Lens installation system, lens mount and method for opto-mechanical lens mounting for high-G survivability

Abstract

A lens installation system that includes a tool for a keyhole in an imaging system housing. The tool includes a base having a first diameter dimensioned to fit below a lens housing cavity of an imaging system housing. The base has a top end forming a shoulder to seat the shoulder below the lens housing cavity. The tool includes a lens centering seat integrated with the base. The seat includes a ring and a recessed cavity within the ring. The ring is defined by an outer surface dimensioned to contact an inner diameter of an inner surface of the keyhole below the lens housing cavity, a first sloped surface providing a chamfered edge that is inclined for a distance above the outer surface, and a second sloped surface descending from an upper edge of the first sloped surface by a predetermined distance.

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