Optical mount and method for use thereof
AssigneeAxon Instruments, Inc.
InventorMartin D. Andrews
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Abstract
An optical mount, including a first plate, a second plate, an adjustment screw, and a locking screw. The second plate may include an adjustment bore having an adjustment bore thread and a slit separating a second plate flange from a second plate body and extends into the adjustment bore. The adjustment screw may engage the first plate for adjusting relative position of the first plate in relation to second plate. The locking screw may engage the second plate flange and the second plate body to press at least a portion of the adjustment bore thread into the adjustment screw thread for securing the adjustment screw. An attachment bore may be included for receiving an attachment. A method for using the optical mount is also disclosed.
Claims21
An optical mount, comprising:
- a first plate;
- a second plate including an adjustment bore having an adjustment bore thread, and a slit that separates a second plate flange from a second plate body;
- an adjustment screw having an adjustment screw thread, said adjustment screw extending through said adjustment bore and engaging said first plate for adjusting relative position of said first plate in relation to said second plate, said adjustment screw thread mating with said adjustment bore thread;
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- a locking screw engaging said second plate flange and said second plate body, said locking screw configured for biasing said second plate flange toward said second plate body.
An optical mount comprising:
- a first plate including an attachment bore through the first plate, a first plate flange extending inward toward said attachment bore, and a channel through said first plate flange and a portion of said first plate;
- an attachment having a protrusion with a protrusion axis, said protrusion including an attachment flange extending outward away from said protrusion axis, said protrusion configured for slidably inserting through said channel and into said attachment bore, said protrusion configured for rotatably coupling said attachment flange and said first plate flange;
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- an attachment locking system configured for releaseably coupling said attachment and said first plate.
The method of using an optical mount comprising:
- providing a first plate configured for supporting an optical component, a second plate including a threaded adjustment bore and a slit extending into said adjustment bore, and slit separating a second plate flange from a second plate body, an adjustment screw extending through said threaded adjustment bore and engaging said first plate, said adjustment screw having a threaded portion mating with said threaded adjustment bore;
- adjusting the relative position of said first plate in relation to said second plate using said adjustment screw;
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- locking said adjustment screw with respect to said second plate using a locking screw, said locking screw engaging said second plate flange and said second plate body and being configured for pulling said second plate flange toward said second plate body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.