Abstract: The illumination apparatus comprises a light source unit which has a LED for emitting illumination light, and a condenser lens for collecting the illumination light, and a main body of the illuminator of the apparatus which holds the light source unit and guides the illumination light. The light source unit comprises a heat dissipation plate which holds LED, and emits the heat emitted from LED 11; and a lens frame which holds the collector lens and the heat dissipation plate so that the relative position of LED to the collector lens may be changed. The main body of the illuminator has a connection hole for connecting communicatively the inside of the main body of the apparatus to the outside, and holds the light source unit by inserting the lens frame into the connected hole.

Abstract: The illumination apparatus comprises a light source unit which has a LED for emitting illumination light, and a condenser lens for collecting the illumination light, and a main body of the illuminator of the apparatus which holds the light source unit and guides the illumination light. The light source unit comprises a heat dissipation plate which holds LED, and emits the heat emitted from LED11; and a lens frame which holds the collector lens and the heat dissipation plate so that the relative position of LED to the collector lens may be changed. The main body of the illuminator has a connection hole for connecting communicatively the inside of the main body of the apparatus to the outside, and holds the light source unit by inserting the lens frame into the connected hole.

Abstract: In an illumination switching frame fixed to the end of an objective of Greenough stereomicroscope, a folding mirror is fixed removably to illumination optical axes q and q? to switch coaxial vertical illumination and episcopic illumination.

Abstract: A lens barrel movable portion to which an eyepiece lens is attached is swiveled with respect to a main body. A first reflecting member which reflects a light beam from a microscope main body swivels in conjunction with swiveling of the lens barrel movable portion. An angle of swiveling is ½ of a swiveling angle of the lens barrel movable portion. A direction of swiveling is the same as a rotating direction of the lens barrel movable portion. As second reflecting member reflects a light beam reflected by the first reflecting member toward the eyepiece lens.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a stereomicroscope. The stereomicroscope comprises a microscope main body, a stand including a stand base portion on which a sample is to be laid, a support disposed vertically on the stand base portion, a focus adjust portion attached so as to be movable along the support, and an arm portion connected to the focus adjust portion for connecting the microscope main body thereto, so that the microscope main body is mounted on the stand to focus the sample, a light source lamp which illuminates the sample, and a light source unit in which the light source lamp is contained and which is attachable to at least one of the stand base portion, the support, and the arm portion.

Abstract: In an illumination switching frame fixed to the end of an objective of Greenough stereomicroscope, a folding mirror is fixed removably to illumination optical axes q and q′ to switch coaxial vertical illumination and episcopic illumination.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a stereomicroscope. The stereomicroscope comprises a microscope main body, a stand including a stand base portion on which a sample is to be laid, a support disposed vertically on the stand base portion, a focus adjust portion attached so as to be movable along the support, and an arm portion connected to the focus adjust portion for connecting the microscope main body thereto, so that the microscope main body is mounted on the stand to focus the sample, a light source lamp which illuminates the sample, and a light source unit in which the light source lamp is contained and which is attachable to at least one of the stand base portion, the support, and the arm portion.

Abstract: An inverted microscope of the present invention comprising a microscope main body including a relay optical system which forms a primary intermediate image of a sample by a light from the sample irradiated with an irradiation light via an objective lens and an image forming lens, and which relays a light flux from the primary intermediate image, and a light path switch unit which is disposed in the microscope main body to be attachable/detachable, and which branches the light flux relayed by the relay optical system.