GB2313180B - Improvements in or relating to field howitzers - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to field howitzers

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Publication number
GB2313180B
GB2313180B GB9225254A GB9225254A GB2313180B GB 2313180 B GB2313180 B GB 2313180B GB 9225254 A GB9225254 A GB 9225254A GB 9225254 A GB9225254 A GB 9225254A GB 2313180 B GB2313180 B GB 2313180B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
relating
field howitzers
howitzers
field
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
GB9225254A
Other versions
GB2313180A8 (en
GB2313180A (en
GB9225254D0 (en
Inventor
Harold Leslie Searle
David Andrew Eaglestone
James Bone
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
BAE Systems Marine Ltd
Original Assignee
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd
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Publication date
Priority claimed from GBGB8829192.7A external-priority patent/GB8829192D0/en
Application filed by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd filed Critical Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd
Priority to GB9225254A priority Critical patent/GB2313180B/en
Priority to GB9012669A priority patent/GB2313178B/en
Priority claimed from GB9012669A external-priority patent/GB2313178B/en
Publication of GB9225254D0 publication Critical patent/GB9225254D0/en
Publication of GB2313180A publication Critical patent/GB2313180A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2313180B publication Critical patent/GB2313180B/en
Publication of GB2313180A8 publication Critical patent/GB2313180A8/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A25/00—Gun mountings permitting recoil or return to battery, e.g. gun cradles; Barrel buffers or brakes
    • F41A25/16—Hybrid systems
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A23/00—Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles
    • F41A23/28—Wheeled-gun mountings; Endless-track gun mountings
    • F41A23/30—Wheeled-gun mountings; Endless-track gun mountings the wheels being liftable from the ground for firing
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A27/00—Gun mountings permitting traversing or elevating movement, e.g. gun carriages
    • F41A27/06—Mechanical systems
    • F41A27/08—Bearings, e.g. trunnions; Brakes or blocking arrangements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A27/00—Gun mountings permitting traversing or elevating movement, e.g. gun carriages
    • F41A27/06—Mechanical systems
    • F41A27/24—Elevating gear
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A27/00—Gun mountings permitting traversing or elevating movement, e.g. gun carriages
    • F41A27/28—Electrically-operated systems
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A27/00—Gun mountings permitting traversing or elevating movement, e.g. gun carriages
    • F41A27/30—Stabilisation or compensation systems, e.g. compensating for barrel weight or wind force on the barrel

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Pivots And Pivotal Connections (AREA)
  • Vibration Prevention Devices (AREA)
  • Emergency Lowering Means (AREA)
GB9225254A 1988-12-14 1989-11-22 Improvements in or relating to field howitzers Expired - Lifetime GB2313180B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9225254A GB2313180B (en) 1988-12-14 1989-11-22 Improvements in or relating to field howitzers
GB9012669A GB2313178B (en) 1988-12-14 1989-11-22 Improvements in or relating to field howitzers

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB8829192.7A GB8829192D0 (en) 1988-12-14 1988-12-14 Improvements in or relating to field howitzers
GB9225254A GB2313180B (en) 1988-12-14 1989-11-22 Improvements in or relating to field howitzers
GB9012669A GB2313178B (en) 1988-12-14 1989-11-22 Improvements in or relating to field howitzers

Publications (4)

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GB9225254D0 GB9225254D0 (en) 1997-08-20
GB2313180A GB2313180A (en) 1997-11-19
GB2313180B true GB2313180B (en) 1998-02-18
GB2313180A8 GB2313180A8 (en) 2000-09-18

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GB9225252A Expired - Lifetime GB2313179B (en) 1988-12-14 1989-11-22 Improvements in or relating to field howitzers
GB9225254A Expired - Lifetime GB2313180B (en) 1988-12-14 1989-11-22 Improvements in or relating to field howitzers
GB9225253A Expired - Lifetime GB2313435B (en) 1988-12-14 1989-11-22 Improvements in or relating to field howitzers

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GB9225252A Expired - Lifetime GB2313179B (en) 1988-12-14 1989-11-22 Improvements in or relating to field howitzers

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GB9225253A Expired - Lifetime GB2313435B (en) 1988-12-14 1989-11-22 Improvements in or relating to field howitzers

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB458499A (en) * 1935-03-18 1935-09-21 Wilhelm Leopold Schmidt Universal gun carriage
US4038905A (en) * 1976-04-29 1977-08-02 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army Compressible fluid recoil system
EP0022335A1 (en) * 1979-06-29 1981-01-14 General Electric Company Recoil energy recovery system, e.g. for ordnance
US4485722A (en) * 1980-04-19 1984-12-04 Rheinmetall Gmbh Recoil brake with hydropneumatic recuperator and forward movement damping
US4587882A (en) * 1983-07-01 1986-05-13 Rheinmetall Gmbh Pneumatic recuperator mechanism for a gun barrel
US4648306A (en) * 1983-01-22 1987-03-10 Rheinmetall Gmbh Counter recoil mechanism, preferably for an artillery weapon

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GB283245A (en) * 1926-08-31 1928-01-02 Vickers Ltd Improvements in or relating to gun mountings and travelling carriages therefor
LU35180A1 (en) * 1956-06-19 Energa
LU44107A1 (en) * 1963-07-22 1965-01-22
GB1109011A (en) * 1965-01-19 1968-04-10 Bofors Ab Improvements in or relating to guns
SE385327B (en) * 1973-05-23 1976-06-21 Bofors Ab SAS AS POWER TRANSMISSION ELEMENT IN HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT OF ELDER ROD UTILIZED DEVICE
SE428327B (en) * 1976-07-05 1983-06-20 Bofors Ab DEVICE WITH A HIGH-DRIVE CYLINDER FOR AN ELDROR
GR81893B (en) * 1983-04-01 1984-12-12 Noricum Maschinenbau Handel
NL8615012A (en) * 1985-11-21 1988-07-01 CANON SYSTEMS.

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB458499A (en) * 1935-03-18 1935-09-21 Wilhelm Leopold Schmidt Universal gun carriage
US4038905A (en) * 1976-04-29 1977-08-02 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army Compressible fluid recoil system
EP0022335A1 (en) * 1979-06-29 1981-01-14 General Electric Company Recoil energy recovery system, e.g. for ordnance
US4485722A (en) * 1980-04-19 1984-12-04 Rheinmetall Gmbh Recoil brake with hydropneumatic recuperator and forward movement damping
US4648306A (en) * 1983-01-22 1987-03-10 Rheinmetall Gmbh Counter recoil mechanism, preferably for an artillery weapon
US4587882A (en) * 1983-07-01 1986-05-13 Rheinmetall Gmbh Pneumatic recuperator mechanism for a gun barrel

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Publication number Publication date
GB2313180A8 (en) 2000-09-18
GB9225253D0 (en) 1997-08-27
GB2313179A (en) 1997-11-19
GB2313179A8 (en) 2000-09-18
GB2313180A (en) 1997-11-19
GB2313179B (en) 1998-02-18
GB2313435B (en) 1998-02-18
GB9225254D0 (en) 1997-08-20
GB2313435A (en) 1997-11-26
GB2313435A8 (en) 2000-09-18
GB9225252D0 (en) 1997-08-27

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
PE20 Patent expired after termination of 20 years

Expiry date: 20091121