Patent ID: 7409792
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: F41G,G02B

Abstract:
1. An aiming sight for a weapon having a sight camera whose optical axis is parallel to the axis of its barrel, comprising: an objective and an image intensifier, placed in a mechanical assembly having an interface for fastening on to said weapon, said objective forming the image of the external scenery on an entrance window of the image intensifier; a first optical channel configured to receive an intensified image from the image intensifier, and providing a first collimated image to the sight camera; and a second optical channel configured to receive the intensified image from the image intensifier, and providing a second image which is also collimated, the optical axis of the second optical channel is parallel to the optical axis of the first optical channel, the first and the second optical channels are arranged in such a way that, when the sight is mounted on the weapon via its fastening interface, the first collimated image is sent to the objective of the sight camera and the second image is sent to the eye of the soldier carrying the weapon.