Gunner seat for armoured vehicle - has tubular frame on vertical column and folding seat doubling as step

摘要

The folding seat for the gunner in an armoured vehicle is supported on a vertical column (1) with vertical adjustment using a swan neck shaped bracket (4). The main seat (11) is supported at the lower end of the bracket while a smaller seat (15) is in a folded position near the top of the bracket. In the firing position, with the gunner's head out of the hatch, he sits on the top seat while using the main seat as a foot support. When using the main seat as a foot support the cushion is swung away to droop down. The vertical setting is controlled by a hand lever (7) operating on an eccentric clamp on the side of the column.