WO2009118430A1 - Accessory visor device for firearms - Google Patents

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WO2009118430A1
WO2009118430A1 PCT/ES2009/000036 ES2009000036W WO2009118430A1 WO 2009118430 A1 WO2009118430 A1 WO 2009118430A1 ES 2009000036 W ES2009000036 W ES 2009000036W WO 2009118430 A1 WO2009118430 A1 WO 2009118430A1
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Francisco Santiago Soriano Romero
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
    • F41G1/00—Sighting devices
    • F41G1/40—Periscopic sights specially adapted for smallarms or ordnance; Supports or mountings therefor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
    • F41G1/00—Sighting devices
    • F41G1/38—Telescopic sights specially adapted for smallarms or ordnance; Supports or mountings therefor
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    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
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  • the invention relates to an accessory sight device for firearms intended to allow distance from the eye of the gunner by using fiber optic cables or other means of image transmission.
  • the shooter With the use of these devices, the shooter must position himself next to the weapon while he carries out the aiming and firing operations to be able to hit the target more safely. This can be a great inconvenience, for example, when the shooter wants to stay covered or when said point and shoot operations must be carried out while in motion.
  • weapons devices which comprise a flexible cable provided with a plurality of optical fibers and coupled to the aiming point of the weapon at one end and at the other end to a sight element of the shooter, all this so that the image of the target to be shot is transmitted from the crosshairs to the eye of the shooter.
  • document US5103567 which includes a support for maintaining an eyepiece, which acts as a vision element, in a fixed position in the weapon when it is not used. ; and a clamp mounted on the weapon to keep the eyepiece in a preferred position so that the shooter keeps the eyepiece away from the weapon when it is in operation, the clamp can be folded and left in a re-positioned position. caught when the weapon is not in operation.
  • document US5711104 contemplates the registration or remote observation of the image pointed by other means such as cameras.
  • an accessory sight device for a firearm comprising a flexible tube provided inside with a beam of optical fibers or other means of transmission of image, adapted to receive the image of a target at its distal end and to pass said received image to its proximal end in which a formation system of! images that enable the shooter to see the target through the device; and means for fixing the flexible tube to the weapon; the imaging system being fixed to a support element firmly attached to the head of the shooter, such as a helmet or lenses, and said imaging system being facing an eye of the shooter.
  • the sight device object of the present invention is characterized in that the fixing means are adapted to fix the flexible tube removably to the weapon, preferably in the most distal part and near the end of the barrel; and because the flexible tube is provided with sufficient flexibility to be curved to overcome a visual obstacle between the shooter and the target, when the flexible tube is coupled to the weapon, or through a passage whose cross section is of dimensions essentially larger than those of the cross section of the flexible tube, when the flexible tube is decoupled from the weapon being used as a boroscopy, so that the cross section of the flexible tube is not excessively deformed, thus allowing the image of The target is transmitted through the image transmission means precisely from the distal end to the proximal of the flexible tube.
  • the present device allows the shooter to use his natural eye to aim freely and use the normally unused eye with the aforementioned viewing device. Therefore, it is achieved that in a simple and economical way, the device There is a double functionality that makes it even more versatile.
  • the flexible tube comprises a section provided with a winding wound of a material with sufficient rigidity so that the section can be set at will, maintaining itself with multiple curvatures when folded, for use in explorations such as borescope when uncoupled from the weapon.
  • the wound winding is made of wire, of the gooseneck type.
  • the viewer device is further characterized in that the imaging system is an eyepiece.
  • said eyepiece is characterized in that it comprises at least one lens provided with a reticle and because at the proximal end of the flexible tube a regulation system is provided comprising a cylindrical support coupled to the end of the flexible tube, a metal bushing in the terminating the image transmission means, arranged coaxially and internally to the cylindrical support, and threaded elements that radially pass through the support through threaded holes, oriented perpendicularly to each other, the ends of the threaded elements being in contact with the side walls of the metal bushing so that when screwing the threaded elements the bushing is adjusted according to the horizontal and vertical plane of the lens reticle.
  • This system saves weight and money with respect to the use of a system similar to those currently known for optical purposes.
  • the fixing means comprise a metal ring provided with a clamping surface and disposed in the part closest to the end of the barrel.
  • the sight device is characterized in that the flexible tube comprises at its distal end a fisheye lens. Thanks to these last two characteristics, a greater field of vision is achieved when using the device.
  • the flexible tube comprises, in addition to the image transmission means, a beam of illumination fibers that at its proximal end is connected to a portable light source, while at its distal end it comprises a lens to project the light and shine with it.
  • the imaging system fixed to the support element is retractable. In this way, the shooter can dispense with the device without causing the device any discomfort.
  • the accessory sight device for weapons equipped with a strap It comprises guide means distributed by said belt through which the flexible tube is kept collected. In this way it is possible to reduce the hanging elements and the risk that they will get caught with objects while using the weapon.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shooter, using a weapon provided with the sight device object of the invention, and a target;
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective perspective view of the distal section of the flexible tube of the device, decoupled from the weapon and used as a borescope;
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective and sectioned view of a detail of the proximal end of the flexible tube; Y
  • Fig. 4 is another perspective and sectioned view of a detail of the distal end of the flexible tube of the device.
  • Fig. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the device 1, coupled to a weapon 2 carried by a handle 7.
  • the device 1 is provided with a flexible tube 3 coupled at its distal end ai weapon 2 by means of fixing means 8.
  • the fixing means 8 comprise a metal ring 19, which hugs the barrel of the weapon 2 and is provided with a fastening surface 20 adapted for the removable fastening of the distal end of the flexible tube 3.
  • Said fixing means 8 are arranged in the part closest to the end of the barrel of the weapon 2, so that the weapon does not interfere with the visual field of the device 1, and adopt two positions, one on each side of the gun barrel 2, according to the preferences of the shooter 7.
  • said fixing means 8 have other configurations to that described, as in the case of using the device 1 in short arms, where and known systems could be used for fastening laser pointers, diopters and other systems.
  • the flexible tube 3 is also coupled at its proximal end to an imaging system 6.
  • Said imaging system genes 6 is fixed to a helmet 9 and arranged in front of the shooter 7, so that it points the weapon 2 with the eye with which it usually does and uses the other to use the device 1.
  • the formation system of Images 6 can be removed using a retractable system, not shown.
  • a beam of optical fibers 4, shown below, is arranged along the flexible tube 3, through which the visual information captured by the distal end of the flexible tube 3 is conveyed to its proximal end.
  • the flexible tube 3 is provided with sufficient flexibility to be able to be curved in order to overcome a visual obstacle between the handle 7 and the target 5. In this way, the handle 7 represented in Fig. 1 could point to the target 5 just by moving the weapon 2, without changing position. It is evident that the said optical fibers 4 could be replaced by other image transmission systems, such as electronic systems equipped with digital cameras.
  • the device 1 is shown being used as a borescope, when the flexible tube 3 is uncoupled from the weapon 2.
  • the flexible tube 3 is specially adapted for this purpose, since its distal end can reach hard to reach areas or where it is advantageous to access discreetly, such as observing above a wall or through a hole 30 whose cross section is slightly larger than those of the cross section of the flexible tube 3, as shown in Fig. 2.
  • the flexible tube 3 comprises a section 10 provided with a wound winding 11 of a material with sufficient rigidity, such as steel, so that the section 10 is orientable at will, maintaining itself with multiple curvatures when folded, as a gooseneck, as shown in Fig. 2, for use in explorations such as a borescope when uncoupled from the weapon 2. Therefore, the Flexible tube material 3 is preferably robust and water resistant.
  • Fig. 3 the proximal end of the flexible tube 3 is shown, which is coupled to the imaging system 6 which consists of an eyepiece provided with a lens 12, the relative position between said lens 12 and the end being adjustable proximal of the flexible tube 3, for focusing the image observed with the device 1.
  • the imaging system 6 comprises night vision means. It can be seen in Ia Hg.
  • a regulation system 14 comprising a cylindrical support 15 coupled to the end of the flexible tube 3, a metal bushing 16 in which the optical fiber bundle 4 arranged coaxially and internally to the end cylindrical support 15, and screws 17 that radially pass through the support 15 through threaded holes 18, oriented perpendicularly to each other, the ends of the screws 17 being in contact with the side walls of the metal bushing 16, so that when screwing The screws 17 adjust the bushing 16 according to the horizontal and vertical planes of the grid 13 of the lens 12 or other aiming system used.
  • Fig. 4 the distal end of the flexible tube 3 is shown.
  • the fiber optic beam 4 ends at its distal end facing a set of lenses 27, the fish eye lens being located more distally 21, intended to amplify the field of vision of the device 1 by means of a wide-angle view, the rest of the lenses intended to reduce the focus of the image being interposed to the one necessary to be transmitted by the beam of optical fibers 4 to the formation system of images 6.
  • the flexible tube 3 comprises a bundle of lighting fibers 22 which at its proximal end is connected to a portable light source 23, represented in Rg. 1, while at its distal end it comprises a lens 24 adapted to project the light and illuminate with it the target 5, shown in Fig. 4.
  • the device 1 comprises guide means 26, shown in Fig. 1, through which the flexible tube 3 is kept collected.
  • guide means 26 are especially configured for use in tactical belts 25 for attaching the weapon 2 to the shooter 7, for example, leaving the weapon 2 suspended from the neck or shoulders of the shooter 7 when it is not held with the hands.
  • Said guide means 26 are distributed by the belt 25 or carrier belt of the weapon 2, and consist of plastic rings attached to the nylon of the tape through which the flexible tube 3 passes.

Abstract

The invention relates to a visor device including: a flexible tube containing an optical fibre bundle or other image-transmission means, designed to receive the image of a target at the distal end thereof and to convey said image to the proximal end, at which end is coupled an image-forming system enabling the shooter to view the target through the device, said flexible tube being curved to negotiate a visual obstacle between the shooter and the visual objective; and adapted securing means for removably securing the flexible tube to the gun. The image-forming system is attached to a supporting element that is firmly secured to the user's head, such as a helmet or goggles, and said system is positioned at one of the shooter's eyes.

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D E S C R I P C I O N D E S C R I P C I O N
Dispositivo visor accesorio para armas de fuegoAccessory device for firearms
Sector técnico de Ia invenciónTechnical sector of the invention
La invención se refiere a un dispositivo visor accesorio para armas de fuego destinado a permitir el distanciamiento del ojo del tirador del arma mediante el uso de cables de fibra óptica u otros medios de transmisión de imagen.The invention relates to an accessory sight device for firearms intended to allow distance from the eye of the gunner by using fiber optic cables or other means of image transmission.
Antecedentes de Ia invenciónBackground of the invention
En el uso de rifles y otras armas de fuego se utilizan una gran variedad de sistemas ópticos montados en las mismas con el fin de ayudar al tirador a apuntar el arma con mayor precisión a su objetivo. Mayormente conocidos son los dispositivos que aumentan Ia imagen del objetivo enfocado, los cuales pueden ser calibra- dos y enfocados con una gran precisión.In the use of rifles and other firearms a wide variety of optical systems mounted therein are used in order to help the shooter aim the gun more accurately at his target. Mostly known are the devices that increase the image of the focused objective, which can be calibrated and focused with great precision.
Con el uso de estos dispositivos, el tirador debe posicionarse junto al arma mientras éste realiza las operaciones de apuntar y disparar para conseguir dar en el objetivo con mayor seguridad. Esto puede ser un gran inconveniente por ejemplo cuando el tirador quiere mantenerse a cubierto o cuando dichas operaciones de apuntar y disparar deben realizarse en movimiento.With the use of these devices, the shooter must position himself next to the weapon while he carries out the aiming and firing operations to be able to hit the target more safely. This can be a great inconvenience, for example, when the shooter wants to stay covered or when said point and shoot operations must be carried out while in motion.
Con el fin de solventar este problema, se conocen dispositivos para armas que comprenden un cable flexible dotado de una pluralidad de fibras ópticas y acoplado al punto de mira del arma por un extremo y por el otro extremo a un elemento de visión del tirador, todo ello de modo que Ia imagen del blanco a disparar se transmite del punto de mira al ojo del tirador.In order to solve this problem, weapons devices are known which comprise a flexible cable provided with a plurality of optical fibers and coupled to the aiming point of the weapon at one end and at the other end to a sight element of the shooter, all this so that the image of the target to be shot is transmitted from the crosshairs to the eye of the shooter.
El principal inconveniente de dichos dispositivos radica en que suelen ser excesivamente complejos y no permiten un uso confortable, además de que aumentan considerablemente los costes de fabricación de los mimos. No obstante, se pueden encontrar algunas propuestas para mejorar su versatilidad, como por ejem- pío el documento US5103567, que comprende un soporte para mantener un ocular, que ejerce de elemento de visión, en una posición fija en el arma cuando ésta no se utiliza; y una abrazadera montada en el arma para mantener el ocular en una posición preferida para que el tirador mantenga el ocular alejado del arma cuando está en funcionamiento, pudiéndose plegar Ia abrazadera y dejarla en una posición re- cogida cuando el arma no está en funcionamiento. Por otro lado, el documento US5711104 contempla el registro o Ia observación remota de Ia imagen apuntada por otros medios como cámaras fotográficas. No obstante, dichas realizaciones son complejas y poco prácticas. Queda pues de manifiesto Ia falta de dispositivos para armas que permitan posiciones más amplias de tiro, para apuntar más rápidamente y con mayor exactitud sin importar Ia posición relativa entre Ia cabeza del tirador y el punto de mira del arma, que sean de fabricación económica y de uso versátil y cómodo.The main drawback of these devices is that they tend to be excessively complex and do not allow comfortable use, in addition to considerably increasing the costs of manufacturing the pampering. However, some proposals can be found to improve its versatility, such as document US5103567, which includes a support for maintaining an eyepiece, which acts as a vision element, in a fixed position in the weapon when it is not used. ; and a clamp mounted on the weapon to keep the eyepiece in a preferred position so that the shooter keeps the eyepiece away from the weapon when it is in operation, the clamp can be folded and left in a re-positioned position. caught when the weapon is not in operation. On the other hand, document US5711104 contemplates the registration or remote observation of the image pointed by other means such as cameras. However, these embodiments are complex and impractical. The lack of devices for weapons that allow wider firing positions, to aim more quickly and more accurately, regardless of the relative position between the head of the shooter and the aiming point of the weapon, which are economically manufactured and Versatile and comfortable to use.
[Explicación de Ia invención[Explanation of the invention
Con objeto de aportar una solución a los problemas planteados, se da a co- nocer un dispositivo visor accesorio para un arma de fuego, de los que comprenden un tubo flexible dotado en su interior de un haz de fibras ópticas u otros medios de transmisión de imagen, adaptado para recibir Ia imagen de una diana en su extremo distal y para pasar dicha imagen recibida hasta su extremo proximal en el que está acoplado un sistema de formación de! imágenes que posibilita al tirador Ia visión de Ia diana a través del dispositivo; y unos medios de fijación del tubo flexible al arma; estando el sistema de formación de imágenes fijado a un elemento de sustentación firmemente sujeto a Ia cabeza del tirador, tal como un casco o unos lentes, y estan- do dicho sistema de formación de imágenes enfrentado a un ojo del tirador.In order to provide a solution to the problems raised, an accessory sight device for a firearm is known, of which they comprise a flexible tube provided inside with a beam of optical fibers or other means of transmission of image, adapted to receive the image of a target at its distal end and to pass said received image to its proximal end in which a formation system of! images that enable the shooter to see the target through the device; and means for fixing the flexible tube to the weapon; the imaging system being fixed to a support element firmly attached to the head of the shooter, such as a helmet or lenses, and said imaging system being facing an eye of the shooter.
En esencia el dispositivo visor objeto de Ia presente invención se caracteriza porque los medios de fijación están adaptados para fijar el tubo flexible amoviblemente al arma, con preferencia en Ia parte más distal y próxima al final del cañón; y porque el tubo flexible está dotado de una suficiente flexibilidad para poder ser cur- vado para salvar un obstáculo visual entre el tirador y Ia diana, cuando el tubo flexi- i ble está acoplado al arma, o a través de un paso cuya sección transversal es de dimensiones esencialmente mayores que las de Ia sección transversal del tubo flexible, cuando el tubo flexible está desacoplado del arma usándose como boros- copio, de modo que Ia sección transversal del tubo flexible no es deformada excesi- vamente, permitiéndose así que Ia imagen de Ia diana se transmita a través de los medios de transmisión de imagen de forma precisa del extremo distal al proximal del tubo flexible. El presente dispositivo permite que el tirador utilice su ojo natural para apuntar libremente y usar el ojo normalmente no utilizado con el citado dispositivo visor. Por Io tanto, se consigue que de forma sencilla y económica, el dispositi- vo presente una doble funcionalidad que Io hace todavía más versátil.In essence, the sight device object of the present invention is characterized in that the fixing means are adapted to fix the flexible tube removably to the weapon, preferably in the most distal part and near the end of the barrel; and because the flexible tube is provided with sufficient flexibility to be curved to overcome a visual obstacle between the shooter and the target, when the flexible tube is coupled to the weapon, or through a passage whose cross section is of dimensions essentially larger than those of the cross section of the flexible tube, when the flexible tube is decoupled from the weapon being used as a boroscopy, so that the cross section of the flexible tube is not excessively deformed, thus allowing the image of The target is transmitted through the image transmission means precisely from the distal end to the proximal of the flexible tube. The present device allows the shooter to use his natural eye to aim freely and use the normally unused eye with the aforementioned viewing device. Therefore, it is achieved that in a simple and economical way, the device There is a double functionality that makes it even more versatile.
Según otra característica de Ia invención, el tubo flexible comprende un tramo dotado de un devanado arrollado de un material con suficiente rigidez para que el tramo sea oríentable a voluntad, manteniéndose por sí solo con múltiples curvaturas al ser doblado, para su uso en exploraciones como boroscopio cuando está desacoplado del arma. Según una realización preferente, el devanado arrollado es de alambre, del tipo cuello de cisne.According to another feature of the invention, the flexible tube comprises a section provided with a winding wound of a material with sufficient rigidity so that the section can be set at will, maintaining itself with multiple curvatures when folded, for use in explorations such as borescope when uncoupled from the weapon. According to a preferred embodiment, the wound winding is made of wire, of the gooseneck type.
El dispositivo visor según Ia invención, se caracteriza además porque el sistema de formación de imágenes es un ocular. Adicionalmente, dicho ocular se ca- racteríza porque comprende al menos una lente dotada de una retícula y porque en el extremo proximal del tubo flexible está dispuesto un sistema de regulación que comprende un soporte cilindrico acoplado al extremo del tubo flexible, un casquillo metálico en el que terminan los medios de transmisión de imagen, dispuesto coaxial e interiormente al soporte cilindrico, y unos elementos roscados que atraviesan radialmente el soporte a través de urios orificios roscados, orientados perpendicu- larmente entre sí, estando los extremos de los elementos roscados en contacto con las paredes laterales del casquillo metálico de modo que al atornillar los elementos roscados se ajusta el casquillo según el plano horizontal y el vertical de Ia retícula de Ia lente. Este sistema ahorra peso y dinero respecto a si se usara un sistema similar a los conocidos actualmente para miras ópticas.The viewer device according to the invention is further characterized in that the imaging system is an eyepiece. Additionally, said eyepiece is characterized in that it comprises at least one lens provided with a reticle and because at the proximal end of the flexible tube a regulation system is provided comprising a cylindrical support coupled to the end of the flexible tube, a metal bushing in the terminating the image transmission means, arranged coaxially and internally to the cylindrical support, and threaded elements that radially pass through the support through threaded holes, oriented perpendicularly to each other, the ends of the threaded elements being in contact with the side walls of the metal bushing so that when screwing the threaded elements the bushing is adjusted according to the horizontal and vertical plane of the lens reticle. This system saves weight and money with respect to the use of a system similar to those currently known for optical purposes.
Otro aspecto destacable del dispositivo visor objeto de Ia invención es que los medios de fijación comprenden una anilla metálica dotada de una superficie de sujeción y dispuesta en Ia parte más próxima al final del cañón.Another notable aspect of the viewer device object of the invention is that the fixing means comprise a metal ring provided with a clamping surface and disposed in the part closest to the end of the barrel.
El dispositivo visor, está caracterizado porque el tubo flexible comprende en su extremo distal una lente de ojo de pez. Gracias a estas dos últimas características, se consigue un mayor campo de visión al utilizar el dispositivo.The sight device is characterized in that the flexible tube comprises at its distal end a fisheye lens. Thanks to these last two characteristics, a greater field of vision is achieved when using the device.
De acuerdo con otra característica, el tubo flexible comprende, además de los medios de transmisión de imagen, un haz de fibras de iluminación que por su extremo proximal está conectado a una fuente de luz portátil, en tanto que por su extremo distal comprende una lente para proyectar Ia luz y alumbrar con ella.According to another feature, the flexible tube comprises, in addition to the image transmission means, a beam of illumination fibers that at its proximal end is connected to a portable light source, while at its distal end it comprises a lens to project the light and shine with it.
Según otra característica, el sistema de formación de imágenes fijo al elemento de sustentación es retráctil. De este modo el tirador puede prescindir del dispositivo sin que éste Ie cause molestia alguna.According to another characteristic, the imaging system fixed to the support element is retractable. In this way, the shooter can dispense with the device without causing the device any discomfort.
Además, el dispositivo visor accesorio para armas dotadas de una correa comprende unos medios de guía distribuidos por Ia citada correa a través de los cuales se mantiene recogido el tubo flexible. De este manera se consigue reducir los elementos colgantes y el riesgo de que éstos se enganchen con objetos durante el uso del arma.In addition, the accessory sight device for weapons equipped with a strap It comprises guide means distributed by said belt through which the flexible tube is kept collected. In this way it is possible to reduce the hanging elements and the risk that they will get caught with objects while using the weapon.
Breve descripción de los dibujosBrief description of the drawings
En los dibujos adjuntos se ilustra, a título de ejemplo no limitativo, un modo de realización preferido del dispositivo visor objeto de Ia invención. En dichos dibujos: Ia Fig. 1 es una vista en perspectiva de un tirador, utilizando un arma dotada del dispositivo visor objeto de Ia invención, y de una diana;The attached drawings illustrate, by way of non-limiting example, a preferred embodiment of the viewing device object of the invention. In said drawings: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a shooter, using a weapon provided with the sight device object of the invention, and a target;
Ia Fig. 2 es una vista en perspectiva en detalle del tramo distal del tubo flexible del dispositivo, desacoplado del arma y utilizado como boroscopio;Fig. 2 is a perspective perspective view of the distal section of the flexible tube of the device, decoupled from the weapon and used as a borescope;
Ia Fig. 3 es una vista en perspectiva y seccionada de un detalle del extremo proximal del tubo flexible; yFig. 3 is a perspective and sectioned view of a detail of the proximal end of the flexible tube; Y
Ia Fig. 4 es otra vista en perspectiva y seccionada de un detalle del extremo distal del tubo flexible del dispositivo.Fig. 4 is another perspective and sectioned view of a detail of the distal end of the flexible tube of the device.
Descripción detallada de los dibujos En Ia Fig. 1 se muestra un modo de realización preferido del dispositivo 1, acoplado a un arma 2 portada por un tirador 7. Se aprecia que el dispositivo 1 está dotado de un tubo flexible 3 acoplado por su extremo distal ai arma 2 mediante unos medios de fijación 8. Concretamente, los medios de fijación 8 comprenden una anilla metálica 19, que abraza el cañón del arma 2 y está dotada de una super- ficie de sujeción 20 adaptada para Ia sujeción amovible del extremo distal del tubo flexible 3. Dichos medios de fijación 8 están dispuestos en Ia parte más próxima al final del cañón del arma 2, con el fin de que el arma no interfiera el campo visual del dispositivo 1, y adoptan dos posiciones, una en cada lado del cañón del arma 2, según las preferencias del tirador 7. Evidentemente, se contempla que dichos me- dios de fijación 8 tengan otras configuraciones a Ia descrita, como en el caso de usar el dispositivo 1 en armas cortas, donde se podrían utilizar sistemas conocidos para Ia sujeción de punteros láser, diópters y otros sistemas.Detailed description of the drawings Fig. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the device 1, coupled to a weapon 2 carried by a handle 7. It is appreciated that the device 1 is provided with a flexible tube 3 coupled at its distal end ai weapon 2 by means of fixing means 8. Specifically, the fixing means 8 comprise a metal ring 19, which hugs the barrel of the weapon 2 and is provided with a fastening surface 20 adapted for the removable fastening of the distal end of the flexible tube 3. Said fixing means 8 are arranged in the part closest to the end of the barrel of the weapon 2, so that the weapon does not interfere with the visual field of the device 1, and adopt two positions, one on each side of the gun barrel 2, according to the preferences of the shooter 7. Obviously, it is contemplated that said fixing means 8 have other configurations to that described, as in the case of using the device 1 in short arms, where and known systems could be used for fastening laser pointers, diopters and other systems.
Por otro lado, el tubo flexible 3 está también acoplado por su extremo proximal a un sistema de formación de imágenes 6. Dicho sistema de formación de imá- genes 6 está fijado a un casco 9 y dispuesto enfrentado al tirador 7, de modo que éste apunta el arma 2 con el ojo con que habitualmente Io hace y utiliza el otro para usar el dispositivo 1. En caso necesario, el sistema de formación de imágenes 6 puede ser retirado mediante un sistema retráctil, no representado. A Io largo del tubo flexible 3 está dispuesto un haz de fibras ópticas 4, mostrado más adelante, a través del cual se transporta Ia información visual captada por el extremo distal del tubo flexible 3 hasta su extremo proximal. Además, el tubo flexible 3 está dotado de una suficiente flexibilidad para poder ser curvado con el fin de salvar un obstáculo visual entre el tirador 7 y Ia diana 5. De este modo, el tirador 7 representado en Ia Fig. 1 podría apuntar a Ia diana 5 con tan solo desplazar el arma 2, sin necesidad de cambiar de posición. Es evidente que las citadas fibras ópticas 4 podrían ser sustituidas por otros sistemas de transmisión de imagen, como por ejemplo sistemas electrónicos dotados de cámaras digitales.On the other hand, the flexible tube 3 is also coupled at its proximal end to an imaging system 6. Said imaging system genes 6 is fixed to a helmet 9 and arranged in front of the shooter 7, so that it points the weapon 2 with the eye with which it usually does and uses the other to use the device 1. If necessary, the formation system of Images 6 can be removed using a retractable system, not shown. A beam of optical fibers 4, shown below, is arranged along the flexible tube 3, through which the visual information captured by the distal end of the flexible tube 3 is conveyed to its proximal end. In addition, the flexible tube 3 is provided with sufficient flexibility to be able to be curved in order to overcome a visual obstacle between the handle 7 and the target 5. In this way, the handle 7 represented in Fig. 1 could point to the target 5 just by moving the weapon 2, without changing position. It is evident that the said optical fibers 4 could be replaced by other image transmission systems, such as electronic systems equipped with digital cameras.
En Ia Fig. 2 se muestra el dispositivo 1 utilizándose como boroscopio, cuando el tubo flexible 3 está desacoplado del arma 2. El tubo flexible 3 está especialmente adaptado para tal fin, ya que su extremo distal puede llega a zonas difícilmente accesibles o donde es ventajoso acceder de forma discreta, como por ejemplo observar por encima de un muro o atravesar un orificio 30 cuya sección transversal es de dimensiones ligeramente mayores que las de Ia sección transversal del tubo flexible 3, tal y como se aprecia en Ia Fig. 2. Para ello, como característica adicional, el tubo flexible 3 comprende un tramo 10 dotado de un devanado arrollado 11 de un material con suficiente rigidez, como por ejemplo acero, de modo que el tramo 10 es orientable a voluntad manteniéndose por sí solo con múltiples curvaturas al ser doblado, a manera de cuello de cisne, tal y como se muestra en Ia Fig. 2, para su uso en exploraciones como boroscopio cuando está desacoplado del arma 2. Por ello, el material del tubo flexible 3 es preferentemente robusto y resistente al agua.In Fig. 2 the device 1 is shown being used as a borescope, when the flexible tube 3 is uncoupled from the weapon 2. The flexible tube 3 is specially adapted for this purpose, since its distal end can reach hard to reach areas or where it is advantageous to access discreetly, such as observing above a wall or through a hole 30 whose cross section is slightly larger than those of the cross section of the flexible tube 3, as shown in Fig. 2. For this, as an additional feature, the flexible tube 3 comprises a section 10 provided with a wound winding 11 of a material with sufficient rigidity, such as steel, so that the section 10 is orientable at will, maintaining itself with multiple curvatures when folded, as a gooseneck, as shown in Fig. 2, for use in explorations such as a borescope when uncoupled from the weapon 2. Therefore, the Flexible tube material 3 is preferably robust and water resistant.
En Ia Fig. 3 se ha representado el extremo proximal del tubo flexible 3, que está acoplado al sistema de formación de imágenes 6 que consiste en un ocular dotado de una lente 12, siendo regulable Ia posición relativa entre Ia citada lente 12 y el extremo proximal del tubo flexible 3, para el enfoque de Ia imagen observada con el dispositivo 1. A través de dicha lente 12 puede observarse una retícula 13 u otro sistema alternativo de puntería, como por ejemplo un puntero láser incorporado en el arma. Opcionalmente, se contempla que el sistema de formación de imágenes 6 comprenda unos medios de visión nocturna. Se aprecia en Ia Hg. 3 que en el extremo proximal del tubo flexible 3 está dispuesto un sistema de regulación 14 que comprende un soporte cilindrico 15 acoplado al extremo del tubo flexible 3, un casquillo metálico 16 en el que termina el haz de fibras ópticas 4 dispuesto coaxial e interiormente al soporte cilindrico 15, y unos tornillos 17 que atraviesan radialmente el soporte 15 a través de unos orificios roscados 18, orientados perpendicularmente entre sí, estando los extremos de los tornillos 17 en contacto con las paredes laterales del casquillo metálico 16, de modo que al atornillar los tomillos 17 se ajusta el casquillo 16 según los planos horizontal y vertical de Ia retícula 13 de Ia lente 12 u otro sistema de puntería utilizado. En Ia Fig. 4, se ha representado el extremo distal del tubo flexible 3. Se aprecia que el haz de fibras ópticas 4 termina en su extremo distal enfrentado a un conjunto de lentes 27, siendo Ia situada más distalmente una lente de ojo de pez 21, destinada a amplificar el campo de visión del dispositivo 1 mediante una visión de gran angular, quedando interpuestas el resto de lentes destinadas a reducir el foco de Ia imagen al necesario para ser transmitido por el haz de fibras ópticas 4 hasta el sistema de formación de imágenes 6.In Fig. 3 the proximal end of the flexible tube 3 is shown, which is coupled to the imaging system 6 which consists of an eyepiece provided with a lens 12, the relative position between said lens 12 and the end being adjustable proximal of the flexible tube 3, for focusing the image observed with the device 1. Through said lens 12 a reticle 13 or other alternative aiming system can be observed, such as for example a laser pointer incorporated in the weapon. Optionally, it is contemplated that the imaging system 6 comprises night vision means. It can be seen in Ia Hg. 3 that at the proximal end of the flexible tube 3 there is a regulation system 14 comprising a cylindrical support 15 coupled to the end of the flexible tube 3, a metal bushing 16 in which the optical fiber bundle 4 arranged coaxially and internally to the end cylindrical support 15, and screws 17 that radially pass through the support 15 through threaded holes 18, oriented perpendicularly to each other, the ends of the screws 17 being in contact with the side walls of the metal bushing 16, so that when screwing The screws 17 adjust the bushing 16 according to the horizontal and vertical planes of the grid 13 of the lens 12 or other aiming system used. In Fig. 4, the distal end of the flexible tube 3 is shown. It is seen that the fiber optic beam 4 ends at its distal end facing a set of lenses 27, the fish eye lens being located more distally 21, intended to amplify the field of vision of the device 1 by means of a wide-angle view, the rest of the lenses intended to reduce the focus of the image being interposed to the one necessary to be transmitted by the beam of optical fibers 4 to the formation system of images 6.
Con el fin de usar el dispositivo 1 en lugares angostos u oscuros, el tubo flexible 3 comprende un haz de fibras de iluminación 22 que por su extremo proximal está conectado a una fuente de luz portátil 23, representada en Ia Rg. 1, en tanto que por su extremo distal comprende una lente 24 adaptada para proyectar Ia luz y alumbrar con ella Ia diana 5, mostrada en Ia Fig. 4.In order to use the device 1 in narrow or dark places, the flexible tube 3 comprises a bundle of lighting fibers 22 which at its proximal end is connected to a portable light source 23, represented in Rg. 1, while at its distal end it comprises a lens 24 adapted to project the light and illuminate with it the target 5, shown in Fig. 4.
Opcionalmente, para llevar el tubo flexible 3 hasta el sistema de formación de imágenes 6, el dispositivo 1 comprende unos medios de guía 26, representados en Ia Fig. 1 , a través de los cuales se mantiene recogido el tubo flexible 3. Éstos están especialmente configurados para su uso en correas 25 tácticas para Ie sujeción del arma 2 al tirador 7, de las que por ejemplo dejan el arma 2 suspendida del cuello u hombros del tirador 7 cuando no se sujeta con las manos. Dichos medios de guía 26 están distribuidos por Ia correa 25 o cinta portadora del arma 2, y consisten en unas anillas plásticas sujetas al nailon de Ia cinta a través de las cuales pasa el tubo flexible 3. Optionally, to bring the flexible tube 3 to the imaging system 6, the device 1 comprises guide means 26, shown in Fig. 1, through which the flexible tube 3 is kept collected. These are especially configured for use in tactical belts 25 for attaching the weapon 2 to the shooter 7, for example, leaving the weapon 2 suspended from the neck or shoulders of the shooter 7 when it is not held with the hands. Said guide means 26 are distributed by the belt 25 or carrier belt of the weapon 2, and consist of plastic rings attached to the nylon of the tape through which the flexible tube 3 passes.

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R E I V 1 N D I C A C I O N E S REIV 1 NDICATIONS
1.- Dispositivo (1) visor accesorio para un arma (2) de fuego, que comprende un tubo flexible (3) dotado en su interior de un haz de fibras ópticas u otros medios de transmisión de imagen (4), adaptado para recibir Ia imagen de una diana (5) en su extremo distal y para pasar dicha imagen recibida hasta su extremo proximal en el que está acoplado un sistema de formación de imágenes (6) que posibilita al tirador (7) Ia visión de Ia diana a través del dispositivo; y unos medios de fijación (8) del tubo flexible al arma; estando el sistema de formación de imágenes fijado a un ele- mentó de sustentación (9) firmemente sujeto a Ia cabeza del tirador, tal como un casco o unos lentes, y estando dicho sistema de formación de imágenes enfrentado a un ojo del tirador, caracterizado porque los medios de fijación están adaptados para fijar el tubo flexible amoviblemente al arma, con preferencia en Ia parte más distal y próxima al final del cañón; y porque el tubo flexible está dotado de una sufi- ciente flexibilidad para poder ser curvado para salvar un obstáculo visual entre el tirador y Ia diana, cuando el tubo flexible está acoplado al arma, o a través de un paso cuya sección transversal es de dimensiones esencialmente mayores que las de Ia sección transversal del tubo flexible, cuando el tubo flexible está desacoplado del arma usándose como boroscopio, de modo que Ia sección transversal del tubo flexible no es deformada excesivamente, permitiéndose así que Ia imagen de Ia diana se transmita a través de los medios de transmisión de imagen de forma precisa del extremo distal al proximal del tubo flexible.1. Device (1) accessory visor for a firearm (2), comprising a flexible tube (3) provided inside with a bundle of optical fibers or other means of image transmission (4), adapted to receive The image of a target (5) at its distal end and to pass said received image to its proximal end in which an imaging system (6) is coupled that enables the shooter (7) to see the target through Of the device; and fixing means (8) of the flexible tube to the weapon; the imaging system being fixed to a lifting element (9) firmly attached to the head of the shooter, such as a helmet or lenses, and said imaging system being facing an eye of the shooter, characterized because the fixing means are adapted to fix the flexible tube removably to the weapon, preferably in the most distal part and near the end of the barrel; and because the flexible tube is provided with sufficient flexibility to be able to be curved to overcome a visual obstacle between the handle and the target, when the flexible tube is coupled to the weapon, or through a passage whose cross section is essentially dimensions greater than those of the cross section of the flexible tube, when the flexible tube is decoupled from the weapon using as a borescope, so that the cross section of the flexible tube is not excessively deformed, thus allowing the image of the target to be transmitted through the image transmission means precisely from the distal end to the proximal of the flexible tube.
2.- Dispositivo (1) visor accesorio según Ia reivindicación 1 caracterizado por- que el tubo flexible (3) comprende un tramo (10) dotado de un devanado arrollado (11) de un material con suficiente rigidez para que el tramo sea orientable a voluntad, manteniéndose por sí solo con múltiples curvaturas al ser doblado, para su uso en exploraciones como boroscopio cuando está desacoplado del arma (2).2. Device (1) accessory visor according to claim 1 characterized in that the flexible tube (3) comprises a section (10) provided with a wound winding (11) of a material with sufficient rigidity so that the section is orientable to will, maintaining itself with multiple curvatures when folded, for use in explorations such as borescope when uncoupled from the weapon (2).
3.- Dispositivo (1) visor accesorio según Ia reivindicación 2 caracterizado porque el devanado arrollado (11) es de alambre, del tipo cuello de cisne.3. Device (1) accessory visor according to claim 2, characterized in that the winding wound (11) is made of wire, of the type of gooseneck.
4.- Dispositivo (1) visor accesorio según una cualquiera de las reivindicaciones anteriores caracterizado porque el sistema de formación de imágenes (6) es un ocular.4. Device (1) accessory viewfinder according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that the imaging system (6) is a ocular.
5.- Dispositivo (1) visor accesorio según Ia reivindicación 4 caracterizado porque el sistema de formación de imágenes (6) comprende al menos una lente (12) dotada de una retícula (13) y porque en el extremo proximal del tubo flexible está dispuesto un sistema de regulación (14) que comprende un soporte cilindrico (15) acoplado al extremo del tubo flexible (3), un casquillo metálico (16) en el que terminan los medios de transmisión de imagen (4) dispuesto coaxial e interiormente al soporte cilindrico, y unos elementos roscados (17) que atraviesan radialmβnte el soporte a través de unos orificios roscados (18), orientados perpendicularmente entre sí, estando los extremos de los elementos roscados en contacto con las paredes laterales del casquillo metálico de modo que al atornillar los elementos roscados se ajusta el casquillo según el plano horizontal y el vertical de Ia retícula de Ia lente.5. Device (1) accessory viewer according to claim 4 characterized in that the imaging system (6) comprises at least one lens (12) provided with a reticle (13) and because at the proximal end of the flexible tube is arranged a regulation system (14) comprising a cylindrical support (15) coupled to the end of the flexible tube (3), a metal bushing (16) in which the image transmission means (4) arranged coaxially and internally to the support end cylindrical, and threaded elements (17) that radially pass through the support through threaded holes (18), oriented perpendicularly to each other, the ends of the threaded elements being in contact with the side walls of the metal bushing so that when screwing The threaded elements adjust the bushing according to the horizontal and vertical plane of the lens reticle.
6.- Dispositivo (1) visor accesorio según una cualquiera de las reivindicaciones anteriores caracterizado porque los medios de fijación (8) comprenden una anilla metálica (19) dotada de una superficie de sujeción (20) y dispuesta en Ia parte más próxima al final del cañón.6. Device (1) accessory visor according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that the fixing means (8) comprise a metal ring (19) provided with a clamping surface (20) and arranged in the part closest to the end of the canyon
7.- Dispositivo (1) visor accesorio según una cualquiera de las reivindicaciones anteriores caracterizado porque el tubo flexible (3) comprende en su extremo distal una lente de ojo de pez (21 ).7. Device (1) accessory visor according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that the flexible tube (3) comprises at its distal end a fisheye lens (21).
8.- Dispositivo (1) visor accesorio según una cualquiera de las reivindicaciones anteriores caracterizado porque el tubo flexible (3) comprende, además de los medios de transmisión de imagen (4), un haz de fibras de iluminación (22) que por su extremo proximal está conectado a una fuente de luz portátil (23), en tanto que por su extremo distal comprende una lente (24) para proyectar Ia luz y alumbrar con ella.8. Device (1) accessory viewfinder according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that the flexible tube (3) comprises, in addition to the image transmission means (4), a beam of lighting fibers (22) which by its The proximal end is connected to a portable light source (23), while at its distal end it comprises a lens (24) to project the light and illuminate with it.
9.- Dispositivo visor accesorio según Ia reivindicación 1 caracterizado porque el sistema de formación de imágenes (6) fijo al elemento de sustentación (9) es retráctil. 9. Accessory viewer device according to claim 1, characterized in that the imaging system (6) fixed to the support element (9) is retractable.
10.- Dispositivo (1) visor accesorio para armas (2) dotadas de una correa (25) según Ia reivindicación 1 caracterizado porque comprende unos medios de guía (26) distribuidos por Ia citada correa a través de los cuales se mantiene recogido el tubo flexible (3). 10. Device (1) accessory visor for weapons (2) equipped with a belt (25) according to claim 1 characterized in that it comprises guide means (26) distributed by said belt through which the tube is kept collected flexible (3).
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