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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2009
John M. Wiltse, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
John M. Wiltse, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
FLIR Systems, Inc., Wilsonville, OR (US);
Abstract
A spatially efficient kinematic mirror mount for mounting a mirror or other optical element to a housing. The kinematic mirror mount may include three spaced-apart constraint structures, positioned at or near the outer perimeter or circumference of the mirror. The constraint structures constrain the mirror to lie within a plane, typically the x-y plane defined by the orientation of the housing, substantially without overconstraining the mirror. To accomplish this, each of the three constraint structures may constrain the mirror in the x-y plane by independently providing a tangential constraint to the mirror. The constraint structures may include a tab, coupled to the mirror by a flexure, and a fastening assembly for securing the tab to the housing.