Assembly defining a tetrahedral geometry for mounting an optical

Details Assembly defining a tetrahedral geometry for mounting an optical Assembly defining a tetrahedral geometry for mounting an optical

1992-07-07

1995-10-24

Shafer, Ricky D.

Optical: systems and elements

Mirror

With support

359896, 403122, 403171, 403217, 248481, 248484, G02B 7182, F16C 1100, F16D 100, F16D 300

Patent

active

054615151

ABSTRACT:
An assembly for mounting an optical element, for example, a secondary mirror. The assembly realizes a novel design technique that incorporates a capability for minimizing mass, minimizing the assembly's susceptibility to deleterious, extraneous vibratory perturbations, and reducing design constraints on assembly member angular separation distances. To this end, the assembly comprises a mounting unit frame including six elongated support legs arranged in a tetrahedral geometrical configuration having three supported corners defined by adjacent ends of different groupings of three of the support legs, the supported corners being respectively attached to three mounting units.

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patent: 4959531 (1990-09-01), Marino
patent: 5035497 (1991-07-01), Itoh
patent: 5079641 (1992-01-01), Marino et al.

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