Rotary mirror for optical systems
AssigneeMesserschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung
InventorsKlaus Baumgarten, Kurt Hummel
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Abstract
A rotary mirror for an optical system has a mirror section with first and cond edges and a bearing connecting to each edge. A reinforcing rib and a slot extend alongside at least the first and second edges, and preferably at a right angle to a rotational axis of the two bearings. Each rib may extend on one or the other side of the respective slot or the slot may extend within the respective reinforcing rib. In all embodiments the slot rib combination decouples the mirror section from any misalignment of the bearings to prevent introducing distortions into the mirror section.
Claims9
A rotary mirror device for an optical system, comprising mirror means for reflecting radiation, said mirror means including a thin mirror section having a given small thickness and ribs forming a shape retaining stiff box frame around said mirror section, said ribs having, perpendicularly to said mirror section, a height corresponding to several times said given thickness to form box frame sides, first rotation bearing means connected to said stiff box frame at one side of said stiff box frame, second rotation bearing means connected to an opposite side of said stiff box frame, said first and second rotation bearing means defining a common rotational axis, first and second slots in said mirror section, said slots extending alongside a first pair of opposite stiff box frame sides and symmetrically relative to said common rotational axis, said slots having a length corresponding substantially to a distance between two further box frame sides forming a second pair of box frame sides.
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