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US 12,510,322 B2Granted
Weapon system
AssigneeKnds Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
InventorAxel Scheibel
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Abstract
A weapon system with a weapon, and an aiming device with two spaced-apart elevation axes for aiming the weapon in elevation. The aiming device has a trunnion bearing associated with one elevation axis and a loose bearing associated with the other elevation axis for mounting a weapon mount receiving the weapon.
Claims15
Weapon system with a weapon and an aiming device with first and second spaced-apart elevation axes for aiming the weapon in elevation, wherein the aiming device has:
- a trunnion bearing associated with the first elevation axis;
- and
- a loose bearing associated with the second elevation axis for mounting a weapon receptacle receiving the weapon.
A method comprising:
- accessing a weapon of a weapon system with an aiming device having first and second spaced-apart elevation axes, wherein the aiming device has a trunnion bearing associated with the first elevation axis and a loose bearing associated with the second elevation axis for mounting a weapon receptacle receiving the weapon;
- and
- rotating at least one of the trunnion bearing or the loose bearing about the respective first or second elevation axis in order to aim the weapon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.