Dual ammunition feeding system for a fire arm and method for feeding different ammunition types using a common transfer mechanism
US5675110A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A9/37
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ammunition feed system for a small or medium caliber fire arm, of the type comprising a double ammunition rack (G1, G2) for different munitions (M1, M2), a loading device belonging to the weapon to load the munition one by one and an intermediate (9) device to transfer the munitions (M1, M2) from the rack (G1 or G2) towards the loading device. Each rack (G1, G2) comprises a conveyor (25) having two endless chains (27) which is selectively coupled to a starwheel (37) which forms the intermediate transfer device (9). This wheel may revolve in two opposite direction in order to extract the munitions (M1, M2) from one rack (G1, G2) or to bring the munitions (M1, M2) back to the original rack.
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