Method and device for handling propellant charges
US6481328B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A9/10
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for assembling complete propellant charges from a plurality of modular propellant charges. A plurality of magazine tubes each receives a plurality of modular charges. Each magazine tube has an outfeed aperture. A plurality of ejectors eject the modular charges from the magazine tubes. At least one retrieval tube receives the modular charges from the magazine tubes. A manipulator alters a position of the at least one retrieval tube adjacent any of the magazine tubes for retrieving the modular charges from among the magazine tubes. The manipulator also alters the position of the at least one retrieval tube to be adjacent a loading mechanism of an artillery gun.
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