Patent ID: 8982456
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An inverted microscope, comprising: a microscope stand having a stand housing, including a rear wall, a front wall and side walls; an objective turret; a focusing drive; a rotatable retaining device, which is designed as a reflector turret and which has a plurality of locations for receiving exchangeable optical components therein; wherein an axis of rotation of the rotatable retaining device is arranged parallel to an optical axis of the microscope with the axis of rotation having a displacement (Vx) from the optical axis in the direction toward a first one of the side walls of the stand housing and a displacement (Vy) from the optical axis in the direction toward the front wall of the stand housing, wherein the rotatable retaining device protrudes from the first one of the side walls by a distance (Ax) through an opening, and the receiving locations are located in the retaining device such that optical components can be pivoted into the optical axis of the microscope by rotating the retaining device.