DE102004003476A1 - Device for building and holding a weapon station - Google Patents

Abstract

The machine gun installation for a wheeled or tracked fighting vehicle, with one or two weapons (1), is mounted on a turret ring (2). The weapons are secured to a U-shaped swing holder (6), at the upper ends of two cheeks (4) flanking the holder. The cheeks pivot on a swing axis (5).

Description

The The invention relates to a device for mounting and holding a Weapon station for a vehicle according to the preamble of patent claim 1

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 weapon station, in particular with a smaller caliber, or a weapon station, the two Contains weapons, composed. A weapon station exists as a freirichtlafette in essential of a ring or platform with side bearing and a weapon carrier. Simple weapon stations are characterized by being on rotatably mounted around a vehicle hatch around a flange ring are.

Of the Transport of vehicles with weapon stations lafetted on the roof Represents frequently a problem because the weapon station is the highest point of the vehicle forms, for the plausible reasons better visibility and the field of fire, and therefore often the Verlademaß at the railway or air transport in the contour contour exceeded becomes. The demand for air chargeability of combat and reconnaissance vehicles and the associated limited transport height of aircraft is in contrast to the total height of Vehicles with towers and carriages and weapon stations.

Known solutions reduce the problem in which the weapon station temporarily dismantled or parts of the station will be folded down or even at a wheeled vehicle the tire pressure is reduced so that the vehicle is lowered and the vehicle height is reduced.

In the DE 102 04 298 A1 describes a hinged weapons station for smaller caliber weapons, in which the entire weapon station is swung down through an annular side bearing without assembly work down to reduce the vehicle height and to reduce the vehicle contour for air and rail transport.

From the DE 690 02 138 T2 is known a retractable lightweight antiaircraft gun mounted on the roof of a light armored vehicle. For a simpler aircraft transport, it is intended to retract or extend the carriage. Retracting or extending by means of winches, which are hinged to fork joints of the front and rear cross member. The retraction or extension of the carriage is carried out by an operator, through a turntable carrying the carriage. If the winches are defective, it is not possible to drive in and out.

task The invention is a simple temporary reduction in the height of a Weapon station on a vehicle or tower roof show so the vehicle improved transportability in air and rail transport own or the vehicle contour can be reduced.

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

According to the invention Foldable cheeks used with a pivot bearing, which is used for arm support by adaptation of the main body of a Serve weapon station. An extendable Höhenrichtantrieb, the partial integrated into the folding cheeks, allows the short-term combat preparation the weapon station. Execution The foldable cheeks varies depending on the size and design of the mount to be absorbed. The mount is operated under armor protection.

The Advantages of the invention are that the device with hinged Cheeks and swivel bearings because of the small body dimensions the Luftverlastbarkeit improved and allows a short upgrade time, to be ready to fight. The easy handling makes it easier Construction.

• – die Störkante schnell um ein beträchtliches Maß nach unten verschoben werden kann,
• – keine Werkzeuge oder Hilfsmittel eingesetzt werden,
• – eine robuste und einfache Konstruktion den Aufwand gering hält.

In particular, the advantages in detail are that

• The interfering edge can be quickly moved downwards to a considerable extent,
• - no tools or aids are used,
• - A robust and simple construction keeps the effort low.

• – Werferwaffe und schweres Maschinengewehr oder
• – Werferwaffe und leichtes Maschinengewehr oder
• – Leichtes und schweres Maschinengewehr.

The weapon station can be equipped with different combinations of weapons, for example a combination of

• - Throwing weapon and heavy machine gun or
• - Throwing weapon and light machine gun or
• - Lightweight and heavy machine gun.

each Weapon can also be mounted individually at the weapon station.

at The combination of two weapons will match each weapon on the respective one Side, where the weapon is, supplied with ammunition. It will for the respective weapon caliber-dependent Ammunition transport belts used.

The Weapon station can be under armored protection, hatch of the gun carriage is closed, be ammunitioned from the vehicle interior. In addition, the ammo boxes can great Have viewing windows, whereby a recognizability of existing in the ammunition boxes Ammunition is created.

The Movement of the weapon station is done by manual straightening drives in height and page with a translation in the drives.

The optical view around (360 °) can by a separate arrangement of optics with angle mirror will be realized. An optic with integrated thermal imaging device can also be used Find. The subsequent Installation of this optics in the weapon station is also possible.

One embodiment the invention is shown schematically in the drawings and closer in the following described. Show it:

1 a gun carriage without a weapon,

2 a weapon in functional position,

3 the weapon off 2 perspective,

4 the weapon off 2 in transport position,

5 the weapon off 4 perspective,

6 another weapon in transport position,

7 two weapons in functional position in perspective.

1 shows the essential details of the pivoting device for a weapon not shown here 1 , This consists of a pivot bearing 6 which has a U-shaped receptacle and preferably two lateral cheeks 4 is recorded. The cheeks 4 are at the lower end by means of cheek bearing bolts 5 in a cheek rest 3 stored. A side pivot 2 take the cheek rest 3 on. The side wing bearing 2 is installed on a vehicle roof (not shown).

2 shows a weapon station W with a weapon 1 in a functional position above or ready for battle. The weapon 1 Here, a light-weight, small-caliber machine gun or other lighter weapon that can be operated by an operator alone becomes the pivot bearing 6 centered and is around an axis 6a in the pivot bearing 6 rotatable. So this weapon can be supplied either from the left or from the right with an ammunition, not shown. This ammunition is from below through the cheeks storage 3 to the outside and from there, for example in a flexible strap on one of the cheeks 4 , to the weapon 1 guided. These lateral cheeks 4 take the swivel bearing 6 on and are, as already described, at the bottom by means of the cheek bearing bolts 5 in the cheek rest 3 stored. The side wing bearing 2 takes place next to the cheek rest 3 and other parts such as a turntable and angle mirrors 8th up and around a vertical axis 7 rotatable. In 3 this weapon station W is shown in perspective.

In the transport position with the weapon 1 . 4 , is the lock between cheek support 3 and cheek 4 solved, leaving the cheeks 4 on the cheek pin as a fulcrum and thus the weapon 1 can be pivoted forward. This brings the weapon 1 forward and at the same time down to a lower position. 5 represents this transport position in perspective.

For optic steering for height adjustment (elevation / depression) between the weapon and the optic from the pivot bearing 6 for optics drive not shown several solutions are possible. Once an unspecified encoder on the mirror pivot axis on the optics and on the pivot bearing axis, which is the connection between the pivot bearing 6 and cheeks 4 is to be involved. The encoder on the pivot bearing 6 passes on the signals to the encoder on the optics. Thus, the optics is tracked in the movement of the Waffenelevation. In a mechanical optic steering between weapon 1 and swivel bearings 6 and the optics are the optic linkage in length preferably adjustable to fold down the weapon 1 to enable.

Alternatively, other or more weapons 1 . 1a be pivoted forward with this device. These variants are in 6 and 7 demonstrated.

The invention relates to a folding weapon station W, the two cheeks 4 as support arms and the pivot bearing 6 can still be folded forward in the sense of pivoting about the axis 6a , This gives a low height of the entire weapon station W. This is the lowest contour in terms of height achieved. After swiveling the cheeks 4 forward can a vehicle with folding weapon station W retract without great preparation in an aircraft. It must be on the pivot bearing 6 mounted weapons are usually not removed. The weapon station is after folding up the cheeks 4 by cheek support 3 and locking the two hinged cheeks 4 immediately ready for use again with attached weapon 1 . 1a , This made possible light a preparation of the combat readiness in shortest time. The hinged weight is supported and balanced by means of a screw or gas or hydraulic spring or a hydraulic damping system, etc. Thus, an abrupt pivoting due to the mass action is prevented and the operation does not require large forces.

The elevation adjustment (height adjustment) of the weapon 1 or weapons 1 . 1a takes place by a well-known Höhenrichtantrieb not shown. The pivoting of the weapon 1 or weapons 1 . 1a in height is done by the pivot bearing 6 ,

The circular design of the side pivot bearing 2 encloses an inner circular surface in which an opening and closing vehicle hatch for the vehicle crew is housed, which can be opened, removed or swung sideways.

Claims (11)

Device for mounting and holding a weapon station (W) with a machine weapon ( 1 ) on a military vehicle with a bicycle or track drive having a ring-shaped side pivot bearing ( 2 ) on the vehicle or tower roof for receiving a weapon station (W), characterized in that the weapon ( 1 . 1a ) by means of a pivot bearing ( 6 ) at the upper end of two cheeks ( 4 ), which are left and right of the pivot bearing ( 6 ) are stored, and the cheeks ( 4 ) by means of cheek support ( 3 ) and cheek bearing bolts ( 5 ) at the lower end of the cheeks ( 4 ) rotatable about a horizontal axis ( 5a ) on the circular planar side bearing ( 2 ) are attached. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the weapon station (W) with a light machine weapon ( 1 . 1a ) is equipped with a small caliber or another lighter weapon. Device according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized that the weapon station (W) with an associated target device, a Camera, be equipped can and weapon station and destination facility form a unit. Device according to one of the above claims, characterized in that the cheeks ( 4 ) in an upper and a lower end position corresponding to a pivoting action about the axis ( 5a ) can be held and locked so that the pivot radius of the weapon ( 1 ) around the axis ( 5a ) is limited with end positions above and below. Device according to claim 4, characterized in that the cheeks ( 4 ) By means of a damped spring between hinged part and fixed part on the side pivot bearing with respect to the pivotal movement are supported in terms of power. Device according to claim 5, characterized in that that the support spring be designed as a gas spring or as a mechanical or hydraulic spring can. Device according to one of the above claims, characterized in that the circular formation of the side rotary bearing ( 2 ) encloses an inner circular surface in which an opening and closing vehicle hatch for the vehicle crew is housed, which can be opened, removed or swung sideways. Device according to one of the above claims, characterized in that the weapon ( 1 ) is held in the end positions above and below and during the pivoting movement in a horizontal position. Device according to one of the above claims, characterized in that a weapon ( 1 ) is kept ready to fire by means of suitable ammunition supply in both folded up and folded down functional position and is ready for use. Device according to one of the above claims, characterized in that the weapon ( 1 ) and / or the pivoting cheeks ( 4 ) are locked by means of suitable snap and bolt locks in the upper or lower functional position and no screw is released or other tool is used to approach the functional positions respectively. Device according to one of the above claims, characterized in that the fold-down weapon station (W) and the optical viewing device, an angle mirror, can form a functional unit, so that the view forward under the weapon ( 1 ) is unhindered when pivoted weapon is possible.