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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
David Greenwald, O'Hara, PA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/16 (2006.01); G02B 7/182 (2021.01); G02B 7/02 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/16 (2013.01); G02B 7/02 (2013.01); G02B 7/182 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical element support system and a method of supporting an optical element are provided. The optical element includes an optical axis, an arcuate front surface, and a back surface. The optical element support system includes an axial support system that provides axial support to the optical element in a direction parallel to the optical axis of the optical element, and further includes a lateral support system that provides lateral support to the optical element in one or more directions perpendicular to the optical axis of the optical element that is offset from a center-of-gravity of the optical element.