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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
May. 14, 1999
Paul Grafenhain, Heerbrugg, CH;
Ruedi Rottermann, Berneck, CH;
Leica Microsystems AG, , CH;
Abstract
The invention relates to a tubular intermediary unit for a microscope comprising a relatively small upper part and a similarly small lower part, the upper part being pivotable about an axis of rotation relative to the lower part. Two deflecting mirrors are located in the observation beam path in the upper and lower parts. At least one of the deflecting mirrors can be pivoted, preferably about the same axis of rotation about which the upper part pivots, depending upon the tilt angle of the upper part relative to the lower part. The invention allows an observer to freely adjust an eyepiece tube carried by the upper part without changing the view on the field of vision under the microscope.