Laser housing having integral mounts and method of manufacturing same

Patent · 19 October 2004

OSTI ID:1175091

Herron, Michael Alan; Brickeen, Brian Keith

A housing adapted to position, support, and facilitate aligning various components, including an optical path assembly, of a laser. In a preferred embodiment, the housing is constructed from a single piece of material and broadly comprises one or more through-holes; one or more cavities; and one or more integral mounts, wherein the through-holes and the cavities cooperate to define the integral mounts. Securement holes machined into the integral mounts facilitate securing components within the integral mounts using set screws, adhesive, or a combination thereof. In a preferred method of making the housing, the through-holes and cavities are first machined into the single piece of material, with at least some of the remaining material forming the integral mounts.

• Research Organization: Kansas City Plant (KCP), Kansas City, MO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-01AL66850
• Assignee: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies (Kansas City, MO)
• Patent Number(s): 6,807,219
• Application Number: 10/302,266
• OSTI ID: 1175091
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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