WO2004008224A1 - Dispositif d'observation de l'image retro-projetee du soleil sur un ecran - Google Patents
Dispositif d'observation de l'image retro-projetee du soleil sur un ecran Download PDFInfo
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- G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
- G02B23/16—Housings; Caps; Mountings; Supports, e.g. with counterweight
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- G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
- G02B23/02—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices involving prisms or mirrors
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- G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
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- the present invention relates to an optical device which aims to deliver on a screen diffusing an image of the sun of sufficient size to be observed by several people simultaneously with a fine detail which makes it possible to perceive the sunspots, but especially the passage of the planet Mercury in May 2003 and even more the passage of the planet Venus in June 2004, a phenomenon that only occurs every 122 years and whose media coverage will be very strong.
- the image development process must remain accessible for all the heights of the sun above the horizon, taking into account that for most of the countries concerned, and taking into account the duration of the phenomenon (5 to 6 hours ), the sun will remain very high on the horizon.
- the phenomenon lasts about six hours, the planet appearing as a black disc 58 "in diameter (about one thirtieth of the solar diameter) which travels along a string of the solar disc.
- the invention presented here solves the security problems mentioned and in addition allows adjustment for all the viewing positions: the simplicity of the optical system guarantees a production cost of an order of magnitude lower than that of a small telescope. amateur.
- the combination of the elements ensures that it is impossible to put the eye anywhere in the direct solar beam, thus providing essential protection for the observers' retina.
- Figure 1 shows the external aspect of the system seen from the side lit by the sun.
- Figure 2 describes the optical combination
- FIG. 5 represents a detailed view of the arrangement of the equipment (13) of the secondary mirror (9)
- FIG. 6 represents the means of stiffening by the continuous cardboard structure ABCDEGH.
- AB forms a sun screen
- BC is a projection screen (10) of the image on its internal face and a sun screen (1). It receives the objective tube (7, 11 and 18).
- CD form stiffening floor
- DE (12) supports the secondary mirror (9)
- EG ensures the rigidity of the latter and lets the light pass through in its central part
- GH ensures the fixing by a reversible process.
- FIG. 7 represents an external aspect of the system seen on the observer side.
- FIG. 8 shows a side view of the telescope-box and positions of the additional screens for viewing comfort.
- FIG. 9 represents a sectional view of the assembly on its support base, with figuration of the ballast (21) of the holding tensioners (22) and of the spherical projection screen option (17) and of its washer holding (19).
- FIG. 10 represents a notch for the passage of light in the case where the objective and the secondary mirror are directly linked.
- FIG. 11 represents a cutout (bold lines) and folding (fine lines) of the cardboard plate from which the "box-bezel" will be made
- Figure 12 shows a detail of a possible assembly process.
- Figure 13 shows a cutout (bold lines) and folding (thin lines) of the cardboard plate which will be the base.
- the notches (24) will allow the loading of possible ballast which will stabilize the base and the cutout (25) will form the stabilizing foot.
- FIG. 14 is an embodiment of the base from the plate in FIG. 13.
- the arrangement (figure 1) of the projection screen which also serves as a protective screen (1) from direct solar radiation ensures increased viewing comfort since the observer thus avoids the effects glare from ambient sunlight.
- a protective flap (2) improves this comfort
- the setting-up does not require any delicate adjustment because the instrument is satisfied with an approximately flat support surface (3) such as a table top, a car roof or a slightly rough solid surface.
- the orientation in azimuth is done by turning the whole system on this bearing surface.
- the height adjustment is made thanks to the circular shape of the cheeks (4) which close the box enclosing the optical system and which slide on the inclined planes enclosed in a base (5).
- the aim is obtained using the drop shadow (6) of the objective tube (7 and 18) on the face of the screen facing the sun.
- the finer aiming is obtained directly by centering the solar image on the diffusing screen.
- the image is brought into focus by adjusting the lens pull, the secondary mirror now being fixed in the structure.
- a lens (8) ( Figure 2) of diameter D between 2 and 5 cm and focal length F between 30 and 50 cm, forms an image of the sun in the vicinity of the focus of a secondary mirror (9), concave or convex (it is shown convex in Figure 2).
- This one projects an enlarged image of the sun on a screen (10), the other face (1), facing the sun, provides sufficient light protection so that the image formed on the projection face is easily perceptible to the naked eye .
- the diameter of the solar image will be chosen between two and three times the diameter of the objective.
- Objective (8) will be achromatic, either by the conventional use of two mineral glasses or two organic glasses if the optics are molded, or achromatized by adding a network of Fresnel zones on one side if one wishes to achieve only one piece of molded organic glass.
- the objective (8) is fixed in a tube formed by three sections of variable length ("external" part
- the projected solar image can be centered on the trace of the axis of the objective tube (figure 4a), which gives the most satisfactory quality, but then eliminates the center of the solar disc. As in any case, the diurnal movement spreads the image of this ideal centering in a few minutes, there is nothing to prevent observing an off-axis image, not obscured by the objective tube ( Figure 4b).
- the screen (1) and the support (12) of the secondary mirror (9) form the two sides of an almost entirely enclosed space which will be materialized by a cardboard structure forming a rigid and orientable box ( Figures 1 and 7).
- This structure will be unfoldable from a pre-cut and pre-folded cardboard that the user will only have to shape and keep in shape.
- the secondary mirror (9) will be fixed in a fixed barrel enclosed in the cardboard plate 12 which forms the rear of the device. It will not be adjustable. This plate itself will be part of a tongue of cardboard ABCDEGH ( Figure 6) extending the screen BC (1) and folded to ensure the rigidity of the general structure and the support plate of the secondary mirror.
- the lateral surface ABCDEGH will be clamped between two cheeks (4) with a partially circular contour which will be used for the stationing (figure 1,7 and 8)).
- the plate "ED" is a plate of width c + c '.
- the tube (11) and the secondary mirror (9) can also be brought together in a single assembly ( Figure 10), the adjustment of which to the correct distance will then be made during construction, which will avoid trial and error. setting for users not used to optical settings.
- the integral assembly then formed of the objective (8), of the objective-carrying tube (7), of the tubes
- box that will contain the set, folded on delivery and storage can be transformed into a support (5) on which the circular part will slide of the previous assembly, henceforth known as "bezel-box" (20) according to the diagram shown in FIG. 9.
- the internal faces of the cheeks will be tinted in black or midnight blue or other dark color to ensure optimum contrast of the solar image thereby reducing the scattered radiation.
- the same will apply to the internal faces of AB and CD or CG.
- the EG face will be diffusing in a metallic color in order to prevent it from heating up by solar radiation coming from the primary image when it is poorly centered, that is to say during pointing and especially when the instrument is abandoned after a solar sight.
- the side cheeks will be further apart than c + c 'so as not to have a direct solar image which can form on them and thus risk their charring.
- the interior of the tubes (7), (11) and (18) and possibly (23) will be treated as reflective or at least white in color.
- tests carried out with a 38mm objective diameter and 450mm focal length lens have shown that overheating are weak and without effect because due to the diurnal rotation, the images of the sun do not stay long enough at a point to cause a dangerous heating.
- This remark also applies to the heating of the secondary mirror (9) which absorbs four to five times more solar power than a black body exposed directly to the sun; but this does not cause heating above 10 or 20 ° C during a solar passage of one or two minutes.
- the base (5) of the system will be placed on a fairly regular surface, preferably flat, on which we can make the orientation in azimuth.
- the orientation in height will be obtained by rotating the bezel-box (20) on its circular part in the support base (5).
- the direct image of the sun will appear somewhere on the EG side.
- the centering on the secondary mirror will then be easy and the final centering on the desired screen portion also.
- the rough acquisition of the solar image will be obtained by observing the shadow of the objective tube (7) and (18) carried on the protective screen (1).
- the image will be brought into focus by sliding this objective tube (7), either by rotation if it is an adjustment by screw, or by translation, if it is a ⁇ oulatorium, until obtaining satisfactory image. If you use the preset version, this last operation is no longer necessary; it is then necessary only to orient the notch of the tube towards the part of the screen where one wishes to form the solar image.
- the "bezel-box” structure and its base can be made from a strong pre-cut and folded cardboard board, delivered by inserting the folded structure, which will be unfolded in "bezel-box", inside the base which will form delivery and storage packaging.
- Figures 11, 12, 13 and 14 illustrate this possibility without excluding others. cutting and folding solutions capable of achieving the same result.
- VELCRO trademark
- snaps two-sided rivets with washers
- the distance from the secondary mirror (9) to the objective (8) is adjusted relative to the barrel (7) on the objective-carrying tube only. This adjustment can be achieved by screwing into a threaded barrel or by displacement in a sleeve providing dry braking of the tube in which the lenses forming the objective are placed.
- An alternative embodiment consists in providing an additional adjustment by moving the mirror along an axis perpendicular to the plane of the mirror. This adjustment can be achieved by a threaded base allowing longitudinal movement of the mirror, along the optical axis.
- the mirror is then supported by a threaded rod which cooperates with a connecting piece with the housing and having a threaded orifice for the screwing of the threaded rod.
- the objective is fixed in a barrel sliding in a sleeve to ensure a first development of the image.
- the focus is then adjusted by first positioning the objective (8) relative to the sleeve.
- the tube comprising the objective is moved until the focusing is approximately achieved.
- the adjustment is then refined by screwing or unscrewing the mirror (9).
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US10/480,481 US20040169839A1 (en) | 2002-07-16 | 2002-12-24 | Device for observing the sun's backscattered image on a screen |
| EP02799851A EP1521991A1 (fr) | 2002-07-16 | 2002-12-24 | Dispositif d'observation de l'image retro-projetee du soleil sur un ecran |
| AU2002364486A AU2002364486A1 (en) | 2002-07-16 | 2002-12-24 | Device for observing the sun's backscattered image on a screen |
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| FR0208984A FR2842613B1 (fr) | 2002-07-16 | 2002-07-16 | Dispositif d'observation de l'image retro-projetee du soleil sur un ecran |
| FR02/08984 | 2002-07-16 |
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| EP (1) | EP1521991A1 (fr) |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2005081031A1 (fr) * | 2004-02-18 | 2005-09-01 | Gualda Gil Juan Andres | Appareil d'observation d'eclipses et du soleil |
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| US4437736A (en) * | 1979-12-26 | 1984-03-20 | Janosik Sr Daniel R | Sun viewing apparatus |
| EP0927902A2 (fr) * | 1998-08-27 | 1999-07-07 | Herbert Martin Lock | Appareil d'observation du soleil |
| FR2812951A1 (fr) * | 2000-08-14 | 2002-02-15 | Jean Gay | Dispositif optique qui a pour but de delivrer sur un ecran diffusant une image du soleil par retroprojection |
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- 2002-12-24 WO PCT/FR2002/004557 patent/WO2004008224A1/fr not_active Ceased
- 2002-12-24 US US10/480,481 patent/US20040169839A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2002-12-24 EP EP02799851A patent/EP1521991A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US4437736A (en) * | 1979-12-26 | 1984-03-20 | Janosik Sr Daniel R | Sun viewing apparatus |
| EP0927902A2 (fr) * | 1998-08-27 | 1999-07-07 | Herbert Martin Lock | Appareil d'observation du soleil |
| FR2812951A1 (fr) * | 2000-08-14 | 2002-02-15 | Jean Gay | Dispositif optique qui a pour but de delivrer sur un ecran diffusant une image du soleil par retroprojection |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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| ANDRIANTO HANDOJO: "SOLAR ECLIPSE OBSERVATION: SOME SIMPLE DEVICES", APPLIED OPTICS, OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA,WASHINGTON, US, vol. 28, no. 20, 15 October 1989 (1989-10-15), pages 4293 - 4297, XP000071265, ISSN: 0003-6935 * |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2005081031A1 (fr) * | 2004-02-18 | 2005-09-01 | Gualda Gil Juan Andres | Appareil d'observation d'eclipses et du soleil |
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| EP1521991A1 (fr) | 2005-04-13 |
| FR2842613B1 (fr) | 2004-10-22 |
| US20040169839A1 (en) | 2004-09-02 |
| FR2842613A1 (fr) | 2004-01-23 |
| AU2002364486A1 (en) | 2004-02-02 |
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