IP Library Granted Patent US 8,437,078
Granted Patent B2
US 8,437,078 · App. 12/709,303 · Granted May 7, 2013

Binoculars

Inventor: Yasuyuki Aikawa (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: Nikon Vision Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,437,078
App. No.
12/709,303
Granted
May 7, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pair of binoculars includes: a pair of lens barrels in each of which a telescopic optical system including an objective lens and an eyepiece is held; a reticle that is provided between the objective lens and the eyepiece of one of the telescopic optical systems movably in an optical axis direction of the one of the telescopic optical systems; and an adjusting ring that moves the reticle in the optical axis direction by rotation operation to adjust a position of the reticle in the optical axis direction.

Claims (8)

1. A pair of binoculars comprising:

a pair of lens barrels in each of which are held a telescopic optical system including an objective lens movable along an optical axis for focusing on an object to be observed and an eyepiece;

a reticle that is provided between the objective lens and the eyepiece of one of the telescopic optical systems movable along an optical axis of the one of the telescopic optical systems; and

an adjusting mechanism for moving the reticle along the optical axis independently from movement of the objective lens along the optical axis.

2. The pair of binoculars according to claim 1 , wherein the position of the reticle along the optical axis can be adjusted independently from a diopter adjusting mechanism that adjusts diopter difference of the respective telescopic optical systems held in each of the pair of lens barrels.

3. The pair of binoculars according to claim 2 , wherein the reticle is a plane glass on which a scale is disposed.

4. The pair of binoculars according to claim 3 , wherein a field of view of the one of the telescopic optical systems can be adapted to both of a state where both of the object to be observed and the scale are focused and the scale can be seen in the field of view, and a state where the object to be observed is focused and the scale is not seen in the field of view.

5. The pair of binoculars according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting ring for moving the reticle is provided to an eyepiece side of the one of the telescopic optical systems and is rotatable around the optical axis of the one of the telescopic optical systems.

Assignments (2)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Aug 6, 2010
From: SANDIA CORPORATION
To: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Reel/Frame 024799/0101 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2010
From: AIKAWA, YASUYUKI
To: NIKON VISION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023970/0052 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-248772 · Sep 26, 2007 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2008065792 · Aug 27, 2008
Related Publication 20100142044A1 · Jun 10, 2010