US 12,323,685 B2
Positional lens locking
Jeffrey Danicich, Savage, MN (US); and Curtis J. Wicks, Deerfield Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to Rosemount Aerospace Inc., Burnsville, MN (US)
Filed by Rosemount Aerospace Inc., Burnsville, MN (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/081,879.
Prior Publication US 2024/0205524 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 23/52 (2023.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/52 (2023.01) [H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A positional lens locking assembly for focusing and maintaining focus of a camera lens assembly, the positional lens locking assembly comprising:
a lens tube having a head and a barrel, wherein the head extends outward from the barrel and wherein the barrel has a threaded portion;
a camera housing having a first threaded bore configured to receive the threaded portion of the barrel;
a sealing member disposed between the head and the camera housing, the sealing member configured to be compressed between the head and the camera housing; and
a locking member configured to retain the lens tube in a position, wherein the locking member comprises a threaded fastener configured to press threads of the threaded bore of the camera housing against the threaded portion of the barrel.