摘要 |
The kinematic mount is used to repeatedly couple two components together. The kinematic mount includes a connector that has a partial spherical surface and a partial cylindrical surface coupled to and substantially opposing the partial spherical surface. The connector includes a bore there-through from the partial spherical surface to the partial cylindrical surface. The bore has a first opening at the spherical surface and a second opening at the cylindrical surface, where a diameter of the first opening is different to a diameter of the second opening to account for loose tolerances of the kinematic mount, such as non coincidental or co-located geometric centers of the partial spherical surface and a partial cylindrical surface or a deviation of a threaded hole in a V-groove formed in a first plate from the center of the V-groove. In some embodiments, the diameter of the first opening is smaller than the diameter of the second opening.
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