ALIGNING OPTICAL COMPONENTS OF AN OPTICAL MEASURING SYSTEM

摘要

The component parts of an optical measuring system include two housings (20, 22) each of which contains optical elements of the system, and a base (10). The two housings are each provided on at least one face with the complementary parts of kinametic support (18), and the optical components are arranged within the respective housings so that when the kinematic support is engaged the optical components are properly aligned. The base is provided with a kinematic support (16) on its surface which is arranged so that when the base is aligned with a machine axis, any housing placed on the kinematic support with automatically be aligned with machine axis, the optical components of the system will automatically be aligned when the housings are connected to the base and to each other using the kinematic supports.