PROTECTION AGAINST IGNITION AND EXPLOSION OF AMMUNITION SET IN INSTALLED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK ROTATING CONVEYOR AUTOMATIC LOADING Russian patent published in 2020 - IPC F41A9/37 F41H7/02 

FIELD: armored vehicles.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to armored equipment, and specifically to protection of ammunition in mechanized laying (in rotating conveyor of automatic loading) from fire, which occurs as a result of fuel spill from internal tanks during their combat damage, and can be used in upgrading T-72 and T-90 tanks. Protection against ignition and explosion of ammunition set in installed on the bottom of the tank rotating conveyor automatic loading, comprising a frame containing pipes, central ring, outer ring with brackets, inner ring accommodating cassettes for ammunition, according to invention is made in the form of internal sheets fixed on the frame of the rotating conveyor, arranged under the cassettes, in places of openings between rings and carcass tubes and outer sheets arranged along periphery of external ring, at that protection is provided with provision of fire resistance and heat flow shutdown to ammunition.

EFFECT: use of the invention will make it possible to increase fire and explosion safety of tanks of T-72 and T-90 types in case of fires on the bottom from combat damage of fuel tanks due to an additional structure on the frame of the rotating conveyor of the automatic loading mechanism, which provides protection of ammunition from the flame, reduction of volume and access of air for combustion of fuel spilled under rotary transporter.

6 cl, 6 dwg