Abstract: An optical assembly 7, 8 providing an optical relay of a borescope 1 has a plurality of lenses 7 spaced apart by tubular spacers 8 through which the optical path extends. The spacers 8 include formations 9, 10 and 11 for connecting adjacent spacers and for housing the lenses 7 such that the spacers 8 and the lenses form a self supporting assembly. The optical assembly 7, 8 locates in a window tube 19 located within a tubular shaft 2 with a fibre optic bundle 16 occupying a duct 17 formed between the window tube and the shaft. The borescope 1 is convenient to assemble with minimum contamination and maximizes the optical path cross sectional area available.

Abstract: A polarization-rotator (22) and a polarization-sensitive beam combiner (30') are arranged in the radiation path between a phase-locked diode laser array (10) radiating in a stable supermode and a collimator lens (46). The two radiation lobes (11, 12) are superposed so that a single radiation spot (S) can be obtained. The quality of the spot can be improved by an arrangement of a prism system (40) and a spatial filter (45) in the lateral far field.

Abstract: A lens barrel for a zoom lens in which zooming is achieved by moving both front and rear lenses but focussing is achieved by moving only the front lens. When a sliding ring slides linearly for zooming, a cam sleeve is rotated. A pin in the cam sleeve engages a cam groove in a moving frame for the front lens to thereby linearly move the front lens. Another cam groove in the cam sleeve engages a pin in the frame for the rear lens to thereby also linearly move it. Focussing is achieved by a threaded rotation of the frame for the front lens on the moving frame.

Abstract: A liquid crystal beam splitter includes a magnetic coil adapted to controllably orient, or tilt, the molecules of a layer of liquid crystal material and thereby detune the internal reflections of a polarized light beam component passing therethrough.

Abstract: A ferroelectric beam steering device for operation at millimeter wavelengths applicable for use as a component in radar systems. Electrodes direct fields reversibly and continuously modify the refractive character of the ferroelectric material of the device as incoming radiation passes along the optic axis of the material.

Abstract: Terminal crimping apparatus having crimping dies and crimping anvils and strip feeding means for feeding terminal strip to a crimping zone between the dies and anvils has a strip lifter mounted on the press ram which lifts the strip above the level of the crimping anvils after completion of a crimping operation. The strip lifter prevents misfeeding of the strip in that after being lifted, the strip is above the surface of the anvil assembly and can be fed therepast in preparation for the next crimping cycle.

Abstract: A rear-view mirror for a motor vehicle. The mirror housing, which is provided with the mirror body, is pivotable about an upper transverse axis into two positions (normal position and anti-glare position). In order to reduce the sensitivity of the mirror to vibrations, the housing has a supporting surface associated therewith, at least for the two above-mentioned positions. The supporting surface is curved in conformity with the pivot radius determined by the transverse axis. The housing and the holder, which is used for mounting the housing, preferably have curved surfaces which correspond to one another and via which these component parts may be mutually supported.

Abstract: A lens tube unit composed of an intermediate tube composed of metal or resin and provided with a helicoid or helicoids on the internal periphery and/or external periphery; and an inner tube and an outer tube fitted with or screwed in the internal and external peripheries of the intermediate tube and provided with a fitting portion or helicoid; and the outer and/or inner tube is molded as a sandwich structure consisting of a central core resin layer and skin resin layers.

Abstract: A compact high vari-focal ratio zoom lens system comprising a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power, a third lens group having positive refractive power, and a fourth lens group having negative refractive power, in the order from the object side, and arranged to move respective lens groups toward the object side at the time of zooming from the wide position to the teleposition, the compact high vari-focal ratio zoom lens system being arranged to adequately distribute the refractive power to respective lens groups and thereby arranged to have a high vari-focal ratio, to be small in sized and to have favorable performance.

Abstract: A copying machine provided with an optical system having a variable imaging ratio and a fixed distance between the image plane and the object plane and a lens whose focal length can be adjusted to the selected imaging ratio by rotation of a toothed ring coupled to the lens. Displacement of the lens with respect to the object plane and the image plane, in order to change the imaging ratio, is converted into a rotation of the toothed ring on the lens by means of a system of cooperating gearwheels. One of these gearwheels has at least one toothed ring segment which is pivotable about an axis; situated almost at the circumference of the gearwheel and extending axially of said gearwheel. The toothed ring segment can be caused to pivot about the axis and be fixed in any position.

Abstract: A nonlinear, saturable absorptive medium is employed in conjunction with optical bistable devices to filter background light, serve as a frequency filter and/or amplify transmitted light while retaining the spatial intensity profile of an optical image.

Abstract: A lens arrangement for redirecting beams of light which diverge in a generally conical pattern from a fixed light source comprises a lens member configured and located relative to the light source for passing the diverging beams of light from the fixed light source therethrough substantially without changing the direction of the beams in a first plane, and for redirecting others of the diverging beams of light from the light source into substantially parallel beams of light as they pass through the lens member in substantially any one cross-sectional plane through the lens member which is substantially perpendicular with the first plane.

Abstract: An optical device comprising a transparent plate having planar first reflecting surface and second reflecting surface, a reflector and a screen for forming interference fringes thereon. When a beam is incident on the transparent plate, a portion of the beam is reflected from the first reflecting surface, while the other portion of the beam enters the interior of the plate and is reflected at the second reflecting surface. The beam reflected from the first reflecting surface and further reflected from the reflector and the beam reflected at the second reflecting surface are superposed on the screen to produce interference fringes. The period of the interference fringes is easily variable by rotating the reflector and the screen around the line of their intersection.

Abstract: An optical deflector comprising a rotational shaft, a polygonal mirror, and means for fixing said mirror to said rotational shaft at positions equiangularly spaced with each other around a center of rotation of said mirror, each of said positions opposing to a corner portion of said mirror disposed between reflective surfaces of said mirror adjacent to each other.

Abstract: A high water content hydrogel contact lens with improved oxygen transmission combined with good movement characteristics over the cornea to prevent corneal damage and configured for low minus powers. The lens body has an ultra smooth molded or cast posterior surface with a center thickness in cross-section which is no greater than 0.08 mm and has a small edge-to-edge diameter less than 14.4 mm. With the lens in place on the eye, the eyelid engages a thickened, annular edge of the lens to provide some lens movement on the cornea of about 0.50 mm to assist in the removal of metabolic waste products from behind the lens. The thickened edge is configured to allow the eyelid to smoothly flow over the lens and to maintain good comfort to the wearer of the lens and for these purposes includes a posterior peripheral surface curve to generally conform to the curvature of the sclera of the eye.

Abstract: A light-shielding screen comprising a light non-transmitting, photocured resin composition layer and a plurality of hollow portions having their respective upper and lower openings and passing through said composition layer, the hollow portions each having an inner wall extending from the circumference of each upper opening to the circumference of each lower opening substantially in parallel with the axis of said hollow portion. Such light-shielding screen is produced by image-wise exposing a layer of a photocurable resin composition to actinic radiation through an image-bearing transparancy to convert the layer to a modified layer having photocured portions and a plurality of uncured portions and then removing the uncured portions by means of a developer to form hollow portions passing through the modified layer and having their respective upper and lower openings.

Abstract: A machine and process is provided for automatically removing babbitts from flaker knives and the like, molding new babbitts onto the knives and trimming the new babbitts to precise dimensions. The machien has a frame on which is mounted a magazine for storing the knives and a movable transfer plate transfers a knife from the magazine to successive positions for removing the babbitts, forming new babbitts and trimming the new babbitts. The babbitts are removed by a power actuated punch engaging the babbitts while the knife is held in the appropriate position.

Abstract: An ojective lens for use in an optical pickup that is employed in a compact disk player, for example. The objective lens has a first aspherical surface on which parallel light rays impinge and a second spherical surface that faces the disk. The aspherical surface lies in a meridian plane of a cartesian coordinate system. The X-axis of this coordinate system is taken on the optical axis, the Y-axis is taken at the apex of the aspherical surface. The aspherical surface which is axially symmetrical is given byx=(y.sup.2 /r.sub.1)/{1+.sqroot.1-(k+1) (y.sup.2 /r.sub.1.sup.2)}+d y.sup.4 +e Y.sup.6 +f Y.sup.8 +g y.sup.10where r.sub.1 is the radius of curvature of a reference inscribed sphere at the apex of the aspherical surface, k is a conic constant, d, g, f, and g are expansion coefficients of the fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth orders, respectively. The lens satisfies the following three relations:(1) 0.34<(N/2)-{N.sup.2 -1)/N.sup.2 }(r.sub.1 /F)<0.38(2) (1.1.times.N)-2.55<k<(0.5.times.N)-1.35(3) N.

Abstract: The solar mirror apparatus has an elongate support frame on which resiliently flexible sheet metal mirrors (15) are secured in a parabolically curved arrangement, with an elongate solar radiation receiver (28) being mounted at the focal line of the sheet metal mirrors (15). The support frame is swivellable about an axis which extends parallel to the focal line of the parabola. The carrying frame has two spaced apart clamping section supports (11) disposed opposite and parallel to one another. The mirror plates are carried by parabolic webs (13) with the mirror plates being fitted shapewise on the parabolic edges (17) of the parabolic webs (12). The ends of the parabolic webs (12) which extend between the clamping section supports (11) are swivellably supported at the confronting sides of the clamping section supports (11) about swivel axes (14) which extend parallel to the longitudinal axes (13) of the clamping section supports (11).

Abstract: A temple end piece for a temple of a spectacle frame is comprised of a first segment running essentially straight in the longitudinal direction of the temple, a connecting segment extending downward from the first segment, and a fitting segment intended for fitting on the head and/or behind the ear. The longitudinal fitting segment is borne and supported by the connecting segment, whereby this support is achieved at the longitudinal middle or at the lower end or in the region between the longitudinal middle and the lower end of the fitting segment, so that at least the upper half of the fitting segment projects freely upward to the first segment and can be deflected elastically in the direction toward the connecting segment. This capability of an elastic deflection is furnished by a suitable choice of material, as, for example, a suitable plastic material, and/or specially designed elastic regions.