Azimuth drive assembly

Details Azimuth drive assembly Azimuth drive assembly

1984-09-21

1986-04-01

Bentley, Stephen C.

Ordnance

Mounts

Training mechanisms

74625, F41F 2108

Patent

active

045790361

ABSTRACT:
The invention disclosed herein relates to an armored vehicle having a rotatable cupola or turret for rotating a weapons system to the target. A system for driving the turret through an arc of rotation includes a ring gear fixed to the vehicle body and a pinion gear fixed for relative rotation to the turret for engaging the ring gear. The pinion gear is driven by a hydraulic motor to rotate the pinion and ultimately drive the turret. Integrated with the hydraulic motor and the ring gear is a manual disconnect apparatus which provides for manual operation in lieu of the motorized operation of the pinion gear. This manual apparatus includes a series of gears and an actuating assembly for moving at least one of the gears between an operative mode when a manual drive train is connected with the pinion gear and an inoperative mode when the manual drive train is disconnected from the pinion gear.

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patent: 3429222 (1969-02-01), Whiston et al.
patent: 3572163 (1971-03-01), Clark
patent: 4034273 (1977-07-01), Meek et al.

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