Line-of-sight apparatus locking arrangement with front and rear fastener

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10156413-B2
Application number	US-201415311286-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 15, 2014
Priority date	May 15, 2014
Publication date	Dec 18, 2018
Grant date	Dec 18, 2018

Abstract

A line-of-sight apparatus locking arrangement for demountably securing a line-of-sight apparatus to the arrangement is provided. The arrangement includes a first and second locking devices, each of which includes a handle member adapted for attachment to a rotation mechanism. The rotation mechanism is coupled to a translation mechanism adapted for, during maneuver of the locking devices, converting rotational motion into translator motion. The translation mechanism includes a pressing portion provided for abutment against an abutment area of the apparatus.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Line-of-sight apparatus locking arrangement for demountably securing a line-of-sight apparatus to said arrangement, said arrangement comprising:
a first locking device and a second locking device, each of which comprises a handle member adapted for attachment to a respective rotation mechanism of said arrangement wherein each rotation mechanism is coupled to a translation mechanism of said arrangement adapted for, during maneuver of the 1st and 2nd locking devices, converting a rotational motion into a translator motion,
wherein:
each translation mechanism comprises a pressing portion provided for abutment against a respective abutment area of the apparatus;
each translation mechanism comprises a resilient member provided for urging said pressing portion against the abutment area such that the arrangement is clamped to said abutment area of the apparatus, wherein a position of the pressing portion is achieved by the resilient member translating the pressing portion in a direction towards a supporting point of the arrangement;
the first locking device comprises a rectilinear translation mechanism; and
the second locking device comprises a curvilinear translation mechanism that moves the pressing portion in a direction corresponding with the longitudinal centre line of the line-of-sight apparatus.

2. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the translation mechanism is adapted to convert the rotational motion into a rectilinear motion.

3. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the translation mechanism is adapted to convert the rotational motion into a curvilinear motion.

4. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the translation mechanism comprises a screw member.

5. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the translation mechanism comprises a crank member.

6. The arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein the translation mechanism comprises a lever mechanism adapted to clamp the apparatus via the abutment area and locking the apparatus to the arrangement.

7. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the resilient member comprises at least one conical spring washer.

8. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the handle member is adapted with a locking mechanism arranged for locking the handle member in a locked position for preventing rotation of the handle member.

9. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the line-of-sight apparatus is a gun.

10. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the line-of sight apparatus is a sensor device.

11. A method for demountably securing a line-of-sight apparatus to a line-of-sight apparatus locking arrangement, wherein said arrangement comprises a first locking device and a second locking device, each of the locking devices comprises a handle member adapted for attachment to a respective rotation mechanism of said arrangement, the rotation mechanism is coupled to a respective translation mechanism of said arrangement for converting a rotational motion into a translator motion, a pressing portion of each translation mechanism is adapted for abutment against a respective abutment area of the apparatus, and each translation mechanism comprises a resilient member provided for urging said pressing portion against the respective abutment area such that the arrangement is clamped to said apparatus, the method comprising:
positioning the first locking device to the arrangement;
positioning the second locking device to the arrangement;
rotating the respective rotation mechanism by means of the handle member for pressing each pressing portion against the abutment area; wherein the first locking device comprises a rectilinear translation mechanism, and wherein the second locking device comprises a curvilinear translation mechanism that moves the pressing portion in a direction corresponding with the longitudinal centre line of the line-of-sight apparatus; and
locking each handle member.

Assignees

• Saab Ab

Inventors

• Heurlin Gustav

Classifications

• F41A23/005 Primary

  Locks for connecting guns to their mountings (F41A23/50 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F41A23/00 Primary

  Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles (F41A25/00, F41A27/00 take precedence) · CPC title

• F41G11/001

  Means for mounting tubular or beam shaped sighting or aiming devices on firearms · CPC title

• F41A23/24

  Turret gun mountings (feeding, loading or guiding ammunition F41A9/00; mechanical elevating or traversing systems for turret guns F41A27/18) · CPC title

• F41A23/18

  Rests for supporting smallarms in non-shooting position (racks for storage A47B81/00; racks in vehicles {B60R7/14}) · CPC title