Assembly defining a tetrahedral geometry for mounting an optical element

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5461515
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07909863

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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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  • EXELIS INC.;ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Sorce, Craig J Rochester, NY 2 36

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