IL41731A - Armored vehicle with a laterally alignable mortar and movable magazine infeed mechanism - Google Patents

Armored vehicle with a laterally alignable mortar and movable magazine infeed mechanism

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Publication number
IL41731A
IL41731A IL41731A IL4173173A IL41731A IL 41731 A IL41731 A IL 41731A IL 41731 A IL41731 A IL 41731A IL 4173173 A IL4173173 A IL 4173173A IL 41731 A IL41731 A IL 41731A
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Israel
Prior art keywords
armored vehicle
sleeve
turret
shells
external
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IL41731A
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Hebrew (he)
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IL41731A0 (en
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Oerlikon Buehrle Ag
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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
    • F41A23/34—Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles on wheeled or endless-track vehicles
    • F41A23/42—Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles on wheeled or endless-track vehicles for rocket throwers
    • 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
    • F41A1/00—Missile propulsion characterised by the use of explosive or combustible propellant charges
    • F41A1/06—Adjusting the range without varying elevation angle or propellant charge data, e.g. by venting a part of the propulsive charge gases, or by adjusting the capacity of the cartridge or combustion chamber
    • 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
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/01—Feeding of unbelted ammunition
    • F41A9/24—Feeding of unbelted ammunition using a movable magazine or clip as feeding element
    • F41A9/26—Feeding of unbelted ammunition using a movable magazine or clip as feeding element using a revolving drum magazine
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41F—APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS
    • F41F1/00—Launching apparatus for projecting projectiles or missiles from barrels, e.g. cannons; Harpoon guns
    • F41F1/06—Mortars

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)
  • Emergency Lowering Means (AREA)
  • Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)

Claims (3)

1. WHAT IS CLAIMED IS: 1. An armored vehicle comprising a laterally alignable mortar operated by a firing crewman, the armored vehicle incorporating a turret for housing the firing crewman, said mortar incorporating a number of launching barrels which are rigidly connected with the laterally alignable turret of the armored vehicle, the launching barrels having muzzles which are located at the wall of the turret, an annular compartment concentrically arranged with respect to the axis of rotation of the turret arranged about the turret, an armored vehicle hood member for protecting the annular compartment, an lnfeed mechanism for the shells and magazines arranged in the annular compartment, said magazines being movable relative to the turret by means of said lnfeed mechanism into a position in alignment with the mortar.
2. The armored vehicle as defined in claim 1, further including means for infinitely varying the propellaht charge chamber at the launching barrels for the purpose of altering the firing range of the shells.
3. The armored vehicle as defined in claim 1, wherein the turret possesses a substantially truncated conical configuration, and wherein the launching barrels are directed perpendicular to the wall of the turret, said lnfeed mechanism comprising a support for the shells, and said shells being arranged at the support perpendicular to the wall of the turret with their shell tips pointing towards the outside. . The armored vehicle as defined in claim 3# said lnfeed mechanism further including a roller bearing arrangement for pivoting the support about the turret, sleeve meane for receivin the shells arranged at the support, said sleeve means in cross-section having a honeycom configuration, said sleeve means Insuring for firing of the shells in a position which Is in alignment with the launching barrels. 5i The armored vehicle as defined In claim 1, wherein said armored vehicle hood member is provided with an opening at the region of the muzzles of the launching barrels, and a cover fdr closing said opening. 6. ' The armored vehicle as defined in> claim 2> wherein said means for altering th propellant charge chamber comprises a sleeve member displaceable within each launching barrel and serving as a atop for the shells. , ,, 1 : 7. The armored vehicle as defined in claim 6, wherein the sleeve member is equipped with external teeth, and further including helical gears and a shaft, said sleeve member being in driving connection with the shaft via the external teeth and the helical gears. 8i The armored vehicle as defined In claim 7» wherein said 3leeve member possesses four forwardly extending arms which are uniformly divided about the periphery thereof, two of said arms being situated diagonally opposite one another and "carrying said external' teeth, and both of the other arms protruding somewhat past the arms equipped with the external teeth and having a point. 9. The armored vehicle as defined In claim 6, wherein the sleeve member possesses internal threading, a threaded spindle, the internal threading of said sleeve member being In driving connection with the* threaded spindle, . an external sleeve, the oleeve member being displaceable within the external sleeve, said external sleeve being seallhgly guided a the floor of the firin mechanism and.together -with the threaded spindle being mounted to be axlally non-displaceable at a plate . member, a further threaded spindle mounted at the firing mechanism,' said plate member being dlsplaceable at said further' hreaded' spindles · - <·. , .· , f..*-lO ·. The armored vehicle as defined in claim 9, wherein the external' sleeve is secured against' rotation at the plate member; and > herein the inner 1 sleeve membe i secured against rotation via a groove and a resilient -wedge at the external P. O. Box 33116 , Tel-Aviv Attorneys for Applicant
IL41731A 1972-03-16 1973-03-08 Armored vehicle with a laterally alignable mortar and movable magazine infeed mechanism IL41731A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CH391672A CH550987A (en) 1972-03-16 1972-03-16 ARMORED VEHICLE WITH A SIDE-ON GRENADE THROWER.

Publications (2)

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IL41731A0 IL41731A0 (en) 1973-07-30
IL41731A true IL41731A (en) 1976-06-30

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US (1) US3818794A (en)
BE (1) BE796402A (en)
CH (1) CH550987A (en)
DE (1) DE2307028C3 (en)
FR (1) FR2175777B1 (en)
IL (1) IL41731A (en)
IT (1) IT982517B (en)

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FR2175777B1 (en) 1977-07-29
DE2307028C3 (en) 1980-10-16
IL41731A0 (en) 1973-07-30
IT982517B (en) 1974-10-21
FR2175777A1 (en) 1973-10-26
BE796402A (en) 1973-07-02
DE2307028B2 (en) 1980-02-28
US3818794A (en) 1974-06-25
DE2307028A1 (en) 1973-09-20
CH550987A (en) 1974-06-28

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