BLADE MINE SWEEPER Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: military engineering, applicable for use in the zones of extreme situations, in particular, as an antimine sweeping equipment for clearing passages on mined areas of terrain. SUBSTANCE: the blade mine sweeper has two blade sections installed on the base vehicle. each section has a blade working member, mechanism for shifting the working member to the initial position and dropping to the working position, as well as a mechanism of working member suspension, the mechanism for shifting is arranged on the upper front armor of the base vehicle and consists of a tackle block with an actuating air cylinder, whose rod carries the upper movable tackle block for engagement with the lower movable block by means of a cable or some other flexible coupling, one of the cable ends is fastened in the body of the lower movable block, and the other end is fixed on the body of the air cylinder, the lower block is enveloped by the hoist rope for engagement with the crank of the sweeper through the fixed block fastened on the post. EFFECT: enhanced reliability of operation of the shifting mechanism, as well as protection of the base vehicle. 3 cl, 5 dwg