Modular panoramic night vision goggles having configurable attachments
First Claim
1. A night vision goggle system, comprising a bridge, a first inner optical module, a second inner optical module, and an outer module, wherein:
- each of the first inner optical module, the second inner optical module, and outer module comprises;
a housing having a first end and a second end; and
an image intensifier situated in the housing that receives energy through the first end and passes an intensified image out through the second end for presentation to an eye of an observer;
the housing of each of the first and second inner optical modules also includes an attachment mechanism configured for removably attaching the outer optical module to that inner optical module in a position that adds to the horizontal field of view of an eye at the second end of that inner optical module; and
the outer optical module, the first inner optical module, and the second inner optical module are configured so that the outer optical module is removably attachable to the attachment mechanism of either the first inner optical module or the second inner optical module at any given time.
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Abstract
A night vision goggle system is shown, including optical modules, a heads-up display (HUD) module, and a camera module. Each module may be added to and removed from the system without structural, electrical, or optical damage to itself or the remaining modules. Each optical module takes input light at one end and provides an intensified image at the other. A heads-up display module (HUD) can provide an informational display in any of at least two of the optical modules or both. A camera module is capable of recording both the intensified image produced by a particular optical module, as well as the HUD information shown through that module with substantially no offset from the original display. Both the camera module and the HUD module are installable onto the same optical module at the same time, and can be installed on either (or in some embodiments, any) optical module.
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1. A night vision goggle system, comprising a bridge, a first inner optical module, a second inner optical module, and an outer module, wherein:
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each of the first inner optical module, the second inner optical module, and outer module comprises; a housing having a first end and a second end; and an image intensifier situated in the housing that receives energy through the first end and passes an intensified image out through the second end for presentation to an eye of an observer; the housing of each of the first and second inner optical modules also includes an attachment mechanism configured for removably attaching the outer optical module to that inner optical module in a position that adds to the horizontal field of view of an eye at the second end of that inner optical module; and the outer optical module, the first inner optical module, and the second inner optical module are configured so that the outer optical module is removably attachable to the attachment mechanism of either the first inner optical module or the second inner optical module at any given time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A night vision goggle system, comprising a bridge, a first inner optical module, a second inner optical module, a first outer optical module, and a second outer optical module, wherein:
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each of the optical modules comprises; a housing having a first end and a second end; and an image intensifier situated in the housing that receives energy through the first end and passes an intensified image out through the second end for presentation to an eye of an observer; the first and second inner optical modules combine to provide a stereoscopic intensified view to the eyes of a user; and the housings of the first inner optical module and the second inner optical module each also include an attachment mechanism configured for removably attaching one of the outer optical modules to that inner optical module in a position that adds to the horizontal field of view of an eye at the second end of that inner optical module. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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