EP2746715B1 - Container for missile - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a missile container having a container housing, at least one disposed therein in storage position canister for supporting a missile and a moving means for moving the canister from a storage position to an operating position. A missile of the type mentioned above with corresponding container and carrier is made GB 1 294 006 A known. For defense tasks so-called ground-air missiles are known, which are stored in a canister and fired from the canister, either vertically or obliquely upwards. When launching a missile from its canister creates a hot exhaust gas jet, near which no sensitive components may be located, if their destruction is to be avoided. In order to protect the missile container and its inner components from such damage, it is known to lift the canisters out of the container housing, for example, to mount on a carriage of a vehicle and fire from there. The hot exhaust gas jet is freely directed downwards and sideways during an oblique firing and does not encounter any sensitive components. To achieve this, however, it is necessary to lift the canisters with their missiles from the container housing and mount on a corresponding starting device.

Missiles are usually stored for long periods and are stored for this purpose in the container housing of the missile container. Even with a transport, they are arranged within the container housing of the missile container and kept tightly closed therein. In order to be prepared for combat readiness, the missiles with their canisters must be taken out of the container housing and positioned accordingly so that they can start without causing damage through their exhaust gas jet.

To protect the missiles during storage and transport, the container housing should be closable in such a way that the contents are at least splash-proof, so that the missile container can be transported by rain, wind and snow, without internal elements suffer. However, it is also possible that the missile container long stay in combat readiness or alert. Again, it may be that the missile container is exposed to the weather, be it rain, snow or wind or dust or desert sand. In order to avoid damage to the elements in the interior of the missile container, it is therefore advantageous if the container housing can also be closed in the operating position of the canister. At least parts of the interior of the container housing should be protected by a container roof.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a missile container in which arranged in the interior of the container housing elements can be at least partially protected from external weather conditions. The object is achieved by a missile container according to claim 1 and a method for operating a missile container according to claim 12. This object is achieved by a missile container of the aforementioned type, is held according to the invention in the operating position of the canisters from the moving means at least partially outside the container housing and the container roof is closed a container interior to the outside shielding. Devices arranged in the interior of the container can be protected against external weather influences and the missile container can be kept in alarm or combat readiness for a longer period of time.

The operating position of the canister may be a combat position from which a missile held in the missile is regularly launched. However, the operating position may be a maintenance or repair position in which the canister is maintained for servicing or repairing the missile or canister.

The movement means is expediently anchored in a structural manner within the container housing, so that it must be passed through the container housing for holding the canister outside the container housing. Although this passage can be made through one or more of the container side walls, a passage through the container roof or a container top is particularly advantageous. In the container housing thus thus expediently has a recess through which the moving means in the operating position passed through. If the movement means is arranged in the storage position outside this recess, the recess is expediently closed in order to keep the container housing tight even in the storage position.

The missile is expediently a missile missile, ie a missile with a rocket engine, in particular a ground-air missile, a ground-to-ground missile or a sea-based missile. The missile is an unmanned missile and conveniently equipped with a warhead capable of hosting a detonating charge. The invention is not limited to missiles and a missile container. Instead of a missile, another object can be moved.

The canister is used to carry the missile and also expediently for its storage in the closed missile container and advantageously also for holding at a launch. The missile is thus conveniently shot down from the canister and this is so far prepared for such a launch. The storage position is such a position of the canister in which the missile or the canister is stored over a storage period, for example over several months, in particular over several years.

The storage position is a position in which the missile or the canister is stored with the missile over a longer period. It can also be a transport position in which the canister and the missile are transported on or in a vehicle. The operating position is a position in which the canister is in operation. Such operation may be a launch of the missile from the canister, a maintenance operation in which the canister is serviced or repaired, a test operation such as for testing sensors of the canister or missile, or other suitable operation of the canister. The operating position is a different position than the storage position, wherein the canister is expediently pivoted in the operating position relative to the storage position.

The container housing is expediently a housing which is closed around the missile. It expediently has the dimensions of a 20-foot ISO transport container. As a result, the missile container can be combined with typical logistical systems for containers and used. Further, it is advantageous if the container housing is closed splash-proof, so that the interior of the container housing from strong adverse weather conditions, such as rain or storm, is protected. In the embodiment of the container housing externally analogous to a standard transport container, such a weather protection can be achieved. In addition, a simple and inconspicuous transport is possible. Conveniently, the container housing is equipped with solid side walls and an access door. In addition, a control panel area with a protective cover is advantageous, for example, a protective flap, and in particular a connection for supply lines available.

During storage and transport of the missile container or its container housing is suitably closed, as described above. However, it may also be the case that the missile container is in alert or ready to fire state for an extended period of time, in which the canister is placed in combat position. In order to protect the interior of the container housing in this state over a long period of time from external influences, it is advantageous if the container housing is also closed in combat readiness of the missile container or in combat position of the canister. As in the storage or transport state here is a splash water resistance, especially from all sides, advantageous.

At the moving means more canisters are arranged to carry each at least one missile expediently. Conventional are four or eight canisters per canister unit which can be used as a unit, e.g. firmly together, are attached to the moving means.

The movement means is used for moving the canister from the storage position to the operating position and may include a coupling gear for this purpose. The movement means is expediently adapted to carry out a movement which has more degrees of freedom than a simple rotation about a simple axis of rotation. Here, a higher degree of freedom is not necessarily to be understood as a higher dimensionality of the movement, since a one-dimensional movement is sufficient. Rather, a more complex trajectory than a straight line or simple circular or elliptical orbit is to be made possible, for example a combination of two circular trajectories with different center points.

Advantageously, the container housing comprises a roof unit, through which a roof opening of the container housing can be opened and closed again. For this purpose, the roof unit is movably supported by the rest of the container housing, so that she can close the roof opening by a pivoting movement, a translatory movement or a combination movement. The roof unit may comprise a plurality of roof elements, for example two symmetrically movable roof wings or other elements. A good sealing of the container housing, it is useful if the roof unit has two roof wings, which partially cover each other in the closed position. Between the two roof wings, a seal may be arranged, which seals the container interior to the outside.

The roof unit and the movement means are suitably coordinated so that the roof unit can be closed both in a position of the moving means in the storage position and in a position of the moving means in the operating position. In the closed state of the roof unit of the container interior is shielded to the outside, wherein expediently the entire container interior of the container housing is shielded and sealed to the outside. Regardless of the roof unit further openings may be present in the container housing, such as a door for walking the container interior, a window, another roof flap or more of these elements or other elements. Here, the shield of the container interior to the outside can be understood that all these elements are closed.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the container roof on a passage through which protrudes the moving means in the operating position. The passage can be a recess which can be closed by a roof flap or another closure element. The roof flap or the other element is expediently different from the roof unit, such as a roof wing, and in addition to this. If the movement means is not passed through the passage, but positioned elsewhere, the passage should be closed or at least be closed in order to close the missile container sufficiently even in the storage position of the canister. It is therefore expedient if the bushing is closed with movement means moved out of the bushing, for example by means of a roof flap. The concept of the roof flap, as well as the term of the roof wing, implies a rotary opening or closing movement. However, these terms should not be reduced to such a closing movement, so that a purely translatory or in a combination movement opening or closing element is referred to as roof flap or roof wing.

Advantageously, the bushing is arranged directly next to a region of the roof opening which can be closed by a roof wing. This roof opening area and the execution thus directly adjoin one another, so that the passage and the roof opening form a coherent opening. As a result, the movement means can enter the passage from the roof opening and thus extend out of this area of the roof opening which is closed by the roof wing.

Advantageously, the roof flap is designed in such a way that it automatically closes when the moving means moves out of the bushing. This closing can be motorized, spring-driven or otherwise. A spring-driven closing is particularly simple, inexpensive and reliable reachable.

Also simply the roof flap can be held when they and the moving means are arranged and executed to each other such that the moving means presses the roof flap by moving into the operating position. For example, the movement means can press the roof flap against a spring force which pushes the roof flap back into its closed position when the moving means moves out of the feedthrough. Advantageously, the movement means fills the implementation completely, so that the container interior is closed in a closed roof element and in the position of the moving means in the operating position, so the implementation is closed.

Another embodiment of the invention proposes that the roof unit has at least one roof element, for example in the form of a roof wing, which rests on the container housing. An opening of the roof opening can be done by moving the roof element, hereinafter referred to simply as a roof wing, upwards in a simple manner. Appropriately, the roof wing is completely lifted up from the container housing. By this it can be understood that the roof wing can be lifted off the container housing at all its side edges, for example its four side edges. The lift-up is expediently carried out so that can be dispensed with a storage of the roof leaf in the container housing. In this way, a sealing of the container housing can be facilitated, since a storage of the roof wing in the container housing may not be easily sealed. The lifting takes place expediently motor-driven. For this purpose, the missile container expediently comprises an opening means for opening the roof wing, in particular by a complete lifting of the roof wing from the container roof. It may be sufficient for a single roof wing to close the roof opening, as well as two or more roof wings for this task may be present.

A good seal of the container housing to the outside, it is useful if the roof wing engages the side upper edge of the container side wall from above and to the side. The container side wall is a part of the container housing and expediently projects vertically upwards. By embracing the upper side edge of the top and side can be dispensed with a top-accessible sealing of the container roof, so that water, without touching such a sealing point, can flow off the side of the container roof.

During storage, during transport or even in alarm, it may happen that water, sand, sheets or the like collect on the tank roof. If the opening of the roof wing is associated with tilting, the water flows, or the dirt slips off the side of the roof wing. In this case, it makes sense if the water, or the dirt, falls down there, where it can not be blown into the interior of the container even in the case of wind, thus expediently a little way away from the container outer wall. For this purpose, it is proposed that the missile container has an opening means for opening the roof wing by pivoting the roof wing upwards and to the side. When opening the wing tilts expediently to the outside, so that, for example, sand on the wing slides outward without being able to touch the container outside.

A simple construction of the opening means for opening the roof wing, it is beneficial if the roof wing is pivotally mounted in a single axis of rotation. The axis of rotation is expediently arranged in the container interior, that is encompassed by the container housing. Likewise, the movable mounting of the roof wing, so a bearing, a hinge or the like, positioned within the container interior.

A lateral movement of the roof wing when opening can be easily achieved when the axis of rotation is more than 5% of the container width below the container top edge on which rests the roof wing. In particular, the axis of rotation is around more than 10%, expediently arranged even more than 25% of the container width below the upper edge of the container.

To avoid lateral dipping of the roof wing already at the beginning of the opening movement or at least to keep it low, it is advantageous if the axis of rotation is arranged by less than 20%, in particular less than 10% of the container width away from the lateral container wall to the Roof wing pivots.

A lateral sealing surface of the container housing and / or the roof wing can be sealed in a particularly simple and reliable manner when the roof wing, when closing, tends to approach the side upper edge of the container side wall horizontally. For this purpose, it is advantageous if the missile container has an opening means for moving the roof wing by pivoting the roof wing in such a way that the outside of the roof wing when closing with a Anschiebewinkel of less than 20 °, in particular less than 10 ° to the horizontal to the container wall is moved. Advantageously, this raises the roof wing on its inside more up than from the side.

To protect a seal, it is also advantageous if the roof wing has an inner cover which covers the side upper edge of the container housing in the open state of the roof wing, so that it is protected. As a result, a seal on the upper side edge or on the upper side edge can be protected. The cover is at least over 50% of the total length of the side edge.

In order to safely enter the missile container, it is advantageous if the opening means is free of force both in the open and in the closed state of the roof wing. This can be easily achieved when the roof wing is supported in the open state on a support means, so that the opening means is free of forces and the roof wing remains in a safe opening position. The support can be done directly or indirectly, for example, via one or more elements of the opening means. The support means may be an element of the container housing, for example a container sidewall.

The invention is directed in its general form to a missile container having a container housing, a missile mounted therein and a container roof.

In order to at least partially protect elements arranged inside the container housing from external weather influences, it is proposed that, according to the invention, the missile be held at least partly outside the container housing in its starting position and the container roof be closed and shield a container interior from the outside. The details of the invention described above and in the description of the figures can also be combined with this general form.

The invention is further directed to a method of operating a missile container having a container housing and at least one canister supported therein for carrying a missile in which the canister is moved by a moving means from a stored position to an operative position.

In order to at least partially protect elements arranged in the interior of the container housing from external weather influences and nevertheless to enable the missile to move out of the container housing, it is proposed that according to the invention a roof wing of the container housing be opened and thereby a roof opening be released.

Appropriately, the canister is moved after releasing the roof opening from the storage position to an operating position and in this case through the roof opening. Further advantageously, the roof wing is closed again in the operating position of the canister, whereby the roof opening is closed. The container housing thereby advantageously achieves an at least splash-proof state, as a result of which elements in the container interior are well protected even in the operating position.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, it is proposed that the moving means, when moved into the operating position, press on a closure means of the container roof, thereby releasing a passage in the container roof. The closure means can be opened without motorized self-propulsion, so that it is easy to produce.

With the same advantage, the closure means closes with a movement of the moving means from the operating position spring-driven and closes the implementation.

A good protection of the container interior from contamination can be achieved if the roof wing pivots during a movement out of its closed position to the side and immediately moves to the side so that water flows off the roof wing laterally and falls from the container side wall spaced down. Water, sand or dirt can be reliably thrown off the container roof, or roof wing, without getting into the container interior.

The invention also relates to a method of operating a missile container having a container housing and at least one canister supported therein for supporting a missile in which a roof wing of the container housing is opened and the canister is moved at least partially through the opened container roof by a moving means from a stored position to an operative position becomes. For the protection of elements in the container interior, it is proposed that, according to the invention, the roof wing be closed again while the moving means remains in the operating position and at least partially shield a container interior from the outside.

The method features described above can be combined individually, in whole or in part with this embodiment of the invention. In addition, the device features described above can be combined with a method according to the invention and the method features with the missile container according to the invention.

The previously given description of advantageous embodiments of the invention contains numerous features, which are given in the individual subclaims partially summarized in several. However, those skilled in the art will conveniently consider these features individually and summarize them to meaningful further combinations.

The above-described characteristics, features and advantages of this invention, as well as the manner in which they are achieved, will become clearer and more clearly understood in connection with the following description of the embodiments, which will be described in more detail in conjunction with the drawings. The embodiments serve to illustrate the invention and do not limit the invention to the combination of features specified therein, not even with respect to functional features. Besides, you can do that also considered explicitly isolated features of each embodiment, removed from one embodiment, incorporated into another embodiment to supplement it and / or combined with any of the claims.

Fig. 1

einen Flugkörperbehälter in einem Lager- oder Transportzustand mit geschlossenem Behältergehäuse,

Fig. 2

einen Ausschnitt aus dem Behälterdach des Flugkörperbehälters aus Fig. 1,

Fig. 3

den Flugkörperbehälter in einer Betriebsposition mit ebenfalls geschlossenem Behältergehäuse,

Fig. 4

den Flugkörperbehälter mit in Betriebsposition gehaltenen Kanistern und geöffnetem Behälterdach,

Fig. 5

den Flugkörperbehälter aus Fig. 4 in einer teilgeschnittenen Ansicht,

Fig. 6

eine schematische Seitenansicht des Flugkörperbehälters mit Kanistern in Betriebsposition,

Fig. 7

der Flugkörperbehälter aus Fig. 6 mit Kanistern in Lagerposition,

Fig. 8

den Flugkörperbehälter aus Fig. 5 mit Kanistern in Lagerposition,

Fig. 9

den Flugkörperbehälter aus Fig. 8, bei dem die Kanister aus der Lagerposition senkrecht nach oben abgehoben sind,

Fig. 10

die Kanister bei einem beginnenden Schwenkvorgang,

Fig. 11

die Kanister in fortgeschrittenerem Schwenkvorgang,

Fig. 12

die Kanister senkrecht ausgerichtet und mit dem rückwändigen Ende nach oben gestellt,

Fig. 13

die aus dem Behältergehäuse vollständig herausgehobenen Kanister in einer waagerechten Position,

Fig. 14

eine schematisierte Seitendarstellung des Behältergehäuses und des Kanisters in Lagerposition mit Bewegungskurven des Kanisters von seiner Bewegung von der Lagerposition in die Betriebsposition,

Fig. 15

der Kanister aus Fig. 14 in einer um 90° gedrehten Stellung auf den eingezeichneten Bewegungsbahnen,

Fig. 16

eine schematische Darstellung von zwei Dachflügeln zum Öffnen und Verschließen des Behälterdachs eines Flugkörperbehälters aus den vorangegangenen Figuren,

Fig. 17

die beiden Dachflügel in einer leicht geöffneten Position,

Fig. 18

die beiden Dachflügel in vollständig geöffneter Position,

Fig. 19

eine schematische Detailansicht eines Dachflügels kurz vor und in Schließstellung,

Fig. 20

eine Antenne in einer Lagerposition und

Fig. 21

die Antennenmechanik aus Fig. 20 bei einer Betriebsposition der Antenne.

Show it:

Fig. 1

a missile container in a storage or transport condition with a closed container housing,

Fig. 2

a section of the container roof of the missile container Fig. 1 .

Fig. 3

the missile container in an operating position with also closed container housing,

Fig. 4

the missile container with canisters in the operating position and the container roof open,

Fig. 5

the missile container off Fig. 4 in a partially sectioned view,

Fig. 6

a schematic side view of the missile container with canisters in the operating position,

Fig. 7

the missile container off Fig. 6 with canisters in storage position,

Fig. 8

the missile container off Fig. 5 with canisters in storage position,

Fig. 9

the missile container off Fig. 8 in which the canisters are raised vertically upwards from the storage position,

Fig. 10

the canisters at a starting pivoting process,

Fig. 11

the canisters in advanced panning,

Fig. 12

the canisters aligned vertically and with the back end facing up,

Fig. 13

the fully out of the container housing canister in a horizontal position,

Fig. 14

a schematic side view of the container housing and the canister in storage position with movement curves of the canister from its movement from the storage position to the operating position,

Fig. 15

the canister off Fig. 14 in a position rotated by 90 ° on the trajectories shown,

Fig. 16

a schematic representation of two roof wings for opening and closing the container roof of a missile container from the preceding figures,

Fig. 17

the two roof wings in a slightly open position,

Fig. 18

the two roof wings in fully open position,

Fig. 19

a schematic detail view of a roof wing shortly before and in the closed position,

Fig. 20

an antenna in a storage position and

Fig. 21

the antenna mechanics off Fig. 20 at an operating position of the antenna.

Fig. 1 shows a missile container 2 with a closed container housing 4. The container housing 4 has the dimensions of a standard 20-foot container and also contains the standardized Befestigungsausnehmungen and fasteners for attachment to other 20-foot containers and corresponding loading devices. At its front side, the container housing 4 comprises an access door 6 for entering a container interior, which is designed like conventional container doors. From the outside, the missile container 2 in shape and design also corresponds to a 20-foot ISO transport container. As is common, for example, in refrigerated containers, the missile container 2 comprises an interface 8 for connection to a power supply, wherein one or more further connections are optionally possible, for example a data connection. Further, the missile container 2 comprises a cover 10, through which an underlying display and input means 12 (see Fig. 3 ) is protected to the outside.

On its upper side, the container housing 4 has a container roof 14 with two mutually symmetrical roof wings 16, each extending over more than half the length of the missile container 2. At the rear end of the container roof 14, two roof flaps 18 are arranged, which in Fig. 2 are shown enlarged.

Fig. 2 shows a section of the rear tank roof 14 of the missile container 2. The two at the rear end of the container roof 14 arranged roof flaps 18 each adjoin a roof spoiler 16 and are - just like the roof spoiler 16 - to open, so that released from the roof spoiler 16 roof opening the detached from the roof flaps 18 roof opening adjacent, so that a single large roof opening is formed.

Fig. 3 shows the missile container 2 also in a closed state, the container housing 4 is thus closed, but canisters 20 and stored therein missile outside of the container housing 4 are held and arranged in an operating position. Similarly, an antenna 22 is unfolded and located outside the Container housing 4. The cover 10 is opened so that an underlying display and input means 12 is accessible.

Both at the in Fig. 1 shown state in which the canisters 20 are mounted in a storage position within the container housing 4, as well as in the Fig. 3 shown state in which they are arranged outside of the container housing, the missile container 2 is closed so far that the container interior, which is enclosed by the container housing 4, is largely protected from the weather conditions of the environment. Thus, the container housing 4 is rainproof in the two states and splash-proof and sand and dustproof, so that elements in the container interior are protected from these influences.

The in Fig. 1 shown state of the missile container 2 is a storage and transport state in which the container housing 4 is firmly closed and protects the device in the container interior. Opposite is the in Fig. 3 shown state an operating state of the missile container 2, in this case a combat condition. Even in this state, the missile container 2 can remain long, without - for example, in rain or strong wind with sands - the device in the container interior would be exposed to the corresponding external influences. In the operating position, the canisters 20 are vertically aligned with the canister front up, so that the missiles stored in the canisters 20 at the start of their rocket engine by the rocket thrust up from the corresponding canister 20 exit and start vertically upward.

In order to minimize the repercussions of the exhaust jet of the starting missiles on the container housing 4, the canisters 20 are arranged outside of the container housing 4 and also positioned at an appropriate height above the ground. The height of the lower edge of the canisters 20 is at least 80 cm, in particular at least 1 m. The container rear wall, which is not shown in the figures, is always closed, so that gases of the hot exhaust gas jet do not penetrate into the interior of the container housing 4.

The missile container 2 is universally applicable. It can be used both on a firm ground, as well as on a truck. A use on a ship or other objects to be protected, such as an oil platform, is easily possible.

Fig. 4 shows the missile container 2 in an operating position of the canister 20, but with the container roof 14. The two roof flaps 16 are pivoted upwards and to the side and thus give a roof opening 24 of the container housing 4 free. Through this roof opening 24, the canister 20 can be moved into the container interior and out of this again. For this purpose, the missile container 2 comprises a movement means 26, which by the sectional view of the missile container 2 in Fig. 5 is shown more clearly.

Fig. 5 shows the missile container 2 Fig. 4 in a representation in which a side wall of the container housing 4 is cut and thus shown open. For the sake of clarity, one of the roof spoiler 16 has been omitted in the illustration. In addition, only four of the eight canisters are attached to a holding unit 28 of the moving means 26, which in the in Fig. 3 shown state used. The other four canisters 20 are arranged in the storage position in the container interior and are resting on a base 30 of the missile container. 2 Fig. 5 shows a load state of the missile container 2, in which the stored canisters 20 already spent in the missile container 2 but are not yet attached to moving means 26.

The movement means 26 comprises a kinematic coupling gear, which in this embodiment has two mirror-symmetrical units on both sides of the container. In this case, a container side wall in each case represents the stationary part of the linkage. The holding unit 28 forms the movable part of the linkage, which is connected to the two wings or coupling members of the two units of the linkage or forms these.

The two units of the moving means 26 are each designed as coupling gear 46 in the form of a four-membered kinematic chain. The container housing 4 serves as a housing member or stationary housing element. The holding unit 28 serves both units as a coupling or coupling member or operating member. The coupling mechanism 46 comprises a lever linkage with four housing-fixed pivot points.

Each coupling gear 46 comprises two movable members 32, 34 in the form of rigid elements, for example rods. Each of the movable members 32, 34 is rotatably connected to a housing-fixed pivot point 36, 38 with the housing member or the container housing 4 but otherwise stationary. Next are the movable members 32, 34 via movable pivot points 40, 42 connected to the operating member or the holding unit 28. The pivot points 40, 42 are in this case mounted rigidly relative to the coupling member or the holding unit 28.

Parts of the coupling gear 46 are located next to the holding unit 28. This embodiment allows for narrow elements, so that a very wide holding unit 28 can be used or the arrangement of movement means 26 and canisters 20 can be made very compact.

The coupling gear 46 is in the FIGS. 6 and 7 from the side so that the front unit obscures the mirror-symmetrical rear unit. Fig. 6 shows the canisters 20 in the same position as Fig. 5 , unlike Fig. 5 However, all canisters 20 are arranged on the moving means 26. Fig. 7 shows the moving means 26 and the canisters 20 in the storage position. The canisters 20 are stored on the base 30, there inserted, for example, and the moving means 26 is attached to the canisters 20.

In the FIGS. 8 to 13 is a movement of the moving means 26 and the canister 20 is shown from the storage position to the operating position, wherein the operating position of Fig. 5 as the end of the last range of movement between the positions Fig. 13 and Fig. 5 is to think. The trajectories of this movement are in the FIGS. 14 and 15 shown schematically. Such a movement sequence is described below.

The FIGS. 7 and 8th show the canisters 20 and the moving means 26 in the storage position. In this position, the canisters 20 are at least in the form-fitting manner connected to the container housing 4, for example via the base 30, that a horizontal movement of the canisters 20 is blocked relative to the container housing 4. The movement means 26 or its holding unit 28 is lowered from above onto the stationary canisters 20 and connected to them so that the canisters 20 are rigidly connected in all directions with the holding unit 28.

A first part of the movement is through the FIGS. 8 and 9 shown. The canisters 20 are lifted a little way from the base 30 upwards. This is done by a motor 48, the movable member 32 rotates about the pivot point 36. Out Fig. 8 It can be seen that the two units or coupling gear 46 face each other in the container housing 4, so that their two pivot points 36 form a fixed axis 50 about which the movable member 32 of both coupling gear 46 is rotated. In Fig. 8 is a further fixed axis 52 shown, which connects the two fulcrums fixed to the housing 38 with each other. To rotate about this fixed axis 52, the two movable members 34 of the two coupling gear 46. Both fixed axes 50, 52 are in Fig. 8 long dashed lines.

By the rotation of the movable members 32 of the coupling gear 46 also rotates the movable pivot point 40 about the fixed housing pivot point 36. The two movable pivot points 40 form a pivot axis 54 which passes through the two movable pivot points 40 and in Fig. 8 dash-dotted lines is shown. Also shown in phantom is a further pivot axis 56 which extends through the pivot points 42 of the movable members 34 of the two coupling gear 46. This pivot axis 56 rotates in a circle around the fixed axis 52.

The degree of freedom of the movement of the holding unit 28 or the canister 20 relative to the container structure or the stationary container housing 4 is realized only with hinges. Each coupling gear 46 thus generates the curvilinear movement of only pivoting movements about two stationary fixed axes 50, 52nd

The movement of the moving means 26 is generated by two movement motors 48, wherein each coupling gear 46, a motor 48 is associated. Each motor 48 comprises two motor units 58, 60, both of which are designed as push rods. In the embodiment shown, two motor units 58, 60 are hydraulic cylinders, which are connected to a hydraulic pump and controlled by a control means 62. The hydraulic cylinders act directly on the main support member 32 of the linkage 46. The drive power is transmitted via four hydraulic cylinders, two on each side. In the event of a hydraulic leak, the holding unit 28 can thus be stopped in any position in order to avoid consequential damage.

The two motor units 58, 60 each engage a single lever 64 of the linkage 46, which is rigidly connected to one of the movable members 32, 34, in the embodiment shown in the figures, the movable member 32. The drive for the movement of the moving means 26 acts only on a gear element, in this case the movable member 32. Both motor units 58, 60 generate the movement of the moving means 26 by a change in length, so a contraction and expansion. Here, both motor units 58, 60 can generate the motive force exclusively by expansion, or at least one of the motor units 58, 60 is prepared in addition to applying motive force into the moving means 26 by contraction. This is the case with the motor unit 60.

In the present exemplary embodiment, each motion motor 48 comprises exclusively variable-length motor units 58, 60 which are each pivotable about a fixed axis 66, 68. These two fixed axles 66, 68 are in Fig. 8 however, it is also possible to produce the movement of the movable member 32 by another motor without such fixed axes 66, 68.

The bearing receptacles for the fixed pivot points 36, 38 and for the fulcrums of the motor units 58, 60 are in a relatively small area together, so that the required highly loaded structural areas are not to be conducted over long distances. A quadrilateral to the four fixed axes 50, 52, 66, 68 in this case has a maximum extent, which is smaller than half a canister length.

By driving the two motion motors 48, the canisters 20 move from the in Fig. 8 shown bearing position translationally away from the base 30, in this embodiment, vertically upwards. Such a translatory movement has the advantage that retaining members 70, which provide for the fixation of the canisters 20 on the base 30, can be removed without jamming from the base 30 or the canisters 20. In the embodiment shown in the figures, a holding member 70 engages in a recess of the base 30, by the translational movement upward, the holding member 70 is thus pulled out of the corresponding recess.

This translational movement is in the FIGS. 14 and 15 represented by the beginning of the trajectories 72, 74, in the FIGS. 14 and 15 are shown dotted. It is shown the trajectory 72 of the lower front end of the canister 20 and the trajectory 74 of the rear lower end of the canister 20. From the forward trajectory 72 it can be seen that the front of the canister is moved substantially vertically upwardly, with an angular deviation of up to 20 °, especially up to 10 ° is harmless and even in this context is to be understood conceptually under the vertical translation. From the rear trajectory 74 it can be seen that the rear end of the canister 20 is initially lifted upwards, so that the upward lifting of the front and rear end of the canister 20 results in the translational movement. How out Fig. 15 can be seen, the first part of the two movement paths 72, 74 parallel to each other, resulting in the translational movement, in this embodiment, substantially vertically upwards results. This translational part of the movement extends over at least 110 cm, in particular over at least 15 cm. For the safety of a reliable release even with larger holding members 70 is in Fig. 15 shown translational part of the movement about 25 cm.

While the front end of the canister 20 is continuously raised in the further course of its movement, the movement of the rear part of the canister 20 after the translational phase makes a sharp kink of at least 60 °, in the illustrated embodiment even of 90 °. The translatory phase changes into a rotation phase of the canister 20. In the rotational or pivoting phase, the rearward portion of the canister 20 moves substantially horizontally. The transition between vertical and horizontal movement is shorter than the translational movement, in the embodiment shown only a few inches.

The transition from the translational movement phase to the rotational movement phase of the canister 20 takes place very sharply, as is the case from the movement paths 72, 74 Fig. 15 you can see. This sharp transition is advantageous because initially a fairly precise translational movement for releasing the canister 20 from the container housing 4, for example, from the base 30 can be used. The rapid onset of the rotational motion phase results in a relatively small volume requirement of the overall movement of the canister 20 from its storage position to its operative position. By this type of movement not only the movement can be kept compact, but it can also relatively much space of the container housing 4 for other objects, such as cabinets 76 are used, so that a compact design of the missile container 2 is possible.

The movement of the canister 20 vertically upward is made possible by the position of the fixed axis 50 relative to the pivot axis 54 and the fixed axis 52 relative to Pivot axis 56. The two axle pairs of fixed axis 50 and pivot axis 54 or fixed axis 52 and pivot axis 56 each form a plane which is arranged substantially horizontally. As a result, the first part of the movement paths 72, 74 takes place by raising the two pivot axes 54, 56 substantially vertically upwards. The translational movement can be achieved by the extensive parallelism of these two levels in the storage position. Due to the different lengths of the two movable members 32, 34, this parallelism is resolved in the course of the movement, whereby a pivoting of the canister 20 occurs. However, this only happens when the movable member 32 or the plane has moved away from the fixed axis 50 and the pivot axis 54 from the horizontal.

Another criterion of the trajectories 72, 74, which leads to a small space consumption of the trajectories 72, 74 and the canister 20 during its movement, is that the geometric center of gravity 78 of the canister 20 not only during the translational phase of the movement but also during the first part of the rotary movement moves vertically upwards. This is in the FIGS. 14 and 15 shown by the dash-dotted line of movement of the center of gravity 78. This trajectory of the center of gravity 78 remains substantially perpendicular until the center of gravity 78 has left the container housing 4. Only then does a significant swing of this center of gravity track take place from the straight line and in particular the vertical. During the phase of the center of gravity trajectory within the container housing 4, a deviation of up to 20%, in particular up to a maximum of 10% in a direction transverse to the main direction of movement of the center of gravity 78, ie in the example shown, a maximum of 10% forward, backward or laterally relative to Main movement up, still seen as straight track and especially vertical track.

Like from the FIGS. 10 to 12 it can be seen, the translatory movement phase of the canister follows a pivotal phase during which the canister 20 is pivoted upwards at a relatively small movement, namely by 90 °. During this phase, not only the gravity and thus the weight of the canister 20 and the moving parts of the moving means 26 to be overcome by the motion motors 48, but it is also to perform the strong pivoting movement, which starts relatively quickly after the translatory movement phase and thus the Motion motors 48 opposes a certain inertia. In this respect, the greatest effort for the Movement motors 48 during the first 90 ° pivoting of the canisters 20 to afford. For this purpose, the motor units 58, 60 are arranged to each other so that they attack opposite to the lever 64 during this phase and thus can muster very good forces. This also applies in particular because both push rods are extended relatively short in this phase and the motor units 58, 60 thereby still in their strongest push or pull phase. The motor unit 58 acts by pressure and the motor unit 60 by train, the motor unit 60 is also prepared for a force application by thrust, as in the movement phase, the in Fig. 13 is shown, can be seen. From a rotation of about 180 ° and the motor unit 60 acts by pressure on the lever 64 and thus brings the canisters 20 in its operating position, the in Fig. 5 is shown.

To perform a retrograde movement from the operating position to the storage position, the motor unit 60 acts on train, whereas the motor unit 58, which is designed only to act on pressure, is moved passively. That in this case only one of the motor units 58, 60 introduces the motor force into the coupling gear 46, is not critical, since the load of the canister 20 and the holding unit 28 only has to be slightly raised in order to reach the highest position, from the further course the backward movement no more pulling the canister 20 force has to be spent.

Both in the in Fig. 5 shown operating position as well in the in Fig. 8 shown storage position of the canister 20 and the moving means 26, the motor motors 48 remain held free of force. In the storage position, this is easily possible, since the moving means 26 is deposited on the container bottom or the base 30. But also in the operating position, the moving means 26 is stored, in this embodiment, on a storage surface 82, for example, the top of the rear container wall, as is made Fig. 5 is apparent. Here, the underside of a support arm 80 of the moving means 26 and the holding unit 28 is located on the top (see Fig. 13 ) of the rear tank wall. The weight of the canister 20 and the holding unit 28 in this case keeps the moving means 26 and the canisters 20 in the operating position. Even in this position, the motor 48 can thus be kept powerless and the canisters 20 remain safely in their operating position. The two inherently stable positions of the storage position and the operating position have the advantage that an operator can commit the container housing 4 safely and the motor motors 48 can be switched off without risk from the movement means 26th or the canisters 20 threatens. The hydraulic lines are also pressureless and thus safe.

During the entire course of movement from the storage position into the operating position, the canisters 20 perform a rotation through 270 °. They are not only lifted from the horizontal to the vertical position, but also rotated by 180 °. This form of movement has the advantage that it is very compact and thus has only a small footprint both inside and outside of the container housing 4. In addition, it has the advantage that the canister rear side facing away from the coupling gears 46 and the motion motors 48 is arranged. This page is particularly easy to access, so that this page when entering the container housing 4 and the container through the access door 6 is easily and quickly accessible. Since usually interfaces are located at the rear end of the canister 20, these can be easily connected.

To operate the missile container 2, it is to be loaded with an operating object, for example a canister 20. Instead of the canister or containers 20, other operating objects can be used quite generally for the operation of the missile container 2. As such, the missile container 2 and its operation is not limited to one or more canisters 20, but other operational items may be used, such as other mounts for one or more missiles or other items.

For loading the missile container 2 with a canister 20 or another operating object, an operator can first open the cover 10 and activate the control means 62 via the input means 12. Subsequently, the operator - expediently via the input means 12 and control means 62 - the container roof 14 by opening the roof spoiler 16. For loading the container housing 2 with an operating object, hereinafter referred to simply as canister 20, the operator can now move the moving means 26 so in that a shelf for the canister 20, in the illustrated embodiment the base 30, is released in order to deposit the canister 20 thereon. For this purpose, the moving means 26 from his in the FIGS. 7 and 8th shown bearing position are moved away, for example, in the operating position, in the Figures 5 and 6 is shown. Canisters 20 are not yet attached to the holding unit 28 at this time.

Now, a canister 20 can be lowered from above into the container housing 4, for example with a crane. The roof opening 24 is in this case opened so far that the canister 20 can be lowered vertically from above onto the shelf in the container housing 4, so for example, the base 30. To assist this deposition, the operator can open the access door 6 of the container housing 4 and enter the interior of the missile container 2. The operator can thus, for example, guide the canisters 20, which are attached to crane ropes, by hand in such a way that the holding members 70 are positively connected between the canister 20 and the base 30 and the canister 20 is thus correctly positioned in the storage position.

It is expedient if only a portion of the canisters 20, to which the holding unit 28 is prepared to carry, is inserted into the container housing 4. This is in Fig. 5 represented, wherein the missile canisters 20 to imagine the holding unit 28. This leaves enough space within the container housing 4 that the operator can stand on the side of the canister 20 and the canisters 20 can thus easily lead into their storage position. Instead of the base 30, another suitable storage unit can be used. Likewise, the loading position in which one or more canisters are deposited in the container housing 4 for connection to the holding unit 28 can differ from the storage position. In the embodiment shown in the figures, however, the storage position is identical to the loading position.

Is or are the canisters, in the embodiment, four canisters 20 are shown, stored in their loading position in the container housing 4, the operator can leave the container housing 4 again and cause the movement of the moving means 26 to the dropped canisters out. This is expediently carried out via the input means 12 and the control means 62, which expediently controls all movements of the movement means 26. For this purpose, the control means 62 expediently comprises one or more control programs as well as electronic elements, such as a processor and data memory, which are necessary for the execution of the control programs.

The holding unit 28 is, as by the movement paths 72, 74 from Fig. 15 shown, translationally brought to the horizontal canisters 20, in the illustrated embodiment, translationally perpendicular from above. As a result, fastening means on the canister 20 and / or the holding unit 28 reliably in one Hold position can be brought, in which the canister 20 is fixedly connected to the holding means 28. The holding means may be a latching means, which locks in a movement of the holding unit 28 to the canister 20 in such a way that the canister 20 is fixedly connected to the holding unit 28.

Now the operator can move the moving means 26 into a loading position or - as shown by way of example in the figures - into the operating position. In this position, the holding unit 28 is now only with a part of the canisters to the support of the holding unit 28 is prepared. This is for example in Fig. 5 shown.

Now, another canister 20 or another package with multiple canisters 20 as described above can be stored in the container housing 4. This situation is exactly in Fig. 5 shown. The holding unit 28 can now be lowered back onto the stored canisters 20 and fastened with them, so that the holding unit 28 is now fully loaded. The missile container 2 is fully loaded and the loading process can be completed by the operator closing the container roof 14 again and protecting the display and input means 12 by the cover 10. The missile container 2 is now ready for transport or a longer storage.

To establish a readiness to operate, for example, a combat readiness, the missile container 2, this is expediently spent at a location, for example, to a protected structure, on an oil rig, a ship, a truck or on a floor, the application possibilities are very diverse , An operator can now open the cover 10 and activate the control means 62 via the input means 12, expediently with a protected access code. The container roof 14 is opened by the pivoting of the roof wing 16, the antenna 22 is unfolded and the moving means is brought from the storage position to the operating position, for example as described above. The canisters 20 and the missiles stored therein are now ready for operation, for example a take-off.

A maintenance operation of the missile container 2 is also easy and quick to carry out. For example, an operator can enter the interior of the container housing 4 through the access door 6 and inspect the canisters 20. In addition, since the back or front of the canisters 20 are facing the access door 6, interfaces can be attached to the canisters 20, which are usually located at the rear end, are easily tested or it can easily be connected to a tester.

A test of sensors of the missile is with the help of the moving means 26 easy and fast feasible. If, for example, a position sensor, a direction sensor, an inertial navigation system, an acceleration sensor or the like are to be checked, it is advantageous to read measured values of this sensor at different positions of the missile or of the canister 20 supporting the missile. For this purpose, the canister 20, for example, in the four in the FIGS. 8 . 12 . 13 and 5 shown positions are moved, in which the canister is tilted in each case by 90 ° to the other adjacent positions. Sensor readings can be taken and an offset or scale factor of the sensor can be checked or determined.

In order to bring the missile container 2 from its storage state into its combat state or operating state, the container roof 14 must be opened in order to be able to lead the canisters 20 out of the container housing 4. For this purpose, the missile container 2 comprises roof elements, in the illustrated embodiment, these are configured as roof spoiler 16, whose function and movement will be explained below.

Fig. 1 shows the roof wing 16 in a closed position in which the container roof 14 is closed and the missile container 2 is sealed splash-tight. This position of the roof spoiler 16 is in Fig. 16 schematized and simplified. The container roof 14 has a movable roof unit, which comprises the two movable roof wings 16 in this embodiment. The roof wings 16 rest respectively on a side wall of the container housing 4 of the missile container 2 and are supported on the inside by an opening means 88. The opening means 88 comprises a pivotable about a fixed axis 90 armature 92 which is movable via a lever 94 of a motor unit 96.

The position of the fixed axis 90 lies in the inner volume of the container housing 4, so that the joint axes of the fixed axles 90 are arranged protected inside the missile container 2. The axes of rotation 90 of the roof spoiler 16 are well below the roofline and within the container housing 4. This allows the roof spoiler 16 are fully opened with a pivot angle of well below 90 °. In addition, the sealing of the roof spoiler 16 outside the axis of rotation 90 and independently of this. The fixed axes 90 are between 25% and 30% of the container width of the container housing 4 below the upper edge of the container 102, which is formed respectively by the upper edge of the corresponding side wall 86, wherein the upper lateral roof edge 104 can be seen as a container top. In addition, the fixed axis 90 is less than 5% of the container width away from the lateral container wall 86th

The fixed axis 90 is an axis of rotation in the form of a fixed axis, which runs parallel to the longitudinal direction of the roof wing 16. The articulation of the axis of rotation via a lever arm 94 with a lever rod attached to the axis of rotation 90. The lever rod is connected to a motor unit 96 for actuating the lever rod. The articulation takes place from above, in particular via a pulling hydraulic.

The motor unit 96 includes a push linkage, which in this embodiment is designed as a hydraulic cylinder. The motor unit 96 is in turn pivotally mounted in a fixed axis 98 and movably connected via a hinge 100 to the link 92. The motor unit 96 is active here on train, so unfolds its force in a pulling direction, ie in contraction.

To open the roof unit 84, the two motor units 96 are controlled by the control means 62, so that they pivot the armature 92 about the fixed axis 90. Here, the two roof wings 16 lift up and to the side, as in Fig. 17 you can see.

Fig. 17 shows the schematic representation of the container housing 4 in a sectional front view with a slightly open roof unit 84. Dashed lines show the trajectories of the inner edge and the outer side of the roof wing 16. By the rotation of the roof wing 16 each about their fixed axis 90, the inner edges rise upwards and the outer sides move substantially sideways outwards, that is to say they move laterally away from the side wall 86.

Fig. 18 shows the roof unit 84 in the fully open position. The roof wings 16 are located laterally of the side walls 86, that is outside of the imaginary side plane of the container housing 4 spanned by the side walls 86. This leaves a lot of space for countersinking objects into the interior of the container Container housing 4 from above available, for example, for introducing the canisters 20 on the base 30th

How out Fig. 19 can be seen, in the upper region of the side wall 86, a seal 106 is arranged, on which the corresponding roof wing 16 with a lateral overhang 108, with which the roof wing 16, the side upper edge 102 of the container side wall 86 from above and laterally engages in the closed wing 16 , This overhang 108 presses from the outside against the seal 106. The closed position of the roof wing 16 is in Fig. 19 indicated by dotted lines. It is also possible that the roof wing 16 rests from above on the seal 106, if this, as in Fig. 19 is shown, the upper side edge of the container side wall 86 engages above. When closing the outer edges of the roof wings 16 move with a Anschiebewinkel of less than 10 ° to the horizontal to the lateral container wall 26 and the seal 106 zoom.

By overhanging the side down slightly overhang 108, the roof wings 16 close very tight against the side wall 86, so that rain driven by the wind between the roof wing 16 and side wall 86 can not penetrate into the interior of the container housing 4. The opening movement of the roof unit 84 also has the advantage that lying on the container roof 14 lying water, sand or dirt laterally when sliding outward and is guided by the sideways movement of the outer edge of the roof spoiler 16 a distance away from the side wall 86. Dirt or water thus flows laterally from the roof wing 16 and falls from the container side wall 86 spaced down. Penetration of dirt, sand or water into the container interior is thus avoided.

To protect the seal 106, the roof unit is provided with an inner cover 110, wherein each roof wing 16 has an inner cover 110. The inner cover 110 engages in the open state of the roof unit 84, the side upper edge 102 of the container housing 4 and the upper edge of the side wall 86 so that it is protected in the course of the inner cover 110 from rain or falling dirt. The inner cover 110 covers about 75% of the seal 106 and is designed as an elongated plate, which in the FIGS. 4 . 5 . 8th . 9 . 10 you can see. It can also be seen from these figures that each roof wing 16 comprises two linkage elements 92 and two motor units 96, so that each roof wing 16 can be raised in a force symmetrical manner and pivoted outwards. Not to to collide with the moving means 26, the rear link 92 can be placed a little way forward relative to the position shown in the figures.

In order to keep the motor units 96 free of forces in the open state of the roof unit 84, the link members 92 are supported in the open state on the side wall 86 of the container housing 4, as seen from Fig. 18 you can see. The motor units 96 can be switched without power and the roof spoiler 16 remain, pushed by their weight to the side, safely in its open position. In the closed position, the roof wings 16 are on the container side walls 86 and front and rear supports, not shown, so that even in this position, the motor units 96 can be switched without force and the roof unit 84 remains securely closed.

In a method for operating the missile container 2, after opening the cover 10, the operator controls the control means 62 via the input means 12 via corresponding commands for opening the container roof 14 via the input means 12. The control unit 62 controls the motor units 96 of the roof unit 84 so that they bring the roof spoiler 16 from its closed position or closed position to its open position, as in Fig. 18 is shown. As a result, the missile container 2 from the in Fig. 1 illustrated closed state in the in Fig. 8 shown opened state. Subsequently, the movement means 26 by appropriate inputs of the operator on the input means 12 of the in Fig. 8 shown bearing position in the in Fig. 4 brought shown operating position. In this case, the moving means 26, in the exemplary embodiment shown concretely presses the movable members 32, shortly before reaching the operating position against the roof flaps 18, which in FIG Fig. 2 are shown. Due to the oblique position of the two movable members 32, the roof flaps 18 are pressed against an urging in the closed position spring force down into an open position. The roof flaps 18 are closure means which release a corresponding passage for the movement means 26 and close again. The movement means 26 moves completely into its operating position and abuts against the rear wall of the container housing 4.

Due to corresponding commands in the input means 12, the antenna 22 is folded upwards. She too pushes against a roof flap 18, which in Fig. 1 is shown so that it is pressed down. Alternatively, the unfolding of the antenna 22 may also be done prior to moving the moving means 26 to its operative position.

By appropriate operating commands on the input means 12, the operator controls the closing of the roof unit 84, so that the two roof wings 16 close again and the in Fig. 3 reach shown closed position. When closing the roof spoiler 16, the container roof 14 is completely closed. The openings in the container roof 14 which are released by the roof flaps 18 now serve to allow the antenna 22 and the movement means 26 to be passed through the closed container roof 14 without the roof unit 84 having to be open for this purpose. The missile container 2 can thus be kept closed in its operating position, wherein it is expediently closed in this position splash-proof. Rain or flying dust will not get into the container.

If the missile container 2 to be brought back into its storage condition, the roof unit 84 can be opened again and the antenna 22 and the moving means 26 are brought back to the storage position. Here, the corresponding elements move out of the bushings and the roof flaps 18 move spring-driven back into their closed position. As a result, the bushings are closed so that upon closure of the roof spoiler 16, the container roof 14 is closed again. In order to block depression of the roof flaps in the closed state, positive locking means 112 (see FIG Fig. 19 ) the roof wing 16 behind retaining means 114 of the closed closure means or roof flaps 18. This is in Fig. 19 shown, from which it can be seen that a positive locking means 112 laterally approaches the retaining means 114 and this engages behind and under, so that the positive locking means 112 and the retaining means 114 form a positive connection. The depression of the roof flap 18 is now no longer possible because the holding means 114 rests on the interlocking means 112.

The roof wings 16 are secured in their closed position, characterized in that a housing-fixed securing means 116 (see Fig. 18 ), which may for example be designed as a retaining bolt, retracts from the front into the upper roof wing and thus blocks an opening movement of the roof wing. The upper roof wing 16, in Fig. 18 it is the left roof wing, engages in closed position in the inner area on the lower roof wing 16, in Fig. 18 the right roof wing 16 is. As a result of this overlapping, the lower roof wing 16 is also prevented from moving out of the closed position without opening the upper roof wing 16.

The FIGS. 20 and 21 show the antenna 22 in a stored state of the missile container 2 (FIG. Fig. 1 and Fig. 20 ) and an operating state of the missile container 2 ( Fig. 3 and Fig. 21 .) By a motor 118 in the form of a hydraulic cylinder, the antenna 22 is unfolded from the position located entirely in the container interior volume in a vertical position in which the antenna 22 projects through the roof opening 24. The motor motor generates a rotation of the antenna 22 about a rotation axis from a linear movement. A collapse of the antenna 22 is effected by the motor 118 motion.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

2

Missile container

4

container housing

6

access door

8th

interface

10

cover

12

Display and input means

14

container roof

16

roof spoiler

18

roof flap

20

canister

22

antenna

24

roof opening

26

means

28

holding unit

30

base

32

movable limb

34

movable limb

36

pivot point

38

pivot point

40

pivot point

42

pivot point

44

paddock

46

coupling gear

48

moving motor

50

Fixachse

52

Fixachse

54

swivel axis

56

swivel axis

58

motor unit

60

motor unit

62

control means

64

lever

66

Fixachse

68

Fixachse

70

retaining member

72

trajectory

74

trajectory

76

switch cabinet

78

main emphasis

80

support arm

82

top

84

roof unit

86

Side wall

88

opening means

90

axis of rotation

92

Anlenker

94

lever

96

motor unit

98

Fixachse

100

joint

102

tank top

104

roof edge

106

poetry

108

overhang

110

undercover

112

Fit means

114

holding means

116

securing means

118

moving motor

Claims (15)

1. Missile container (2) having a container housing (4), a container roof (14), at least one canister (20) arranged in a storage position in the container housing (4) for supporting a missile, and a movement means (26) for moving the canister (20) from a storage position into an operating position,
   wherein,
   in the operating position, the canister (20) is held at least partially outside the container housing (4) by the movement means (26), characterized in that the container roof (14) is closed and outwardly shields a container interior.
2. Missile container (2) according to Claim 1,
   characterized in that
   the container roof (14) has a passage through which the movement means (26) projects in the operating position when the roof opening (24) is closed, and which is closed by a roof flap (18) when the movement means (26) is moved out of the passage.
3. Missile container (2) according to Claim 2,
   characterized in that
   the roof flap (18) and the movement means (26) are arranged with respect to each other in such a manner that the movement means (26) presses on the roof flap (18) by moving into the operating position.
4. Missile container (2) according to one of the preceding claims,
   characterized in that
   the container roof (14) has at least one roof wing (16) which rests on the container housing (4).
5. Missile container (2) according to Claim 4,
   characterized in that
   the roof wing (16) engages around the side upper edge (102) of the container side wall (86) from above and to the side.
6. Missile container (2) according to Claim 4 or 5,
   characterized by
   an opening means (88) for opening the roof wing (16) by pivoting the roof wing (16) upwards and to the side.
7. Missile container (2) according to one of Claims 4 to 6,
   characterized in that
   the roof wing (16) is mounted pivotably in a single axis of rotation (90).
8. Missile container (2) according to Claim 7,
   characterized in that
   the axis of rotation (90) is arranged by more than 25% of the container width under the container upper edge (102) on which the roof wing (16) rests.
9. Missile container (2) according to one of Claims 4 to 8,
   characterized by
   an opening means (88) for moving the roof wing (16) by pivoting the roof wing (16) in such a manner that the outer side of the roof wing (16) is moved during closure with an angle of displacement of less than 10° to the horizontal towards the container wall (86).
10. Missile container (2) according to one of Claims 4 to 9,
    characterized in that
    the roof wing (16) has an inner cover (110) which, in the open state, covers the side upper edge (102) of the container housing (4) such that the latter is protected.
11. Missile container (2) according to one of Claims 4 to 10,
    characterized in that,
    in the open state, the roof wing (16) is supported on the container side wall (86) such that an opening means (88) for opening the roof wing (16) is force-free.
12. Method for operating a missile container (2) having a container housing (4) and at least one canister (20) stored therein for supporting a missile, in which the canister (20) is moved by a movement means (26) from a storage position into an operating position,
    characterized in that
    a roof wing (16) of the container housing (4) is opened and, by this means, a roof opening (24) is released and the canister (20) is moved from the storage position into an operating position and, in the process, is moved through the roof opening (24), the roof wing (16) is closed again in the operating position of the canister (20) and the roof opening (24) is therefore closed.
13. Method according to Claim 12,
    characterized in that
    the movement means (26) when moving into the operating position presses on a closure means (18) of the container roof (14), said closure means thereby releasing a passage in the container roof (14).
14. Method according to Claim 13,
    characterized in that,
    when the movement means (26) moves out of the operating position, the closure means (18) closes in a spring-driven manner and closes the passage.
15. Method according to one of Claims 12 to 14,
    characterized in that
    the roof wing (16) when moving out of the closure position thereof pivots to the side and at the same time moves to the side such that water on the roof wing (16) flows off laterally and drops off from the container side wall (86) at a distance therefrom.

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