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Ammunition feed for feeding a belted ammunition

US10571208B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH · DE

Inventors

Hubert Schneider · Rottweil, DE
Andy Mueller · Villingendorf, DE
Markus Schweizer · Lambach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 14, 2018
Grant date	Feb 25, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 6, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF41A9/37
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An ammunition feed device of a belted ammunition in a weapon system for delivery before a closure or before a closure head, wherein the ammunition must be drawn from the ammunition belt by a cartridge hook and delivered to the closure. To prevent a misfire, etc., the cartridge hook is integrated in the weapon system separately from the closure. The cartridge hook is carried or placed by the closure, when the closure has covered a distance to the rear or must still cover a distance forward.

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