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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
May. 24, 2000
Stefan Uwe Best, Solms-Oberbiel, DE;
Rainer Schnabel, Weilmünster, DE;
Leica Camera AG, Solms, DE;
Abstract
A releasable and stress-free securing assembly for an optical element (,) positioned in a centered manner in a mount (,) is provided. The optical element (,) is provided, in the border region which is to be retained, with a beveled surface (,) inclined in the direction of the mount (,). The mount (,) has a groove (,) which is open axially in front of the optical element (,). A ring element (,) which is elastically deformable in the axial direction is pressed in between the beveled surface (,) and groove (,). The angle of inclination of the beveled surface (,) is between 40° and 50°. The boundary (,′) of the groove (,) in the region of the optical element (,) is level with a bevel edge (,), which is oriented toward the mount (,), and the boundary (,) of the groove (,) in front of the optical element (,) is undercut at an angle of from 10° to 15°. The depth of the groove (,) is greater than the radius of the ring element (,) by from 0.15 to 0.2 mm, and a free opening between a bevel edge (,), which is located on the optical element (,) toward the center, and the front edge (,) of the undercut boundary (,) of the groove (,) is equal to 0.8 of the diameter of the ring element (,).