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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Hans P. Naepflin, Waltham, MA (US);
Alexander K. Raco, Waltham, MA (US);
Maciej D. Makowski, Waltham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/182 (2006.01); G02B 7/183 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/1822 (2013.01); G02B 7/183 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A high performance kinematic mirror mount facilitating the reduction of thermally and mechanically induced optical distortion of a precision mirror is disclosed. The mirror mount assembly includes a mirror with a front reflective surface and a rear support surface. A set of sub-tier mounting assemblies are provided being affixed to the rear support surface of the mirror utilizing a number of strut pairs and a number of bonded mount pads arranged so as to connect the sub-tier mounting assemblies to the mirror with numerous strut pairs arranged as bipods.