IP Library Granted Patent US 9,719,756
Granted Patent B2
US 9,719,756 · App. 15/403,695 · Granted Aug 1, 2017

Sight

Inventor: Andreas Zimmermann (Fulpmes, AT)
Assignee: Swarovski-Optik KG.
F41G1/38F41G1/345F41G1/473F41G3/08
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Patent No.
US 9,719,756
App. No.
15/403,695
Granted
Aug 1, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a sighting device having an optical reversing system ( 12 ) and a target mark as well as a ballistics computer for computing data that is relevant in terms of ballistics, the reversing system ( 12 ) being adjustable mechanically and the target mark being adjustable electronically and at least one adjusting device ( 13 ) being provided for adjusting the reversing system ( 12 ) and the target mark.

Claims (27)

1. A rifle sight comprising:

a tube and an optical reversing system inside said tube, the optical reversing system comprising an internal tube with lenses arranged therein for reproducing and erecting a first intermediate image into a second intermediate image, and a turret with a spindle by means of which said optical reversing system is mechanically adjustable in its relative position inside said tube;

a crosshair;

and a ballistics computer for computing data relevant in terms of ballistics;

and a display for the indication of a numerical value of a distance to a target,

and a position recognition device for the relative position of the reversing system inside said tube to be measured and transmitted to said ballistics computer,

wherein said ballistics computer is configured to calculate the numerical value of the distance to the target corresponding to the relative position of the reversing system inside said tube as adjusted by said spindle,

wherein said turret comprises a second adjusting element for entering data into said ballistics computer, and wherein the second adjusting element exhibits a disc or annularly shaped external design and is arranged coaxially to an axis of rotation of the spindle and exhibits an operation direction according to a rotary movement with an axis of rotation arranged to be parallel with respect to the axis of rotation of the spindle.

2. The rifle sight according to claim 1 , wherein said spindle and said second adjusting element are arranged to be directly adjacent to each other.

3. The rifle sight according to claim 1 , wherein said spindle and said second adjusting element can be operated independently of each other.

4. The rifle sight according to claim 1 , wherein said spindle and said second adjusting element are arranged on an elevation turret or on a windage turret of the rifle sight.

5. The sighting device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the spindle or the second adjusting elements is capable of being rotated, tilted and height adjusted at the same time.

6. The rifle sight according to claim 1 , wherein said spindle and said second adjusting element are arranged on the respective turret one above the other in axial direction of the turret and said second adjusting element is arranged below a top end of said spindle with respect to a tube of the rifle sight, wherein said second adjusting element has a greater circumference than said spindle.

7. The rifle sight according to claim 1 , wherein said display is capable to indicate at least one variable aiming point.

8. The rifle sight according to claim 7 , wherein said variable aiming point can be adjusted by said second adjusting element.

9. The rifle sight according to claim 1 , wherein once the data has been entered, the data is acknowledged by operating said spindle or said second adjusting elements.

10. The rifle sight according to claim 1 , wherein said second adjusting element is capable of entering data selected from the group consisting of a target range, wind direction, wind speed, firing angle, and assembly of the ammunition into the ballistics computer as data being relevant in terms of ballistics.

11. The sighting device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one target mark can be adjusted by means of the ballistics computer.

12. The sighting device according to claim 1 , wherein several target marks are provided, which can be illuminated each alone or at least partially together.

13. The sighting device according to claim 12 , wherein the target marks can be illuminated depending on the ballistic data entered or computed.

14. The sighting device according to claim 12 , wherein the target marks can be illuminated depending on the position of the optical reversing system.

15. The sighting device according to claim 12 , wherein the target marks are adjustable depending on a predetermined magnification of the sighting device, the computation of the data relevant in terms of ballistics is carried out depending on the magnification.

16. The sighting device according to claim 14 , wherein the data relevant in terms of ballistics can be displayed within at least one target mark.

17. The sighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the spindle exhibits a push button movement having a linear operation direction which is arranged to be vertical with respect to the axis of rotation of the spindle.

18. The rifle sight according to claim 1 , wherein said second adjusting element exhibits a push button movement having a linear operation direction which is arranged to be parallel to the axis of rotation of said spindle.

19. The sighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the spindle is designed to be substantially disc-shaped and additionally exhibits a lever, the spindle exhibiting an operation direction according to a swivel movement having a limited adjustment angle.

20. The rifle sight according to claim 1 , wherein at least an image of an alphanumeric display is comprised in a visual beam path of the display.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 7, 2022
From: SWAROVSKI-OPTIK KG.
To: SWAROVSKI-OPTIK AG & CO KG.
Reel/Frame 062079/0463 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2017
From: ZIMMERMANN, ANDREAS
To: SWAROVSKI-OPTIK KG.
Reel/Frame 040958/0941 →
Priority Claims (1)
AT A 50003/2013 · Jan 8, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14136676 · Dec 20, 2013
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