Retractable turret
US8393258B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A23/20
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A retractable turret rotatable on a platform, including an active system orientable in vertically extendable elevation, and in azimuth, a protective cowling for the active system and for closing a caisson, wherein the turret includes, for vertically extendable deployment and rotation of the active system, first and second arms forming a deformable quadrilateral on either side of the active system, a first manual means for controlling deployment of the active system by activating the first arm, and a second manual means for controlling the orientation in vertically extended elevation and in horizontal azimuth of the active system by moving the second arm.
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