CN110456495A - A kind of micro objective protective device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of micro objective protective devices, it is related to microscope technology field, including mounting base one, connecting cylinder and camera lens cap, one end of the connecting cylinder is threadedly coupled with mounting base one, the other end is connect with camera lens cap thread, the inside of the camera lens cap is equipped with plexiglas, and the bottom surface of the camera lens cap is equipped with rubber pad.The configuration of the present invention is simple; it is convenient to operate; pass through setting mounting base one, connecting cylinder and camera lens cap; on the one hand it is convenient for dismounting protective device; on the other hand it may be implemented to protect the object lens of different length; by the way that locking mechanism is arranged; plexiglas in camera lens cap can be fixed; by the way that rubber pad is arranged, may be implemented to protect observation object and camera lens cap, while the present apparatus is convenient for that plexiglas is taken out and installed; it is conveniently maintained and replaces; when light is weaker, fluorescent tube can be opened and carry out light filling, to improve the quality of observation.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to microscope technology fields, and in particular to a kind of micro objective protective device.
Background technique
Microscope is a kind of optical instrument being made of the combination of a lens or several lens, is that the mankind enter the atomic time
The mark in generation.It is mainly used for amplifying the instrument that small items can be seen as human eye.
In use, object lens are not no protective devices to existing microscope, and people to micro objective and are seeing
When examining the distance between object and being adjusted, it is easy to be pressed on object lens bottom end on observation object, the damage of object lens is caused, due to object lens
According to the difference of its multiple, length is different, it is therefore desirable to which one adjustable, while one for being protected to object lens
Device, while when observing glass slide, often by pine and cypress oil droplet on glass slide, oil medium replaces air dielectric, increases
The refractive index of strong medium be easy to cause the pollution of object lens protective device, it is therefore desirable to which one just so that image is apparent again in this way
In the protective device of dismounting, in order to clear up and safeguard.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of micro objective protective devices, caused by the prior art above-mentioned to solve
Defect.
A kind of micro objective protective device including the mounting base one and mounting base two being welded on converter, and is installed
Seat two is located in mounting base one, and the lower section of the mounting base one is successively arranged connecting cylinder and camera lens cap, and mounting base one, connecting cylinder
And camera lens cap is the cylinder mechanism of both ends perforation, one end of the connecting cylinder is threadedly coupled with mounting base one, the other end and mirror
Head cap is threadedly coupled, and the inside of the camera lens cap is equipped with the plexiglas being connected on mounting blocks, and mounting blocks pass through locking machine
Structure is fixedly connected with camera lens cap, and the bottom surface of the camera lens cap is equipped with rubber pad.
Preferably, the locking mechanism includes that several are uniformly distributed through the locking seat on camera lens cap side wall, the locking
Through locking pin is equipped on seat, the mounting blocks are equipped with lock hole compatible with locking pin, are equipped with and put in the locking seat
Set chamber, the reset spring one for being equipped with limited block one in the placed cavity and being socketed on locking pin, the limited block one and locking
Pin is fixedly connected, and one end of the reset spring one is fixedly connected with limited block one, and the other end and placed cavity are far from mounting blocks
One end is fixedly connected.
Preferably, it is welded with fixed block corresponding with locking pin on the camera lens cap lateral wall, is slided on the fixed block
Dynamic to be connected with the slide bar being vertically arranged, one end of the slide bar is fixedly connected with limited block two, and the other end is fixedly connected with wedge shape
Block is set on the locking pin there are two locating slot compatible with wedge block, is socketed with reset spring two on the slide bar, and multiple
Position spring two is between fixed block and wedge block.
Preferably, the mounting blocks include mounting blocks one and mounting blocks two, and the mounting blocks one are equipped with placing groove, and pacify
It is laid with card slot on dress block one, fixture block one is equipped in the card slot, the mounting blocks two are equipped with corresponding with fixture block one
Fixture block two.
Preferably, fluorescent tube is equipped with by annular light trough in the camera lens cap, the camera lens cap lateral wall is equipped with switch
Button, the switch button and the fluorescent tube are electrically connected.
Preferably, the locking pin is equipped with knob far from one end of mounting blocks.
Preferably, the mounting blocks are equipped with marker arrow corresponding with the lock hole.
The present invention has the advantages that structure is simple, it is convenient to operate, by setting mounting base one, connecting cylinder and camera lens cap, one
On the other hand aspect may be implemented to protect the object lens of different length, pass through setting convenient for dismounting to protective device
Locking mechanism can be fixed the plexiglas in camera lens cap, by the way that rubber pad is arranged, may be implemented to observation object and mirror
Head cap is protected, while convenient for that will be connected with the taking-up and installation of the mounting blocks of plexiglas, by the way that one He of mounting blocks is arranged
Mounting blocks two can be convenient taking-up and installation to plexiglas, convenient that plexiglas is safeguarded and replaced, and make resin glass
Glass is always maintained at cleaning, prevents from influencing observing effect, when light is weaker, can open fluorescent tube and carry out light filling, to improve observation
Quality.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the structural diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is main view of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is front sectional view of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the structural schematic diagram of locking mechanism in the present invention.
Fig. 5, Fig. 6 are the structural schematic diagram of mounting blocks different perspectives in the present invention.
Wherein, 1- converter, 2- mounting base, 3- connecting cylinder, 4- camera lens cap, 5- mounting blocks, 51- mounting blocks one, 52- installation
Block two, 53- card slot, 54- fixture block one, 55- fixture block two, 56- placing groove, 6- plexiglas, 7- rubber pad, 8- locking mechanism, 81-
Locking seat, 82- locking pin, 83- limited block one, 84- reset spring one, 85- locating slot, 86- knob, 87- fixed block, 88- are sliding
Bar, 89- limited block two, 90- wedge block, 91- reset spring two, 9- marker arrow, 10- annular light trough, 11- fluorescent tube, 12- switch
Button, 13- lock hole.
Specific embodiment
To be easy to understand the technical means, the creative features, the aims and the efficiencies achieved by the present invention, below with reference to
Specific embodiment, the present invention is further explained.
As shown in Figures 1 to 5, a kind of micro objective protective device, including the mounting base 1 being welded on converter 1
And mounting base two, and mounting base two is located in mounting base 1, the lower section of the mounting base 1 is successively arranged connecting cylinder 3 and camera lens
Cap 4, and mounting base 1, connecting cylinder 3 and camera lens cap 4 are the cylinder mechanism of both ends perforation, one end of the connecting cylinder 3 and peace
It fills seat 1 to be threadedly coupled, the other end is threadedly coupled with camera lens cap 4, and the inside of the camera lens cap 4, which is equipped with, to be connected on mounting blocks 5
Plexiglas 6, and mounting blocks 5 are fixedly connected by locking mechanism 8 with camera lens cap 4, and the bottom surface of the camera lens cap 4 is equipped with rubber
Pad 7.
In the present embodiment, the locking mechanism 8 includes that several are uniformly distributed through the locking seat on 4 side wall of camera lens cap
81, through locking pin 82 is equipped in the locking seat 81, the mounting blocks 5 are equipped with lock hole compatible with locking pin 82
13, the locking seat 81 is interior to be equipped with placed cavity, and limited block 1 is equipped in the placed cavity and is socketed on answering on locking pin 82
Position spring 1, the limited block 1 are fixedly connected with locking pin 82, one end of the reset spring 1 and limited block one
83 are fixedly connected, and the other end is fixedly connected with placed cavity far from one end of mounting blocks 5, pull locking pin 82, limited block 1 to
It is moved far from 5 direction of mounting blocks, reset spring 1 is in compressive state, and locking pin 82 removes lock hole 13, at this moment can incite somebody to action
The plexiglas 6 being installed on mounting blocks 5 takes out.
In the present embodiment, it is welded with fixed block 87 corresponding with locking pin 82 on 4 lateral wall of camera lens cap, it is described
The slide bar 88 being vertically arranged is slidably connected on fixed block 87, one end of the slide bar 88 is fixedly connected with limited block 2 89, separately
One end is fixedly connected with wedge block 90, is set on the locking pin 82 there are two locating slot 85 compatible with wedge block 90, close
Lock hole 13 is the first locating slot 85, is the second locating slot 85 far from lock hole 13, is socketed with reset on the slide bar 88
Spring 2 91, and reset spring 2 91 is between fixed block 87 and wedge block 90, pulls locking pin 82, and limited block 1 is to remote
Mobile from 5 direction of mounting blocks, wedge block 90 is removed the second locating slot 85 by upward power, slides slide bar 88, reset spring
2 91 shrink, and when the first locating slot 85 on locking pin 82 reaches 90 lower section of wedge block, the reset of reset spring 2 91 makes wedge shape
Block 90 is caught in the first locating slot 85, and at this moment locking pin 82 removes lock hole 13, when installing the plexiglas 6 on mounting blocks 5, is drawn
Dynamic limited block 2 89, moves up slide bar 88, and wedge block 90 removes the first locating slot 85, and reset spring 1 resets, and makes locking pin
82 insertion lock holes 13, at this moment the second locating slot 85 is located at the underface of wedge block 90, then unclamps limited block 2 89, resets bullet
Spring 2 91 resets, and wedge block 90 is made to be inserted into the second locating slot 85.
In the present embodiment, the mounting blocks 5 include mounting blocks 1 and mounting blocks 2 52, are set on the mounting blocks 1
There is placing groove 56, and be laid with card slot 53 on mounting blocks 1, is equipped with fixture block 1, the mounting blocks two in the card slot 53
52 are equipped with fixture block 2 55 corresponding with fixture block 1, after taking out mounting blocks 5, rotate mounting blocks 2 52, fixture block 1 and card
Block 2 55 separates, and takes out plexiglas 6 and is maintained or replaced, when installation, plexiglas 6 is placed on placing groove 56, will
Fixture block 2 55 on mounting blocks 2 52 is placed in card slot 53, rotates mounting blocks 2 52, and fixture block 2 55 is located at one 54 lower section of fixture block,
Realize the fixation of plexiglas 6.
In the present embodiment, fluorescent tube 11,4 outside of camera lens cap are equipped with by annular light trough 10 in the camera lens cap 4
Wall is equipped with switch button 12, and the switch button 12 is electrically connected with the fluorescent tube 11, when light is weaker, can open lamp
Pipe 11 carries out light filling, to improve the quality of observation.
In the present embodiment, the locking pin 82 far from mounting blocks 5 one end be equipped with knob 86, convenient for locking pin 82 into
Row pulls.
In the present embodiment, the mounting blocks 5 are equipped with marker arrow 9 corresponding with the lock hole 13, mark arrow
First 9, convenient for the installation to mounting blocks 5, only need to can be realized locking by the direction of marker arrow 9 against 82 setting direction of locking pin
The positioning of pin 82 and lock hole 13.
The course of work and principle: first according to the distance between the good connecting cylinder 3 of the length adjustment of object lens and camera lens cap 4, so
It is threadedly connected in the mounting base 1 on converter 1 afterwards, the protection to object lens can be realized, when needing to plexiglas 6
When being replaced or being safeguarded, locking pin 82 is pulled, limited block 1 to far from the movement of 5 direction of mounting blocks, receive by reset spring 1
Contracting, wedge block 90 are removed the second locating slot 85 by upward power, and slide bar 88 slides, and reset spring 2 91 is shunk, and works as locking pin
When the first locating slot 85 on 82 reaches 90 lower section of wedge block, the reset of reset spring 2 91 makes wedge block 90 be caught in the first locating slot
In 85, at this moment locking pin 82 removes lock hole 13, takes out mounting blocks 5, then rotates mounting blocks 2 52, fixture block 1 and fixture block two
55 separation are taken out plexiglas 6 and are maintained or replaced, when installation, plexiglas 6 are placed on placing groove 56, will be installed
Fixture block 2 55 on block 2 52 is placed in card slot 53, rotates mounting blocks 2 52, and fixture block 2 55 is located at one 54 lower section of fixture block, realizes
Then the direction of marker arrow 9 is pulled limited block 2 89, makes to slide by the fixation of plexiglas 6 against 82 setting direction of locking pin
Bar 88 moves up, and wedge block 90 removes the first locating slot 85, then moves up and down mounting blocks 5, when locking pin 82 is directed at lock hole 13
When, reset spring 1 resets, and locking pin 82 is made to be inserted into lock hole 13, then unclamps limited block 2 89, and reset spring 2 91 is multiple
Position makes wedge block 90 be inserted into the second locating slot 85, realizes the installation of plexiglas 6.
Based on above-mentioned, structure is simple, and it is convenient to operate, and passes through setting mounting base 1, connecting cylinder 3 and camera lens cap 4, on the one hand
It convenient for dismounting protective device, on the other hand may be implemented to protect the object lens of different length, be locked by setting
Mechanism 8 can be fixed the plexiglas 6 in camera lens cap 4, by the way that rubber pad 7 is arranged, may be implemented to observation object and mirror
Head cap 4 is protected, while convenient for that will be connected with the taking-up and installation of the mounting blocks 5 of plexiglas 6, by the way that mounting blocks one are arranged
51 and mounting blocks 2 52, it can be convenient the taking-up and installation to plexiglas 6, it is convenient that plexiglas 6 is safeguarded and replaced,
So that plexiglas 6 is always maintained at cleaning, prevent from influencing observing effect, when light is weaker, fluorescent tube 11 can be opened and carry out light filling,
To improve the quality of observation.
As known by the technical knowledge, the present invention can pass through the embodiment party of other essence without departing from its spirit or essential feature
Case is realized.Therefore, embodiment disclosed above, in all respects are merely illustrative, not the only.Institute
Have within the scope of the present invention or is included in the invention in the change being equal in the scope of the present invention.
Claims (7)
1. a kind of micro objective protective device, which is characterized in that including the mounting base (2) and peace being welded on converter (1)
Seat two is filled, and mounting base two is located in mounting base (2), is successively arranged connecting cylinder (3) and camera lens cap below the mounting base (2)
(4), and mounting base (2), connecting cylinder (3) and camera lens cap (4) be both ends perforation cylinder mechanism, the one of the connecting cylinder (3)
End is threadedly coupled with mounting base (2), and the other end is threadedly coupled with camera lens cap (4), and the inside of the camera lens cap (4), which is equipped with, to be connected in
Plexiglas (6) on mounting blocks (5), and mounting blocks (5) are fixedly connected by locking mechanism (8) with camera lens cap (4), the mirror
The bottom surface of head cap (4) is equipped with rubber pad (7).
2. a kind of micro objective protective device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: locking mechanism (8) packet
It is uniformly distributed through the locking seat (81) on camera lens cap (4) side wall to include several, through being equipped with locking pin on the locking seat (81)
(82), the mounting blocks (5) are equipped with locking pin (82) compatible lock hole (13), are equipped with and put in the locking seat (81)
Set chamber, the reset spring one (84) for being equipped with limited block one (83) in the placed cavity and being socketed on locking pin (82), the limit
Position block one (83) is fixedly connected with locking pin (82), one end of the reset spring one (84) and the fixed company of limited block one (83)
It connects, the other end is fixedly connected with placed cavity far from one end of mounting blocks (5).
3. a kind of micro objective protective device according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: on the outside of the camera lens cap (4)
It is welded with fixed block (87) corresponding with locking pin (82) on wall, slidably connects and be vertically arranged on the fixed block (87)
Slide bar (88), one end of the slide bar (88) are fixedly connected with limited block two (89), and the other end is fixedly connected with wedge block (90),
It sets that there are two the compatible locating slots (85) with wedge block (90) on the locking pin (82), is socketed on the slide bar (88) multiple
Position spring two (91), and reset spring two (91) is located between fixed block (87) and wedge block (90).
4. a kind of micro objective protective device according to claim 3, it is characterised in that: the mounting blocks (5) include
Mounting blocks one (51) and mounting blocks two (52), the mounting blocks one (51) are equipped with placing groove (56), and on mounting blocks one (51)
It is laid with card slot (53), fixture block one (54) is equipped in the card slot (53), the mounting blocks two are equipped with and fixture block one (54)
Corresponding fixture block two (55).
5. a kind of micro objective protective device according to claim 4, it is characterised in that: lead in the camera lens cap (4)
It crosses annular light trough (10) to be equipped with fluorescent tube (11), camera lens cap (4) lateral wall is equipped with switch button (12), and the switch is pressed
Button (12) and the fluorescent tube (11) are electrically connected.
6. a kind of micro objective protective device according to claim 5, it is characterised in that: the locking pin (82) is separate
One end of mounting blocks (5) is equipped with knob (86).
7. a kind of micro objective protective device according to claim 6, it is characterised in that: set on the mounting blocks (5)
There is marker arrow (9) corresponding with the lock hole (13).
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