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US2103670A
US2103670A US51316A US5131635A US2103670A US 2103670 A US2103670 A US 2103670A US 51316 A US51316 A US 51316A US 5131635 A US5131635 A US 5131635A US 2103670 A US2103670 A US 2103670A
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Hammar Victor
Jansson Edvin Emanuel
Olsson Otto
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    • 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
    • F41A23/50—Travelling locks; Brakes for holding the gun platform in a fixed position during transport
    • 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
    • F41A23/32—Wheeled-gun mountings; Endless-track gun mountings with split trails
    • 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
    • F41A23/34—Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles on wheeled or endless-track vehicles
    • F41A23/36—Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles on wheeled or endless-track vehicles on trailers

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  • the present invention relates to wheeled firearms such as guns, machine-guns or the like, in which the wheels are mounted by means of cranks or angle arms on axles turnably mounted in the carriage framing, so that by turning said axles the carriage can be brought from the travelling position to rest, in the firing position, on the ground with the wheels in an unloaded state and vice versa.
  • the invention has for its object to bring about a simple and quick manoeuvring at the said changing-over operations and consists substantially in this that in order to bring about a turning of the said carriage axles there are arranged l levers or arms rigidly connected to said axles and swingable up and down by hand and that there is provided a balancing device between the respective axle and the carriage framing for facilitate ing the lowering and raising of the piece.
  • Fig. 1 shows the carriage and the appertaining gun viewed from the side
  • Fig. 2 is -a rear-view thereof, the carriage being in the travelling position.
  • Fig. 3 is a top view of the carriage with the appertaining wheels.
  • Fig. 4 is a side view of the gun with the carriage in a lowered position (the firing position).
  • Fig. 5 is a front view of one of the wheels and part of the corresponding carriage axle with an associated spring suspension device partly in section.
  • Fig. 6 is a side view of part of the carriage frame having a somewhat modied ⁇ construction of a balancing device for the piece.
  • sightingand recoil-means and the like may be of any kind and will not be described, as they do not belong to the present invention.
  • I designates the carriage framing, at the u fore and rear portion of which thecarriage axles 2 and 3, respectively, are turnably mounted.
  • the said axles are tubular and hinged to their free outer ends are link-systems'4, which are in turn at their outer end joined to an intermediate block 5, in which the normally substantially vertical pivot 6 of a'crank or angle arm is turnably mounted.
  • the horizontal arm 'I of the said crank forms a journal for the associated wheel, as most clearly visible fromFig. 5. From the same figure there is also visible, as how the upper arms of the (Cl.
  • a substantially V-shaped manoeuvring arm I4 Rigidly connected to the fore carriage axle 2 -is a substantially V-shaped manoeuvring arm I4, by means of which the axle can be turned and thus the wheels be swung up and down for bring- '15 ing the piece into firing position, Fig. 4, and travelling position, Figs. 1-3, respectively.
  • a similar manoeuvring arm I5 is rigidly connected to the ,rear axle 3.
  • a balancing o device is provided in the fore and rear portion, respectively, of the carriage framing for each of the pairs of wheels, said balancing device comprising a cylinder I6 secured to the framing and having a piston I 1 movable therein, which is actu- 5 ated by a compression spring I8 in the cylinder, said spring pressing with its one end against the piston and with its other end against a flange I9 at the outer end of the cylinder.
  • Jointed to the piston is the one end of a tie rod 20, the outer end 30 of which is jointed to a locking disk 2
  • the said disk which is covered by a casing 22 secured to the upper side of the carriage framing, is-provided at its circumference with a number of notches 23 5 forming seats for a locking stud 24 having a senncircular cross-section and which may be turned by means of. a crank 25 located outside the casing 22.
  • the two outermost notches 23 correspond to the fully lowered and fully raised position, respectively, of the wheels, while the remaining notches have for their object to facilitate a locking of the wheels in intermediate positions for the pur- 'a foot plate 29, which is connected by means of a 55 ball and socket joint 30 to the lower end of a tubular piston 3
  • and the foot plate 29 takes place by means of a screw 34 screwed into a bushing 33 secured to the piston, said screw being journalled at the upper end of the cylinder and being turned by a crank arm 35 secured to the upper end of the screw spindle.
  • the said arm has a joint at 36, so as to be capable, when not in use, of being turned downwardly along the cylinder wall and brought into engagement with teeth disposed at the upper end of the cylinder for locking purpose.
  • a link 31 Joined to the fore manoeuvring arm I4 is by means of a link 31 a rod 38 serving as a pull rod at the travelling and also two link rods 39 connected to the wheels for the steering thereof.
  • the rear manoeuvring arm I5 is adapted, when in its swung up position (the travelling position) to form a support for the elevating system and for this purpose it is provided at its outer end with two locking members forming screw bolts 48, which may engage a locking block 4I secured to the elevating system.
  • two locking members forming screw bolts 48, which may engage a locking block 4I secured to the elevating system.
  • other members may be used, such as for instance a bandage or the like applicable around the gun.
  • a chain linkage 42 is included in the connection between the locking disk 2l and the balancing spring I8, said chain being guided by a sprocket wheel 43 rotatably mounted in the carriage frame.
  • the outriggers 21 and 28 are swung outwardly and locked. 'Ihe locking studs 24 are disengaged from the locking disks 2
  • the locking disks 2I are provided, as mentioned, with additional notches 23 for the locking stud 24, so that the disks and thus also the wheels can be locked also in intermediate positions.
  • piles 44 applied to the carriage frame may be driven down into the ground.
  • Guides 45 for such piles are shown in Fig. 3 at the carriage I and at the outriggers 21 and 28.
  • a four wheeled gun carriage comprising a framing, a front and rear tubular axle turnably mounted in said framing, cranks in operative connection with each of said tubular axles at the ends thereof, and forming journals for the wheels, a link system between each of said.' cranks and the associated axle, a spring suspension device within said tubular axle and in operative connection with said link system and said axle, means for lowering said framing on to the ground and for raising it into the travelling position consisting of a hand operated lever rmly secured to each of said axles for turning the axles together with the associated cranks and wheels, and balancing means between said framing and each of said axles for facilitating the said lowering and raising.
  • a four wheeled gun carriage comprising a framing, a front and rear axle turnably mounted in said framing, a link system joined to each end of each of said axles, a bearing block joined to the outer end of said link system, a crank having an upright pivot turnable in said bearing block,
  • a four wheeled gun carriage comprising a framing, a front and rear axle turnably mounted in said framing, a link system joined to each end of each of said axles, a bearing block joined to the outer end of said link system, a crank having an upright pivot turnable in said bearing block, the horizontal arm of said crank forming a journal for the associated wheel, a spring suspension device between the said link system and the axle,
  • a four wheeled gun carriage comprising a 9,10870 yiraitzniug, a front and rear tubular axle turnabLv mounted in said framing, a link system joined to each end of veach of said axles, a bearing block joined to the outer end of said link system, a crank having an uprightpivot turnable in said bearing block, the horizontal arm oi said crank forming a journal for the associated wheel, .
  • a four-wheeled gun carriage comprising a framing, a iront anda rear axle turnably mounted in said framing, cranks in operative connection with each of said laxles at the ends thereof and forming journals for the wheels, a link system between each of said cranks and the associated axle, a spring suspension device between each ci the link systems and the axle, and means for lowering said framing Jon to the ground and for raising it into the traveiiing position, comprising a hand-operated lever rmly' secured to each of said axles iorturning the axles together with the associated Vcranks and wheels.

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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2621941A (en) * 1950-08-03 1952-12-16 George A Neumayr Adjustable platform for vehicles
US2932527A (en) * 1957-08-02 1960-04-12 Charles F Payne Wheeled conveyor for transportation containers
US6843159B2 (en) * 2001-03-14 2005-01-18 Ordnance Development And Engineering Company Of Singapore Mobile artillery system
WO2011061563A1 (es) * 2009-11-19 2011-05-26 La Nacion, Ministerio De Defensa, Fuerza Aerea Colombiana Vehículo para entrenamiento de artilleros
FR3119449A1 (fr) * 2021-02-01 2022-08-05 Nexter Systems Dispositif de maintien d’un tube d’arme par rapport à une structure

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2621941A (en) * 1950-08-03 1952-12-16 George A Neumayr Adjustable platform for vehicles
US2932527A (en) * 1957-08-02 1960-04-12 Charles F Payne Wheeled conveyor for transportation containers
US6843159B2 (en) * 2001-03-14 2005-01-18 Ordnance Development And Engineering Company Of Singapore Mobile artillery system
WO2011061563A1 (es) * 2009-11-19 2011-05-26 La Nacion, Ministerio De Defensa, Fuerza Aerea Colombiana Vehículo para entrenamiento de artilleros
FR3119449A1 (fr) * 2021-02-01 2022-08-05 Nexter Systems Dispositif de maintien d’un tube d’arme par rapport à une structure

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