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US 5,210,649 AGranted
Mount for an optical element
AssigneeDeutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH
InventorGerhrad Weissmann
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Abstract
A mount for mounting a lens in an optical scanning device includes a tubular portion having a first surface which rotatably supports the lens. A second surface includes a plurality of arcuate supports. An annular spring is supported by the arcuate supports and is bent at the points of contact with the supports to extend outwardly beyond the supports to bias the mount and the lens against the scanning device in which it is mounted.
Claims4
A mount for mounting a lens in an optical scanning device comprising:
- a tubular portion having a first surface for rotatably supporting said lens and a second surface including a plurality of arcuate supports;
- an annular spring supported by said arcuate supports, said spring being bent at the points of contact with said supports to extend outwardly beyond said supports to bias said mount and said lens against said scanning device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.