Apparatus for rapid refueling of armored fighting vehicles
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1. Apparatus for remotely transferring fuel between armored and/or tracked ground vehicles comprising the combination of:
- a mobile storage or tanker vehicle having a quantity of liquid fuel stored therein;
a mobile fuel consuming vehicle;
fuel dispensing means operably carried on said storage vehicle for conducting stored fuel therefrom which includes an elongated pivoting telescoping boom outwardly cantilivered from a selected end of said storage vehicle and terminating at its free end in a nozzle configured for operation without human contact;
a remotely operating cover enclosing said nozzle resiliently carried on said boom including a pair of doors having open and closed positions responsive to control means for exposing and covering said nozzle;
receptacle mean carried on said fuel consuming vehicle at a selected end thereof for insertably receiving said exposed nozzle for receiving fuel from said storage vehicle in a remote manner;
spacing means operably carried on said selected ends of said vehicle for abutting engagement to establish a predetermined spacing or distance between said vehicle selected ends; and
said predetermined spacing or distance related to said insertable reception penetration depth of said dispensing means within said receptacle means.
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An apparatus is disclosed herein which enables on armored vehicle, carrying fuel to be dispensed, to refuel another in a rapid and safe manner under extreme circumstances of terrain and battle environment. Liquid fuel transfers from one vehicle, equipped with a boom and probe, into another vehicle equipped with a receptacle for the probe. This connected apparatus allows for misalignments of terrain and position, contamination by dust, mud or chemical agents, and impact by small arms fire.
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1. Apparatus for remotely transferring fuel between armored and/or tracked ground vehicles comprising the combination of:
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a mobile storage or tanker vehicle having a quantity of liquid fuel stored therein; a mobile fuel consuming vehicle; fuel dispensing means operably carried on said storage vehicle for conducting stored fuel therefrom which includes an elongated pivoting telescoping boom outwardly cantilivered from a selected end of said storage vehicle and terminating at its free end in a nozzle configured for operation without human contact; a remotely operating cover enclosing said nozzle resiliently carried on said boom including a pair of doors having open and closed positions responsive to control means for exposing and covering said nozzle; receptacle mean carried on said fuel consuming vehicle at a selected end thereof for insertably receiving said exposed nozzle for receiving fuel from said storage vehicle in a remote manner; spacing means operably carried on said selected ends of said vehicle for abutting engagement to establish a predetermined spacing or distance between said vehicle selected ends; and said predetermined spacing or distance related to said insertable reception penetration depth of said dispensing means within said receptacle means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. Apparatus for remotely transferring fuel between armored and/or tracked ground vehicles comprising the combination of:
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a mobile storage or tanker vehicle having a quantity of liquid fuel stored therein; a mobile fuel consuming vehicle; fuel dispensing means operably carried on said storage vehicle for conducting stored fuel therefrom which includes an elongated pivoting telescoping boom outwardly cantilevered from a selected end of said storage vehicle and terminating at its free end in a nozzle configured for operation without human contact; a remotely operating cover enclosing said nozzle resiliently carried on said boom including a pair of doors having open and closed positions responsive to control means for exposing and covering said nozzle; receptacle means carried on said fuel consuming vehicle at a selected end thereof for insertably receiving said exposed nozzle for receiving fuel from said storage vehicle in a remote manner; said boom includes a probe about said nozzle for engaging with said receptacle; actuation means carried in said receptacle responsive to said probe for accessing through said receptacle to transfer fuel; and said actuation means includes magnetic field producing means detected by a magnetic sensor means in said boom probe. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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