Diagnostic instrument illumination system
First Claim
1. An illumination system for a diagnostic instrument, said system comprising:
- a light source emitting light along a first illumination axis toward a target of interest;
a collimating tunnel disposed along said first illumination axis and having an exiting aperture; and
an illumination beam director mounted to the exiting aperture of said collimating tunnel, said illumination beam director including a first reflective surface which receives light from the light source along said first illumination axis and redirects the received light to a second reflective surface aligned along a second illumination axis, said illumination beam director being rotatable about said first illumination axis.
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Abstract
An illumination beam director for use with a diagnostic instrument having an optical lens system including a camera aperture for observing along an optical viewing axis passing through the camera aperture, and an illuminator including an illuminator aperture for projecting illumination along a first illumination axis passing through the illumination aperture. The light beam director includes a pair of opposed redirecting surfaces which receive the light from the illuminator along a first illumination axis and redirect the light onto a second illumination axis, wherein the second illumination axis is closer to the optical axis than is the first illumination axis to overcome shadowing effects on the viewing axis.
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4 Claims
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1. An illumination system for a diagnostic instrument, said system comprising:
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a light source emitting light along a first illumination axis toward a target of interest; a collimating tunnel disposed along said first illumination axis and having an exiting aperture; and an illumination beam director mounted to the exiting aperture of said collimating tunnel, said illumination beam director including a first reflective surface which receives light from the light source along said first illumination axis and redirects the received light to a second reflective surface aligned along a second illumination axis, said illumination beam director being rotatable about said first illumination axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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