CN-121986246-A - Weapon system and weapon display device thereof

Abstract

A weapon display device includes a display engine, a waveguide, and a base. The display engine is configured to selectively output light. The waveguide is configured to receive light from the display and output graphics to a user. The mount is coupled to the display engine and the waveguide and is further configured to be releasably mounted to one of a weapon or an optic of the weapon such that a field of view through the waveguide is aligned with an optical axis of the optic.

Inventors

• B. Bella
• T. Estes
• W. Wayne
• A. Heath
• J. Bollinger Carter
• A. Somerfield

Assignees

• 亿欧技术有限责任公司

Dates

Publication Date

20260505

Application Date

20241011

Priority Date

20231011

Claims (15)

1. 1. A display system, comprising: a display engine configured to selectively output light; A waveguide configured to receive light from the display and output a graphic to a user, and A mount coupled to the display engine and the waveguide and further configured to be releasably mounted to one of a weapon or an optic of the weapon such that a field of view through the waveguide is aligned with an optical axis of the optic.
2. 2. The display system of claim 1, wherein the waveguide comprises an input coupler, an output coupler, and a pupil expander, the input coupler, the output coupler, and the pupil expander being bulk phase holograms and receiving the light from the display and cooperatively configured to output the graphic, and Wherein the electronic device comprises a communication interface for receiving a signal having information, a processor for processing the signal and providing a display signal to the display for outputting the graphic in accordance with the display signal, and power electronics for providing power to operate the communication interface and the processor.
3. 3. The display system of claim 1, wherein the waveguide comprises an input coupler, an output coupler, and a pupil expander that receive the light from the display and are cooperatively configured to output the graphic.
4. 4. The display system of claim 3, wherein the input coupler, the output coupler, and the pupil expander are bulk holograms.
5. 5. The display system of any of claims 3, wherein the graphic comprises an informational graphic, an aiming graphic, or both.
6. 6. The display system of claim 5, wherein the graphic comprises the aiming graphic and a position of the aiming graphic is adjustable by a user relative to the base via the display.
7. 7. The display system of claim 1, further comprising a lens that receives light from the display engine and transmits the light to the waveguide, and a focus adjustment mechanism that moves one of the lens or the display engine axially relative to the base and the other of the lens or the display engine to focus the graphic for a user.
8. 8. The display system of claim 7, wherein the focus adjustment mechanism moves the display engine axially.
9. 9. The display system of claim 7, further comprising a display positioning adjustment mechanism that pivots the display engine about two perpendicular axes to adjust a position of light from the display engine incident on the lens to adjust a position of the graphic output by the waveguide.
10. 10. The display system of claim 1, further comprising electronics configured to operate the display to output the graphic to the user.
11. 11. The display system of claim 10, wherein the base includes a mounting portion configured to mount to a rail of a weapon, a housing coupled to and supported by the mounting portion and containing the electronics, and a waveguide support coupled to and supported by the housing and supporting the waveguide.
12. 12. The display system of claim 10, wherein the optic is a rifle scope and the base includes a mounting portion configured to mount to the rifle scope, a housing coupled to and supported by the mounting portion and containing the electronics, and a waveguide support coupled to and supported by the housing and supporting the waveguide.
13. 13. The display system of claim 10, wherein the optics is a rifle scope, and the display system comprises a display module, an electronics module, and a cable to transmit power and signals from the electronics module to the display module; wherein the display module includes the display engine, the waveguide, and the mount configured to mount to the rifle scope, and Wherein the electronics module includes the electronics configured to mount to the weapon and mount the rifle scope to the electronics module.
14. 14. The weapon display device of claim 10, wherein the electronics include a communication interface for receiving signals with information, a processor for processing the signals and providing display signals to the display to output the graphic in accordance with the display signals, and power electronics for providing power to operate the communication interface and the processor.
15. 15. A weapon system, comprising: A weapon; an optical device coupled to the weapon, an The weapon display device of any one of the preceding claims, coupled to the weapon.

Description

Weapon system and weapon display device thereof Cross Reference to Related Applications The present application claims priority and benefit from U.S. provisional application No. 63/589,423 filed on day 10 and 11 of 2023, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field The present disclosure relates to weapon systems, and more particularly to weapon systems and display devices that display information and graphics. Background The weapon sight is mounted to the weapon to assist the user in aiming the weapon. It would be advantageous if a weapon sight or display device could also selectively display and aim graphical and changing information based on data collected by sensors associated with the weapon or the venue in which the weapon is used. Disclosure of Invention Specific implementations of weapon display devices and systems are disclosed herein. In one implementation, a weapon display device includes a display engine, a waveguide, and a base. The display engine is configured to selectively output light. The waveguide is configured to receive light from the display and output graphics to a user. The mount is coupled to the display engine and the waveguide, and is further configured to be releasably mounted to one of the weapon or an optic mounted to the weapon such that a field of view through the waveguide is aligned with an optical axis of the optic. Drawings The disclosure is best understood from the following detailed description when read in connection with the accompanying drawing figures. It is emphasized that, according to common practice, the various features of the drawings are not drawn to scale. On the contrary, the dimensions of the various features are arbitrarily expanded or reduced for clarity. FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a weapon system having a weapon display, a weapon, and a weapon sight. Fig. 2 is an upper, front, right perspective view of one embodiment of the weapon display of fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a right side view of a weapon system including a weapon display and a weapon. FIG. 4A is a perspective view of an exemplary optical system of the weapon display device of FIG. 1 having a display engine and a waveguide, including an optical path from a display to a user's eye. Fig. 4B is a simplified view of the optical path of fig. 4A. Fig. 5 is a side view of another weapon system having a display device, firearm and a first variant of optics as an amplifier. Fig. 6 is a side view of another weapon system having a display device, firearm and a second variant of optics as a rifle scope. Fig. 7 is a side view of another weapon system having a display device, a firearm and a third variant of optics as a holographic weapon sight that outputs a holographic aiming reticle. Fig. 8A and 8B are perspective views of the display device in a first configuration outputting information and aiming patterns and a second configuration not outputting information patterns. Fig. 9A and 9B are perspective views of a variation of the display device with a fixed aiming reticle in the first and second configurations of fig. 7A and 7B. Fig. 10 and 11 are an upper perspective view, a front perspective view, an upper left perspective view, a rear perspective view, and a right perspective view, respectively, of the display device. Fig. 12A and 12B are a side view and a front view of the display device, respectively. Fig. 13A is a schematic front view of a waveguide of a display device. Fig. 13B-13E are partial front schematic views of different embodiments of a display device depicting hidden components, aspects of a waveguide, and a display area in dashed lines. Fig. 14A-14B are partial schematic side views of different embodiments of a display device having a focus adjustment mechanism. Fig. 14C and 14D are partial schematic side and top views of an embodiment of a display device having a display positioning adjustment mechanism. Fig. 15A-15D are side, top, front and cross-sectional views of a weapon system having an embodiment of a display device. Fig. 16A-16E are schematic side, top, front and cross-sectional views of a weapon system having a display system. Detailed Description Referring to fig. 1-3 and 9-10, weapon display device 100 is configured for a user to view a scene therethrough and augment the scene with graphics 240 in accordance with various sensors or systems 160. The display device 100 may also be referred to as a display, a display device, a display system, or a sight for a firearm or weapon. The sensor or system 160 may be physically unassociated with, or may be physically associated with, the display device 100, the weapon 1 (e.g., firearm) to which the display device 100 is mounted, or the user. Those sensors or systems of sensor or system 160 that are physically associated with weapon 1 or a user may be referred to as weapon sensors 162, while those sensors or systems of sensor or system 160 that are not physically associated with weapon 1 or a user may be ref