Holding device to hold a reflector and an electromagnetic guiding device
View Patent ↗A holding is presented. The holding device includes a male connector comprising a first male extension and a second male extension that extend out of opposite surfaces of a male central disk, an electromagnetic guiding device continuously passing through a central hole that continuously passes through the first male extension, the male central disk and the second male extension, a reflector that is in a direct physical contact with a first end of the electromagnetic guiding device that ends at a top surface of the first male extension, and a holder that covers the first male extension to hold the reflector, and maintain the physical contact between the first end of the electromagnetic guiding device and the reflector.
1. A holding device, comprising:
a male connector comprising a first male extension and a second male extension that extend out of opposite surfaces of a male central disk;
an electromagnetic guiding device continuously passing through a central hole that continuously passes through the first male extension, the male central disk and the second male extension;
a reflector that is in a direct physical contact with a first end of the electromagnetic guiding device that ends at a top surface of the first male extension;
a holder that covers the first male extension to hold the reflector, and maintain the physical contact between the first end of the electromagnetic guiding device and the reflector, and
a reflector holder that receives an extension extending out from a hypothetical base of the reflector such that the reflector is outside the reflector holder.
2. The holding device of claim 1 , wherein the first male extension and the second male extension are substantially rod shaped solid structures.
3. The holding device of claim 1 , wherein the holder comprises a holder hole that receives the first male extension inside the holder hole.
4. The holding device of claim 1 , wherein the holder hole has a shape based upon a shape of the first male extension.
5. The holding device of claim 1 , wherein the holder comprises a holder disk that locks or sticks with the male central disk of the male connector.
6. The holding device of claim 5 , wherein a bottom surface of the holder disk is soldered with a top surface of the male central disk.
7. The holding device of claim 1 , wherein the shape of the holder is cylindrical, tapered cylindrical, or a combination of cylindrical and tapered cylindrical.
8. The holding device of claim 1 , wherein the reflector comprises a retroreflector, a corner cube reflector, a chamfered corner cube reflector, a corner cube prism, a chamfered corner cube prism, a corner cube retroreflector, a chamfered corner cube retroreflector, a lens, or a cone.
9. The holding device of claim 1 , wherein the reflector and the extension are made of same material.
10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the reflector and the extension forms a single continuous structure without joints.
11. The holding device of claim 1 , wherein a shape of the reflector holder is cylindrical, tapered cylindrical, or a combination of a cylindrical and tapered cylindrical.
12. The holding device of claim 1 , wherein a diameter of a bottom surface of the reflector holder is substantially similar to a diameter of the first male extension.
13. The holding device of claim 12 , further comprising a mechanism that joins a bottom surface of the reflector holder to a top surface of the first male extension to make a physical contact between the first end of the electromagnetic guiding device and a base of the extension.
14. The holding device of claim 13 , wherein the mechanism joins a bottom surface of the reflector holder to a top surface of the first male extension to align a principal optical axis of the reflector with a principal optical axis of the electromagnetic guiding device.
15. The holding device of claim 13 , wherein the mechanism comprises gold brazing.
16. The holding device of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the holder comprises a depression to place the reflector.
17. The holding device of claim 16 , wherein the reflector is bonded to a top surface of the depression using a preform.
18. The holding device of claim 16 , wherein the reform is a glass to metal sealing.
19. A holding device, comprising:
a reflector comprising an extension extending out of a hypothetical base of the reflector;
a reflector holder that receives the extension extending out of the hypothetical base of the reflector;
a male connector comprising a first male extension and a second male extension that extend out of opposite surfaces of a male central disk;
an electromagnetic guiding device continuously passing through a central hole that continuously passes through the first male extension, the male central disk and the second male extension; and
a mechanism that joins a bottom surface of the reflector holder to a top surface of the first male extension to make a physical contact between a first end of the electromagnetic guiding device and a base of the extension.
20. The device of claim 19 , wherein the mechanism substantially aligns a principal optical axis of the reflector to a principal optical axis of the electromagnetic guiding device.