Gun-mounted search light

摘要

The improvements include an illuminator for a gun comprising a manually manipulated and storable external IR filler with a plurality of radially directed circumferential tabs integrally extending from the frame to allow a manual torque to be applied to the frame to manually screw it into and out of the bezel in the field. A high g-force diaphragm shock mount for the lamp includes a receptacle which positions the longitudinal axis of the lamp on the optical axis of the reflector. The field serviceable lamp assembly is an integrated or modular and sealed unit. A field serviceable electronics module is accessed by removing the rear bezel. The illuminator handle includes a double locked latch lever. A T-Slot to Picatinny adapter allows a SureFire T-rail fitting of the handle to fit a conventional Picatinny rail.

主权项

1. An illuminator handle adapted for coupling to an illuminator and for coupling the illuminator to a T-bar rail comprising:
a handle body; a T-bar engaging channel defined in the handle body having a T-rail slot defined in the channel and an open end of the channel; a stop block disposed at an end of the channel opposing the open end; a double-locked latch lever assembly disposed in the handle body and positioned near or at the open end of the channel, the latch lever assembly including a latch lever, where the latch lever is arranged and configured to be manipulated with one hand to lock the handle onto the T-bar rail with the same hand used to mount the handle and illuminator onto the T-bar rail; a spring biased latch block assembly including a latch block coupled to the latch lever and disposable into the T-rail slot and adapted to capture any T-rail segment disposed between the latch block and the top block, the latch block being movable between an up- and down-position by means of engagement with the latch lever, when in the down-position the latch block is inserted into the T-slot in the channel; and a spring biased rocker latch disposed at least in part in the handle body and engagable with the latch block to lock the latch block in the down-position, the rocker latch being biased into the locked position, when in the up-position the latch block is withdrawn from the T-slot in the channel and locked in the up-position.