Patent ID: 8723091
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: F41G

Abstract:
1. A mount for a seeker head with a dual mode detector system, the mount comprising: at least one circular arc-shaped holder frame actively connected to a device, wherein the device includes at least one detector and an optical system arranged in a fixed positional relationship with respect to each other; and at least one guide means, which is arranged to guide the at least one circular arc-shaped holder frame and which is fixedly connected to a missile structure, wherein the at least one circular arc-shaped holder frame is pivotable by a structurally fixed drive about a pivot axis and the at least one guide means grips around the at least one circular arc-shaped holder frame in an arched manner, wherein the device containing the at least one detector is moveable about the pivot axis in a pitch motion with respect to the missile structure, and wherein a rotating mechanism for the rotational motion of the device containing the at least one detector about a rotation axis, which is perpendicular to the pivot axis, is arranged within the at least one circular arc-shaped holder frame.