Patent · US Expired

Trunnion bearing in armored housing

US4325284A · kind A · utility

6Cited by

1References

2Claims

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Assignee

Wegmann & Co. GmbH · DE

Inventors

Peter Grunewald · Bocholt, DE
Uwe Sprafke · Kassel, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 19, 1976
Grant date	Apr 20, 1982
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 19, 1996

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF41A27/10
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gun barrel mount for a battletank in which the gun barrel and its cradle roller may be horizontally inserted into a relatively small aperture in the armor of the battletank turret and maintained in that position with a few threaded fasteners, the entire assembly being easily removable for replacement and/or repair. Insertion of the gun assembly into the turret horizontally obviates the need to separate the turret armor vertically which weakens the armor.

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