Ammunition launching device
AssigneeNexter Systems
InventorXavier Descatoire
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Abstract
A launching device comprising at least two tubes intended to receive an ammunition round and each secured to a mount, the mounts being carried by a base, each tube being orientable in elevation and in bearing by motors, a first motor ensuring the pointing in bearing of the two tubes simultaneously and a second motor ensuring the pointing in elevation of the two tubes simultaneously. The bearing pointing axes of the two tubes are parallel to each other and each mount includes a sleeve carrying the tube, the sleeve of each mount being mounted so as to pivot in elevation relative to a fork, the fork being itself mounted so as to pivot in bearing relative to the base.
Claims12
A launching device comprising:
- at least two tubes intended to receive an ammunition round,
- each tube secured to a respective mount,
- the mounts being carried by a base,
- each tube being orientable in elevation and in bearing by motor means, wherein the motor means comprises:
- a first motor means ensuring a pointing in bearing of the tubes, around bearing pointing axes, simultaneously and
- a second motor means ensuring a pointing in elevation of the tubes, around elevation pointing axes, simultaneously,
- wherein the bearing pointing axes of the tubes are parallel to each other and each mount includes a sleeve carrying the respective tube, said sleeve being mounted so as to pivot in elevation relative to a respective fork, the fork being mounted so as to pivot in bearing relative to the base, the second motor means acting on each sleeve via a set of two bevel toothed pinions with perpendicular axes integrated into the respective mount, wherein each set of two bevel toothed pinions includes a first pinion secured to the sleeve and a second pinion coaxial with the bearing pointing axis, the first motor means acting on each mount via a first gear wheel secured to the respective fork, and each second bevel pinion being secured to one end of a respective pivot shaft carrying at another end a second gear wheel driven by the second motor means, each pivot shaft being coaxial with the respective first gear wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.