US1990950A - Wheeled gun carriage - Google Patents

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US1990950A
US1990950A US620272A US62027232A US1990950A US 1990950 A US1990950 A US 1990950A US 620272 A US620272 A US 620272A US 62027232 A US62027232 A US 62027232A US 1990950 A US1990950 A US 1990950A
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Methlin Nicolas Emilien
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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
    • F41A23/28—Wheeled-gun mountings; Endless-track gun mountings
    • F41A23/32—Wheeled-gun mountings; Endless-track gun mountings with split trails

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  • ' ⁇ .'Illfhe present invention relates to 'a wheeled gun carriage with ⁇ split trail and'one or more auxiliary trails as well as detachable wheels or is characterized by a system of trail legs so adapted that the said trail legs may both be brought simultaneously, either by individual or 'coupled action, alternatively into a position withthe head raised in which the system 'of the' said' trail legs is arranged'fo'r travelling or for normal ring on wheels, or into a position with the head lowered in which the oscillating gun and cradle, during the pivoting of the top carriage; can pass above the system of trail legs for'I ring at aerial objectives.
  • a construction may be provided in which the trail legs are acted upon individually, or both trail legs'- are acted' 'upon together, the latter being adapted to turn orf slide separately or conjointly' in the pintle'bearing or carriage body when the carriage comprisesan oscillating axle.
  • the legs of the split trail being in this case pivoted'to a crosslpiece adapted to oscillate in the pintle bearing rigidly supported by the axle
  • the change-over from the 'f raised position to the lowered position may also be effected by pivoting the system of trail legs vabout the pivot joining the cross-piece to the carl 'riage body, or a cross-piecein two parts may be employed which parts are adapted to occupy'two positions, one in which they raise the heads of the trail legs pivoted to their free endsandthe other in which they'lower them.
  • the changeover from the raised' position to the loweredposition may be'effected by 'a displacement o1' the longitudinal joint of the system of trail legs inl the pintle bearing, or there may be provided for the longitudinal joint of the system of trail legs a movable bearing adapted to be brought alternatively into an upper position or into a lower i position, for example by means of a. screw and nut mechanism.
  • A1 Figures 1 and 2 show respectively inside. eleva- ,the main trail.
  • Figure' is a fragmentary elevation corresponding to Figure 5 and showing the hooks of the main trail which are adapted to be engaged by the auxiliary trail.
  • FIG. 7 is a plan view in section taken substantially on line 7-7 of Figure 3.
  • Figure 8 is an end elevation of the trail leg head and the intermediate piece of the embodiment of Figures 1, 2 and 3.
  • ',.Ql v ligures 9 and 9a are fragmentary elevations d manner of connecting a trail f" a fragmentary elevation of a modf
  • Figure 10b is ⁇ ,iication of the device shown in Figures 10 and 0a.
  • Figurell is an elevation portion of a gun mount showing still another embo'dime'nt of -the invention.
  • E illne 12 is a plan view corresponding to Figure h .
  • ⁇ Figure'13' is a side elevation corresponding to Figur'e l1, but including a showing of the trail leg foot.
  • Figure 14 is an end view part in section of the trail cross'piece.
  • Figures'15 and 16 are n-'Aplan view, respectively, device for coupling the pintle bearing.
  • Figure 17 is an elevation of a portion of a gun ount showing still another embodiment of the invention part in section of a' an end elevation and a part in section, of the detachable wheels to the Figures 18, 19 and 20 are end elevations and a v fp lan view, all partly in section, of the embodimentof Figure 17, Figure 18 showing the trail legs lin lowered position and Figure 20 showing Ethem in raised position.
  • Fi g 1 1res 21 and 22 are fragmentary elevation as! lrssrsetivs1w-varily in Section. 55
  • Figures 23 and 24 are side elevation and plan views of a portion of another gun mount embodying another form of the invention.
  • Figure 25 is a sectional end elevation taken su stantially on line25'25 of Figure-24.' V 1 Figures26 and .27..are partial .elevation and plan views of another embodiment of the invention.
  • ai Figure 28 is an end elevation in section through the trail legs of the embodiment of Figure :26.
  • Figure 29 is a part elevationcorresponding-tto. Figure 26 but showing the auxiliary atrail-.in L raised position.
  • 'I'he equipment itself may be of any kn0Wn-con-. struction. It may comprise for examplehan ⁇ os-- cillating mass, gun 1 adapted to recoil on a cradle 2, the latter being adapted to oscillate by means of trunnions 3 in a top carriage a-a1 for elevation, the said top carriage in turn being adapted to pivot in a carriage body ora pintle bearing b, a longitudinal joint c2 permitting a transverse oscillation of the set of 'wheels cl--lc-c1 relatively to an intermediate piece c3carried bythe pintle bearing b, due to -an attachment b1 by means whereof the entire set of wheels may be detached L' from the pintle bearing by horizontal-'slidingl
  • the bottom carriage comprises two trail legs d, d, which for the purpose of being spreadv outand brought together are movable about vpivots e, e
  • the pivots -e are' each carried on an intermediate piece 'f which is adapted to turn'about a pivot b2 which is slightly inclined to the horizontal, thereby permitting each of the trail legs to take up two positions which are symmetrical relatively to the'said pivot.
  • the pivot b2 as shown in Figure 3, will ⁇ be given an inclination such that its geometrical axis passes in the immediate vicinity of the footy Aof the trail leg.
  • This constructional form 'it is necessary to be able to Vturn the foot ofthetrail leg which is intended to receive a sliding trail spade and to provide for this 'purpose a pivot 'g1 between this trail leg foot and the trail leg body d, ⁇ the geometrical axis of the Kpivot g1 beingsituated in the extension of thegeometrical axis vof b2.
  • the trail legs d' can be turned about their pivot 'b2joir1ing' them to the carriage body without this operation involving any displacement of the carriage body or gf the foot of the trail leg.
  • the auxiliary trail may comprise a hook h1,'as shown in-elevation'in Figf ures 1 and 4.-, and in part plan in Figure 5.
  • the vsaid hook 4 engages corresponding hooks d1 carried by the heads of the said trail legs d.
  • the legs ciV of the split trail may be brought together into the-position with'raisedheadfortravelling as'shown'in chain aiionly limited by the wheels.
  • the intermediate piece is made
  • the lower part f1 carries the pivot e around which the trail leg body d is adapted to turn.
  • the trail leg head d4 isadapted to engage a lug 'f3 'of the intermediate 'piece in two positions 'of angular displacement, for example by means of a' pin d5.
  • f denotes the intermediate j piece which makes a sliding fit on a guide b3 in the form Vof a projection on the pintle bearing b.
  • the guide 'provided lfor each of thetrailelegn headsorify the fpintle :bearing fbr is: inthe form of. a .rack b4 -for a pinion ora; worin 019 .journalled inthe trail leg i head and adapted. Vto bei manipulated l by' a hand wheel orratchet". f
  • the .trail -legs may be placedin the top posi-y tion orin the bottom position/equallyv in eachof the positions II andlIII'infFi'gure 12.
  • thelegs may bespread apartinto the position IIL for ringv against aerial. objectives, .the Vaux'- iliaryk trail h having been putainposition ⁇ as in the example shown in Figures, 1 to 3. ⁇
  • the set Vof wheels can then-be reinovedvbyV disengaging the bolts m ( Figure V16) which permits the brackets c projecting from. the jaxlec to be ⁇ dis- Aenga'gedrin their rturn andthe set of .wheels to beV removed.
  • aux iliary trail his xed tothe pintle bearing bjby a pinh?, while the forkrsh'of vtheihead of trail h are xedrby a pin h4 vto bossesgd? formed on the trail leg heads d.
  • A-.device for lockingthe trailV legs in their. vtopV position may also-beprovided by engagement between the bosses or lugs Ydrl on theV trail. legs and corresponding lugs provided' on the pintle bearing.
  • cupy"twol.p'ositions one of' which is 'shown in the side and end elevations of- Eigures, 17 18 and 19,.while the other is shown in the; end elevation of FigureZO.vv
  • Figures 2l and 22 show' another modification which. may-be'femployed in combination'with a carriage having anY oscillating; axle.. Inthis ex'- ample, each oi the trailA legs.Vr dA is jointed both .to thertrail leg foot gby a pivot. gland/by. apivot dtoabush e6 carriedib'y/ a vertical pivotfe1 journa'lled ⁇ in, the pintlel bearing b.
  • the pivots 'y1 and df. have the same geometrical. axis,.the trail .legs'being adaptedto be locked in the topA posi- :tion shown inchain Alines in Figure 21.
  • the pintle bearing b comprises, for each ofltheheads -of. the legs d of the split'traiL'a helicall guide b3 .which .may be vformed as a projection on vthe body of thepintle bearing hask shown in.y Figure 24 and which is engagedby the corresponding traille'g head..
  • theltrail-leg body dis rigidly integral with the head engaging the guidathetrail legs are capable of. assuming exactly two positions, as indicatedin full lines and chain. lines'. respectively in Figures 23 and 24.
  • Figures 26 to 29 show a constructional form ap#- pliedin ⁇ combination with a carriage not provid'- ed ⁇ with oscillating axle, that is to say, a car, ⁇
  • Y c split. and auxiliary l trails being ⁇ so -locatedivi/henv l 7d vinemplacedipositionthat the.oscillating1 gurand objectives 'atanyazimutha cradle mayo pivot thereabove for* firing .ataerial l to a portion of ⁇ the, guncarrlia'ge that f is ⁇ fixed dur-f" ""vconnectedyto.- sai .8;luaigunilcarriage an ntleizbearing, a trail i leg ihavingfa headiadapted ,tdJoesecuredilto said l p bearing; l means fon @securingJ said f trail jleg i head i e to said bearing in bothraise'd andlowered positions and foi-L Jshiftingjfromgoue of ⁇ said positions 111,996,950 t t p carriage ⁇ secured'itc ⁇ said tbearing; and ⁇
  • saidbearingiandito latter aregin-l'vvered Ina gunvcarriag Sagethefground'flansjforiraising and lowering f trail, andgmeanssforgsec d totheotnergwithout:arresting the position af-said portion" of itheggunl'earnagefthatfis ,gliaedgduiing l ing, and., cradle elative to (the '.iground, ⁇ alicl. ⁇
  • vsaid auxiliary,..tmi1 tog@ *n l bearing means 'ior'securing said trail leg head to said 'bearing Afor pivotalrmovement relative thereto v'about'an axis slightly'inclined-tothelhorizontal, 1 whereby said -trailv leg may -be quickly moved, without affecting the position of saidlbearing relative -to Athe groundflfrom anormal raised position for'ii-ring 'with t'l1efgun transportation means in place to faf'loweredemplaced position withfsaidtransportationfmeans removed for iii"- ing-at "aerial objectives, and ymeans 'forfmounting said trail vleg for' pivotal movement about anY axis substantially at right angles' to -sa-idrst named axis.
  • a trail leg adapted tor be secured to said bearing, and means for securing saidtrail leg to said bearing in a plurality of differentpositions relative to said bearing including a pivot lug formed on said bearing, an intermediate member engaging said lug and adapted to pivot therearound, theaxis of said pivotal movement being inclined slightly from the horizontal, and apivotal connection between said intermediatemember and said trail leg having an axis Vsubstantially perpendicular' to said rstfnam'ed axis.
  • a pintle bearing a trail leg adapted-to be secured to said bearing, and means for securing said trail leg to said bearing in a plurality of different positions relative to said .bearing'including a pivot lug formed on said bearing, an intermediate member engaging said lugand adapted to pivot therearound, a pivotal connection between said intermediate member YVand saidtrail leg, a ground engaging foot for said trail leg, and a pivotal connection between said foot land said leg -having van axis substantially coaxial-withithatc said pivot lug.
  • a pintle bearing for pivotal movement about an axis slightly inclined tothe horizontal, pivotal connections between said cross-piece and said ⁇ trail legs having axes substantially perpendicular to said iirst named axis, ground engaging feet for said trail legs, and a pivotal connection between each of said feet and its associated trail leg.
  • a pintle bearing In a gun carriage, a pintle bearing, a split trail having a plurality of legs adapted to be secured to said bearing, and means for securing said trail legs to said bearing in raised and lowered positions for normal and aerial firing, respectively, including a cross-piece connected to 25 spectivelyl, ⁇ including al crosse-piece' connected to fA bearing andsaid trail legsl whensthe attei" ⁇ aiev ⁇ in loweredpo'sition.” l l A, connections .fb
  • Y urst named'1 axis, an auxiliary "trail,I and:lineagnsfaV 56C t Y 1,999s95Qi said ⁇ bearing f oifpiyotal movement about anaxis slightly inclined l to Athe l horizontal, pivotal' cori- ⁇ nections between said. cross-piece and saidft1:a il Vlegs having ages substantially perpendicular to] j leest@ saicl bearing. risdfand loweredlposi-l i A tions; ,fornoijnial and aerial firing, :respectively including afpain-:fof ⁇ substandally vertical. slide guides carried onnopposite sides of said, bearing, acque??
  • said bearing for fpiifotal ⁇ movementaboutyam; axis slightlyinclined to the lioi'zontalypiyotalfj connections. ⁇ between l said t vcross-piece f andsaid.4 "ti traillegswhaving axes"substantially.ferpendicu-A ⁇ lato said firstk namedr aXSfgroundlengagingp feet ⁇ for lsaid trailiegs,- ⁇ a pivotalf ⁇ 'connection be2-uf" tween each of said-feet and'itspassooiatedgtrail legs havingan axissubstantiallycoaxalwith saidl V"23.”
  • Inla1guncaifrialgfe a pintle ⁇ bearing, a vsplit ⁇ w y L traily ⁇ hawinl; ⁇ a pair of legs;adaptedxtti besecured to said;5 be in to l said bearing, ⁇ and V ⁇ means '

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