Gripper device for holding the munition when loading a gun
US9933217B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A9/42
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gripper device for transporting munitions, has a support movably mounted along the longitudinal direction of the munition. The support has feet delimiting a space intended to receive the munition, the feet being movably mounted in a plane perpendicular to the direction of forward travel of the support and configured so as to adopt, during use, a position referred to as a locking position. The feet are fixed and able to clasp the periphery of the munition, and a position referred to as unlocking position. The feet are free to move in the plane perpendicular to the direction of forward travel of the support so as to allow the passage of the whole of the munition in its longitudinal direction.
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