Optical system and focusing structure for infrared thermometer

• US 8,870,452 B2
• Filed: 04/15/2011
• Issued: 10/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Guobing Yuan
• Original Assignee: Guobing Yuan
• Inventors: Yuan, Guobing
• Primary Examiner(s): Fitzgerald, John
• Assistant Examiner(s): Royal, Gregory A
• Application Number:
  US13/695,751
• Publication Number:
  US 20130051424A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,292 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 374/130
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/0265 Handheld, portable ear thermometers G01J5/049
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/028 using a charging unit or battery
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/04 Casings
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/048 Protective parts
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/05 Means for preventing contamination of the components of the optical system; Means for preventing obstruction of the radiation path
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/051 using a gas purge
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/061 by controlling the temperature of the apparatus or parts thereof, e.g. using cooling means or thermostats
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/08 Optical arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/0806 Focusing or collimating elements, e.g. lenses or concave mirrors
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/084 Adjustable or slidable
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/0843 Manually adjustable
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/0859 Sighting arrangements, e.g. cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 23/16 Housings; Caps; Mountings; Supports, e.g. with counterweight
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 25/001 Eyepieces
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/04 with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification

Abstract

An optical system and a focusing structure for an infrared thermometer are provided. The optical system includes a focusing ocular barrel (100) and an objective focusing ring (300), provided at the rear end of an optical probe. The shift of the ocular (101) and the objective (201) can be controlled. The rear end of the probe includes a cap (507), which can be used for locking the detective image distance of the objective (201) and sealing and protecting the portion of the focusing operation.

Claims

1. An optical system for an infrared radiation thermometer and its focusing structure, including an eyepiece slide, an objective slide component, an objective focusing ring, a spectroscope component and an optical outer slide component, wherein:

an inner cavity of the optical outer slide component is provided with the spectroscope component and the objective slide component,

a connecting interface for an infrared focusing light-spot receiving device is arranged outside the optical outer slide component,

the back end of the optical outer slide component is provided with the objective focusing ring and the eyepiece slide that are coaxially piled and is further provided with a protective nut cap,

an eyepiece can be shifted and focused by stretching the eyepiece slide at the rear end of the optical outer slide,

an objective can be shifted and focused by rotating the objective focusing ring,

the nut cap at the rear end can be used for locking the measurement image distance of the objective and implementing fully-sealed protection on the whole focusing operation position, and

the optical system directly can be used as an optical probe of the infrared radiation thermometer and can also be used for constructing various other types or forms of infrared radiation thermometers.

2. The optical system and the focusing structure for the infrared radiation thermometer according to claim 1, wherein:

the middle of the eyepiece slide is provided with the aiming eyepiece, and an visual aiming eyeshade at the rear end of the eyepiece slide has a slightly larger diameter and can be stretched and focused;

the objective focusing ring can be pressed tightly and locked when the eyeshade is pushed forwards by the nut cap; and

a circular groove at the neck of the eyepiece slide is embedded with an O-shaped rubber ring which can be used for carrying out elastically fine tuning on the force fit and improving the rotation damp of the objective focusing ring.

3. The optical system and the focusing structure for the infrared radiation thermometer according to claim 1, wherein:

the front section of the objective focusing ring and the back section of the objective slide component are in transmission fit and the objective focusing ring can push the objective slide component to do linear movement when rotating;

the middle section of the objective focusing ring is provided with a circular chute for being positioned and arranged in the optical outer slide component;

the back end of the objective focusing ring is slightly larger in diameter, and is provided with knurling and is leant against the outer end of the optical outer slide component for manual revolving operation; and

the centre axis part of the objective focusing ring is hollow, without influencing the installation and the movement of the eyepiece slide.

4. The optical system and the focusing structure for the infrared radiation thermometer according to claim 1, wherein:

the front end of the objective slide component is provided with the objective;

the middle section of the objective slide component is provided with a chute with two sides penetrated and connected, which can contain the spectroscope component; and

the back section of the objective slide component and the front section of the objective focusing ring are in transmission fit and the objective focusing ring can drive the objective slide component to do linear movement when rotating.

5. The optical system and the focusing structure for the infrared radiation thermometer according to claim 1, wherein:

the 45-degree slope at the end of the spectroscope component is provided with a spectroscope, the front and rear sections of the spectroscope component are in threaded connection and the middle of the spectroscope component is provided with a reticle;

the two sides on the front section of the spectroscope component are cylindrical surfaces and the two sides of the spectroscope component are flat surfaces;

the spectroscope component can both be embedded into the middle chute of the objective slide component and positioned at the middle of the optical outer slide component accurately; and

the spectroscope component is installed in a mode that the external diameter of the back section of the spectroscope component is in slide fit with the internal diameter of the objective focusing ring and the internal diameter of the back section of the spectroscope component is in slide fit with the external diameter of the front section of the eyepiece slide.

6. The optical system and the focusing structure for the infrared radiation thermometer according to claim 1, wherein:

the front end of the optical outer slide component is provided with an optical-path seal protective window;

the front section of the optical outer slide component is provided with set screw holes and screws for fitting the installation of a linear positioning chute on the objective slide component;

the middle section of the optical outer slide component is provided with the connecting interface for the infrared focusing light-spot receiving device and is also provided with set screw holes and screws for fitting the installation and the positioning of the spectroscope component;

the back section of the optical outer slide component is provided with set screw holes and screws for fitting the installation of the circular locating chute on the objective focusing ring; and

the back end of the optical outer slide component is provided with external threads, an O-shaped sealing rubber ring is clamped in a tool withdrawal groove, and the back end of the optical outer slide component is provided with the fitted seal nut cap.

7. The optical system and the focusing structure for the infrared radiation thermometer according to claim 1, wherein:

in a focusing mode, the operator can adjust the relative distance between the eyepiece and the reticle by stretching the back end of the eyepiece slide and can see a central aiming circle on a dividing plane of the reticle via the aiming eyepiece;

by revolving the objective focusing ring, the objective slide component can be driven to do linear movement, the relative distance between the objective and the reticle can be adjusted, the target imaging on the dividing plane can be seen, and an effective temperature measuring area of a target can be judged within the aiming circle;

at this moment, the infrared rays radiated by the target are reflected by the spectroscope, and the focusing light spots fall on the centre of the connecting interface can be transmitted to a far-end infrared temperature measuring sensor by an inserted optical fiber to be received, and are subjected to photoelectric conversion and subsequent circuit processing so as to display a measured temperature and output corresponding electric signals; and

when being used for non optical fiber transmission temperature measurement, the connecting interface can be used as a socket sleeve for directly mounting the infrared temperature measuring sensor.

8. The optical system and the focusing structure for the infrared radiation thermometer according to claim 1, wherein:

in a protection mode, the protective nut cap at the back of the probe can push the eyepiece slide to be axially pressed tightly on the objective focusing ring, thereby locking the measuring image distance of the objective and sealing and protecting the whole focusing operation position.

9. The optical system and the focusing structure for the infrared radiation thermometer according to claim 1, wherein:

applicably, the system can be directly used as the optical probe for the infrared radiation thermometer.