EP0493762A3 - Equilibrator device for a gun, especially a big calibre gun with a long barrel - Google Patents

Equilibrator device for a gun, especially a big calibre gun with a long barrel Download PDF

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EP0493762A3
EP0493762A3 EP19910121939 EP91121939A EP0493762A3 EP 0493762 A3 EP0493762 A3 EP 0493762A3 EP 19910121939 EP19910121939 EP 19910121939 EP 91121939 A EP91121939 A EP 91121939A EP 0493762 A3 EP0493762 A3 EP 0493762A3
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gun
equilibrator
long barrel
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Ernst Tripp
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Wegmann and Co GmbH
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A27/00—Gun mountings permitting traversing or elevating movement, e.g. gun carriages
    • F41A27/30—Stabilisation or compensation systems, e.g. compensating for barrel weight or wind force on the barrel
EP91121939A 1991-01-04 1991-12-20 Equilibrator device for a gun, especially a big calibre gun with a long barrel Expired - Lifetime EP0493762B1 (en)

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DE4100102A DE4100102A1 (en) 1991-01-04 1991-01-04 UNBALANCE COMPENSATING DEVICE FOR A WEAPON, ESPECIALLY A LARGE-TUBE LARGE-TUBE WEAPON
DE4100102 1991-01-04

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EP0493762A2 EP0493762A2 (en) 1992-07-08
EP0493762A3 true EP0493762A3 (en) 1993-03-17
EP0493762B1 EP0493762B1 (en) 1995-11-02

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EP91121939A Expired - Lifetime EP0493762B1 (en) 1991-01-04 1991-12-20 Equilibrator device for a gun, especially a big calibre gun with a long barrel

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FR2721393B1 (en) * 1994-06-16 1996-08-14 Giat Ind Sa Balancing device for a barrel.
FR2724715B1 (en) * 1994-09-19 1996-12-27 Giat Ind Sa DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING AS A FUNCTION OF THE EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF A BALANCING SYSTEM OF AN ARTILLERY PIECE
DE102007041293A1 (en) * 2007-08-31 2009-03-05 Rheinmetall Landsysteme Gmbh Length and force equalizers
DE102012106588B3 (en) * 2012-07-20 2013-09-26 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Gmbh & Co. Kg Richtmomentstabilisator and weapon
US9714806B2 (en) 2013-06-04 2017-07-25 Raytheon Company Apparatus for enhanced counterbalancing of weapon mount
US10955213B1 (en) 2020-01-27 2021-03-23 Mandus Group Llc Internal equilibrator for elevating struts of artillery systems

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DE618723C (en) * 1933-09-20 1935-09-13 Kreiselgeraete G M B H Vormals Device on pipe recoil guns with cradle carriage, the trunnion axis of which is directed remotely, to cancel out the torque generated during pipe recoil
DE1097319B (en) * 1958-03-10 1961-01-12 Siegfried Uhl Counterbalance for weapons whose center of gravity is not in the trunnion axis
US3033085A (en) * 1959-01-28 1962-05-08 Donald E Witkin Temperature compensating system for hydropneumatic equilibrator
FR2459466A1 (en) * 1979-06-14 1981-01-09 France Etat Armature balancer for guns and cannons - employs hydraulic jack providing balancing and stabilising force for armament mass
DE3633375A1 (en) * 1986-10-01 1988-04-14 Honeywell Regelsysteme Gmbh Unbalance compensation device
DE3732745A1 (en) * 1987-09-29 1989-04-06 Rheinmetall Gmbh COMPENSATORS

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FR731422A (en) * 1931-03-07 1932-09-02 Anciens Ets Skoda Pneumatic balancing device for guns, in particular

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE618723C (en) * 1933-09-20 1935-09-13 Kreiselgeraete G M B H Vormals Device on pipe recoil guns with cradle carriage, the trunnion axis of which is directed remotely, to cancel out the torque generated during pipe recoil
DE1097319B (en) * 1958-03-10 1961-01-12 Siegfried Uhl Counterbalance for weapons whose center of gravity is not in the trunnion axis
US3033085A (en) * 1959-01-28 1962-05-08 Donald E Witkin Temperature compensating system for hydropneumatic equilibrator
FR2459466A1 (en) * 1979-06-14 1981-01-09 France Etat Armature balancer for guns and cannons - employs hydraulic jack providing balancing and stabilising force for armament mass
DE3633375A1 (en) * 1986-10-01 1988-04-14 Honeywell Regelsysteme Gmbh Unbalance compensation device
DE3732745A1 (en) * 1987-09-29 1989-04-06 Rheinmetall Gmbh COMPENSATORS

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DE4100102A1 (en) 1992-07-09
EP0493762A2 (en) 1992-07-08
US5196642A (en) 1993-03-23
EP0493762B1 (en) 1995-11-02

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