Method and apparatus for staking optical elements
Abstract
A method and apparatus for staking two optical elements together in order to retain their alignment is disclosed. The apparatus includes a removable adaptor made up of first and second adaptor bodies each having a lateral slot in their front and side faces. The adaptor also includes a system for releasably attaching each adaptor body to a respective optical element such that when the two optical elements are positioned relative to one another the adaptor bodies are adjacent and the lateral slots therein are aligned to form key slots. The adaptor includes keys which are adapted to fit into the key slots. A curable filler material is employed to retain the keys in the key slots and thereby join the first and second adaptor bodies to form the adaptor. Also disclosed is a method for staking together two optical elements employing the adaptor of the present invention.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1176585
- Patent Number(s):
- H000530
- Application Number:
- 07/160213
- Assignee:
- The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1988 Feb 25
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; statutory invention registration
Citation Formats
Woods, Robert O. Method and apparatus for staking optical elements. United States: N. p., 1988.
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Woods, Robert O. Method and apparatus for staking optical elements. United States.
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"Method and apparatus for staking optical elements". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1176585.
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title = {Method and apparatus for staking optical elements},
author = {Woods, Robert O.},
abstractNote = {A method and apparatus for staking two optical elements together in order to retain their alignment is disclosed. The apparatus includes a removable adaptor made up of first and second adaptor bodies each having a lateral slot in their front and side faces. The adaptor also includes a system for releasably attaching each adaptor body to a respective optical element such that when the two optical elements are positioned relative to one another the adaptor bodies are adjacent and the lateral slots therein are aligned to form key slots. The adaptor includes keys which are adapted to fit into the key slots. A curable filler material is employed to retain the keys in the key slots and thereby join the first and second adaptor bodies to form the adaptor. Also disclosed is a method for staking together two optical elements employing the adaptor of the present invention.},
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year = {Tue Oct 04 00:00:00 EDT 1988},
month = {Tue Oct 04 00:00:00 EDT 1988}
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