Ammunition feeder
US5811721A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A9/16
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for automatically transferring a vertically standing ammunition component from a delivery opening in a carriage mounted magazine to a flick rammer incorporated in a gun elevation system is provided. In the method, a loading pendulum is positioned immediately outside the delivery opening of the magazine and parallel to the ammunition component. The ammunition component is then ejected from the magazine onto the loading pendulum without changing the vertical orientation of the ammunition component. The ammunition component is then locked in the loading pendulum and the loading pendulum is raised about a first axle to a substantially horizontal position. An outer cradle, in which the loading pendulum is suspended, is then lowered about a second axle coinciding with the trunnion center of the gun to an angle which coincides with the elevation of the gun and to a position above the flick rammer such that the ammunition component is immediate above the flick rammer. The ammunition component is then unlocked and transferred from the loading pendulum into the flick rammer.
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