EP3652495B1 - Storage box for an armored vehicle - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a storage box for an armored vehicle according to claim 1.

Stash Boxes are used to stow movable or mission-specific gear and/or equipment. Armored vehicles often only have limited storage space. However, the objects and/or devices mentioned require storage space and the requirement for more storage space is increasing.

For example, the DE 10 2012 108 527 B4 a rear storage box for a truck, which is mounted in the area of the vehicle chassis. This storage box is designed to be movable, namely movable longitudinally, so that an increase in storage space and/or simplified access to the storage space is possible. DE 10 2004 025743 A1 discloses a shooting module with additional housing.

In the case of armored vehicles, however, such an implementation is difficult because the chassis should be as closed as possible all around.

It is therefore known in armored vehicles to attach the storage space in the form of storage boxes to a vehicle body, for example a tower. To this end, it is known to attach a storage box to the rear of the tower using attachment points.

However, a difficulty for display cases attached to the tower is that at the rear positions where the storage cases are arranged, there is also often a maintenance hatch. This is necessary and therefore the area in front of the maintenance hatch is only available as storage space to a limited extent. The storage volume of such a storage box is correspondingly small.

The object of the present invention is therefore to create a storage box with the largest possible storage volume, which does not impede access to the maintenance hatch on the turret of an armored vehicle.

These objects are solved with the features of the respective independent claims 1 and 11.

For this purpose, a storage box for an armored vehicle is proposed, with the armored vehicle containing a turret. At least one attachment point is provided on the tower, to which the storage box can be attached. These attachment points are preferably provided as a rear arrangement.

The storage box is designed in such a way that it is accessible through at least one box flap. For this purpose, the box flap is designed in such a way that it can close at least one opening in the storage box. The box flap is also designed in such a way that it can also release the opening and thus ensure free access to the inside of the storage box.

For this purpose, hinges can be provided in order to make the box flap pivotable. However, it is also possible to provide simple attachment options such as screw connections, in order to be able to attach or detach the box flap on the opening.

According to the invention, the storage box is designed in at least two parts, with one of the two parts of the storage box being designed to be pivotable. By means of at least one pivot bearing at one of the attachment points, a part of the storage box is thus pivotably arranged on the attachment point.

Each part of the storage box is a self-contained element, so that after the box flap is attached to a part of the storage box, it is closed all around. All parts of the storage box together form the storage box according to the invention.

Due to the attachment points on the tower, the stowage box is pivoted with the tower movement and at least the pivotable part of the stowage box can continue to be pivoted by the pivot bearing.

By pivoting one of the parts of the stowage box, the stowage box can also be arranged partially or completely in front of a maintenance hatch of the tower. To access the maintenance flap, the pivoting part of the storage box then simply has to be swiveled away to ensure free access to the maintenance flap. For such a free access to the maintenance flap, it is necessary that only the part of the storage box that is designed to be pivotable is arranged in front of the maintenance flap.

In the pivoting area of the pivotable part of the stowage box, there can be superstructures and/or equipment on the vehicle that protrude into the pivoting space. So that this does not hinder the pivoting of the pivotable part of the storage box, in a preferred embodiment at least one recess is on the pivotable part of the Storage box provided, which is dimensioned so that corresponding additional equipment or structures of the vehicle do not impede the pivoting part of the storage box in its pivoting movement.

In a further preferred embodiment, seals are provided between the openings and the box flaps in order to protect the storage area of the storage box from spray water. For this purpose, the seal is arranged circumferentially around the opening and by fastening the box flap to the storage box, the storage box is then protected against splashing water by the seal.

Fastening means are also preferably provided in order to lock the pivotable part of the storage box. This is intended to prevent unwanted swinging movements when the tower moves or when the vehicle moves. For this purpose, a screw connection can be provided as a fastening means, with which the movable part of the stowage box can be locked on the tower. Magnetic locking is also conceivable, as is locking the swivel bearing.

The stationary part of the storage box that is stationary on the tower is attached to at least one of the attachment points in the same way as is already known from the conventional storage boxes known from the prior art. This means that only a small amount of effort is required to replace existing storage boxes with the new design of a storage box according to the invention.

In a likewise preferred embodiment, a side of the pivotable part of the storage box that faces the tower is already connected to the maintenance flap on the tower, so that during pivoting movement not only the pivotable part of the storage box is pivoted, but also the maintenance flap. This makes it very easy to make the maintenance area accessible, namely simply by pivoting the pivotable part of the stowage box. After locking the swiveling part of the storage box, the maintenance flap is also locked and the maintenance area is closed.

The storage box itself can be subdivided into smaller areas and its total volume is similar to the volume of the storage boxes already known from the prior art, although the area in front of the storage flap can now also be fully used.

The storage box is preferably made of steel. Here, special hardened steels can be used if there are special safety requirements for the storage box. Likewise, the stowage box can also be made of the same material as the vehicle or the tower, for example mild steel. Depending on the requirements, the materials can also be combined.

The pivoting range of the pivotable part of the stowage box is preferably designed in such a way that this part can be pivoted out by up to 90°.

In addition to the possible subdivisions of the storage space, receptacles or attachment points for the devices or objects to be stowed away are also possible.

Preferably, the use of the stowage box in a Leopard 2 vehicle is proposed, since the previously mentioned, non-pivoting stowage boxes are known for this purpose and have the fastening points that are already required. These storage boxes can be significantly improved with the present embodiment.

Figur 1:

Perspektivische Ansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Staukastens;

Figur 2:

Eine perspektivische Ansicht auf den schwenkbaren Teil eines erfindungsgemäßen Staukastens;

Figur 3:

Perspektivische Ansicht auf einen teilweise verschwenkten Staukasten mit Wartungsbereich und Wartungsklappe;

Figur 4:

Eine Draufsicht auf einen erfindungsgemäßen Staukasten;

Figur 5:

Perspektivische Ansicht in eine Öffnung eines erfindungsgemäßen Staukastens.

Further features emerge from the accompanying drawings. Show it:

Figure 1:

Perspective view of a storage box according to the invention;

Figure 2:

A perspective view of the pivotable part of a storage box according to the invention;

Figure 3:

Perspective view of a partially swiveled storage box with maintenance area and maintenance flap;

Figure 4:

A plan view of a storage box according to the invention;

Figure 5:

Perspective view of an opening of a storage box according to the invention.

figure 1 shows a perspective view of a storage box 1, 2 according to the invention. The storage box is arranged on an armored vehicle which has a tower.

The stowage box is divided in two and there is a stationary part of the stowage box 1 which is fixedly attached to the tower. It is attached to the rear of the tower. There is also a second part of the storage box 2, which is pivotably arranged on the tower. Both parts of the storage box 1, 2 are arranged at attachment points 10. These attachment points 10 are located on the tower of the vehicle, with the pivotable part of the storage box 2 being arranged at one of the attachment points 10 by means of pivot bearings 11 . The attachment points 10 are designed as a vertical column.

You can also see two box flaps 3, 4, one box flap 3, 4 for each part of the storage box 1, 2. The box flaps 3, 4 serve to open the storage box 1, 2 in order to be able to access the interior of the storage box. The interior of the storage box 1, 2 can then accommodate devices and/or accessories that are to be carried along while driving the vehicle.

For this purpose, the box flaps 3, 4 are designed in such a way that they can be attached to the respective part of the storage box 1, 2 and thus close it or can be opened by suitable means.

Additional equipment 12, such as energy supplies, can be provided on the vehicle itself.

figure 2 also shows a perspective view of the storage box 1, 2 according to the invention, only this time from the perspective of the swiveling part of the storage box 2. As already described, the swiveling part of the storage box 2 is arranged at a fastening point 10 by at least one swivel bearing 11 and can thus be pivoted in the pivot axis of the pivot bearing 11.

The attachment points 10 are each arranged on the tower. In this embodiment, the arrangement is shown at the rear of the tower. For this purpose, the fastening points 10 can also be designed to be two-dimensional instead of punctiform, so that a plurality of pivot bearings 11 can be arranged at one fastening point 10 .

figure 3 shows a storage box 1, 2 according to the invention, the pivotable part of the storage box 2 being shown in a pivoted position. The pivotable part of the storage box 2 can preferably be pivoted out by up to 90° and has at least one recess 5 so that when pivoting it is not impeded in its pivoting movement by elements on the vehicle, such as the additional equipment 12 .

For this purpose, in figure 3 An APU is shown as additional equipment 12, ie an additional energy supply. The recess 5 of the pivotable part of the stowage box 2 is thus designed in such a way that the additional equipment 5 does not impede the pivoting process when it is pivoted. Accordingly, the volume of the recess 5 is matched to the additional equipment 12 located in the pivoting area. The surface of the vehicle is also regarded as additional equipment 5 .

also in figure 3 A maintenance area 14 is shown, which can be closed or opened with a maintenance flap 13 . By pivoting the pivotable part of the storage box 2, access to the maintenance flap 13 is now free and this can be opened to allow access to the maintenance area 14.

The maintenance area 14 in the tower contains electronic and/or hydraulic components that must be made accessible for maintenance. To do this, the maintenance flap 13 is opened so that access is made possible.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown, the maintenance flap 13 can also be attached to the pivotable part of the storage box 2 so that the pivoting movement of the pivotable part of the storage box 2 and the maintenance flap 13 is carried out jointly. To this end, it is preferably proposed to fasten the maintenance flap 13 to a wall of the pivotable part of the stowage box 2 by means of running rails.

figure 4 shows again the storage box 1, 2 according to the invention, wherein the pivoted part of the storage box 2 is shown pivoted. In the top view, the fastening points 10 can again be seen, to which the parts of the storage box 1, 2 are fastened, as well as the pivot bearing 11, through which a part of the storage box 2 is designed to be pivotable.

figure 5 shows part of the stowage box 2 with the box flap 4 open, with a seal 6 being visible around the opening. This seal 6 provides protection against splash water when the box flap 2 is closed. This protects the objects in the storage box against splashing water. The stationary part of the storage box 1 is also provided with a seal 6 .

It is proposed to provide a locking option for the movable part of the stowage box 2 . For this purpose, fastening means 7 are attached to the storage box 2, through which the movable part of the storage box 2 can be attached to the tower of the vehicle. This serves to avoid unintentional pivoting movements of the pivotable part of the stowage box 2 when the vehicle is moving or when the tower is moving.

In the figures, the shown embodiment of the invention is shown on a Leopard 2 vehicle. The use on Leopard 2 vehicles represents a preferred use of the storage box 1, 2 according to the invention.

The invention is not limited to the aforementioned features. Rather, further configurations are conceivable. So it is possible to produce the storage box from non-metallic materials, such as plastic. It is also conceivable to make two or more parts of the storage box pivotable. For this purpose, at least one swivel bearing must be arranged at one of the attachment points.

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Storage box, stationary

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Storage box, swivelling

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Box flap on 1

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box flap on 2

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recess

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poetry

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fasteners

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attachment point

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swivel bearing

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additional equipment

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maintenance flap

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maintenance area

Claims (14)

1. Storage box (1, 2) for an armoured vehicle, with a turret and at least one fastening point (10) on the turret, the storage box (1, 2) comprising at least one box flap, wherein the storage box (1, 2) is constructed from at least two parts, wherein one of the parts of the storage box (2) may be pivotably arranged at one of the fastening points (10) by means of at least one pivot bearing (11), wherein each part of the storage box (1, 2) has an opening, which can be closed by a box flap (3, 4) .
2. Storage box (1, 2) according to Claim 1, characterized in that at least one part of the storage box (1) is arranged stationarily and immovably at one of the fastening points (10).
3. Storage box (1, 2) according to either of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that at least one clearance (5) is provided on the pivotable part of the storage box (2), in order to ensure the freedom of movement of the pivotable part of the storage box (2).
4. Storage box (1, 2) according to Claim 3, characterized in that additional equipment (12) is provided on the vehicle, at least partially projecting into the pivoting range of the pivotable part of the storage box (2) and the clearance (5) being made to match this additional equipment (12).
5. Storage box (1, 2) according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that seals (6) are provided between the opening and the box flap (3, 4).
6. Storage box (1, 2) according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that fastening means (7) are provided, in order to arrest the pivotable part of the storage box (2).
7. Storage box (1, 2) according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that a maintenance area (14) which is accessible by a maintenance flap (13) is provided in the turret.
8. Storage box (1, 2) according to Claim 7, characterized in that the maintenance flap (13) can be covered by the pivotable part of the storage box (2).
9. Storage box (1, 2) according to Claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the maintenance flap (13) is attached to the pivotable part of the storage box (2), so that the pivoting movement is performed jointly by the pivotable part of the storage box (2) and the maintenance flap (13).
10. Storage box (1, 2) according to one of Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that subdivisions are provided in the storage box (1, 2).
11. Use of the storage box (1, 2) according to one of Claims 1 to 10 in an armoured vehicle, characterized in that a vehicle of the Leopard 2 type is used as the armoured vehicle.
12. Vehicle, characterized in that a storage box according to one of Claims 1 to 10 is provided.
13. Vehicle according to Claim 12, characterized in that the vehicle has an armour-plating and the turret is constructed as part of the vehicle.
14. Vehicle according to Claim 13, characterized in that a vehicle of the Leopard 2 type is provided as the vehicle.

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