EP0844455A3 - Mounting of a gun in an armoured turret - Google Patents

Mounting of a gun in an armoured turret Download PDF

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EP0844455A3
EP0844455A3 EP97119459A EP97119459A EP0844455A3 EP 0844455 A3 EP0844455 A3 EP 0844455A3 EP 97119459 A EP97119459 A EP 97119459A EP 97119459 A EP97119459 A EP 97119459A EP 0844455 A3 EP0844455 A3 EP 0844455A3
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turret
housing
gun
mounting
turntable
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Peter Mühlhausen
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Krauss Maffei Wegmann GmbH and Co KG
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Wegmann and Co GmbH
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H5/00—Armour; Armour plates
    • F41H5/20—Turrets
    • 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
    • F41A23/00—Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles
    • F41A23/24—Turret gun mountings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H5/00—Armour; Armour plates
    • F41H5/26—Peepholes; Windows; Loopholes

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)
  • Optical Head (AREA)
  • Wrapping Of Specific Fragile Articles (AREA)
  • Supply And Installment Of Electrical Components (AREA)
  • Filling Or Emptying Of Bunkers, Hoppers, And Tanks (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)

Abstract

The vehicle comprises a hull containing a personnel chamber, a chain drive and an unmanned turret in the upper part on a turntable in the top plate. The turret contains a large calibre machine cannon of up to 50 mm calibre. The turret is made up of two flat housings. The first housing (3.1) is connected to the turntable (2) and has a U-shaped frame open towards the front of the turret and holding the second housing (3.2). The second housing pivots in elevation in the first housing. The machine cannon, cartridge magazine and delivery mechanism are mounted in the second housing.
EP97119459A 1996-11-22 1997-11-06 Mounting of a gun in an armoured turret Expired - Lifetime EP0844455B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19648348A DE19648348A1 (en) 1996-11-22 1996-11-22 Rifle chariots
DE19648348 1996-11-22

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EP0844455A2 EP0844455A2 (en) 1998-05-27
EP0844455A3 true EP0844455A3 (en) 1999-04-28
EP0844455B1 EP0844455B1 (en) 2001-06-13

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AT (1) ATE202204T1 (en)
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DK (1) DK0844455T3 (en)

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DE19717734A1 (en) 1997-04-26 1998-10-29 Wegmann & Co Gmbh Combat vehicle
DE19927656A1 (en) * 1999-06-17 2000-12-21 Krauss Maffei Wegmann Gmbh & C Armored transport vehicle
DE102007041295A1 (en) * 2007-08-31 2009-03-05 Rheinmetall Landsysteme Gmbh Lowerable optical mount, especially for a combat vehicle equipped with a weapon
ITTO20110388A1 (en) * 2011-05-03 2012-11-04 Oto Melara Spa PROTECTED CANNONIERA AND MEANS OF ASSOCIATED ARMED COMBAT.
BE1022442B1 (en) 2014-09-29 2016-03-31 Cockerill Maintenance & Ingenierie S.A. ACCESS DOOR FOR AN UNINHABITED TURRET FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
EP3306259A1 (en) * 2016-10-10 2018-04-11 CMI Defence S.A. Standard, interchangeable structure for an armoured vehicle

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DE659426C (en) * 1936-02-29 1938-05-03 Fried Krupp Akt Ges Chariot housing with structure for storing weapons etc.
DE1933352A1 (en) * 1969-07-01 1971-02-25 Rheinstahl Henschel Ag Arrangement of two different weapon systems in the turret of armored vehicles
FR2050629A5 (en) * 1969-06-19 1971-04-02 France Etat
US3820436A (en) * 1971-06-01 1974-06-28 Rheinstahl Ag Gun turret especially for armored vehicles
DE3132912A1 (en) * 1981-08-20 1983-03-03 Wegmann & Co, 3500 Kassel Armoured turret for combat vehicles having a machine gun
US4381693A (en) * 1979-07-27 1983-05-03 Hispano-Suiza Military equipment comprising a turret carrying an external large caliber gun
EP0122187A1 (en) * 1983-04-05 1984-10-17 FIVES-CAIL BABCOCK, Société anonyme Oscillating turret for an armoured vehicle
DE3508660A1 (en) * 1985-03-12 1989-06-01 Wegmann & Co Combat vehicle with apex-mounted weapon system
DE3121143A1 (en) * 1981-05-27 1990-09-13 Pietzsch Ibp Gmbh Mounting of a weapon system
JPH06180198A (en) * 1992-12-11 1994-06-28 Tech Res & Dev Inst Of Japan Def Agency Cockpit mobile vehicle

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BE633101A (en) * 1962-06-01
DE1998431U (en) * 1968-07-13 1968-12-12 Boelkow Gmbh DEVICE FOR LOCKING A LAUNCH TUBE CONTAINING A MISSILE WITH A LAUNCH DEVICE.
SE408475B (en) * 1974-10-18 1979-06-11 Bofors Ab TANK EQUIPPED WITH ROUGH CALIBRIC FIREARMS
DE3119621A1 (en) * 1981-05-16 1982-12-02 Krauss-Maffei AG, 8000 München Combat vehicle

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE659426C (en) * 1936-02-29 1938-05-03 Fried Krupp Akt Ges Chariot housing with structure for storing weapons etc.
FR2050629A5 (en) * 1969-06-19 1971-04-02 France Etat
DE1933352A1 (en) * 1969-07-01 1971-02-25 Rheinstahl Henschel Ag Arrangement of two different weapon systems in the turret of armored vehicles
US3820436A (en) * 1971-06-01 1974-06-28 Rheinstahl Ag Gun turret especially for armored vehicles
US4381693A (en) * 1979-07-27 1983-05-03 Hispano-Suiza Military equipment comprising a turret carrying an external large caliber gun
DE3121143A1 (en) * 1981-05-27 1990-09-13 Pietzsch Ibp Gmbh Mounting of a weapon system
DE3132912A1 (en) * 1981-08-20 1983-03-03 Wegmann & Co, 3500 Kassel Armoured turret for combat vehicles having a machine gun
EP0122187A1 (en) * 1983-04-05 1984-10-17 FIVES-CAIL BABCOCK, Société anonyme Oscillating turret for an armoured vehicle
DE3508660A1 (en) * 1985-03-12 1989-06-01 Wegmann & Co Combat vehicle with apex-mounted weapon system
JPH06180198A (en) * 1992-12-11 1994-06-28 Tech Res & Dev Inst Of Japan Def Agency Cockpit mobile vehicle

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 18, no. 524 (M - 1682) 4 October 1994 (1994-10-04) *
WINKELMANN J: "DER BEDROHUNG ANGEMESSEN", WEHRTECHNIK, vol. 22, no. 2, 1 February 1990 (1990-02-01), pages 56 - 59, XP000106298 *

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DE19648348A1 (en) 1998-05-28
ATE202204T1 (en) 2001-06-15
EP0844455A2 (en) 1998-05-27
DE59703773D1 (en) 2001-07-19
DK0844455T3 (en) 2001-09-03

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