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US 7,021,189 B2Granted
Turret for a military vehicle
AssigneeGiat Industries
InventorsJean Noël Patry, Manuel Berejnoi
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Abstract
A turret for a military vehicle, mobile in traverse with respect to said vehicle and supporting an oscillating mass notably comprising a cannon oriented in elevation, wherein said oscillating mass is mounted in said turret using a linking interface ensuring the air-tightness of said mass with respect to the exterior of said turret, said interface ensuring the mobility in elevation of said cannon.
Claims20
A turret for a military vehicle, the turret mobile in traverse with respect to the vehicle, comprising:
- an oscillating mass comprising a cannon oriented in elevation;
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- a linking interface used to mount the oscillating mass in the turret, the inking interface ensuring air-tightness with respect to the exterior of the turret, wherein the linking interface includes an airtight caisson insulating the turret with respect to the exterior, the caisson being mobile in elevation in the turret.
A turret for a military vehicle, comprising:
- an aspirator mounted in a wall of the turret;
- a cassion provided with a one way value, the cassion being mounted in the turret and mobile in elevation;
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- an oscillating mass comprising a weapon system mounted in the caisson, wherein the aspirator creates an overpressure in the turret such that outside air cannot enter the turret thereby making the turret airtight to the outside air, and the turret is mobile in traverse with respect to the vehicle.
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