Universal gun tower for armored vehicle

Abstract

The utility model discloses a universal gun tower for an armored vehicle. The universal gun tower is compact in structure, light in weight, simple and easy to operate, high in universality and capable of being installed on various armored vehicles. Comprising a seat ring assembly, an anti-shield assembly, a hatch cover assembly, a gun rack and a front anti-shield, the seat ring assembly comprises a movable ring and a static ring, the static ring is connected with a mounting platform of the armored vehicle, the cross section of the movable ring is in an L shape, the movable ring is positioned on the static ring through a hole-shaft matching step, the movable ring can coaxially rotate relative to the static ring, the anti-shield assembly comprises an anti-shield, and the anti-shield assembly comprises an anti-shield. The shield is fixed on the moving coil, the two sides of the shield are safety protection parts, the gun rack is installed on the front portion of the shield, the front shield is installed on the front portion of the gun rack, the hatch cover assembly is installed on the portion, corresponding to the moving coil, of the shield, the hatch cover assembly comprises a round hatch cover, the round hatch cover is hinged to the shield, and the round hatch cover is located at the rear end of the shield when the round hatch cover is in an open state. The round hatch cover is used for protecting the rear of an operator.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of conventional weapons, in particular to a universal gun turret used for armored vehicles. Background Art

[0002] With the development of modern warfare, the requirements for the protection of weapons and soldiers are getting higher and higher. The traditional 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns installed on platforms such as tanks and armored vehicles have been replaced by the simple mode of manual control outside the vehicle, and the automatic mode of remote control inside the vehicle or the addition of protective devices around the vehicle while retaining the manual operation state; the automatic mode of remote control inside the vehicle has the characteristics of high cost, complex use, heavy weight, and long maintenance time after failure, and is mainly installed on tanks and armored vehicles; while the simple mode of adding protective devices around the vehicle with manual operation has the characteristics of low cost, compact structure, light weight, simple operation, high reliability, etc., and is mainly installed on various types of armored vehicles. With the development of war, fast attack vehicles (also known as fast assault vehicles) have replaced the traditional use mode of machine guns in fixed positions. Instead, the requirement is to have high-speed mobility while improving firepower strike capability, quickly approach the enemy with its high mobility, evade the enemy's attack with quick response, and attack the enemy with the effectiveness of weapons, and finally achieve the purpose of actively attacking the enemy to save oneself. The rapid attack vehicle is mainly lightly armored, and the top-mounted weapons are light in weight, simple to operate and highly reliable. The universal turret is a turret with compact structure, light weight, simple and easy operation, strong versatility, and good economy and promotion feasibility. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide a universal turret for armored vehicles, which is compact in structure, light in weight, simple and easy to operate, and has strong universality and can be installed on various armored vehicles.

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is achieved in this way:

[0005] A universal gun turret for armored vehicles comprises a seat ring assembly, a shield assembly, a hatch assembly, a gun mount, and a front shield. The seat ring assembly comprises a moving ring and a stationary ring. The stationary ring is connected to the mounting platform of the armored vehicle. The moving ring has an L-shaped cross section and is positioned on the stationary ring through a hole shaft and a step. The moving ring can rotate coaxially relative to the stationary ring. The shield assembly comprises a shield, which is fixed on the moving ring. Both sides of the shield are safety protection parts. The gun mount is installed at the front of the shield, the front shield is installed at the front of the gun mount, and the hatch assembly is installed at the part of the shield corresponding to the moving ring. The hatch assembly comprises a round hatch cover, which is hinged on the shield. When the round hatch cover is opened, the round hatch cover is located at the rear end of the shield. The round hatch cover is used to protect the rear of the operator.

[0006] Preferably, a handle is fixed to the bottom surface of the round hatch cover.

[0007] Preferably, the gun frame has two grips, and waist pads are fixed on the inner curved surface of the moving coil corresponding to the two sides of the operator's waist.

[0008] Preferably, the protective shield and the front protective shield are both formed by welding protective shield steel plates, and bulletproof glass is installed on both sides of the protective shield.

[0009] Preferably, a locking block is fixed to the inner arc surface of the moving coil, an arc-shaped slot is provided on the locking block, a locking handle is hinged on the bottom surface of the round hatch, one end of the locking handle is used for manipulation, and the other end of the locking handle is used to rotate and embed into the arc-shaped slot on the locking block.

[0010] Preferably, the hatch cover assembly also includes a hatch cover rotating component, which includes a base and a hinged arm. The base is fixed on the protective shield, and the hinged arm is fixed on the circular hatch cover. The hinged arm is hinged to the base, and a stop structure is provided on the base. The stop structure limits the opening angle of the circular hatch cover. A locking hook is fixed to one side of the base, and a positioning hook is hinged to one side of the hinged arm corresponding to the locking hook. When the circular hatch cover is in an open state, the positioning hook is hooked with the locking hook.

[0011] Preferably, the positioning hook is connected to the articulated arm via a torsion spring, which is used to maintain the hooked state of the positioning hook. The end of the locking hook is arc-shaped, and the end of the locking hook is used to cooperate with the torsion spring to make the positioning hook adaptively open and hooked with the locking hook.

[0012] Preferably, a direction locking device is provided at the bottom of the protective shield, and the direction locking device is used to be inserted into the mounting platform of the armored vehicle to lock the position of the dynamic coil.

[0013] Preferably, the direction locking device comprises a mounting seat, which is fixed on the shield, and a sheath is slidably fitted on the mounting seat, and a locking pin is vertically fixed inside the sheath, and the locking pin is used to be inserted into the mounting platform of the armored vehicle for positioning.

[0014] Preferably, a rotating handle is fixed laterally inside the sheath, and the rotating handle is used to drive the sheath to rotate. A guide block is fixed inside the sheath, and an upper high-low matching surface is provided at the lower end of the guide block, and a lower high-low matching surface is correspondingly provided at the upper end of the mounting seat. The vertical position of the locking pin is determined by the different matching positions of the upper high-low matching surface and the lower high-low matching surface, thereby driving the locking pin to be inserted into or pulled out of the mounting platform of the armored vehicle. A locking pin spring is sleeved inside the locking pin through a step shaft structure, and the upper end of the locking pin spring is in contact with the mounting seat.

[0015] Due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] 1. Strong versatility, suitable for various armored platforms;

[0017] 2. The universal gun turret is equipped with additional protection functions around it to ensure the personal safety of operators and reduce casualties.

[0018] 3. The universal gun turret has a compact structure, light weight, simple operation, good sealing, and good promotion and implementation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 This is the appearance structure diagram of the universal gun turret;

[0020] Figure 2 Open diagram for the universal turret hatch assembly;

[0021] Figure 3 The figure is the structural diagram of the seat ring assembly;

[0022] Figure 4 This is the appearance diagram of the shield assembly;

[0023] Figure 5 This is the appearance structure diagram of the hatch cover assembly;

[0024] Figure 6 This is the structural diagram of the direction locking device;

[0025] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of how to use the locking handle on the hatch cover assembly;

[0026] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of fixing and unlocking the hatch cover assembly;

[0027] Fig. 9 This is a schematic diagram of the use of the gun rack.

[0028] Reference numerals

[0029] In the attached drawings, 1. front shield, 2. gun mount, 3. seat ring assembly, 4. shield assembly, 5. direction locking device, 6. hatch assembly, 7. locking block, 8. moving coil, 9. static coil, 10. waist pad, 11. shield, 12. hand guard, 13. shield glass, 14. bulletproof glass baffle, 15. round hatch, 16. hatch rotating part, 17. handle, 18. locking handle, 19. positioning hook, 20. locking hook, 21. rotating handle, 22. sleeve, 23. guide sleeve, 24. locking pin, 25. locking pin spring, 26. mounting seat, 27. handwheel grip, 28. handwheel wrench, 29. firing rod, 30. grip. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] A universal gun turret for armored vehicles comprises a seat ring assembly, a shield assembly, a hatch assembly, a gun mount, and a front shield. The seat ring assembly comprises a moving ring and a stationary ring. The stationary ring is connected to the mounting platform of the armored vehicle. The moving ring has an L-shaped cross section and is positioned on the stationary ring through a hole shaft and a step. The moving ring can rotate coaxially relative to the stationary ring. The shield assembly comprises a shield, which is fixed on the moving ring. Both sides of the shield are safety protection parts. The gun mount is installed at the front of the shield, the front shield is installed at the front of the gun mount, and the hatch assembly is installed at the part of the shield corresponding to the moving ring. The hatch assembly comprises a round hatch cover, which is hinged on the shield. When the round hatch cover is opened, the round hatch cover is located at the rear end of the shield. The round hatch cover is used to protect the rear of the operator.

[0031] Preferably, a handle is fixed to the bottom surface of the round hatch cover.

[0032] Preferably, the gun frame has two grips, and waist pads are fixed on the inner curved surface of the moving coil corresponding to the two sides of the operator's waist.

[0033] Preferably, the protective shield and the front protective shield are both formed by welding protective shield steel plates, and bulletproof glass is installed on both sides of the protective shield.

[0034] Preferably, a locking block is fixed to the inner arc surface of the moving coil, an arc-shaped slot is provided on the locking block, a locking handle is hinged on the bottom surface of the round hatch, one end of the locking handle is used for manipulation, and the other end of the locking handle is used to rotate and embed into the arc-shaped slot on the locking block.

[0035] Preferably, the hatch cover assembly also includes a hatch cover rotating component, which includes a base and a hinged arm. The base is fixed on the protective shield, and the hinged arm is fixed on the circular hatch cover. The hinged arm is hinged to the base, and a stop structure is provided on the base. The stop structure limits the opening angle of the circular hatch cover. A locking hook is fixed to one side of the base, and a positioning hook is hinged to one side of the hinged arm corresponding to the locking hook. When the circular hatch cover is in an open state, the positioning hook is hooked with the locking hook.

[0036] Preferably, the positioning hook is connected to the articulated arm via a torsion spring, which is used to maintain the hooked state of the positioning hook. The end of the locking hook is arc-shaped, and the end of the locking hook is used to cooperate with the torsion spring to make the positioning hook adaptively open and hooked with the locking hook.

[0037] Preferably, a direction locking device is provided at the bottom of the protective shield, and the direction locking device is used to be inserted into the mounting platform of the armored vehicle to lock the position of the dynamic coil.

[0038] Preferably, the direction locking device comprises a mounting seat, which is fixed on the shield, and a sheath is slidably fitted on the mounting seat, and a locking pin is vertically fixed inside the sheath, and the locking pin is used to be inserted into the mounting platform of the armored vehicle for positioning.

[0039] Preferably, a rotating handle is fixed laterally inside the sheath, and the rotating handle is used to drive the sheath to rotate. A guide block is fixed inside the sheath, and an upper high-low matching surface is provided at the lower end of the guide block, and a lower high-low matching surface is correspondingly provided at the upper end of the mounting seat. The vertical position of the locking pin is determined by the different matching positions of the upper high-low matching surface and the lower high-low matching surface, thereby driving the locking pin to be inserted into or pulled out of the mounting platform of the armored vehicle. A locking pin spring is sleeved inside the locking pin through a step shaft structure, and the upper end of the locking pin spring is in contact with the mounting seat.

[0040] The utility model is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments:

[0041] Example: See Figure 1 — Figure 8 .

[0042] The universal gun turret is composed of a gun mount, a front shield, a shield assembly, a hatch assembly, a direction locking device, a seat assembly, etc. The seat assembly is composed of a seat, a locking block and a waist pad. The seat is composed of a dynamic ring and a static ring. The static ring on the seat assembly is connected to the mounting platform to achieve the purpose of 360-degree rotation. At the same time, the locking block is used to play a locking role when the hatch assembly is closed. The shield assembly is installed on the seat assembly, with a sealing gasket and sealant in the middle to ensure the sealing of the gun turret; the shield assembly is composed of a shield, bulletproof glass, and a bulletproof glass baffle. The shield is welded from shield steel plates, and has a certain height on both sides to protect the safety of the operator on both sides; bulletproof glass is installed on both sides of the shield assembly for observation of the operator on both sides and for protection. The hatch assembly, direction locking device and gun mount are installed on the shield assembly. The hatch assembly consists of a round hatch and a hatch rotating part. The round hatch plays a sealing role when it is closed and protects the rear when it is opened. The direction locking device consists of a lock pin, a mounting seat, a lock pin spring, a sheath, a guide sleeve, a rotating handle, etc., and is mainly used to fix the seat ring. The gun mount is the mounting platform for the 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun, which gives the machine gun the ability to rotate in the vertical direction and the firing of the machine gun to ensure vertical shooting. The front shield is installed on the gun mount and consists of a shield steel plate, which is mainly used for front protection.

[0043] Rotate the locking handle 18 on the hatch cover assembly 6 until it is completely disengaged from the locking block 7. Figure 7 , hold the handle 17 on the rotating hatch cover assembly 6 with your right hand and push the hatch cover assembly 6 upward until it is completely fixed. Figure 8. Rotate the rotating handle 21 clockwise or counterclockwise, rotate 180° and fix it, open the direction locking device 5, put the direction locking device 5 in the released state, lean your waist against the waist pads 10 on both sides of the seat assembly 3, hold the handwheel grip 27 and the grip 30 on the gun frame 2 with both hands, and use the strength of your waist to make the universal gun turret rotate 360°; rotate the rotating handle 21 clockwise or counterclockwise again, rotate 180°, and slowly rotate the universal gun turret. The locking pin 24 on the direction locking device 5 enters the 20 positioning holes in the static ring 9 under the action of the locking pin spring 26, and the universal gun turret is fixed. Hold the handwheel grip 27 on the gun frame 2 with your right hand, press down the handwheel wrench 28, rotate the handwheel grip 27, and the gun frame can be rotated in the vertical direction; hold the grip 30 with your left hand, press down the firing rod 29, and the machine gun can be fired. After the test is completed, rotate the positioning hook 19 counterclockwise until it is completely disengaged from the locking hook 20. Figure 8 , hold the handle 17 on the rotating hatch cover assembly 6 with your right hand and pull the hatch cover assembly 6 downward until it is completely fitted with the shield assembly 4, and rotate the locking handle 18 until it is completely fixed. This completes the use of the universal gun turret.

[0044] The universal turret is mainly installed on the troop carrier, and can be equipped with a vehicle-mounted machine gun as a protective weapon for the troop carrier. As a vehicle-mounted top weapon, the universal turret has certain restrictions on height and weight to ensure that the height and weight of the entire vehicle system are within the index range. The universal turret has a protective function on all sides to protect the personal safety of the shooter; the seat ring is made of steel to ensure the connection strength between the universal turret and the vehicle body. The seat ring can rotate 360 ​​degrees and rotate flexibly, and can be fixed every 15° to ensure that 360° can be fired; the universal turret is sealed. After the hatch assembly is closed, the universal turret will not leak in the rain. The universal turret has index requirements on weight and height. In order to meet the index requirements, the universal turret is designed to reduce weight as much as possible to meet the index requirements, and at the same time, the protection function ensures the protection around and the protection area requirements. The universal turret is reliable in operation, easy to use, and has good economy.

[0045] Invention point:

[0046] 1. Universal turret, compact structure, light weight, easy to operate, strong universality, can be installed on various armored platforms. The required weight index is achieved by weight reduction.

[0047] 2. It has protective functions all around to protect the personal safety of the shooter:.

[0048] 3. It can rotate 360 ​​degrees and turn flexibly, and can be fixed every 15° to ensure 360° shooting.

[0049] 4. It is airtight. After the hatch cover assembly is closed, the universal gun turret will not leak even when exposed to rain.

[0050] Finally, it should be noted that the above preferred embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model rather than to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail through the above preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that various changes can be made in form and details without departing from the scope defined by the claims of the utility model.

Claims

1. A universal turret for an armored vehicle, characterized in that: It includes a seat ring assembly, a shield assembly, a hatch assembly, a gun mount, and a front shield. The seat ring assembly includes a dynamic ring and a static ring. The static ring is connected to the mounting platform of the armored vehicle, and the dynamic ring can rotate coaxially relative to the static ring. The shield assembly includes a shield, which is fixed on the dynamic ring. Both sides of the shield are safety protection parts. The gun mount is installed at the front of the shield, and the front shield is installed at the front of the gun mount. The hatch assembly is installed at the part of the shield corresponding to the dynamic ring. The hatch assembly includes a round hatch cover, which is hinged on the shield. When the round hatch cover is opened, the round hatch cover is located at the rear end of the shield, and the round hatch cover is used to protect the rear of the operator.

2. A universal gun turret for an armored vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: A handle is fixed to the bottom surface of the round hatch cover.

3. A universal gun turret for an armored vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: The gun mount has two grips, and waist pads are fixed on both sides of the inner curved surface of the moving coil corresponding to the operator's waist.

4. A universal gun turret for an armored vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: The protective shield and the front protective shield are both formed by welding steel plates, and bulletproof glass is installed on both sides of the protective shield.

5. The universal gun turret for an armored vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: A locking block is fixed to the inner arc surface of the moving coil, and an arc slot is provided on the locking block. A locking handle is hinged on the bottom surface of the round hatch, one end of the locking handle is used for manipulation, and the other end of the locking handle is used for rotation and embedding into the arc slot on the locking block.

6. A universal gun turret for an armored vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hatch cover assembly also includes a hatch cover rotating component, which includes a base and a hinged arm. The base is fixed on the protective shield, and the hinged arm is fixed on the circular hatch cover. The hinged arm is hinged to the base, and a stop structure is provided on the base. The stop structure limits the opening angle of the circular hatch cover. A locking hook is fixed to one side of the base, and a positioning hook is hinged to one side of the hinged arm corresponding to the locking hook. When the circular hatch cover is in an open state, the positioning hook is hooked with the locking hook.

7. A universal gun turret for an armored vehicle according to claim 6, characterized in that: The positioning hook is connected to the articulated arm via a torsion spring, which is used to maintain the hooked state of the positioning hook. The end of the locking hook is arc-shaped, and the end of the locking hook is used to cooperate with the torsion spring to enable the positioning hook to adaptively open and be hooked with the locking hook.

8. The universal gun turret for an armored vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: A directional locking device is provided at the bottom of the shield, which is used to be inserted into the mounting platform of the armored vehicle to lock the position of the dynamic coil.

9. A universal gun turret for an armored vehicle according to claim 8, characterized in that: The direction locking device comprises a mounting seat, which is fixed on the protective shield. A sheath is slidably fitted on the mounting seat, and a locking pin is vertically fixed inside the sheath. The locking pin is used to be inserted into the mounting platform of the armored vehicle for positioning.

10. A universal gun turret for an armored vehicle according to claim 9, characterized in that: A rotating handle is fixed laterally inside the sheath, and the rotating handle is used to drive the sheath to rotate. A guide block is fixed inside the sheath, and an upper high-low matching surface is provided at the lower end of the guide block, and a lower high-low matching surface is correspondingly provided at the upper end of the mounting seat. The vertical position of the locking pin is determined by the different matching positions of the upper high-low matching surface and the lower high-low matching surface, thereby driving the locking pin to be inserted into or pulled out of the mounting platform of the armored vehicle. A locking pin spring is sleeved inside the locking pin through a step shaft structure, and the upper end of the locking pin spring is in contact with the mounting seat.

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