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EP0182115A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Arrangement for dark field illumination

Assignee: Leica Geosystems AG
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Filing: 1985-10-19
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-10-19
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Abstract

Abstract The device contains a toroidial mirror (9) in which a light source (1) is arranged. Between this light source (1) and the toroidial mirror (9), a ring (7) of glass is arranged, the outer surface of which is constructed in such a manner that it has cylindrical lenses (8) arranged in the manner of a palisade. Such a device can be used for uniformly illuminating the entire surface of the object field and, at the same time, such a device can be inexpensively manufactured. <IMAGE>

Inventors

  • 👤 Rudolf Rottermann
  • 👤 Werner Spirig
  • 👤 Bernhard Schoenenberger

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 17:17
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B5/00; G02B5/02; G02B5/0205; G02B5/021; G02B5/0221; G02B21/00; G02B21/06; G02B21/08; G02B21/10; G02B5/0273; G02B5/0278; F; F21; F21W; F21W2131/00; F21W2131/40; F21W2131/402

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References Cited (Backward Citations)

FR1341640A Cited
US3920311A Cited
FR2372380A1 Cited
US4254455A Cited

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