Microscope focusing apparatus
AssigneeOlympus Optical Co., Ltd.
InventorHironori Utsugi
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Abstract
There is disclosed a microscope focusing apparatus comprising a light illuminator, an objective lens, an observation tube, a holder which holds these, a focusing main body including a focusing movable portion which linearly and vertically moves, and an attaching portion, formed in the focusing movable portion, which fixes the holder, wherein the holder comprises a first holder including a first support, the first support disposed on an observation optical axis, which supports the light illuminator, and a second holder including a second support, the second support disposed outside the observation optical axis, which supports the light illuminator, and one of the first and second holders can be selectively attached to the attaching portion.
Claims13
A microscope apparatus comprising:
- a revolver that holds an objective lens;
- a first holder including an attaching portion which allows the revolver to be attached to a lower surface thereof, and a first support that supports on an upper surface thereof a first light illuminator to which an observation tube is attachable, the attaching portion and the first support being disposed on a first observation optical axis passing through the objective lens held by the revolver to be attached to the attaching portion;
- a second holder including a second support that supports a second light illuminator which allows the revolver to be attached thereto, the second support being disposed outside a second observation axis passing through the objective lens held by the revolver;
- a focusing main body including a focusing movable portion that is linearly and vertically movable;
- a plurality of holder positioning portions formed on respective attaching surfaces of the first holder and the second holder to assemble one of (i) the first holder and (ii) the second holder with the focusing main body;
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- a focusing movable portion positioning portion formed on an attaching surface of the focusing movable portion to assemble the one of (i) the first holder and (ii) the second holder with the focusing main body;
- wherein when the one the first holder and the second holder is assembled to the focusing main body, the one of the first holder and the second holder is positioned to the focusing main body by the focusing movable portion positioning portion of the focusing main body and the holder positioning portion of said one of the first holder and the second holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.