(19)
(11) EP 1 172 677 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
15.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/46

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
06.09.2006 Bulletin 2006/36

(21) Application number: 01116416.7

(22) Date of filing: 06.07.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G02B 7/182(2006.01)
 G02B 26/10(2006.01)

(54)

Torsional rocking structural component

Torsions-Kipp-Komponente

Composant oscillant à torsion

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 10.07.2000 JP 2000208999

(43) Date of publication of application:
16.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/03

(73) Proprietor: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Miyajima, Hiroshi
    Hachioji-shi, Tokyo (JP)
  • Hidaka, Toshiharu
    Hachioji-shi, Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner Röss, Kaiser, Polte Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei 
Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22
85354 Freising
85354 Freising (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A- 4 421 381
US-A- 5 648 618
 US-A- 5 606 447
   
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1999, no. 13, 30 November 1999 (1999-11-30) -& JP 11 231252 A (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO LTD), 27 August 1999 (1999-08-27) -& US 6 122 089 A (SHIGA NAOHITO ET AL) 19 September 2000 (2000-09-19)
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 02, 29 February 2000 (2000-02-29) & JP 11 305162 A (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO LTD), 5 November 1999 (1999-11-05)
   
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