IP Library Granted Patent US 8,194,313
Granted Patent B2
US 8,194,313 · App. 13/051,857 · Granted Jun 5, 2012

Microscope and lamphouse

Assignee: Olympus Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,194,313
App. No.
13/051,857
Granted
Jun 5, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A microscope includes an illuminating unit that includes an excitation light source emitting an excitation light, and a phosphor receiving the excitation light and emitting illumination light in a specific wavelength range. The illuminating unit illuminates a specimen with the illumination light. The microscope also includes an observation unit for observing the specimen illuminated by the illuminating unit.

Claims (40)

1. A microscope comprising:

an excitation light source which emits an excitation light in an ultraviolet wavelength range;

a phosphor which receives the excitation light and emits illumination light in a specific wavelength range;

a microscope body which includes an illuminating unit including a collector lens collecting the illumination light and illuminating a specimen by the illumination light, and which includes an internal power source for supplying power to at least a portion of the illuminating unit and to the excitation light source, wherein the internal power source is switchable to supply power to a halogen lamp and to the excitation light source;

an observation unit for observing the specimen illuminated by the illuminating unit; and

a lamphouse that is detachably mountable to the microscope body, and that includes a lamp supporting member for replaceably supporting the excitation light source, which is adapted to be electrically connected thereto,

wherein:

one of the microscope body and the lamphouse comprises a transformer for transforming the power supplied from the internal power source into power suitable for the excitation light source when the excitation light source is connected to the lamp supporting member,

the illuminating unit includes an excitation-light cut filter that shields the excitation light after passing the phosphor,

the illuminating unit includes a light-source supporting adapter which supports the excitation light source, and includes the lamp supporting member on which the light-source supporting adapter is mounted, wherein the light-source supporting adapter is replaceable at least with the halogen lamp,

the light-source supporting adapter positions the phosphor at a focal position of the collector lens when mounted on the lamp supporting member,

the phosphor is replaceably located at the focal position of the collector lens when the lamphouse is mounted to a mounting part of the microscope body, the phosphor being located inside the microscope body,

the illuminating unit images a conjugate image of the phosphor, and

the conjugate image of the phosphor has an image size that is the same as an image size of a filament of the halogen lamp.

2. A microscope comprising:

an excitation light source which emits an excitation light;

a phosphor which receives the excitation light and emits illumination light in a specific wavelength range;

an illuminating unit which includes a collector lens collecting the illumination light, and which illuminates a specimen by the illumination light; and

an observation unit for observing the specimen illuminated by the illuminating unit,

wherein:

the illuminating unit includes a light-source supporting adapter which supports the excitation light source, and a lamp supporting member on which the light-source supporting adapter is mounted, wherein the light-source supporting adapter is replaceable at least with a halogen lamp,

the illuminating unit images a conjugate image of the phosphor,

the phosphor is replaceable with the halogen lamp, and

the illuminating unit images the conjugate image of the phosphor at a magnification based on a size of the phosphor so that the conjugate image of the phosphor has a predetermined size.

3. The microscope according to claim 2 , wherein:

the light-source supporting adapter positions the phosphor at a focal position of the collector lens when mounted on the lamp supporting member, and

the phosphor is replaceably located at the focal position of the collector lens when a lamphouse is mounted to a mounting part of a microscope body, the phosphor being located inside the microscope body.

4. The microscope according to claim 2 , wherein the illuminating unit changes a focal distance of the collector lens according to the size of the phosphor so that the conjugate image of the phosphor has the predetermined size.

5. The microscope according to claim 2 , wherein the conjugate image of the phosphor has an image size that is the same as an image size of a filament of the halogen lamp.

6. A microscope comprising:

an excitation light source which emits an excitation light;

a phosphor which receives the excitation light and emits illumination light in a specific wavelength range;

a microscope body which includes an illuminating unit including a collector lens collecting the illumination light and illuminating a specimen by the illumination light, and which includes an internal power source for supplying power to at least a portion of the illuminating unit and to the excitation light source, wherein the internal power source is switchable to supply power to a halogen lamp and to the excitation light source;

an observation unit for observing the specimen illuminated by the illuminating unit; and

a lamphouse that is detachably mountable to the microscope body, and that includes a lamp supporting member for replaceably supporting the excitation light source, which is adapted to be electrically connected thereto,

wherein one of the microscope body and the lamphouse comprises a transformer for transforming the power supplied from the internal power source into power suitable for the excitation light source when the excitation light source is connected to the lamp supporting member.

7. The microscope according to claim 6 , wherein the illuminating unit includes a light-source supporting adapter that supports the excitation light source, and includes the lamp supporting member on which the light-source supporting adapter is mounted, wherein the light-source supporting adapter is replaceable at least with the halogen lamp.

8. The microscope according to claim 6 , wherein:

the light-source supporting adapter positions the phosphor at a focal position of the collector lens when mounted to the lamp supporting member, and

the phosphor is replaceably located at the focal position of the collector lens when the lamphouse is mounted to a mounting part of the microscope body, the phosphor being located inside the microscope body.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2023
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: EVIDENT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062492/0267 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 27, 2016
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039344/0502 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2005-311559 · Oct 26, 2005 · national
JP 2006-249839 · Sep 14, 2006 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 11586033 · Oct 25, 2006
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