US20130327205A1 - Motorized turntable for turret additional elements - Google Patents

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US20130327205A1
US20130327205A1 US13/910,905 US201313910905A US2013327205A1 US 20130327205 A1 US20130327205 A1 US 20130327205A1 US 201313910905 A US201313910905 A US 201313910905A US 2013327205 A1 US2013327205 A1 US 2013327205A1
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Nicolas Bousquet
Eric HERVET
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H5/00—Armour; Armour plates
    • F41H5/20—Turrets
    • 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
    • F41A27/00—Gun mountings permitting traversing or elevating movement, e.g. gun carriages
    • F41A27/06—Mechanical systems
    • F41A27/18—Mechanical systems for gun turrets
    • 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
    • F41A27/00—Gun mountings permitting traversing or elevating movement, e.g. gun carriages
    • F41A27/06—Mechanical systems
    • F41A27/18—Mechanical systems for gun turrets
    • F41A27/20—Drives for turret movements
    • 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
    • F41A27/00—Gun mountings permitting traversing or elevating movement, e.g. gun carriages
    • F41A27/06—Mechanical systems
    • F41A27/22—Traversing gear
    • 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
    • F41A27/00—Gun mountings permitting traversing or elevating movement, e.g. gun carriages
    • F41A27/28—Electrically-operated systems

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  • the present invention relates to turrets equipped with a lethal or non-lethal weapon (firearm, water canon, etc) able to turn about two rotation axes.
  • the turret is also equipped with aiming means that may be optical or optronic.
  • the assembly may be remote-controlled.
  • the turrets are most often placed on mobile elements such as vehicles and must withstand jolts caused by irregularities of the terrain.
  • This type of turret is used in dangerous areas such as battlefields, which are very severe environments. It must remain functional whatever the weather, in very wide ranges of temperature, in very severe electrical and electromagnetic environments. Moreover, it must be capable of resisting intense pyrotechnic shocks (for example: firing of smoke generators to improve camouflage) and also impacts linked to ballistic threats (projectiles stopped by the armour). It is therefore sometimes necessary to provide additional equipment such as, for example, protection against battlefield threats, camouflage or additional munitions payloads.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a standard turret that is rated exactly as required at the same time as enabling the addition of additional elements of high weight and high inertia.
  • the turret in accordance with the invention has two rotation axes, a vertical axis and a horizontal axis; it includes a weapon, aiming means and two motors, one part of the turret rotating about the vertical axis by a first motor and the weapon and the aiming means being turned about the horizontal axis by a second motor; it is characterized in that an additional element is turned coaxially about the vertical axis and is provided with a third motor of its own. This third motor enables rotation of the additional element about the vertical axis.
  • the turret is thus equipped with two motors rated on the one hand to turn the mobile part of the turret about the vertical axis and on the other hand to turn the weapon and the aiming means about the horizontal axis.
  • the turret is therefore rated optimally; the additional element has a dedicated motor that is also rated optimally and can be of different powers depending on the specific characteristics of this element (weight, inertia, etc.).
  • the weapon overhangs relative to the vertical axis of the turret. This position is particularly advantageous because the field of action of the weapon is not impeded by the structure of the turret, a greater range of angular movement is available, and integration of the weapon and its accessories is easier.
  • the additional element is a shielding.
  • shielding is very heavy and necessitates a relatively powerful motor to be able to track the movement of the turret to which it it slaved.
  • the additional element is a munitions payload.
  • the additional element is a camouflage device.
  • This device may contain smoke generators, for example.
  • At least one motor is remote-controlled. This enables the user to control the turret from a protected area.
  • the movement of the first and third motors is synchronized. This enables the additional element to turn in phase with the turret, the third motor being slaved to the first motor.
  • the turret includes a grenade launcher.
  • the aiming means are optical.
  • the aiming means are optronic.
  • FIG. 1 represents an exploded perspective view of a turret with its turntable.
  • FIG. 2 represents a perspective view of the turret in accordance with the invention with an additional element.
  • FIG. 3 represents a section of the base of the turret with the additional element.
  • the turret 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a weapon 2 and aiming means 3 .
  • the turret 1 has two rotation axes, a vertical axis A and a horizontal axis B.
  • the turret 1 is in two parts: a mobile part 10 and a fixed part 11 .
  • the axis A is the axis about which the mobile part 10 of the turret 1 turns;
  • the axis B is the axis about which the weapon 2 and the aiming means 3 turn.
  • the part 10 of the turret 1 is actuated by a first motor (not represented) that may be disposed in the fixed part 11 of the turret 1 or in the mobile part 10 .
  • the disadvantage of disposing the first motor in the mobile part is that this increases the weight of the mobile part 10 .
  • this has the advantage of reducing the area to be protected from electrical or electronic jamming to the mobile part 10 instead of being obliged to protect the whole of the turret 1 .
  • the weapon 2 comprises a canon 20 that has a greater or lesser length. Said weapon 2 overhangs relative to the axis A, which enables greater movement of the canon 20 , which can thus be inclined without being impeded by the fixed part 11 of the turret 1 .
  • the weapon 2 and the aiming means 3 are turned together by a second motor (not represented) in order to enable aiming and pointing of the weapon.
  • the turret 1 is fixed to a turntable 4 via the fixed part 11 .
  • the turntable 4 is circular and its rotation axis is the axis A.
  • the turntable 4 is shown in detail in FIG. 3 ; it includes a fixed ring 40 and a mobile ring 41 .
  • the fixed ring 40 is fastened to the fixed part 11 of the turret 1 .
  • the mobile ring 41 is fastened to an actuator 5 and an additional element 6 .
  • the actuator 5 is a third motor slaved to the mobile part 10 of the turret 1 in order to turn the mobile ring 41 , the actuator 5 , the additional element 6 and the mobile part 10 together about the vertical axis, preferably means of a toothed arrangement.
  • the actuator 5 is rated as a function of the additional element 6 . It is also possible to use a standard actuator capable of orienting different additional elements 6 .
  • the additional element 6 shown in FIG. 2 is a camouflage device.
  • the actuator 5 is electrically connected to the mobile part 10 of the turret 1 ; the movement of the actuator 5 with the mobile part 10 limits the length of the connecting wire (not represented) and thus prevents said wires tangling around the fixed part 11 of the turret 1 .
  • connection of the mobile ring 41 to the fixed ring 40 may be effected by means of a rolling bearing.

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FR1255331A FR2991763B1 (fr) 2012-06-07 2012-06-07 Plateau tournant motorise pour elements additionnels de tourelle.
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