Monocular mounting for multi-channel panoramic night vision goggle having an angled mounting shoe
US6462867B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B23/125
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is disclosed a multi-channel panoramic night vision goggle (PNVG) system having two monocular subassemblies, each having a first channel and a second channel, each channel having an optical axis. A mounting structure, having a right and a left side, and having two angled mounting shoes may be used to mount the monocular subassemblies. The angled mounting shoes permit a single monocular subassembly to be attached to either side of the mounting structure, yet permit an optical axis of one of the first or second channels to be substantially coaxial with a user's optical axis and permits the other of the first and second channels to be at an angle not coaxial or parallel with the user's optical axis.
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