Apparatus for the infeed of ammunition from an ammunition container to an automatic firing weapon
US4840108A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A9/68
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The ammunition infeed apparatus for an automatic firing weapon is constructed as simple and operationally reliable as possible. This ammunition infeed apparatus comprises an ammunition container filled with a plurality of ammunition loading or cartridge clips. The ammunition container rotates with the firing weapon about the azimuth axis. There is also provided a device for the ejection of the full ammunition loading clips from the ammunition container, a device for the extraction or stripping of the cartridges or ammunition from the ammunition loading clips. This extraction or stripping device comprises an endless conveyor band. Also provided is a flexible endless chain for the transport of the ammunition or cartridges stripped from the ammunition loading clips to the firing weapon.
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