Mounting system adapter and chassis
AssigneeOn-Point Defense Technologies LLC
InventorsJason R. Lane, Parker Wilson Adams, Frank Wayne Tinklepaugh, Steven Louis Iezzi
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Abstract
A mounting system and method that provides simplified mounting points and attachment interfaces for associated components. Specifically, the system and method generally comprise a mounting system, including a new support chassis, which allows for a Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) aiming system which was built to be placed in an infantry system for a TOW missile, to be used in a vehicle mounted ISU system.
Claims19
A conversion methodology for converting a night vision system from an infantry mount to a vehicle mount, the methodology comprising:
- providing a night vision system for a tripod-mounted TOW missile system;
- removing said night vision system from said tripod-mounted TOW missile system;
- mounting optical components of said night vision system on a new chassis in a same relative position;
- positioning an Integrated Detector Dewar Cooler Assembly (IDDCA) from said night vision system in an IDDCA support;
- attaching said IDDCA support to said new chassis in a manner which reorients and translates said IDDCA relative to said optical components;
- removing an existing night vision system including a reticle projector from an Integrated Sight Unit (ISU) in a vehicle;
- placing said IDDCA support and said new chassis into a space vacated by said existing night vision system in said ISU;
- after said placing, viewing output of said IDDCA via a plurality of eyepieces originally used for viewing output of said existing night vision system of said ISU.
A conversion system for converting a night vision system from an infantry mount to a vehicle mount, the system comprising:
- a new chassis, said new chassis mounting optical components of said night vision system in a same relative position;
- an Integrated Detector Dewar Cooler Assembly (IDDCA) support, said IDDCA support mounting an IDDCA of said night vision system, said IDDCA support attached to said new chassis;
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- an electronics mounting assembly mounting a video image processing (VIP) card of said night vision system, said electronics mounting assembly attached to said new chassis;
- wherein said night vision system is removed from a tripod-mounted TOW missile system;
- wherein said conversion system is mounted into a housing for an Integrated Sight Unit (ISU) in a vehicle from which an existing night vision system including a reticle projector was removed;
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- wherein output of said IDDCA is viewed via a plurality of eyepieces of said ISU.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.