Material or article handling – Load carried along a horizontal linear path – Having gripper means
Patent
1985-06-14
1987-08-18
Spar, Robert J.
Material or article handling
Load carried along a horizontal linear path
Having gripper means
89 331, 198741, 198772, 221224, B65G 2502
Patent
active
046874097
ABSTRACT:
There is disclosed article handling apparatus (10) which is primarily intended for transferring ammunition shells to and from a storage magazine in a mobile weapons system such as a tank or warship. The apparatus comprises a storage magazine having a storage rack on which the articles can be stored, and an indexing-type conveyor for traversing the articles along the storage rack. The conveyor moves through an indexing cycle in which it has a starting position in which it is engageable with a first batch of articles, causes one increment of traversing movement of the batch, releases itself from the engaged first batch, returns to the starting position and engages with a second batch of articles. A restrainer is provided, including a cam bar, which operates to locate any articles which may be present on the storage rack against up and down movement and also against traversing movement while the apparatus is in its storage mode. In addition, the cam bar retains the articles in position in the storage rack while the conveyor is returning to its starting position during operation of the apparatus in the transfer mode.
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Millman Stuart J.
Spar Robert J.
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Limited
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