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AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsGregory E. Longerich, William Owens, Richard J. Wright, David C. Robillard, Emerald J. Adair, Perry H. Frahm
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A variable length light shield is disclosed for an electro-optical sensor within a nose cone. The light shield includes a base, a telescopic shade supported by the base, and a ring rotatably supported about the base. The light shield also includes a guide tube disposed proximate the ring with an end extending away from the ring about a side of the telescopic shade. The light shield further includes an extension spring supported by the guide tube with an end coupled to the telescopic shade. Additionally, the light shield includes a cable extending through the guide tube and the extension spring, with one end of the cable coupled to the ring and another end of the cable coupled to the telescopic shade. The extension spring is configured to exert a force on the telescopic shade to extend the telescopic shade. Rotation of the ring causes retraction of the telescopic shade.
A variable length light shield for an electro-optical sensor within a nose cone, comprising:
A vehicle, comprising:
A method for facilitating the shielding of light otherwise incident on an electro-optical sensor within a nose cone, the method comprising:
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