EP0411993B1 - Disappearing mount for a light anti-aircraft gun - Google Patents

Disappearing mount for a light anti-aircraft gun Download PDF

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EP0411993B1
EP0411993B1 EP90402154A EP90402154A EP0411993B1 EP 0411993 B1 EP0411993 B1 EP 0411993B1 EP 90402154 A EP90402154 A EP 90402154A EP 90402154 A EP90402154 A EP 90402154A EP 0411993 B1 EP0411993 B1 EP 0411993B1
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Jean-Philippe Patrice Bernard Allais
Alain Robert Guillermond
Pascal Gérard Rouyer
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  • the invention relates to a light anti-aircraft mount capable of being mounted on the roof of a light armored vehicle.
  • Document DE-A-2 043 852 describes a rocket launcher whose deformable parallelogram structure is completely cantilevered at the front of the turntable of the vehicle, this document constituting the preamble to the present claim 1.
  • This structure does not allow the balance of the masses of the lookout during deployment and also does not provide mobility in site of the weapon from a position with negative site to a position with strongly positive site.
  • One of the aims of the present invention is therefore to produce a light mount which has a site tilt of the weapon from -15 ° to + 45 ° while allowing the air transportability of the vehicle carrying the mount.
  • the invention proposes to make a foldable mount on the roof of the vehicle and having a reduced overall mass whose center of gravity is the lowest possible, not far from the center of gravity of the naked vehicle.
  • Another object of the invention is to produce a mount, the deployment of which by the servant of the weapon is carried out quickly and almost automatically without requiring for the servant an excessive effort during the folding.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a mounting allowing execution for the servant without excessive fatigue of the phases of rallying towards the target, and of pursuit, with reduced reaction times over 360 ° of deposit.
  • the invention proposes to produce a light deployable anti-aircraft mount mobile in 360 ° bearing and on site from -15 ° to + 45 ° and more depending on the weapon, arranged on the roof of a vehicle and capable of assuming a folded position on the roof of said vehicle and a deployed position for firing, such that said mount comprises a support plate for the weapon and its aiming system and such that said plate is carried by an articulated chair formed by a deformable double quadrilateral, the chair being fixed on a turntable on the roof of the vehicle by means of a circular toothed crown.
  • the articulated chair is itself further constituted by two transverse supports, one front and the other rear, each formed of a U-shaped tube, the base of which comprises two yokes allowing them to tilt forwards in bearings integral with the turntable, and by two horizontal crosspieces of longitudinal axis, symmetrical with respect to the axis of the circular toothed crown surrounding the member of the weapon, said crosspieces being articulated on the upper ends, respectively left and right of the front and rear cross supports.
  • the axis of rotation in elevation of the plate relative to the horizontal crosspieces is arranged in a vertical plane containing the axis of bearing of the carriage when the latter is deployed.
  • Displacement assistance means consisting of two pairs of mechanical cylinders, respectively front and rear, articulated on the turntable and having their rods articulated respectively on the yokes of the front and rear transverse supports, balance the mass of the stage equipped with its weapon when passing from the folded position to the deployed position.
  • the plate 2 comprises a rectangular armored hatch 8 opening by tilting backwards to serve as passage to the lookout attendant from inside the vehicle.
  • the plate 2 comprises four boxes serving as bearings for a deployable chair, itself made up of two transverse supports, one at the front 9 and the other at the rear 10.
  • two front boxes 11 serving as the bearing for the support transverse front
  • two rear boxes 12 serve as bearings to the rear transverse support.
  • the front left 11 and rear 12 boxes are symmetrical with the right front and rear boxes with respect to a diametrical axis of the turntable.
  • Each front 9 and rear 10 transverse support consists of a U-shaped bent tube, the base (respectively 9a, 10a) is provided with yokes (respectively 9b, 10b) equipped with articulation axes around which the supports rotate. transverse 9 and 10.
  • left 9c and 10c and right 9d, 10d are mounted, articulated on ball joints of the horizontal crosspieces (respectively left 13a and right 13b).
  • the assembly formed by the transverse supports 9 and 10 and the crosspieces 13a and 13b constitutes the articulated chair whose deployment is ensured by the shape in two deformable parallelograms constituted by the plate 2, the left uprights 9c, 10c of the transverse supports and the cross 13a (respectively the uprights 9d, 10d and the cross 13b).
  • the plate 14 On the chair thus formed is mounted the plate 14, support of the weapon (s) 15.
  • the plate 14 is rotatably mounted in elevation on a site axis YY materialized by bearings 16 of the crosspieces 13a, 13b, said site axis being arranged in the vertical plane containing the axis of deposit ZZ.
  • the plate 14 supports two weapons 15 placed laterally on either side of the servant. It also supports a sighting device 17 in front of the servant.
  • the plate thus equipped has its center of gravity located along an axis Z1 Z1 placed in front of the bearing axis and this fact increases the unbalance of the assembly to be deployed by the servant to move the carriage from its folded position to the deployed position.
  • Means for assisting the deployment of the articulated chair are therefore provided, capable of balancing the mass of the plate equipped with its weapon (s), when passing from the folded position to the deployed position.
  • the front boxes 11 may include a mechanical system for disengaging the front jacks 18.
  • the cross members 13a, 13b of the chair each support a longitudinal cylinder 20 whose body is articulated at the rear of the cross member and the rod of which actuates a cable 21 wound on a pulley integral in rotation in elevation with the plate and concentric with the pin 16 of said plate.
  • the servant of the weapon has a lower effort to provide to position his weapon in site.
  • this device improves the dynamic behavior when driving.
  • the turntable supports in its median axis in the front position a lock 31 for locking the articulated chair in each of its two folded and deployed positions, said lock cooperating with two bolts formed in the base of the front lyre 9.
  • the plate 2 also carries a bolt 22 for blocking the carriage in deposit in order to ensure that the carriage is locked in an axial position, weapon facing forward, during taxiing.
  • the bolt of said lock 22 is erased in the standby and firing position to allow the carriage to rotate 360 °. In the road position, it is unlocked to automatically engage in a keeper secured to the riser when the carriage is first moved into position longitudinal facing the front of the vehicle.
  • the plate 14 supporting the weapon comprises on its lateral edges two bolts 23 for blocking the elevation of said plate, said latches being able to cooperate with two strikes 24 carried by the longitudinal crosspieces of the chair to immobilize the plate in horizontal position especially when rolling in the folded position of the mount on the vehicle roof.
  • the second jacks 120 for compensating for the unbalance due to the eccentric position of the center of gravity of the plate equipped with its weapon relative to the axis of rotation in elevation, are arranged between the plate 14 and the crosspieces 13a 13b and below these in order to improve the size of the carriage.
  • the jacks 120 have their bodies fixed on a yoke integral with the front part of each longitudinal cross member and their rod directly actuates a yoke 116 integral in site with the plate and carried by the pin 16 of the latter.
  • the deposit locking can be automatic or manual.
  • An adjustable stop fixed on the transverse support 109 by folding the system to actuate a piston 123 which by its movement, releases a bolt 124 in the keeper 125 of the extension 3. Unlocking is performed manually after deploying the system in actuating the lock 126 downwards. The servant has the possibility of manually locking the rotating part by actuating the lock 126 upwards.
  • the carriage thus produced according to these two variants allows rapid and almost automatic implementation of the folded position to the deployed position, as well as the execution by the servant of the carriage, of the rallying phases. towards the target and pursuit without excessive fatigue, while retaining on the lookout compactness qualities allowing the preservation of the mobility and the air transportability of the support vehicle.
  • the mount according to the invention is adapted to support on its plate in place of missiles, either a machine gun or a laser type ground weapon, or a rocket launcher.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a light weight turret for use on an armored vehicle that is easily movable between stowed and deployed positions. In the stowed position, the turret is folded downwardly adjacent to the top of the armored vehicle. In the deployed position, the turret extends above the top of the vehicle to provide the necessary clearances for use of the weapon at elevational angles between -15 DEG and +45 DEG . The turret consists of a pair of mounting members, each having a generally "U" shape with their bases pivotally attached to a support plate which, in turn, is pivotally attached to the top of the vehicle. Cross members connect the mounting members and pivotally mount a weapon support. The pivot axis of the weapon support extends generally horizontally and, when the turret is deployed, is located in a plane with the generally vertical azimuth axis about which the turret rotates. Actuators may be provided to assist in the movement of the members from their stowed to their deployed positions.

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L'invention a pour objet un affût anti-aérien léger apte à être monté sur le toit d'un véhicule blindé léger.The invention relates to a light anti-aircraft mount capable of being mounted on the roof of a light armored vehicle.

Dans ce domaine, il est courant de disposer une arme légère sur le toit du véhicule, arme que le servant utilise au travers d'une trappe réalisée dans le toit.In this area, it is common to have a light weapon on the roof of the vehicle, a weapon that the servant uses through a hatch made in the roof.

Divers types d'affûts pour armes légères sont connus qui présentent tous un certain nombre d'inconvénients.Various types of mountings for small arms are known which all have a certain number of drawbacks.

Le document DE-A-2 043 852 décrit un lance-roquettes dont la structure à parallélogramme déformable est placée complètement en porte-à faux à l'avant du plateau tournant du véhicule , ce document constituant le préambule de la présente revendication 1.Document DE-A-2 043 852 describes a rocket launcher whose deformable parallelogram structure is completely cantilevered at the front of the turntable of the vehicle, this document constituting the preamble to the present claim 1.

Cette structure ne permet pas l'équilibre des masses de l'affût lors du déploiement et par ailleurs n'assure pas non plus une mobilité en site de l'arme depuis une position à site négatif jusqu'à une position à site fortement positif.This structure does not allow the balance of the masses of the lookout during deployment and also does not provide mobility in site of the weapon from a position with negative site to a position with strongly positive site.

La plupart des affûts connus sont gênants par leur encombrement au dessus du véhicule. En effet, comme il est nécessaire d'avoir une inclinaison en site de l'arme variant dans une plage importante, couramment de -15° à +45°, la structure des affûts doit être assez haute pour tenir compte des dégagements nécessaires aux mouvements en site de l'arme.Most of the known carriages are troublesome by their bulk above the vehicle. Indeed, as it is necessary to have an inclination in site of the weapon varying in a large range, usually from -15 ° to + 45 °, the structure of the mountings must be high enough to take into account the clearances necessary for the movements in site of the weapon.

Cet encombrement est parfois gênant pour la mobilité du véhicule, et dans la plupart des cas, interdit de transporter le véhicule par avion, constituant en cela une contrainte très pénalisante sur le plan opérationnel.This bulk is sometimes inconvenient for the mobility of the vehicle, and in most cases, it is forbidden to transport the vehicle by plane, constituting in this a very penalizing constraint on the operational level.

Un des buts de la présente invention est donc de réaliser un affût léger qui possède une inclinaison en site de l'arme de -15° à +45° tout en permettant l'aéro-transportabilité du véhicule portant l'affût. Pour ce faire, l'invention propose de réaliser un affût repliable sur le toit du véhicule et possédant une masse globale réduite dont le centre de gravité soit le plus bas possible, s'éloignant peu du centre de gravité du véhicule nu. Un autre but de l'invention est de réaliser un affût dont le déploiement par le servant de l'arme s'effectue rapidement et quasi automatiquement sans nécessiter pour le servant un effort excessif lors du repliement.One of the aims of the present invention is therefore to produce a light mount which has a site tilt of the weapon from -15 ° to + 45 ° while allowing the air transportability of the vehicle carrying the mount. To do this, the invention proposes to make a foldable mount on the roof of the vehicle and having a reduced overall mass whose center of gravity is the lowest possible, not far from the center of gravity of the naked vehicle. Another object of the invention is to produce a mount, the deployment of which by the servant of the weapon is carried out quickly and almost automatically without requiring for the servant an excessive effort during the folding.

Un autre but de l'invention est de réaliser un affût permettant l'exécution pour le servant sans fatigue excessive des phases de ralliement vers la cible, et de poursuite, avec des temps de réaction réduits sur 360° de gisement.Another object of the invention is to provide a mounting allowing execution for the servant without excessive fatigue of the phases of rallying towards the target, and of pursuit, with reduced reaction times over 360 ° of deposit.

Pour atteindre tous ces buts en réalisant le meilleur compromis de toutes les contraintes précitées, l'invention propose de réaliser un affût anti-aérien léger déployable mobile en gisement sur 360° et en site de -15° à +45°et plus selon l'arme, disposé sur le toit d'un véhicule et apte à prendre une position repliée sur le toit dudit véhicule et une position déployée pour le tir, tel que ledit affût comporte une platine support de l'arme et de son système de visée et tel que ladite platine soit portée par une chaise articulée formée d'un double quadrilatère déformable, la chaise étant fixée sur un plateau tournant sur le toit du véhicule au moyen d'une couronne circulaire dentée.To achieve all of these goals by achieving the best compromise of all the aforementioned constraints, the invention proposes to produce a light deployable anti-aircraft mount mobile in 360 ° bearing and on site from -15 ° to + 45 ° and more depending on the weapon, arranged on the roof of a vehicle and capable of assuming a folded position on the roof of said vehicle and a deployed position for firing, such that said mount comprises a support plate for the weapon and its aiming system and such that said plate is carried by an articulated chair formed by a deformable double quadrilateral, the chair being fixed on a turntable on the roof of the vehicle by means of a circular toothed crown.

La chaise articulée est elle-même constituée en outre par deux supports transversaux, l'un avant et l'autre arrière, formés chacun d'un tube en forme de U dont la base comporte deux chapes permettant leur basculement vers l'avant dans des paliers solidaires du plateau tournant, et par deux traverses horizontales d'axe longitudinal, symétriques par rapport à l'axe de la couronne circulaire dentée entourant le servant de l'arme, lesdites traverses étant articulées sur les extrémités supérieures, respectivement gauche et droite des supports transversaux avant et arrière.The articulated chair is itself further constituted by two transverse supports, one front and the other rear, each formed of a U-shaped tube, the base of which comprises two yokes allowing them to tilt forwards in bearings integral with the turntable, and by two horizontal crosspieces of longitudinal axis, symmetrical with respect to the axis of the circular toothed crown surrounding the member of the weapon, said crosspieces being articulated on the upper ends, respectively left and right of the front and rear cross supports.

Suivant une caractéristique essentielle de l'invention, l'axe de rotation en site de la platine par rapport aux traverses horizontales est disposé dans un plan vertical contenant l'axe de gisement de l'affût lorsque celui-ci est déployé. Des moyens d'aide au déplacement, constitués par deux paires de verins mécaniques respectivement avant et arrière, articulés sur le plateau tournant et ayant leurs tiges articulées respectivement sur les chapes des supports transversaux avant et arrière, équilibrent la masse de la platine équipée de son arme lors du passage de la position repliée à la position déployée.According to an essential characteristic of the invention, the axis of rotation in elevation of the plate relative to the horizontal crosspieces is arranged in a vertical plane containing the axis of bearing of the carriage when the latter is deployed. Displacement assistance means, consisting of two pairs of mechanical cylinders, respectively front and rear, articulated on the turntable and having their rods articulated respectively on the yokes of the front and rear transverse supports, balance the mass of the stage equipped with its weapon when passing from the folded position to the deployed position.

D'autres caractéristiques de l'invention seront précisées dans les revendications 2 à 9 et leurs modes de réalisation explicités dans la suite de la description accompagnée des planches de dessins annexés parmi les quelles :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en élévation de l'affût selon l'invention en position déployée ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue similaire de l'affût en position repliée ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue de dessus de l'affût sans sa platine support de l'arme ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue de l'avant de l'affût en position déployée ;
  • la figure 5 est une vue en élévation d'une variante de l'affût selon l'invention, dans une variante de réalisation.
Other characteristics of the invention will be specified in claims 2 to 9 and their embodiments will be explained in the following description, accompanied by the accompanying drawing plates, among which:
  • Figure 1 is an elevational view of the carriage according to the invention in the deployed position;
  • Figure 2 is a similar view of the carriage in the folded position;
  • Figure 3 is a top view of the carriage without its support plate of the weapon;
  • Figure 4 is a front view of the carriage in the deployed position;
  • Figure 5 is an elevational view of a variant of the mount according to the invention, in an alternative embodiment.

Comme représenté aux figures 1 à 4, l'affût déployable selon l'invention est disposé sur le toit 1 d'un véhicule (lui-même non représenté). L'affût comporte à sa base un plateau circulaire 2 tournant autour d'un axe de gisement ZZ sur une rehausse 3 au moyen d'un roulement horizontal 4. La rehausse comporte :

  • une couronne circulaire dentée 5 sur laquelle s'engrène un pignon 7 d'un codeur de gisement 6 ;
  • un porte balai 60 du joint tournant dont les pistes 61 sont fixées sous la bague intérieure du roulement.
As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the deployable mount according to the invention is arranged on the roof 1 of a vehicle (itself not shown). The carriage has at its base a circular plate 2 rotating around a bearing axis ZZ on an extension 3 by means of a horizontal bearing 4. The extension comprises:
  • a circular ring gear 5 on which a pinion 7 of a bearing encoder 6 meshes;
  • a brush holder 60 of the rotary joint, the tracks 61 of which are fixed under the inner ring of the bearing.

Le plateau 2 comporte une trappe rectangulaire 8 blindée s'ouvrant par basculement vers l'arrière pour servir de passage au servant de l'affût depuis l'intérieur du véhicule. Le plateau 2 comprend quatre boîtiers servant de paliers à une chaise déployable, elle-même constituée de deux supports transversaux, l'un avant 9 et l'autre arrière 10. Parmi les quatre boîtiers précités, deux boîtiers avant 11 servant de palier au support transversal avant tandis que deux boîtiers arrière 12 servent de paliers au support transversal arrière. Les boîtiers avant 11 et arrière 12 gauches sont symétriques des boîtiers avant et arrière droits par rapport à un axe diamétral du plateau tournant.The plate 2 comprises a rectangular armored hatch 8 opening by tilting backwards to serve as passage to the lookout attendant from inside the vehicle. The plate 2 comprises four boxes serving as bearings for a deployable chair, itself made up of two transverse supports, one at the front 9 and the other at the rear 10. Among the aforementioned four cases, two front boxes 11 serving as the bearing for the support transverse front while two rear boxes 12 serve as bearings to the rear transverse support. The front left 11 and rear 12 boxes are symmetrical with the right front and rear boxes with respect to a diametrical axis of the turntable.

Chaque support transversal avant 9 et arrière 10 est constituée d'un tube coudé en forme de U dont la base (respectivement 9a, 10a) est munie de chapes (respectivement 9b, 10b) équipée d'axes d'articulation autour desquels tournent les supports transversaux 9 et 10.Each front 9 and rear 10 transverse support consists of a U-shaped bent tube, the base (respectively 9a, 10a) is provided with yokes (respectively 9b, 10b) equipped with articulation axes around which the supports rotate. transverse 9 and 10.

Sur l'extrémité supérieure des parties verticales des supports transversaux avant et arrière, respectivement gauches 9c et 10c et droites 9d, 10d sont montées, articulées sur des rotules des traverses horizontales (respectivement gauche 13a et droite 13b).On the upper end of the vertical parts of the front and rear transverse supports, respectively left 9c and 10c and right 9d, 10d are mounted, articulated on ball joints of the horizontal crosspieces (respectively left 13a and right 13b).

L'ensemble formé par les supports transversaux 9 et 10 et les traverses 13a et 13b constitue la chaise articulée dont le déploiement est assuré par la forme en deux parallélogrammes déformables constitués par le plateau 2, les montants gauches 9c, 10c des supports transversaux et la traverse 13a (respectivement les montants droits 9d, 10d et la traverse 13b).The assembly formed by the transverse supports 9 and 10 and the crosspieces 13a and 13b constitutes the articulated chair whose deployment is ensured by the shape in two deformable parallelograms constituted by the plate 2, the left uprights 9c, 10c of the transverse supports and the cross 13a (respectively the uprights 9d, 10d and the cross 13b).

Sur la chaise ainsi formée est montée la platine 14, support de la (ou des) arme(s) 15. La platine 14 est montée tournante en site sur un axe de site YY matérialisé par des paliers 16 des traverses 13a, 13b, ledit axe de site étant disposé dans le plan vertical contenant l'axe de gisement ZZ.On the chair thus formed is mounted the plate 14, support of the weapon (s) 15. The plate 14 is rotatably mounted in elevation on a site axis YY materialized by bearings 16 of the crosspieces 13a, 13b, said site axis being arranged in the vertical plane containing the axis of deposit ZZ.

La platine 14 supporte deux armes 15 placées latéralement de part et d'autre du servant. Elle supporte aussi devant le servant un dispositif de visée 17.The plate 14 supports two weapons 15 placed laterally on either side of the servant. It also supports a sighting device 17 in front of the servant.

La platine ainsi équipée a son centre de gravité situé selon un axe Z1 Z1 placé en avant de l'axe de gisement et ce fait augmente le balourd de l'ensemble à déployer par le servant pour faire passer l'affût de sa position repliée à la position déployée. Il est donc prévu des moyens d'aide au déploiement de la chaise articulée, aptes à équilibrer la masse de la platine équipée de son(ses) arme(s), lors du passage de la position repliée à la position déployée.The plate thus equipped has its center of gravity located along an axis Z1 Z1 placed in front of the bearing axis and this fact increases the unbalance of the assembly to be deployed by the servant to move the carriage from its folded position to the deployed position. Means for assisting the deployment of the articulated chair are therefore provided, capable of balancing the mass of the plate equipped with its weapon (s), when passing from the folded position to the deployed position.

Ces moyens sont constitués par deux paires de vérins mécaniques respectivement avants, 18 et arrières 19, ces vérins étant articulés dans les boîtiers 11, 12 du plateau tournant et ayant leur tige articulée respectivement sur les chapes 9b du support transversal avant et 10b du support transversal arrière. Dans le cas où les armes portées sont des missiles, afin d'harmoniser les courbes d'équilibrage de l'affût à la situation lors du déploiement, prenant en compte le fait que l'affût peut supporter soit deux missiles, soit un seul, si le premier a été tiré, soit aucun si les deux ont été lancés, les boîtiers avant 11 peuvent comporter un système mécanique de débrayage des vérins avant 18.These means consist of two pairs of mechanical cylinders respectively front, 18 and rear 19, these cylinders being articulated in the housings 11, 12 of the turntable and having their rod articulated respectively on the yokes 9b of the front transverse support and 10b of the transverse support back. In the case where the weapons carried are missiles, in order to harmonize the balancing curves of the lookout to the situation during deployment, taking into account the fact that the lookout can support either two missiles, or only one, if the first has been fired, or none if both have been launched, the front boxes 11 may include a mechanical system for disengaging the front jacks 18.

En raison également du balourd causé par la position avancée du centre de gravité de la platine équipée par rapport à l'axe de site et pour aider à l'orientation en site de la platine par le servant, les traverses 13a, 13b de la chaise supportent chacune un vérin 20 longitudinal dont le corps est articulé à l'arrière de la traverse et dont la tige actionne un cable 21 enroulé sur une poulie solidaire en rotation en site de la platine et concentrique au tourillon 16 de ladite platine. Ainsi aidé par la traction exercée par les vérins 20, le servant de l'arme a un effort plus faible à fournir pour positionner en site son arme.Also due to the imbalance caused by the position projection of the center of gravity of the equipped plate with respect to the elevation axis and to aid in the orientation in elevation of the plate by the servant, the cross members 13a, 13b of the chair each support a longitudinal cylinder 20 whose body is articulated at the rear of the cross member and the rod of which actuates a cable 21 wound on a pulley integral in rotation in elevation with the plate and concentric with the pin 16 of said plate. Thus aided by the traction exerted by the jacks 20, the servant of the weapon has a lower effort to provide to position his weapon in site.

D'autre part ce dispositif permet d'améliorer le comportement dynamique au roulage.On the other hand, this device improves the dynamic behavior when driving.

Divers systèmes de verrouillages sont avantageusement prévus sur l'affût précédemment décrit.Various locking systems are advantageously provided on the carriage described above.

Ainsi,le plateau tournant supporte dans son axe médian en position avant un verrou 31 de blocage de la chaise articulée dans chacune de ses deux positions repliée et déployée, ledit verrou coopérant avec deux pènes formés dans la base de la lyre avant 9.Thus, the turntable supports in its median axis in the front position a lock 31 for locking the articulated chair in each of its two folded and deployed positions, said lock cooperating with two bolts formed in the base of the front lyre 9.

Le plateau 2 porte également un verrou 22 de blocage de l'affût en gisement afin d'assurer un verrouillage de l'affût dans une position axiale, arme orientée vers l'avant, lors du roulage.The plate 2 also carries a bolt 22 for blocking the carriage in deposit in order to ensure that the carriage is locked in an axial position, weapon facing forward, during taxiing.

Le pène dudit verrou 22 est effacé en position de veille et de tir pour permettre la rotation de l'affût sur 360°. En position route, il est débloqué pour s'engager automatiquement dans une gâche solidaire de la réhausse lors du premier passage de l'affût en position longitudinale tourné vers l'avant du véhicule.The bolt of said lock 22 is erased in the standby and firing position to allow the carriage to rotate 360 °. In the road position, it is unlocked to automatically engage in a keeper secured to the riser when the carriage is first moved into position longitudinal facing the front of the vehicle.

D'autre part, la platine 14 support de l'arme comporte sur ses bords latéraux deux pênes 23 de blocage en site de ladite platine, lesdits verrous étant aptes à coopérer avec deux gâches 24 portées par les traverses longitudinales de la chaise pour immobiliser la platine en position horizontale notamment lors du roulage en position repliée de l'affût sur le toit du véhicule.On the other hand, the plate 14 supporting the weapon comprises on its lateral edges two bolts 23 for blocking the elevation of said plate, said latches being able to cooperate with two strikes 24 carried by the longitudinal crosspieces of the chair to immobilize the plate in horizontal position especially when rolling in the folded position of the mount on the vehicle roof.

On peut également ajouter pour compléter la description de l'équipement que le débattement en site de la platine est limité :

  • à 15°, pour des butées avant de site mini 25 venant en appui contre des butées 26 portées par les bras 9c, 9d du support transversal avant 9.
  • à + 45° par une butée 27 de site maxi portée par le plateau 2 et contre laquelle vient s'appuyer la partie arrière de l'arme.
It is also possible to add to complete the description of the equipment that the on-site clearance of the plate is limited:
  • at 15 °, for mini site front stops 25 coming to bear against stops 26 carried by the arms 9c, 9d of the front transverse support 9.
  • at + 45 ° by a stop 27 of maximum site carried by the plate 2 and against which comes to bear the rear part of the weapon.

La figure 5 montre une variante de l'invention. Dans cette figure, les éléments identiques aux figures précédentes portent les mêmes références tandis que les éléments modifiés portent un numéro de référence augmenté de 100. Cette variante de réalisation diffère de la précédente en ce que le support transversal arrière 110 a une hauteur supérieure à celle du support transversal avant 109 de telle sorte qu'en position déployée les traverses longitudinales 13a, 13b soient inclinées vers l'avant d'un angle égal à l'angle de site mini de la platine, ce qui permet un double avantage :

  • le champ d'observation en gisement du tireur est dégagé beaucoup plus largement que dans la variante précédente.
  • la sécurité du verrouillage de la platine sur la chaise mobile est améliorée.
Figure 5 shows a variant of the invention. In this figure, the elements identical to the previous figures have the same references while the modified elements have a reference number increased by 100. This variant differs from the previous one in that the rear transverse support 110 has a height greater than that of the front transverse support 109 so that, in the deployed position, the longitudinal crosspieces 13a, 13b are inclined towards the front by an angle equal to the minimum elevation angle of the plate, which allows a double advantage:
  • the field of observation in the shooter's field is cleared much more widely than in the previous variant.
  • the security of locking the plate on the mobile chair is improved.

Par ailleurs, dans cette variante, les seconds vérins 120, de rattrapage du balourd dû à la position excentrée du centre de gravité de la platine équipée de son arme par rapport à l'axe de rotation en site, sont disposées entre la platine 14 et les traverses 13a 13b et en dessous de celles-ci afin d'améliorer l'encombrement de l'affût. Les vérins 120 ont leur corps fixé sur une chape solidaire de la partie avant de chaque traverse longitudinale et leur tige actionne directement une chape 116 solidaire en site de la platine et portée par le tourillon 16 de cette dernière.
Dans la variante de la figure 5, le verrouillage en gisement peut être automatique ou manuel.
Une butée réglable fixée sur le support transversal 109, permet en repliant le système d'actionner un piston 123 qui par son déplacement, libère un pêne 124 dans la gâche 125 de la rehausse 3. Le déverrouillage est réalisé manuellement après avoir déployé le système en actionnant le verrou 126 vers le bas.
Le servant a la possibilité de verrouiller manuellement la partie tournante en actionnant le verrou 126 vers le haut.Furthermore, in this variant, the second jacks 120, for compensating for the unbalance due to the eccentric position of the center of gravity of the plate equipped with its weapon relative to the axis of rotation in elevation, are arranged between the plate 14 and the crosspieces 13a 13b and below these in order to improve the size of the carriage. The jacks 120 have their bodies fixed on a yoke integral with the front part of each longitudinal cross member and their rod directly actuates a yoke 116 integral in site with the plate and carried by the pin 16 of the latter.
In the variant of Figure 5, the deposit locking can be automatic or manual.
An adjustable stop fixed on the transverse support 109, by folding the system to actuate a piston 123 which by its movement, releases a bolt 124 in the keeper 125 of the extension 3. Unlocking is performed manually after deploying the system in actuating the lock 126 downwards.
The servant has the possibility of manually locking the rotating part by actuating the lock 126 upwards.

Par ces différentes caractéristiques, l'affût ainsi réalisé selon ces deux variantes permet une mise en oeuvre rapide et quasi-automatique de la position repliée à la position déployée, ainsi que l'exécution par le servant de l'affût, des phases de ralliement vers la cible et la poursuite sans fatigue excessive, tout en conservant pour l'affût des qualités de compacité permettant la préservation de la mobilité et de l'aéro-transportabilité du véhicule support.By these different characteristics, the carriage thus produced according to these two variants allows rapid and almost automatic implementation of the folded position to the deployed position, as well as the execution by the servant of the carriage, of the rallying phases. towards the target and pursuit without excessive fatigue, while retaining on the lookout compactness qualities allowing the preservation of the mobility and the air transportability of the support vehicle.

Par ailleurs, l'affût selon l'invention est adapté à supporter sur sa platine en lieu et place de missiles, soit une mitrailleuse soit un armement terrestre de type laser, soit un lance-roquettes.Furthermore, the mount according to the invention is adapted to support on its plate in place of missiles, either a machine gun or a laser type ground weapon, or a rocket launcher.

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  1. Deployable weapon launcher which is movable in azimuth over 360° and in elevation, arranged on the roof of a vehicle and able to take up a folded position on the roof of the said vehicle and a deployed position for firing, a launcher including a support plate (14) for the weapon (15) the said plate being carried by an articulated pedestal (9, 10, 13, or 109, 110, 13) formed by a deformable double quadrilateral, the pedestal being fixed to a turntable (2) on the roof of the vehicle by means of a toothed circular crown (5) and consisting of two transverse supports, a front one (9, 109) and a rear one (10, 110) whose base (9a, 10a; 109a, 110a) includes two clevises (9b, 10b; 109b, 110b) allowing them to tilt forwards in bearings integral with the turntable, and by two horizontal traverses (13a, 13b) with longitudinal axes, symmetric with respect to the axis of the crown and surrounding the weapon server, the said traverses being articulated onto the upper respectively left (90a, 10a; 109a; 110a) and right (9b, 10b; 109b, 110b) ends of the front (9, 109) and rear (10, 110) transverse supports, characterised in that the weapon launcher is a light anti-aircraft launcher movable in elevation from -15° to 45° and beyond, in that the plate (14) is also the support of the weapon sighting system, in that the transverse supports are each formed by a U-shaped tube, in that the axis of rotation of the plate (14) in elevation YY with respect to the horizontal traverses (13a, 13b) is arranged in a vertical plane containing the azimuth axis ZZ of the launcher when the latter is deployed, and in that deployment aid means consisting of two pairs of respectively front (18) and rear (19) first mechanical jacks (18, 19) which are articulated onto the turntable (2) and have their rods articulated respectively onto the clevises (9b, 10b; 109b, 110b) of the front and rear transverse supports, balance the weight of the plate (14) fitted with its weapon (15) when passing from the folded position to the deployed position.
  2. Anti-aircraft launcher according to Claim 1 including two weapons arranged on either side of the server characterised in that it includes a mechanical declutching device for the front balancing jacks (18).
  3. Anti-aircraft launcher according to either of Claims 1 or 2, characterised in that the rear transverse support (110) is higher than the front transverse support (109) so that, in deployed position, the longitudinal traverses are inclined forwards by an angle equal to the minimum elevation angle.
  4. Anti-aircraft launcher according to either of Claims 1 or 2 characterised in that the transverse (9) and rear (10) supports are of the same height so that, in deployed position, the longitudinal traverses are horizontal.
  5. Anti-aircraft launcher according to Claim 4 characterised in that it includes two second jacks (20) fixed onto the horizontal traverses of the pedestal, the said second jacks actuating a cable (21) wound round a pulley which is integral in elevation with the plate and carried by the journals (16) of the elevation rotation shaft of the plate, in order to take up the imbalance due to the off-centre position of the centre of gravity of the said plate equipped with its weapon with respect to the elevation rotation shaft.
  6. Anti-aircraft launcher according to Claim 3 characterised in that it includes two second jacks (120) whose body is fixed to a clevis integral with the front part of each longitudinal traverse and whose rod actuates a clevis (116) integral in elevation with the plate and carried by the journals (16) of the plate, in order to take up the imbalance due to the off-centre position of the centre of gravity of the said plate equipped with its weapon with respect to the elevation rotation shaft.
  7. Anti-aircraft launcher according to any one of Claims 1 to 6, characterised in that it comprises a lock (31) for immobilising the articulated pedestal in each of its two folded and deployed positions, the said lock being carried by the table and interacting with two bolts formed in the base of the front transverse support.
  8. Anti-aircraft launcher according to any one of Claims 1 to 7, characterised in that it comprises a lock (22/122) for immobilising the launcher, carried by the turntable, in elevation, the bolt of the said lock being removed in standby and in firing position in order to allow rotation of the launcher over 360° and being freed in travelling position in order to automatically engage in a keeper integral with the raised flange when the launcher, turned towards the front of the vehicle, first passes into longitudinal position.
  9. Anti-aircraft launcher according to any one of Claims 1 to 8 characterised in that the support plate of the weapon includes, on its lateral edges, two bolts (23) for immobilising the said plate (14) in elevation, the said bolts (23) being able to interact with two keepers (24) carried by the longitudinal traverses (13a, 13b) of the pedestal in order to immobilise the plate in horizontal position.
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