Automatic loader for an armored vehicle having a rotatable turre

Details Automatic loader for an armored vehicle having a rotatable turre Automatic loader for an armored vehicle having a rotatable turre

1986-04-28

1987-09-01

Bentley, Stephen C.

Ordnance

Shields

Turret type

89 334, 89 46, F41F 910

Patent

active

046900314

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to an automatic loader for an armored vehicle having a rotatable turret adapted to feed vertically stored projectiles from a storage magazine into the loading chamber of a large caliber weapon from which it can be inserted into the gun barrel by means of a rammer. The arrangement of the invention provides a rapid transporting of the vertically stored ammunition from a space saving storage position to a loaded ready to fire position.
The automatic loader of the invention includes an automatically driven endless ammunition magazine at least partially mounted within a predetermined outer elevation of the turret and within a predetermined inner elevation region of the vehicle trough. This magazine is separated from the personnel chamber of the armored vehicle by means of armored walls and includes a loading tray which is connected to a feeder for pivotally transporting a vertically stored projectile into a loading position from which it can be slid into the gun barrel of the weapon by means of the rammer. The loading tray functions as a partial ammunition container of the ammunition magazine as well as a feeder for the projectile. The magazine is independently rotatable with respect to the rotatable turret by means of a roller bearing.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2499271 (1950-02-01), Harvey et al.
patent: 3927598 (1975-12-01), Eriksson

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