RU242530U1 - A landing insulated food water tanker based on an airborne combat vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

This utility model relates to technical means of food service, specifically to technical means for the delivery, short-term storage, and distribution of drinking water to consumers. The technical objective of the utility model is to enable the parachute drop of a thermally insulated water tanker from aircraft and to protect the driver and the thermally insulated water tanker, located within an armored hull, after landing in a combat zone. This technical objective is achieved by using a parachute-droppable thermally insulated water tanker based on an airborne combat vehicle, comprising a thermally insulated tanker, a powerplant, a transmission, a chassis, and an armored hull mounted on the airborne combat vehicle. The technical result of this utility model is to enable the parachute drop of a thermally insulated water tanker containing drinking water, in order to provide consumers at a designated point with drinking water, as well as to increase the survivability of the crew and process equipment in the combat zone after landing. The technical challenge is solved by incorporating a landing-grade, insulated water tanker for food products, based on an airborne combat vehicle. It comprises a pump, a dispensing hose, and an insulated tank with a filler neck and filler cap, within which breakwaters are rigidly secured. The pump, dispensing hose, pipeline, and insulated tank are mounted within an armored housing attached to the airborne combat vehicle's chassis, which contains the powertrain, transmission, and transfer case. The insulated water tank is rigidly connected in series to the pump and dispensing hose via an outlet pipeline, which can be wound onto a reel.

Description

The utility model relates to technical means of food service, namely to technical means of delivery, short-term storage and distribution of drinking water to consumers.

There are known heat-insulated food tank trucks for water, in particular the ATsPT-5.0 and ATsPT-6.0 (Technical means of rear support. Handbook - Moscow: Voenizdat, 2003) [1], (Technical means of the food service. Study guide - St. Petersburg: VAMTO, 2021) [2], (Handbook on food service equipment - Moscow: Military Publishing House of the USSR Ministry of Defense, 1978) [3], (Operation of technical means of preparing and transporting food in field conditions. Manual - Moscow: Military Publishing House of the USSR Ministry of Defense, 1980) [4], containing a tank mounted on the frame of an automobile base chassis. The tank is divided into sections and has thermal insulation that prevents the water temperature from rising more than 20°C or falling more than 40°C. These vehicles also contain an air duct, a liquid trap, a pipeline connected to the sections, side boxes, and auxiliary equipment.

Due to the fact that airborne units must be airdropped together with the necessary materiel (Tactics. Part 4. Parachute-landing battalion in tactical airborne assault. Study guide - Ryazan: RVVDKU, 2011) [5]. The use of these prototypes is not possible, since they are not designed for airdropping and have common shortcomings, expressed in the fact that during parachute landing from an aircraft with drinking water poured into a tank, there is a high probability that the frame of the automobile base chassis of these tank trucks may burst upon landing, which is not structurally designed for airdropping with cargo. In addition, these technical means do not have any armor protection in the event of enemy small arms fire, which may lead to injury to the driver or destruction of the technical means during combat operations after the airdrop. As a result, problems may arise with providing drinking water to consumers after landing at the designated point.

The technical objective of the utility model is to enable the parachute landing of a thermally insulated food water tank from aircraft and the protection of the driver and the thermally insulated water tank located inside the armored hull after landing in the combat zone.

The technical task is achieved by using a landing food water tanker, thermally insulated, based on an airborne combat vehicle, containing a thermally insulated tank, a power plant, a transmission, a chassis, and an armored hull mounted on the base of an airborne combat vehicle.

The technical result of this utility model is the ability to airdrop a food-grade, heat-insulated water tanker with drinking water, in order to provide consumers at a designated point with drinking water, as well as to increase the survivability of the crew and technological equipment in the combat zone after airdrop.

The technical challenge is solved by incorporating a landing-grade, insulated food water tanker based on an airborne combat vehicle. It comprises a pump, a dispensing hose, and an insulated tank with a filler neck and filler cap, within which breakwaters are rigidly secured. The pump, dispensing hose, pipeline, and insulated tank are mounted within an armored housing attached to the airborne combat vehicle's chassis, which contains the powertrain, transmission, and transfer case. The insulated water tank, with its outlet pipeline, is rigidly connected in series to the pump and the dispensing hose, which can be wound onto a drum.

The airborne, heat-insulated food water tanker based on a combat airborne vehicle is illustrated in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 6 and Fig. 7.

Fig. 1 shows a side view of a landing insulated food water tanker based on an airborne combat vehicle, indicating: pos. 1 - armored hull; pos. 2 - support roller; pos. 3 - track; pos. 4 - searchlight; pos. 5 - rear door; pos. 6 - hatch.

Fig. 2 shows a top view of a landing insulated food water tanker based on an airborne combat vehicle, where the following is indicated: pos. 1 - armored hull; pos. 4 - searchlight; pos. 5 - rear door; pos. 6 - hatch.

Fig. 3 shows a front view of a landing heat-insulated food water tanker based on an airborne combat vehicle, where the following is indicated: pos. 1 - armored hull; pos. 3 - track; pos. 4 - searchlight; pos. 6 - hatch.

Fig. 4 shows a rear view of a landing insulated food water tanker based on an airborne combat vehicle, where the following is indicated: pos. 1 - armored hull; pos. 3 - track; pos. 5 - rear door; pos. 6 - hatch.

Fig. 5 shows a landing insulated food water tanker based on an airborne combat vehicle, viewed from above, with a section of the armored hull, indicating: pos. 1 — armored hull; pos. 4 — searchlight; pos. 7 — insulated tank; pos. 8 — neck; pos. 9 — neck cover; pos. 10 — pipeline; pos. 11 — pump; pos. 12 — drum; pos. 13 — dispensing hose.

Fig. 6 shows a landing heat-insulated food water tanker based on an airborne combat vehicle, viewed from the rear, the rear door is open, where the following is indicated: pos. 1 - armored hull; pos. 3 - track; pos. 5 - rear door; pos. 10 - pipeline; pos. 11 - pump; pos. 12 - drum; pos. 13 - dispensing hose.

Fig. 7 shows a sectional view of a thermally insulated tank for landing food water based on a combat airborne vehicle, a side view, where the following is indicated: pos. 7 - thermally insulated tank; pos. 8 - neck; pos. 9 - neck cover; pos. 10 - pipeline; pos. 14 - thermal insulation material; pos. 15 - breakwater; pos. 16 - opening.

The airborne insulated drinking water tanker based on the airborne combat vehicle consists of an armored hull (1) with a searchlight (4), a rear door (5), a hatch (6), and a chassis. The chassis has road wheels (2) on which tracks (3) are mounted on both sides. A insulated tank (7) for drinking water is installed inside the armored hull (1), and a service compartment with a pump (11), a dispensing hose (13), and a pipeline (10) is located in the aft part of the armored hull (1). The insulated tank (7) has a cylindrical neck (8) with a neck cover (9) in its upper part. The insulated tank (7) is covered on the outside with heat-insulating material (14) and lined with thin sheet steel. Inside the thermally insulated tank (7) there are breakwaters (15) installed, which have openings (16) and are intended to reduce the effect of the inertial forces of water and to dampen hydraulic shocks inside this tank (7) during the landing and subsequent movement. During partial filling (emptying) of the above-mentioned tank (7), they prevent the rapid movement of drinking water along the tank, accompanied by an abrupt shift of the center of gravity during the start of movement, and enhance the reliability of the entire structure of the thermally insulated tank (7). To dispense the required quantity of drinking water, the airborne thermally insulated food water tanker based on the airborne combat vehicle has a pipeline (10) coming out of the thermally insulated tank (7) and rigidly connected in series with the pump (11) and the dispensing hose (13), made with the possibility of winding on a drum (12). The above-mentioned insulated tank (7) is welded, optionally, from food-grade aluminum and coated on the outside with a layer of thermal insulation material (14). It is suggested that foam plastics, obtained by foaming synthetic resins, be used as the thermal insulation material (14).

The chassis proposed for use is the Russian airborne amphibious armored personnel carrier (APC), a variant of the BTR-MD "Rakushka." Its undercarriage consists of five road wheels (2) on each side. Fine-link tracks (3) with rubber-metal hinges are mounted on the road wheels. The road wheels (2) are secured with pneumatic springs. The armored hull (1) of the airborne, insulated food water tanker, based on an airborne combat vehicle, is made of welded armor plates. The cockpit with the crew is located in the forward section of the armored hull (1), while special equipment is fixed in the central part of the armored hull (1). The engine and transmission compartment is located in the aft section of the water tanker.

The airdropped, insulated drinking water tanker, mounted on a combat airborne vehicle, operates as follows: Before filling the insulated tanker (7) with drinking water, the hatch (6) on top of the armored hull (1) must be opened. Then, at the permanent deployment point or designated location, the insulated tanker (7) is filled with drinking water through the open lid (9) of the filler neck (8). The airdropped, insulated drinking water tanker, mounted on a combat airborne vehicle, can then be parachuted from an aircraft and transport drinking water to the designated operational area of the airdropped unit after the airdrop. To dispense drinking water to consumers, the driver-mechanic switches on the pump (11) when shifting the transfer case, unwinds the dispensing hose (13) wound on the drum (12), and inserts the flange of the dispensing hose (13) into the lid of the consumer's drinking water tank (or connects the flange of the dispensing hose (13) to a similar flange of the consumer's drinking water tank). Then, using the switched-on pump (11), the required amount of drinking water is dispensed. The heat-insulated tank (7), pump (11), and dispensing hose (13) are rigidly connected in series by a process pipeline (10).

The searchlight (4), designed for effective illumination of the area, is mounted on the armored body (1) of the airborne water tanker for food, heat-insulated, based on the combat vehicle of the airborne assault force, the main function of which is to create a beam of light when the light from the main headlights is insufficient.

The searchlight (4) is mounted on a rotating mechanism, which directs the generated light beam in different directions.

The assembly of a landing insulated food water tanker on the chassis of an airborne combat vehicle involves preliminary thermal insulation of the standard tank (7) with thermal insulation material (14) and lining with thin sheet steel. The insulated tank (7) and the technological compartment are then installed and rigidly fixed onto the basic chassis of the airborne combat vehicle, which has road wheels (2) on which the tracks (3) are mounted. Next, the insulated tank (7), pump (11), and dispensing hose (13), configured to be wound onto a drum (12), are rigidly connected in sequence using a pipeline (10). A sealed armored hull (1) (optionally made of aluminum armor alloy) is then welded onto the tank. This armor protects the crew and the insulated drinking water tank (7) from small arms fire when using a droppable, insulated water tanker based on a combat airborne vehicle after parachute landing in combat zones. The dimensions and shape of the armored hull (1) are designed to maximize the vehicle's capacity within the strict weight and altitude limitations required for parachute landings from military transport aircraft. The dimensions and weight of this water tanker ensure air transportability and the rapid crossing of existing water obstacles, if necessary, during movement after parachute landing.

Thus, the presented airdroppable, insulated drinking water tanker, based on an airborne combat vehicle, is innovative and features new technical characteristics. It significantly differs from previous prototypes, enabling parachute landing from aircraft. The armored hull's armored protection protects the crew and the insulated drinking water tanker from small arms fire and grenade fragments. Furthermore, if necessary, the airdroppable, insulated drinking water tanker, based on an airborne combat vehicle, can navigate water obstacles while moving to the designated area after landing.

List of references:

1. Technical means of rear support. Handbook - Moscow: Voenizdat, 2003;

2. Technical means of food service. Study guide - St. Petersburg: VAMTO, 2021;

3. Handbook of food service equipment - Moscow: Military Publishing House of the USSR Ministry of Defense, 1978;

4. Operation of technical means for the preparation and transportation of food in field conditions. Manual - Moscow: Military Publishing House of the USSR Ministry of Defense, 1980;

5. Tactics. Part 4. Parachute Battalion in Tactical Airborne Assault. Study Guide - Ryazan: RVVDKU, 2011.

Claims (1)

A landing heat-insulated food water tanker based on an airborne combat vehicle, comprising a pump, a dispensing hose, and a heat-insulated tank with a neck and a neck cover, inside of which breakwaters are rigidly fixed, characterized in that the pump, dispensing hose, pipeline, and heat-insulated tank are installed inside an armored casing, which is fixed on the chassis of an armored airborne combat vehicle, containing a power plant, a transmission, and a transfer case, and the heat-insulated water tank is rigidly connected in series with the pump and the dispensing hose, which is configured to be wound on a drum, by a pipeline exiting it.