EP0431380A3 - Mounting of a gun in the wall of an armoured housing, especially a tank - Google Patents

Mounting of a gun in the wall of an armoured housing, especially a tank Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0431380A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: gun; tank; mounting; wall; armoured
Prior art date: 1989-12-07
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.): Granted

Application number

EP19900122026

Other languages

German (de)

Other versions

EP0431380A2 (en

EP0431380B1 (en

Inventor

Uwe Dipl-Ing. Sprafke

Reinhard Hahn

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.)

Wegmann and Co GmbH

Original Assignee

Wegmann and Co GmbH

Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)

1989-12-07

Filing date

1990-11-17

Publication date

1992-03-11

1990-11-17 Application filed by Wegmann and Co GmbH filed Critical Wegmann and Co GmbH

1991-06-12 Publication of EP0431380A2 publication Critical patent/EP0431380A2/en

1992-03-11 Publication of EP0431380A3 publication Critical patent/EP0431380A3/en

1994-05-18 Application granted granted Critical

1994-05-18 Publication of EP0431380B1 publication Critical patent/EP0431380B1/en

2010-11-17 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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
- 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
- F41A27/10—Bearings for supporting a pivoting gun in a wall, e.g. a turret wall

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)

EP90122026A 1989-12-07 1990-11-17 Mounting of a gun in the wall of an armoured housing, especially a tank Expired - Lifetime EP0431380B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE3940419		1989-12-07
DE3940419A DE3940419A1 (en)	1989-12-07	1989-12-07	WEAPON PERFORMANCE THROUGH AN ARMORED HOUSING, ESPECIALLY A COMBAT ARMOR

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0431380A2 EP0431380A2 (en)	1991-06-12
EP0431380A3 true EP0431380A3 (en)	1992-03-11
EP0431380B1 EP0431380B1 (en)	1994-05-18

Family

ID=6394964

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP90122026A Expired - Lifetime EP0431380B1 (en)	1989-12-07	1990-11-17	Mounting of a gun in the wall of an armoured housing, especially a tank

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
US (1)	US5105716A (en)
EP (1)	EP0431380B1 (en)
DE (2)	DE3940419A1 (en)

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GB1605107A (en) *	1975-11-20	1981-12-16	Wegmann & Co	Trunnion mounting in armoured housings

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1989
- 1989-12-07 DE DE3940419A patent/DE3940419A1/en not_active Withdrawn
1990
- 1990-11-17 EP EP90122026A patent/EP0431380B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-11-17 DE DE59005739T patent/DE59005739D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-12-06 US US07/624,158 patent/US5105716A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3854377A (en) *	1972-05-20	1974-12-17	Keller & Knappich Augsburg	Tank turret for automatic weapons
GB1605107A (en) *	1975-11-20	1981-12-16	Wegmann & Co	Trunnion mounting in armoured housings

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
US5105716A (en)	1992-04-21
EP0431380A2 (en)	1991-06-12
DE3940419A1 (en)	1991-06-13
EP0431380B1 (en)	1994-05-18
DE59005739D1 (en)	1994-06-23

Publication	Publication Date	Title
EP0416642A3 (en)	1992-07-22	Firearm
GB8905073D0 (en)	1989-04-19	Ion gun
IL91984A0 (en)	1990-07-12	Hand-carried weapon
HU911278D0 (en)	1991-10-28	Fuel pump for motor-cars
EP0431380A3 (en)	1992-03-11	Mounting of a gun in the wall of an armoured housing, especially a tank
GB2230051B (en)	1993-01-27	In-tank fuel pump mount
DE3270003D1 (en)	1986-04-24	Gun barrel mounting
GB8908142D0 (en)	1989-05-24	Gun lock
GB8918267D0 (en)	1990-04-25	Weapon systems
GB9016303D0 (en)	1990-09-12	Gun barrel mounting
GB2240162B (en)	1993-12-22	An interdict weapon
GB9007550D0 (en)	1990-05-30	Mounting of a fuel pump inside a fuel tank
IL94697A0 (en)	1991-04-15	Barrel weapon
GB9012848D0 (en)	1990-08-01	Fuel pump
GB9008795D0 (en)	1990-06-13	Firearm
HUT55692A (en)	1991-06-28	Barrel from thermoplast
AU112886S (en)	1991-11-22	Pump gun
GB9309499D0 (en)	1993-06-23	Wall mounted hob
GB9218706D0 (en)	1992-10-21	Fuel pump assembly
GB9303233D0 (en)	1993-06-16	An indicator assembly for a petrol pump
IL89250A0 (en)	1989-09-10	Improved rifle
GB8809168D0 (en)	1988-05-25	Tank assembly
AU110760S (en)	1991-04-15	Gun mounting
GB9026838D0 (en)	1991-01-30	Fuel pump
GB8820990D0 (en)	1988-10-05	Wall mounting assembly

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