US 9,176,297 B2 · Housing for optical components

Abstract

An apparatus comprising a tubular housing having an axial length L and a circumferential length C. A first canopy secured to the tubular housing around a perimeter of the first canopy, the first canopy extends for an axial length L1 that is less than L and for a circumferential length C1 that is less than C/2. The first canopy has a front sloping section and a rear sloping section that extend from the perimeter to a semicircular outer perimeter. A second canopy disposed circumferentially opposite the first canopy and secured to the tubular housing around a perimeter of the second canopy. The second canopy extends an axial length L2 that is less than L and a circumferential length C2 that is less than C/2. The second canopy has a front sloping section and a rear sloping section that extend from the perimeter to a semicircular outer perimeter.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus comprising:

a tubular housing having an axial length L and circumferential length C;
a first canopy secured to the tubular housing around a perimeter of the first canopy, the first canopy extending for an axial length L1 that is less than L and for a circumferential length C1 that is less than C/2, the first canopy having a front sloping section and a rear sloping section that each extend from the perimeter to a semicircular outer perimeter;
and
a second canopy disposed circumferentially opposite the first canopy and secured to the tubular housing around a perimeter of the second canopy, the second canopy extending for an axial length L2 that is less than L and for a circumferential length C2 that is less than C/2, the second canopy having a front sloping section and a rear sloping section that each extend from the perimeter to a semicircular outer perimeter.

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A method for assembling an apparatus having a tubular housing having an axial length L and a circumferential length C, a first canopy secured to the tubular housing around a perimeter of the first canopy, the first canopy extending for an axial length L1 that is less than L and for a circumferential length C1 that is less than C/2, the first canopy having a front sloping section and a rear sloping section that each extend from the perimeter to a semicircular outer perimeter and a second canopy disposed circumferentially opposite the first canopy and secured to the tubular housing around a perimeter of the second canopy, the second canopy extending for an axial length L2 that is less than L and for a circumferential length C2 that is less than C/2, the second canopy having a front sloping section and a rear sloping section that each extend from the perimeter to a semicircular outer perimeter, the optical assembly comprising two or more prisms, the method comprising:

placing a tubular housing in a v-shaped groove;
securing a front portion of the tubular housing to the v-shaped groove using a first arm;
securing a rear portion of the tubular housing to the v-shaped groove using a second arm;
placing the optical assembly into a support structure of the tubular housing;
securing the optical assembly into the tubular housing;
and
securing the first canopy and the second canopy over the optical assembly.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Housing for optical components

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Housing for optical components

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Abstract

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