EP 0307308 B1 19910327 - ANTI-BENDING DEVICE FOR A GUN BARREL
Title (en)
ANTI-BENDING DEVICE FOR A GUN BARREL
Publication
Application
Priority
FR 8712485 A 19870909
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0307308A1] The technical sector of the invention is that of anti-bending devices for gun barrels, especially of large calibre. The device according to the invention consists of at least one sleeve (1) fixed to the barrel (2) and delimiting around the latter and over some of its length at least one annular cavity (3). It is characterised in that it comprises a ventilation system intended for dissipating the heat which accumulates in the annular cavity (3) in the vicinity of the upper generatrix of the barrel (2). The invention is used for barrels equipping armoured vehicles. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
F41A 13/12 (2006.01); F41A 21/44 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F41A 13/12 (2013.01); F41A 21/44 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE DE ES FR GB IT NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0307308 A1 19890315; EP 0307308 B1 19910327; AT E62065 T1 19910415; DE 3862182 D1 19910502; ES 2022668 B3 19911201; FR 2620210 A1 19890310
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 88402251 A 19880908; AT 88402251 T 19880908; DE 3862182 T 19880908; ES 88402251 T 19880908; FR 8712485 A 19870909