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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Michael Tellander, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Kenneth W Hummel, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Jeffrey F Kezar, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
United Defense, LP, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
89 47 ; 89 45 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a material handling system. More particularly, the invention pertains to the method and apparatus for automatically loading a two-piece ammunition into a gun tube. A continuous rammer mechanism having a plurality of strategically spaced pawls is structured to accelerate the two-piece ammunition into the gun tube. The system compensates for different angles of gun trajectory by adjusting the speed and output of a drive motor to thereby provide a consistent ramming acceleration of the ammunition.