[54] LENS POSITIONER WITH FIVE DEGREES OF FREEDOM
[75] Inventors: Marian W. Kobierecki; Frederick Rienecker, Jr., both of Livermore, Calif.
[73] Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.
[21] Appl. No.: 729,632
[22] Filed: Oct. 5,1976
[51] Int. CI.* G02B 7/02; G02B 7/08
[52] U.S. CI 350/247; 350/252;
350/255
[58] Field of Search 350/247, 252, 255, 115-116;
240/151; 354/286; 353/101; 343/757, 765, 882
[56] References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
3,215,391 11/1965 Storm 343/765
3,511,462 5/1970 De Bazignan 350/252
FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
63,545 5/1945 Denmark 350/252
Primary Examiner—John K. Corbin
Assistant Examiner—Wm. H. Punter
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Dean E. Carlson; John A.
Koch
[57] ABSTRACT
A device for positioning lenses precisely with five degrees of freedom (three translations and two angular rotations). The unique features of the device are its compact design, large clear aperture, and high degree of positioning accuracy combined with five degrees of freedom in axis motion. Thus, the device provides precision and flexibility in positioning of optical components.
1 Claim, 10 Drawing Figures
