EP 4283239 A1 20231129 - A SELF-PROPELLED GUN SYSTEM
Title (en)
A SELF-PROPELLED GUN SYSTEM
Title (de)
SELBSTFAHRENDES GESCHÜTZSYSTEM
Title (fr)
SYSTÈME DE PISTOLET AUTOPROPULSÉ
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 22275069 A 20220527
Abstract (en)
A self-propelled gun system (10) defining a recoil mitigation system (100). It comprises a chassis (200); a gun barrel (300) and a chassis suspension system (400) comprising a first wheel arm (402) extending away from the chassis (200) to a first wheel (404), the first wheel (404) being rotatably mounted on the first wheel arm (402), the first wheel (404) configured for engagement with a support surface (500). The first wheel arm (402) and first wheel (404) are configured to support the chassis (200) a distance (Dz) apart from the support surface (500). The recoil mitigation system (100) is operable such that a maximum recoil damping distance (Dz_max) of the chassis (200) from the support surface (500) in the z-axis for a gun firing condition is controlled to be set according to a predetermined relationship by pivoting the first wheel arm (402) relative to the z-axis.
IPC 8 full level
F41A 23/28 (2006.01); F41A 23/34 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F41A 23/28 (2013.01); F41A 23/34 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] GB 1438403 A 19760609 - BOFORS AB
- [A] GB 158023 A 19210203 - HOLT MFG CO
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 22275069 A 20220527