Munitions carrier and method of operating the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9625226-B2
Application number	US-201514618711-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2015
Priority date	Jun 12, 2014
Publication date	Apr 18, 2017
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017

Abstract

A munitions carrier may include a munitions loading table having a loading section loaded with munitions and a roller assembly for moving the munitions, and a munitions transfer unit attached to one side of the munitions loading table so as to be adjacent to the roller assembly, in order to transfer the munitions to a charge section provided in an artillery gun.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A munitions carrier comprising:
a munitions loading table having a loading section loaded with the munitions and a roller assembly for moving the munitions; and
a munitions transfer unit attached to one side of the munitions loading table so as to be adjacent to the roller assembly, in order to transfer the munitions to a charge section provided in an artillery gun, wherein the munitions transfer unit comprises:
a fixed arm attached to one side of the munitions loading table so as to protrude therefrom;
a movable bar that is perpendicular to the fixed arm and is movably mounted to the fixed arm;
a rotary link coupled to one side of the movable bar by a hinge so as to be parallel with the fixed arm; and
a munitions tray that is parallel with the fixed arm and is coupled to the rotary link by a hinge so as to be erected on the roller assembly.

2. The munitions carrier of claim 1 , wherein a height adjustment cylinder for adjusting a height of the loading section is provided beneath the munitions loading table.

3. The munitions carrier of claim 1 , wherein:
a plurality of wheels for movement of the munitions loading table is provided beneath the munitions loading table; and
a plurality of position fixing and parallel adjustment screws are provided to fix the munitions loading table.

4. The munitions carrier of claim 1 , wherein an insertion hole is formed in a width direction of the fixed arm and the movable bar is inserted into the insertion hole.

5. The munitions carrier of claim 1 , wherein:
the fixed arm is configured of a plurality of fixed arms; and
the plurality of fixed arms is provided with collection bars for maintaining a distance between the fixed arms while the collection bars is parallel with the movable bar.

6. The munitions carrier of claim 1 , wherein a rotation speed adjustment cylinder is provided between the rotary link and the munitions tray.

7. The munitions carrier of claim 1 , wherein the munitions loading table is provided with a stopper for fixing the munitions tray erected on the roller assembly.

8. The munitions carrier of claim 1 , wherein the munitions tray comprises:
a munitions support coupled to the rotary link by a hinge while coming into contact with the roller assembly;
a side portion erected from the munitions support;
a movable bar adjustment lever attached to one side of the side portion; and
a protrusion protruding through a through-hole formed on the side portion according to operation of a removal lever attached to the side portion.

9. The munitions carrier of claim 1 , wherein the rotary link is provided with a shock relief unit for reducing shock during contact with the munitions tray.

10. A method of operating a munitions carrier, comprising:
fixing a munitions tray erected on a roller assembly by a stopper provided in a munitions loading table having a fixed arm attached to one side of the table wherein a movable bar that is perpendicular to the fixed arm is movably mounted to the fixed arm as a movable bar adjustment lever;
transferring munitions loaded onto a loading section to the munitions tray through the roller assembly;
seating the munitions tray to a rotary link coupled to one side of the movable bar by a hinge so as to be parallel with the fixed arm while the munitions tray rotates by release of the stopper;
moving the munitions tray to the vicinity of a charge section provided in an artillery gun by operation of the movable bar adjustment lever provided to the munitions tray; and
transferring the munitions from the munitions tray to the charge section in such a manner that a protrusion provided in the munitions tray protrudes through a though-hole formed on the munitions tray by operation of a removal lever provided in the munitions tray.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the seating the munitions tray to a rotary link operates a rotation speed adjustment cylinder provided between the rotary link and the munitions tray so as to reduce a rotation speed of the munitions tray after the stopper is released, and
relieves shock by a shock relief unit provided in the rotary link when the munitions tray comes into contact with the rotary link.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the fixing a munitions tray operates a position fixing and parallel adjustment screw provided beneath the munitions loading table such that the munitions loading table is parallel with the ground.

Assignees

• Agency Defense Dev

Inventors

• Lee Haesuk
• Han Taeho
• Park Sungho

Classifications

• F41A9/87 Primary

  Ammunition handling dollies or transfer carts (F41A9/86 takes precedence) · CPC title