System and a method for protected reloading of a remote controlled weapon station
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F41A-009/00
F41A-009/79
F41A-009/76
출원번호
US-0452430
(2014-08-05)
등록번호
US-9285177
(2016-03-15)
우선권정보
IL-200036 (2009-07-23)
발명자
/ 주소
Chachamian, Shimon
Berkovich, Eyal
Katz, Noam
출원인 / 주소
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
대리인 / 주소
Fuller, Rodney J.
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초록▼
RCWS (Remote Controlled Weapon System or Station) of the deck-penetrator type and a method for protected reloading of a weapon system that is fed by belt of rounds from an ammunition container that is positioned in the RCWS, wherein the RWCS includes a system for protected reloading of the weapons s
RCWS (Remote Controlled Weapon System or Station) of the deck-penetrator type and a method for protected reloading of a weapon system that is fed by belt of rounds from an ammunition container that is positioned in the RCWS, wherein the RWCS includes a system for protected reloading of the weapons system, that comprises—a bracket, that on it the ammunition container is mounted, and the bracket is amenable to be propelled via an opening in the deck of the vehicle upon which the RCWS is positioned, unto an inner space of the carrier vehicle and back from this space to the RCWS; and means for movably positioning the bracket, in at least two states—a first state wherein the bracket is positioned inside the inner space of the carrier vehicle and for reloading anew the weapons system; and a second state wherein the bracket is a least substantially embedded in the RCWS for feeding the weapons system by a belt of rounds from inside of the ammunition container that is positioned on the bracket.
대표청구항▼
1. RCWS (Remote Controlled Weapon System or Station) of the deck-penetrator type mountable to a carrier vehicle, comprising: at least one weapon system that is fed by a belt of rounds from the inside of an ammunition container that is positioned, at least substantially, in the RCWS, wherein said RCW
1. RCWS (Remote Controlled Weapon System or Station) of the deck-penetrator type mountable to a carrier vehicle, comprising: at least one weapon system that is fed by a belt of rounds from the inside of an ammunition container that is positioned, at least substantially, in the RCWS, wherein said RCWS is positioned on a turret ring that is rotatably installed on a circumference of an existing opening in a deck of the carrier vehicle;and wherein said RCWS is characterized by that it includes in addition: a system for protected reloading of said weapons system, that comprises: a bracket, that on it said ammunition container is mounted, and said bracket is configured to move the bracket below said existing opening in the deck of the carrier vehicle upon which the RCWS is positioned, into an inner space of said carrier vehicle and back from said inner space to the RCWS;wherein the bracket comprises at least one balancer configured to move the bracket between at least two states:a first state wherein said bracket is positioned inside said inner space of said carrier vehicle and for reloading anew said weapons system; anda second state wherein said bracket is a least substantially embedded in the RCWS for feeding said weapon system by the belt of rounds from inside of said ammunition container that is positioned on said bracket andwherein said system for protected reloading of said weapons system is coupled to the rotatable RCWS and therefore enabling protected reloading of said weapons system independent of a rotational position of the RCWS. 2. RCWS in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: a sensor device for issuing a warning regarding the diminishing of rounds in said belt; and wherein the warning identifies a necessity for propelling said bracket and positioning it in said first state location, in a manner that at this said first state it is possible to physically harness a residual extended end of said belt of rounds to a front end of a second belt of rounds, and to do so inside said inner space of said carrier vehicle. 3. RCWS in accordance with claim 2, wherein: said sensor device is located on said bracket. 4. RCWS in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: a clasp configured to anchor the bracket in said second state when the clasp is closed and to release the bracket into said first state when the clasp is open; andwherein the at least one balancer controls the movement of said bracket from an instant of releasing said clasp through said existing opening in the deck of said carrier vehicle upon which said RCWS is positioned, into said inner space of said carrier vehicle. 5. RCWS in accordance with claim 4, wherein each of the at least one balancer comprises: at least one piston having a first end harnessed to the RCWS and a second end harnessed to said bracket. 6. A method for protected reloading of a weapon system that is fed by belts of rounds from an ammunition container that is positioned in an RCWS (Remote Controlled Weapon System or Station) of the deck-penetrator type mountable to a carrier vehicle, comprising: positioning said ammunition container on a bracket that is movable through an opening in a deck of the carrier vehicle on which the RCWS is positioned, into an inner space of the carrier vehicle and back from said inner space of the carrier vehicle to the RCWS, wherein the ammunition container and the bracket are movable through the opening in the deck of the carrier vehicle independent of a rotational position of the RCWS;receiving an indication about the diminishing state of the rounds from within the ammunition container;propelling the bracket and positioning it in a renewed reloading state—within the inner space of the carrier vehicle, and in a manner that it becomes possible to physically harness a residual end of a used belt of rounds to a protruding front end of a new belt of rounds and to accomplish it at least substantially within the relatively protected inner space of the carrier vehicle;harnessing the residual end of the used belt of rounds to the protruding front end of the new belt of rounds at least substantially within the relatively protected inner space of the carrier vehicle; andpropelling the bracket and positioning it back so that the ammunition container is a least substantially within the RCWS. 7. A Remote Controlled Weapon System or Station (RCWS), comprising: a revolving turret assembly rotatably installed on a circumference of an existing opening in a deck of a carrier vehicle;a weapon system coupled to the revolving turret assembly and positioned above the deck of the carrier vehicle, and the weapon system being fed by a first belt of rounds housed within an ammunition container that is positioned in a feeding state that is at least partially above the deck;a bracket coupled to the revolving turret assembly and coupled to the ammunition container;at least one balancer coupled to the bracket and configured to raise and lower the ammunition container between the feeding state and a reloading state, the reloading state comprising a position where the ammunition container is positioned substantially below the deck and substantially inside an inner space of the carrier vehicle;wherein the revolving turret assembly, the weapon system, the ammunition container, the bracket, and the at least one balancer rotate together regardless of whether the ammunition container is positioned in the feeding state or the reloading state; andwhereby, when the ammunition container is positioned in the reloading state, a second belt of rounds may be harnessed to the first belt of rounds and housed within the ammunition container from within the inner space of the carrier vehicle. 8. An RCWS in accordance with claim 7, further comprising: a sensor device configured to issue a warning regarding the diminishing of rounds in the first belt of rounds. 9. An RCWS in accordance with claim 8, wherein: the warning identifies a necessity for lowering the ammunition container and positioning it in reloading state, so that it is possible to harness one end of the first belt of rounds to a front end of the second belt of rounds, and to do so inside the inner space of the carrier vehicle. 10. An RCWS in accordance with claim 8, wherein: the sensor device is located on the bracket. 11. An RCWS in accordance with claim 7, further comprising: a clasp configured to anchor the bracket in the feeding state when the clasp is closed and to release the bracket into the reloading state when the clasp is open. 12. An RCWS in accordance with claim 11, wherein: the at least one balancer controls the movement of the bracket upon releasing the clasp, thereby moving the ammunition container through the existing opening in the deck of the carrier vehicle and into the inner space of the carrier vehicle. 13. An RCWS in accordance with claim 7, wherein each of the at least one balancer comprises: at least one piston having a first end harnessed to the revolving turret assembly and a second end harnessed to the bracket.
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