Multifunctional observation device
US7483208B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B23/18
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an observation device according to the invention, it is possible to coordinate a multiplicity of functions with the device by using and exchanging optical modules. By means of existing optical components in the observation device, transmitted and/or received beams of the modules can be reflected in and/or reflected out. For example, field glasses, binoculars and measuring glassed can be equipped according to the invention with modules. The modules can be produced for special purposes, can be carried in particular as convenient units and can be inserted into the device and removed therefrom an can be exchanged. An optical module may be, for example, in the form of a camera, graphic display or IR laser. The modular multifunctional observation device according to the invention can be designed as a compact and light device by using optical components already present in the “basic system.”
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