IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0983438
(2011-01-03)
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등록번호 |
US-8449298
(2013-05-28)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Reardon, Peter
- Preston, Steven
- Ksel, Jan J.
- Penner, Thomas
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
6 |
초록
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An alignment device for a weapon that generates a simulation beam and an alignment beam used to align the simulation beam with the weapon's sight. The device can be secured to the weapon during the alignment process, after which it can be removed. The device includes a housing that can be mounted on
An alignment device for a weapon that generates a simulation beam and an alignment beam used to align the simulation beam with the weapon's sight. The device can be secured to the weapon during the alignment process, after which it can be removed. The device includes a housing that can be mounted on the weapon so that its optical receiving port intersects both the optical alignment beam generated by the optical transmitter and the sighting axis of the weapon's sight. The optical receiving port includes an optical arrangement for receiving the alignment beam and focusing it on a projection screen located inside the housing. An image of the alignment beam on the projection screen can be viewed through the sight. The alignment beam is parallel to the simulation beam. Thus, by centering the alignment beam in the sight, the alignment beam, and hence the simulation beam, will be properly aligned.
대표청구항
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1. A method for facilitating alignment of a sighting axis of a sight mounted on a simulated weapon, comprising: receiving at an optical collimator an optical alignment beam emitted from an optical transmitter located on the simulated weapon, the optical transmitter, the sight and the optical collima
1. A method for facilitating alignment of a sighting axis of a sight mounted on a simulated weapon, comprising: receiving at an optical collimator an optical alignment beam emitted from an optical transmitter located on the simulated weapon, the optical transmitter, the sight and the optical collimator all being in a mechanical relationship with one another;focusing the optical alignment beam onto a planar mirror housed in the alignment device, the planar mirror being positioned along an optical axis of the optical collimator and spaced apart from the optical collimator and;reflecting the optical alignment beam onto a projection surface of the alignment device, the projection surface disposed along the optical axis of the optical collimator and between the optical collimator and the planar mirror; anddisplaying an image of the optical alignment beam appearing on the projection surface so that it is visible to a viewer through the sight. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the projection surface is a diffuse reflecting surface. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising attenuating the optical alignment beam so that it is attenuated when viewed through the sight by the viewer. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the optical alignment beam is received along a first optical path that is parallel to a second optical path along which a simulation beam is transmitted by the optical transmitter. 5. A simulated weapon for simulating ammunition fired at a target comprising: a firearm housing including a barrel though which ammunition is to be fired;a sight secured to the firearm housing for defining a sighting axis along which ammunition would leave the barrel of the weapon upon firing;an optical transmitter mechanically coupled to the barrel of the firearm housing for emitting at least one optical beam, at least one of said optical beams being a simulation beam for simulating the ammunition;an alignment device removably securable to the barrel of the firearm, said alignment device including: an optical collimator that intersects the sighting axis and an axis of a first of the at least one optical beam emitted by the optical transmitter;a projection surface positioned along an optical axis of the optical collimator upon which the first optical beam is focused by the optical collimator; anda planar mirror, spaced apart from the optical collimator and the projection surface and positioned along the optical axis of the optical collimator,wherein the planar mirror is positioned to (i) receive the first optical beam from the optical collimator and reflect the first optical beam to the projection surface positioned between the planar mirror and the optical collimator and (ii) receive an image of the first optical beam from the projection surface and reflect it to the sight so that an image of the first optical beam is visible through the sight along the sighting axis. 6. The simulated weapon of claim 5 wherein the alignment device includes a housing and the optical collimator is positioned in the housing to receive the first optical beam through an entrance in the housing. 7. The simulated weapon of claim 5, wherein the projection surface is a diffuse reflecting surface. 8. The simulated weapon of claim 6, wherein the housing includes one or more apertures. 9. The simulated weapon of claim 6, further comprising an optical diffusing material located along the optical axis of the first optical beam and between the optical collimator and the projection surface. 10. The simulated weapon of claim 5, wherein the projection surface includes an attenuator for attenuating the first optical beam. 11. The simulated weapon of claim 5, wherein the one or more optical beams include the first optical beam which serves as an alignment beam and a second optical beam for simulating the ammunition, said first optical beam being in a visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. 12. The simulated weapon of claim 5, further comprising a securing arrangement for removably connecting the alignment device to the barrel of the firearm housing without use of tools. 13. The simulated weapon of claim 12, wherein the securing arrangement includes a hinged clamp having a barrel receiving area for receiving the barrel of the firearm housing, said hinged clamp having a hinged threaded rod and a locking handle for manually locking the hinged clamp to the barrel of the weapon. 14. A method of aligning a sighting axis of a sight mounted on a weapon with a simulation axis of an optical simulation beam generated by an optical transmitter mounted on the weapon, wherein the optical simulation beam simulates ammunition fired at a target, comprising: attaching an alignment device to the weapon so that an optical collimator dispensed in the alignment device intersects the sighting axis and an optical axis of a visible optical beam generated by the optical transmitter;viewing an image of the visible optical beam through the sight, said image being directed to the sight by a planar mirror located in the alignment device, said planar mirror spaced apart from the optical collimator and a projection surface and positioned to (i) receive the visible optical beam from the optical collimator and reflect the visible optical beam to the projection surface and (ii) receive an image of the visible optical beam from the projection surface and reflect it to the sight; andadjusting the visible optical beam so that its optical axis is aligned with the sighting axis. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the simulation axis and the optical axis of the visible optical beam are parallel to one another. 16. The method of claim 14, further comprising turning off the visible optical beam and turning on the optical simulation beam. 17. An alignment device of a simulated weapon having a sight and an optical transmitter, comprising: an optical collimator positioned to intersect a sighting axis of the sight and an axis of an optical beam emitted by the optical transmitter;a projection surface positioned along an optical axis of the optical collimator at or near the optical collimator; anda planar mirror, spaced apart from the optical collimator, positioned along the optical axis of the optical collimator, and positioned to (i) receive the optical beam from the optical collimator and reflect the optical beam to the projection surface and (ii) receive an image of the optical beam from the projection surface and reflect it to the sight such that an image of the optical beam is visible through the sight along the sighting axis. 18. The alignment device of claim 17, further comprising: a housing having an entrance, wherein the optical collimator is positioned in the housing to receive the optical beam through the entrance in the housing. 19. The alignment device of claim 17, wherein the projection surface is a diffuse reflecting surface. 20. The alignment device of claim 18, wherein the housing includes one or more apertures. 21. The alignment device of claim 17, further comprising: an optical diffusing material located between the optical collimator and the projection surface and along the optical axis of the optical beam. 22. The alignment device of claim 17, wherein the projection surface includes an attenuator for attenuating the optical beam. 23. The simulated weapon of claim 13, wherein the clamp arrangement further includes a rail receiver removably securable to the fixed clamp portion of the hinged clamp, said rail receiver having a first portion that extends along the barrel and a second portion that extends perpendicular to the first portion, and a rail clamp removably securable by a fastener to the second portion of the rail receiver and the alignment device. 24. The alignment device of claim 17, further comprising a removable securing arrangement for connecting the alignment device to a barrel of the simulated firearm, the removable securing arrangement comprising: a hinged clamp having a barrel receiving area, said hinged clamp comprising a hinged clamp portion rotatably and removably coupled to a fixed clamp portion by an axle, a hinged threaded rod rotatably and removably coupled to the hinged clamp portion by a second axle, and an internally threaded handle rotatably and removably coupled to the hinged threaded rod;a rail receiver removably securable to the fixed clamp portion of the hinged clamp, said rail receiver having a first portion that extends along the barrel and a second portion that extends perpendicular to the first portion; anda rail clamp removably securable by a fastener to the second portion of the rail receiver and the alignment device.
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