US 12,442,960 B2
Spherically mounted retroreflector
Thomas Jensen, Rorschach (CH); Danick Brühlmann, Staad (CH); and Markus Fäs, Oberkulm (CH)
Assigned to LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG, Heerbrugg (CH)
Filed by LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG, Heerbrugg (CH)
Filed on Aug. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/891,906.
Claims priority of application No. 21192425 (EP), filed on Aug. 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0059266 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 5/122 (2006.01); G02B 7/18 (2021.01)
CPC G02B 5/122 (2013.01) [G02B 7/1805 (2013.01); G02B 7/181 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spherically mounted retroreflector, comprising: an optic inlay, the optic inlay comprising a retroreflector having a vertex and an axis of symmetry, and a carrier having an at least partly spherical outer surface and a cavity, wherein the optic inlay is arranged in the cavity, and wherein the at least partly spherical outer surface has a sphere center, which sphere center coincides with the vertex, wherein the optic inlay is connected to the carrier, wherein the optic inlay comprises a coupling portion, and the spherically mounted retroreflector comprises a coupling element arranged between the optic inlay and the carrier, wherein the coupling portion and the coupling element are embodied so that they correspond and interact with each other, when connected to one another in a purely mechanical manner, to translationally limit movability of the optic inlay relative to the coupling element to one movement axis in the axis of symmetry.