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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2022
Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments Llc;
Matthew Meyer, Madison, WI (US);
Francis Deck, Madison, WI (US);
Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of a support structure for adjusting the position of a plurality of optical elements is described that comprises a base plate comprising a centering pin, a first translation slot, and a second translation slot; and a translatable plate configured to operatively couple with a plurality of the optical elements and move relative to the base plate, wherein the translatable plate comprises a centering slot configured to engage with the centering pin, a first cam configured to engage with the first translation slot and control movement of the translatable plate along a first axis, and a second cam configured to engage with the second translation slot and control movement of the translatable plate along a second axis.