US 5442991
ACCUMULATING ROTARY TRANSFER UNIT
Assignee
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION,
Filed
Dec 5, 1983
Granted
Aug 22, 1995
Location
LA VERNE CA US
Abstract
A device for use in a rapid-fire weapons system wherein a gun is movable in both elevation and azimuth. The device is designed to have a high round storage capacity and transfers rounds across the azimuth axis, thus allowing the gun to move in azimuth with respect to the magazine. The storage, or accumulation, feature of the device allows rounds to be fed to the gun before the magazine has been driven to the demand rate. The device also provides a closed loop round carrier system which allows for the return of expended round casings to the magazine.
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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Jun 5, 1984
Rescinded
Feb 17, 1995
Duration
10 years, 8 months
Inventor
- 1LYNN J. SWANN
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 5442991
- Application
- 06558077
- Aerospace match
- No
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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