COMBAT COUPLED VEHICLE AND SUPPORT-AND-COUPLE DEVICE Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC F41H7/00 

FIELD: weaponry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to machine building, namely, to caterpillar or wheeled armored vehicles to be used in the Army. The proposed vehicle comprises two caterpillar-chassis bodies with running gear suspensions, power plant drives, transmissions, clutches arranged at the front and rear of every said body. The combat body houses the main armament, fire control system and load. The operating body houses crew seats and light armament. The control over combat body is effected from the operating body with the help of support-and-couple device and by remote means. Both bodies have horizontally rotating turrets mounted on rotary supports of the running gear. The running gear suspensions represent five pairs of rollers. The running gear suspension system incorporates additional damping means representing separate twin-hydraulic cylinders linked up with the front and rear support rollers. The support-and-couple device comprises fasteners and retainers representing two-tier trapezoid, each side of which being pivoted. The said trapezoid base is fitted on the operating body rear, while its apex is located at the operating body front. The trapezoid sides are interlinked and balanced.

EFFECT: crew smaller in number, higher survivability of crew and vehicle.

10 cl, 6 dwg