Optical Mounting Plate With Stud Grid for Rapid Reconfiguration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing optical systems are complex and time-consuming to design and modify, requiring precise adjustments and installations, and lack flexibility and cost-effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
An optical system with a base plate featuring studded elements in a grid pattern and holders with fastening elements that allow for quick and secure attachment, utilizing 3D printing for precise and adaptable configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional threaded mounting points are used on optical stages, then secure attachment of holders is achieved, but the system becomes complex and time-consuming to modify
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is segmented into separate functional elements: the base plate with integrated studs and the holder with corresponding recesses. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each component and enables rapid reconfiguration by simply detaching and reattaching holders to different stud positions, eliminating the complexity of threaded fasteners while maintaining secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The stud-recess interface acts as an intermediary mechanism between the base plate and holder. This standardized intermediate connection system enables quick attachment and detachment without requiring threading operations, thereby simplifying the modification process while ensuring reliable mechanical coupling through the complementary geometric shapes.
2Measurement precision
If precise adjustments are made to optical components, then measurement precision is improved, but the time required for installation and adjustment increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base plate is pre-configured with studs arranged in precise grid patterns at predetermined positions. This preliminary arrangement of mounting points allows holders to be quickly attached to exact locations without requiring time-consuming measurement and adjustment operations during installation, thereby maintaining optical precision while reducing setup time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system utilizes discrete grid positions with fixed stud locations as standardized parameters for component placement. By changing the parameter of mounting location selection rather than requiring continuous adjustment, the system achieves precise optical alignment through pre-defined positions, significantly reducing the time needed for installation and reconfiguration.
3Adaptability or versatility
If standard optical stages with grid holes are used, then compatibility with optical components is achieved, but cost-effectiveness is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The base plate with stud array provides a universal mounting interface that is compatible with holders designed for standard optical stages. The standardized grid pattern and stud-recess connection enable the same base plate design to be used across different optical component configurations, achieving versatility and compatibility while using simpler, more cost-effective manufacturing methods compared to traditional threaded optical stages.
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AI summary
An optical system and a method for producing an optical system (1) are described. The optical system (1) has a base plate (2) comprising fastening points arranged in a grid (3), and has at least one holder (4) for receiving an optical element (5), the holder being fixable to at least one of the fastening points (3). The technical solution described is characterised in that the fastening points (3) are in the form of nub elements (6) and in that the holder (4) has a fastening element (7) that can be pushed onto at least one of the fastening elements (6) in order to fix the holder (4) on the base plate (2).