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US 10,458,735 B2Granted
Combined loading device and combined loading method for shell and charge
AssigneeHanwha Defense Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoung Ki Yoon, Jae Yi Oh
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Abstract
Provided are a combined loading device and method. The combined loading device includes a first housing in which a shell is inserted; a second housing in which a charge is inserted, the second housing being connected to the first housing; a first support located in the first housing and configured to allow the shell or the charge to be seated thereon and linearly moved; and a driving unit located inside the first housing, connected to the first support, and configured to move the first support on which the shell is seated.
Claims9
A combined loading device comprising:
- a first housing in which a shell is inserted;
- a second housing in which a charge is inserted, the second housing being connected to the first housing and configured to transfer the charge to the first housing;
- a first support located in the first housing and configured to allow the shell or the charge to be seated and linearly moved;
- and
- a driving unit located inside the first housing, connected to the first support, and configured to move the first support on which the shell is seated,
- wherein the second housing comprises a transfer unit,
- wherein the second housing is located higher than the first housing with respect to a ground, and
- wherein the transfer unit is configured to transfer the charge from the second housing to the first support using gravity such that the charge is seated on the first support.
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A combined loading method comprising:
- inserting a shell into an opening of a first housing and seating the shell on a support;
- inserting a charge in a second housing connected to the first housing;
- loading the shell into a gun barrel by linearly moving the support on which the shell is seated;
- seating the charge on the support;
- and
- loading the charge into the gun barrel by linearly moving the support on which the charge is seated,
- wherein the second housing comprises a transfer unit,
- wherein the second housing is located higher than the first housing with respect to a ground, and
- wherein the transfer unit is configured to transfer the charge from the second housing to the support using gravity such that the charge is seated on the support.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.