GB581978A - Improvements in or relating to gun mountings - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to gun mountings

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GB581978A
GB581978A GB14288/42A GB1428842A GB581978A GB 581978 A GB581978 A GB 581978A GB 14288/42 A GB14288/42 A GB 14288/42A GB 1428842 A GB1428842 A GB 1428842A GB 581978 A GB581978 A GB 581978A
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gun
turret
base
head
wheels
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Priority to GB14288/42A priority Critical patent/GB581978A/en
Priority to FR932441D priority patent/FR932441A/en
Publication of GB581978A publication Critical patent/GB581978A/en
Priority to US747428A priority patent/US2594198A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C19/00—Bearings with rolling contact, for exclusively rotary movement
    • F16C19/50—Other types of ball or roller bearings
    • 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
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A25/00—Gun mountings permitting recoil or return to battery, e.g. gun cradles; Barrel buffers or brakes
    • F41A25/10—Spring-operated systems

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Spray Control Apparatus (AREA)
  • Nozzles (AREA)
  • Portable Nailing Machines And Staplers (AREA)

Abstract

581,978. Gun mountings. MOTLEY, L. Oct. 12, 1942, No. 14288. [Class 92 (i)] A gun mounting of the kind in which the gun is fired behind a massive armour protection is so constructed that the armour protection forms the support on which the gun is mounted and moves with the gun both in training and elevation and also moves through a short distance to absorb recoil. In the construction shown, the barrel 1 is bolted to the turret head 2 of a tank, the turret head carrying trunnions 13 rotatably mounted in plates 14 extending from the turret base 3. The base is universally jointed at 10 to a supporting member 5 and can be rotated about a vertical axis by hydraulically driven worm and worm-wheel mechanism 29, 30. Elevational movements of the turret head are effected by fluid fed to cylinders 32, the piston-rods 34 of which are connected to the sides of the turret head. The shock of recoil is absorbed by wheels 4b having resilient tyres. These wheels are mounted on the tank structure 6 and bear against a ring 4a on the turret base. Ammunition is stored in an armoured compartment 24 outside the head 3, this compartment serving in part to counterbalance the weight of the gun, and a machine gun 17 is mounted on a hood 16 rotatably mounted on the turret. A system of levers 41, 42, 43 and a trigger 44 are provided for actuating and firing the gun 17 from within the turret. In a modification, the wheels 4b engage in a channel member rigidly secured to the upper end of the turret base 3. Specifications 581,973 and 581,975 are referred to.
GB14288/42A 1942-10-12 1942-10-12 Improvements in or relating to gun mountings Expired GB581978A (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB14288/42A GB581978A (en) 1942-10-12 1942-10-12 Improvements in or relating to gun mountings
FR932441D FR932441A (en) 1942-10-12 1946-08-20 Improvements relating to gun carriages
US747428A US2594198A (en) 1942-10-12 1947-05-12 Turret gun mounting

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GB14288/42A GB581978A (en) 1942-10-12 1942-10-12 Improvements in or relating to gun mountings

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GB581978A true GB581978A (en) 1946-10-31

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FR (1) FR932441A (en)
GB (1) GB581978A (en)

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2221022A (en) * 1988-07-20 1990-01-24 Marconi Co Ltd Weapon system.

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FR932441A (en) 1948-03-22
US2594198A (en) 1952-04-22

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