Battery adapter system and night-vision scope using same
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H02J-007/00
H05K-005/00
H05K-007/00
G02B-023/12
G02B-023/00
F41G-001/00
출원번호
UP-0732152
(2007-04-03)
등록번호
US-7576515
(2009-08-31)
발명자
/ 주소
Greenslade, Kenneth
출원인 / 주소
Knight's Armament Co.
대리인 / 주소
Opticus IP Law PLLC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
8인용 특허 :
21
초록▼
A battery adapter system and night-vision scope using same is disclosed. The system includes a housing having a body portion and a reversible cap adapted to screw on and off of the body portion. The body portion has an interior sized to accommodate the whole of a relatively short and wide 3-volt lit
A battery adapter system and night-vision scope using same is disclosed. The system includes a housing having a body portion and a reversible cap adapted to screw on and off of the body portion. The body portion has an interior sized to accommodate the whole of a relatively short and wide 3-volt lithium battery or to partially accommodate the narrower, taller 1.5-volt AA battery. The reversible cap has an open end and an interior, and has outer threads that allow the cap to screw to the body portion in either of two orientations. When using the lithium battery, the cap is screwed onto the body portion in a first orientation that forms a first sealed housing interior that does not include the cap interior. When using the AA battery, the cap is screwed onto the body portion in a second orientation wherein the cap open end is first placed over the portion of the AA battery that protrudes from the body portion. This forms a second sealed housing interior that includes the cap interior. Interrupted outer threads facilitate the gripping of the cap when screwing and unscrewing it from the body portion. The housing is designed to provide an electrical connection between the battery housed therein and a voltage regulating circuit adapted to provide a 3 volt DC output for an input voltage anywhere between 0.6 VDC and 3 VDC. The output voltage powers an image intensifier device connected to the circuit.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A battery adapter system that allows first and second batteries having different sizes and different voltage outputs to power an image-intensifier device for a night-vision scope, comprising: a housing that includes a body portion having a central axis and adapted to axially
What is claimed is: 1. A battery adapter system that allows first and second batteries having different sizes and different voltage outputs to power an image-intensifier device for a night-vision scope, comprising: a housing that includes a body portion having a central axis and adapted to axially accommodate through an open end either the entire first battery or a portion of the second battery, which is taller and thinner than the first battery, and to establish electrical contact with whichever battery is used; a reversible cap with a closed end, an open end and an interior, the cap being adapted to threadedly attach to the body portion i) in a first orientation that forms a first sealed housing interior that does not include the cap interior and that operably houses the first battery, and ii) in a second orientation that forms a second sealed housing interior that includes the cap interior and that operably houses the second battery; and a voltage regulating circuit electrically connected to the battery within the housing and to the image intensifier device and adapted to provide a substantially constant output voltage of 3 VDC to the image intensifier device based on an input voltage from said battery, which input voltage can range from about 0.6 VDC to about 3 VDC. 2. The battery adapter system of claim 1, wherein the first battery is a 3 VDC lithium DL123 battery and the second battery is a 1.5 VDC AA battery. 3. The battery adapter system of claim 1, wherein the body portion includes an O-ring seal near the open end that provides a water-tight seal certified to a water depth of at least 66 feet when the reversible cap is attached to the body portion in either orientation. 4. The battery adapter system of claim 1, wherein: the reversible cap has an outer surface with centrally located outer threads that run around the surface and that are surrounded by upper and lower smooth outer surface portions; the body portion has an interior surface with inner threads formed therein between the body portion open end the O-ring seal; and wherein the outer threads are adapted to engage the inner threads to attach the cap to the body portion for either cap orientation. 5. The battery adapter system of claim 4, wherein the outer threads are interrupted to facilitate gripping of the reversible cap when attaching or removing the cap from the body portion in either cap orientation. 6. The battery adapter system of claim 4, wherein the upper and lower smooth surface portions respectively engage the O-ring seal when the cap is threadedly attached to the body portion in either the first or second cap orientations. 7. The battery adapter system of claim 1, wherein the housing is sized to fit within a battery housing receptacle formed in the night-vision scope. 8. The battery adapter system of claim 1, wherein the first and second housing interiors are respectively sized to firmly hold the first and second batteries in place so that the first and second batteries are resistant to movement when subject to rifle shock. 9. A night vision scope comprising: the battery adapter system of claim 1; and the image intensifier device. 10. The night vision scope of claim 9, wherein the night-vision scope is attached to a rifle. 11. A battery powered night vision scope comprising: an image intensification device; a battery adapter system that allows first and second batteries having different sizes and different voltage outputs to power the image-intensifier device, the system comprising: a) a housing that includes a body portion having a central axis and adapted to axially accommodate through an open end either the entire first battery or a portion of the second battery, which is taller and thinner than the first battery; b) a reversible cap having an open end and an interior and adapted to threadedly attach to the body portion i) in a first orientation that forms a first sealed housing interior that does not include the cap interior and that operably houses the first battery, and ii) in a second orientation that forms a second sealed housing interior that includes the cap interior and that operably houses the second battery; and c) a voltage regulating circuit electrically connected to the battery in the housing and to the image intensifier device and adapted to provide a substantially constant output voltage of 3 VDC to the image intensifier device based on an input voltage from either battery, wherein the input voltage can range from 0.6 VDC to 3 VDC. 12. The battery adapter system of claim 11, wherein the first battery is a 3-volt lithium DL123 battery and the second battery is a 1.5-volt AA battery. 13. The battery powered night vision scope of claim 11, wherein the reversible cap includes an outer surface with interrupted threads formed thereon and that are adapted to engage interior threads formed on an interior surface of the body portion at the body portion open end for either of the cap orientations. 14. The battery powered night vision scope of claim 11, wherein: the first and second housings have water-tight seals operative to a water depth of at least 66 feet. 15. The battery powered night vision scope of claim 11, wherein: the first and second housings are respectively adapted to firmly hold the first and second batteries in place when the housings are subject to rifle shock so as to maintain electrical contact between the first or second battery and the voltage regulating circuit. 16. A method of powering an image intensifier device for a night-vision scope using either of two different sized batteries having different voltage outputs, comprising: housing either battery in a battery housing that includes a body portion having a central axis and adapted to axially accommodate through an open end either the entire first battery or a portion of the second battery, which is taller and thinner; providing a reversible cap having an opening at one end and an interior, wherein the cap threadedly attaches to the body portion in either of first and second orientations, depending on the particular battery used; when using the first battery, inserting the first battery into the body portion and attaching the reversible cap to the body portion open end in the first orientation to form a first sealed housing interior that does not include the cap interior and that operably houses the first battery to form an electrical connection with a voltage regulating circuit; when using the second battery, inserting the second battery into the body portion and attaching the reversible cap to the body portion open end in the second orientation to form a second sealed housing interior that includes the cap interior and that operably houses the second battery to form an electrical connection with the voltage regulating circuit; regulating an input voltage from either of the first or second batteries using the voltage regulating circuit, wherein the input voltage ranges from 0.6 VDC to 3 VDC, so as to form an output voltage of 3 VDC; providing the 3 VDC output voltage to the image intensifier device. 17. The method of claim 16, including providing an O-ring seal on an interior surface of the body portion near the open end so that the O-ring seal engages a first or second smooth surface portion of the reversible cap to form a water-tight seal for either cap orientation. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein the reversible cap has an outer surface and the body portion has an interior surface, and including providing interrupted outer threads on the cap outer surface that are adapted to engage the body portion inner threads when threadedly attaching the cap to the body portion in either cap orientation. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein the first battery is a DL123 lithium battery and the second battery is an AA battery. 20. The method of claim 16, including forming the first and second housing interiors so that they are capable of: a) providing a water seal to a water depth of at least 66 feet; and b) firmly holding either of the first and second batteries in place when subject to rifle shock so that the respective first and second batteries maintain electrical contact with the voltage regulating circuit.
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