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.
Claims36
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 having a connection side for connecting the feeding chute to the weapon, and an opposite receiving side, the feeding chute having a front side essentially facing the firing direction of the weapon, when the feeding chute is connected to the weapon, and an opposite rear side, wherein the arrangement comprises a rotation limit arrangement arranged in connection to the front side or rear side of the feeding chute configured to limit rotation of the individual elements about said shaft, wherein the rotation limit arrangement comprises tracks in connection to individual elements of said set of elements, said tracks running in a direction essentially orthogonal to the extension of the shaft so as to facilitate said limited rotation of the individual elements about said shaft.
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 comprises an upper channel for feeding ammunition and a lower channel for feeding ammunition, said shaft being arranged between the upper and lower channel.
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