Patent · US Expired

Arrangement for tilt-equalization of steep angle firing weapons

US4222307A · kind A · utility

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4Claims

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Assignee

Rheinmetall GmbH · DE

Inventors

Werner Roettges · Krefeld, DE
Wilfried Becker · Düsseldorf, DE
Herbert Lipp · Remchingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 26, 1978
Grant date	Sep 16, 1980
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 26, 1998

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF41F1/06
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tilt-equalization arrangement for steep angle firing guns. The barrel of the gun has secured to its rear end a ball pin which is swivelably mounted within a ball socket. The ball socket is secured to a base plate. Forwardly of its rear end the barrel is provided with at least one longitudinally adjustable aligning post. The aligning post is slidably movably mounted on a circular ring segment forming a guide rail for the aligning post. This guide rail is vertically adjustable at its opposite ends so that it forms an adjustable leveling plane for the aligning post, with the ball pin forming a fixed support point and also being situated at the center of the circular ring segment forming the guide rail.

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