US12517341 - Sealed reflecting sight with low profile carrier assembly
The patent describes an optic assembly featuring an environmentally isolated cavity that houses a light source for projecting a reticle onto a front lens, with a carrier assembly allowing for both vertical and lateral adjustments of the light source. This design ensures that a portion of the carrier assembly is positioned beneath a co-witness line of sight, enabling compatibility with mechanical sights.
Claim 1
1 . An optic assembly, comprising: an environmentally isolated cavity defined by at least a front lens and a housing; a light source located inside the environmentally isolated cavity, the light source to project a reticle on the front lens; and a carrier assembly located inside the environmentally isolated cavity, wherein a portion of the carrier assembly is positioned underneath a point along a co-witness line of sight and no portion of the optic assembly is located between said portion of the carrier assembly and said point; the co-witness line of sight corresponding to at least one mechanical sight viewable through said at least the front lens; wherein the light source is mounted on a carrier of the carrier assembly, and the carrier assembly includes: at least one boss fixably located with respect to a bottom interior surface of the environmentally isolated cavity; and a carrier lift including a first surface slidingly movable with respect to the at least one boss to raise or lower the light source relative to the front lens; wherein the carrier is slidably movable relative to a second surface of the carrier lift to laterally adjust a position of the light source relative to the front lens. an environmentally isolated cavity defined by at least a front lens and a housing; a light source located inside the environmentally isolated cavity, the light source to project a reticle on the front lens; and a carrier assembly located inside the environmentally isolated cavity, wherein a portion of the carrier assembly is positioned underneath a point along a co-witness line of sight and no portion of the optic assembly is located between said portion of the carrier assembly and said point; the co-witness line of sight corresponding to at least one mechanical sight viewable through said at least the front lens; wherein the light source is mounted on a carrier of the carrier assembly, and the carrier assembly includes: at least one boss fixably located with respect to a bottom interior surface of the environmentally isolated cavity; and a carrier lift including a first surface slidingly movable with respect to the at least one boss to raise or lower the light source relative to the front lens; wherein the carrier is slidably movable relative to a second surface of the carrier lift to laterally adjust a position of the light source relative to the front lens. at least one boss fixably located with respect to a bottom interior surface of the environmentally isolated cavity; and a carrier lift including a first surface slidingly movable with respect to the at least one boss to raise or lower the light source relative to the front lens; wherein the carrier is slidably movable relative to a second surface of the carrier lift to laterally adjust a position of the light source relative to the front lens.
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