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US 2024/0142743 A1Published application
Optical apparatus and adjustment method
AssigneesNEC Corporation, NEC Platforms, Ltd.
InventorsIssei SHIDA, Kenichi KURATA
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Abstract
An optical apparatus that allows easy adjustment of the position of an optical unit is provided. An optical apparatus (1) includes: a ball lens (10); an optical unit (20); a base (30); and a cover (40). The optical unit (20) includes a magnet (21), and is mounted on the base (30) so as to rotate around the ball lens (10) in response to magnetic force by which the magnet (21) is attracted.
Claims7
An optical apparatus comprising:
- a ball lens that receives and collects transmission light outputted from an external source;
- at least one optical unit that receives the transmission light having been collected;
- a base on which the ball lens and the at least one optical unit are mounted;
- and
- a cover that engages with the base to house the ball lens and the at least one optical unit,
- the at least one optical unit including a magnet, and being mounted on the base so as to be capable of rotating around the ball lens in response to magnetic force by which the magnet is attracted.
3 more elements
A method for adjusting a position of at least one optical unit included in an optical apparatus,
- the optical apparatus further including:
- a ball lens that receives and collects transmission light outputted from an external source;
- a base on which the ball lens and the at least one optical unit are mounted;
- and
- a cover that engages with the base to house the ball lens and the at least one optical unit,
- the at least one optical unit receiving the transmission light having been collected,
- the at least one optical unit being mounted on the base so as to be capable of rotating around the ball lens,
- the at least one optical unit including a magnet,
- the method comprising
- causing the magnet to be attracted by magnetic force exerted from outside the cover to rotate the at least one optical unit around the ball lens.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.