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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2014
Fluke Corporation, Everett, WA (US);
William Weidner, Dublin, NH (US);
Timothy Olsen, Milford, NH (US);
Michael Loukusa, Buffalo, MN (US);
Fluke Corporation, Everett, WA (US);
Abstract
A lens assembly for a camera or a camera including a first lens mounted to a base portion, and a second lens mounted to a lens frame, where the first lens and the second lens are positioned co-axially along a central axis. The lens assembly includes a linear guide system for maintaining alignment of the first and second lenses. An embodiment of the linear guide system includes a first elongated element elongated along a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, parallel to and offset from the central axis. The elongated element may support and guide the lens frame for linear movement along a linear path parallel to the central axis. Some embodiments of the lens assembly include a second elongated element or rotation restriction element.