Optical assembly mounting
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorAndrew Arthur Hunter
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Abstract
A method, and a kit, for mounting an optical assembly in an aperture of a body is provided. The body 56 has a first face and a second face between which the aperture 56A extends. The optical assembly 51 is placed within the aperture such that a flange of the optical assembly abuts the first face of the body around the aperture. A deformable element 55 is disposed around the optical assembly, and deformed (by heat or otherwise) such that the deformation of the deformable element causes a fixed engagement to be made between the optical assembly and the second face of the body around the aperture. Such a mounting is particularly appropriate for use in a camera with a small digital sensor 16, particularly where the body 56 is made of fabric or another flexible or non-rigid body.
Claims20
A method for mounting an optical assembly in an aperture of a body, the body having a first face and a second face between which the aperture extends, the method comprising:
- placing the optical assembly within the aperture such that a flange of the optical assembly abuts the first face of the body around the aperture;
- deforming a deformable element disposed around the optical assembly such that the deformation of the deformable element causes a fixed engagement to be made between the optical assembly and the second face of the body around the aperture.
An optical assembly kit for use in mounting an optical assembly in an aperture of a body, the body having a first face and a second face between which the aperture extends, the kit comprising:
- an optical assembly adapted for placement within the aperture such that a flange of the optical assembly abuts the first face of the body around the aperture;
- a deformable element adapted for deformation after placement of the optical assembly within the aperture such that the deformation of the deformable element causes a fixed engagement to be made between the optical assembly and the second face of the body around the aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.