Arrangement for feeding ammunition to a weapon
AssigneeBAE Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag
InventorClaes Eriksson
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Abstract
Disclosed is an arrangement for feeding ammunition to a weapon. The weapon is mounted to an elevation device arranged to allow elevation movement of the weapon about an elevation axis. The arrangement includes a feeding chute connected at one end to the weapon. The feeding chute includes a set of elements assembled together in a stacked configuration. The set of elements is arranged about a shaft configured to be concentrically arranged relative to the elevation axis so as to allow movement of individual elements of the set of elements about the shaft in connection to elevation movement of the weapon about the elevation axis. The invention also relates to a vehicle with an arrangement according to the present invention.
Claims18
An arrangement for feeding ammunition to a weapon, the weapon being mounted to an elevation device arranged to allow elevation movement of the weapon about an elevation axis, the arrangement comprising a feeding chute connected at one end to the weapon, the feeding chute comprising a set of elements assembled together in a stacked configuration, wherein the set of elements is arranged about a shaft configured to be concentrically arranged relative to the elevation axis so as to allow movement of individual elements of the set of elements about said shaft in connection to elevation movement of the weapon about the elevation axis, wherein the feeding chute is configured to provide at least one channel by said elements, through which at least one channel ammunition is configured to be fed, wherein the individual elements movable about said shaft are configured to be arranged a certain distance relative to each other in the axial direction of said shaft, wherein the feeding chute comprises a gliding arrangement comprising a set of gliding members arranged in connection to the individual elements and configured to run in the feeding direction so as to facilitate feeding of ammunition through the respective individual elements of the feeding chute.
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