Patent ID: 6292314
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A prism system for image inversion in a visual observation beam path, comprising:a roof prism having a bottom face, a roof edge inclined with respect to the bottom face, and a gable face that is placed at an angle with respect to the bottom face; anda reflecting prism joined to the gable face of the roof prism, the reflecting prism having a beam-pass face parallel to the bottom face of the roof prism,wherein the gable face of the roof prism is formed as a beam splitter, and the bottom face of the roof prism and the beam-pass face of the reflecting prism have areas separated geometrically from one another for passage of observation beams and for a further beam path to reflect a measured-value display into an exit-side observation beam path and/or to reflect a rangefinder measuring beam into an entry-side observation beam path.