Mounts for an optical structure having a grooved protruding member with a damping ring disposed in or on the groove and methods of mounting an optical structure using such mounts
First Claim
1. A method of mounting an optical structure, comprising the steps of:
- forming or providing an optical structure comprisingat least one mirror panel, said at least one mirror panel havingat least one reflective surface andat least one back surface substantially opposite said reflective surface, wherein said back surface has a protruding member being part of a mount for mounting said optical structure, said protruding member having a first groove portion extending from said back surface of said optical structure and a second portion extending from said first groove portion, such that said groove portion of said protruding member dissipates or eliminates one or more stresses passing through said mount and affecting said optical structure;
adhering an annular damping ring substantially around said first groove portion, wherein said annular damping ring being adhered tosaid at least one back surface substantially opposite said reflective surface, andsaid first groove portion and said second portion of said protruding member,wherein said annular damping ring being configured to substantively fill said radial distance between first groove portion and an outer diameter of said second portion of said protruding member, andwherein said annual damping ring being further configured to resist compressive and tensile forces from torsional rotation from said second portion of said protruding member in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of said annular damping ring and said protruding member;
forming or providing an upper element of said mount comprising a first opening extending therethrough, such first opening forming two arms in said upper element, each of said two arms having a head portion and ending at an end thereof;
sliding at least some of said first opening of said mount over and onto at least some of said second portion of said protruding member; and
tightening said at least some of said first opening of said upper element of said mount around and onto said at least some of said second portion of said protruding member by inserting a tightening mechanism into a second opening located through one of said head portions of said upper element and by further inserting and tightening said tightening mechanism into a third opening in said other head portion of said upper element so that said tightening mechanism draws said two ends of said head portions toward each other.
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Abstract
An improved mount for, and method of mounting, an optical structure having a grooved/relieved protruding member with a damping ring therein or on is provided. The grooved/relieved protruding member may extend from the optical structure, and an upper element having a first opening extending therethrough may receive at least a portion of the grooved/relieved member in the first opening. The upper element may include second and third openings therein that operate along with the first opening and a tightening mechanism. Tightening of the tightening mechanism into at least one of the third opening and the second opening causes the ends of the head portions to draw toward each other so that the first opening of the upper element tightens around the at least a portion of the grooved/relieved protruding member.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of mounting an optical structure, comprising the steps of:
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forming or providing an optical structure comprising at least one mirror panel, said at least one mirror panel having at least one reflective surface and at least one back surface substantially opposite said reflective surface, wherein said back surface has a protruding member being part of a mount for mounting said optical structure, said protruding member having a first groove portion extending from said back surface of said optical structure and a second portion extending from said first groove portion, such that said groove portion of said protruding member dissipates or eliminates one or more stresses passing through said mount and affecting said optical structure; adhering an annular damping ring substantially around said first groove portion, wherein said annular damping ring being adhered to said at least one back surface substantially opposite said reflective surface, and said first groove portion and said second portion of said protruding member, wherein said annular damping ring being configured to substantively fill said radial distance between first groove portion and an outer diameter of said second portion of said protruding member, and wherein said annual damping ring being further configured to resist compressive and tensile forces from torsional rotation from said second portion of said protruding member in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of said annular damping ring and said protruding member; forming or providing an upper element of said mount comprising a first opening extending therethrough, such first opening forming two arms in said upper element, each of said two arms having a head portion and ending at an end thereof; sliding at least some of said first opening of said mount over and onto at least some of said second portion of said protruding member; and tightening said at least some of said first opening of said upper element of said mount around and onto said at least some of said second portion of said protruding member by inserting a tightening mechanism into a second opening located through one of said head portions of said upper element and by further inserting and tightening said tightening mechanism into a third opening in said other head portion of said upper element so that said tightening mechanism draws said two ends of said head portions toward each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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