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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2009
Applicant:
Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Hachioji, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 7/10 (2006.01); H02K 7/06 (2006.01); G02B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical-device switching apparatus of a microscope includes a driving motor, and a rotation unit that is rotatably attached to a body and to which optical devices are attached, and a gear apparatus that is located between the driving motor and the rotation unit and transmits power from the driving motor to the rotation unit. The gear apparatus includes a backlash reduction system that reduces backlash.