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United States Patent | 8,215,225 |
Zangrando , et al. | July 10, 2012 |
An air, land, or sea vehicle may include a gun and a rotatable turret ring. An autoloader may be disposed in a basket fixed to the turret ring. The autoloader may include a turntable that rotates independently of the turret ring. An elevator having a track may rotate with the turntable. A carriage may be linearly translatable on the track of the elevator in directions toward and away from the plane of the turntable. A transfer device may be rotatably fixed to a pivot of the carriage. The transfer device may include a rail and a gripper that is linearly translatable on the rail.
Inventors: | Zangrando; Roy (Boonton, NJ), Burgermeister; William (Freehold, NJ) |
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Assignee: |
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
(Washington,
DC)
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Family ID: | 46395808 |
Appl. No.: | 12/792,829 |
Filed: | June 3, 2010 |
Current U.S. Class: | 89/46; 89/33.01; 89/33.03; 89/33.05; 89/33.1; 89/45 |
Current CPC Class: | F41A 9/45 (20130101) |
Current International Class: | F41A 9/00 (20060101) |
Field of Search: | ;89/46,45,33.01,33.03,33.05,33.1 |
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