Mechanism and method for inserting a munition

Details Mechanism and method for inserting a munition Mechanism and method for inserting a munition

1995-06-06

1996-10-08

Johnson, Stephen M.

Ordnance

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Hoisting apparatus

89 47, F41A 942

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055633633

ABSTRACT:
A mechanism for inserting a munition into a chamber of a weapon includes a drive device, a munition feed device, a ramming device, a locking device and a retractable stop assembly. The drive device includes a drive element that drives the mechanism through a first rotation and a second rotation about the same axis of rotation. The munition feed device transports and feeds the munition, and the device is coupled to and rotationally driven by the drive device from an initial position through the first rotation to a ramming position and through the second rotation from the ramming position to a locking position. The ramming device is connected to and disposed to rotate with the munition feed device such that the ramming device is aligned with and disposed to ram the munition into the breech chamber when the mechanism is in the ramming position. The locking device is shaped to lock the munition and is connected to and disposed to rotate with the munition feed device such that the locking device is aligned with and disposed to lock the munition within the breech chamber when the mechanism is in the locking position. The retractable stop assembly is coupled to and shaped to cooperate with the drive element and the munition feed device to stop the munition feed device after the first rotation such that the mechanism is in the ramming position.

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patent: 4566369 (1986-01-01), Bierwirth et al.

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