Mortar weapon

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11313645-B2
Application number	US-201917043156-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 24, 2019
Priority date	Jun 11, 2018
Publication date	Apr 26, 2022
Grant date	Apr 26, 2022

Abstract

The invention relates to a combination mortar weapon (1) with a base (4) and mortar barrel (12). A frame (7) with a receiving area (8) for receiving an additional base (10) is attached to the base (4). The base (4) belongs to a standard mortar (2) and the additional base (10) belongs to a commando mortar (3). The mortar barrel (12) is secured to the additional base (10) of the commando mortar (3). The mortar barrel (12) is used by the standard mortar (2) and by the commando mortar (3). The connection between the base (4) of the standard mortar (2) and the base (10) of the commando motor (3) is produced at least by a rapid-action closure (11). The frame (7) comprises an arm (13), to which a monopod (14) is attached as the support device and for the purpose of elevating the mortar barrel (12).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mortar weapon with a base plate, wherein a frame with a receiving means for receiving a further base plate is attached to the base plate, wherein a supporting device is fastened to the frame, wherein the supporting device is a monopod, wherein the further base plate supports a mortar barrel, and wherein the mortar barrel comes to rest above the base plate by folding back the monopod.

2. The mortar weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a connection between the base plate and the further base plate is created by at least one quick-release fastening.

3. The mortar weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises an arm, and wherein the supporting device is fastened to the arm.

4. The mortar weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the monopod can be telescoped.

5. The mortar weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the monopod has a quick-release tightening device.

6. The mortar weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the frame has a rotatable design in respect of the base plate.

7. The mortar weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a quick-action adjuster locks the frame in respect of the base plate.

8. The mortar weapon as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the quick-action adjuster is designed as a thumb wheel and has a conical form on the underside.

9. The mortar weapon as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the quick-action adjuster has a spring as a tightening element, in this case a compression spring.

10. The mortar weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the monopod can be fastened to the frame of the base plate via a lower quick-release fastening.

11. The mortar weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the monopod can be fastened to the mortar barrel via an upper quick-release fastening.

12. The mortar weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the base plate belongs to a standard mortar and the further base plate to a commando mortar.

13. The mortar weapon as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the commando mortar is part of the standard mortar.

Assignees

• Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh

Inventors

• Guth Sven

Classifications

• F41A23/34

  on wheeled or endless-track vehicles · CPC title

• F41A23/06

  adjustable · CPC title

• F41A23/54 Primary

  for mortars · CPC title

• F41F1/06 Primary

  Mortars (base plates therefor F41A23/54) · CPC title