Stereomicroscope having a main observer beam path and a co-observer beam path

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9715097-B2
Application number	US-201514749358-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 24, 2015
Priority date	Jun 24, 2014
Publication date	Jul 25, 2017
Grant date	Jul 25, 2017

Abstract

A stereomicroscope includes a stereoscopic main observer beam path having a main observer zoom system, a stereoscopic co-observer beam path having a co-observer zoom system, and a main objective common to the main observer beam path and the co-observer beam path. The co-observer beam path is coupled out from the main observer beam path via a geometrical beam splitter arranged between the main objective and the main observer zoom system, wherein in the co-observer beam path the co-observer zoom system succeeds the geometrical beam splitter and is constructed from lenses having dimensions such that both a first and a second stereoscopic partial beam of the co-observer beam path in each case pass through the lenses.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A stereomicroscope comprising:
a stereoscopic main observer beam path having a main observer zoom system;
a stereoscopic co-observer beam path having a co-observer zoom system and being configured to have a first stereoscopic co-observer partial beam and a second stereoscopic co-observer partial beam pass therealong;
a main objective common to said main observer beam path and said co-observer beam path;
a geometrical beam splitter arranged between the main objective and the main observer zoom system;
said co-observer beam path being coupled out from the main observer beam path via said geometrical beam splitter;
said co-observer zoom system being disposed in said co-observer beam path downstream of said geometrical beam splitter; and,
said co-observer zoom system including a plurality of lenses having dimensions configured so as to cause both said first and said second stereoscopic co-observer partial beams to pass through each of said lenses.

2. The stereomicroscope of claim 1 , wherein:
said main observer zoom system includes a first and a second partial zoom system;
said stereoscopic main observer beam path is configured to have a first and a second stereoscopic main partial beam pass therealong;
said first stereoscopic main partial beam defines a first stereoscopic main partial beam path;
said second stereoscopic main partial beam defines a second stereoscopic main partial beam path;
said first partial zoom system is arranged in said first stereoscopic main partial beam path so as to have said first stereoscopic main partial beam pass therethrough; and,
said second partial zoom system is arranged in said second stereoscopic main partial beam path so as to have said second stereoscopic main partial beams pass therethrough.

3. The stereomicroscope of claim 1 further comprising:
a beam deflector;
said co-observer zoom system having an input arm and an output arm and defining an optical axis folded via said beam deflector by a folding angle (a) of greater than zero;
said optical axis in the output arm and said optical axis in the input arm enclosing said folding angle (a);
said co-observer zoom system having at least three lenses;
at least two of said lenses being arranged displaceably along said folded optical axis;
at least one of said at least three lenses being arranged in said input arm; and,
at least one of said at least three lenses being arranged in said output arm.

4. The stereomicroscope of claim 3 , wherein said folding angle (a) lies in the range of 45° to 180°.

5. The stereomicroscope of claim 3 wherein:
said co-observer zoom system has a first, a second, a third and a fourth lens arranged one behind another along said folded optical axis;
said first and said second lenses of said co-observer zoom system are arranged in the input arm of said co-observer zoom system; and,
said third and said fourth lenses of said co-observer zoom system are arranged in the output arm of said co-observer zoom system.

6. The stereomicroscope of claim 5 , wherein said second lens and said third lens are arranged between said first and fourth lenses in the direction of said optical axis; and,
said second lens and said third lens are configured to be displaceable along said folded optical axis.

7. The stereomicroscope of claim 5 wherein:
said first lens and said fourth lens are identical lenses; and,
said second and said third lens are identical lenses.

8. The stereomicroscope of claim 7 , wherein:
said fourth lens is oriented oppositely to said first lens; and,
said third lens is oriented oppositely to the second lens.

9. The stereomicroscope of claim 3 further comprising a reflector configured to be rotatable about said optical axis in said output arm; and, said reflector being arranged downstream of said co-observer zoom system.

10. The stereomicroscope of claim 1 , wherein said main observer zoom system is an extended zoom system.

11. The stereomicroscope of claim 1 further comprising:
a splitter disposed in said co-observer beam path;
said splitter having an input end and being configured to separate said first and second stereoscopic partial beams of said co-observer beam path;
an intermediate imaging system arranged between said co-observer zoom system and said splitter; and,
said intermediate imaging system being configured to image a device pupil of said co-observer beam path onto said input end of said splitter.

12. The stereomicroscope of claim 11 , wherein said intermediate imaging system includes a first converging lens or a first converging lens system, a second converging lens or a second converging lens system, and an intermediate image plane situated between said first converging lens or said first converging lens system and said second converging lens or said second converging lens system.

13. The stereomicroscope of claim 11 , wherein said intermediate imaging system includes an image erecting system.

14. A stereomicroscope comprising:
a first optics arrangement defining a stereoscopic main observer beam path and including a main observer zoom system;
a second optics arrangement defining a stereoscopic co-observer beam path configured to have a first stereoscopic co-observer partial beam and a second stereoscopic co-observer partial beam pass therealong;
said second optics arrangement including a co-observer zoom system;
a main objective common to said main observer beam path and said co-observer beam path;
a geometrical beam splitter arranged between the main objective and the main observer zoom system;
said co-observer beam path being coupled out from the main observer beam path via said geometrical beam splitter;
said co-observer zoom system being disposed in said co-observer beam path downstream of said geometrical beam splitter; and,
said co-observer zoom system including a plurality of lenses having dimensions configured so as to cause both said first and said second stereoscopic co-observer partial beams to pass through said lenses.

Assignees

• Zeiss Carl Meditec Ag

Inventors

• Hoegele Artur
• Mueller Andre
• Kolster Daniel

Classifications

• G02B21/025

  with variable magnification (variable magnification G02B15/00) · CPC title

• G02B21/18

  Arrangements with more than one light path, e.g. for comparing two specimens · CPC title

• G02B21/04

  involving mirrors · CPC title

• G02B21/22 Primary

  Stereoscopic arrangements · CPC title

• G02B21/0012

  Surgical microscopes (counterbalanced structures for surgical microscopes G02B7/001) · CPC title