Self propelled gun
US6457396B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A23/34
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self propelled gun (2) comprises a vehicle (4) possessing a source of primary power (6) and a gun assembly (8) movably attached to the vehicle. The gun assembly (8) comprises a base (10), a cradle (14) pivotally mounted to the base and a barrel (16) slidably mounted to the cradle (14) such as to be displaceable from a first, run-out, position to a second, recoiled, position as a consequence of the barrel (16) recoiling on firing. The gun assembly (8) is movably mounted to the vehicle (4), preferably by a pivot arrangement (24, 26) between vehicle (4) and base (10), such that in a first, “mobility”, mode the gun assembly (8) is free of any direct contact with the ground (42), and said barrel (16) points in a first direction allowing said vehicle (4) to be driven and a second, “firing”, mode of operation in which the gun assembly is deployed to a firing position in which the base moves towards and into engagement with the ground (42). During deployment of the gun assembly (8) the barrel (16) is deployable through an angle of elevation which differs from said first direction by at least ninety degrees.
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