Helmet holder for a vision device, in particular for a night vision device

• US 20070114252A1
• Filed: 11/18/2005
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ‎Vectronix AG
• Original Assignee: ‎Vectronix AG
• Inventors: Mueller, Wolfgang, Vith, Manfred, Gruebel, Edwin
• Application Number:
  US11/283,175
• Publication Number:
  US 20070114252A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 224/181
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/04 Parts, details or accessories of helmets
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/042 Optical devices night vision goggles G02B23/12
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 23/125 head-mounted

Abstract

A holder for fixing at least one vision device, in particular a night vision device (2) on a head covering, such as a helmet (5), of a user (1), comprises a support element (7) which can be fixed indirectly or directly to the helmet (5), an arm (8) coordinated with the support element (7), a receptacle (9) for the vision device being arranged so as to be pivotable about the arm (8), with the result that a pivot movement of the vision device between an operating position and a rest position is permitted. A rotating element non-rotatably connected to the receptacle (9) is coordinated with the arm (8), a spring being arranged on the rotating element in a manner such that the receptacle (9) is under spring force both in the operating position and in the rest position. Furthermore, a stop element (13) is provided, by means of which the position of the vision device in the operating position can be set and fixed in a defined manner.

Claims

1. A holder for fixing at least one vision device, in particular a night vision device (2), on a head covering, such as a helmet (5), of a user (1), comprising

a support element (7) which can be fixed indirectly or directly to the helmet (5)

an arm (8) coordinated with the support element (7), a receptacle (9) for the vision device being arranged so as to be pivotable about the arm (8), thus permitting a pivot movement of the vision device between an operating position and a rest position, wherein a rotating element (20) non-rotatably connected to the receptacle (9) is coordinated with the arm (8), a spring (18) being arranged on the rotating element (20) in a manner such that the receptacle (9) is under spring force both in the operating position and in the rest position.

2. The holder as claimed in claim 1, comprising a stop element (13) by means of which the position of the vision device can be set and fixed in a defined manner in the operating position.

3. The holder as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the spring (18) is fixed at one end to the rotating element (20) eccentrically relative to an axis (20c) of rotation about which the pivot movement takes place.

4. The holder as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein the spring is in the form of a tension, pressure or leg spring.

5. The holder as claimed in claim 3 or 4, wherein a link-like engaging surface (46) for the spring (18) is provided on the rotating element.

6. The holder for fixing at least one vision device, in particular a night vision device (2), on a head covering, such as a helmet (5), of a user (1), comprising

a support element (7) which can be fixed indirectly or directly to the helmet (5)

an arm (8) coordinated with the support element (7), a receptacle (9) for the vision device being arranged so as to be pivotable about the arm (8), thus permitting a pivot movement of the vision device between an operating position and a rest position, in particular as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the rotating element (20) non-rotatably connected to the receptacle (9) is coordinated with the arm (8), a damping element (28, 47, 48) being coordinated with the rotating element (20) in a manner such that, on movement of the vision device—

at least on movement from the rest position to the operating position—

the speed of movement is reduced at least over a partial range of the movement.

7. The holder as claimed in claim 6, wherein the damping element, preferably in the form of a linear damper (47), is fixed at one end to the rotating element (20) eccentrically relative to an axis (20c) of rotation about which the pivot movement takes place.

8. The holder as claimed in claim 7, wherein the damping element is in the form of a pneumatic spring, pneumatic cylinder or hydraulic shock absorber.

9. The holder as claimed in claim 6, wherein the damping element (48) can be brought into operative connection with a limiting stop (50) corresponding to at least one end position of the movement of the vision device, the limiting stop (50) being arranged on the rotating element (20) eccentrically relative to an axis (20c) of rotation about which the pivot movement takes place.

10. The holder as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the arm (8) is arranged displaceably in the support element (7) and can be detachably fixed at any desired selectable position.

11. The holder as claimed in a ny of the preceding claims, wherein the support element (7) is provided for holding two vision devices.

12. The holder as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the receptacle (9) for the vision device has a first adjusting element (10) for vertical positioning of the vision device relative to the position of the eye of the user (1) wearing the helmet (5) and in particular a second adjusting element (11) for the horizontal positioning of the vision device relative to the position of the eye of the user (1) wearing the helmet (5).

13. The holder as claimed in claim 12, wherein the first adjusting element (10) is in the form of a slide—

in particular a U-shaped slide—

which is movable—

in particular within the receptacle (9)—

and can be fixed in any desired position.

14. The holder as claimed in claim 13, wherein the second adjusting element (11) is in the form of a slide which is movable—

in particular movable within the first adjusting element (11)—

and can be fixed in any desired position.

15. The holder as claimed in any of claims 12 to 14, wherein a coupling part (23) for the detachable fixing of the vision device is provided on one of the two adjusting elements (10, 11), preferably on the second adjusting element (11).