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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2015
Trimble Jena Gmbh, Jena, DE;
Matthias Nowak, Jena, DE;
Wolfgang Hahn, Bürgel, DE;
Trimble Jena GmbH, Jena, DE;
Abstract
An optical guide system is provided for guiding an optical lens along an optical axis of the guide system. The optical guide system has a guide housing for accommodating a guide carriage, wherein an inner guide surface thereof extends along the optical axis. The guide carriage is arranged within the guide housing, movably between a start position and an end position and suitably to secure the at least one optical lens. The guide carriage also has a sliding element which is in contact with the inner guide surface of the guide housing and which enables sliding of the guide carriage. The optical guide system also has a suspension element which is connected to the guide carriage and by means of which the guide carriage is mechanically coupled to a drive. The optical guide system also has a tensioning element which is arranged outside the guide housing and which cooperates with the suspension element, causing a tensioning force which acts on the guide carriage so that the at least one sliding element lies against the inner guide surface of the guide housing.