Back to results
US 4,266,855 AGranted
Quick change lens system
AssigneeQuantor Corporation
InventorSiegfried H. Mohr
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A lens nesting member carries a plurality of lenses in position to enable rapid selection of a desired lens and photoelectric means is provided for sensing and for identifying the desired lens.
Claims12
A lens mounting system for a microform viewer and/or recorder comprising:
- support means having an aperture therethrough,
- storage means spaced from said support means and adapted to carry a plurality of lens assemblies, each assembly positionable in alignment with said support means aperture,
- mounting means carrying said storage means and connected with said support means for enabling positioning of said storage means to position a selected one of said lens assemblies in alignment with said support means aperture,
- means including clamping means engageable by a selected lens assembly for positioning said selected one of said lens assemblies in relation to said support means for enabling focusing of the lens thereof, and
- means adjacent said storage means for identifying the selected one of said lens assemblies.
2 more elements
A mounting system for a plurality of lens assemblies in a microform recorder, said system comprising a
- support plate having an aperture therethrough, a rotatable member carried by and spaced from said support plate and rotatable to place a desired one of said lens assemblies in alignment with the axis of said aperture,
- means including a clamping member biasing a selected lens assembly into engagement with said support means for positioning said selected one of said lens assemblies for enabling focusing of the lens of the selected assembly, and
- sensing means adjacent said rotatable member for identifying the selected lens assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.