US 2026/0299281 A1Published application

Changer for Optical Elements and Optical Instrument

AssigneeATMOS MedizinTechnik GmbH & Co. KG

InventorsBjörn BOYSEN, Carsten REINHARDT

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Abstract

Provided are a changer for optical elements of an optical instrument [sic: and an optical instrument], wherein the optical instrument comprises at least one viewing channel and at least one illumination channel, wherein the changer comprises a first carrier for optical elements which is supported rotatably about a center axis and further comprises a second carrier for optical elements which is supported rotatably about the same center axis as the first carrier, wherein on the first carrier a number M of optical elements for influencing light in the viewing channel or in the illumination channel comprises [sic: is disposed] which comprises a set of M1 sequentially disposed optical elements with which onto the light in the viewing channel or in the illumination channel, M1 different properties can be impressed, wherein on the second carrier a number N of optical elements for influencing light comprises [sic: is disposed for influencing light] in the illumination channel or in the viewing channel which comprises a set of N1 sequentially disposed optical elements with which onto the light in the illumination channel or in the viewing channel N1 different properties can be impressed, wherein the optical elements disposed on the first carrier for optical elements are each disposed at a first distance from the center axis such that the distance between the adjacently disposed optical elements, at least for the M1 sequentially disposed elements, is equal, wherein the optical elements disposed on the second carrier for optical elements are each disposed at a second distance from the center axis such that the distance between these adjacently disposed optical elements, at least for the N1 sequentially disposed elements, is equal, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance, wherein the first carrier (110) and the second carrier (120) are implemented such that they comprise openings or transparent regions for enabling the passage of light at the sites which are located in front or behind an optical element of the particular other carrier when both optical elements are introduced effectively into the particular viewing ot illumination channel, and an optical instrument with such a changer.

Changer (100) for optical elements of an optical instrument (10), wherein the optical instrument (10) comprises at least one viewing channel (40, 50) and at least one illumination channel (20, 30),

wherein the changer (10) [sic:
100] comprises a first carrier (110) for optical elements which is supported rotatably about a center axis (X) and further comprises a second carrier (120) for optical elements which is supported rotably about the same center axis (X) as the first carrier (110),
wherein on the first carrier (110) a number M of optical elements for influencing light in the viewing channel (40, 50) or in the illumination channel (20, 30) comprises [sic:
is disposed] which comprises a set of M1 sequentially disposed optical elements with which onto the light in the viewing channel (40, 50) or in the illumination channel (20, 30) M1 different properties can be impressed.
wherein on the second carrier (120) a number N optical elements for influencing light in the illumination channel (20, 30) or in the viewing channel (40, 50) comprises [sic:
is disposed] which comprises a set of N1 sequentially disposed optical elements with which onto the light in the illumination channel (20, 30) or in the viewing channel (40, 50) N1 different properties can be impressed,
wherein the optical elements disposed on the first carrier (110) for optical elements are each disposed at a first distance (R1) from the center axis (X) such that the distance of optical elements adjacent to each other, at least for the M1 sequentially disposed [sic:
optical] elements is equal such that a change between adjacently disposed optical elements can each be accomplished by rotation of the first carrier [sic:
110] about the same angle,
wherein the optical elements disposed on the second carrier (120) for optical elements are each disposed at a second distance (R2) from the center axis (X) such that the distance of these optical elements adjacently disposed with respect to one another, at least for the N1 sequentially disposed elements, is equal such that each change between adjacent optical elements can be accomplished by rotation of the second carrier [sic:
120] about the same angle,
wherein the second distance (R2) is greater than the first distance (R1),
wherein the first carrier (110) and the second carrier (120) are implemented such that they comprise openings or transparent regions for enabling the passage of light at those sites that are located in front or behind an optical elements of the particular other carrier when both optical elements are introduced effectively into the particular viewing channel [sic:
40, 50] or illumination channel [sic:
20, 30].

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