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AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsStephen M. Van Dyke-Restifo, Douglas F. Olcott, Dominick Scalise, Ralph P. Mischitelli, Lisa J. Madigan, Robert J. Mysliwiec
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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.
A method of operating a primer feed mechanism mounted on an artillery piece, the primer feed mechanism including a tray assembly, a safety latch assembly, an injector arm assembly and a body assembly, the method comprising:
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