ISO pallet concept for a gun

Abstract

A lower gun mount, which can be mounted in a standardized way on a ship or a permanent ground foundation, is used so that a gun can be mounted with minimal effort quickly, reproducibly and without slip, and later dismounted. This standardized lower gun mount is mounted geometrically correctly on a foundation or ship by so-called standardized ISO corners, which can be fixed in place on supports specially provided for this purpose and a mounting frame that assists the mounting. This makes it possible for the gun to be mounted rigidly and without play.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]In the integration of guns on ships or in fixed land positions, various problems are encountered with respect to the amount of work and effort involved in the installation work and with respect to the geometric reproducibility of the installation. Especially on ships, although the mounting sites for the guns are predetermined by the necessary deck fixtures, integration on the deck is very complicated. In addition, in the case of large guns, it is necessary to break through the deck.[0002]DE 102 54 786 A1 discloses, for example, the integration of a large-caliber gun on a ship. In this connection, the turret of a land gun is installed on the ship by means of an adapter plate and a shock-absorbing gun mount. As a result of the modular construction, no significant modifications need to be made on the ship.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0003]The object of the present invention is to allow fast and simple mounting of a naval or land gun on a ship or ground foun...

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Benefits of technology

[0003]The object of the present invention is to allow fast and simple mounting of a naval or land gun on a ship or ground foundation.

[0005]The invention is based on the idea of using a lower gun mount, which is mounted in a standardized way on the ship or a permanent ground foundation, so that the gun can be mounted with minimal effort quickly, reproducibly and without slip, and later dismounted.

[0007]This standardized lower gun mount is now mounted geometrically correctly on a foundation or ship by means of new, so-called standardized ISO corners, which can be fixed in place on supports specially provided for this purpose, and a mounting frame that assists the mounting. This makes it possible for the gun to be mounted rigidly and without play. The modular solution acts in the tension and compression directions (during operation of the gun). Purely mechanical connection is involved, so that it is maintenance-free. In the operation of the gun, a reduction of the scattering of the gun may be expected. Another advantage is that an internationally standardized interface is created for guns on land and sea.

Problems solved by technology

In the integration of guns on ships or in fixed land positions, various problems are encountered with respect to the amount of work and effort involved in the installation work and with respect to the geometric reproducibility of the installation.

Especially on ships, although the mounting sites for the guns are predetermined by the necessary deck fixtures, integration on the deck is very complicated.

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