Patent ID: 6560413
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A imaging system comprising:a mirror support shaft; a top plate mounted on the mirror support shaft, the top plate comprising a first planar reference surface; a first resilient mounting structure; a first front surface mirror, the first front surface mirror comprising a first planar reflective surface, the first front surface mirror being mounted on the first resilient mounting structure, the first resilient mounting structure being configured to displace the first planar reflective surface away from the first planar reference surface; a first retaining structure, the first retaining structure comprising a first base contact region and a first mirror contact region, the first base contact region being clamped against the first planar reference surface, the first planar reflective surface being held against the first mirror contact region by the first resilient mounting structure, wherein the first base contact region and the first mirror contact region are coplanar; a camera support shaft coupled coaxially to the mirror support shaft; and a first imaging device mounted on the camera support shaft, the first imaging device being aimed along the axis of the camera support shaft at the first planar reflective surface, the first planar reflective surface directing the field of view of the first imaging device radially outward from the axis of the camera support shaft.