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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Johann Engelhardt, Bad Schönborn, DE;
Klaus Kierschke, Schriesheim, DE;
Assignee:
Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/518 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/518 ;
Abstract
A device for fine positioning of a component (,), especially for vertical fine positioning of an objective or revolving objective nosepiece (,) of a microscope, with a lever system (,) and a drive (,) for the lever system, is characterized in that the lever system (,) acts directly on a rotating part (,); that the component (,) is flexibly connected to the rotating part (,); and that the connection (,) acts such that rotation of the rotating part (,) changes the position of component (,) by unrolling the flexible connection (,) on the rotating part (,), thus causing a lifting movement of the component (,).