Dismountable and dismountable kit as a combat trench system for field attachment for military use

Abstract

A modular, modular trench system for field fortifications for military use is proposed, consisting of multiple wall panels (1) that can be detachably connected to one another at any angle using connecting rods (2). Furthermore, a trench system comprising at least one kit is proposed. Additionally, a storage container for the kit and a method for installing and removing the kit are proposed.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an installable and detachable kit as a combat trench system for field fortification in military operations. Furthermore, the invention relates to a combat trench system that can be assembled from the kit and a container for accommodating the kit.

[0002] A combat trench system is located underground for field fortification for military or infantry operations. Common combat trench systems include trenches running underground as connecting or communication trenches, which connect, for example, fighting positions and dugouts. The required trench system is first dug into the ground and supported by wooden supports and, for example, corrugated iron sheets. This common construction method is not only very cumbersome and time-consuming to construct, but also does not offer the necessary flexibility for more complex combat trench systems. Furthermore, the common combat trench systems cannot be expanded, so new materials are required each time the combat trench system is laid during military operations.

[0003] The present invention is based on the object of proposing an installable and dismantled kit as well as a combat trench system from the kit and a receiving container for receiving the kit as well as a method for installing and dismantling the kit, which enable simple, quick and flexible installation and dismantling as well as transport.

[0004] This problem is solved by the features of patent claims 1, 13, 14, and 15, respectively. Advantageous and claimed developments emerge from the subclaims and the description as well as the drawings.

[0005] Thus, a detachable and removable kit is proposed as a combat trench system for field fortification for military use, which comprises several wall panels that can be detachably attached to one another at any angle via connecting rods.

[0006] To construct a combat trench system in an existing trench, horizontally aligned wall panels of the proposed kit are detachably attached to one another using the associated vertically aligned connecting rods, for example. This allows wall sections for a combat trench to be constructed particularly quickly and easily using the wall panels and connecting rods. Installation takes place without the use of screws or nails, allowing for virtually tool-free assembly and removal. Consequently, the formed wall sections can be dismantled just as quickly, advantageously enabling reuse and transport. Due to the flexibility of the proposed kit, any extension and / or subsequent conversion for infantry or military use is possible.Due to the small number of different components, the proposed kit is quick and easy to install. The wall panels and wall elements can be releasably attached to one another at any angle, allowing for flexible layouts of connecting trenches and walkways. The flexible connection of the wall panels also allows the trench system to be adjusted in height to suit the terrain and follow the contours of the terrain.

[0007] It is particularly advantageous that a wall section of the combat trench system is formed by several horizontally extending and detachably attached wall panels stacked on top of each other. The wall panel is preferably made of plastic, for example, as a cuboid-shaped chamber profile, preferably as a hollow-chamber profile. By using plastic as the manufacturing material, the kit is not only weather-resistant but also particularly lightweight, allowing for particularly easy transport. The wall panels can preferably be manufactured particularly cost-effectively using extrusion and / or injection molding.

[0008] To enable adjacent wall panels to be releasably attached to each other at any angle in a structurally simple manner, at least one receiving area or similar is provided at each end of the wall panel for the associated connecting rod. In this way, adjacent wall panels assigned to a connecting rod can be releasably connected to the connecting rod via the receiving areas without the need for any tools.

[0009] It is particularly advantageous if a first receiving area is arranged at a first end face and a second receiving area is arranged at a second end face opposite the first, offset in such a way that a free space or the like is provided for a receiving section of an adjacent wall panel. This allows the wall panels to be connected to one another in a way that prevents them from being mixed up, since the existing free space essentially dictates the correct alignment of the wall panel. This results in a virtually self-explanatory installation and assembly of the proposed kit, without the need for complicated assembly instructions.

[0010] To further reduce the number of components required for the proposed kit, it is particularly advantageous if the mounting area is designed as a single piece with the wall panel. However, it is also possible for the mounting area to be detachably attached to the wall panel to further increase the flexibility of the proposed kit. It is particularly advantageous if both single-piece and detachably attached mounting areas are used in the kit.

[0011] To achieve a tool-free, particularly simple, detachable fastening between the connecting rod and the wall panels, the receiving area can be designed, for example, as a sleeve section, sleeve, or the like for the connecting rod to pass through. Consequently, a positive connection is provided between the receiving area and the connecting rod.

[0012] Another possibility for implementing a detachable attachment between the connecting rod and the wall panel can be achieved by providing the receiving area with at least one elastic retaining clip or the like for partially gripping the connecting rod. This creates a force- or friction-locked connection between the receiving area and the connecting rod. This type of attachment enables a particularly simple construction, since the wall panels can be attached to each other from different directions.

[0013] In order to be able to cover and at the same time stabilize, for example, two wall sections formed from wall panels fastened to one another and spaced apart from one another, the invention provides that the kit has cover panels or the like for covering the wall sections formed.

[0014] For example, chamber profiles or hollow chamber profiles made of plastic can be used as cover panels to ensure weather resistance and low weight. It is particularly advantageous if the cover profile or panel has a U-shaped end section or similar for overlapping the wall sections in sections. This allows for a particularly simple attachment of the cover panels to the wall sections for covering and stabilization.

[0015] To further enhance the stability of the combat trench system constructed from the kit, at least one cross brace is provided between approximately parallel wall sections. The attachment of the cross braces is particularly simple by connecting the cross braces to the connecting rods at the top and / or bottom ends.

[0016] The object underlying the invention is also achieved by a combat trench system that can be constructed from at least one previously described kit.

[0017] Furthermore, the object underlying the invention is achieved by a receptacle for accommodating the above-described kit. In this context, it is particularly advantageous if the receptacle simultaneously provides or forms a group shelter for the combat trench system formed from the above-described kit.

[0018] The object underlying the invention is also achieved by a method for installing and removing the kit described above.

[0019] Within the framework of the proposed method, approximately horizontally aligned wall panels are detachably fastened to one another via vertically aligned connecting rods. The interconnected wall panels are stacked on top of one another, resulting in two wall sections aligned approximately parallel to one another at a predetermined distance along the trench system. By selecting a predetermined connecting angle between adjacent wall panels, the resulting wall section can be adapted to the trench layout, so that the desired combat trench system is realized overall through the installed kit. The spaced-apart wall sections are covered and stabilized with cover panels. In addition, cross braces can be installed between the wall sections and attached to the connecting rods for further stabilization.To remove the kit, the cover panels are detached from the wall sections and the connected wall panels are detached from each other so that all components of the kit can be removed from the trench system and stored in the receiving container.

[0020] The present invention is further explained below with reference to the drawings.

[0021] They show: Fig. 1 a schematic plan view of an installed kit according to the invention as a combat trench system for field fortification for military use; Fig. 2 a schematic view of a wall section formed from wall panels detachably connected to one another via connecting rods; Fig. 3 a detailed view of a wall panel with a first embodiment of a receiving section connected in one piece to the wall panel as a sleeve section for passing through the connecting rod; Fig. 4a detailed view of a wall panel with a second embodiment of a receiving section connected in one piece to the wall panel with an elastic retaining clip for partially encompassing the connecting rod; Fig. 5A and 5B Individual part views of a receiving section that can be detachably connected to the wall panel as a plug-in connector with a sleeve section or a retaining clip; Fig. 6 a three-dimensional partial view of the kit under construction with cross braces for stabilization; and Fig. 7 another three-dimensional partial view of the kit under construction with cover panels.

[0022] In the Figures 1 to 7 Various views of an installable and expandable kit as a combat trench system for field fortification for military use are shown as examples.

[0023] The kit, which can be installed and removed, or assembled and assembled, comprises several wall panels 1, which can be releasably attached to one another at any angle via connecting rods 2. This allows a combat trench system to be quickly and flexibly assembled and dismantled as needed using the kit.

[0024] Such an installed kit as a combat trench system is in Figure 1 shown as an example. The kit forms a variable trench system with fighting positions 3 and shelters 4, which are connected to each other via communication trenches 5. A larger group shelter 6 is particularly advantageously formed by a receptacle, for example, a container or the like, for accommodating the components of the kit.

[0025] For example, a cuboid hollow chamber profile made of plastic is used as the wall panel 1, so that several wall panels 1 detachably attached to the connecting rods 2 form a wall section of a combat trench system, as is the case, for example, in Figure 2 is shown.

[0026] In order to attach the wall panels 1 to the vertical connecting rods 2, a receiving area for the associated connecting rod 2 is provided at each end of the wall panels 1.

[0027] For example, in the Figures 3 and 4As shown, a first receiving area is arranged at a first end face 7 of the wall panel 1, and a second receiving area is arranged at a second end face 8 of the wall panel 1 opposite the first end face 7, in such a way that a free space 9 is provided for a receiving area of ​​an adjacent wall panel 1. Accordingly, the first receiving area at the first end face 7 and the second receiving area at the second end face 8 are arranged diagonally offset with respect to the rectangular wall surface.

[0028] In Figure 3 By way of example, a first embodiment of a receiving area formed in one piece with the wall panel 1 is shown, in which the receiving area is designed as a sleeve section 10 for passing through or inserting the connecting rod 2.

[0029] In Figure 4By way of example, a second embodiment of a receiving area formed in one piece with the wall panel 1 is shown, in which the receiving area has an elastic retaining clip 11 for partially encompassing the connecting rod 2.

[0030] In Figures 5A and 5B a receiving area that can be detachably connected to one end of the wall panel 1 is shown as a connector 14A, 14B. The receiving area of ​​the connector 14A is shown as an example in a first embodiment according to Figure 5A as sleeve section 10 and in a second embodiment according to Figure 5B The receiving area of ​​the connector 14B is designed as a retaining clip 11. These are merely examples of a detachable connector 14A, 14B, which of course can also have differently shaped receiving areas.

[0031] In Figure 6The kit is shown during installation, with the first wall panels 1 detachably attached to the vertical connecting rods to form two wall sections. For stabilization, cross braces 12 are detachably attached to the floor with the wall panels 1 via the connecting rods 2. In addition, additional cross braces or cross struts 12 are provided in the upper area of ​​the connecting rods 2 for further stabilization.

[0032] Figure 7shows the kit during further installation, with the two spaced-apart wall sections detachably secured with cover panels 13, forming a closed trench. The cover panels 13 enclose the uppermost wall panels 1 using, for example, U-shaped end sections 15, thus increasing the stability of the entire trench system. They can also be designed as cuboid hollow-chamber plastic profiles. At the end of installation, the floor area in the closed trench can be lined with anti-slip floor grid panels.

[0033] The vertical connecting rods 2 provided, to which the wall panels 1 are detachably attached, can preferably be made of metal or of fiber-reinforced plastic. Reference symbol

[0034] 1 horizontal wall panel 2 vertical connecting rod 3 fighting position 4 shelter 5 trench 6 group shelter 7 first end of the wall panel 8 second end of the wall panel 9 free space 10 sleeve section 11 retaining clip 12 cross brace or cross strut 13 cover panel 14A, 14B connector 15 U-shaped end section

Claims

1. Installable and removable kit as a combat trench system for field fortification for military use, with several wall panels (1) which can be releasably attached to one another at any angle via connecting rods (2).

2. Installable and removable kit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that several detachably attached wall panels (1) form a wall section of a combat trench system.

3. Installable and removable kit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wall panel (1) is made as a cuboid chamber profile made of plastic.

4. Installable and removable kit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at each end of the wall panel (1) at least one receiving area for the associated connecting rod (2) is provided.

5. Installable and removable kit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in thata first receiving area is arranged at a first front end (7) and a second receiving area is arranged at a second front end (8) opposite the first, offset in such a way that a free space (9) is provided for a receiving section of an adjacent wall panel (1).

6. Installable and removable kit according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the receiving area is designed as a single piece with the wall panel (1).

7. Installable and removable kit according to one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that the receiving area is detachably attached to the wall panel (1).

8. Installable and removable kit according to one of claims 4 to 7, characterized in that the receiving area is designed as a sleeve section (10) for passing through the connecting rod (2).

9. Installable and removable kit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in thatthe receiving area has at least one elastic retaining clip (11) for partially encompassing the connecting rod (2).

10. Installable and removable kit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one cover panel (13) is provided for covering and stabilizing two wall sections formed by wall panels (1).

11. Installable and removable kit according to claim 10, characterized in that the cover panel (13) has approximately U-shaped end sections (15) for overlapping the wall sections in sections.

12. Installable and removable kit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one cross strut (12) is provided between approximately parallel wall sections for stabilization.

13. Combat trench system comprising at least one kit according to one of the preceding claims.

14. Receptacle for receiving at least one installable and removable kit according to one of the preceding claims.

15. Method for installing and removing a kit according to one of claims 1 to 12.

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