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Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1998

Filed:

Nov. 22, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:

Michael Owen Lidwell, Glasgow, GB;

Assignee:

Barr & Stroud Limited, Glasgow, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359821 ; 359421 ;
Abstract

A three field of view change apparatus has a cubic carousel 1 mounted for rotation about a rotation axis 2 which is coincident with a diagonal of the carousel 1. The rotation axis 2 makes an angle of 54.736.degree. with a fixed optical axis 5 so that carousel 1 can be rotated to cause the fixed optical axis 5 to pass through the centres of any two opposed faces of the carousel 1. Optical components 14 are arranged on opposed faces of the carousel 1 and can be swung into alignment with the optical axis by rotating the carousel.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Lidwell, Michael. (1998). Multiple field of view changing apparatus for an optical system (U.S. Patent No. 5726814). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5726814

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