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Method and apparatus for centering a lens within an optical bore sleeve

  • US 6,292,311 B1
  • Filed: 10/13/1999
  • Issued: 09/18/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/13/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a optical component having an outer perimeter; and

    an optical bore sleeve having an inner perimeter for receiving the outer perimeter of the optical component;

    a plurality of deformable ridges interposed between the outer perimeter of the optical component and the inner perimeter of the sleeve for aligning the optical component and the sleeve along a common optical axis as the ridges are deformed upon insertion of the optical component into the sleeve, wherein the deformable ridges each have a respective longitudinal dimension that is substantially within a range from approximately one millimeter to approximately three millimeters.

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