Patent ID: 8721195

Claim:
An optoelectronic mechanical assembly for coupling a non-rotary light outlet into a tip of a freely rotatable optical fiber, the optoelectronic mechanical assembly comprising: a rotary structure having a first annular engagement surface defined around a rotation axis, and having an optic fiber receptacle having an optic fiber tip position centered along the rotation axis; a fixable structure having the non-rotary light outlet having an optical axis coinciding with the rotation axis, at least one light source received on an associated heat sink, each of the at least one light source being held with the fixable structure in a direction to emit light from the non-rotary light outlet, a light passage defined around the optical axis, and a second annular engagement surface concentric with the optical axis; at least one bearing engaged between the first annular engagement surface and the second annular engagement surface, thereby allowing said free rotation of the optical fiber while maintaining the alignment of the optical fiber tip position with the optical axis; a focusing lens positioned and oriented to receive light from the non-rotary light outlet, the focusing lens having a focus coinciding with the optical fiber tip position.