Device for transport of cannon or such like
AssigneeOy Tampella AB
InventorsHeikki Collanus, Seppo Nikula, Ari Kanervo, Leo Hakkinen
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Abstract
A device for transport of a cannon or such like with a vehicle, which cannon (2) comprises a gun barrel (3) and a carriage (4) supporting the barrel. The gun carriage is of an interchangeable platform construction, so that the cannon can be transported with a truck vehicle (1) equipped with a platform changing mechanism and lowered to the ground for firing with the help of the platform changing mechanism. The carriage has a bearing rail system (6) compatible with the platform changing mechanism of the truck vehicle, whereas the rails (7) of the bearing rail system are placed either on the lower part of the carriage (4) or on the supporting arms of the carriage.
Claims12
A device for loading and unloading a heavy firearm onto and off of a vehicle, said device comprising:
- a carriage having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper and lower portions being pivotally connected;
- a heavy firearm having a plurality of firing positions mounted upon said upper portion;
- a pair of rails mounted under said lower portion, said rails being underneath said lower portion in each of said firing positions;
- a vehicle having a tipping frame mounted thereon, said tipping frame having a first position for transporting said firearm, said first position being substantially parallel to a longitudinal dimension of said vehicle, and a second position for loading or unloading said firearm, said second position being at an angle with respect to said first position;
- hoist means for raising said firearm from the ground to bring said rails into contact with a fixed point of support on said tipping frame or for lowering said firearm to the ground, said tipping frame being in said second position;
- means for pivoting said tipping frame from said second to first position for transporting said firearm or from said first to said second position for loading or unloading said firearm, whereby said vehicle is available for other uses when said firearm has been unloaded.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.