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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1991
Keiichi Kawasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhisa Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for adjusting the inclination of an optical element or the like is provided with a predetermined shaft, an optical element fitted to the predetermined shaft, a mounting seat for supporting the optical element, a keep member for holding and fixing the optical element between it and the mounting seat, and a spherical seat movable in a direction intersecting the predetermined shaft between the mounting seat and the optical element for adjusting the inclination of the optical element. A method for mounting and adjustng the optical element includes the steps of mounting the optical element on the spherical seat supported on the predetermined shaft, detecting an inclination angle of the optical element and shifting the spherical seat to adjust the optical element.