with each other, and the third flexure extending substantially perpendicularly to the first and second flexures;
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- the first flexure being secured at a first end of the support beam, the second flexure being secured at a second end of the support beam opposite the first end, and the third flexure being secured to the support beam between the first and second flexures.
6 more elements
An optical system configured to be mounted to a structure for operation, the optical system comprising:
- a base configured to support the optical system relative to the structure;
- an optical arrangement including optical components that are configured to interoperate and are spatially separated by a calibrated distance;
- an optical chassis configured to support the optical arrangement relative to the base;
- and
- a flexure arrangement, separate from the optical chassis, that connects the optical chassis to the base to maintain the calibrated distance of the optical components.
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An optical system for assembly in a first location and for installation in a second location different from the first location, the optical system comprising:
- an optical arrangement configured to be mounted to an optical chassis, the optical arrangement including optical components fixedly mounted to the optical chassis a calibrated distance apart based on calibration performed in the first location;
- a housing that surrounds the optical arrangement, to protect the optical arrangement when the housing is mounted in the second location;
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- a flexure arrangement that connects the optical arrangement to the housing, to support the optical arrangement relative to the housing and maintain the calibrated distance between the interoperable optical components.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.