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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
May. 03, 2007
Stephen M. Van Dyke-restifo, Voorheesville, NY (US);
Lisa J. Madigan, Melrose, NY (US);
Douglas F. Olcott, Germantown, MD (US);
Dominick Scalise, Herkimer, NY (US);
Ralph P. Mischitelli, Albany, NY (US);
Robert J. Mysliwiec, East Greenbush, NY (US);
Stephen M. Van Dyke-Restifo, Voorheesville, NY (US);
Lisa J. Madigan, Melrose, NY (US);
Douglas F. Olcott, Germantown, MD (US);
Dominick Scalise, Herkimer, NY (US);
Ralph P. Mischitelli, Albany, NY (US);
Robert J. Mysliwiec, East Greenbush, NY (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A primer feed mechanism mounted on a carrier of an artillery piece includes a body assembly for mounting the primer feed mechanism on the carrier, the body assembly having guide rails and a follower plate; a tray assembly that is movable on the guide rails of the body assembly, the tray assembly including a housing and an injector arm assembly; an actuator drive link connected to the carrier; a quick release link connected to the actuator drive link; and a drive link assembly connected to the quick release link and to the injector arm assembly; wherein one end of the injector arm assembly includes a push pin that reciprocates in the housing to inject a primer and another end of the injector arm assembly includes a follower that travels in the follower plate of the body assembly.