US 11,808,932 B2
Microscope stand and module and housing therefor
Patrick Szabo, Rebstein SG (CH); and Leander Gaechter, Oberriet SG (CH)
Assigned to Leica Instruments (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed by Leica Instruments (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/180,918.
Claims priority of application No. 20159289 (EP), filed on Feb. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0263296 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
Int. Cl. G02B 21/00 (2006.01); G02B 21/26 (2006.01); G02B 21/24 (2006.01); G02B 21/36 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 21/26 (2013.01) [G02B 21/008 (2013.01); G02B 21/248 (2013.01); G02B 21/368 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
7. A housing for a microscope stand, the housing comprising:
at least one air inlet,
at least one air outlet,
a fan positioned at the air inlet and configured to draw air from outside the housing through the air inlet into an interior of the housing,
a predetermined installation site inside the housing for receiving a control device having at least one computer hardware component, and
an air duct configured to guide the air drawn into the interior of the housing thereby creating a cooling air flow between the at least one air inlet and the at least one air outlet passing the installation site;
wherein the installation site is configured to receive a module including the control device; and
wherein the housing comprises a locating device configured to interact with another locating device formed on the module for mounting the module at said predetermined installation site within the housing in a guided manner such that the module remains fixed at the predetermined installation site when the microscope stand is in use.