U.S. patent application number 13/683137 was filed with the patent office on 2013-10-10 for dot-sight device with polarizers.
This patent application is currently assigned to In Jung. The applicant listed for this patent is In Jung. Invention is credited to In Jung, Dong Hee Lee.
Application Number | 20130263491 13/683137 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 48664301 |
Filed Date | 2013-10-10 |
United States Patent
Application |
20130263491 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Jung; In ; et al. |
October 10, 2013 |
DOT-SIGHT DEVICE WITH POLARIZERS
Abstract
Disclosed is a dot-sight device with polarizers. The dot-sight
device with polarizers includes: a reflecting mirror; a first
polarizing unit provided in front of the reflecting mirror; a dot
indication generator emitting a ray to the reflecting mirror to
form a the dot virtual image; and a second polarizing unit provided
in front of the dot indication generator, the first polarizing unit
and the second polarizing unit being arranged so that a ray of the
dot indication generator is passed through the second polarizing
unit but blocked by the first polarizing unit. Thus, there is
provided a dot-sight device with polarizers, in which a ray emitted
from a dot indication generator is not discovered by the other
party and thus a dot-sight observer is not discovered by the other
party.
Inventors: |
Jung; In; (Bucheon-si,
KR) ; Lee; Dong Hee; (Seongnam-si, KR) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
In Jung; |
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US |
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Assignee: |
Jung; In
Bucheon-si
KR
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Family ID: |
48664301 |
Appl. No.: |
13/683137 |
Filed: |
November 21, 2012 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
42/113 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F41G 1/30 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
42/113 |
International
Class: |
F41G 1/30 20060101
F41G001/30 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Nov 21, 2011 |
KR |
10-2011-0121802 |
Claims
1. A dot-sight device with polarizers, comprising: a reflecting
mirror; a first polarizing unit provided in front of the reflecting
mirror; a dot indication generator emitting a ray to the reflecting
mirror to form a the dot virtual image; and a second polarizing
unit provided in front of the dot indication generator, the first
polarizing unit and the second polarizing unit being arranged so
that a ray of the dot indication generator is passed through the
second polarizing unit but blocked by the first polarizing
unit.
2. The dot-sight device with polarizers according to claim 1,
wherein the first polarizing unit is detachably assembled in front
of the reflecting mirror.
3. The dot-sight device with polarizers according to claim 1,
wherein the first polarizing unit and the second polarizing unit
comprise linear polarizers of which polarization directions are
orthogonal to each other, or circular polarizers of which circular
polarization directions are counter to each other.
4. The dot-sight device with polarizers according to claim 1,
further comprising a window which is arranged in rear of the
reflecting mirror and to which the dot indication generator is
fastened.
5. The dot-sight device with polarizers according to claim 4,
wherein the dot indication generator is provided in an area, where
the reflecting mirror is projected in an optical axial direction of
the dot sight, on the window.
6. The dot-sight device with polarizers according to claim 5,
wherein the window is formed with a transparent electrode circuit
line to supply electric power to the dot indication generator.
7. The dot-sight device with polarizers according to claim 2,
further comprising a window which is arranged in rear of the
reflecting mirror and to which the dot indication generator is
fastened.
8. The dot-sight device with polarizers according to claim 7,
wherein the dot indication generator is provided in an area, where
the reflecting mirror is projected in an optical axial direction of
the dot sight, on the window.
9. The dot-sight device with polarizers according to claim 8,
wherein the window is formed with a transparent electrode circuit
line to supply electric power to the dot indication generator.
10. The dot-sight device with polarizers according to claim 3,
further comprising a window which is arranged in rear of the
reflecting mirror and to which the dot indication generator is
fastened.
11. The dot-sight device with polarizers according to claim 10,
wherein the dot indication generator is provided in an area, where
the reflecting mirror is projected in an optical axial direction of
the dot sight, on the window.
12. The dot-sight device with polarizers according to claim 11,
wherein the window is formed with a transparent electrode circuit
line to supply electric power to the dot indication generator.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent
Application No. 10-2011-0121802, filed Nov. 21, 2011, which is
hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to a dot-sight device with
polarizers, and more particularly to a dot-sight device with
polarizers, in which a ray emitted from a dot indication generator
is not discovered by the other party, and thus a dot-sight observer
is not discovered by the other party.
[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0005] The features of guns such as a rifle, a heavy machine gun,
etc. depend on how quick an aimed shot is fired and how accurate a
target is aimed. In general, the aiming of the guns is achieved by
aligning a line of sight between the gun-sight and the foresight.
The aiming based on alignment of the line of sight between the
foresight located at an end of a gun barrel and the gun-sight
located at a top of a gun body makes sharpshooting be possible
according to abilities of an observer who uses the gun.
[0006] However, in the case of the aiming based on only the
gun-sight and the foresight, even minor variation and shaking make
it difficult to align the line of sight, and also short-distance
firing or urgent situation make it difficult to do quick
aiming.
[0007] That is, such an aimed-shot method requires complicated
processes such as target capture and confirmation, alignment in the
light of sight, aiming, etc. and requires time. Further, the
foresight and the gun-sight are so small that accurate alignment
therebetween is susceptible to minor shaking Moreover, if too much
attention is paid to the alignment in the line of sight, the
attention is drawn to the foresight and the gun-sight rather than a
target or a front view and therefore vision needed for shooting or
urgent situations becomes narrower.
[0008] To solve the foregoing problems, a dot-sight device has been
proposed. The dot-sight device employs a lens of no magnification
or low magnification in an optical sight, and uses a simple dot
instead of a complicated line of sight.
[0009] The dot-sight device of optical no-magnification (low
magnification) enables the simple and quick sight and it very
useful in urgent situations or short distance. Specifically, it is
possible to save time taken in conventional alignment in the line
of sight, and the sight is achieved by positioning a dot (virtual
image) on a target. Thus, an observer can afford to secure a view.
Consequently, it is possible to quickly and accurately adjust a
sight, and to secure a circumferential view needed for determining
situations.
[0010] In detail, as shown in FIG. 1, a conventional dot-sight
device 1 having a singlet reflecting mirror is fastened to a gun
through a fastening grill 11, and is aligned with the gun barrel
through a gun main scope tube aligning terminal 3. Then, a virtual
dot provided to an observer, caused as a ray of a dot indication
generator 5 is reflected from the reflecting mirror 7, is
positioned on a target point, so that s/he can confirm the sight.
Generally, a front (facing an observer in the dot-sight device 1)
of the reflecting mirror 7 is coated to reflect the ray emitted
from the dot indication generator 5, and the front and rear
curvatures of the reflecting mirror 7 have spherical surfaces or
aspheric surfaces.
[0011] An observer fires a shot when the virtual dot reflected from
the reflecting mirror 7 is positioned on a gazing target point by
no magnification through a protective window 9, that is, when the
virtual image of the dot is aligned with the target. Thus, it is
easy to adjust the sight.
[0012] However, in the case of the conventional dot-sight device,
as shown in FIG. 1, a dot indication generator 5 is located in a
place where most of the ray reflected from the reflecting mirror 7
travels without interference, and therefore the ray emitted from
the dot indication generator 5 is not seen outside, thereby
preventing an dot-sight observer from being discovered by the other
party around the target. To this end, an optical axis of the
reflecting mirror 7 has to be inclined at a certain angle (i.e., A1
of FIG. 2(a); a1 is generally a half of A2 formed by a path where a
principal ray emitted from the dot indication generator is
reflected from the reflecting mirror and travels toward a dot-sight
optical axis) with respect to a representative ray (i.e., a
principal ray: which is a center ray among the reflected rays and
aligned with an optical axis of the dot sight) of the rays
reflected from the reflecting mirror 7 and constituting the dot
(i.e., an virtual image of dot indication from the reflecting
mirror).
[0013] Then, as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 2, the arrangement of
the reflecting mirror inclined with respect to the dot sight
optical axis (refer to FIG. 2(a)) causes a finite ray aberration to
be greater than that in the arrangement of the reflecting mirror
not inclined with respect to the dot sight optical axis (refer to
FIG. 2(b)), thereby having an effect on parallax of the dot to be
observed by an observer. Also, the size (diameter) of the
reflecting mirror and the dot indication generator are compared in
the parallax under conditions having the same distance from the
reflecting mirror, the arrangement of the reflecting mirror
inclined with respect to the dot sight optical axis (refer to FIG.
2(a)) causes the parallax to be greater than that in the
arrangement of the reflecting mirror not inclined with respect to
the dot sight optical axis (refer to FIG. 2(b)).
[0014] The great parallax causes an error to become larger as a
visual axis of an observer to a shooting target point in the
reflecting mirror goes beyond the dot sight optical axis and gets
closer to vicinity, with respect to an initial alignment state
among an optical axis of the dot-sight device, a bullet shooting
axis of the gun barrel, and the target point. Naturally, the
excessive parallax deteriorates a hit degree to the target when the
dot sight is used. In other words, the size of the reflecting
mirror is limited by an inclined angle A1 of the reflecting mirror,
in which the size of the reflecting mirror has to provide the
parallax within a certain limit (i.e., a degree of parallax where a
degree of deviation between the position of the target point and
the position of the dot (an virtual image of the dot indication) is
within the limit of eye's resolutions or within a shooting error
reference).
[0015] However, if the dot indication generator is arranged as
shown in (b) of FIG. 2 in order to prevent the excessive parallax,
the ray emitted from the dot indication generator may be observed
by the other party around the target, and it is thus not
preferable.
[0016] Also, as shown in FIG. 3, the conventional dot sight has the
reflecting mirror 7 of which curvature is designed depending on D1
and D2 (for example, a singlet mirror has two reflecting surfaces,
and doublet mirrors has four reflecting surfaces (two reflecting
surface among which have the same curvature)). Here, D1 is a
horizontal distance in an optical axial direction of the dot sight
from the optical center of the reflecting mirror 7 to the dot
indication of the dot indication generator 5, and D2 is a vertical
distance in the optical axial direction of the dot sight from the
optical center of the reflecting mirror 7 o the inside of the dot
sight housing 10 in a direction where the dot indication generator
5 is installed.
[0017] Particularly, the conventional dot sight cannot make the
vertical distance at the position of the dot indication generator 5
in the dot sight optical axis C1 be shorter than D2 in order to
prevent the rays emitted from the dot indication generator 5 from
being exposed to the other party, and thus cannot make an angle
between the optical axis C2 of the reflecting mirror and the
optical axis C1 of the dot sight be smaller than A1 determined by
D1 and D2
( A 1 = tan - 1 ( D 2 D 1 ) 2 ) . ##EQU00001##
[0018] Since the reflecting mirror inclined with respect to the dot
sight optical axis has a finite ray aberration larger than that of
the reflecting mirror not inclined with respect to the dot sight
optical axis, the parallax around the reflecting mirror of the dot
sight becomes larger.
[0019] Also, as shown in FIG. 1, the conventional arrangement of
the dot indication generator allows the ray of the dot indication
generator to be not seen at great distances in a close observation
optical axis direction V1 of the dot sight so that an observer
cannot be discovered by the other party around the target. However,
the ray emitted by the dot indication generator of the dot sight in
this case can be observed by the other party who gets out of the
dot sight optical axis, for example, who is located at close
distances in a direction of V2. Accordingly, it is
disadvantageously impossible to fully prevent an observer of the
dot sight from being exposed.
BRIEF SUMMARY
[0020] Accordingly, the present invention is conceived to solve the
forgoing problems, and an aspect of the present invention is to
provide a dot-sight device with polarizers, in which it is possible
to not only prevent the ray emitted from the dot indication
generator from being observed at the other party and thus prevent
an observer from being discovered by the other party, but also
freely design an angle between the dot indication of the dot
indication generator and the optical axis of the dot sight on the
reflecting mirror, thereby providing the dot-sight device with the
polarizers, which can decrease the parallax of the reflecting
mirror.
[0021] Also, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a
dot-sight device with polarizers, in which even through the dot
indication generator is arranged on the window arranged in front of
the reflecting mirror in order to minimize the parallax of the
reflecting mirror, it is possible to prevent the ray of the dot
indication generator from being observed by the other party through
the polarization member. Therefore, under the same distance from
the reflecting mirror to the dot indication generator, it is
possible to use the reflecting mirror larger than that of the
conventional dot sight within a degree of parallax allowable in the
existing dot sight. Further, under the same size of the reflecting
mirror, it is possible to make the distance from the reflecting
mirror to the dot indication generator be shorter than that of the
conventional dot sight.
[0022] Further, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a
dot-sight device with polarizers, in which if the ray of the dot
indication generator is allowed to be exposed to the other party,
it is possible to separate and remove the first polarizing unit
from the front of the reflecting mirror, thereby securing
sufficient quantity of incident light from the exterior as
necessary.
[0023] One aspect of the present invention provides a dot-sight
device with polarizers, comprising: a reflecting mirror; a first
polarizing unit provided in front of the reflecting mirror; a dot
indication generator emitting a ray to the reflecting mirror to
form a the dot virtual image; and a second polarizing unit provided
in front of the dot indication generator, the first polarizing unit
and the second polarizing unit being arranged so that a ray of the
dot indication generator is passed through the second polarizing
unit but blocked by the first polarizing unit.
[0024] The first polarizing unit may be detachably assembled in
front of the reflecting mirror.
[0025] The first polarizing unit and the second polarizing unit may
include linear polarizers of which polarization directions are
orthogonal to each other, or circular polarizers of which circular
polarization directions are counter to each other.
[0026] The dot-sight device with the polarizers may further
comprise a window which is arranged in rear of the reflecting
mirror and to which the dot indication generator is fastened.
[0027] The dot indication generator may be provided in an area,
where the reflecting mirror is projected in an optical axial
direction of the dot sight, on the window.
[0028] The window may be formed with a transparent electrode
circuit line to supply electric power to the dot indication
generator.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0029] The above and/or other aspects of the present invention will
become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following
description of the exemplary embodiments, taken in conjunction with
the accompanying drawings, in which:
[0030] FIG. 1 is a view schematically showing an internal
configuration of a general dot-sight device,
[0031] FIG. 2 is a concept view showing a degree of parallax
according to positions of a dot indication generator,
[0032] FIG. 3 is a cross-section view of a conventional dot-sight
device,
[0033] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a dot-sight device with
polarizers according to an embodiment of the present invention,
[0034] FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the dot-sight device
with the polarizers according to an embodiment of the present
invention,
[0035] FIG. 6 is a cross-section view of the dot-sight device with
the polarizers according to an embodiment of the present
invention,
[0036] FIG. 7 shows cross-section views of the dot-sight device
with the polarizers according to other embodiments of the present
invention,
[0037] FIG. 8 is a front view showing a window side in (c) of FIG.
7, and
[0038] FIG. 9 is a cross-section view showing another embodiment of
the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0039] Prior to description, like numerals will refer to like
elements through many exemplary embodiments, which are
representatively described in an exemplary embodiment, and the
other exemplary embodiments describe only different
configurations.
[0040] Below, a dot-sight device with polarizers according to a
first embodiment of the present invention will be described with
reference to accompanying drawings.
[0041] Among the accompanying drawings, FIG. 4 is a perspective
view of a dot-sight device with polarizers according to an
embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a rear perspective
view of the dot-sight device with the polarizers according to an
embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a cross-section
view of the dot-sight device with the polarizers according to an
embodiment of the present invention.
[0042] As shown therein, the dot-sight device with the polarizers
according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a
housing 110 formed with a main scope tube having a first end
portion facing a target and a second end portion facing an
observer; a reflecting mirror 120 formed in the first end portion
of the main scope tube; a first polarizing unit 130 provided in
front of the reflecting mirror 120; a dot indication generator 140
provided in the second end portion of the main scope tube; and a
second polarizing unit 150 provided in front of the dot indication
generator 140.
[0043] The housing 110 is internally formed with a closed or opened
main scope tube and installed in a firearm such as guns or the
like. Between the housing 110 and the firearm may be provided a
zero adjuster that finely adjusts the position of the housing 110
in up, down, left and right directions.
[0044] The reflecting mirror 120 is provided in the first end
portion of the main scope tube of the housing 110, and transmits an
image of the target while reflecting the ray provided by the dot
indication generator 140 toward an observer. An observer positions
a virtual image of dot indication reflected from the reflecting
mirror 120 on to the target so as to adjust the sight. The
reflecting mirror 120 may be achieved by a singlet reflecting
mirror 120 applied to a typical dot sight, a doublet reflecting
mirror 120 disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-0667472, titled of
`dot sight`, or the likes.
[0045] The dot indication generator 140 is configured to have a
light emitting means and a transparent reticle located at a front
end of the light emitting means and forming the dot indication by
transmitting the ray emitted from the light emitting means, or is
configured to form the dot indication by activating a pixel like an
OLED, an LED, an LCOS. Here, the transparent reticle has a pivotal
structure and allows the kind of dot indication to be selected
according to the kinds or distances of the target. If the dot
indication generator 140 is achieved by the OLED, the LED, the
LCOS, etc., it may be possible to activate a pixel at a desired
position and finely adjust the shape or position of the dot.
[0046] The first polarizing unit 130 and the second polarizing unit
150 are respectively provided in front of the reflecting mirror 120
and the dot indication generator 140. If the first polarizing unit
130 and the second polarizing unit 150 are achieved by the linear
polarizers, they are arranged to have polarization directions
orthogonal to each other. If the first polarizing unit 130 and the
second polarizing unit 150 are achieved by the circular polarizers,
they are arranged to have circular polarization directions counter
to each other.
[0047] In general, the circular polarizer is configured by
combination of the linear polarizer and a quarter-wave plate. Thus,
if the first polarizing unit 130 and the second polarizing unit 150
are configured by the linear polarizer and the circular polarizer,
the linear polarizer constituting the first polarizing unit 130 and
the linear polarizer of the circular polarizer constituting the
second polarizing unit 150 are arranged to face each other while
the polarization directions of the linear polarizers opposite to
each other are perpendicular to each other, thereby preventing the
ray of the dot indication generator 140 from traveling outwards.
Also, if the first polarizing unit 130 and the second polarizing
unit 150 are configured by a pair of circular polarizer, the linear
polarizers respectively provided in the pair of circular polarizers
are arranged to face each other while the polarization directions
of the linear polarizers opposite to each other are perpendicular
to each other, thereby preventing the ray of the dot indication
generator 140 from traveling outward.
[0048] In this embodiment, the first polarizing unit 130 and the
second polarizing unit 150 are achieved by the pair of linear
polarizers of which polarization directions are orthogonal to each
other or by the pair of circular polarizers of which the circular
polarization directions are counter to each other, but not limited
thereto. Alternatively, combination of at least two polarizing
units may be used to prevent the ray of the dot indication
generator 140 from traveling outward.
[0049] Now, operations of the dot-sight device with the polarizers
according to the first embodiment will be described.
[0050] As shown in FIG. 6, in the dot-sight device with the
polarizers according to the first embodiment, the first polarizing
unit 130 and the reflecting mirror 120 are installed in turn from
the outside to the first end portion located in front of the main
scope tube of the housing 110, the dot indication generator 140 is
installed to the second end portion in a direction facing the
reflecting mirror 120, and the second polarizing unit 150 is
installed in front of the dot indication generator 140.
[0051] The dot indication generator 140 may have a structure
capable of forming the dot indication by activating the pixel like
the OLED, LCD, LCOS, etc., or may have a structure including the
light emitting means and the transparent reticle located at the
front end of the light emitting means and forming the dot
indication by transmitting the ray emitted from the light emitting
means.
[0052] The housing 110, where the dot indication generator 140 and
the reflecting mirror 120 are installed, is fastened to the guns
(not shown) such as a mount for a heavy machine gun and adjusted in
a zero point by the zero adjuster. Then, an observer confirms an
external target through the first polarizing unit 130 and the
reflecting mirror 120. At this time, the ray emitted from the dot
indication generator 140 is reflected from the reflecting mirror
120 and enters an observer's eyes. The dot indication reflected
from the reflecting mirror 120 forms a virtual image of a dot, and
is recognized by an observer.
[0053] If the first polarizing unit 130 and the second polarizing
unit 150 are the linear polarizers, the ray emitted from the dot
indication generator 140 is converted into the ray of the linear
polarized light having a certain direction while passing through
the second polarizing unit 150. Then the polarized ray is reflected
from the reflecting mirror 120 and observed by an observer's eyes
in the form of a dot virtual image. However, the polarization
direction of the ray emitted from the dot indication passed through
the reflecting mirror 120 is orthogonal to the polarization
direction of the ray capable of passing through the first
polarizing unit 130, and thus blocked without traveling
outward.
[0054] Also, if the first polarizing unit 130 and the second
polarizing unit 150 are the circular polarizers, the ray emitted
from the dot indication generator 140 is converted into the ray of
the circular polarized light having a certain circular direction
(e.g., rightward rotation) while passing through the second
polarizing unit 150. Then the polarized ray is reflected from the
reflecting mirror 120 and observed by an observer's eyes in the
form of a dot virtual image. However, the polarization direction of
the ray emitted from the dot indication passed through the
reflecting mirror 120 is counter to the polarization direction
(e.g., leftward rotation) of the ray capable of passing through the
first polarizing unit 130, and thus blocked without traveling
outward. Thus, in the state that the first polarizing unit 130 and
the second polarizing unit 150 are installed as above, the ray
generated by the dot indication generator 140 cannot pass through
the first polarizing unit 130 provided in front of the reflecting
mirror 120, thereby preventing the ray of the dot indication
generator 140 from being observed by the other party and preventing
an observer from being discovered.
[0055] Here, the first polarizing unit 130 and the second
polarizing unit 150 maybe configured by coating a glass plate to
have polarizing ability or attaching a polarizing film to the glass
plate. Alternatively, they may be achieved by various methods, for
example by inserting the polarizing film in between two glass
plates, by a thick polarizing film, or etc.
[0056] Next, the dot-sight device with the polarizers according to
a second embodiment of the present invention swill be
described.
[0057] Among the accompanying drawings, FIG. 7 shows cross-section
views of the dot-sight device with the polarizers according to
other embodiments of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a front
view showing a window side in (c) of FIG. 7.
[0058] As shown in FIG. 7, this embodiment of the dot-sight device
with the polarizers is different from the foregoing embodiment in
that the housing 110 is a close type dot sight as opposed to the
foregoing open type housing 110, a window 160 is arranged at a
portion opposite to an observer's eyes, the dot indication
generator 140 is fastened to the window 160, and the second
polarizing unit 150 is provided in front of the dot indication
generator 140.
[0059] (a) to (c) of FIG. 7 shows different positions where the dot
indication generator 140 are located. Here, (a) of FIG. 7 shows
that the dot indication generator 140 is arranged at the same
position as that of the first embodiment; (b) shows that the dot
indication generator 140 is arranged on the window 160 as being
closer to the dot sight optical axis than that in (a) of FIG. 7, in
which the ray emitted from the dot indication in the conventional
dot sight is seen to the other party located in front of the dot
sight; and (c) shows that the dot indication generator 140 is
located at a position through which the optical axis of the dot
sight can pass. Here, the parallax of the reflecting mirror 120
becomes smaller in order of (a), (b) and (c).
[0060] As shown in (b) and (c) of FIG. 7, even through the dot
indication generator 140 is arranged to be adjacent to the dot
sight optical axis on the window 160, or arranged on the position
where the dot sight optical axis passes so as to decrease the
parallax of the reflecting mirror 120, the ray of the dot
indication generator 140 passed through the second polarizing unit
150 is blocked by the first polarizing unit 130 arranged in front
of the reflecting mirror 120, so that the ray emitted from the dot
indication generator 140 cannot be discovered by the other party
around the target.
[0061] That is, in the dot-sight device with the polarizers
according to the present invention, the dot indication generator
140 can be advantageously installed at an arbitrary position on the
window 160 within the area where the reflecting mirror 120 is
projected in an optical axis direction.
[0062] Also, not only when the dot indication generator according
to the present invention is installed at the same position as the
conventional dot sight, but also when the dot indication generator
according to the present invention is installed to be closer to the
dot sight optical axis on the window 160 as shown in (b) and (c) of
FIG. 7, the ray of the dot indication generator 140 is blocked by
the first polarizing unit 130 and the second polarizing unit 150.
Therefore, under the same distance from the reflecting mirror 120
to the dot indication generator 140, it is possible to use the
reflecting mirror 120 larger than that of the conventional dot
sight within a degree of parallax allowable in the existing dot
sight. Further, under the same size of the reflecting mirror 120,
it is possible to make the distance from the reflecting mirror 120
to the dot indication generator 140 be shorter than that of the
conventional dot sight.
[0063] That is, in the dot-sight device with the polarizers
according to an embodiment of the present invention, the ray
generated by the dot indication generator 140 is not exposed to the
other party and therefore there is no limit to an angle between the
optical axis of the reflecting mirror and the optical axis of the
dot sight. Accordingly, if this angle is 0 as shown in (c) of FIG.
6, it is possible to configure the dot sight having the minimum
parallax of the reflecting mirror among the dot sights having the
same d1 and d2 as those of the conventional dot sight.
[0064] FIG. 8 shows that the dot indication generator 140 is
attached and fastened to the window 160, in which the transparent
electrode circuit line 170 (generally, a power supplying line) of
the dot indication generator 140 may use a transparent electrode
such as indium-tin oxide (ITO) attached to the window 160. If a
signal or electric power is supplied by connecting edges of the dot
indication generator 140 and the window 160 through the transparent
electrode circuit line 170, it may be possible to observe an
external target in a rear window area except the dot indication
generator 140.
[0065] Further, according to still another embodiment of FIG. 8,
the foregoing first polarizing unit 130 is mounted to a cap housing
111 shaped like a cap and coupled to the housing 110 in front of
the reflecting mirror 120 by a detachable structure using an uneven
groove. Thus, if the ray of the dot indication generator 140 has to
be prevented from being exposed to the other party, the first
polarizing unit 130 may be attached in front of the reflecting
mirror 120. On the other hand, if the ray emitted by the dot
indication generator 140 is allowed to be exposed to the other
party, the first polarizing unit 130 together with the cap housing
111 is separated from the front view of the reflecting mirror 120,
thereby securing, thereby additionally securing the quality of
incident light from the exterior. Of course, there may be various
methods of detaching and attaching the cap housing 111 mounted with
the first polarizing unit 130.
[0066] According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is
possible to not only prevent the ray emitted from the dot
indication generator from being observed at the other party and
thus prevent an observer from being discovered by the other party,
but also freely design an angle between the dot indication of the
dot indication generator and the optical axis of the dot sight on
the reflecting mirror, thereby providing the dot-sight device with
the polarizers, which can decrease the parallax of the reflecting
mirror.
[0067] Also, even through the dot indication generator is arranged
on the window arranged in front of the reflecting mirror in order
to minimize the parallax of the reflecting mirror, it is possible
to prevent the ray of the dot indication generator from being
observed by the other party through the polarization member.
Therefore, under the same distance from the reflecting mirror to
the dot indication generator, it is possible to use the reflecting
mirror larger than that of the conventional dot sight within a
degree of parallax allowable in the existing dot sight. Further,
under the same size of the reflecting mirror, it is possible to
make the distance from the reflecting mirror to the dot indication
generator be shorter than that of the conventional dot sight.
[0068] Further, if the ray of the dot indication generator is
allowed to be exposed to the other party, it is possible to
separate and remove the first polarizing unit from the front of the
reflecting mirror, thereby securing sufficient quantity of incident
light from the exterior as necessary.
[0069] While this invention has been described in connection with
what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments,
it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the
disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover
various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within
the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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