DE10160208B4 - Luke for a multifunctional mounting ring on armored vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

The hatch (2) for the roof of a wheeled or tracked armored vehicle (1) is fitted to a multi-function mounting ring (6), as the interface and flange ring. The hatch has the modular structure of a weapon mounting, to be replaced by a secondary armament according to the required mission. The multi-function mounting ring is built into the circular opening in the roof and welded in place. The hatch mounting (3) is fitted to the ring and secured by bolts to give a choice of a hatch or a weapon. The hatch mounting has a bearing ring, which fits the vehicle mounting ring.

Description

The The invention relates to an armored and armed vehicle, that is from the usual Parts such as drive motor, gearboxes, wheelsets or chain drive, one Crew room and a housing, which accommodates all inputs and attachments, and a weapons system composed.

One particularly important criterion in the development of a military Vehicle is its modularity. Systems that are capable of meeting a wide variety of requirements customized to become, are not just for the user of great Advantage, because such a relatively small vehicle family for very different Calls is usable. Also for The system house and the supplier offer such products advantageous the possibility, without much effort fast and inexpensive special solutions from a modular system.

One Customer request, often is supplied to manufacturers of armored vehicles, is the equipment of vehicles with additional Armament. This extends from carriages for the purpose of self-protection low endangered vehicles, for example transport vehicles, until towards secondary armaments for shooters and Battle tanks. Due to vehicle requirements and design As a place of installation of such armament, the hatch area is very often available at.

Various Armaments and equipment can then interchangeably mounted as a module on the vehicle in the hatch area and be carried along.

To In the prior art are various proposals for the construction of modular Vehicles and modular substructures have been made on vehicles.

In the DE 4219688 A1 an air-loadable armored vehicle is constructed from a chassis and arranged thereon a plurality of housing parts, wherein a housing part consists of a chassis-fixed lower part and a movable upper part, which can be inserted vertically in air transport to reduce the vehicle volume.

In the DE 19502036 A1 a tracked vehicle is quickly and cost-effectively adapted to different requirements, in which the tub construction is modular and consists of at least two modules.

In the DE 19619865 A1 a convertible military wheeled vehicle is shown with separable modules, which consists of a basic housing for receiving the vehicle components and can be converted from a diesel-mechanical to a diesel-electric drive with advantages for the overall height and design of the vehicle.

From the DE 19927656 A1 is an armored transport vehicle is known, which is equipped with an unmanned mast tower including gun carriage and on-board weapon as armament, which is remotely controlled by the crew from the vehicle interior.

at The development of armored vehicles are usually one or several hatches as entry and exit for the crew of the vehicle provided. This results in the number of hatches from the available Space in the roof area and from the number of crew members. When upgrading an additional one Armament is often a hatch by one with the prior art Pickup ring for replaced the gun carriage with this weapon.

Of the Disadvantage of this solution lies above all in the fact that these Reshaping the redesign and the production of a modified one and thus new vehicle means and thus the number of members a vehicle family is enlarged.

The special problem is that a quite conceivable mount with Luke due to the geometric conditions usually a smaller one Vehicle hatch means. However, this is often undesirable and you want out different reasons the size of one Maintain hatch. It is therefore necessary to decide on a case-by-case basis whether a larger hatch or arming a mission best supported and you come for an optimal equipment to two different vehicle variants and a larger number of vehicle types.

From the US 4,004,494 A is a hatch with Lukenring and a second receiving ring known, which is welded as a support or sealing surface part of the hatch construction.

The EP 1 001 243 A1 describes a mounted on the vehicle roof by means of clamping adapter plate to which a hatch cover could be screwed. The multifunctional ring performing adapter plate acts here as a sealing surface.

In the DE 39 38 586 A1 a hatch with mass balance is described. A hatch pivotable in several positions reveals the DE 35 15 820 A1 ,

An armored vehicle with an open-top fuselage body and interchangeable reinforcing platforms, which are detachably connected to the upper part of the vehicle, describes the DE 21 20 853 A1 ,

Thereby can Weapons and cannons are interchangeably arranged on the vehicle.

With the DE 39 25 616 A1 discloses a test carrier in which a combat space container having a releasably connected to the chassis basket and a detachably connected to the basket roof.

task the invention is to provide a hatch for a military vehicle The interchangeable mounted on a multifunctional mounting ring and thus the exchange and cultivation of other functional units, for example, different armaments, instead of the hatch allowed without later constructive and manufacturing modifications to the vehicle are required.

These The object is achieved by the characterizing features of claim 1 solved. Other features result from the dependent claims.

According to the invention is a mountable hatch used as a standalone unit and used by means of a multifunctional receiving ring becomes, whereby the ring also for the inclusion of armament and other assemblies is suitable. For the use with the receiving or flange ring, the hatch is formed accordingly.

The Luke lets himself without modification on the vehicle as a unit on the multifunctional receiving ring assemble. Elements which in conventional vehicle-fixed hatches rigidly connected to the vehicle, such as hinges, Seals, are in the embodiment of the invention at one with the hatch cover connected and mounted on the receiving ring hatch ring.

The Advantages of the invention are that the hatch with appropriate Mount the interface on a multifunctional receiving ring leaves. Of the Users can thus use-dependent choose between hatch and other bodies and this without much workshop effort and independently on one and the same vehicle mount.

In order to You can also use a wide variety of superstructures on the multifunctional Mount the retaining ring if required by the mission for the vehicle. The vehicle crew can thus use depending on the hatch and between choose two or more different superstructures, for example replacement the hatch against a MG armament, and this in a short time only mount one vehicle. In the same way, a manufacturer of armored vehicles quickly and cost-effectively to different Customer requests respond.

embodiments The invention are shown schematically in the drawings and will be closer in the following described. Show it:

1 : a side view of the hatch

2 : a detail view of the hatch in cross-section

3 : a view of the vehicle roof with hatch

1 shows a closed hatch 2 standing on a vehicle roof 1 is grown and which is a hatch hinge 3 has.

2 shows a hatch cover 4 that together with a hinge 3 and a hatch ring 5 the hatch forms as a functional unit. A multifunctional recording ring 6 is for example fixed by welding with a hole in the vehicle roof 1 connected. Several screws 7 on the circumference of the receiving ring are by means of through holes in the receiving ring and corresponding threaded holes in the hatch ring 5 screwed tight and fasten the hatch 2 on the trough roof 1 ,

3 shows a vehicle roof 1 , which with multifunctional recording rings 6 is provided. On a ring is a hatch 2 and on a ring a weapon station 7 assembled.

A circular hatch, for example 2 is on the vehicle roof 1 a vehicle (not shown) installed. The hatch consists of the individual hatch cover 4 , Hinge 3 and Lukenring 5 as a functional unit. In a likewise circular hole in the tub roof 1 is a receiving ring attached as a multifunctional interface, for example, by welding. This ring has a plurality of vertical holes on the circumference, by means of which a suitable for this interface component, such as the hatch 2 , can be attached. For this purpose, the hatch corresponding to the holes in the receiving ring matching threaded holes on the circumference of the hatch ring and is by means of screws 8th with the Retaining ring bolted and detachably connected.

1

vehicle roof

2

hatch

3

Luke hinge

4

hatch cover

5

Luke ring

6

receiving ring

7

weapon station

8th

screw

Claims (4)

Hatch ( 2 ) for a vehicle or turret roof of an armored vehicle, designed as a self-contained installation and functional unit consisting of a hatch cover ( 4 ), a hinge ( 3 ) and a hatch ring ( 5 ) over the hatch ring ( 5 ) with a vehicle-mounted, multifunctional receiving ring ( 6 ) Is detachably connected to the armored vehicle. Hatch according to claim 1, characterized in that the receiving ring ( 6 ) below the hatch ring ( 5 ) preferably by means of a welded connection to the vehicle roof ( 1 ) is firmly connected. Hatch according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the hatch by at the periphery of the receiving ring ( 6 ) arranged screws ( 8th ) Is detachable and dismountable from the vehicle interior. Hatch according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the hatch ( 2 ) as a folding, sliding or Schwenkluke is arbitrarily executable.