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US 5,414,565 AGranted
Tilting kinematic mount
OwnerMark T. Sullivan, Joseph A. Mansfieldinventors
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Abstract
A tilting kinematic mount having optics which may be precisely positioned so as to direct light or other energy to a number of measuring devices. Optic carrying tilting plates, interleaved with stationary plates are moved by linear actuators. An arrangement of balls and grooves establishes positioning of the tilting plates in a kinematic mount relative to the stationary plates, thus achieving the precise rearrangement of optical elements relative to a central axis and the redirection of the energy beam onto the sensing devices.
Claims9
A multi-positional optic mount, comprising:
- a tilt plate, said tilt plate carrying an optical element;
- means for movably suspending said tilt plate within a housing such that said tilt plate has six degrees of freedom;
- a plurality of baseplates rigidly attached to the interior of said housing;
- means for tilting said tilt plate;
- means for providing contact between said tilt plate and at least two of said baseplates, said means for providing contact being configured to provide six and only six points of contact between said tilt plate and at least two of said baseplates, said six points of contact constraining said tilt plate at a precise, reproducible position relative to said housing.
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