EP0347525B1 - Viseur optique, notamment lunette de visée pour un tank de combat - Google Patents

Viseur optique, notamment lunette de visée pour un tank de combat Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0347525B1
EP0347525B1 EP89104880A EP89104880A EP0347525B1 EP 0347525 B1 EP0347525 B1 EP 0347525B1 EP 89104880 A EP89104880 A EP 89104880A EP 89104880 A EP89104880 A EP 89104880A EP 0347525 B1 EP0347525 B1 EP 0347525B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
tube
mark
eyepiece
mirror
light source
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
EP89104880A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
EP0347525A2 (fr
EP0347525A3 (en
Inventor
Manfred Dipl.-Ing. Rexin
Heinrich-Joachim Dr.-Ing. Siebeneck
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Atlas Elektronik GmbH
Original Assignee
Atlas Elektronik GmbH
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Atlas Elektronik GmbH filed Critical Atlas Elektronik GmbH
Publication of EP0347525A2 publication Critical patent/EP0347525A2/fr
Publication of EP0347525A3 publication Critical patent/EP0347525A3/de
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0347525B1 publication Critical patent/EP0347525B1/fr
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
    • F41G3/00—Aiming or laying means
    • F41G3/32—Devices for testing or checking
    • F41G3/323—Devices for testing or checking for checking the angle between the muzzle axis of the gun and a reference axis, e.g. the axis of the associated sighting device

Definitions

  • the invention relates to an optical sighting device, in particular a main telescopic sight, for a main battle tank with a tubular weapon of the type specified in the preamble of claim 1.
  • the field adjustment device is provided, by means of which a swiveling view mirror present in the optical target device can be adjusted in an orthogonal coordinate system in such a way that a reference symbol assigned to the tube muzzle of the tube weapon coincides with an adjustment mark present on the reticle. If there is a congruence between the reference symbol and the alignment mark, the barrel weapon is adjusted.
  • Such field adjustment is only possible during the day, since the reference symbol must be visible at the pipe mouth.
  • the invention is based on the object of designing an optical sighting device of the type mentioned at the outset so that field adjustment is possible even in poor lighting or darkness, that is to say the night vision capability of its field adjustment device is given.
  • the night vision capability of the field adjustment device is made possible by an artificial light source, the light of which is faded into the beam path of the aiming device via the one eyepiece of the biocular.
  • an artificial light source the light of which is faded into the beam path of the aiming device via the one eyepiece of the biocular.
  • Both the collimator symbol of a collimator installed on the tube mouth and an alignment mark on the reticle can be used as a reference symbol if a reflection mirror is attached to the tube mouth instead of the collimator.
  • the alignment mark is projected back onto the reticule by the reflection mirror, and its image can be brought into alignment with the alignment mark there by changing the position of the view mirror. If there is congruence between the image and the alignment mark, the view mirror is adjusted with respect to the pipe axis.
  • the Designing the field adjustment device as a simple mirror has a considerable price advantage over its design as a collimator, since the stability of a collimator, which is exposed to the shock load prevailing at the pipe mouth, can only be achieved with a high production outlay.
  • the optical aiming device shown in perspective in FIG. 1 forms the main telescopic sight of a main battle tank and is arranged in the rotatable armored turret. It has an eyepiece arm 10 with telescope optics 11, a reticule box 12 with an exchangeable reticule 13 (FIG. 3) and a mirror housing 14 in which the so-called viewing module 15 with a stabilized mirror head is accommodated.
  • the stabilized mirror head hereinafter referred to as the viewing mirror 16, is shown schematically in FIG. 3 and can be adjusted in two orthogonal axes, that is to say in side and height, by means of so-called field adjustment potentiometers, not shown here.
  • the viewing mirror 16 is adjusted so that the axis of the barrel weapon 17 (Fig.
  • a biocular 18 enables the gunner to see into the eyepiece arm 10 of the main riflescope.
  • the optical beam path of the main telescopic sight is shown schematically in FIG. 3.
  • the biocular is highlighted at 18, the reversing system at 35 and the telescope objective at 36.
  • the reticle 13 is arranged between the reversing system 35 and the telescope lens 36.
  • a deflection prism 19 is provided between graticule 13 and telescope objective 36. Telescope objective 36 and deflection prism 19 are part of the so-called connection assembly, which is accommodated in the reticle housing 12.
  • a field adjustment device 20 is provided for adjusting the main telescopic sight with respect to the barrel weapon 17, which allows the adjustment of the line of sight with the barrel core axis to be corrected and, if necessary, corrected in a relatively short time and without leaving the main battle tank.
  • the field adjustment device 20 has a collimator 21, which is indicated schematically in FIGS. 2 and 3 and is rigidly attached to the barrel weapon 17 directly at the barrel mouth 22.
  • the collimator 28 contains, in a known manner, a collimator symbol 23 (FIG. 5) in a housing, which is arranged in the focal point of a collimator lens, which is usually designed as a biconvex lens.
  • an illumination prism is provided in the housing, via which daylight or ambient light falls on the collimator symbol 23.
  • the viewing mirror 16 is pivoted into a fixed adjustment position shown in FIG. 2, in which it is aligned with the collimator 21 at the pipe mouth 22.
  • the gunner looks through the biocular 18 at the reticle 13 on which an alignment mark 24 (FIG. 5) is arranged.
  • the gunner sees, for example, the alignment mark 24 and the collimator symbol 23 in the position shown on the left in FIG. 5.
  • the adjustment potentiometer for the lateral and vertical displacement of the blocking-out mirror 16 the latter can now be adjusted until the collimator symbol 23 and the alignment mark 24 are in register with one another (FIG. 5, right).
  • the line of sight of the main riflescope and the tube core axis are aligned with each other and the adjustment process is completed.
  • the view mirror is pivoted back into its working position shown in dashed lines in FIG. 2.
  • an artificial light source 25 (FIG. 4) is provided, which can be attached to one of the two viewing openings 18a or 18b and illuminates it. Both the collimator symbol 23 and the target mark 24 on the reticle 13 are thus visible to the gunner, who can carry out the adjustment process as described through the remaining viewing opening 18b or 18a of the biocular 18.
  • the light source 25 shown has an electric filament 26, which is connected via a connecting line 30 to a power source, not shown, and a tube 27, which on the one hand receives the filament 26 and, on the other hand, is placed on the one eyepiece of the biocular 18, surrounding its viewing opening 18a can be.
  • a tube 27 which on the one hand receives the filament 26 and, on the other hand, is placed on the one eyepiece of the biocular 18, surrounding its viewing opening 18a can be.
  • the one eyepiece of the biocular 18 is shown in dashed lines, the viewing opening is indicated by 18a.
  • a volume diffusion disk 28 and a biconvex lens 29 are arranged between the luminous element 26 and the viewing opening 18a of the one eyepiece of the biocular 18.
  • a pushbutton switch 31 for switching the lamp body 26 on or off is arranged in the connecting line 30 of the lamp body 26.
  • the pushbutton switch 31 projects into the interior of the tube 27 with a stylus 32, in parallel to its axial direction.
  • the stylus 32 is arranged so that when the tube 27 is slid onto an eyepiece of the biocular 18 it is axially displaced and thus closes the key switch 31, whereby the luminous element 26 is connected to the power source. If the tube 27 is removed from the eyepiece of the biocular 18, the stylus 32 is released and the key switch 31 opens automatically. The luminous element 26 is switched off. This ensures that the illumination is only active when the light source 25 is placed on the eyepiece.
  • An essential manufacturing simplification of the field adjustment device 20 is obtained if the collimator 21 at the tube mouth 22 is replaced by a well reflecting surface, for example by a simple plane mirror 33, as is indicated by dash-dotted lines in FIG. 2.
  • the plane mirror 33 is in the same way as the collimator 21 firmly connected to the barrel weapon 17, so that it is aligned approximately parallel to the viewing mirror 16 in its adjustment position.
  • the alignment mark 24 on the graticule 13 (FIG. 6) is reflected by the plane mirror 33 and imaged on the graticule 13. Your image is shown in dashed lines in Fig. 6 and designated 24 '. If this image 24 'is shifted relative to the alignment mark 24 (FIG. 6, left), the viewing mirror 16 is misaligned with respect to the barrel weapon 17.
  • the gunner looking through the biocular 18 during field adjustment observes a deposit of the image 24 'from the alignment mark 24, as shown in FIG. 6, on the left, then he has to adjust the view mirror 16 by means of the adjustment potentiometer until the image 24 'is in register with the alignment mark 24 (Fig. 6, right).
  • the night vision capability of the field adjustment device 20 provided with such a plane mirror 33 is ensured by the light source 25 according to FIG. 4 in the same way as described above.
  • FIG. 7 shows the reticle 13 with the target mark 34, the so-called NATO mark, and the alignment mark 24.
  • the alignment mark 24 is usually arranged laterally offset from the target mark 34.
  • the gunner as stated above, must observe the lateral alignment mark 24 and bring it in register with its image 24 (FIG. 6). This requires the gunner to consciously move away from the target 34 and to observe the left side field in the optics.
  • improved handling for the gunner during field adjustment is achieved if the target mark 34 itself is used as an adjustment mark for the adjustment.
  • the plane mirror 33 to be arranged accordingly on the barrel weapon 17.
  • a separate alignment mark 24 for field adjustment is then omitted.
  • Outlook mirror 16 and barrel weapon 17 are adjusted when the target mark 34 is congruent with its image in the adjustment position of the view mirror 16. The observation of the centrally located target 34 and its image facilitates the adjustment for the gunner.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Telescopes (AREA)
  • Mutual Connection Of Rods And Tubes (AREA)

Claims (7)

  1. Système de visée, constitué notamment par une lunette de tir principale destinée à un char de combat équipé d'un canon auquel cas ladite lunette est dotée d'un binoculaire conçu pour permettre à un pointeur l'observation, d'une plaque à réticule à repère de visée et de réglage, d'un miroir d'observation réglable permettant le réglage de l'axe optique par rapport à celui du canon ainsi que d'un dispositif de réglage de champ prévu pour régler le miroir d'observation sur un repère de référence affecté à la bouche du canon et caractérisé par le fait, que le dispositif de réglage de champ (20̸) présente une source lumineuse (25) qui lors du réglage, éclaire une ouverture d'observation (18a) du binoculaire (18).
  2. Système conforme à la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait, que le dispositif de réglage de champ (20̸) présente un collimateur (21) monté à poste fixe sur la bouche à feu (22) du canon (17) lequel collimateur contient, placé dans un logement, le repère (23) ainsi qu'un système de lentilles optique disposé, en amont du repère (23), dans le canal de lumière conduisant au miroir d'observation (16).
  3. Système conforme à la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait, que le dispositif de réglage de champ (20̸) présente, à la bouche à feu (22) du canon (17), monté à poste fixe, un miroir plan (33) et que le repère de référence est formé par la reproduction d'une marque de réglage (24) laquelle est projetée sur la plaque à réticule (13).
  4. Système conforme à la revendication 3 caractérisé par le fait, que le repère de visée (34) sur la plaque à réticule (13) représente la marque de réglage.
  5. Système conforme à l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé par le fait, que la source lumineuse (25) est amenée dans un tube (27) ouvert d'un coté pouvant, par exemple par enfichage ou orientation, être relié à l'ouverture d'observation (18a) du binoculaire (18).
  6. Système conforme à la revendication 5, caractérisé par le fait, que le tube (17) comprend un commutateur à effleurement (31) destiné à l'enclenchement de la source lumineuse (25) dont le taquet de commande (32) peut, lors de la mise en place du tube (27), être glissé sur l'ouverture d'observation (18a) du binoculaire (18).
  7. Système conforme à la revendication 5 ou 6 caractérisé par le fait, que dans le tube (27), se trouve une lentille biconvexe (29) aménagée entre la source lumineuse (26) et l'ouverture du tube.
EP89104880A 1988-06-22 1989-03-18 Viseur optique, notamment lunette de visée pour un tank de combat Expired - Lifetime EP0347525B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE8808024U 1988-06-22
DE8808024U DE8808024U1 (fr) 1988-06-22 1988-06-22

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0347525A2 EP0347525A2 (fr) 1989-12-27
EP0347525A3 EP0347525A3 (en) 1990-07-04
EP0347525B1 true EP0347525B1 (fr) 1993-11-24

Family

ID=6825247

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP89104880A Expired - Lifetime EP0347525B1 (fr) 1988-06-22 1989-03-18 Viseur optique, notamment lunette de visée pour un tank de combat

Country Status (4)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0347525B1 (fr)
DE (2) DE8808024U1 (fr)
DK (1) DK165856C (fr)
NO (1) NO169507C (fr)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN105487247A (zh) * 2015-12-04 2016-04-13 中国航空工业集团公司洛阳电光设备研究所 一种光学传感器折转部件装调系统及方法

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE4425692C2 (de) * 1994-07-20 1997-09-18 Krauss Maffei Ag Vorrichtung zur Überprüfung der Achslage optischer Achsen eines Waffensystems
RU2739331C1 (ru) * 2020-04-21 2020-12-22 Акционерное общество "Конструкторское бюро приборостроения им. академика А.Г. Шипунова" Способ согласования оптических осей прицелов и оружия комплекса вооружения боевых машин и система для их осуществления
FR3118156B1 (fr) 2020-12-23 2022-12-30 Nexter Systems Dispositif d'harmonisation pour des moyens de visee comportant au moins un moyen d'illumination et procede d'harmonisation pour la mise en oeuvre d'un tel dispositif

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AU6697874A (en) * 1973-03-28 1975-09-25 Commonwealth Of Australia, The Optical collimating alignment units
DE2631814C2 (de) * 1976-07-15 1983-04-28 Eltro GmbH, Gesellschaft für Strahlungstechnik, 6900 Heidelberg Vorrichtung zur automatischen Harmonisierung bzw. Gleichausrichtung der Sichtlinien von wenigstens zwei Beobachtungsgeräten
CH619296A5 (en) * 1976-11-17 1980-09-15 John Lorenz Weibull Aiming device for firing directly at moving targets
FR2414184A1 (fr) * 1978-01-06 1979-08-03 Sopelem Dispositif de conduite de tir

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN105487247A (zh) * 2015-12-04 2016-04-13 中国航空工业集团公司洛阳电光设备研究所 一种光学传感器折转部件装调系统及方法
CN105487247B (zh) * 2015-12-04 2018-02-13 中国航空工业集团公司洛阳电光设备研究所 一种光学传感器折转部件装调系统及方法

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE58906236D1 (de) 1994-01-05
DK165856C (da) 1993-06-21
DK301389D0 (da) 1989-06-19
NO169507C (no) 1992-07-01
DK301389A (da) 1989-12-23
NO891606D0 (no) 1989-04-19
DK165856B (da) 1993-01-25
EP0347525A2 (fr) 1989-12-27
EP0347525A3 (en) 1990-07-04
DE8808024U1 (fr) 1988-10-27
NO169507B (no) 1992-03-23
NO891606L (no) 1989-12-27

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
DE2413891C3 (de) Optisches Zielgerät
DE3442218C2 (fr)
EP2075524B1 (fr) Viseur réflexe
DE2824582C3 (de) Lichtschranke
DE3038750C2 (fr)
EP1848952A2 (fr) Lunette de visee pourvue d'un telemetre
EP1770427A2 (fr) Dispositif stéréoscopique pour microscopie
EP0234180A1 (fr) Appareil de visée téléscopique à réglage automatique d'élévation par moteur électrique
EP2345866B1 (fr) Lunette de visée sans axe parallèle
DE102008049882B4 (de) Koaxial angeordnetes, außeraxiales optisches System für eine Visier- oder Zieleinrichtung
DE2502209A1 (de) Binokulartubus
EP0845113B1 (fr) Endoscope a grossissement variable
EP0516641B1 (fr) Telescope monoculaire
EP0347525B1 (fr) Viseur optique, notamment lunette de visée pour un tank de combat
DE3737856A1 (de) Gewehrzielfernrohr mit erweitertem verstellbereich
EP2894507B1 (fr) Télescope avec système d'inversion à prismes
DE3211187A1 (de) Vorrichtung zur randscharfen ausleuchtung eines in einer vorwaehlbaren ebene liegenden beobachtungsfeldes
EP0189001A1 (fr) Procédé et dispositif pour l'alignement de l'axe du canon d'une arme à feu
DE2054387B2 (de) Als tag-nacht-zielgeraet ausgebildetes kombiniertes sichtgeraet
DE3033758C2 (fr)
DE102015105751B3 (de) Visieranordnung mit einer flachen Prismengruppe
DE921717C (de) Optische Pruefvorrichtungen fuer Zentrierungen, koaxiale Einstellungen und Ausrichtungen
DE3336125A1 (de) Beleuchtungs- oder laseradapter fuer operationsmikroskope
DE2054387C (de) Als Tag Nacht Zielgerat ausge bildetes kombiniertes Sichtgerat
EP1403679A2 (fr) Oculaire

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): CH DE GB LI NL

PUAL Search report despatched

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A3

Designated state(s): CH DE GB LI NL

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19900724

RAP1 Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)

Owner name: ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GMBH

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 19930415

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): CH DE GB LI NL

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 58906236

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 19940105

GBT Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)

Effective date: 19940301

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed
PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Payment date: 19970331

Year of fee payment: 9

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 19981001

NLV4 Nl: lapsed or anulled due to non-payment of the annual fee

Effective date: 19981001

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: IF02

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CH

Payment date: 20080314

Year of fee payment: 20

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20080320

Year of fee payment: 20

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20080321

Year of fee payment: 20

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: PE20

Expiry date: 20090317

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF PROTECTION

Effective date: 20090317