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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1989
Roy A Zangrando, Boonton, NJ (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An autoloader for loading ammunition from plural cavities of a magazine to breech of a gun, comprises a base having a pair of jointed links pivotally connected thereto. Actuators are connected to the links for pivoting the links from a low storage position near the magazine to an extended loading position near the breech. A loading head is fixed to the end of the links and carries a slidably mounted carriage assembly. A gripper assembly is connected to the end of the carriage assembly for receiving and gripping the flange of a round so that it can be extracted from a cavity of the magazine. With movement of the carriage assembly, the round is pulled onto the load head and guided by a guide tube fixed to the load head. The jointed links are then moved to bring the load head near the breech whereupon the carriage assembly is slid forwardly to introduce the round into the breech. Near the end of the load head which is closest to the breech, cams are provided for interacting with the gripper assembly to release the assembly's grip on the round so that the round is free to remain in the breech. The round can also be reengaged by the gripper assembly by moving the carriage assembly toward the round, whereby the round can be extracted from the breech and returned to the cavity of the magazine.