Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Coded zoom knob, microscope having the same and method for retrofitting a coded zoom knob
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Application No.: US17005864Application Date: 2020-08-28
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Publication No.: US11460681B2Publication Date: 2022-10-04
- Inventor: Chee-Keong Chew , Peng Liu , Andreas Bosch
- Applicant: LEICA INSTRUMENTS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
- Applicant Address: SG Singapore
- Assignee: LEICA INSTRUMENTS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
- Current Assignee: LEICA INSTRUMENTS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: SG Singapore
- Agency: Hodgson Russ LLP
- Priority: EP17158143 20170227
- Main IPC: G02B21/24
- IPC: G02B21/24 ; G02B21/02
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a coded zoom knob (3) for detecting the rotation of the zoom drive shaft (4) of a zoom system (10) of a microscope (1), comprising a magnet (34) coupled to the zoom drive shaft (4), and a magnetic sensor (43) rotatably decoupled from the magnet (34) for sensing a rotation of the magnet (34).
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