Magazine conveyor with ammunition vertical motion restraint
US5097742A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 1990 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A9/76
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ammunition conveyor is equipped to accommodate projectiles and propellant in alternating carrier positions. Conveyor cross members or rungs carry retainers to engage the projectile and propellant canister bodies and provide lateral restraint preserving their vertical orientations in the carrier positions. The rungs also carry vertical restraints which project out into engaging relation with the projectiles and propellant canisters to preclude hazardous vertical movements during field transport of the magazine. The vertical restraints are structured to automatically accommodate projectiles and propellant canisters of different length dimensions.
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