Patent ID: 8553323

Claim:
A microscope objective changer comprising: a changing device for changing at least two objectives; a movable objective holder corresponding to each objective, each movable objective holder being configured to receive a respective one of the objectives and to transfer the respective objective along a respective displacement path from an allocated stand-by position into an operating position, the operating position defining an optical axis, the respective displacement paths being different from one another; a carrier associated with each objective holder and including a guide groove constituting the respective displacement path, each displacement path including a first portion beginning at the respective stand-by position and extending substantially perpendicular to the optical axis and a second portion directly bordering the first portion and including a downwardly component in a direction parallel to the optical axis such that each objective holder is movable from the respective stand-by position to the optical axis of the operating position when reaching a lower end of the second portion of the displacement path; and a drivable carriage associated with each objective, each drivable carriage having an associated objective holder, on which the objective holder is mountable, wherein the objective holder is arranged pivotably on the drivable carriage and is connected to the drivable carriage via at least one of a biasing device or a lever mechanism by which the center axis of the objective holder can be held under an angle of inclination (α) relative to the optical axis at least in the first portion of the displacement path.