System for loading a round into a pivoting chamber of a gun
US5333530A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A9/58
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a loading system for loading a round into a pivoting chamber of a gun. The system comprises a control device for controlling pivoting of the chamber, a feed device for feeding rounds and constituted by a feed station in alignment with the trunnion axis of the gun, a loading station in alignment with the axis of the chamber when it is in its loading position, and means for causing the round to pivot from the feed station to the loading station, and to load it into the chamber.
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