Patent ID: 8508868

Claim:
A holding arrangement, comprising: a basic structure configured to surround an optical element; a mounting device by which the optical element can be supported on the basic structure; and an inner structure configured to carry the optical element, wherein: the mounting device is configured to act on the inner structure; the mounting device has two degrees of freedom so that the optical element can be supported by the mounting device in a manner that allows the optical element to rotate about both an optical axis and a first axis perpendicular to the optical axis; the mounting device has two articulation points arranged in a region of the first axis at opposing sides of the basic structure; the articulation points couple the inner structure to the basic structure; each of the articulation points has at least three degrees of freedom; the articulation points block translation of the optical element relative to the basic structure parallel to a direction of the optical axis; and the articulation points block rotation of the optical element about a second axis which lies perpendicularly to the optical axis and the first axis and intersects the optical axis and the first axis at a common point.