EP0040871A3 - Naval gun for firing at airborne targets, especially at targets passing zenith - Google Patents

Naval gun for firing at airborne targets, especially at targets passing zenith Download PDF

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EP0040871A3
EP0040871A3 EP81200497A EP81200497A EP0040871A3 EP 0040871 A3 EP0040871 A3 EP 0040871A3 EP 81200497 A EP81200497 A EP 81200497A EP 81200497 A EP81200497 A EP 81200497A EP 0040871 A3 EP0040871 A3 EP 0040871A3
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naval gun
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Jean-Michel Schaulin
Robert Gantin
Yasar Kanat
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Rheinmetall Air Defence AG
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Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Oerlikon Buhrle AG
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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
    • F41A23/24—Turret gun mountings
    • 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
    • F41A27/02—Control systems for preventing interference between the moving gun and the adjacent structure
    • 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
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/35—Feeding multibarrel guns
    • 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
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/54—Cartridge guides, stops or positioners, e.g. for cartridge extraction
EP81200497A 1980-05-23 1981-05-11 Naval gun for firing at airborne targets Expired EP0040871B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CH403780 1980-05-23
CH4037/80 1980-05-23

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EP0040871A2 EP0040871A2 (en) 1981-12-02
EP0040871A3 true EP0040871A3 (en) 1982-04-21
EP0040871B1 EP0040871B1 (en) 1984-10-24

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EP81200497A Expired EP0040871B1 (en) 1980-05-23 1981-05-11 Naval gun for firing at airborne targets

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US (2) US4469005A (en)
EP (1) EP0040871B1 (en)
JP (1) JPS5716800A (en)
CA (1) CA1157301A (en)
DE (1) DE3166793D1 (en)
IL (1) IL62878A (en)
NO (1) NO153349C (en)

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GB548302A (en) * 1941-03-17 1942-10-06 Percy Smallwood Improvements in mountings for guns, searchlights and similar directional elements
US2351370A (en) * 1942-11-30 1944-06-13 Waldes Kohinoor Inc Chute
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FR982020A (en) * 1943-05-31 1951-06-04 Servo-feed device for twin automatic weapons
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FR23851E (en) * 1915-01-14 1922-01-13 Pierre De Caters Armored automobile car that can be used as an auto-machine gun, autocannon, etc.
FR589090A (en) * 1924-01-18 1925-05-22 Schneider & Cie Device ensuring ventilation and facilitating the expansion of rapid-fire cannons retreating into a cradle
DE703943C (en) * 1936-07-10 1941-03-19 Schweiz Ind Ges Cooling device for the barrel of firearms
GB583410A (en) * 1938-12-10 1940-11-25 Archibald Goodman Frazer Nash Improvements in and relating to means for supplying ammunition to guns
FR971356A (en) * 1940-04-06 1951-01-16 Improvements to means such as those for rotating orientable turrets
GB548302A (en) * 1941-03-17 1942-10-06 Percy Smallwood Improvements in mountings for guns, searchlights and similar directional elements
US2351370A (en) * 1942-11-30 1944-06-13 Waldes Kohinoor Inc Chute
US2538045A (en) * 1943-04-02 1951-01-16 Sperry Corp Gun mounting
FR982020A (en) * 1943-05-31 1951-06-04 Servo-feed device for twin automatic weapons
US2479633A (en) * 1944-07-03 1949-08-23 United Shoe Machinery Corp Guide means for flexible ammunition belts
US2582225A (en) * 1946-12-09 1952-01-15 Virgil C Bowser Gun firing mechanism with cutout device
US2483385A (en) * 1947-01-30 1949-09-27 Us Sec War Limit stop mechanism for poweroperated gun mounts
FR1052733A (en) * 1951-03-31 1954-01-26 Oerlikon Buehrle Ag Four-tube piece for automatic firearms
GB1015309A (en) * 1963-11-05 1965-12-31 Henschel Werke Ag Improvements in or relating to combat vehicles
GB1337388A (en) * 1969-12-01 1973-11-14 British Aircraft Corp Ltd Storage and feeding arrangements for ammunition belts
DE2051355A1 (en) * 1970-10-20 1972-04-27 Wegmann & Co, 3500 Kassel Ammunition containers for automatic firearms
FR2426239A1 (en) * 1978-05-20 1979-12-14 Karlsruhe Augsburg Iweka CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE FOR ARMORED WHEEL OR TRACKED VEHICLES

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US4469005A (en) 1984-09-04
NO811754L (en) 1981-11-24
DE3166793D1 (en) 1984-11-29
NO153349B (en) 1985-11-18
US4674393A (en) 1987-06-23
IL62878A (en) 1985-11-29
JPS631519B2 (en) 1988-01-13
NO153349C (en) 1986-02-26
CA1157301A (en) 1983-11-22

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