Manually adjustable ruggedized focus mechanism

Details Manually adjustable ruggedized focus mechanism Manually adjustable ruggedized focus mechanism

2006-12-29

2011-10-11

Shafer, Ricky D (Department: 2872)

Optical: systems and elements

Protection from moisture or foreign particle

C359S513000, C359S825000, C359S829000, C359S830000, C359S900000, C348S294000, C348S345000, C250S216000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08033670

ABSTRACT:
The invention provides, in some aspects, devices for image acquisition that use seals (e.g., O-rings) between concentrically disposed portions of an enclosure and an optics assembly (or sub-assemblies thereof) in order to protect image acquisition components from the surrounding environment (and vice versa) while, at the same time, providing adequate friction for both adjusting and locking focus. Such devices include, in one aspect of the invention, an image capture medium (e.g., a CMOS sensor, CCD array, etc.) that is disposed within an enclosure and an optics assembly that is also disposed within that enclosure, rotatably. The optics assembly, which includes at least a lens, can have a cylindrical outer diameter along at least a portion of its length that is received within the enclosure along a length that has a corresponding cylindrical inner diameter. A first seal (e.g., an “O-ring”) is disposed between, and in contact with, the optics assembly and the enclosure, e.g., along these corresponding lengths. That seal permits rotation of the optics assembly for purposes of focusing the lens, while preventing (or reducing a risk of) contamination from the environment (e.g., water, chemicals, dirt, dust, etc.) from entering into the enclosure and vice versa.

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