PILOT'S NIGHT VISION DEVICE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC B64D10/00 A42B3/00 

FIELD: night vision devices.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to night vision devices (NVD) that are designed for flight control, takeoff and landing of the aircrafts at night. The NVD contains night vision goggles (NVG) with the built-in independent batteries that are fixed on the support bracket installed on the front part of the pilot's headpiece; a counterbalance unit with a gutter and a container with loading that is located on the cervical part of the headpiece; a frame that follows the shape of the headpiece and a power system of the NVG that is charged from the on-board circuit. The NVG power system that is supplied from the on-board circuit contains the first and the second cables connecting the NVG with the on-board circuit through the umbilical connector and the low-voltage source converter. The frame is equipped with a gutter for the first cable thus providing its direct mechanical contact with the frame. The stickum contact is applied on the bearing surface of the frame that provides fixing of the frame on the pilot's headpiece. Two lock rings are firmly fixed on the first cable, one on each side of the frame. The container with loading is made of cloth with pockets for loading on order one can take it; the container is fixed on the internal side of the frame.

EFFECT: decrease of pressure on the pilot's head and higher safety when the pilot evacuates themselves from the aircraft cabin.

1 dwg, 2 dwg