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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2012
Applicant:
Timothy J. Deangelo, Edina, MN (US);
Inventor:
Timothy J. DeAngelo, Edina, MN (US);
Assignee:
Rosemount Aerospace Inc., Burnsville, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2006.01); G02B 7/182 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical beam steering device is disclosed which includes a compartment for containing an optical component for interacting with an optical beam, a gimbal supporting the optical component and defining a pan axis, a roll cage rotatably supporting the gimbal and defining a tilt axis, wherein the tilt axis is orthogonal to the pan axis, and a mount that houses and rotatably supports the roll cage, wherein the angular position of the roll cage with respect to the mount and the angular position of the gimbal with respect to the roll cage are both locked from one side of the mount.