US4972079A
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Mount for an optical device
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1989-07-19
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Granted: 1990-11-20
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Expires: 2009-07-19
Abstract
Abstract A mount for an optical device, such as a linear CCD array, is disclosed. The array is mounted on a base which is supported on a frame for adjustment relative thereto. The base is slidably movable on the frame for adjustment of the array in in-track and cross-track directions. The base is movable toward and away from the frame to provide a focus adjustment of the array. In order to provide a mount which can be easily and precisely adjusted to position the array along five degrees of freedom, adjustment screws are positioned such that the position of the array can be changed along one degree of freedom without changing the position of the array along any of the other degrees of freedom.
Inventors
- 👤 Douglass L. Blanding
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 06:19
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/024; H04N1/02409; G; G02; G02B; G02B7/00; G02B7/003; G02B7/004; H04N1/028; H04N1/03; H04N23/00; H04N23/50; H04N23/54; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/024; H04N2201/02406; H04N2201/02408; H04N2201/0241; H04N2201/02412; H04N2201/02416; H04N2201/0242; H04N2201/02422; H04N2201/02427; H04N2201/02429; H04N2201/02439; H04N2201/02441; H04N2201/04; H04N2201/047; H04N2201/04753; H04N2201/04794; H04N2201/04796
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A mount for an optical device, said device including a column of photosensitive elements arranged along an axis, said mount comprising: means for supporting said device; and a plurality of adjustment means which are operable on said device for adjusting the position of said device relative to said supporting means in a plurality of degrees of freedom, each of said adjustment means being operable to adjust the position of said device in one degree of freedom without moving the device in the other degrees of freedom, one of said adjustment means being operable along said axis and another of said adjustment means being operable along a line which passes through a photosensitive element at one end of said column.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A mount for an optical device, said device including a column of photosensitive elements arranged along an axis, said mount comprising: means for supporting said device; and a plurality of adjustment means which are operable on said device for adjusting the position of said device relative to said supporting means in a plurality of degrees of freedom, each of said adjustment means being operable to adjust the position of said device in one degree of freedom without moving the device in the other degrees of freedom, one of said adjustment means being operable along said axis and another of said adjustment means being operable along a line which passes through a photosensitive element at one end of said column.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A mount for an optical device, as defined in claim 1, wherein said adjustment means are operable to adjust the device in five degrees of freedom.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
A mount for an optical device, as defined in claim 1, wherein said device is a linear array of photosensitive elements disposed in a plane, and said adjustment means are operable to adjust the position of said device along three degrees of freedom in said plane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A mount for an optical device, as defined in claim 1, wherein said adjustment means is operable to adjust said device about two axes which lie in said plane.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
63 words
A mount for an optical device, said mount comprising: a base for receiving said device; a frame for supporting said base; and means for adjusting said base relative to said frame, said adjusting means including means for contacting said base at a plurality of points and means for biasing said base against said contacting means with equal force on each of said points.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
63 words
A mount for an optical device, said mount comprising: a base for receiving said device; a frame for supporting said base; and means for adjusting said base relative to said frame, said adjusting means including means for contacting said base at a plurality of points and means for biasing said base against said contacting means with equal force on each of said points.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A mount, as defined in claim 5, wherein said device is a linear array of photosensitive elements, and said contacting means contacts said array at points in line with the two linear extremities of said array.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A mount, as defined in claim 6, wherein said contacting means contacts said array at a point in line with said array of photosensitive elements.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
83 words
A mount for an optical device, said mount comprising: base means for supporting said device; frame means for suporting said base means; and adjustment means for moving said base means relative to said frame to position said device, said adjustment means including threaded elements in said frame means which are operable on said base means, each of said threaded elements being movable to effect adjustment of the device along one degree of freedom without moving the device in any other degree of freedom.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
83 words
A mount for an optical device, said mount comprising: base means for supporting said device; frame means for suporting said base means; and adjustment means for moving said base means relative to said frame to position said device, said adjustment means including threaded elements in said frame means which are operable on said base means, each of said threaded elements being movable to effect adjustment of the device along one degree of freedom without moving the device in any other degree of freedom.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
A mount, as defined in claim 8, wherein said adjustment means includes three threaded elements which are operable to adjust the position of the device along three degrees of freedom in one plane.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
A mount, as defined in claim 9, wherein means is provided for biasing said base means toward said three threaded elements with equal force on each of said elements.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
A mount, as defined in claim 10, wherein said adjustment means includes two threaded elements which are operable to adjust the position of said device about two axes in said plane.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
12 words
A mount, as defined in claim 11, wherein said axes are orthogonal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
A mount, as defined in claim 11, wherein spring means is provided for biasing said base means toward said frame means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
56 words
A mount for an optical device, said mount comprising: base means for supporting said device; frame means for supporting said base means; and adjustment means for moving said base means relative to said frame to position said device, said adjustment means including wire flexures for making a connection between said adjustment means and said base means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
56 words
A mount for an optical device, said mount comprising: base means for supporting said device; frame means for supporting said base means; and adjustment means for moving said base means relative to said frame to position said device, said adjustment means including wire flexures for making a connection between said adjustment means and said base means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
A mount, as defined in claim 14, wherein said adjustment means includes threaded elements in said frame means which are operable to effect movement of said base menas, and said wire flexures extend between said threaded elements and said base means.
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