EP2589919A1 - Armoured vehicle exposed to danger from mines - Google Patents

Abstract

The vehicle has upwardly open space provided in interior of vehicle chassis (12), which is defined by side walls (14,16), rear wall, bottom (18) and front of roof module. The roof module is located on its edge on the walls and the front of vehicle chassis is interchangeably connected. The facilities and/or equipment are interchangeably attached to the roof module for providing space available for various purposes. The cross beams of the roof module are suspended from roof bottom. An independent claim is included for a device for transportation and storage of roof module.

Description

The invention relates to an armored mine-endangered vehicle with an adaptable to different purposes exchange module according to the preamble of the main claim. Such an exchange module can easily give the vehicle a multi-roll capability.

So far, replacement modules on vehicles are especially in use when they contain consumable materials, such as ammunition in armored vehicles, gas tanks or the like in other vehicles. In trucks, replacement modules are in the form of different trailers or transport containers on a loading area known. For example, semi-trailers or tractors can now be separated from a section of a semitrailer tractor that remains on site.

In armored mine-endangered vehicles, however, one would like to leave neither a replacement module on site, nor leave another unit stationary, but it is in particular an armor against it provided that occurs in the context of asymmetric warlike missions an attack by mines. In the case of armored vehicles, a floor pan is often severely deformed by a mine action, as a result of which the persons in the interior of the vehicle, such as the facility, could be damaged. To avoid this is the aim of the invention. Obviously, the bottom pan would be stiffer and designed as an exchange module to absorb all the energy. This is not satisfactory because of the limited space. In addition, the people inside are at every shock wave that deforms the armor endangered.

The replacement of the floor pan, which is in communication with the drive and in particular the axles, is already possible after damage, but complex and is therefore carried out in specialized workshops.

In general, it is desirable in refueled vehicles that the occupants are protected against the action of the mine, which generally acts on the vehicle from below. All types of damping materials between floor pan and people require a lot of space, which would increase the total size of the vehicle too much for a given interior dimensions. However, in the prior art, at least the back area of a soldier can be protected by means of special seats, which are largely decoupled from the base trough of the vehicle possibly deforming during the action of mines and the floor connected to it. Also, footpegs are already known in the art which are designed to minimize the shock effect that can be exerted on the feet of the occupants in a mine explosion over the ground.

In the prior art, however, has so far not succeeded, except for such individual measures, the remaining dangerous indoor facilities designed to be safe for inmates.

The invention is therefore based on the object to ensure protection of persons in the vehicle against shock with great certainty and simple means.

The invention is solved by the features of the main claim. The dependent claims give advantageous embodiments again.

In particular, it is advantageous that a long and non-straight path for the shock waves is provided by a roof module, which is only about the explosion shock absorbing and distributing wall areas with the probable location of the explosion at the bottom of the vehicle chassis in conjunction.

This roof module is inserted into a vehicle chassis provided with an upwardly open space in its interior, wherein the free space is bounded by side walls, rear wall, floor and front. The roof module will then communicate interchangeably at its edge over the walls and front with the vehicle chassis of the vehicle, the interior facilities and / or equipment to be provided for various purposes being interchangeably attached to the roof module.

Through a distribution of the shock wave over the entire vehicle is in the return direction, d. H. over the trusses inward into the interior, only little energy spread, if only because the Schockenergie reached at different times respective trusses. Therefore, be provided by the invention for specific purposes vorzuhaltenden specific devices and / or devices to the roof module quickly with this interchangeable and shock protected, and also protects the occupants of the vehicle. Furthermore, all of the facilities located on the roof module can easily be transferred to a reserve chassis, whereby internal connections and adjustments are maintained, and only a few connectors sensor and power lines from the chassis to connect to the facilities.

These connections from chassis-side ports to ports on a roof or mission module are standardized. According to the invention, they are provided in the region of a traverse present in all roof modules or in the area of a rear side of the chassis provided with an enlarged armor protection. On a base vehicle and on the individual mission modules are standardized in this way Interfaces are provided, via which each mission module can be quickly and safely connected to the infrastructure of the base vehicle. In particular, but not limited to the following list, these interfaces will include, for example, the supply or the exchange with: electrical energy, electronic signals for communication / network, air (for heating / conditioned air / possibly compressed air).

This allows all necessary connections can be connected in a very short time, on the one hand to save time in the conversion, and on the other hand to keep the actual procedure of connecting as simple and secure as possible, so that nothing is forgotten.

For example, the interfaces of the roof module can be easily visible vertically stacked on one of the trusses, at the vertically extending, outwardly facing side surface are provided. The interfaces of the chassis are then arranged adjacent to each other accordingly adjacent.

The base vehicle will provide interfaces for all planned types of mission modules, which may not always be used, depending on the type of deployment module used. At the mission module, those ports are provided which are necessary for the operation of the respective mission module type. It is conceivable to allow redundancy, and thus to allow the failure of either an interface on the mission module or a connection to the chassis in an alternative way, the respective supply interface or communication interface. Such redundancy would be made possible by a duplication of the interfaces provided on another crossbar, respectively. Backup interfaces can be designed so that they can only be connected by special adapters that connect two otherwise non-connectable (e.g., female-female contacts) interfaces.

In a preferred embodiment, a plurality of at least three, but often by doubling eight or more trusses are provided on a roof panel of the roof module, which hangs a running floor, which thus has no contact with a lateral, front or rear wall structure, in particular neither on Edge even in its surface direct contact with the ground has the vehicle chassis. Rather, he will keep a distance that allows the ground in case of a mine explosion expected strength auszubulen without reaching the hanging from the roof plate running floor.

The roof module will give an open frame to the facilities below only over the suspended trusses to which a floor hangs. Own walls that limit the roof module, for example, container-like, are not provided on the longitudinal or end faces of the suspended truss structure. All end surfaces, which may limit the provision of any interior facilities to the side, are designed so that they are not in communication with the roof panel of the roof module and the floor, but are advantageously spaced from each other.

In particular, all facilities in the interior, including the running floor on which the feet are placed while driving, connected to trusses with the roof panel. These trusses can be provided as a hollow profile in a number of at least three to well over a dozen, and it has proved to be beneficial to improve the vibration characteristics by doubling two side by side perpendicular and mutually firmly connected square sections. The increased rigidity avoids natural vibration excitations.

Further, some of the trusses that have no doubling, and other trusses, in which it offers, for example, due to the interior geometry, even at some distance from each other (- are proposed as a distance one or two Traversendicken -) create a quasi-doubling. A preferred embodiment avoids placing a traverse in each of the corner regions of the floor, but rather arranges the plurality of traverses in the center, so that the loads are preferably arranged in the center of the roof plate again spaced from the potentially shockwave transmitting side edge of the free space.

In this way, the stiffening of the roof module can be achieved without undesirably resulting in a transmission of shock waves to the floor and the attached to the truss devices.

Some devices may also be permanently connected to the vehicle, such as the fire extinguisher system and devices associated with the engine of the actual vehicle. On the other hand, facilities can also be subsequently connected to the roof module, after this used in a chassis chassis has been. Thus, devices that do not fit through the recess in the chassis, yet attached to other devices and / or the trusses on the roof panel. On the other hand, for example, the driver's seat can be provided independently of the roof module, because it is usually already decoupled itself and anyway spatially separated from commander and crew seats.

In a particular embodiment, a crane is provided which is attached to the roof module at the top, wherein the winch for operating the crane occupies a large part of the interior of the vehicle. Advantageously, it thus becomes part of the roof module and is decoupled from the ground. When pulling the winch rope, it will be supported against the roof plate and therefore do not have to be zuggesichert secured as part of the floor of the vehicle. An attachment to the floor pan would be an undesirable bridge for the shock wave energy.

In addition, it is proposed to reinforce (for example with double thickness) a portion of the floor, which is structurally fixed to the roof panel by means of, for example, four strong trusses, and to anchor the winch there to ensure necessary counterforces. Also, a generator for generating the electric current for, for example, the winch may be provided on a portion of the tread attached to the roof module.

The fact that, for example, seats, but also tables and footpegs are attached to the roof module, resulting in the shock wave in a mine explosion significantly longer ways over which the shock wave energy is dissipated or distributed with superposition, so that the amplitude decreases overall. At the same time in this way a simple interchangeability of the entire interior to various applications, for example, as an emergency vehicle, as a command vehicle, or as a recovery vehicle possible.

This simple interchangeability is a logistical advantage, since so only a plurality of roof modules according to the possible uses with must be performed, and need to accommodate the roof modules vehicle chassis need to be present in lesser quantities (only as many as at the same time in use). In particular, it is then not necessary to provide whole specialized reserve vehicles for each purpose, but a few reserve chassis, which are easily adaptable to the respective purposes by inserting corresponding roof modules. Finally, there is the further advantage that in a mine explosion, the facilities provided in the interior of the vehicle on the roof module as well as the persons are exposed to lower shock wave energies, so that the probability increases that a roof module even in case of damage to the chassis still retains its functionality ,

Due to a hanging on the roof module via trusses from the roof floor, which is suspended above the bottom of the mines vulnerable vehicle with a considerable distance, the provision of special pegs for the occupants of the vehicle is no longer needed. The distance this suspended walking floor from the actual armored floor of the vehicle is 20-40 cm, preferably 35 cm depending on the armor of mine-prone vehicle and previously determined possible bending deformations that could be caused by mine explosions on the armored vehicle floor. In this way, a distance is selected, which spaced the walking floor so far from the armored underbody of the vehicle chassis, that a bulge does not reach the walking floor. In a preferred embodiment, the walking floor in the front area of the vehicle is then further away from the subfloor than in the rear area.

Seats on which the vehicle occupants sit on, for example, the various devices provided in the vehicle interior are advantageously also attached to the trusses which hang vertically from the roof of the roof module, attached or fixed on the suspended floor such that by the long paths that a shock wave in must pass through the walls and trusses, deflections, which could endanger a vehicle occupant, are significantly reduced.

With regard to the shaping of the roof module, it is proposed to provide a peripheral bearing edge on the roof edges in communication with the walls, to which the roof module can be placed. It is also possible, in one variant, the roof module form two pieces, with a front area with Turmluke and a rear area with other equipment, being suspended on each of the two (sub) roof modules via trusses own running floor.

In a less preferred embodiment could be dispensed with a roof edge. However, a roof edge has its own vehicle stiffening function, which he in particular can perceive when the roof edge is rounded at the corners to forward forces. In addition, a wider overlap is better at creating an ABC seal at the joint.

To create a solid and force-transmitting connection at the junction between the roof module and the vehicle chassis, which securely holds the roof module on the vehicle chassis even after a mine explosion, a plurality of bolts are provided in corresponding bolt holes along the edges. For example, it is proposed to make an intimate connection of the roof module with the wall and the armor of the vehicle with bolts in a number of 5-20 per edge.

Since the roof module as a whole with its intended for the interior seating but also with all existing, not only electronic equipment and the like has a not insignificant weight, the necessary when replacing or installing the module fitting into a base vehicle is not trivial.

It is therefore proposed to provide vertical guides that define the lowering of a hanging example of a crane roof module in the space inside the vehicle chassis, the roof module in its angular position and longitudinal orientation as soon as the guides have begun to grip the roof module.

In particular, it is proposed to provide an attached to one of the longitudinal sides, approximately vertically extending rod, which fits in a correspondingly provided in the suspended floor of the roof module groove when lowering the roof module, and is held along the runway in its orientation in any case in three horizontal directions ,

Advantageously, at least two such guides are provided, which are also not point-symmetrical, but for example both are arranged in a rear area on the long sides of the vehicle, so that an orientation of the roof module in the tank is immediately recognizable even under adverse conditions and the roof module never at any missing markings can be lowered the wrong way around.

In fact, however, due to the usually provided in the front area of the roof module Turmluke (military armored vehicles) a proper orientation also be clear from the top of the roof module provided facilities such as cranes or gun fasteners for each clearly.

In an alternative embodiment of the roof module, the floor area can be increased laterally after installation in order to bridge at least existing gaps. For this purpose, it is proposed to provide rubber mats or similar flexible material at the edge of the floor area in appropriate strength.

Finally, in order to allow a precise fit of the roof module in exact agreement with the bolt holes, it is proposed to provide conical pins and cooperating pin holes at the bearing edge and the free space covering roof panel. It will be advisable to provide the conical pins on the underside of the roof or the roof panel of the roof module, and to provide corresponding pin holes on the support edges in the region of the walls on the vehicle. This makes it possible, if appropriate, to place roof modules which are not appropriately equipped according to the pin / pin hole system on the vehicle, e.g. a simple weather and dust protection.

For storage and transport of the roof modules, it is proposed that the height of the roof module, i. In particular, the length of the trusses, with which the bottom element is suspended from the roof panel of the roof module to make detachable in height above lower portion of a conventional transport container from an upper portion. Then to provide this lower portion with a support edge and preferably with pin holes shots to sink a roof module in the lower portion and then put the upper portion of the container on the lower portion again.

If the roof panel extends to the edge, its thickness must be taken into account when dimensioning the two partial heights of the container sections.

In this way, a lower section and upper section even then have the height of a conventional transport container, when a roof module is inserted into the lower section.

The upper portion of the transport container then serves to protect the top of the roof module and any devices mounted thereon. Only devices that are larger than the free space that offers the upper section would have to be transported separately. The latter, of course, only if the standard dimensions of a transport container to be respected. The upper portion of the transport container is designed to be attachable to the lower portion without roof module.

FIG. 1

eine schematische Zeichnung, in der das Zusammenfügen eines Dachmoduls und eines Chassis verdeutlicht wird,

FIG. 2

eine schematische Darstellung eines Panzerchassis aus der FIG. 1,

FIG. 3

den als Missionsmodul bezeichneten austauschbaren Teil, der mit einer Dachplatte und einer Mehrzahl von Traversen versehen ist. Deutlich sind in FIG. 3 Kerben 52 zur Anpassung an das in FIG. 2 gezeigte gepanzerte Fahrzeugchassis erkennbar.

Further advantages and features of the invention will become apparent from the following description of the drawing. Showing:

FIG. 1

a schematic drawing in which the assembly of a roof module and a chassis is illustrated,

FIG. 2

a schematic representation of a tank chassis from the FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3

the replaceable part referred to as a mission module, which is provided with a roof plate and a plurality of trusses. Are clearly in FIG. 3 Notches 52 for adaptation to the in FIG. 2 shown armored vehicle chassis recognizable.

The chassis, as is in FIG. 2 and 1 can be seen, has recognizable chains in the lower part of the drawing and is listed in the manner of a light tank. The vehicle chassis has an approximately over the entire width reaching recess, which begins behind the hatch for the driver and extends to just before the rear wall of the chassis.

The recess is formed box-shaped, so that, as in the FIG. 1 represented, a box-shaped insert can be introduced. The insert has a roof panel 40 on its upper side and a running floor 30 as the lower boundary. In addition, a gun and two hatches can be seen on the roof panel. Between the roof panel, which will rest on a rim 42 on the chassis, and the walking floor 30, there are provided a plurality of traverses 24 which hold the walking floor to the roof panel 40 without the walking floor making contact with the floor pan of the chassis.

Rather, a not inconsiderable distance of all possible bulges of the floor pan takes into account between the floor 30 and the bottom tray or one in the FIG. 2 shown top of the bottom tray 18 observed.

In the FIG. 2 Furthermore, the substantially vertically running side walls 14, 16 of the vehicle are shown, on which inside depending on the width of the edge 42 at the top nor facilities can be provided which must be present in each vehicle. Only institutions specific to each mission and those in direct contact with persons are usefully designed to be interchangeable with the umbrella or mission module.

The vehicle chassis is designated by reference numeral 12 and reference numeral 50 denotes a rod or a bracket, which is attached as one (preferably several) guide elements on one of the wall portions and forms the counter-guide to a provided on the depending bottom 30 groove 52, like this one in the FIG. 3 is shown.

In the FIG. 3 is no longer the armored mine protected vehicle overall, but only the customizable to the different purposes exchange module 10 is shown. This replacement module 10 is inserted into the upwardly open space in the interior of the mine-endangered vehicle 12, wherein now not the previously available space, but the intended replacement module bounded by the side walls 14,16 the rear wall and the bottom 18 and the front of the vehicle chassis is.

The roof module 10 will protrude at its edge, namely with the edge of the roof panel 40 over a respective horizontal area of the walls and fronts of the vehicle to be interchangeable with this. It is conceivable to exchange larger areas with parts of the vertical wall.

All to be kept for the various purposes indoor facilities and or equipment are attached to the roof module 10 and are designed so interchangeable with this.

In a preferred embodiment, seats 32 for the vehicle occupants and the interior components to be provided for the intended use are on trusses 24; 36 and / or attached to the hanging floor 30 leaving a free space to the walls and to the fronts. In this way, they are not directly reached by the shock waves in a possible mine explosion, but only by the shock waves that move the roof panel 40. Crossbars 38 at those in Fig. 3 the seats are shown attached reinforce the decoupling yet.

In the FIG. 3 In addition, the roof plate 40 of the roof module 10, which fits onto a horizontal, peripheral bearing edge 42 and closes an opening above the free space in the vehicle, is provided with a plurality of straight side edges.

In the FIG. 3 not shown is a preferred embodiment in which the roof panel 40 is provided along its edges with bolt holes into which bolts for securing the roof panel at an upper edge 42 are screwed. A design of the bolt holes in the upper edge 42 as blind holes is possible.

Also not shown, but proposed in a further preferred embodiment, conical pins and cooperating pin holes may cooperate on at least one bearing edge with a mating roof panel 40 covering an opening in the vehicle.

Finally, it is proposed that for transport and storage of a roof module a height of the lengths of the trusses superior lower portion of a transport container is formed with a support edge for a roof module, which allows the mission modules can be transported in such transport containers, with an upper Part of the transport container releasably fastened on the lower portion of a roof module and the devices mounted on it is designed to cover.

Claims (8)

Armored, mine-endangered vehicle with a replaceable module adaptable to different purposes, characterized by a vehicle chassis (12) provided with an upwardly open free space in its interior, the free space being bounded by side walls (14, 16), rear wall, floor (18) and front, - A roof module (10), which is interchangeable at its edge on the walls and front with the vehicle chassis of the vehicle in communication with the vorzuhaltbare for various purposes interior facilities and / or equipment on the roof module (10) are interchangeably attached thereto , An armored, mine-prone vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that the roof module (10) is provided with a floor (30) depending from trusses (24) from the roof and spaced from the bottom (18) of the refuse-susceptible vehicle. Armored mine-endangered vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that seats (32) for the vehicle occupants and the interior components to be provided for use are provided on trusses (24; 36) and / or the suspended floor leaving a free space to the walls and fronts are attached. Armored, mine-endangered vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a roof panel (40) of the roof module which projects beyond a horizontal opening on the edge and projects over an opening in the mine-endangered vehicle, with a plurality of straight side edges - The roof panel (40) is provided along its edges with bolt holes into which bolts for securing the roof panel at an upper edge of the wall portions of the mine-endangered vehicle are screwed. Armored mine-endangered vehicle according to one of the preceding claims 2 to 4, characterized by at least one guide element arranged vertically on a side wall of the free space created in the vehicle, and in a counter guide provided in the depending floor (30) of the roof module (40) (52) fits. An armored, mine-prone vehicle according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the guide element is a vertical bar (50) attached to the side of a wall, or a stirrup, and the counter-guide to the depending floor of the roof module is a groove (52), in the rod (50) or bracket during the sinking of the bottom (30) fit into the free space. Armored mine-endangered vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that conical pins and cooperating pin holes are provided on a supporting edge and on a covering roof plate covering an opening above a free space in the vehicle at risk from mines. Device for transport and storage of a roof module according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lengths of the trusses in its height exceeding lower portion of a transport container is provided with a support edge for a roof module, and an upper portion of the transport container releasably secured, an attached Roof module is provided covering on the lower portion.

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