Microscope system with informational modular aids

Abstract

Abstract MICROSCOPE APPARATUS WITH INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN ASSEMBLING AND CHECKING MINIATURE AND SUBMINIATURE COMPONENTS, THE APPARATUS EMPLOYING MICROSCOPE OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND ONE OF MORE BEAM SPLITTER MEANS TO INTRODUCE ASSEMBLY AND CHECKING INFORMATION INTO A SELECTED EYEPIECE FOR SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATION BY THE OPERATOR ALONG WITH THE COMPONENT ITSELF. IF THE EQUIPMENT IS BEING USED IN A COMPLEX OPERATION THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE OPERATOR IS PREFERABLY SUPPLIED IN SEPARATE INCREMENTS AS THE WORK PROGRESSES. IF A ZOOM OR OTHER MAGNIFICATION CHANGING LENS SYSTEM IS PRESENT IN THE BASIC MICROSCOPE EQUIPMENT, AS IS DESIRABLE, ONE BEAM SPLITTER MAY BE LOCATED BELOW THE MAGNIFICATION CHANGING SYSTEM AND THE SECOND BEAM SPLITTER MAY BE LOCATED ABOVE THE MAGNIFICATION CHANGING SYSTEM TO INTRODUCE INFORMATION INTO THE OTHER EYEPIECE INDEPENDENTLY OF THE MAGLNIFICATION CHANGING SYSTEM. A CAMERA ACCESSORY CAN BE INCORPORATED AND USED TO MAKE A PHOTO RECORD OF SEMI OR FULLY COMPLETED ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS. THE AUXILIARIES OR INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS USABLE WITH THE INVENTION MICROSCOPE INCLUDE MEANS FOR INTRODUCING INSTRUMENT READINGS INTO THE OPTICAL SYSTEM FROM INSTRUMENTATION CONNECTED TO COMPONENTS UNDERGOING INSPECTION, MEASUREMENT OR ASSEMBLY IN THE MAIN FIELD OF THE EQUIPMENT, AS WELL AS MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY INTRODUCING AUXILIARY INSTRUCTIONAL INFORMATION FROM SEPARATE SOURCES INTO ONE OF BOTH OF EYEPIECES OF THE APPARATUS AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR SUPERIMPOSING A REPRESENTATION OF THE COMPONENT ON THE ACTUAL IMAGE OF THE COMPONENT AND FOR PERFORMING ALL ALIGNING OPERATIONS ALONG X, Y AND Z AND THE AXES AS RESPECTS SUCH SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION SOURCE. THE INVENTION APPARATUS ALSO INCLUDES PROVISION FOR VARYING THE MAGNIFICATION OF INFORMATIONAL WORKPIECE IMAGES BY PRECISELY THE SAME RATIO.

Inventors

• 👤 Richard J Chaban

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