Modular and reconfigurable episcopic sight
First Claim
1. A modular episcopic sight for day and night observation and firing of a gun for a vehicle, said gun defining a firing axis, comprising:
- a head module containing a head mirror adapted for rigid connection to said vehicle;
a module of separation adapted for rigid attachment to said vehicle for receiving an image from said head mirror, wherein said module of separation includes a sight reticule and means for generation of an image of said sight reticule; and
a detachable day module and a detachable night module cooperable with said module of separation such that said image of said sight reticule is projected into said day and night modules, wherein said means for generation of an image of said sight reticule comprises;
(a) a projection collimator defined by a diode for illuminating said sight reticule; and
(b) a rhombohedron to project said image of said sight reticule into said day and night modules, wherein said rhombohedron comprises a first face opposite said night module and a second face opposite said day module, said first face treated to reflect a portion of radiation emitted by said diode toward said second face and to transmit another portion of radiation to said night module, said second face treated to reflect said portion of radiation to said day module.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an episcopic sight usable for observation and firing by day or night on a vehicle equipped with a gun. The sight includes an assembly of interchangeable moduli grouping the optical elements, particularly made of a head modulus 1 containing a mirror controlled in elevation, a height increase modulus 2, a day sight modulus 4, a night sight modulus 5, a rangefinder modulus 6, an electronic case associated to a fire-control computer. It includes a modulus of separation 3 of the day and night channels interposed between the height increase modulus 2, and the day and night moduli 4, 5, the modulus of separation 3 containing the means for generating a sight reticle in the day and night channels. The means of generating a firing reticle include a projection collimator of this reticle and a rhombohedron to inject this reticle into the day and night moduli.
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10 Claims
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1. A modular episcopic sight for day and night observation and firing of a gun for a vehicle, said gun defining a firing axis, comprising:
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a head module containing a head mirror adapted for rigid connection to said vehicle; a module of separation adapted for rigid attachment to said vehicle for receiving an image from said head mirror, wherein said module of separation includes a sight reticule and means for generation of an image of said sight reticule; and a detachable day module and a detachable night module cooperable with said module of separation such that said image of said sight reticule is projected into said day and night modules, wherein said means for generation of an image of said sight reticule comprises; (a) a projection collimator defined by a diode for illuminating said sight reticule; and (b) a rhombohedron to project said image of said sight reticule into said day and night modules, wherein said rhombohedron comprises a first face opposite said night module and a second face opposite said day module, said first face treated to reflect a portion of radiation emitted by said diode toward said second face and to transmit another portion of radiation to said night module, said second face treated to reflect said portion of radiation to said day module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A modular episcopic sight for day and night observation and firing of a gun for a vehicle, said gun defining a firing axis, comprising:
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a head module containing a head mirror adapted for rigid connection to said vehicle; a module of separation adapted for rigid attachment to said vehicle for receiving an image from said head mirror, wherein said module of separation comprises a sight reticule and means for generation of an image of said sight reticule; a detachable day module and a detachable night module cooperable with said module of separation such that said image of said sight reticule is projected into said day and night modules; a detachable laser rangefinder module adapted for attachment to said day module; and a laser rangefinder reticule illuminated by a diode in said day module, said laser rangefinder reticule being harmonized with transmission and reception beams generated by said laser rangefinder module. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A modular episcopic sight for day and night observation and firing of a gun for a vehicle, said gun defining a firing axis, comprising:
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a head module containing a head mirror adapted for rigid connection to said vehicle; a module of separation adapted for rigid attachment to said vehicle for receiving an image from said head mirror, wherein said module of separation comprises a sight reticule and means for generation of an image of said sight reticule; a detachable day module and a detachable night module cooperable with said module of separation such that said image of said sight reticule is projected into said day and night modules; and a detachable laser rangefinder module adapted for attachment to said day module, wherein said head module and said module of separation are adapted for rigid assembly on a turret of said vehicle such that a sight axis associated with said sight reticule is harmonized in elevation and azimuth with said firing axis, and wherein said day module and said laser rangefinder module, and said night module is connected to said module of separation by a snap fastener device.
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