EP1512934B1 - Vorrichtung zum Abstützen und Verriegeln eines Geschützrohres - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Abstützen und Verriegeln eines Geschützrohres Download PDF

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EP1512934B1
EP1512934B1 EP04292107A EP04292107A EP1512934B1 EP 1512934 B1 EP1512934 B1 EP 1512934B1 EP 04292107 A EP04292107 A EP 04292107A EP 04292107 A EP04292107 A EP 04292107A EP 1512934 B1 EP1512934 B1 EP 1512934B1
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gun barrel
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Thierry Gabriel-Regis
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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
    • F41A23/00—Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles
    • F41A23/50—Travelling locks; Brakes for holding the gun platform in a fixed position during transport

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  • the technical sector of the present invention is that of devices for coupling a barrel tube, that is to say devices for maintaining this tube relative to the chassis of a carrier vehicle.
  • a major disadvantage of devices with double-acting jack remains in the fact that such a device does not include a locking system, which presents risks of opening of the device, especially in case of drop in hydraulic pressure.
  • Fixation systems by an articulated half-shell require human intervention during locking and unlocking operations.
  • the patent FR-2,757,620 discloses a system for fixing a barrel tube by two jaws which simply lock the tube of the barrel in a given position during the descent thereof, the unlocking being actuated by the lift control of the tube.
  • a disadvantage of this system lies in the fact that the lock has a certain clearance and that the barrel tube can be locked in only one position, while it is sometimes necessary to have different locking positions. This is particularly the case when the vehicle carrying the gun is transported by piggyback where it must meet a certain size. The barrel must then be in a substantially horizontal position. In addition, when maneuvering in the field, the barrel may touch the ground, if it remains in a horizontal position. It is therefore necessary to block it in raised position.
  • Licences RU2086878 and DE728687 (Base for the preamble of claim 1) disclose locking devices of a gun carriage relative to the turret of an armored vehicle. These devices comprise a flange attached to the gun carriage and an articulated portion having a means of securing with the flange. The articulated portion comprises at one end a movable finger in translation and intended to be inserted into a housing of the flange and thus lock the weapon in position.
  • a disadvantage of these devices lies in the fact that the finger is subjected to shear stress. In addition, these devices do not ensure a secure locking of the weapon.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an improved device for holding and / or locking / unlocking.
  • This device comprising simple and not very fragile parts can be actuated from the inside of the vehicle and is able to ensure the maintenance of the barrel, even in case of hydraulic pressure drop
  • the invention therefore relates to a device for fixing a barrel tube relative to the turret of a carrier vehicle of the type comprising a flange secured to an oscillating mass carrying the tube and an articulated portion comprising a securing means with the flange, characterized in that the hinged portion is connected to the turret by a pivot connection, positioned so that the resultant of the forces exerted by the oscillating mass on the securing means generates a torque pivoting the articulated portion to the flask.
  • the means for securing the articulated portion with the flange is an elastic wedge embedded in a recess made in the flange.
  • the flange comprises several indentations allowing the immobilization of the barrel tube in different angular positions.
  • the part articulated is actuated by means of a jack to engage or disengage the wedge in a footprint.
  • the device comprises an elastic means acting to maintain the engaged corner in the cavity.
  • the elastic wedge is substantially trapezoidal in shape.
  • the wedge is carried by a cylindrical ball joint integral with the articulated part.
  • a first advantage of the device according to the invention lies in the possibility of blocking the barrel tube in different positions.
  • Another advantage of the invention lies in its simplicity of implementation.
  • Another advantage lies in the fact that, even during a problem of the cylinder (hydraulic leakage, pressure failure), the system maintains the tube and remains operable.
  • Figure 1 shows, in profile, a barrel tube 4 of a military vehicle, for example a tank, held by a coupling device according to the invention.
  • the bracing device is composed of a flange 1 and an articulated portion 2.
  • the flange 1 is secured to the oscillating mass 3 of the barrel and the articulated portion 2 is connected to the turret 5 of the vehicle by a pivot connection 23 and it is actuated by a jack 6 and an elastic means 7 comprising a spring.
  • the barrel tube 4 is carried by the oscillating mass 3 in a known manner and the oscillating mass is fixed to the turret 5 of the vehicle by a pivot 30.
  • the tube 4 can slide relative to the oscillating mass 3 during firing.
  • the oscillating mass 3 allows the pointing of the weapon tube through the pivot 30 which allows to orient mass oscillator 3 and tube 4 with respect to the turret 5.
  • the flange 1, of substantially flat shape, will for example be fixed on one or more webs 8 of the oscillating mass 3.
  • the bracing device keeps the barrel tube inclined at an angle of ⁇ of 15 ° relative to the horizontal.
  • FIG. 2 shows, on a different scale, the binding device as represented in FIG.
  • the hinged portion 2 comprises a plate 15, fixed to the turret 5 by a pivot 23. On this plate are fixed the jack 6 and the spring 7, and a finger 9, whose end is provided with a resilient corner 11, mounted on a cylindrical ball 10 and made to fit into indentations 12 and 13 of the flange 1.
  • the operating principle of the elastic wedge 11 will be detailed later.
  • the finger 9 is secured to the plate 15, for example by fixing it thereon by means of screws 20 (only the axes are shown).
  • the jack 6 is fixed at one end to the plate 15, by means of a pivot 16 and at its other end by a pivot 17 to an arm 19, integral with the turret 5.
  • the elastic means 7 is fixed at one end to the plate 15, by means of a pivot 18 and at its other end to a hook 14 secured to the turret 5.
  • the resilient means comprises a compression spring 70 disposed between two plates.
  • a first plate 71 (on the right in the figure) is integral with a stirrup 73 connected to the pivot 18.
  • a second plate 72 (on the left in the figure) is integral with an axial rod 210 carrying a loop 21 engaged on the hook 14.
  • the spring 70 is compressed between the plates, so it exerts a force tending to move the plates away from one another, which brings the articulated part 2 closer to the flange 1.
  • the elastic means 7 thus ensures the maintenance of the binding device in the locked state without the need to exert additional effort.
  • the articulated part 2 is actuated by means of the jack 6 to release the elastic corner 11 of the cavity 12 or 13 of the flange 1.
  • the cylinder 6 is a conventional pneumatic cylinder or hydraulic.
  • the jack 6 thus acts against the elastic means 7.
  • the jack 6 unlocks the binding device it also compresses the spring 70 of the elastic means 7 which will be responsible for ensuring a new lock.
  • FIG. 3a illustrates the operating principle of the coupling device according to the invention.
  • the elastic wedge 11 is substantially sectional in the shape of a trapezium whose central portion has a cylindrical recess 25 and a transverse groove 26.
  • the profile of the wedge 11 and the groove 26 gives this wedge elastic properties, the wedge acting then as a forceps likely to be deformed and whose arms 27 tend to approach or move away from each other, depending on the constraints to which they are subject.
  • the cylindrical recess 25 of the wedge 11 cooperates with the cylindrical end 10 of the finger 9 to produce a cylindrical ball.
  • the elastic wedge and the indentations 12 and 13 have complementary profiles so as to give maximum efficiency to the embedding of the wedge in an impression. Thanks to the wedge 11, it ensures a fixing without play of the finger 9 in the cavity 12 or 13.
  • the faces 24 of the corner 12 form an angle ⁇ with the axis of the finger 9.
  • the vector P represents the resultant of the forces exerted by the oscillating mass 3 on the securing means 11.
  • the pivot 23 is positioned such that this resultant P generates a torque pivoting the articulated portion 2 to the flange 1 (direction of P passing to the right of the pivot 23 in the plane of Figure 3a).
  • the angle ⁇ of the wedge 11 will be chosen such that, given the friction, the unlocking force to be exerted by the jack 6 remains moderate.
  • a flange 1 and a wedge 11 made of steel can be made a corner having a half angle less than 20 ° and preferably between 7 ° and 12 °.
  • the effort required of the unlocking jack will be minimal for an angle between 10 ° and 12 °.
  • Such a device makes it possible to keep the elastic wedge 11 locked in its impression 12.
  • the flange 1 carrying the impression 12 is integral with the oscillating mass 3 carrying the tube 4 of the barrel, itself in rotation with respect to the turret 5 of the vehicle.
  • the elastic wedge 11 is integral with the articulated portion 2, itself in rotation relative to the turret 5 of the vehicle. By blocking the elastic wedge 11 in a recess 12 or 13 of the flange 1, the barrel tube 4 is therefore locked relative to the turret 5 of the vehicle.
  • Figure 3b is a sectional view of the device along the axis AA of Figure 3a. This view makes it possible to observe the groove 26 made in the corner 11 and coinciding with the cutting plane AA and the cylindrical end 10 of the finger 9 (Z-axis cylinder).
  • the width of the finger 9 and the corner 11 is smaller than the width of the cavity 12 to allow a small clearance facilitating the establishment of the corner in the footprint.
  • the impression 12 is open on an edge of the flange 1.
  • exemplary embodiments of the invention have been given by way of illustration. Of course, other embodiments of the invention can be envisaged.
  • a two-cavity flange has been limited to a better understanding of the invention, but it is also possible to realize the invention with a flange with a single impression or with 3 or more impressions.
  • the invention can be realized with a wedge 11 made from other materials than steel, for example brass or composite materials.
  • Figure 4 shows the bracing device in a second locking position and Figure 5 shows the unlocked device.
  • FIG. 4 represents the device according to the invention, in a second locking position.
  • the elastic wedge 11 is inserted into the cavity 12.
  • the device is identical to that shown in Figures 1 and 2 and its position relative to the vehicle turret is identical to that shown in Figure 2.
  • a the difference of Figure 2 the barrel was angularly moved to form, with an angle ⁇ of 6 ° relative to the horizontal.
  • the elastic wedge 11 was then inserted into the cavity 12 in order to lock the barrel.
  • FIG. 5 represents the same gun but equipped with the device according to the invention, but in a configuration in which this device is totally unlocked.
  • the hinged portion 2 is completely spaced from the flange 1.
  • the spring of the elastic means 7 is fully compressed and the piston of the cylinder 6 is fully extended.
  • the gun is fully released and can be positioned in any position relative to the turret to meet the shooting conditions.
  • the actuators of the gun are quite conventional and it is not necessary to explain them.

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  1. Vorrichtung zur Befestigung eines Kanonenrohres (4) in Bezug auf den Drehturm (5) eines Trägerfahrzeuges von der Bauart, dass sie einen Flansch (1), der mit einer schwingenden Masse (3), die das Rohr (4) trägt, fest verbunden ist, und ein angelenktes Teil (2) umfasst, das ein Mittel (11) zum Zusammenschluss mit dem Flansch (1) umfasst, wobei die Vorrichtung dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass das angelenkte Teil (2) mit dem Drehturm (5) durch eine Drehzapfen-Verbindung (23) verbunden ist, die derartig angeordnet ist, dass die Resultierende (P) der durch die schwingende Masse (3) auf das Mittel zum Zusammenschluss (11) ausgeübten Belastungen ein Drehmoment erzeugt, das das angelenkte Teil (2) zum Flansch (1) hin drehen lässt.
  2. Vorrichtung zur Befestigung eines Kanonenrohres nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Mittel (11) zum Zusammenschluss des angelenkten Teils (2) mit dem Flansch (1) ein elastischer Keil (11) ist, der sich in wenigstens einer in den Flansch (1) eingearbeiteten Vertiefung (12, 13) einfügt.
  3. Vorrichtung zur Befestigung eines Kanonenrohres nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Flansch (1) mehrere Vertiefungen (12, 13) umfasst, welche das Feststellen des Kanonenrohres (4) gemäß verschiedener Winkelpositionen ermöglichen.
  4. Vorrichtung zur Befestigung eines Kanonenrohres nach einem der Ansprüche 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das angelenkte Teil mittels eines Zylinders (6) betätigt wird, um den Keil (11) in eine Vertiefung (12, 13) in Eingriff oder außer Eingriff zu bringen.
  5. Vorrichtung zur Befestigung eines Kanonenrohres nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie ein elastisches Mittel (7) umfasst, das derartig wirkt, dass der Keil (11) in Eingriff mit der Vertiefung (12, 13) gehalten wird.
  6. Vorrichtung zur Befestigung eines Kanonenrohres nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der elastische Keil (11) von im Wesentlichen trapezförmiger Gestalt ist.
  7. Vorrichtung zur Befestigung eines Kanonenrohres nach einem der Ansprüche 5 oder 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Keil (11) von einem, fest mit dem angelenkten Teil (2) verbundenen zylindrischen Kugelgelenk (10) getragen wird.
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