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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1998
Christophe Nicolas, Bourges, FR;
Dominique Guesnet, Bourges, FR;
Jean Luc Pelissier, Bourges, FR;
Didier Thebault, Bourges, FR;
Francois Roger, Le Subdray, FR;
Christian Gay, La Chapelle St Ursin, FR;
Laurent Legrand, Mehun/Yevre, FR;
Giat Industries, Versailles, FR;
Abstract
A system to automatically pick up the propellant charge modules stored in a magazine, such system includes at least one pick-up device carried by a mobile support bracket activated by a driving motor to be able to penetrate inside the magazine and pick up at least one module, wherein the pick-up device has two forks arranged opposite one another and marking out between them a housing to receive at least one module, and at least one retractable retention device intended to protrude inside the housing to retain the module inside the housing after the two forks have moved on either side of the module to be picked up.