261 |
Robotic vehicle construction |
US10252914 |
2002-09-23 |
US06702050B1 |
2004-03-09 |
Mohammad S. Mazhar |
A robotic vehicle is provided with an elliptical shaped housing, the housing having a circumferential track disposed about its midsection. The circumferential track is driven by a prime mover to rotate the housing and move it over a variety of different terrains. The vehicle is adapted to carry weapons systems for military application. |
262 |
Ordnance |
US597685 |
1996-02-06 |
US5604327A |
1997-02-18 |
Orjan Skoglund; Bengt Berglund; Peter Gardsio ; Bertil Wall |
The present invention relates to an ammunition handling system primarily for self-propelled artillery guns (1). According to the invention, the gun (1) in question is provided with carrier arms (19, 20) which are pivotally journalled in the chassis of the gun and which carry special ammunition magazines (21, 22) or cassettes in which a primary requirement of propellant charges (18) and shells (14) is stored. In such instance, the design of the carrier arms (19 and 20) and magazine (21, 22) is such that the magazine may be pivoted by simple manoeuvres forwards from a transport position where they are folded-in, in a direction towards the centre line of the gun, to a second position closely adjacent the loading breech of the gun or the replenishment position for auxiliary systems (13, 17) utilized on loading of the gun. The present invention also encompasses specific designs of the relevant magazines and a piece of ordnance designed in accordance with the inventive concept has herein disclosed. |
263 |
Mobile mortar firing unit |
US72266 |
1987-06-12 |
US4791852A |
1988-12-20 |
Michel Fraud; Rene Donnard |
The mobile unit makes it possible to fire a plurality of shots rapidly, and to leave the firing location immediately afterwards. The unit includes a carrier vehicle (1), a mortar (2) mounted via an articulation unit (4) on a base plate (6). Means are provided for rapidly setting the base plate on the ground so as to rest thereon during shooting. The aforesaid means may pull up the aforesaid plate so that the vehicle may move away rapidly from the shooting location. The primary object of these means is to provide the carrier vehicle with a retractable suspension which makes it possible to lower the vehicle to the ground. An elastic connection (8) is provided between the base plate (6) and the frame (7) of the carrier vehicle to provide for relative movement between the assembly made up of the mortar and the base plate on the one hand, and the frame, on the other hand. The aforesaid invention is of interest to military vehicle manufacturers. |
264 |
Armor car-mounted mortar |
US788734 |
1985-10-17 |
US4753156A |
1988-06-28 |
Gert Winkler; Wilfried Becker; Erich Zielinski |
A weapons system including a mortar and a vehicle. The vehicle has a body including a side wall having an opening and a region constructed for receiving the mortar. The mortar includes a dividable tube having a lower tube section and a mechanism for pivotally mounting the lower tube section for movement about an essentially horizontal axis to a loading position in which it is aligned with the opening in the side wall for breech loading of the mortar. A mounting device is connected with the vehicle for mounting the mortar for movement between a traveling position in which the mortar is positioned to travel with the vehicle and a firing position in which the mortar is positioned to fire a projectile. The traveling position is delimited by the region provided in the side wall for receiving the mortar and the firing position is located on the ground in the vicinity of the vehicle. |
265 |
Turret system for lightweight military vehicle |
US736218 |
1985-05-20 |
US4574685A |
1986-03-11 |
Steven L. Sanborn; Martin J. Neumeyer |
A lightweight military vehicle is provided with an unmanned turret for interchangeably supporting large weapon stations. Elastomer filled stanchions connected to a turret platform serve to isolate weapon impulse forces from the vehicle frame. Driver, commander and gunner seats are located externally to the turret and provided with side doors to enable quick exiting. Both powered and manual backup drives are external to the rotating turret disk and are accessible from the gunner's seat. The elevation drive employs a ball and socket joint connecting an upper yoke mounted to the weapon with a fixed lower portion controlling vertical movement of the yoke and thereby the elevation of the gun. |
266 |
Armor car-mounted mortar |
US385007 |
1982-06-03 |
US4495852A |
1985-01-29 |
Gert Winkler; Wilfried Becker; Erich Zielinski |
A weapons system including a mortar and a vehicle. The vehicle has a body including a side wall having a region constructed for receiving the mortar. A mounting device is connected with the vehicle for mounting the mortar for movement between a traveling position in which the mortar is positioned to travel with the vehicle and a firing position in which the mortar is positioned to fire a projectile. The traveling position is delimited by the region provided in the side wall for receiving the mortar and the firing position is located on the ground in the vicinity of the vehicle. |
267 |
Apparatus for supporting a weapon system upon a combat vehicle |
US52337 |
1979-06-27 |
US4317405A |
1982-03-02 |
Walter Ebner; Werner Kramis; Gustav Studer |
An apparatus for supporting a weapon system upon a combat vehicle, at which vehicle the weapon system is arranged upon a platform and is mounted to be rotatable about an essentially vertical axis. Between the chassis frame of the vehicle and the platform there is arranged an intermediate frame which is operatively connected, with the chassis frame, by means of three support devices arranged in spaced relationship from one another. The intermediate frame, together with the platform carrying the weapon system, viewed in the direction of travel of the vehicle, can be lowered and/or raised in relation to the chassis frame at least at one side. The individual support devices of the three point-support arrangement are structured for handling angular and displacement movements. |
268 |
Driving and steering system for a motor vehicle |
US42718973 |
1973-12-21 |
US3896700A |
1975-07-29 |
JOHNSSON STIG ARTHUR; HULTGREN KARL STEN RUDOLF |
A wheeled motor-driven artillery piece comprises a carriage supporting a gun thereon. The carriage includes a pair of driving wheels each of which is driven separately by a reversible hydraulic motor, the hydraulic motors being fed from hydraulic pumps and each pump being controlled independently of the other by manually operated controls. The main drive source comprises an internal combustion engine positioned below the gun at substantially the level of the driving wheel shafts and at a location adjacent to and forward of said shafts. The carriage further includes a pair of carriage trails extending rearwardly of the drive wheels and respectively supporting a pair of central castered, freely rotatable wheels which are horizontally spaced from one another by a distance substantially equal to the horizontal spacing between the driving wheels.
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269 |
Armored tank vehicle with antiaircraft armament |
US3602088D |
1969-03-25 |
US3602088A |
1971-08-31 |
SPRING TIMO |
A novel armored tank vehicle with antiaircraft armament is disclosed, such vehicle having at least one antiaircraft gun, a search radar means and a target-tracking radar-aiming means all mounted on a freely rotatable turret, at least one optical periscope being inserted in the turret cover. In the interior of the turret, seats are provided for the operating crew as are periscope oculars and, beneath such oculars, consoles with radar screens. Also provided in the interior of the turret is a firing computer functioning to automatically determine the firing parameters for the guns in dependence upon the target location data as continuously determined by the target-tracking radaraiming means. Further provided within the interior of the turret are manually operable means as well as ammunition storage areas for the guns. All of the above components are provided in such a manner that the armored vehicle comprises a completely autonomous automotive and armored weapon system for weather-independent antiaircraft operations by mobile fighting units.
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270 |
Device for launching flying bodies |
US3595127D |
1965-07-26 |
US3595127A |
1971-07-27 |
STANGL ARNOLD; PFISTER FRANZ |
1. A device for launching flying bodies particularly reactiondriven missiles, comprising a substantially ball-shaped pivot member, means pivotally mounting said pivot member for pivotal movement about a first normally horizontal axis and about a second normally vertical axis, at least one first and one second flying body launching tube rotatably mounted on said pivot member, control means operatively connected to said pivotal mounting means for said pivot member for pivoting said pivot member about said first and second axes, said pivot member having a loading opening defined therethrough below the pivotal mounting of said launching tubes thereon, said first and second launching tubes being rotatable between a firing position at which one of said first and second launching tubes extends above said ball member and a loading position at which one of said first and second loading tubes extends in alignment with the loading opening defined in said ball member, and a closure flap carried by said ball member and movable between a position closing said opening and a position opening said opening.
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271 |
Weather kit for military vehicles |
US31784863 |
1963-10-21 |
US3139797A |
1964-07-07 |
FAIR PAUL A; HUFF HOWARD I |
|
272 |
Mobile mortar |
US54847755 |
1955-11-22 |
US2818781A |
1958-01-07 |
WALTER RUF |
|
273 |
Harness |
US64906646 |
1946-02-20 |
US2473114A |
1949-06-14 |
THAYER TODD EDWIN |
|
274 |
Gun-carrying vehicle |
US51311343 |
1943-12-06 |
US2420179A |
1947-05-06 |
LAMB ERNEST P |
|
275 |
Piece of ordnance more particularly adapted for firing upon aircraft |
US22635427 |
1927-10-15 |
US1702167A |
1929-02-12 |
EMILIEN METHLIN NICOLAS |
|
276 |
Vehicle mount |
US28447319 |
1919-03-22 |
US1485836A |
1924-03-04 |
HARVEY DELANO; CHADWICK GEORGE A; KEMP SILAS V |
|
277 |
Detachable tractor unit for gun mounts |
US23596418 |
1918-05-22 |
US1442570A |
1923-01-16 |
HOLT PLINY E |
|
278 |
Trail-carriage gun mounted on endless tracks for varying the height of the line of fire of the gun |
US57387722 |
1922-07-10 |
US1429109A |
1922-09-12 |
EUGENE SCHNEIDER |
|
279 |
Aerial-gun tractor |
US36280420 |
1920-03-02 |
US1394066A |
1921-10-18 |
WALTER CHRISTIE |
|
280 |
Motor-vehicle for the transport and operation of small-caliber guns |
US28648419 |
1919-03-31 |
US1377603A |
1921-05-10 |
EUGENE SCHNEIDER |
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